Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Snowden May Tour with Colour Revolt



We just posted a bunch of tour dates we'll be embarking on in May. Our tour mates this time around will be Colour Revolt. Check them out if you haven't already. Cool stuff. We'll be trying out a lot of new material on this tour, so definitely come out if you want to get a taste of the new stuff, and hang out afterwards to grab a drink and share your thoughts. Hope you all can make it out! Here are the dates...

May 12 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
May 13 - Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
May 14 - Philadelphia, PA @ Northstar
May 15 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
May 16 - Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s
May 17 - Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street (downstairs)
May 18 - Allston, MA @ Great Scott
May 20 - Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
May 21 - Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Place
May 22 - Akron, OH @ Musica
May 23 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
May 24 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity
May 25 - Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Saloon
May 26 - Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory
May 28 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues (cambridge room)
May 29 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's
May 31 - New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Earles & Jensen: Just Farr A Laugh


Lately, I've been getting a kick out of all these Earles & Jensen pranks calls that Matador are getting set to release, entitled
Just For A Laugh: The Greatest Prank Calls Ever Vols. 1 & 2. Apparently these have been around for a while, but Matador has decided to give them a proper release. Turns out that some attorney from Hawaii decided to file a lawsuit on behalf of someone claiming they had been defamed by Earles & Jensen. This resulted in Matador having to push back the release date from the original Feb. 19 release date to the current release date of April 22, as well as forcing Matador to cough up a bunch of legal fees in order to fight the lawsuit and also scale back some of the marketing budget they had planned. This guy apparently also went after youtube users who had posted some of the clips too. Someone setup a blog to track the whole mess. After listening to some of the pranks it seems ludicrous that anyone could seriously be that offended or "defamed" by what these guys are doing. Most of the people getting pranked end up cracking up and having a laugh themselves. I personally think it's pathetic what this guy is trying to do, and if this mess does ever get to the desk of a judge I would LOVE to see the look on the judge's face as he listens to the likes of Bleachy and The Party Doctor. I bet this would get tossed out of court in a heartbeat.

Listen to some of the pranks: Earles & Jensen - Just Farr A Laugh MP3s

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Snowden @ The Masquerade Saturday

We have a show coming up this Saturday at The Masquerade. We haven't played there in ages. The show is early, doors at 7pm. Afterwards Preston will host his weekly Afterlife night. Should be fun times.



For those unaware a tornado touched down right in the heart of Atlanta this past weekend, the first one to ever touchdown in the city actually. A hole was ripped in the top of the Georgia Dome during a college basketball game, areas around the CNN center, Phillips Arena and Ga. State University were hit hard, as was the neighboring Cabbagetown neighborhood (see below).


Tuesday, March 11, 2008

The Walkmen | Vampire Weekend

I went to see this show on Sunday at The Earl. It had been sold out for a number of weeks. I bought the tickets a while back, mainly looking forward to The Walkmen. In the weeks leading up to the show the Vampire Weekend buzz began spiraling out of control, so I was curious to see what they were all about too. I have to admit I was impressed. Despite a few technical problems, which led to some clever stage banter, Vampire Weekend played a solid set of their pop/ska/afro/whatever it is tunes. These guys seem genuinely likable and it's hard to deny how catchy their music is. It was a bit strange seeing them in a barely 200+ capacity room when they had played in front of millions of people on Saturday Night Live the night before. They joked about having only played to a room full of ten people the last time they were in Atlanta. I doubt they'll be playing a room that small the next time they come through town.

I've been a fan of The Walkmen ever since their first album. I've seen them live multiple times and have always been impressed. I was really surprised at how much the crowd thinned out after Vampire Weekend played. I couldn't help but think to myself how stupid these people were for leaving before such a great band was about to take the stage, only showing up to see the flavor of the moment then quickly exiting the building. Oh well, their loss. It made it much easier to get close to the stage and have my face thoroughly rocked. The Walkmen played a great set with the perfect balance of old and new material. Hamilton Leithhauser was sporting a classic double breasted blazer and tie that put Vampire Weekend's preppy outfits to shame. This guy basically demands attention from the moment he takes the stage, taking huge gulps of beer between belting his heart out like this is the last time he'll ever be able to get his sentiment across. The older material had the biggest impact, new stuff was good too though. Atlanta show staple Kenny was front and center loving every minute of it, as was the rest of the crowd that made the wise choice to stay and witness The Walkmen.

Sorry I was too lazy to bring my camera and snap any pics.

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Atlanta Magazine

The new issue of Atlanta Magazine has an article about the We Fun documentary and the infamous photo shoot that took place at the Variety Playhouse. I guess they were able to snap a few shots off before all hell broke loose. I scanned the article for anyone interested. My scanner isn't the greatest, but you get the idea. Just click the pics to read the article.