Nine Lives Sessions features Monsoon & Programs

Nine Lives Sessions has posted some new videos to their YouTube page that feature a couple of young, up-and-coming Athens bands - Programs and Monsoon.
Both bands have former Camp Amped-ers in the lineup.
Check out the videos below.


 

"RSVP" Camp Amped Band 2012

Opening for Drive-By Truckers at the 40 Watt this January, the Camp Amped Band performed Keegan Argo's original tune RSVP for the packed house. Here's Jason Thrasher's video of the song.

Camp Amped Band - RSVP from Nuçi's Space on Vimeo.

Help Nuci's Space win $25,000!!

VOTE ONCE A DAY FROM NOW TILL MARCH 18th!

Vina Robles Wine Dinner: March 14th @ Speakeasy

Four courses and five wines for $45/person, including tax and tip.

Come enjoy these elegant wines from the Paso Robles region, expertly paired with fine tapas from Speakeasy's head chef. A wonderful value!
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Nuci's Space.
Sponsored by Five Points Bottle Shop and Ultimate Distributors.

Call (706) 546-5556 for reservations!

Gear Sale!

View some of the items we're selling over on our REWIRED blog - guitars, amplifiers, sound equipment and more!

REWIRED GEAR SALE
December 3, 2011 noon-4 pm @ Wuxtry Records
(on the corner of College and Clayton in downtown Athens)

Hot June/Hot July: Jim White stays cool

Jim White (singer-songwriter/artist/storyteller), one of our favorite people in this community, has a fantastic new project out called Sounds of the Americans that features lots of talented Athens folks including Dan Nettles (Kenosha Kid/Nuci's Space staff member).
The album started as a score that Jim and Dan wrote for a Julliard Drama. Loose Records put it out and the positive reviews have been pouring in.Click here if you'd like to listen to the album (or download it).

Raffle tickets onsale: Grand Reopening of the Georgia Theatre starring Drive-By Truckers!!

Raffle tickets are on sale now! You can win an all-expenses-paid trip to Athens, GA for the Grand Opening Show Series at the Georgia Theatre to see Drive-By Truckers on August 12-13th.
The winner will get:

• round-trip airfare to Athens
• a room at Hotel Indigo
• $150 spending money
• dinner at Five & Ten (a restaurant owned by Top Chef contestant Hugh Acheson)
• Tickets to both shows
• Backstage meet + greet with the band

Rock N Raffle is a benefit for Nuçi’s Space. For more information or to enter the raffle, head over the Rock N Raffle website.


ROCK N RAFFLE 2011 IS SPONSORED BY:

New details in death of Dave Duerson

Dave Duerson's wife and family are learning more about what the root cause of his suicide The former Chicago Bear committed suicide in February, leaving behind directions that his brain be donated to Boston University for research purposes. USAToday just released new details on Duerson's death.

Doctors believe that Duerson suffered from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a brain disorder that causes depression and impaired reasoning. His CTE was most likely caused by repeated concussions during his football career.

"The first thing (doctors) noticed was how small his brain was. Dave was a big man.
His brain had started dying 10 years ago."
(Duerson's wife Alicia)

LINKS:
The New York Times looks at CTE and Dave Duerson.

HEAD GAMES: Sports Illustrated looks at the other side of CTE - is it casting an unrealistic shadow over the lives of current athletes? Was it really the root cause of Duerson's depression?

Yoga classes for musicians now offered by Nuci's Space

Athens Business Rocks

Visit the Website

CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR
ATHENS BUSINESS ROCKS

Entry Deadline January 17^th, 2011; opening rounds on Feb. 2,3 & 4; finals on Feb. 19^th, 2011.

www.athensbusinessrocks.com

WHAT: Nuçi’s Space is inviting the media to attend and cover the inaugural Athens Business Rocks, a fundraising event for Nuçi’s Space that will challenge musicians from different local businesses against each other – from the stage of the Fabulous 40 Watt Club in downtown Athens.

It’s been said that “you can’t swing a guitar around your neck in Athens without hitting a musician.” Not only was this statement referring to the performing musicians that most people associate with the world-famous downtown music scene, but to the plethora of musicians that masquerade as “upstanding, straight-laced” business people during the day as well.

Because of the confines of their day-time jobs, many of these hidden rock stars don’t get the opportunity to let their hair down (if they have any to let down) and perform on stage for a throng of adoring fans. Athens Business Rocks hopes to create an opportunity for these hidden rock stars to reveal themselves – even if it’s for just a night or two.

After the opening round of music in early February (2,3,4), the Finals will take place Saturday, February 19th, 2011 – and all rounds will be held at the legendary 40 Watt Club in downtown Athens.

The deadline to register a band online is January 17, 2011 – the following day all the bands and performance schedules will be announced on the website. More information, including all details, is available at www.athensbusinessrocks.com.

WHEN:
Opening rounds: Feb. 2, 3, 4, 2011
Finals: Saturday, February 19th, 2011

WHERE:
The 40 Watt Club (Downtown Athens, GA)

WHO: The 2011 event is limited to 26 bands and we expect these slots to fill up quickly. Bands can be created by employees from local businesses, University departments and civic clubs. Each band will be required to prepare 15 minutes (approximately 3 songs) of cover songs. Registered bands will also receive free and discounted rehearsal time at Nuçi’s Space to prepare for their “big night.” (Details online)

Bands will be judged (criteria online) by a panel of celebrity judges that include Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers), Lisa Love (Georgia Music Hall of Fame) and several other “big wigs” to be announced soon.

WHY: The goal of Athens Business Rocks is two-fold; 1) help raise contributions for a great local nonprofit that focuses on providing support and resources for the music and creative community 2) engage and promote the business community while sharing a great night of music and fun in historic downtown Athens.

Proceeds will benefit Nuçi’s Space, a support and resource center for musicians in Athens, GA. The mission of Nuçi’s Space is to prevent suicide by providing obstacle-free treatment for musicians suffering from depression and other such disorders, as well as to assist in the emotional, physical and professional well-being of musicians. To accomplish this mission, Nuçi’s Space actively participates in treatment, educates to destigmatize mental illness and advocates for sufferers.

CONTACTS:
Bob Sleppy, Nuçi’s Space Executive Director: bob@nuci.org 706.227.1515
www.athensbusinessrocks.com

Up Until Now... Obamanation

Up Until Now releases debut on Sept. 14th

UP UNTIL NOW: Producers/Musicians Chris Byron (Dancer Vs. Politician, Nuçi's Space staff member) and Jay Murphy (Collective Efforts).

The duo's debut will be released on 1320 Records in the second week of September as a free download.

PLAYLIST OF THE DAY: Yacht Rock

At Nuçi’s Space, the daytime staff decides what music to play by assigning a rotating “themed playlist” to a different individual everyday.
THEME: Yacht Rock (WILL KISER)
DATE: July 1, 2010
SONG/ARTIST
This Is It – Kenny Loggins
What a Fool – Michael McDonald
Rosanna - Toto
Sara Smile – Hall & Oates
Reelin’ In the The Years – Steely Dan
Takin’ It To The Streets – Michael McDonald
Out of Touch – Hall & Oates
Highway to the Dangerzone – Kenny Loggins
Sailing – Christopher Cross

THIS FRIDAY: Benefit Concert

Camp Amped Band opens for DBT!

Photo by David Manning

A band made up of former Camp Amped participants had the incredible experience of being able to open for Drive-By Truckers at the sold-out 40 Watt last Thursday (January 14th). Here’s a rundown of some links to photos and video of the band, plus check out this awesome review of the show by Flagpole music editor Michelle Gilzenrat.

Online Athens Photos

Photos by Jamie

Video of Camp Amped performance of Morally Challenged

Jerry Fuchs (1974-2009)

We at Nuçi’s Space are extremely saddened by the death of our friend Jerry Fuchs.
Our hearts are filled with sorrow for his parents, his family and his friends.
Not only was Jerry an extremely talented drummer, he was a very close friend of Nuçi’s.
We can only hope that he and Nuçi together again are rocking the heavens with their music.
Sadly, the good ones always get away…
- Linda Phillips

New York Times Obituary
Henry Owings/Chunklet write-up

Pride Parade gets hyped by Rolling Stone...

photo by mike white (deadly designs)

"Pride Parade, a hyperkenetic Athens band big on brawn and bellow."

So says Rolling Stone online's HYPE MONITOR. The blog named-checked Pride Parade on yesterday... their new album Dose will be officially released on vinyl on September 12th at Caledonia (featuring The Jack Burton and Black Skies).

Romanenko needs your help!

ROMANENKO, posing in front of the record wall at Nuçi’s Space

Local trio Romanenko has had a HUGE wrench thrown into their plans to release their first full length album. One of the bandmembers had her house broken into and money the band had saved to be used to press the album and pay the studio for recording wasa stolen.

If you are able to help support the band and pre-order the record, details are below.

From the band's Myspace page:

HELP SAVE OUR RECORD!

Thanks for stopping by our page! We have been in the studio working on our first full length record since April, and our cd release is scheduled for September 23, 2009. On August 2, Jessie's house was broken into and cash stolen. Money we had set aside for pressing the cd, paying our studio bill, and printing fliers for our release show now has to be used for rent, etc.

As you'd guess, this sets us back pretty damn far. We are reaching out to the community in hopes that we can go ahead with the release as planned-- which means we need to get the cd pressed, print fliers and posters to promote the show (September 23 at 40 Watt!), and make sure the wonderful people at dreamLab Recording get paid for all the hard work they've done for us. Whether you can give us ten cents, ten bucks, or just pass this along to your friends... every little bit will help us.

Any donation of $10 or more is considered preordering the cd.

Click here, or copy and paste this URL into your browser to make a donation:
http://rko.x10hosting.com/

Win all-inclusive trip to Voodoo Fest!

Enter our raffle here - a once in a lifetime chance to see Widespread Panic, Drive-by Truckers (and dozens of other bands) at Voodoo Fest in New Orleans from October 30 - November 2nd.
PLUS: 100% your donation goes directly to Nuçi's Space to help musicians and artists.

The winner gets:
AirFare
Hotel
Tickets (including VIP passes – see below)
Spending money: $300 cold hard cash!

* Total Value of Trip: $2,350
* Must be 18 years of age to enter

www.rocknraffle.com

VIP PASSES
Include exclusive swag from Widespread Panic and the Drive-by Truckers and Special Side Stage Viewing Access for the Widespread Panic performance!

VIP passes also include:
• Reserved parking in the LOA parking lot
• Line free entrance
• Raised viewing area
• Complementary classic New Orleans lunch buffet with signature drinks daily*
• Complementary dinner buffet with a Bourbon Street style 3 for 1 drink specials nightly
• Continuous full bar service
• Exclusive live performances
• Private bathrooms
• Much more to come

Dark Meat album release!

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* R.E.M.'s Bertis Downs and Dead Confederate's Dawson Morris get a nice shout-out in this blog post about the role of band managers in today's world.

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CAMP AMPED AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!

WHO: Young musicians ages 11-17
WHAT: An after-school music program by Nuçi’s Space
in conjunction with the Athens School of Music.
WHEN: August 13-November 15th

PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE!!

Click here for more info!

download CAAS application
download CAAS scholarship application