the Program Guide here

UNITED AD
WELCOME TO GONERFEST!
Gonerfest Seven once
again brings
you the best rock n roll, punk, garage and oddball bands from across
the world. This year bands are
coming from Japan, England, Italy,
Mexico, Australia, Canada, and all
over the United States. If you're
not familiar with `em, we've
got short descriptions for each
alongside their listings. They've
come a long way to be here and
they're going to put on a heck
of a show. Festival goers will be coming from all over the world, and we will
be streaming the fest over the internet for
unlucky souls who couldn't be here in person.
Gonerfest is truly a worldwide phenomenon. Memphians, please show our visitors that Memphis
can
be the best place in the world to visit. Goner
festers- tip your bartenders, patronize our adver
tisers, buy merchandise from the bands, and
most of
all, have fun! Let's get Gone!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Ticket Info..................
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Wednesday Night lineu
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Friday Night lineup...
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Gonerfest Map.............
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Memphis Attractions.....
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Drinking & Nightclub
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Music Stores....................
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Eating.........................
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TICKET INFO:
Golden Pass good for all events is $60
Wed Hi Tone Event is $12 in Advance
& $15 at the door
Thurs-Sat Hi Tone Events are
$15 in Advance/ $18 at the Door
Murphy's Saturday Afternoon Blowout is $10
Friday Afternoon show is $5
Opening and Closing Ceremonies are Free
Advance tickets available at the
Hi Tone website hitonememphis.com
For more info call 901-722-0095
Gonerfest 7
is dedicated
to Jay Reatard.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
Day One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hi Tone Cafe Doors at 8pm
With your hosts, Eric & Zac and DJ Vile &
DJ Hoppe
9:00 SPIDER BAGS (Chapel Hill, NC)
"openhearted, empty-bottled country rock fuele
d by
bitterness and scalding wit." - CHICAGO READE
R
9:45 USELESS EATERS (Memphis, TN / Toronto, Canada)
"Useless Eaters are a great combination of hyper minimalist Germs-esque punk, and young
attitude
crass." - BlogTO (Toronto)
10:30 MISSING MONUMENTS (New Orleans, LA)
"The inimitable 'King Louie' Bankston and his
band,
the Missing Monuments, make flippant, high-energ
y
power-pop disguised as garage punk insanity.
Their
songs are winding, head-banging chargers, as
loose and
catchy as they are teeming with hooks and
swampy
irreverence." - CREATIVE LOAFING (Atlanta)
11:15 VERMILLION SANDS (Treviso, Italy)
"Large as Southwestern skies
and brimming with heat-sick
melancholy , the group's pleasant
femme fronted approach is proving
that its not just great cold-wave
and post-punk that's flowing from
Italian shores."
- RAVEN SINGS THE BLUES
Midnight MSR. JEFFREY EVANS (Memphis, TN)
"I started rock and roll in 1892, now just me
and
Jerry Lee are the only ones left" - JEFF EVANS
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
Day Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
at Cooper & Young
Gonerfest Opening Ceremony at the Gazebo
SEES... FREE!
OH
r continues to deliver quality
"San Fran stalwart John Dwye
nean garage-psych combo."
goo goo muck with his subterra
- MOJO
containers at this event.
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Hi Tone Cafe Doors at 8pm
Music from GET DOWN
DJs (Memphis)
And your emcee for the
evening BRACE BELDEN
(SF)
9:OO THE LIMES (Memph
is,
TN)
"Molasses-soaked, shambl
ing, pig-doctor distort
o death-folk with
a godless 'No Tomorrow'
vibe that makes you wan
t to crap
standing up. A house fav
orite." - NEW YORK NIG
HT TRAIN
9:45 SUPER WILD HORSES (Melbourne, Australia)
"Guitar rock couldn't sound more certifiably vintage Faith
Healers britgaze if it were actually performed by a UK
four-piece instead of two cute Australian girls." - IMPOSE
pe, AZ)
10:30 DESTRUCTION UNIT (TemRous
seau, formerly with
g Gonerfest veteran Ryan
Featurin
hmen & Strangers. "If you
Reatards, Digital Leather, Eart
d've been better with a
coul
thought Black Flag's 'Damaged'
- UTTER TRASH
synth, check out these guys."
11:15 SO COW (Tuam, Ireland)
"Like Television Personalities
or the Clean at their most engaging, So Cow main man Brian
Kelly plays rickety guitar-pop
that sounds homemade without
feeling insular." - PITCHFORK
12:00 HAUNTED GEORGE (Los Ang
eles
, CA)
"A paranoid, nightmarish and
altogether disturbed aural hallucination; each drum thud the
lockstep of a weary fella
who's lost himself in the twil
ight of the uninhabited desert; every space between beat
s a sparse landscape devoid of
humanity, yet rife with fear
and exaggerated panic. Y'know,
a
BAD TRIP." - TERMINAL BOREDOM
l:OO TY SEGALL (San Francisco,
CA)
"You're not going to hear many
rock records that'll kick
you square in the pants quit
e like this one this year; the
kid's got heart, brains, and quit
e an ear for a hook, and he
throws himself body and soul
into these tunes. Segall make
s
quite an impression in half an
hour's time.... Melted could
charm the sweat out of anybody."
- PITCHFORK
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FRIED-DAY, SEPTEMBER 24
Day Three . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Afternoon Show at the Buccaneer...
1368 Monroe - $5 Beer Bust
Grill will be going with cheap eats!
2pm The grill is on! (was that BB King?)
2:30 DATADRUMS (Memphis, TN)
"Oscars axe-man Chuck Vicious takes a break from bartending at the Lamplighter to play technological punk rock with
Alicja Trout and friends." - GONER RECORDS
3:15 LEGENDARY WINGS (Kalamazoo, MI)
"Ex-Throbbing Urges go Husker Du style linear pop and win!"
- GONER RECORDS
4:00 GOLDEN BOYS (Austin, TX)
"The Golden Boys are real Texas punk rock. There's no pretention, no etiquette, and there, on the faces of all six
nonboys, are huge, stretched-out smiles. Remember when rock &
roll used to be fun? Pass the bottle." - AUSTIN CHRONICLE
5:00 LOVE COLLECTOR (Austin, TX)
With Shawn Carpetbagger, Goner hero Rob
Yazzie (ex-Fells), and Robin Retox (Shitty
Beach Boys). "It sounds like Love Collector has spent their time listening to
both some of the grimy Texas trash like
the Motards (or hell even going back
farther Huns and Bobby Soxx) AND 60's
Brit RnB merchants the Downliner Sect."SMASHIN' TRANSISTORS - PITCHFORK
BONUS! 3:30 - 5:30 (Inside the
Buc) ERIC DAVIDSON
Eric will be reading from his gunk-punk
book We Never Learn, accompanied by illustrative videos, photos, and anectodal
evidence, rumors, and out and out slander. Stop in & check him out!
BUCCANEER LOUNGE
1368 Monroe • (901) 278-0909
Drinks • Music • Food
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8pm Doors at the Hi Tone
Music from DJ AYA PAPAYA and your hosts, DICK
SCUM & his Armitage Shanks
9:00 GUINEA WORMS (Columbus, OH)
"weird but catchy, precise yet haphazard... one of the great
Columbus bands of the past decade" -AGIT READER
9:45 PARTING GIFTS (Asheville, NC / Nashville, TN)
"Memphis debut of Greg Cartwright's (Oblivians, Reigning
Sound) girl group with members of the Ettes."
-GONER RECORDS Lp Out or coming on In The Red Records.
10:30 PERSONAL AND
THE PIZZAS (Pizzaland)
"Big and dumb Ramones
style punk rock GENIUS"
-BLIP
11:15 DAVE CLOUD
(Nashville, TN)
"like Mick Jagger trapped
inside a dog" -PLAN B
"the last genuine lost genius" -THE SUNDAY TIMES
12:00 STRAPPING FIELDHANDS (Philadelphia, PA)
"The Strapping Fieldhands started out in the early '90s playing 'Appalachian inbred squonk' on junk shop instruments.
They sound like denizens of some stunningly pretty British
backwater where people fiddle with radio antennae to pick
up faint broadcasts of skiffle, traditional English folk and
'60s psychedelic rock. They're equally adept at shambolic, Syd
Barrett-style balladry and barnburning freak rock reminiscent
of Pere Ubu or the Godz; usually they strike a balance between the two and end up with music that is self-consciously strange but unpretentious, and beautiful but more than a
little unsettling." -SPLENDID
1:00 OBLIVIANS (Memphis, TN)
"The Oblivians, inspired by that pure, powerful music, took
what began as a joke band, and started a Rock & Roll religion exalting drugs, sex, violence, and yes, the Lord. The
Oblivians rip with a baseness and honesty that is truly a
thing to behold." -BUDDYHEAD
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Day Four . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AFTERNOON ROCK BLOWOUT!
s! Bee rs! 10 ban ds!
Mur phy 's 1589 Mad ison Bur ger
THE GOL DEN BOY S!
2 stag es wit h you r emc ees,
INSIDE STAGE
OUTSIDE STAGE
l:3O OUTDOORSMEN (San Francisco, CA) 2:00 MENTHOLS (Kalam azoo, MI)
"Limited and spray painted."
-TERMINAL BOREDOM
2:30 WILD THING (San Francisco, CA)
"Wild Thing have tapped into a very
specific dilemma for the posturing nerds
of our time." -FADER
3:30
THE LAMPS (Los Angeles, CA)
"Monty recently told
new record to sound
thrown a grenade in
that's a perfect way
sound" -LARRY HARDY
me he wanted their
like 'someone has
the room.' I think
to describe their
4:30 RED MASS (Montreal, Canada)
"weird interesting music that sounds like
it was made in either the 1960s or 2160s"
-ROCTOBER
5:30 TOTAL CONTROL
(Melbourne, Australia)
"Eschewing guitars for a pounding pulse,
echoed vocals and a hive of small synths,
the type of thing Rough Trade would’ve
been clamoring to put out amongst their
first dozen releases..." -YELLOW GREEN RED
Featuring Mikey from Eddy Current Suppression Ring!
"A beach party being crashed by the
Stooges but Iggy doesn't feeling like
singing cuz he out dancing by clambake
pit with all the girls so a couple of
drunk wrestlers pass the mic between
each other." -SMASHIN TRANSISTORS
3:00 TOUCH-ME-NOTS (Oakland, CA)
"Primitive, soulful rock 'n' roll rooted in
the sounds of mid 20th Century American
South: blues, r & b, and good old country
& western." -NOW WAVE
4:00 BURNING SANDS (Memphis, TN)
"Memphis pop/garage up-and-comers
ing Jeremy Scott (Reigning Sound)
Quinn Powers (Final Solutions). I'd
mod in the rave-ups if everyone
think mod music sucked now. How
freakbeat? Anyway, they rock!"
-GONER RECORDS
featurand
call it
didn't
about
5:00 GOLDEN TRIANGLE
(Brooklyn, NY) With Goner
vet Alix
Brown (Angry Angles) "Like a more psychotic B-52's.... these fuzzy, frenetic songs
are ones you want to hear in a crowded
club, bouncing along as you spill half
your drink on the guy next to you." PITCHFORK
6:00 JAMES ARTHUR'S MANHUNT
(Austin, TX / Memphis, TN)
"The weird punk western within hints
at elements of lost Morricone scores,
surfin" Smegma, late-era Savage Republic,
and even some subdued Caroliner Rainbow
thanks to a banjo sproutin' up."
-TERMINAL BOREDOM
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SATURDAY NIGHT
8pm Doors at the Hi Tone
(Kalamazoo, MI)
Music from DJ UFO DICTATOR
(WFMU's Cherry Bloswith your hosts DJ Terre T
(Best Show On WFMU)
som Clinic) & Tom Scharpling
9:00 JOHN WESLEY COLEMAN (Austin, TX)
"Drinking his Schlitz & shots of whiskey he was
unpretentious, funny and not afraid to speak
gibberish as if he was channeling the long lost
native language of the spirit of Rock 'n' Roll."
-PARADE OF FLESH
9:45 GIRLS AT DAWN (Brooklyn, NY)
"Pop music at its most bare bones and rudimentary, sounding not just like a first take, but
possibly the first time they've picked up these
instruments. But the amateurishness gives it an
irresistible charm, especially when it's stifled
it with noxious levels of reverb." -MUCH MUSIC
tralia)
10:30 UV RACE (Melbourne, Aus
sie simplicity and
Aus
ged
rug
"A combination of
simple it hurts,
dunderheaded DIY UK punk. So
really." -TERMINAL BOREDOM
, United Kingdom)
11:15 ARMITAGE SHANKS (Medway
goods to the ta"The Shanks really bring the
white shirt/black
ble, firing out the finest in
sten gun, all the
tie Brit-garage like a faulty
tions of threatwhile serving up bountiful por
nism but infusing
ening pub-crawler rock hooliga
knew they were
it with enough humor that you
d larf."
just good blokes having a goo
M
-TERMINAL BOREDO
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12:00 NEW BOMB TURKS
(Columbus, OH)
"The Turks exhibit
an innate mastery of
rock 'n' roll's truly
important gestures,
the flipped bird, the
dropped trou, the
beer-stein hoist, not
to mention a devotion
to the hallowed threechords-and-a-cloud-ofphlegm formulation
that dates back to
the '50s."
-TROUSER PRESS
1:00 GUITAR WOLF
(Tokyo, Japan)
"Decked out in head
to toe black leather,
shades, greased up
hair and delivering
a devastating cherry
bomb guitar attack,
Tokyo’s Guitar Wolf
are cooler than you
are. Like the Ramones
- an obvious influence along with Link
Wray, Johnny Thunders,
MC5, and The Stooges
- Guitar Wolf successfully pull off the
balancing act between
high art concept and
gut-driven punk rock,
throwing in an unhealthy (or healthy,
depending on how you
look at it) obsession
with sex, alcohol, and
UFOs for good measure."
-NIPPOP
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
Day Five . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e.
Closing Ceremonies At The Goner Stor
Free!
2:30 TY SEGALL
We'll have some snacks and some refr
eshments as
everyone switches into recovery mode
. Hydrate
along to Ty Segall solo, performing
some of his
own songs and songs you'd like him
to sing- if
he wants to sing them.
WN
POST FEST COMEDO
caneer
9pm til 2am at The Buc
w/ WORLD FAMOUS DJS
and NOT lisFree! Come to hang out
ce party for
ten to a live band! Dan
nd! Sit for as
as long as you can sta
long as you like!
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Things To Do In Memphis
(besides Gonerfest!)
Current listings of events can be found in both the weekly Memphis Flyer and in the
Playbook section of the Commercial Appeal daily paper.
Sun Studio 706 Union Ave (901) 521-0664
The room where Sam Phillips, Elvis, Scotty & Bill changed the world, where
Howlin' Wolf moaned at Midnight, where Jerry Lee Lewis debated about making the devil's music, where Carl Perkins put down "Blue Suede Shoes" and "Her
Love Rubbed Off," where Billy Lee Riley commanded his Little Green Men to
play "Flyin' Saucer Rock n Roll," where Ike Turner pounded piano behind Jackie
Brenston on "Rocket 88."
Stax Studio Museum 926 E McLemore Ave (901) 942-7685
Rebuilt from languishing as a vacant lot for years, now there's a music school
on one side and a Smithsonian-quality museum on the other. If you can come
out of this tour without being a Rufus Thomas fan I don't want to know you.
The hall of records will bring most Gonerfest visitors to their knees. See the
Sir Isaac & The Doo Dads 45! Check out Isaac Hayes' gold Cadillac! Awesome!
The Mississippi River
See the river! You can drive across either bridge into Arkansas and get a
great view, or just go down to the banks and check it out. Follow Riverside Drive to Channel 3 drive to go to the Yellow Fever memorial & National
Ornamental Metal Museum (very cool in its own right) for a great view of the
barges plowing along & the constantly-churning water. The Mississippi is the
whole reason Memphis exists. Don't miss it.
Peabody Ducks Peabody Hotel Union & 2nd St
Sure, go ahead and be a tourist. A tuxedoed Duck Master leads the ducks into
a fountain in the middle of the Peabody Hotel lobby at 11am each morning and
back up to their penthouse digs at 5pm. Ridiculous? Yeah! Gorgeous hotel lobby
& bar. Expensive drinks.
Piggly Wiggly 1620 Madison Ave
Memphis-born first modern supermarket. They finally sell t-shirts after years of
being bootlegged by Art School kids with silkscreens in Williamsburg. Open 24
hours.
Beale Street.
Despite being a Disneyland for the blues, there’s decent food and some good
bands. Try Dyer's greaseburger if you dare! A lot of the Beale St. musicians
have been around and have played at Stax, Royal, and many other Memphis studios. Ride, Sally, ride!
National Civil Rights Museum
A tribute to the Civil Rights Movement at the motel where Martin Luther
King, Jr. was assassinated. A dark moment in Memphis history.
Graceland
Elvis is king. His house is a perfect 1970s time capsule. Pricey, but, if you're
in the right mood, cool. Hall of jumpsuits & other costumes is great! Jungle
Room rules. We keep getting older, Graceland stays the same age. (For more
hilarity, find Graceland, Too in Holly Springs, MS!)
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Drinking
& Nightclubs
Lamplighter 1702 Madison (901) 726-9916
Our favorite beer joint ever. You
can BYOBooze if you pay for setups. All the beat up 50s pop and
country 45s (and Lou Reed's "Vicious!")
sound great on the jukebox. The best
burger in Memphis?
Buccaneer 1368 Monroe (901) 278-0909
The site of the first Gonerfest, and
our favorite Pirate-themed venue
in the city. Great bartenders, great
atmosphere. Cozy!
Old Zinnies 1688 Madison (901)726-5004
If you want a nice dark place to
get a drink midday, Zinnies is the
place. Just get out of there by 10
pm- college kids start a-whoopin' and
a-hollerin on most nights and can
really bring on the migraines.
Murphy's 1589 Madison (901) 726-4193
Across the street from what used
to be the Well and Antenna Club,
Murphy's supplied the hard alcohol to
the rockers punking it up across the
street. They saved the Antenna sign
& now host punk rock shows that
would have gone to the Antenna back
in the day.
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Wild Bill's 1580 Vollentine (901) 726-5473
Jook joint w/ quarts & live r&b /
blues in Midtown. Wild Bill passed
away a few years back, but the
jookin goes on.
The Beauty Shop
966 S. Cooper (901)-272-7111
Around the corner from Goner on
Cooper. Can set you up with any
number of elegant & impressive concoctions on which to sip.
Music Stores
Go see our buddy John Lowe at
Xanadu - 2200 Central (901 274-9885),
Creator of the one and two-string
"Lowebow" guitars. He's also got
strings and effects and Orange amps
and Silvertones. Tons of books, too.
Paperbacks, hardbacks, sci-fi, mystery,
and weirdness. Live Lowebow performances by request!
Drummers shouldn't miss Memphis Drum
Shop, at 878 South Cooper (901) 2762328 - around the corner from Goner.
Tell 'em GONER sent ya. The best
drum shop for hundreds of miles.
Eating
Eating is a big deal in Memphis. Barbecue
and soul food (fried chicken, pork chops,
etc) have been honed to a fine science.
Plus it's cheap! Here are a few of our
favorite places & others of note. Be sure
to tell 'em you're here for Gonerfest!
Payne's BBQ
1762 Lamar (901) 272-1523
Our favorite chop shoulder sandwich.
Smoked Sausage, too! No booze. Housed
in a converted old garage. Cool! Open
for lunch until sundown. Closed Mondays.
Closed Sundays & Mondays.
Gus' Fried Chicken
310 S Front (901) 527-4877
World famous fried chicken, chunky crust,
served with a quart of beer… YES! Frying Chicken can take a while so don't
be in a rush. Sides taste like they came
straight from the can, unfortunately, so
don't expect much there.
Uncle Lou's Fried Chicken
3633 Millbranch Rd (901) 332-2367
Fantastic chicken wings like no other.
Out by the airport- get some to go
as you're leaving town? You will be the
envy of the entire airport.
Cozy Corner
745 N Parkway (901) 527-9158
Famous for their Cornish game hens,
which I've never tried 'cause it would
mean missing out on eating more RIBS!
Saucy. Great. Frequent Jerry "The King"
Lawler sightings! RIBS!
Rendezvous
52 S 2nd St (in alley) (901) 523-2746
Famous Downtown Barbecue restaurant. Dry
Rub ribs. Good sausage / cheese plate.
Does massive business and food can be inconsistent. Plantation-style atmosphere is
attractive to some, a turn-off for others.
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Kwik Chek
2013 Madison (901) 274-9293
Employers of many rockers through the
years, cheap delicious sandwiches. Muffaletta, pork roast, and vegetarian Bloody
Valentine are good starting points. Korean
dishes as well. Bi Bim Bap!
Barbecue Shop
1782 Madison (901) 272-1277
Solid and spicy Midtown barbecue with
the bonus of staying open later than
most and serving beer.
Soul Fish
862 S Cooper (901) 725-0722
Best new restaurant in Cooper-Young area
around Goner Store.. Po-boys & platters of
chicken & catfish. Low-key, but crowded
most dinnertimes. Cuban and Memphis sandwiches are fantastic.
Lou's Pizza Pie
2158 Young Avenue
Neighbors to our east, with tasty sundried tomato & pesto pizzas. Pepperoni
and more basic toppings, too.
Young Avenue Deli
2119 Young Avenue (901) 278-0034
Known for 1/2 pound burgers, wraps, and
a huge menu. Tons of different beers
on tap and in bottles. Right down the
street from the Goner store.
Trolley Stop
704 Madison Avenue (901) 526-1361
Delicious pizzas, and sandwiches in a
mini-farmer's market-. FRESH!
Déjà vu
936 Florida St (901) 942-1400.
Downtown Cajun restaurant is only open
during the day. Amazing New Orleans
food... better than New Orleans!
VEGETARIANS
Memphis is definitely a meat-eater's town, but
there are vegetarian options around. Middle
Eastern, Thai, Vietnamese, and
Indian restaurants are your best bets, but most sandwich
joints have some vegetarian options, too. Beware
the greens and the beans, too- they're usually
cooked with pork!
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Top 3 lists
ANDREW EARLES
We asked some notable Memphians & visitors to list 3 things about Memphis…
Top 3 Spokescreatures/Mascots used by
Memphis' Businesses:
1) Body-less critter with large shoe-size,
giant hat, and poor eyesight AKA "The
Mayor of Covington Pike" (Jim
Keras Automotive)
2) Talking dog that relates humorous
anecdotes about being owned by a busy
lawyer AKA Cory B. Trotz's dog
(discontinued but presumed to be alive)
3) Shape-shifting humanoid pimp, car sales
man, and apparent ruler of the
universe (It's All Good Auto Sales)
JACK YARBER
Tearjerker, Oblivian, Compulsive Gambler
Top 3 Places To Hide in Memphis
1) first try behind a pair of dark
sun glasses
2) under a table
3) behind a drum set
ROBERT GORDON
author of It Came From Memphis, Can't
Be Satisfied- The Life & Times Of Muddy
Waters and other books…
Top 3 Things No One Knows About Memphis:
1) The grilled cabbage at Deja Vu
on Florida St.
2) Keith Sykes wrote the riff for
Big Star's "In the Street"
3) Artesian water wells saved the city
after the yellow fever epidemic in 1879
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Top 3 Places In Memphis
1) Deja Vu on Florida Street
2) Overton Park Shell
3) The barn at Otha Turner's
Top 3 Memphis Jug Band Songs
1) Whitewash Station Blues
2) Stealin Stealin
3) KC Moan
Top 3 Unknown Memphis Musicians
1) Steve Potts
2) Jim Spake
3) Doug Easley
4) Frank Stokes
5) Jack Kelly
6) Grandma Dixie Davis
ANNA IVES,
Goner Girl & Record Cover Artist
Top 3 Memphis Treats
1) Jerry's Sno-Cones
2) Chocolate Fudge Ice Cream
at Baskin Robbins
3) Chocolate Pudding thingy at Casa Grill
music writer, comedian
STRAPPING FIELD HANDS
Gonerfest Stars
Top 3 Memphis Moments;
1) Playing with GBV and the Grifters at
the Antenna Club.- The final
homecoming gig after an amazing tour
of the South. What a night...
2) Falling offstage at riverboat gig.Great gig set up by Shangra-La. We
played on a paddlewheeler riverboat
cruising the Mississippi River with
Hot Monkey. The swaying boat caused
beer spillage on stage which made my
boots real slippery all of a sudden.
It's a whole story...fortunately no one
was injured during this odyssey.
3) BBQ at gas station in the woods.Dave from the Grifters took us out to
some gas station in the woods where
we ate the best damn bbq served up
by a one-eyed old woman wielding a
big meat cleaver.
ALICJA TROUT
River City Tanlines, Mouserocket, Datadrums, ex-Lost Sounds & more
Top 3 Vegetarian Places In Memphis
(well I'm not a vegetarian but...)
1) Pho Vietnam
2) LaMontagne (on Park Ave)
3) Saigon Le
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ZAC IVES
RYAN ROUSSEAU
Goner Records
Destruction Unit, ex-Reatards, Digital
Leather, Wongs, Earthmen & Strangers…
Gonerfest Veteran
Top 3 Non-BBQ Lunches
1) Taqueria Girabaldi
2) Pho Vietnam
3) Deja Vu
Top 3 BBQ Lunches
1) Hot chopped sandwich and grape soda
from Paynes
2) Hot 4-bone rib sandwich and psychedelic
sweet tea from Cozy Corner
3) (tie) polish sausage sandwich on texas
toast at BBQ Shop and barbecue beef
sandwich and homemade chips from
Central BBQ.
Top 3 Breakfast Joints
1) Bryants
2) Brother Junipers
3) Au Fond
MYKEL LARSEN
#1 Goner customer for 2010
Top 3 Records Of 2010 So Far:
1) Deaf Wish - Reality & Visions
2) Nothing People - Soft Crash
3) Menthols - Michigan Works
Top 3 Jay Reatard Moments in Memphis
1) Recording the "Teenage Hate" lp in my
bedroom. Jay recording the vocal
tracks, screaming... my mom must of
thought we were nuts!
2) Eating spaghetti at my parents house,
then driving downtown to get a
crackhead to buy us a liter of vodka.
then goin to Sean's (Steve Al Bundy)
house in West Memphis, got really
wasted... Jay puking full spaghetti
noodles all over Bundy's floor.
3) Jay's 21st Birthday @ the hi tone... Jay
did bellyflop off a chair on to a
table full of beer bottles and glasses
where a group of strangers were
drinkin. Got kicked out then Alicja
and I brought him home to clean the
3 inch gash on his back in the shower.
I have many great "Jay moments in Memphis" strories. These are just a few that
I'll never forget.
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Cover art by Ben Lyon. Layout by Adam Woodard.
Photos by Don Perry, Canderson, and Kandi Cook.
Embellishments c/o Coop.
THANKS!
To everyone who makes this happen, including the
bands, the fans, the soundpeople especially Joel,
our photographers Bullyrook & Kandi Cook, Rocket
Science Audio & Live From Memphis, Adam Woodard,
the volunteers, the sponsors, the bartenders, the
clean up crews, the advertisers, the doorpeople,
the caterers, our publicists, and everyone we're
forgetting. We are very proud to bring everyone
to Memphis to show off our music and our city.
Thanks for being here. Please spread the word and
help us to keep making these events as successful
as possible. See you next year!
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