So after being away from our website for entirely too long, we really do promise to start being better about it.

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Many thanks to all who came out to the Wonderroot Community Arts Center for the East Atlanta Reggae Explosion! i-Tegrity put on a fantastic set and 3052 showed up in top form as always.

Great success, thanks to you!

3052 and i-Tegrity will be performing at the Wonderroot Community Arts Center in East Atlanta on Saturday, October 4th. Make sure to come early to check the artwork by local artists, and bring your friends!

The fun starts at 8:00 pm, admission is $5 at the door.

So we will be playing at The Apache Cafe with i-Tegrity and other guests on August 23rd starting at 8:00 pm, $10 at the door, 18+.

Then the following week, we will be returning to The Five Spot with fellow dubheads Wade in the Rhythm to rock the house once again. Please bring your friends! $5 at the door, starts at 8:00 pm and goes until we get tired!

Check it out at http://dub3052.wordpress.com/download/i-chase-the-devil/, along with some commentary and background info on the song, the original artist, and the 3052 dub version.

Enjoy!

Keep an eye out for details on our upcoming reggae night at the Wonderroot community center in East Atlanta. We have been green-lighted for October 4th, stay tuned for details!

3052 is happy to report success at last Sunday’s 5 Spot gig with our brothers in reggae, Wade In The Rhythm. Thank you so much for everyone that came out and made the show a success for all involved – the tip jar was full, the beer was flowing, and we all had a great time!

Stay tuned for a repeat performance with Wade In The Rhythm sometime in August at the 5 Spot!

The Beer 4 Boobs event at Sweetwater Brewing Company was a total success! The brew was delicious as always, the crowd was friendly (even our German shepherd/chow mascot Markus was there!), and a good time was had by all. Thanks to everyone that came out to support Delta Company, 3052, and the benefit itself for keeping us playing until the last possible allowable moment – and especially for letting us play that encore for you.

Big shout outs to J, WG, AA, Sheryl and Andy @ Sweetwater!

Last Saturday I parked at my friend’s Jesus’ apartment in Midtown Atlanta like I do on many a weekend evening. Unlike most weekend evenings, we had big plans… we hung out while the rest of our friends arrived and worked on pre-gaming up until about 9:00 pm, at which point we headed out on foot.

After a short walk we arrived at the CW Midtown complex / Center Stage / whatever the hell it is called now, and immediately went in the wrong door. FYI, the door to the left is Vinyl – not the glass door. I figured out we had made a mistake as soon as I heard crooning and saw flyers for Anthony Jaymes or someone with a similar name.

So we walked around to the other door, paid, and sat down at the bar… more after the jump.

For those of you who have not been in Vinyl, it is a small, intimate single-room club (although bigger than something like the Ten High in the Virginia Highlands). The decor is fairly modern and unobtrusive, but with a warm feel – low lighting and a color scheme emphasizing reds and browns – plus it seemed like whoever was running the lighting also favored the red cans over the stage.

The Reggae Coalition Band was already playing when we walked in. As I turned back to the stage I noticed that it was the bassist who was singing the lyrics for “Natural Mystic.” From what I saw, they put on a pretty good performance (with quite an emphasis on Marley covers). Unfortunately the club was less than full at that point, so the Coalition didn’t get as much audience love as they should have, but all in all a good performance.

After the Coalition finished their set, my friends sat down to discuss the best values in terms of quality and price, and adjust our consumption strategies accordingly. (The veredict, you ask? Cheapest “nice” beer – draft Sweetwater 420 for $4, cheapest “crappy” beer – $3 PBR tallboy.) I also made conversation with some of the folks in the crowd… I spoke with a guy Jacksonville who flew in for the show (who definitely started early since he was totally plastered) and I also heard about some folks who drove in from Asheville, NC.

Then suddenly, after what has to be one of the shortest breakdown-setup breaks I’ve ever experienced at a live show… Groundation. Most of the audience rose to its feet immediately to rush the front of the stage as the nine members energetically kicked off the set.

They followed with “Praising” (my personal favorite). Now, the album version of the song features Apple Gabriel and Don Carlos performing the background vocals with the signature Israel Vibration vocal trills / phrasing / whatever you call them. Now, since I’ve seen the man turn up as an unannounced guest at two different concerts previously, I thought it was possible that he might be there until I heard the backup singers performing the part instead. No matter – Groundation puts on a hell of a show, regardless of who they share their stage with.

Although there was plenty of energy in the air already, “Weeping Pirates” really got the crowd going, and the few people who had not already approached the stage started trickling down to the front. My friend M was particularly happy to hear this one.

Suddenly, Harrison (Stafford, vocalist and guitarist) announced a very special guest – I only had to see a cane-wielding right hand peeking out from the side curtain to know. Apple stepped just as applause erupted after Harrison announced his name. After saying a few words, he lifted his hand and said “Rudeboy shufflin’!” and with a two-count, the band launched into the Israel Vibrations classic to the tune of screams and cheers.

All in all it was a fantastic night. Apple did a few numbers with the band, leaving them to close out the set. They all sounded unbelievably tight – even better live than recorded. And we all got muuuch more than we expected: great Groundation tunes, a badass percussion solo jam, Apple Gabriel, and a nice Israel cover.

Any true reggae lover would’ve been satisfied… almost. I still had to scream clap and cheer to do my part to precipitate the inevitable encore – “Get Up, Stand Up” – and Bob would’ve been proud.

Check out the full picture set here.

For all you folks that won’t be able to make it to the Gordon Biersch tapping party on Thursday June 26, 3052 has 3 confirmed dates in July:

Screen on the Green 4th of July Celebration – 7/4/08 – Join 3052 @ 3052 Clarendale Dr. for a night of patriotic celebration, reggae, lawn-screen movies, and jungle juice!

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Beer 4 Boobs @ Sweetwater Brewing Company – 7/19/08 – Check out 3052 and Delta Company at the Beer 4 Boobs breast cancer benefit event at the Sweetwater brewery. $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Check out the following websites:

• Beer 4 Boobs
• Beer 4 Boobs (Facebook)
• Delta Company

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3052 @ The Five Spot – 7/20/08 – 3052 makes an appearance at The Five Spot, one of the premier music venues in Little Five Points. More details to come!

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