Author: Tom Cartmel

Black Tusk, Prone and Bottled Violence at The Jinx – photos

The first thing I did when I heard Athon had passed away…well,…the first thing that I did was cry. After that, well, I cried a little more. After that, though, I thought that the mighty Black Tusk couldn’t go on.…

Creepoid, Blackrune, Wet Socks at Hang Fire – photos

Constantly touring and briefly Savannahian noise/psych/stoner/indie/shoegaze/awesome rock steamroller Creepoid stopped through town a little over a week ago and delivered a killer set at Hang Fire. With guitarist/vocalist Sean’s hand in a cast, the band brought a backup guitarist, but…

Atlanta Mess-Around day 2 – Flamin’ Groovies, OBN III’s, NOTS, more – photos

Atlanta Mess-Around day 2 could have easily been shrouded by a collective hangover from an amazing day 1, but no, it was full on day drinking and high volume scuzzy rock at 529 in the East Atlanta Village again. Unsurprisingly,…

Atlanta Mess-Around day 1 – Pissed Jeans, Obnox, more – photos

Somewhere between Goner Records, Burger Boogaloo, and a kegger when the parents are out of town is the two day PBR soaked and whiskey fueled Atlanta Mess-Around. With current noise rock juggernaut Pissed Jeans and throwback garage rockers Flamin’ Groovies…

The FEST 14 announces first 267 bands in lineup

Gainesville, FL institution The FEST has unveiled a new website and the first 267 bands committed to this year’s massive takeover of the city October 30th through November 1st. Highlights include Lagwagon, The Menzingers, Teenage Bottlerocket, Off With Their Heads,…

Kylesa featured on Nirvana tribute compilation

Do we need another Nirvana tribute album? Do we need to hear the ubiquitous songs of Nevermind ever again? The answer to both is a resounding “yes” when the bands covering the tunes are the quality of local metal heroes…

Fucked Up to play all ages Savannah show

I have literally never been more excited to write a headline in my life. For those of you who are in the know….HOLY SHIT, YOU GUYS, FUCKED UP IS PLAYING SAVANNAH! SERIOUSLY. Okay, now with a bit more restraint, and…

Peelander-Z, COEDS, SHEHEHE, Bent Out of Shape at The Jinx – photos

I’m going to keep this brief, there’s a lot of photos to look at. Saturday night at The Jinx was a BLAST. I’m looking forward to seeing Bent Out of Shape again. I love grunge/noise/protopunk and they fit the bill…

Peelander-Z, COEDS, SHEHEHE, Bent Out of Shape at The Jinx Saturday – preview

Look, don’t ask questions, just show up at The Jinx Saturday night with a sense of humor and experience the lunacy that is Peelander-Z. As a matter of fact, show up early, because I know for a fact that SHEHEHE…

Lullwater, BigBigXtraFace, and Falling In at The Jinx – photos

I’ll be honest, I wasn’t familiar with Lullwater when I went to The Jinx Friday night, but the crowd that filled the place sure was. At the end of the night, though, I had enjoyed the set almost as much…