Recess Fest Line Up!

If you live in North Carolina, especially the Charlotte area,  you should go check out the super duper indie Recess Fest! It's July 26 - July 28 with a Kickoff Party tonight, July 25th. Here's the full line up!



THURSDAY JULY 25
*WEEKEND KICK-OFF PARTY*

@ MILESTONE

Your Fuzzy Friends (9:30-10 pm)
Red Jesse (10:15-10:45 pm)
The Thoughtcriminals (11-11:30 pm)
Gore Gore Luchadores (11:45-12:35 am)


FRIDAY JULY 26


@ DIALECT DESIGN

Ghost Trees (8:15-8:40 pm)
Sinergismo (8:50-9:15 pm)
Cloud Becomes Your Hand (9:30-10 pm)
Rod Hamilton (10:15-10:45 pm)

@ FURIOUS SEASON HQ
(ask a friend for address)

Furious Art party w/
Moenda (10-10:30 pm)

@ RAT’S NEST

Wing Dam (9-9:30 pm)
Flesh Wounds (9:45-10:15 pm)
Hungry Girl (10:30-11 pm)

@ JACK BEAGLES

Zack Mexico (9:15-9:45 pm)
Sun Club (10-10:30 pm)
Onward, Soldiers (10:45-11:15 pm)
Bakalao Stars (11:30-12 am)

@ THE MILESTONE

*Side stage*
Burnt Books (9:15-9:45 pm)
Old Flings (10:25-10:55 pm)
Late Bloomer (11:35-12:05 am)
Meat Group (12:40-1:05 am)

*Main stage*
Gut Feeling (9:50-10:20 pm)
PC Worship (11-11:30 pm)
Joint D (12:10-12:35 am)

@ ROUX

Blac Kostume (10:35-11 pm)
N’Dangr Species (11:10-11:40 pm)
Figga 4 (11:55-12:30 am)
Hornets NESS (12:45-1:20 am)

@ STRANGE HOUSE
(ask a friend for address)

Man's Trash (12-12:30 am)
Totally Slow (12:45-1:15 am)
Dave & The Strange (1:30-2 am)


SATURDAY JULY 27

@ STUDIO K

Elroy Sugarthroat (5-5:30 pm)
Dunums (5:45-6:15 pm)
Bell-Power (6:30-7 pm)

@ THIRSTY BEAVER

Loose Lugnuts (6:45-7:10 pm)
Bill Stroupe & One Fine Damn Band (7:20-7:45 pm)
Luciferian Agenda (8-8:30 pm)

@ LUNCHBOX RECORDS

Aqualads (7:15-7:45 pm)
Sinners & Saints (8-8:30 pm)
Chalkies (8:45-9:15 pm)

@ COMMON MARKET

Mineral Girls (9-9:30 pm)
Go Cozy (9:45-10:15 pm)
Sam Buck Rosen (10:30-11 pm)
Nervous Ticks (11:20-11:50 pm)

@ PETRA’S

Blossoms (9:15-9:45 pm)
Andrew Graham & Swarming Branch (10-10:30 pm)
Can't Kids (10:45-11:15 pm)
The Business People (11:30-12:05 am)

@ THOMAS STREET

People Person (9:30-10 pm)
The Menders (10:15-10:45 pm)
Brave Baby (11-11:35 pm)
Octopus Jones (11:50-12:25 am)

@ TOMMY’S PUB

Means Well (9-9:30 pm)
Pan (9:45-10:15 pm)
Hectorina (10:30-11 pm)
It Looks Sad (11:15-11:50 pm)

@ SNUG HARBOR

Stepdad SS (9:35-10 pm)
Lilac Shadows (10:15-10:45 pm)
Oulipo (11-11:30 pm)
Dirty Art Club (11:45-12:15 am)
Little Bull Lee (12:30-1:05 am)

@ TWENTY TWO

Dirty Drummer (11-11:30 pm)
Envelope (11:45-12:15 am)
Miami Dice (12:30-1 am)
*Hosted by George Brazil

@ STRANGE HOUSE

Sediment Club (12-12:30 am)
One Another (12:45-1:15 am)
TBA (1:30-2 am)


SUNDAY JULY 28

@ THIRSTY BEAVER

Secret Hospital (5-5:30 pm)
Jews & Catholics (5:45-6:15 pm)
Lenoir Swingers Club (6:30-7 pm)
Self-Made Monsters (7:15-7:45 pm)

@ SNUG HARBOR

Amigo (5:30-6 pm)
Mutant League (6:15-6:45 pm)
Motel Glory (7-7:30 pm)
Modern Man (7:45-8:20 pm)

@ TOMMY’S PUB

(young) American Landscape (8:30-9 pm)
Southern Femisphere (9:15-9:45 pm)
Bodyfather (10-10:30 pm)
Serfs (10:45-11:15 pm)

@ PETRA’S

Alexis Gideon (8:45-9:30 pm)
Drag Sounds (9:45-10:15 pm)
Kreamy Lectric Santa (10:30-11 pm)
Bo White Y Su Orquesta (11:15-11:50 pm)

7 Silly Questions w/ Snagglepuss!

Charlotte based psychedelic garage monster Snagglepuss has just released its fourth full length album Doing Music. These legends of the local music scene are having a record release party May 5th at the fantastic NC music venue Snug Harbor, and then, after 13 wonderful years of entertaining crowds in the South East, calling it quits. Snagglepuss is comprised of Hope Nicholls (yes, that Hope Nicholls from Fetchin' Bones, Sugarsmack, and more...) on Vocals and Sax, Charlotte hero Scott Weaver on Vocals and Trumpet, Amy Kay on Guitar, Michael Anderson on Sax, Darrin Grey on Bass, and Aaron Pitkin (Nicholls husband and Fetchin' Bones/Sugarsmack bandmate) on Drums. You will not find a more energetic, fun filled live performance anywhere. We are sad to see them go.





Though busy getting prepared for their farewell show/record release party, we caught up to Snagglepuss bandmates Amy and Darrin and used some fairly offense tactics to get them to talk. Thankfully, they succumbed to the pressure and agreed to answer our highly dubious questions.

What's the most embarrassing band you loved as a kid? 
Amy: The Monkess. I used to wake up early on Saturday mornings and watch their tv show. which came on after this really weird show about alien abductions - which made a nice morning combo. More embarrassing would be the fact that I went to record store to meet them.
Darrin:The Bugaloos. Basically, I loved any kid's show or cartoon that featured a rock band.

What is the first record you bought? 
Amy: It was a mini cassette single of Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles. You had to buy a mini cassette player to listen o it. It was the 80's.
Darrin: My Grandmother worked at a music store for a short time, and I bought the single Why Can't We Be Freinds? by War there. Nana was cool.

Sasquatch...or Yeti? Who would win in a fight?
Darrin: Chupacabra would beat them both!
Amy: I'm with Darrin. Chupacabra trumps all mythological creatures.

What is the funniest thing that has happened to you on the road? 
Darrin: I have a notoriously bad sense of direction, and once, it took me and Amy about 4&1/2 hours to get home from a gig in Winston Salem.
Amy: Throwing up at every rest stop between Atlanta and Charlotte on the way home from a show. At least I didn't throw up in the van, which is why I can laugh about it now.That was the last time I drank Jaegermeister.

Who has the worst van etiquette? 
Amy: We are always really excited to go on road trips, so it's always a good time.
Darrin: we are actually quite civilized. As long as Chaka (a.k.a. Scott) has a tub of nacho cheese, he's very docile.

Who is in heavy rotation on your iPod? 
Darrin: The Warlocks, Jonathan Wilson, The Clash
Amy: Roots of Chica and an unknown group of lowland Bolivian musicians that I got from a cab driver there.

What is the worst argument over nothing that you got into with each other after being road weary and exhausted? 
Amy: Taco Bell or McDonalds. That's about the only deviation from happy-go-lucky.
Darrin: Argue with these guys? Not a chance. There's a lot of love in this room...






**Photo by Graham Morrison.