Over the weekend...

Saturday night at Bottletree was a great show.  Dead Fingers, James Husband, and Azure Ray all played amazing sets. Here's a photo of James Husband playing Jason's guitar.

Practice last night was a lot of fun.  We all tried out something new.

Brad and Jason set up the new Twinside kit!  Here's Brad before.

Here's Brad after.  Look at those two busted heads on the left.  They had been on that kit since the 80's and didn't stand a chance after a beating from Brad.

Jason played his new Strat too which sounded awesome!

James working on his new bass lines.

And I added a new pedal to my line up....the Metal Zone.  I love it.

Cigarette Amp

I got a new toy over the weekend!  How cute is this little cigarette amp?!

A shot I took at ssb practice last night.

This Weekend.

(the thermals)

There are some good shows happening starting TONIGHT!  Tonight at Bottletree... The Thermals!  Friday night at Bottletree The Gum Creek Killers are making their second debut and Saturday night Sunny So Brite is playing at The Nick.  So save your pennies so you can hit all three. 

(behind the scenes jason wallis photo shoot.  photo by morgan johnston)

(sunny so brite's last show at the nick)

Rogue Wave Show.

We had a great show Friday night at Workplay and I really enjoyed Rogue Wave's set. Thanks to everyone that came out!  I think that will be our last show of this year so we can work on new material and get a little recording done.  We started setting up our temporary studio yesterday.

Rogue Wave's "press here for explosion" button that was so tempting to step on.  It was tied to their led light show.

I loved their pink skull fabric that was on the face of all of their amps too.

Tonight!

We're opening for Rogue Wave tonight!  Hope you can make it!  Workplay.  9:00.

The Weekend

This weekend was a good one.  It started with an acoustic set by Mark Carmichael (of Sunny So Brite above) and Janet Simpson-Templin (of Delicate Cutters & Teen Getaway below) in the courtyard of Crestwood Coffee. 

The rest of the weekend included beautiful weather, friends, college football, walking the dogs in the park, and practicing for the Rogue Wave show this coming Friday. 

Rogue Wave Poster

Rogue Wave poster is up and looks awesome!  Hope you can all make it out to the show next Friday at Workplay!

If you are looking for good music tonight come to Crestwood Coffee to see the amazingly talented Janet Simpson (of Delicate Cutters) and Mark Carmichael (of Sunny So Brite).  Show should start around 8.

Rogue Wave Show!

We just found out yesterday that we get to open for Rogue Wave at Workplay October 8th!  Tickets are $15.  Snag your tickets here.

Weekend Fun

Friday night Jason and I hit the Greek Food Festival downtown for some Greek Chicken, Souvlakia, Loukoumathes, and Greek coffee.  There was also a purchase of a Greek fisherman hat somewhere in there too.  Then, we hit Bottletree for Through the Sparks and an added bonus of a few members of FisherGreen on the last few songs.

Saturday we watched some amazing Alabama football and that night had a show at The Nick with Sunny So Brite where we opened for Paperdolls, GrandEvolution, and Imaginary Planes.  It was a fun, local music filled weekend.

Saturday Night.

Jason and I will be playing with Sunny So Brite this Saturday at The Nick.  We are opening so you can come by after the game and still catch us.

Raindrop Festival Recap!

A big thanks goes out to all of the talented musicians, amazing volunteers, and the fantastic committee that were a part of the Raindrop Festival this weekend.  I had an amazing time and am still recovering.  I know there were a few people that couldn't be there this weekend...so here's a little snippet of what you missed.

12:00 Nag Hammadi

1:00 The Magic Math

2:00 Delicate Cutters

3:00 Kate Taylor & The Twerps

4:00 Duquette Johnston & The Rebel Kings

5:00 Sunny So Brite

(photo by monica)

6:00 Twinside

(photo by monica)

7:00 Ferocious Bubbles

(photo by jen)

8:00 Teen Getaway

(photo via james fahy)

9:00 The Great Book of John

Jonathan ran the sound board all day!

Jason was in charge of all of the video footage all day!

JM was the man of the day!  Being in charge of the music festival was a big task that he handled oh so well.  Thanks to this guy, the festival ran smoothly and the lineup was amazing.  Thanks JM!

Raindrop Festival Tomorrow!

Come out to George Ward Park tomorrow for the Raindrop Festival.  It's going to be a whole day of great music. We're playing at 6:00! $20 gets you in for the day and includes an endless beer cup from Back Forty Beer.  Great cause, great music, and great friends.

Twinside & Terry Ohms Tonight!

Tonight we are rocking with Terry Ohms!  Thomas Smith of the Suite C will open the show at 9:30. Rogue Tavern 2312 2nd Avenue North.  See you tonight!

Cum on Feel the Noize

yes, it's going to happen.  i don't know if i can convince jason to wear a plaid top hat, but i'll be the one wearing the mirrored nun head piece.  but really you should come to the raindrop festival to see it live.

Next Week's Shows!

We have two shows lined up next week so mark your calendars!  Thursday night, September 2nd we'll be playing with Terry Ohms (Wes McDonald of Vulture Whale) and Thomas Smith of The Suite C at Rogue Tavern.  Terry Ohms just released a new album "What do you mean, What do I mean?" If you haven't heard it you definitely need to check it out and then come out Thursday night to hear it live!

Saturday, September 4th is the annual Raindrop Festival with an amazing lineup of local talent.  Come support a great cause, drink yummy beer, play some disc golf and listen to your friends rock.

12:00 Nag Hammadi

1:00  The Magic Math

2:00  Delicate Cutters

3:00  Kate Taylor and The Twerps

4:00  Duquette Johnston and The Rebel Kings

5:00  Sunny So Brite

6:00  Twinside

7:00  Ferocious Bubbles

8:00  Teen Getaway

9:00  The Great Book of John

BAAM Fest Weekend.

(gum creek killers)

It was a great weekend for great local music.  The BAAM fest was a huge success from what I could tell.  All of the venues were packed, the bands were fantastic, and the mood was exciting.  We started the weekend off by seeing Duquette, Janet, Brad, Chip, David, and Van play a short set as the "Gum Creek Killers" Friday at Bottletree at 8:30.

(teen getaway)

After a snack at Makario's we headed over to Metro Bistro to see Teen Getaway rock at 11:00.  These guys are so fantastic.

(vulture whale)

Saturday night was the Skybucket Records showcase at Rogue Tavern.  We got there just as Delicate Cutters were breaking down their equipment.  I'm kicking myself for not getting there sooner.  13ghosts and Through the Sparks then played rocking sets.  The show of the night though was Vulture Whale...one of my favorite bands.  They brought some serious rock to the stage with an amazing set.  The crowd was amazing too which made watching them all the more fun.  We then grabbed some Al's afterwards with Les and Roni to top off a great night.

(sunny so brite, photo by jen cifonie)

Last night was a great night at Workplay.  Duquette Johnston and the Rebel Kings played at 7:15 and had a fantastic set.  Jason and I played with Sunny So Brite which followed at 8:30. The crowd was amazing and was a great way to end BAAM fest.  We hit the Waffle House afterwards for some good grub before going home to watch True Blood.

Thanks BAAM Fest for a fun weekend!

Don't You Forget About Me

i'm not telling you why i'm posting this video.  i will say that it will make more sense if you come to the raindrop festival september 4th at george ward park.

Sunny So Brite Practice

Untitled from jason hamric on Vimeo.

here are two videos of sunny so brite practice by jonathan player that feature our very own jason on bass and myself on flute.  come see for yourself this sunday night at 8:30 at workplay


Untitled from jason hamric on Vimeo.

BAAM Fest

There's a lot of great music happening this weekend due to the BAAM Fest.


Friday night at Bottletree:
Gum Creek Killers 8:30

Friday night at Metro Bistro:
Teen Getaway 11:00


Saturday night at Rogue Tavern (Skybucket Records Showcase):
Delicate Cutters 8:00
13ghosts 9:00
Through the Sparks 10:00
Vulture Whale 11:00


Here's a promo video that was done for the Saturday night Rogue Tavern Skybucket Records showcase.


Sunday at Workplay:
Taylor Hollingsworth w/ KT Taylor 3:30
Duquette Johnston 7:15
Sunny So Brite 8:30

Hope you can make it out this weekend!  Every single one of these shows above will be awesome.

The Nick Show

is it bad that i'm still recovering from thursday night's show at the nick?  imaginary planes opened the show with a great set and eux autres were awesome!  i have to say that this was probably the funnest show we've played so far.  there's something about the nick that makes you want to play really loud dirty rock.  mission accomplished.  i think jason playing the les paul made it even louder and dirtier.

(twinside photos by monica)

eux autres

eux autres

eux autres

A day in Athens

Jax wondering how long before she can open that stack of records from Wuxtry




















James perplexed over the decision of having tater tots, fries, or onion rings at Clocked

We had a great time yesterday in Athens. We rolled into little kings at 1pm and proceeded to have a great time listening to bands and rockin' faces off. We met some wonderful people and bands, ate a REALLY good burger at Clocked and took our time meandering back to Alabama via a plate of Swedish meatballs! Kind of moving slow today but looking forward to another night of music with Eux Autres and Imaginary Planes!
Thanks to Mike in Athens who helped us out and helped make a great festival