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Sad Fish EP Release

Atlanta Brazilian Psych Surf band, Sad Fish, will be having their release show for their new EP Take the Bait on Friday, November 10th at the Casa Nova. Additional performances will include Atlanta Legend Cousin Dan and A Drug Called Tradition.

Admission is a small $5 donation, and doors are at 9 pm. Check them out on FaceBook here for more info.

#Arthur Cabral #Daniel Scoggins #Cousin Dan #Emma Rubenstein #Take the Bait #Sad Fish

EP Review: Sad Fish - Take the Bait

Sad Fish’s second EP release Take the Bait is a snapshot of lead singer, songwriter and guitarist Arthur Cabral’s musical roots and the places they are leading him. Recorded in Daniel Scoggin’s, aka local Atlanta legend Cousin Dan’s, basement over the past year. The Ep starts off with some soft psychedelic bossa nova to ease your eardrums into a soothing place preparing you for the musical journey.

Cabral and Scoggins intentionally hold on to the lo-fi sound Sad Fish are known for by using the Casio piano beats Cabral uses live. They do step up the production value from the first EP release which is reflective of the development of Sad Fish’s overall sound. After exploring Cabral’s Brazilian bossa nova roots in "Vida," the second track starts in with the Casio beat. "Counting the Sheep," has a throwback spaced-out 80’s feel with futuristic laser bass, reverb-soaked vocals and big echoing drum fills.

"I Know," steps up the pace with a guitar riff that catches your ear from the very beginning packing a carefully crafted melodic punch. As with most of Cabral’s riffs, they are somewhat off kilter which is what gives Sad Fish such a unique sound. Rotten House is another song centered around a melodic guitar riff with a catchy hook to match.

The whole EP has a gradual building up and breaking back down which is fully realized in the last track "LaLa Song." Cabral and Scoggins lead you into psychedelic Brazilian tall tale which I don’t want to spoil here, but it is both epic and inspiring.

Sad Fish has stepped up their game since the first release. The creative relationship between Scoggins and Cabral is both evident and subtle. Scoggins helps flesh out that 80’s feel that Cabral and band members Emma Rubenstein and Sean Conlon already tap into. Take the Bait sees both complex and dancy sides that Sad Fish teeters between fully fleshed out. The EP release is November 10th at The Casa Nova with Cousin Dan and A Drug Called Tradition sharing the bill.

You can pre-order Take the Bait via Godless America Records here.

#Sad Fish #Emma Rubenstein #Arthur Cabral #Sean Conlon #Cousin Dan #Daniel Scoggins #Take the Bate #The Casa Nova #Brazilian Psych Surf

Carl Janes' July Threedom for Freedom!

Carl Janes has been occupying an odd little building in East Atlanta Village, easily missed if your eyes blink in the wrong rhythm. It sits behind the end of the Flatiron building, hence the name of the bar, where it stands perfectly square and autonomous. The spot holds a hypnotic golden glow, that can’t be missed once noticed. This building is Carl Janes’ artist playground, The Secret Spot.

One fateful night about eight years ago Janes was in the village after a show at The Earl when in his words, “I came around the corner, I found the little building, and there was this intense aura coming from it. It was vacant, and I immediately knew that I had to figure out how to get inside.” Janes eventually did, and he turned it into an art clubhouse for him and his new friends. “The first year I just kind of hid in here and made things, let my mind wander, pretty much what I’m still doing… I was new to town and slowly making friends. When they would hit me up, I would tell them I was at The Secret Spot. And it was born.”

As Janes started to make a name for himself around the city, it began to occur to him that his Secret Spot had much more potential. His artistic playland could be a place to showcase his artistic vision as well as the other artists he had befriended. “I realized I wanted to create a space that inspired in others the same freedom that I was discovering”, he said. It started with small fireside gatherings to celebrate the full moon. “Sitting there one night around a fire I told my new-at-the-time friend Jason Elliott that when I looked at the building, I saw a golden stage.” His now long time friend Elliot didn’t let up on his vision and his band The Spirits were the first band to play atop The Secret Spot.

In the eight years Carl Janes has been occupying The Secret Spot he has made many friends and memories. Somewhere at the top of this list was late one night after a massive production next door, put on by Adidas, he convinced two of his friends to hijack the scissor lifts. “I convinced them we should hijack the scissor lifts, take them up as high as they would go, and drive around The Secret Spot. We did what I dubbed at the time “The World’s Highest High Five”! Oh, the fun and the elation of freedom…”

It is with a heavy heart that this will be the last bonfire at The Secret Spot. So come out and celebrate all the love and freedom Carl Janes has helped provide this July 3rd! July Threedom will have performances by Cousin Dan and Goldyard! Janes and friends have a whole slew of special surprises waiting for attendees so make sure you’re there for this final fire celebration!

#Carl Janes #The Earl #The Secret Spot #Goldyard #Cousin Dan