July 6, 2010
Ah, the era of social media. It has made us lazy with the website updates; we stay on top of Facebook and Twitter, and neglect our own site! Sigh.
But oh buddy, lots of stuff has happened in the almost 2 months since our last update! For starters, we released our second full-length LP “Gesture of a Gentleman” (you can buy it here), and marked the occasion with an amazingly-fun show at the Star Bar. The night was recorded (in video and audio) and we’ll be posting clips online in the near future.
As many of you have no doubt noticed, we’ve been getting a fair amount of radio play these days – big ups to the WRAS crew for getting the ball roliin’ on that!
Just this past weekend, we performed alongside our good friends Blair Crimmins and Lindsay Appel at the EARL’s pre-Independence Day bash. The place was packed with beer-swilling musical patriots, and what a blast we had. Thanks a million to all who came!
A little tidbit about our horizon: we’re currently working on what will become our next record. This will be an EP containing brand new tunes, recorded with very eclectic instrumentation (ukulele, hammered dulcimer, banjo, piano, percussion, pedal steel, dobro, etc). We think you’ll love it! More on this soon…
April 26, 2010
Our new album “Gesture of a Gentleman” is officially finished and will be ready for us to start sharing online later this week. The album contains 13 new songs and clocks in at almost exactly 1 hour. For the initial 250 copies, there will be 50 copies each of 5 different covers; below is one of the covers:
The album will first be available at our CD Release show at the Star Bar on May 15, and then in stores and online the next week.
Speaking of our CD Release show…. We are thrilled that our good friend ADRON has agreed to join us for the show! She will play an extended set, and then we will play for a good long while as well.
February 28, 2010
We had a great time at the Star Bar last night – the house was packed to the brim with people and great energy. Thanks!
At our recent shows, we’ve been previewing a lot of the material from our forthcoming album “The Gesture of a Gentleman,” and people have been asking us for the titles of the new songs. So here is last night’s setlist for those who asked!
1. Grant Park
2. Mothers & Fathers
3. Echoes
4. Fortune
5. A Call to Arms
6. The Gesture
7. Motel
8. Glass
9. Scissors
10. What a Great Idea
11. All My Things
February 8, 2010
That’s right, our CD release show is officially scheduled:
A Fight to the Death celebrate the release of “The Gesture of a Gentleman”
Presented by Team Luis
The Star Bar, Atlanta
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Lineup TBA
If you were one of the kind folks who joined our Kickstarter.com project last year, then you will get your hands on the disc much earlier, but to everyone else…May 15th is your first chance. It will then be available in local stores and the usual online outlets the following week.
More info soon!
October 19, 2009
Here’s what’s going on in the world of AFTTD:
** Our Kickstarter campaign is going strong; with 22 days to go, we have raised 58% of our goal. If you haven’t joined yet, jump on board and we’ll send you cool stuff. Also, we’ve been updating the Kickstarter page regularly with unreleased demos, videos, and live tracks.
** We begin pre-production for the new record this weekend. We’re planning on 10-12 songs, and aiming for a Spring release.
** Our next show is Oct 23 with Dave Daniels at the Star Bar.
** We are currently also planning our annual Holiday Charity Fundraiser. Once again, the show will be free to attend, but small donations of cash or canned goods will be accepted for the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Just like last year, there will be an exclusive limited A Fight to the Death CD single given to everyone who donates $5 or 5 cans of food at the door. We are very happy to say that Telegram will be coming out of semi-retirement to join us on the bill, and the night will conclude with a set of holiday tunes performed by some of Atlanta’s most awesome musicians.
July 9, 2009
Hey everyone – if you can find the time between now and July 31, please head over to Creative Loafing and vote for AFTTD in the “Best of Atlanta” 2009 poll! You can find it here: http://bestofatlanta.technomile.com/bestofatlanta.php
Feel free to vote for us as “Best Local Rock Act,” “Best International Music Act,” and of course….”Best Local Overall Music Act.”
Thanks in advance everyone!!!
And just for giggles, here are some other suggestions: 529 for “Best Place to Hear Local Music,” Star Bar for “Best Place to Hear Music for Free,” Judi Chicago for “Best Electronic Act,” OhmPark.com for “Best Local Music Blog,” and The Soulphonics for “Best Local R&B/Soul Music Act.”
Help Support our great friends!!
June 27, 2009
UPDATE: Photographer extraordinaire Kevin Griggs has posed a set of pics from the show on his Flickr page HERE.
After a long day full of dead celebrities, war & protests overseas, the tanking economy, and other such bad news…it was very nice to party our asses off with a room full of drinking, dancing, screaming friends and fans last night (6/25)! Our show at the Star Bar with Adron, Royal Bangs, and Lindsay Appel was an absolute blast; the crowd was large, sweaty, and of questionable sobriety. All of the bands on the bill had styles very different from one another, and there were no weak links – each band was at the top of their game!!
I suspect that this here site will get a handful of first-time visitors as a result, so to all of you newbies…WELCOME! Check the menu to the right for all the many ways you can harass us and follow us around!
I’m told that the always-wonderful OhmPark.com will have photos from the show up soon, and I’ll be sure to link them here whenever they pop up.
June 23, 2009
FREE show everybody! Anyone in Atlanta looking for a nice way to jumpstart the Corndogorama weekend need look no further than the Star Bar on Thursday night. This FREE show is presented by the fine folks at the Atlanta Guardian and features A Fight to the Death, Adron, Royal Bangs, and Lindsay Appel.
You should arrive around 9pm if you want to catch everyone – AFTTD will likely play sometime around 10 or 10:30.
And you can’t possibly forget about Corndogorama this weekend, as it returns to its rightful place in East Atlanta! AFTTD will hit the main stage around 5pm, but show up an hour early and you’ll see our very own Mark Carbone perform with Jeffrey Butzer at 4pm.
September 18, 2008
Our next two shows are gonna be a ton of fun, and we sure hope you’ll be there to share it with us! First up is the Gringo Star CD release show at the Star Bar on Oct 3 – we are extremely honored to have been asked to play this show alongside the Gringos (one of our favorite locals!) and the always fantastic Anna Kramer. If you haven’t heard Gringo’s new material – you are totally missing out!
Then the following night, Oct 4, we will play at Lenny’s with our old friends The Interiors. A couple of us actually went to high school with their singer, and haven’t seen him in nearly 10 years! The Interiors are coming down from Chicago to support their new record (out now on 54 40 or Fight! records), and this show will serve as a homecoming of sorts. Their record is amazing, and we hope to pack that place out for them….so come one come all. Also on the bill is Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun – we’re fans of this band, and are very pleased to finally get to share a bill with them! Come come!
July 20, 2008
We are happy to announce that our debut self-titled LP is now available online, in stores, and of course at our shows. As many of you know (you were there!), we celebrated the record’s release with a bash at Atlanta’s Highland Ballroom on July 19th. Words can’t even describe how much fun we had at this show; the turnout was amazing and everyone was just so f’n cool. The trio of Ben Gettys, Jamie Shephard, and Colin Bragg opened the evening with a selection of wonderful tunes that did a great job of setting the tone for the remainder of the night. Thanks guys!
By the time we hit the stage around 10:45, there was a line at the bar that stretched nearly to the door and the energy in the room was just fantastic. We were extremely pleased with the crowd’s reaction to our show, and very much enjoyed the interaction; everyone was there to have a good time and we sure hope we gave it to them!
As a side note: many of you know how we feel about cover charges for local shows – we don’t like ‘em. Many venues seem to be charging more and more to see local bands, and this only serves to drive away what few people we have in this town that actually care to see unknown bands. We have great love for a handful of strong local acts, but not a single one of them (including us for sure) is worth $10 at the door. Nothing against these bands – they’re truly great – but we are at a point in this town where we need to be doing anything we can to bring in new fans, rather than chasing them away. Low cover charges get more bodies in the door, get more alcohol sold at the bar, and sell more CDs for the bands – everyone wins! The reason I bring this up is that we feel our CD release show is a good poster child for the no/low cover charge plan. We had no cover charge, and as a result the venue made a killing at the bar and we sold a ton of CDs; again, everyone wins. We are very happy to see the Star Bar doing so many free shows lately – seems like they are reaping the benefits as well, as the club is once again considered a great place to play by good locals. Our last 2 shows at the Star Bar were free, and we have seen our fanbase grow exponentially because of it; our CD release party would have been a lot less crowded were it not for all those new fans we pulled in at the Star Bar a couple weeks back. Low/no cover shows can really get people out, and these same people will be much more willing to pay $5-8 in the future if they see something they like. OK…I’m off my soapbox!
