Aug
29
2011
Nophest was a 3 day music festival in East Atlanta village. I made it out Saturday to go see Toy Devils and Sneaky Hand. I caught Signs of Iris from Greenville and another 2-piece set named S&M in between sets.
My day started out at Eastside Lounge with Toy Devils. I’ve always been a fan of Eastside Lounge. Before I was shooting concerts, I was shooting artists. Two were some friends of mine who did most of the murals at ESL. You can check out some more of their work at ipoopletters.com.
Toy Devils put on a loud, energetic show as always. I loved it! Apparently the furniture store neighbors weren’t used to having musical acts on during the daytime and pitched a big hissy fit. The owner ended up blocking off Eastside Lounge with his truck and put signs up complaining about the “noise”.
Toy Devils @ Eastside Lounge
Beaker of Toy Devils
Matt of Toy Devils
Foster of Toy Devils
Beaker of Toy Devils
Winchester of Toy Devils
Toy Devils: Assholes @ Eastside Lounge
After Aaron, the owner of ESL calmed him down, the music continued. Signs of Iris was pretty good, although I was a little disappointed to hear 2 cover songs in their short set.
Signs of Iris @ Eastside Lounge
Signs of Iris @ Eastside Lounge
Signs of Iris @ Eastside Lounge
Signs of Iris @ Eastside Lounge
Signs of Iris @ Eastside Lounge
S&M was an interesting 2-piece featuring a guy on bass and loop pedals, and an operatic singer also on keyboard. It sounded very new-age/world music-ish.
S&M @ Eastside Lounge
S&M @ Eastside Lounge
S&M @ Eastside Lounge
We finished up our drinks and headed out in search of food. We ended up throwing darts at Gravity Pub. Running short on time, I decided to just grab a burger while we were there. Holy shit! They brought out this huge, greasy 1/2lb patty topped with giant onion rings and bacon. I took a quick picture and proceeded to tackle this beast. Not too bad, but it was so heavy and greasy I couldn’t finish it. I wasn’t disappointed, but I wouldn’t go out of my way for it.
Big Bad & Tasty Burger @ Gravity Pub
We finally headed towards Sneaky Hand. I forgot to check the schedule so we automatically headed to 529, which wasn’t open yet. I could hear Sneaky Hand echoing through the streets of East Atlanta, they had to be near someplace! We pull up the internets and find our way to Joe’s Coffee where the band is playing in the back courtyard. I love me some Sneaky Hand, but it was a little odd to see them play at a coffee shop.
Sneaky Hand @ Joe’s Coffee
M@ and Russ of Sneaky Hand
Matt and Duke of Sneaky Hand
Matt of Sneaky Hand
Russ of Sneaky Hand
M@ sings into the camera of Sneaky Hand
Kamil and Matt of Sneaky Hand
Kamil of Sneaky Hand
Toy Devils watching Sneaky Hand @ Joe’s Coffee
M@ and Russ of Sneaky Hand
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Aug
20
2011
Headlining the evening was Winter Ransom! I don’t think these guys need an introduction, they’ve been featured on my site several times. They put on an amazing set as always, and even played some new songs! Once again Homer from FYN joined them onstage for a few songs, can we expect this to be a regular occurrence? I hear he’s been practicing with them more these days…
Winter Ransom @ Drunken Unicorn
Jordan of Winter Ransom
Andrew of Winter Ransom
Andrew and Matt of Winter Ransom
Andrew and Jordan of Winter Ransom
Matt of Winter Ransom
Josh of Winter Ransom
Josh of Winter Ransom
Homer and Josh of Winter Ransom
Matt, Homer and Josh of Winter Ransom
Jordan of Winter Ransom
Matt, Homer, and Josh of Winter Ransom
Homer and Jordan of Winter Ransom
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Aug
20
2011
Next up was Waking the Bates. I thought these guys were great! I snapped pics for a few songs, then decided to sit down and enjoy the show. Lead singer Nick belted out Tom-York-esque vocals while jamming on bluesy to metal riffs on either his guitar/mandolin/keyboard.
Waking The Bates @ Drunken Unicorn
Dougie Fresh of Waking the Bates
Kevin Brittelle of Waking the Bates
Will Strange of Waking the Bates
Nick Bach and Nick Bell of Waking the Bates
Nick and his mandolin of Waking the Bates
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Aug
20
2011
A night in Midtown, what a great night of music! The evening began with Paperwork, a Hiphop collective featuring Brandon Ivy and Dustin Ell. I’d seen Dustin do an impromptu song with Josh Yoder of Jungol once, and I was excited to see him perform again! Paperwork was pretty good, but it left me wanting to hear some live instruments rather than some looped tracks. Someone get Matt Donald onstage to back ’em up!
Paperwork @ Drunken Unicorn
Paperwork @ Drunken Unicorn
Paperwork @ Drunken Unicorn
Paperwork @ Drunken Unicorn
Brandon of Paperwork
Paperwork @ Drunken Unicorn
Brandon of Paperwork
Dustin of Paperwork
Brandon of Paperwork
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Aug
5
2011
“Hey man, you going to see the Disapyramids tonight?”
“I didn’t even know they were playing.”
“Oh yah, Homer is playing with them tonight at Noni’s.”
“WHAT?”
Thus began my evening. This was Homer’s first time playing with the band, rockin his new hat. The Disapyramids were a bit light today, missing a few members but they always manage to put on a great show! Andrew is always an entertaining frontman to watch, and I love hearing him belt out those old tunes!
I can’t wait to have The Disapyramids play at Darwin’s!
Noni’s was an interesting venue. It was on an outdoor patio and served free beer and shots all night! We hung out for a few hours and checked out the followup acts. I wasn’t impressed with either of the performances. A couple of DJs and some hip-hop artists, the beats were uninspired and the rhymes were a bit repetitive.
Andrew and the Disapyramids @ Noni’s
Lady Rachel of the Disapyramids
Homer of the Disapyramids
Andrew and the Disapyramids @ Noni’s
Andrew and the Disapyramids @ Noni’s
Andrew and the Disapyramids @ Noni’s
Josh of the Disapyramids
Josh of the Disapyramids
Andrew of the Disapyramids
Matt of the Disapyramids
Andrew and the Disapyramids @ Noni’s
Andrew and the Disapyramids @ Noni’s
Matt of the Disapyramids
Homer and Rachel of the Disapyramids
Andrew of the Disapyramids
Andrew of the Disapyramids
Homer of the Disapyramids
Homer of the Disapyramids
Josh and his ride of the Disapyramids
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Aug
1
2011
Fellow graphic designer and photographer, Jason Travis, is the guitarist for a band called Sealions. He’s one of the most talented and unique artists I’ve met, I went through several years of design school at Georgia State with Jason and had always made promises of coming out to see his band, but I never did until now!
I got to the show just in time to see Modern Skirts perform. I loved these guys from Athens and thought they had a great sound!
Sealions were great with their modern-80s vibe! It was awesome seeing Jason rock out and dance around stage. The normally reserved artist really came to life on stage!
Modern Skirts @ The Earl
Modern Skirts @ The Earl
Modern Skirts @ The Earl
Modern Skirts @ The Earl
Modern Skirts @ The Earl
Modern Skirts @ The Earl
Modern Skirts @ The Earl
Modern Skirts @ The Earl
Modern Skirts @ The Earl
Sealions @ The Earl
Sealions @ The Earl
Sealions @ The Earl
Sealions @ The Earl
Sealions @ The Earl
Sealions @ The Earl
Sealions @ The Earl
Sealions @ The Earl
Sealions @ The Earl
Sealions @ The Earl
Sealions @ The Earl
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