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Tasty World

About Me

Booking is done through :: [email protected] ::
The bookers are Murphy Wolford and Mercer West. Visit http://www.tastyworld.net/booking.html for booking information.
Tasty World is a two-story bar housed in the old Fridgidare building in the heart of downtown Athens, with all of our bands performing in the second floor room. Since opening in 1997, Tasty World has hosted the finest in local, regional, national, and international Rock, Pop, Country, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Funk, Bluegrass, Punk, Metal, and World Music, with a fair share of singer-songwriters, former child stars, dancing outlaws, and vampire Elvises. Pool tables, video games, full bar, and an extensive beer selection (Over 30 in the bottle, sixteen on draught) to boot.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/19/2006
Band Website: http://www.tastyworld.net
Influences: Bands that have graced the Tasty World stage: My Morning Jacket; The Shins; Sound Tribe Sector Nine; Drive-By Truckers; Marah; Kings of Leon; The Long Winters; The Mooney Suzuki; Mr. Quintron and Miss Pussycat; The Pernice Brothers; Richard Buckner; Centro-Matic; The Glands; Tim Easton; Jay Bennett & Edward Burch; Secret Machines; Rogue Wave; Helio Sequence; Iron & Wine; Mates of State; Modern Skirts; The Hold Steady; Swearing at Motorists; Angie Aparo: Plastic Constellations; NRBQ; Jarboe;The Fleshtones; The Posies; The Deathray Davies; Slobberbone/The Drams; The Octopus Project; The Star Room Boys; Songs:Ohia/Magnolia Electric Co.; Todd Snider; The Rosebuds; Summer Hymns; Glossary; Leif Garret; Corey Feldman; 2 Live Crew; Enon; Josephine Foster; Varnaline/Anders Parker; The Black Lips; Harvey Milk; Drums and Tuba; Mastadon; Saturday Looks Good to Me; The Black Heart Procession; Black Rebel Motorcycle Club; 764-HERO; Matt Pond PA; Damo Suzuki; Battles; Don Caballero; (Smog); Troubled Hubble; The Whigs; Hall of Fame; Head of Femur; Preston School of Industry; Jim White; Adam Franklin (Swervedriver); Blue Mountain; Scout Nibblett; The Baptist Generals; Great Lake Swimmers; The Samples; Angie Aparo; Will Hoge; The Dashboard Saviors; Honky; The Woggles; Supagroup; This Bike is a Pipe Bomb; Japancakes; Ambulance, Ltd.; The Moaners; Ben Kweller; Dr. Dog; Lol Tolhurst (The Cure); The High Strung; Tapes ..n Tapes; The Annuals; Manchester Orchestra; The Cherry Valence; The Bottle Rockets; Earl Greyhound; Apollo Sunshine; Grand Champeen; Peelander-Z; Grand Buffet; J-Roddy Walston & The Business; The Brunettes; O'Death; Rock Plaza Central; Two Gallants; Unknown Hinson; Stevie Tombstone, Dead Meadow; Baroness; Elf Power; The Wrens; Holly Golightly; Heartless Bastards; Woven Hand, Pretty Lights
Sounds Like: Iggy Pop in drag having a drink with a sorority girl on acid.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

SHINY TOY GUNS TICKETS

Below are is the link to purchase tickets for Shiny Toy Guns October 14thSHINY TOY GUNS
Posted by on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:11:00 GMT

Kid Koala in Flagpole

Here's a piece on Kid Koala from the Flagpole. Kid Koala is performing at Tasty World Saturday March 31st.Kid Koala in Flagpole
Posted by on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:45:00 GMT

Apollo Sunshine in The Marquee

Here's an article on Apollo Sunshine from the ABH Marquee.Apollo Sunshine will be performing with Earl Greyhound on Wed. March 7th.http://onlineathens.com/stories/030107/marquee_200703010 19.shtml
Posted by on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:55:00 GMT