Buncha random pictures of my old band The Agenda.

R.I.P. Vic

another good one lost.

Agenda pics from Hootfest 09

all pictures by mike white @ DeadlyDesigns.com, more awesome pics from all the bands that night at this link.

Southern Boys, Just Like You And Me

a nice little reminder for all you kids just how much REM used to rule the school.

Hey, We Are On The Cover Of The Flagpole

Hey look mom, they put me on the cover of a magazine.


the FLAGPOLE wrote a nice article about the Kindercore Records/ Owl Scooters music festival this weekend. (Thurs-Sat for all the kids keeping score at home.) tons of awesome local Athens/Atlanta bands plus you might win a scooter. this is mostly gonna result in me being drunk for 4 days straight instead of just 2. such is life.

WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING THIS WEEKEND IN THE CITY OF ATHENS

Hey Athens/Atlanta/People Who Ain't Got Shit To Do This Weekend:

Kindercore Records and the new Owl Scooters are putting on a 3 day festival this weekend in Athens, GA at the Caledonia Lounge and 40 Watt from Thursday September 17th through Saturday September 19th. it'll be a 3 day party and Owl Scooters is going to be giving away 2 scooters for free to some lucky person. my band The Agenda! is playing the Thursday night show at the Caledonia. come out and get drunk and enjoy some great local music.

the lineups for each night

Thursday Sept 17th has been dubbed the ROCK NIGHT @ The Caledonia

Turf War (sloppy powerpop/punk from Augusta, GA)
GG King (Atlanta garage punkers. former members of the Carbonas)
The Matt Kurz One (one man rock and roll band of awesome)
The Agenda! (some band of assholes)
Je Suis France (Athens/Atlanta lo-fi masters of party rock)


Friday Sept 18th has been dubbed the POP NIGHT @ The Caledonia

Werewolves (Athens new indie pop young guns)
Mark Mallman
The Gold Party (Athens Brit-pop inspired Glamrockers)
Grape Soda (Athens psychedelic organ and drums pop duo)
Masters Of the Hemisphere (Athens Indie Pop legends reunited)

Saturday Sept 19th is the BIG NIGHT @ The 40 Watt

Allison Weis (Athens based singer songwriter)
Venice Is Sinking (Athens indie rockers)
Ruby Isle (dance rock trio)
The Young Sinclairs (Viriginia based 60's inspired jangle rockers)
Still Flyin' (San Fran ska/reggae tinged popsters)
Maserati (instrumental titans of rock)

Get Pumped Athens

Kindercore Records is kicking off the new school year right with a 3 night festival Sept. 17th-19th. lots of good local bands from the Athens/Atlanta area will be rocking all 3 nights. also the festival is being sponsored by the new local scooter company OWL MOTORS who will be giving away some free scooters during the fest.

the lineups for each night

Thursday Sept 17th has been dubbed the ROCK NIGHT @ The Caledonia

Turf War (sloppy powerpop/punk from Augusta, GA)
GG King (Atlanta garage punkers. former members of the Carbonas)
The Matt Kurz One (one man rock and roll band of awesome)
The Agenda! (some band of assholes)
Je Suis France (Athens/Atlanta lo-fi masters of party rock)


Friday Sept 18th has been dubbed the POP NIGHT @ The Caledonia

Werewolves (Athens new indie pop young guns)
Mark Mallman
The Gold Party (Athens Brit-pop inspired Glamrockers)
Grape Soda (Athens psychedelic organ and drums pop duo)
Masters Of the Hemisphere (Athens Indie Pop legends reunited)

Saturday Sept 19th is the BIG NIGHT @ The 40 Watt

Allison Weis
Venice Is Sinking
Ruby Isle
The Young Sinclairs
Still Flyin'
Maserati

Grape Soda's LOST theme song and opening credits = Rad

Local Bands That Don't Suck: Vincas

Athens, GA is always a tough place for a band that rocks. i mean REALLY rocks. like Swampland rocking...not some indie rock band that thinks "Serpentine Pad" is a punk song, no this is the straight balls out swamp boogie with a head full of steam and your ears are still ringing 2 days later rock n roll. VINCAS has all that shit in spades. Vincas is the newest project from former Some Soviet Station, Paper Lions, & Teenage Methlab bassist/singer Chris McNeal and where those old projects always knew how to bring the heavy shit, this newest band has cut away the layers of post-hardcore and noiserock fat and delivers some lean and mean dirty punk-flavored rock and roll. i finally got my ass out to one of there shows yesterday after missing them about half a dozen times and i'm glad i did. they played a short and energetic set of originals that sounded like a grab bag (and i mean that in the best way possible) of swampboogie punk (Gun Club, Scientists), early grunge (Green River, Mudhoney), & LA punk (X, Black Flag, Weirdos). then for a special treat they rolled out of set of kickass classic punk covers including "Machine gun Etiquette" by the Damned, "Attitude" by Bad Brains, and about 5 or 6 Misfits classics. it was was pretty fucking awesome.

it sucks that the kids in Athens are always more interested in bullshit than kickass rock, luckily Atlanta is only an hour away...which is where Vincas will obviously have a better shot at breaking in. but if you are a resident of the Classic City and need something that kicks you in the teeth, but in a good way then come check these guys out the next time they play.

The Vincas myspace page.

Goodbye GA Theater

the Georgia Theater is burning down...or should say has burned down. now where are the hippie jam bands going to play?

my band was actually supposed to be playing a festival there in September, but looks like that isn't happening anymore.