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Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Local bands - and fans - on TV
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Shanghai Gesture
The Young Antiques
Want to be on TV? You might get the chance tonight as Comcast on Demand presents a night of local bands at Smith’s Olde Bar.
The cable company will be filming segments for their Bands on Demand clips at this evening’s showcase. The lineup includes Blackberry Smoke, Red Rocket Deluxe, Thee Crucials, Can Can, Siberia My Sweet and the Hot Rods.
A couple of the best reasons to head to Smith’s tonight are at either end of the bill, headliners the Young Antiques and the first band up, the Shanghai Gesture.
The Shanghai Gesture, fronted by long-serving Atlanta musician Ray Dafrico, makes a shivery swirl of power pop, glam rock and New York punk, then garnishes it with a sliver of garage-y darkness. Former Nightporters and Kathleen Turner Overdrive member Dafrico is joined by drummer Mike Davis, former Catfight bassist Katy Graves and, most recently, keyboardist Lorin Milk. Sample tracks from the band’s album “Mojo Pagoda” at their MySpace page.
The Young Antiques have been an on-again, off-again proposition. Frontman Blake Rainey and bassist Blake Perry, childhood friends who grew up near the Alabama border in Cedartown, started the band around 1999-2000. The trio took a breather for a few years around the middle of this decade and returned to the scene last year. These guys reside where punk meets pop, in a neighborhood that includes folks such as Hüsker Dü, the Jam and the Replacements, adding a touch of literate Southern charm to the community.
Doors open at 7 p.m. April 1 at Smith’s Olde Bar (1578 Piedmont Ave., Midtown. 404-875-1522) and there’s a $5 cover charge.
