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Split Silk’s Cathartic Punk, And More Music News and Gossip
GOODBYE, Pal: Longtime Athens musician, songwriter and close friend Todd McBride died Monday, Jan. 16 just after a limited time period of powerful disease that began in early December. Whilst he performed with numerous teams in excess of his virtually 40 decades in Athens, he was finest acknowledged for his function in Dashboard Saviors. Acknowledged for his poignant songwriting and sharp lyricism, McBride was a welcoming shepherd of kinds who in no way unsuccessful to provide new musicians less than his guiding wings and be a beacon of encouragement for individuals striving to acquire footing in our scene. I can personally attest he was one of the 1st Athens “band…
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Weaponized Flesh’s Tape Release, And More Music News and Gossip
That is ALL, People: In a shocking but completely understandable go, stay recordist Sloan Simpson (Sloan Brothers, Compulsory Refractions) declared last week that his two-ten years-previous online repository of stay recordings, Southern Shelter, was shutting down permanently. There were being a number of explanations, but they usually distill down to Simpson no longer possessing the psychological bandwidth to retain and update the web page after a disastrous swap in world-wide-web hosts ruined considerably of the web site about the past few of several years. Also, Simpson—who for yrs was a dwell clearly show staple in city who could generally be counted on to have a particular present you saw or…
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Tim Foley’s Indie Pop Joy, And More Music News and Gossip
Garden OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS: Tim Foley (Bosco, Super Carnival Recordings) has a new album out with his job Tim Foley & The Moths. It is titled The Orbital Leap, and the whole issue is a really free, freely flowing river of indie pop pleasure. Indeed, Foley has assembled a selection of some of the most positive lyrics to appear out of Athens in a long time. Musically speaking, Foley and his band seem to make rapid do the job of their tunes, and the group’s relaxed, assured design would make it simple for them to place a unique fingerprint on these types of XTC-ish tracks these as the title one…
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David Zwirner and Star Artist Part Ways, Guerrilla Artists Stink-Bomb the Whitney Biennial Party, and More Art-World Gossip
Every week, Artnet News brings you Wet Paint, a gossip column of original scoops. If you have a tip, email Annie Armstrong at [email protected]. DAVID ZWIRNER AND HAROLD ANCART PART WAYS It’s pretty rare to see an artist leave behemoth David Zwirner gallery, so you can imagine my surprise when Wet Paint learned that Belgian-born, New York-based painter Harold Ancart is officially no longer represented by the gallery. Ancart, who made his debut with Zwirner in 2018, is known for his large-scale abstract paintings that are often comic-like depictions of horizons and the natural world. He was introduced to Zwirner by Harry Scrymgeour, a former partner at Clearing gallery who told Artnet News in 2018…
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Ixian’s Folding Space, And More Music News and Gossip
HAVIN’ THEIR DAY: Athens band Everyday Dogs has been out there for the past few years doing the daily work of making a name for itself. They’ve done pretty well building a steady fan base and have proven willing to play wherever they can get booked. They’ve come a long way since their 2018 debut EP, which saw them kind of scrambling around finding their sound. Now, they operate dependably in that arena-level sound that has its roots in pop punk. Last week they released a new single named “Sidewalk Smasher” that’s among the most aggressive music they’ve ever done. It opens with a riff not unlike a distant relative…
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