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Live Photos & Review: Atlanta Mess-Around, Day 2 (Gentleman Jesse, NOBUNNY, Hex Dispensers and more) @ The Earl 11/15/08

[Above: NOBUNNY plays the second night of the Atlanta Mess-Around.] Like Day One of the Mess-Around, Day Two got off to an unusually early start for the Earl. But despite numerous warnings the previous evening that Saturday's festivities would get underway promptly at half past eight, the crowd was still unfortunately thin as Oxford, Mississippi's The Black and Whites kicked off the festival's second, poppier night....  read more

Live Photos & Review: Atlanta Mess-Around, Day 1 (Blade II, Carbonas, Baby Shakes and more) @ The Earl 11/14/08

[Above: Baby Shakes play the first night of the Atlanta Mess-Around.]Though the three Atlanta labels behind the two-day Atlanta Mess-Around have released a diverse array of music, their punk and power pop offerings have evolved into the unquestionable centerpieces of the scene, as evidenced by the Mess-Around's line-ups: The second night would boast a strong pop sensibility, but the first was almost all about punk rock. ...  read more

Atlanta Mess-Around festival to celebrate DIY, rock 'n roll

Oh, Atlanta. Here, any reason serves as an excuse to throw a music festival, and any two-day event can be called a festival. In this proud tradition, The Earl will host the Atlanta Mess-Around Nov. 14 and 15. Presented by Triple D's, Rob's House Records, Douchemaster Records and Die Slaughterhaus Records, it'll showcase the best in ATL DIY, featuring performances by The Spits, Carbonas, All Night Drug Prowling Wolves, Cheap Time, Wax Museums and Gaye Blades the first night, and Gentleman Jesse & His Men, Nobunny, Hex Dispensers, Baby Shakes, Black & Whites and Lover! the second night. Whew!...  read more

The Black and Whites tour, Mess Around

"I need a good girl," go the very first words of The Black and Whites self-titled debut, "one who will not make out with her friends." It's a not-very-rock-'n'-roll sentiment from a quintessentially rock 'n' roll band, one that seems to pull equal influence from the poppiest moments of bands like Weezer and Guided by Voices and the punkiest moments of bands like the Ramones and Black Flag. Some of their songs are fast, some of them are slower. Many of them, such as "That Girl Ain't No Good," are about the ladies....  read more