Dave Nelson Coming To The Goat Farm

Dave Nelson (right) performing with St. Vincent

As if further evidence of the diversity of Atlanta's music scene was necessary, loop-crazed Brooklyn-based trombonist Dave Nelson will be performing with Atlanta drummer Marlon Patton at The Goat Farm on December 18.  Video artist Lana Vogestad will be contributing to the performance.

We last saw Dave Nelson as part of the David Byrne-St. Vincent Love This Giant brass band.  But to help prepare us for what the evening may hold in store, here are some examples of Nelson's solo work.

Video artist Lana Vogestad has been an artist in residence in Greece and Iceland and has collaborated with musicians in the past, most recently at the Atlanta Film Festival's Sound + Vision event.  

Adorableness Alert

Here's Atlanta's Little Tybee doing a living room show in Amarillo, Texas, and practically getting upstaged by a dancing little girl.

In related news, Little Tybee will be playing The Earl on Saturday, December 14, along with The Shadowboxers.

Warpaint

Warpaint at Bumbershoot, 2011

In these dark winter nights filled with reports of the deaths of great men, we receive this happy, best-possible-outcome, best-of-all-worlds news - Warpaint are releasing a new album, which of course means a supporting tour will be in the works.  Back in the summer of 2011, they sold out The Earl before I bought my tickets, but seeing them that year at Bumbershoot was one of the highlights of that year's festival. 

Here's their song Biggy from the forthcoming album, sounding as luminous and harmonic as ever.   

Okay, here's another track from the new album as well:

Another Courtney Barnett Post

And I'll keep posting them until she gets a chance to play here. For God's sake, will somebody please bring this girl to Atlanta?!!!

Pickwick

Pickwick at The Earl (with  Basia Bulat), April 30, 2013

Oh, look.  Our old friends Pickwick, the best band you've never heard of, just recorded a Daytrotter session, which you can listen to or download if you're a member.

Enjoy.

Friends, Recalled

Friends at The Earl, July 5, 2012