Back to the PopFest material…

This is a nice set from Kim Ware’s The Good Graces.  Based out of Altanta, TGG released their debut album Sunset Over Saxapahaw a few weeks ago.  You can order directly via the Eskimo Kiss website.

TGG are slotted to play 12/19 at Kavarna, along with Hope For Agoldensummer and Night Driving In Small Towns.  And if my holiday travel plans fall into place, I might actually be there!

The Good Graces
8.14.2008
Athens Popfest
Flicker Theatre, Athens, GA

Source: DPA 4060′s > battery-box > Microtrack II > CF > WAV > Adobe Audition > CDWave
Taped by: Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. You and Me and Our Ghost
2. What’s Wrong
3. Stuck Inside
4. Disassembled
5. Bad Driver
6. Unhappy Ending
7. Over It
8. Real To Me

(And here’s the obligatory link the the full show.)

(Photo courtesy of Cable and Tweed)

On the last day of PopFest, you’d think that everyone would have succumbed to fatigue and taken a break from the evening sets at Flicker for a nap.  Not the case:  Just before Oh Fortuna took the stage, the room was packed to capacity.  I’m not sure where the hype came from (maybe from their 40-Watt performance in April), but it was well-warranted.

Easily among my top-ten experiences from the festival, all 7-8 members, decked out in colorful psychedelic garb (insert Polyphonic Spree reference here) picked up their guitars, synths, and horns, proceeding into a powerful set of “dance music”.  They had the entire room jumping about, dancing on folding chairs, clapping along, and breaking out the tambourines.  (Remember, this is PopFest…getting the crowd to do anything other than bob their heads takes a miracle!)

Their 3-song demo, “Whales” has been getting constant rotation on my iPod.  Hopefully we’ll see a full length release in the near future.

Oh Fortuna
8.16.2008
Athens Popfest, Flicker Theatre, Athens, GA

Source:  DPA 4060′s > battery-box > Microtrack II > CF > WAV > Adobe Audition > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack (inthistube [at] gmail.com)

Setlist:
1. ?
2. Bodies Broken
3. Billie Holiday
4. Love Tester
5. Might Mountain
6. ?

(Here’s a zipfile of the full set via megaupload.)

Another of the three pop/folk acts at Flicker on Thursday evening of Popfest was Atlanta’s Mary O. Harrison. I had met Mary in Athens last year, and subsequently picked up a copy of her marvelous new CD (Factory of Days) from Two Sheds Music, and was anticipating this performance all afternoon. I was on the run to setup microphones over at the 40-Watt and only caught the second half of the set, but loved the renditions of “Last of the First and “Way of Walking” that I actually had a chance to see!

Mary O. Harrison
8.14.2008
Athens Popfest
Flicker Theatre, Athens, GA

Source: DPA 4060′s > battery-box > Microtrack II > CF > WAV > Adobe Audition > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by: Lance Stack (inthistube [at] gmail.com)

Setlist:
1. Where Is Charlotte Anne?
2. Supper Song
3. Surrender
4. My Old Island
5. Born Pretty
6. Last of the First
7. Big Debut
8. Way of Walking

(Download a zipfile of the full show from MU.)

Stuck in LAX for a few hours before heading back to Denver, so I’ll take advantage of the downtime for another PopFest post. (A shame that I’ll be boarding/taking off right around Obama’s speech, and will have to catch it on a rerun later.)

I’m a sucker for both americana and southern accents, so it’s no surprise that I thoroughly enjoyed the set from Night Driving in Small Towns. The intimate setting of The Flicker Theatre added to this enjoyment. The tiny venue seemed to be no larger than a master bedroom…the perfect sit-down opportunity after spending the last four hours standing over at Little Kings. :)

Night Driving in Small Towns
8.14.2008
Athens Popfest
Flicker Theatre, Athens, GA

Source: DPA 4060′s > battery-box > Microtrack II > CF > WAV > Adobe Audition > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by: Lance Stack (inthistube [at] gmail.com)

Setlist:
1. The Good That Won’t Come Out (Rilo Kiley cover)
2. Take Me As I Am
3. Moonman
4. Cast Your Love Around
5. Not Coming Home
6. Red Rover
7. Young
8. Close Encounters

(And here’s a megaupload link to the full show.)