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Check out his website or Wes Ables on MySpace.

Hawkeye Pierce are wandering blues-men traversing the endless expanse of Americana. They play “heart-wrenching indie rock,” twangy and soulful. Singer Lefty Parsons is said to possess “a pretty voice that makes you want to do bad things “. Drummer Russell Simmons brings his experience and expertise to this stew of country, rock, rhythm & blues.

Check out Hawkeye Pierce on Facebook.

An aggressive and celebratory mixture of whiskey and cigarettes, Walk from the Gallows plays down-home country folk-punk that makes you want to either shake your fist or punch somebody in the face in a dark smoky bar somewhere in the middle of Mississippi.

Joseph Lazzari and fiance Kathryn Humphrey sing honest and heartfelt songs about the trials and tribulations of growing up in a big and oftentimes cruel world.

Check out Walk from the Gallows on Myspace.

Skin Jobs is one of Atlanta’s newest bands, but these musicians are anything but newcomers to our music scene. Rick Moore and David Lane of Lay Down Mains have joined forces with Brandon Arnold, frontman from The Preakness, and drummer Mack Cole, who has played in numerous Atlanta groups.

This lineup proves to be catchier and more straight-forward than Lay Down Mains, but heavier and more high-energy than The Preakness. These guys have found a very happy medium and this will only be the group’s third show.

In fact, Skin Jobs is so brand-spanking new there’s no band page yet, but check out members’ former incarnations as Lay Down Mains on MySpace or The Preakness on MySpace.

This brand new 4-piece consists of songwriting team Justin Sias and Russell Owens from Batata Doce and Missile Command. Drummer Jody Burt (AKA RocknRoll Machine) and keyboardist Stephanie Mma add a collective new twist and the result is sci-fi spy music piped through a retro tropical paradise. Expect laser guns, spaceships, catchy hooks and smoke machines. The band makes its live debut at this year’s Other Sound Festival.

Check out band members’ former projects Batata Doce on Myspace or Missile Command on Myspace.

All-star hobosexuals featuring some of Atlanta’s most colorful and popular musicians. Tom Cheshire met Brent Hinds on a corner under a bridge in 1993. They were panhandling and drinking cough syrup and songs started spewing out of them. Throw Mike Shina, Stiff Penalty and Ben Thrower into the mix and you got a good time. The cast of musicians is always changing. I have seen them play with a 16 piece orchestra and I have seen them play with just Tom Cheshire tap dancing and a Chinese girl playing the tuba. Either way, it’s always a good night out. Songs of loss and laughter and maybe even a new lease on life. I can’t think of a better way to spend a fall evening. Wear something nice.

Check out West End Motel on Myspace.

Authors Apology’s multi-instrumentalist Keith Bailey started by walking around Atlanta with a four-track, creating a stack of off-time demo tapes and learning-curve melodies. From there, some veteran stewards of Atlanta’s indie scene jumped on board, helping Bailey gel his demos into driven, indie-pop crowd-pleasers.

Check out Authors Apology’s website, find their music on MySpace, or follow them on Facebook.

What Happened to Your Fire, Tiger’s textured silky sound is fueled by singer Hilary Yarbrough’s (Aviator) Fender Rhodes, and Bryan Slusher’s (Slushco) lush guitar lines. A thunderous current of drums by Corey Pallon (Pistolero) roils under the surface and singer Carrie Hodge (Parade) provides the stabilizing rhythmic foundation on bass. Dark lyrics and haunting female harmonies make for a moody listen. Four lead singers from four other bands makes WHTYFT a supergroup of sorts.

Check out What Happened to Your Fire, Tiger?’s music on MySpace.