Summer Music Carnival II: Attic Ted, Mayor Daley and Preston Dukes

We had so much fun last year, we're doing it again!

The summer carnival of music returns for one night only – and it's the night Windy City noise rockers MAYOR DALEY blow into town! ATTIC TED (San Marcos, TX) once again headlines the carnival, and local music carny PRESTON DUKES opens the show after a short films premiere projection!

ABOUT THE MUSIC CARNIES:

ATTIC TED is an experimental "zolo" rock troupe based in San Marcos. Since 2003 they've released several LPs and EPs via self-distributed Pecan Crazy Records. Current members include Grady Roper on vocals and organ and Margie Osborne on cello, with guest performers on synthesizers and noise machines.

Attic Ted is self-described as "Insane Asylum Country Gothic Carnival", and according to local music critics: "Some songs sound disconcerting and vaguely catchy at the same time," (Austin Chronicle), and "[Attic Ted] is mad entertainment that deserves to be heard at least once in a lifetime." (Whoopsy! Magazine)

MAYOR DALEY is not just the name of a famous mayor but a band based in his hometown. The noise rock outfit has a wonderfully intense, searing sound complimented by ethereal and experimental vocals from Kelly Carr (guitar) and Dewayne Slightweight (bass), with weighty percussion from Paul Erschen...

Here's what The Hideout (Chicago) wrote: "Mayor Daley is definitely unique. There aren't many lyrics... but there are a lot of vocal sounds. Somehow, the "vocals" come together to work with the music. The music is intense. It moves along at constantly changing paces, creating something that sounds frantic, but carefully thought out... Mayor Daley's sound isn't catchy. It's raw, and that's what makes it memorable.”

This "raw" and "memorable" sound is what makes Mayor Daley one of the best d-i-y/underground bands in the Windy City. The trio embarks on a tour in July, offering Mayor Daley II, a truly d-i-y four song EP for Austin's music freaks and geeks.

PRESTON DUKES the man is co-operator and promoter of Bundyhill Recording and longtime Business Deal associate who has shredded guitar for experimental lounge act Count Dracula's Weed Smuggling Jam Engine since the music apocalypse of the 1990s, and played bass and shared vocal duties for experimental country band Charles Potts' Magic Windmill Band. While jamming with bands that have long names, Dukes maintained a short eponymous solo side project that still declares a different (and perhaps more accessible) pop/rock approach.

In November 2008 Preston Dukes debuted a live band featuring Jam Engine mates Tim Bond (bass, vocals) and Scott Blanchard (drums), and occasionally featuring Adam “Sweatpants” Avramescu (of Fishboy) on keyboards and trumpet. Preston Dukes’ first release, Amarillo by Midnight (Business Deal Records) reflects Dukes’ “insightful lyrical range humorous self-deprecation to serious personal contemplation” (INsite Austin, March 2009).

SUMMER MUSIC CARNIVAL 2

ATTIC TED

MAYOR DALEY (CHICAGO, IL)

PRESTON DUKES

@ CAROUSEL LOUNGE

1110 E 52nd ST

AUSTIN, TX 78752

FRIDAY, JULY 10 - 9:00 PM

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Wave Your Freak Flag This Saturday at Make Austin Weirder Fest!

Ain't no party like a weirdo party 'cause a weirdo party always rocks...

Hanging out in the lobby of the Alamo Ritz after Music Monday was a serendipitous moment. I spoke with and hugged one of the outrageous HUG dancers who thanked me for the three-disc retro review of HUG in Whoopsy! What a great memory he has, because that was a few years ago, when the Make Austin Weirder Fest was just a tiny, freaky toddler. Oh, and how it is growing into a big freak music fest, one worthy of a mention in national press. (See SPIN Magazine, July '06.) And this summer, according to the Austin Chronicle: "Hug leads the [freak] parade, with Lick Lick, Attic Ted, the Jazzus Lizard, and more in tow."


HUG photo by Caroline Homer

You can get weirder all day long this Saturday, 6 September at Lovejoy's starting at 3 pm. HUG hits the stage around 11 pm, but you probably want to get there early to get your freak on with lounge quartet The Jazzus Lizard, ambient experimental rocker Steve Marsh, also known as Radar Cave, diy revolution artists of the month (July) Attic Ted, a punk/country band that could be Napoleon Dynamite's worst enemy - Zero Skills, Inc., freaky death metal outfit Death Hell Battle Tank, the psychedelic riffing of Crapulence, and Lick Lick, the rock 'n' roll band that has been kicking ass since a tour of Japan, performing at 10 o'clock. Oh - I almost forgot to mention: It's FREE!

MAKE AUSTIN WEIRDER FEST
3pm-Midnight
Saturday, 6 September 2008
LOVEJOY'S
604 Neches St.
Austin, TX 78701

Come on over to Lovejoy's this Saturday and get your freak on!

~ double d

Doing The Attic Ted Shuffle

Attic Ted - Grady Roper w/guest electro noise maker Chad A: (Low Red Center)

A Recap of The Parlor Show (Friday, July 11th) - Part Two

I must admit to writing this review under the influence of painkillers, which makes my memory a bit fuzzy... But I'll try to be as coherent as possible.

Top contenders for diy artist/band of the month, San Marcos, TX experimental rockers Attic Ted had a good idea for a show in July. And like a lot of smart music lovers in Austin, TX, diy revolution was glad to help them bring that idea to the stage. We had it all set-up for the band with the good idea to headline last week, but due to unforseen technical/personnel difficulties [insert mock gasp of surprise here] NanoBangBang ended up being the icing on the cake. Regardless of the line-up shuffle, everyone had a good time at The Parlor. It was Attic Ted's first show in Austin since leaving on a summer tour (not counting a couple of wild house parties), and what an entertaining homecoming it was.

It was a pared-down version of the band last Friday at The Parlor: Grady Roper (vocals, organ, sampler) and Margie Osborne (cello) played tunes from a forthcoming release, including two songs featured on a new 7" - "No Regrets" and "My Turn Now". As predicted, there were a few people dancing despite the heat from the pizza oven. The warped organ grinding, warbled vocals meshed and clashed with the edge of sanity cello. Lance McMahan (electronic noisemaker/sampler) and Coby Cardosa (drums) were noticeably absent from the fray, but guest musician Chad A: filled in the beautiful chaos with controlled feedback. A few fans and Parlor patrons listening for the first time may have been confused by the extra feedback courtesy of ceiling acoustics, but I considered it an extra band member adding something special to the sonic milieu. (I've always wanted to use that word, "milieu".)

Attic Ted was one of the very first bands I reviewed formally, for local press. In 2005 Whoopsy editor Beky Hayes handed me Hemoglobin (Pecan Crazy Records), and I've been playing catchup with their scores of Austin fans ever since. I can't remember what I wrote, but I'm sure "music carnival freaks can dance to" might be a nice paraphrase. It's good music for the rest of us "normal folks" too.

Like most of the bands I enjoy listening to live, they've got a few tracks on MySpace available for download. That's free music for your personal enjoyment. "My Name Is Ed" (unreleased), "Tedland Suite", and "Climbing Up" (both from The Attic Ted Land Suite - 2006, Pecan Crazy).
Oh - and the new 45/7" is on sale @ myspace.com/atticted and pecancrazy.com too. Since I'm all about sharing internet info, here's the official Attic Ted site: www.atticted.com.

If you're lucky, you can also buy a copy of their releases dating from 2002 at your favorite local record shop, like End of an Ear or Sound on Sound. Or if you're really cheap, request them on KVRX.

~ diy danna

Tomorrow: NanoBangBang Comes Out with A Bang and Goes Pop!

"Cabaret Meets Carnival" @ The Parlor - Friday, July 11th

Vote for our event @ Do 512!

It's all about cross-marketing and flexibility. Soon we'll have a do512.com calendar posted of weekly picks, and you'll get to check out some of the events our MySpace group/blog sponsors and promotes. In the meantime, click on our link and express how much you like our latest event: Cabaret Meets Carnival with Attic Ted, NanoBangBang, and Luna Tart - another all ages, all local musical night at The Parlor (North Loop). And it's free. (Musician and bartender tips are always appreciated.)

The unofficial press release, sent in the form of a mass email:

Dear Friends & Music Lovers:

DIY Revolution (that music blog and MySpace group that supports and promotes independent, do-it-yourself artists), presents another musical event you don't want to miss. The crazy carnival sounds of Attic Ted, the spacey pop/noise maker vocals of Nano Bang Bang, and the cheeky cabaret of Luna Tart highlight a surreal night of local music. It's another all ages, free show at The Parlor on North Loop in Austin, TX. The fun starts at 9:00 pm. Hope to see you there - and tell your friends!

"DIY" Danna

There are a lot of good shows around town, and this is one of them. I complain a lot about people missing good local music, or attending trendy, hipster shows instead of music that you won't forget after hearing it (for better or worse), but I've missed a few shows too. So there will be less preaching and more practicing from this blogger. I want this to be more than a scenester or mp3 blog. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.) But diy revolution is about changing the corporate, commercial drone and payola that's even effecting our independently owned local radio stations. It's just sad when you hear a white guy complain about the lack of a Tejano station. Damn. ¡Viva la revolución!

Send all comments, including complaints and death threats to adiyrevolt@gmail.com

~ diy danna


Addendum: Some crazy blogger completely redesigned this blog, but forgot to promote the blog's next show earlier this week. But don't worry - a local press employee told her off today for not including the date of the show in an email sent on Monday. Oh - and she also forgot to mention a successful night with Peel and MonkeyTown in May at The Beauty Bar (pictures coming soon). It has not been a good past two months, but this is what doesn't happen when your blogger is also the boss working on her own web site and feminist zine. Stuff doesn't happen. Forgive me? I remembered to include the date this time...