Big old garage-punk label Goner Records puts on a fest every year. 2008 is a year. With that in mind, the masterminds behind Goner have gone ahead and announced that, at their request, a bunch of bands are playing Memphis within a very concentrated amount of time.
From September 25-28, bands such as Sic Alps, Psychedelic Horseshit, Eat Skull, The Box Elders, Tyvek (now called TVK because of what I assume was a lawsuit), and Thee Oh Sees will perform amidst such other attractions as DJs, a barbecue (not to be confused with BBQ, who I don’t think is playing) and, yes, a ping-pong tournament. More details, hopefully ping-pong-related, will be revealed as the summer goes on.
For those of you who don’t feel like clicking through, here’s the lineup as it looks now:
Sic Alps, Tearjerkers, Crusaders of Love (France), Dan Melchior, Touch-Me-Nots, Duke & Duchess, Cheap Time, Ooga Boogas (Australia), Psychedelic Horseshit, Box Elders, Earthmen & Strangers, Mouserocket, The Intelligence, TVK, AV Murder, Eat Skull, Barbaras, Wizzard Sleeve, Turpentine Brothers, Static Static, Thee Oh Sees, Black Time (UK), Cola Freaks (Denmark).
Hats off, Goner.
