Vol. 2 No. 4Sept. ‘05[Your New Orleans Music and Culture Alternative]THE FIERY FURNACES All In The Family l MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. XXXXXMINUS THE BEAR XXXXXXXXXXX I KING LOUIE Barbeques The 9th WardAnd ALLEN JAEGER & VANCE KELLY XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX[www.antigravitymagazine.com]FREE!Vol. 2 No. 4Sept. ‘05[Your New Orleans Music and Culture Alternative]THE FIERY FURNACES All In The Family l MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. XXXXXMINUS THE BEAR XXXXXXXXXXX I KING LOUIE Barbeques The 9th WardAnd ALLEN JAEGER & VANCE KELLY XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX[www.antigravitymagazine.com]FREE!Vol. 2 No. 4Sept. ‘05Vol. 2 No. 4Sept. ‘05[Your New Orleans Music and Culture Alternative]THE FIERY FURNACES All In The Family l MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. XXXXXMINUS THE BEAR XXXXXXXXXXX I KING LOUIE Barbeques The 9th WardAnd ALLEN JAEGER & VANCE KELLY XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX[www.antigravitymagazine.com]FREE![Your New Orleans Music and Culture Alternative]THE FIERY FURNACES All In The Family l MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. 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I’m writing this onAugust 28th, which obviously isthe day before the anniversaryof you-know-what and a yearafter the AG staff broke off work on our <strong>September</strong>‘05 issue and vacated the premises. We didn’t get topublish that <strong>September</strong> issue, and that’s after our<strong>September</strong> ‘04 issue was rendered moot halfwaythrough the month after H-word Ivan gave us thechills and cancelled a bunch of shows. My point (thereis one in here somewhere, I believe) is that the thirdtime’s the charm. This <strong>September</strong>’s slate of music isas close to the quality of last year’s as it could be,and may even be better. Last <strong>September</strong> had BuiltTo Spill and the Fiery Furnaces, this year has SufjanStevens and Architecture In Helsinki. Last year hadMagnolia Electric Co. and Minus the Bear, this yearhas Calexico, Jeff Hanson and Art Brut. And that’sbarely the tip of what’s on tap. If everything goes well[knocks on wood] we’ll be able to enjoy this monthof music as we were to enjoy last year’s <strong>September</strong>line-up; More, maybe, because of what we’ve all gonethrough. In dedication to that missed month we’reusing our would-be cover from <strong>September</strong> ‘05 asthis month’s rating system. You can see, besides itbeing not quite finished, that we were changing ourlogo a little bit, making it italicized. Like that wouldhave made us seem to be in action, or something.Anyway, enjoy this issue and enjoy <strong>September</strong>–we’veall earned it, I think.––Leo McGovern, PublisherLast month’s e-mail contest called for people to sendin notes on their favorite TV show that’s based aroundmusic. I expected a bunch of snarky e-mails sayingAmerican Idol-this and Shasta McNasty-that. Heck,I’d’ve even taken a few e-mails about a John Stamosshow just because he played a guy who played guitarin Full House. Instead we got one e-mail from Mallorywith Distmantled Designs, who exhibited at the Expo andwrites this recap (edited for space and to make us lookas good as possible) on her blog at missmalaprop.com:The Expo has been a great place for me to meetand network with cool new people. I first metRachelle, founder of the New Orleans Craft Mafia,at the Spring 2005 Expo. This year I chatted withsome of the Big Easy Roller Girls, met a sociologyprofessor from Tulane (who happens to be teachinga class about craft & culture this semester) andanother teacher from UNO (who has written apaper about the same subject). I also got a chanceto speak with one of the founders of Staple, anindependent media festival in Austin, Texas.Even though it was hotter than Hades at theHowlin’ Wolf that night, fun was still had by all. Ialways really enjoy these types of things, and I can’twait until the 6th installment of the AlternativeMedia Expo!The other nightI woke up at3:30 a.m. in extremepain. My wrists andelbows felt as if theywere being jabbedwith screwdriversand my hands werecompletely numb.After packing myarms with bagsof frozen peas, I finally called the doctorand made an appointment. It seems thatI have something called “Harvey TunnelSyndrome,” an ailment that usually affectsWestbank writers and renders their palms,like the tunnel, functionally obsolete. Theyhave no idea how I got it since I’ve neverbeen through any tunnel in SE La. and havenever even slept on that side of the river. Gofigure. As such, I can’t write much. So, sincemy arms and hands are useless, I will just saythat I will give an extra effort to do things thiscoming month that don’t require the use ofmy upper extremities; like listening to musicwith my ears, dancing like Peanuts charactersand absolutely NOT touching myself. Goodthing I work for a music mag, for how elsewould I know of all the good shows? Now, allI need is a driver.––Patrick Strange, Associate EditorOh yeah, in answer to the email contest...myfavorite music tv-show is “So You Think You CanDance.” Partially because I really love dance andI used to do ballroom, but mostly because I reallywant to do Benji, the Mormom West-CoastPrince of Swing.And who wouldn’t give her a CD for an e-maillike that?While going through the latest stack ofANTIGRAVITY mail and opening dozens of envelopes,I said to myself, “Leo, wouldn’t it be nice if you got arandom doctored photo in the mail? It’s been so longsince the picture of Ray Nagin with the word “Thug”printed on top of it came to us in the mail.” Lo andbehold, one of the next envelopes yeilded this find:There’s a palpablefunk currentlygripping our croissantshapedcity, and I don’tmean the kind Papagrows. It’s August 29 asI write this, and all overNew Orleans peopleare commemoratingand commiserating theAnti-versary in theirown personal ways: Surely, somewhere oldfriend Kimberly Williamson Butler is plottingan ill-fated State Senate campaign; elsewhere,Renegin’ Ray Nagin is simultaneously filling apothole, putting his foot in his mouth and planninga wholly inappropriate Central City parade. (Youhave to hand it to him—if nothing else, the mancan multitask.) Each day this week we’ve flashedback to the corresponding date in 2005 (“Hey,right now we were still in the Tchoups Wal-Martbuying PB&J and batteries!”), a depressing activitythat only dampened our collective mood as thecalendar counted down to K-Day. As always, welook to music as a leavening agent, and luckily<strong>September</strong>’s got more lift than Leidenheimer’s:No less than 14 shows in its 30 days qualify foryour hard-earned cash, headlined by first visitsfrom the coolest kid in the Christian Coalition(Sufjan Stevens), the looniest dudes from theLand Down Under (Architecture In Helsinki) andnotable second dates with many more (JuniorBoys, TV On The Radio, Art Brut, Ted Leo). Asa good friend was fond of saying in earlier, easiertimes: We’ll see you out and about.-Noah Bonaparte, Senior EditorVol. 2 No. 4Sept. ‘05[www.antigravitymagazine.com][Your New Orleans Music and Culture Alternative]BUILT TO SPILLNo More SecretsTHE FIERY FURNACES All In The Family l MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. XXXXXMINUS THE BEAR XXXXXXXXXXX I KING LOUIE Barbeques The 9th WardAnd ALLEN JAEGER & VANCE KELLY XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXFREE! BUILT TO SPILLNo More SecretsBUILT TO SPILLNo More SecretsBUILT TO SPILLNo More SecretsBUILT TO SPILLNo More SecretsBUILT TO SPILLNo More SecretsYes, we had tons of fun at the Expo and we’recurreently figuring out when the next one will be.Despite a few people requesting it, the next Expoprobably WON’T be in six months. It’s just too much toplan and take care of so quickly. Anyway, on to Mallory’se-mail response:Thanks to Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine and Dr. Howard,all evidently from Baton Rouge, for sending this in.You know, I’m not quite sure if this is disparaging ornot. Are these people jealous of Metronome The City?Trying for a cheap laugh? What do you think?BUILT TO SPILLNo More Secrets04_antigravity: your new orleans music and culture alternative
ANTI-NEWSSOME OF THE NEWS THAT’S FIT TO PRINTDJ Shadow, 10/3 @ House Of BluesRotary Downs CD Release, 10/6 @ One Eyed JacksEOE (formerly Atman Roots) CD Release, 10/13 @ RepublicBuilt To Spill, 10/17 @ House Of BluesMC Chris, 10/18 @ RepublicDecemberists w/ Lavender Diamond, 10/26 @ House Of BluesEl Radio Fantastique, Baby Rosebud, 10/30 @ One Eyed JacksJolie Holland, 11/08 @ the ParishBe Your Own Pet, 11/9 @ Republic...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, 11/20 @ House Of BluesDeath Cab For Cutie, 11/29 @ RepublicDr. Dog w/ the Black Keys, 12/12 @ House Of BluesIn a July 30th message to his e-mail list the White Bitch,a.k.a. Michael Patrick Welch, announced his “last show ever”would be that night at One Eyed Jacks. When asked why hedecided to quit the guitar-playing business he replied, “Lackof sunlight, water and other nutrients. The natural course ofthings. Bitterness.” Deep stuff, huh? Well, the White Bitch’sdeath lasted about as long as an A-list comic character’s––on August 16th he announced that on <strong>September</strong> 14th he’sset to reprise his role as opening act for TV On The Radio(Welch opened for TVOTR at TwiRoPa in November of ‘04).The White Bitch was offered the opening slot by the band’sagents (after direction from the band itself) and will also prepTVOTR’s crowd the following night at Dallas’ Gypsy TeaRoom. “I suddenly don’t care if the Ninth Ward boho snobsdon’t like my music,” the Bitch said in his most recent message.“Suddenly I feel the need to rock. And rock I will.”Hexing A Hurricane,the new documentaryby ten18films’ JeremyCampbell, is nominatedfor “Best AmericanDocumentary” at theRome International FilmFestival. The winnerwill be announced on<strong>September</strong> 10th, the dayHurricane is scheduledto screen at the festival.Hexing A Hurricane cannow be seen online at http://www.nola.com/hurricane. Director’sCut DVDs are available at www.ten18films.com.Zeitgeist Multi-disciplinary Arts Center is celebrating its 20thanniversary in November and is looking for filmmakers, musiciansand other artists who have presented work at the center to comeback for an encore. The center is booking twenty-five nights ofprogramming, and interested artists can contact Rene Broussardat (504) 525-2767 or zte@bellsouth.net.The New Orleans Filmmakers have created Shutter <strong>Magazine</strong>,a free resource for events related to the film industry, includingcasting calls, screenings, production updates, parties and more.The magazine can be found at several locations in Mid-City,the Marigny, the French Quarter, the CBD, Uptown andMetairie. To find more info on Shutter, go to www.myspace.com/shutternola.The Noomoon Tribe is now accepting submissions for twoopen slots at the Noomoon Sitori Sonics stage at Voodoo‘06. Deadline for submissions is October 4th and artists mustbe a member of SonicBids (www.sonicbids.com) to apply. Formore info, go to noomoontribe.com/voodoo.As The World Turns couldn’t come up with a story thisgood. In last month’s issue we reported that SIP WineMarket concept-creator Jen Powell was ousted from theday-to-day operations of the store that had been one ofAG’s favorite post-K success stories. Now we’re glad toreport that Powell, armed with two new business partners,has bought the business back from the former associate whounceremoniously kicked her to the curb. With her plans totravel across the country and sell egg burritos along the waynow on hold, Powell has returned to SIP on an everydaybasis–literally. You can now find Powell at the <strong>Magazine</strong> St.location seven days a week.Please submit sightings to feedback@antigravitymagazine.com.Celebs in compromising positions preferred.Ex-Romanian Andrei Codrescu and internationalCajun superstar Coco Robicheaux were seencommiserating over several pints at Molly’s on Sunday,August 20. Although witnesses admit they too weregripped in an alcoholic haze, reports suggest that bothmen seemed “buzzed from beer and too much talking.”After several rounds, Coco supposedly commented onthe elaborate tattoo gracing the bartender’s breasts, atwhich Codrescu likened the ink to the way the “moon’sreflection shattered into a thousand fragments” whenhe used to throw stones in the “waters of his nativeRomania.” After several moments of complete and uttersilence, all the patrons at the bar reportedly demandedin unison that Codrescu immediately give “all theirpennies back.”British thespian David Tennant (pictured withClockwork Elvis’ DC Harbold and Spooky), star of theUK’s new TV version of “Dr. Who” and actor in suchroles as Barty Crouch Junior in Harry Potter and the Gobletof Fire and the Traffic Warden in The Traffic Warden, wasbarely noticed at One Eyed Jacks on Wednesday, August23. Sources say Tennant was at the club filming a featurefilm in which Andre Williams, a.k.a. “Mr. Rhythm,”makes a cameo appearance. Details are elusive at best,for most people in the venue didn’t really know “whothe star of ‘Dr. Who’ really was.”- A Rose is a Roseantigravity: your new orleans music and culture alternative_05
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