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30/08/2022

Official Music video for "Call Me Achilles" by John Calvin Abney, from the forthcoming album "Tourist" out August 5th, 2022 on Black Mesa Records. https://bm...

30/08/2022

Yesssss!!!

The new lyric video for “Elephant Radio” by Squalls just went live. Written by Bob Hay, this is the studio version recorded and mixed by Jim Hawkins at Electro-Acoustic Systems, Athens, GA. It originally came out on the Squalls self titled EP Mbrella Records in 1984 and has been out of print since 1985.

It will be available on Squalls [Remastered Expanded Edition] on Propeller Sound Recordings later this year, but you can reserve your copy now at https://propellersoundrecordings.com/

Bob Hay - Vocals, Guitar, Cowbell
Mark Cooper Smith - Drums
Ken Starratt - Guitar
Diana Torell - Vocals, Keyboards, Congas
Alan Walsh - Bass

Some video clips courtesy of Squalls member archives
Still photographs of Squalls by Sandra-Lee Phipps
Video by Vanessa Briscoe Hay

To watch Elephant Radio, click here:
https://youtu.be/nK0IdeTKcUE

29/08/2022

Jeff Walls was a gem.

27/08/2022

27/08/2022

So excited to announce the band and I will be playing a special show with some very special guests at Dee's Lounge on Wednesday, September 14. We will hit the stage around 9:30, following Shannon McNally Music who is doing a month long weekly residency, and proceed into the later hours.

Looking forward to seeing you.

Poster by the great Keith Brogden Thinking Out Loud Design

24/08/2022

Forever the nicest guy in punk rock. Thanks for believing in my wacky ideas. ❤️

Happy Birthday to our brother and the best to ever do it. Everything we do is for you, the whole world misses you more and more every single day. Show our bro some love to day. SOTO FOREVER 💙

21/08/2022

Dylan is truly unlike anyone else you’ll ever meet. For one thing … they have most likely seen more shows than you have. Don’t believe us. Come see our film Cinequest
Here they are taking in the breathtaking beauty of Colorado Chautauqua We’re excited to experience our film Hammer Theatre Center and Pruneyard Cinemas for next week’s screenings!

17/08/2022

Asking for your help on behalf of a good friend, and legendary performer. Back in 2019, my band and I performed at the Bowl Full of Blues Festival in Newton, Iowa. Kim Simmonds and Savoy Brown headlined the show that night. The guys in Savoy Brown and I became friends and have kept in touch since then. Kim Simmonds is a legendary guitarist, musician and songwriter as we all know, but, he is also an incredibly gracious and humble human being. Unfortunately, he is going through a rough time right now and has been diagnosed with a rare form of stage 4 colon cancer. He can use our help right now. If you are able to help out even with a small donation, I know he and his family would be extremely grateful. Follow the link below and you can donate to help Kim and his family with the overwhelming medical bills, expenses etc. that they are facing. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration!!
https://savoybrown.com/donate/
Here is a note from Mr. Simmonds to his friends and fans with more information....
https://savoybrown.com/2022/08/15/important-news-update/

15/08/2022

Artist: Derek Hoke Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee Song: “Wild and Free” Album: Electric Mountain Release Date: September 9, 2022 Label: 3Sirens Music Group In Their Words: “‘Wild and Free’ is the first single from my forthcoming album, Electric Mountain. The record is something of a depart...

12/08/2022

Athens band Squalls isn’t always listed among the city’s ‘golden age’ ensembles of the early ‘80s. They aren’t as well-known in mainstream circles as The B-52′s, R.E.M., Pylon, Love Tractor or even Widespread Panic but the quirky Classic City combo is often cited by their peers and fan...

12/08/2022

My new song “Forsythia” is available everywhere today. Thank you to Elizabeth Cook, Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas for performing it with me. Thanks to Trey Call for engineering it and to Joseph Cash for capturing some of these moments. Special thanks to John Carter Cash for overseeing it all. Go listen and pre-order some vinyl!

05/08/2022

Wow. This record.

A conversation with Lee Bains and the premiere of “The Battle of Atlanta” from his new album “Old-Time Folks.”

01/08/2022

Some familiar faces!

A documentary focusing on the progression of Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Protopunk, Power Pop, Glam Rock, Punk, New Wave and Alternative Music scene from 1975 to ...

29/07/2022

The NEW ALBUM is live! Go check it out wherever you listen to music… 🕺🏻🪕🎻

https://ffm.to/1knqzor

29/07/2022

New Squalls single just dropped 💥

Bob Hay wrote “Cindy” after seeing the B-52’s perform in the old, grungy Georgia Theatre. Technically named after B-52’s member Cindy Wilson, Bob mistakenly thought Cindy was Kate Pierson and vice versa, so while the song is really about Kate, “At the beach it was wet and windy. I wanna be with Kate” didn’t roll off the tongue quite as easily.

Also this morning, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution premiered the "catchy and colorful" word video collage created by singer-songwriter-artist Vanessa Briscoe Hay, co-founder of Pylon.
Watch the video and stream the single 👉 https://buff.ly/3NBBstK

28/07/2022

Stay tuned for updates on a handful of live fall dates. One is locked-in so set your calendars for Friday Oct 7th at The Loft in Uptown Columbus, Ga. We need as many true Mudd fans as we can muster for this show. The Friday night show will kick off the ICF Kayak World Cup competition in Columbus Oct 7-9. Come on down and see first hand why they call it “the fall line” as the boats hit the rapids, and then come to The Loft to hear tunes from our upcoming album… Fall Line.