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THIS WEEK THURS 6.14 - DALLAS DUFF FRI 6.15 - SIBLING STRING SATURDAY 6.16 UNDER THE SUN SUN 6.17 - BRANDON HOOKER DUO 19K@AF?LGF ,< c 1#& www.wildwingcafe.com 30 METROSPIRITAUGUSTAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S INDEPENDENT VOICE SINCE 1989
IN MUSIC
At Least Lady Gaga Only Hurt Herself; Madonna Injured Millions
I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like to print retractions. Honestly, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because I never have to. Unfortunately, last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s article may have been a little off. Instead of blaming myself for giving out false information about a band breaking up, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to give out more false information about why I jumped to that conclusion. Yes, I did jump to the conclusion about the demise of one of my favorite bands, The Eskimojitos. But how could I not? Last I heard, singer/guitarist John Kruger had planned on starting his own line of coloring books. Lead guitarist Reno Mendoza has one of the biggest bath salt addictions Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever witnessed. Jack Craig decided that he was more into the arts and has begun posing nude for many local artists downtown. And by artists, I mean homeless people. And last, we have drummer Zach Swenson. After saving puppies from burning buildings in Iraq, Zach started his own fight club based in Clearwater, South Carolina. His actual whereabouts are unknown. With all these facts, who wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have guessed that the band would be doomed? Well Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy to inform all of my readers that The Eskimojitos are alive and well. When are they playing next? I have no idea. But I do know that they are still a band. A big thanks goes out to everyone who came out to see Taproot and Hurt this past Friday night at Sky City. I wish I remembered seeing you all. Some great bands are popping up all over Augusta this weekend. On Saturday night you can stop into 1102 Downtown Bar and Grill to check out Laroxes. The back bar at 1102 is one of my favorites to see bands. And if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to see the band, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what the pool tables are for. The band 57 Flip will have their CD Release Party at the Loft on Friday, June 22. Buy the new album and enjoy music from 57 Flip and False Flag. Now onto the world of rock retardation. A report has come out that many fans who attended a Madonna concert in Istanbul, Turkey, last week have lost their eyesight. During the opening song, 53-year-old Madonna managed to pop out one of her boobies. Doctors say that if she would of popped out both boobs, we could be looking at the end of a country. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at least worth Googling. In a related story of pop singers and injuries, during a live performance, one of Lady Gagaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back-up dancers accidently smacked her in the head with a pole, leaving the singer with a mild concussion. I figured with Lady Gagaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experience with poles being thrown in her face that she would have been more prepared than that. Gaga has finished a new album, but it has no release date yet. No Doubt has a release date, and now, they have a title. The ska/pop/rock? band will release â&#x20AC;&#x153;Push and Shoveâ&#x20AC;? on September 25. The band is shooting a new video for the disc this week. No word on whether Gwen will be taking time away from baby making to head out on tour or not. One of my favorite bands, Muse, released a sneak peak of their new album via YouTube this week. The two minute and 10 second teaser for the album â&#x20AC;&#x153;2nd Lawâ&#x20AC;? looked awesome, but sounded horrible. I was fine with it until they started to sound like Skrillex. The new album will be out in September. Calling all music junkies! What bands am I missing out on? Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming to Augusta that will blow me away? Let me know. Email matt@themetrospirit.com.
MATTSTONE can be heard weekdays from 2-6 p.m. on 95 Rock.
14JUNE2012