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Lazy Sunday: A multitude of FEST 7 videos

I'm working all weekend at my real job to make up for all the time I took off to be in Gainesville last weekend, so updates have been and will continue to be scant until tomorrow. Anyway...

Are you sick of hearing about THE FEST 7 yet? I hope not, because I've got one last post to throw into your laps -- a special FEST-themed edition of Lazy Sunday with quite literally, a shitload of videos taken over the weekend by a hard-working group of videographers who elect to witness all of the greatness through a lens for our benefit, from places like Alternative Press and National Underground.

The videos can be found after the jump.

Lazy Sunday: Nothington

As hard as it is to believe, this is the last Sunday before The Fest, and what better way to conclude this weeks-long takeover of Lazy Sunday than by featuring a band that embodies everything great about The Fest. Nothington are one of many west coast bands coming out to Fest that don't make it this far east on a regular basis. As you'll see and hear, their sound fits right in with the understood characteristics of the 'Gainesville sound' -- gruff, powerful vocals and anthemic arrangements designed for sloshy sing alongs in between larger-than-normal sips on PBR tallboys.

Nothington will be playing at Market Street Pub on Saturday, November 1 at 8:40 as part of what is undoubtedly the most stacked show of Fest weekend. If you're coming out, I highly recommend checking out them and that show. I'll be there -- if you see me buy me a whiskey and I'll give you the sweatiest hug you've ever had the pleasure of receiving. Scout's honor.

On the WWH front, expect a ton of Fest-related updates going into next weekend as I've got a bunch of stuff in the pipeline that's just begging for my attention. And again, I'll be live-blogging from Gainesville all next weekend with plenty of photos and videos for everyone not attending.

Lazy Sunday: Paint It Black

I won't lie and say I'm a fan of stage dives (I guess I'm just too old) but watching videos rife with them such as this is pretty entertaining, if only because there's nobody stepping on your head in your living room or at the coffee shop or wherever else you crazy kids might be reading this.

This video of Paint It Black was captured at last year's Fest and as you'll see, the demand for more stage dives was easily filled. PIB tears through "Pink Slip" and "Atticus Finch" while everyone in attendance goes batshit around them. Good times.

This video was captured by Jeremy Silveira, and his videos as well as the videos of many others are available for free download over at National Underground.

Lazy Sunday: The Measure [SA]

Holy crap you guys, The Fest is only 3 weeks away! Ahh! After a year of patiently waiting, in 3 weeks thousands of deodorant-challenged people will converge on Gainesville for 72 hours of partying, making new friends and seeing awesome bands. By-the-by, if you've procrastinated on getting your Fest pass, you should get on that soon. IT WILL SELL OUT.

This week's video comes from the party people in The Measure [SA], who just released a new collection of b-sides/compilation songs/7" songs called One Chapter in the Book: A Collection of Standard Waits and Measurements. "Portland" is the song the band performs in this video, and it can be found on said collection. Enjoy.

Lazy Sunday: Bridge and Tunnel

I trust most of our readers are regular listeners of Issue Oriented, and if you're not, you should be, because it's one of the best punk-related podcasts out there. So those of you who have heard this performance can now look at it, too. Continuing our showcase of Fest 7 bands here on Lazy Sunday, here's Jeff and Rachel of Bridge and Tunnel performing "Call To The Comptroller's Office" from the band's outstanding full-length, East/West. Expect a review of that record very soon.

Lazy Sunday: Dillinger Four

We here at WWH figure now's a good as time as any to begin the countdown to The Fest 7. Hopefully none of you are sick of hearing about it, because I can say with great confidence that as Halloween weekend draws closer, it's only gonna get worse. Expect a lot of Fest-related posts over the next month, and again, I'll be blogging from Gainesville all Fest weekend long with recaps, photos, and videos.

For the next few weeks, we'll be featuring videos from Fests of years past on Lazy Sunday. Today, it's Dillinger Four performing "D4 = Putting the "F" Back in "Art"." at last year's Fest-ivities. The band's new record (and first in six years) C I V I L W A R drops on October 14, and I hope all of you assholes who downloaded the leak are planning on buying it.

Lazy Sunday: Johnny Cash

With news of All Aboard: A Tribute To Johnny Cash making its rounds on the tubes, I figured this is as good a time as any to refresh both of our memories on why exactly the man in black wields so much influence to such a wide array of people and artists -- the country folks, the metalheads, and the punks all have equal respect and admiration for Cash.

If you can find it, the 1969 documentary/concert film At San Quentin is one of the best of its kind, full of riveting performances from Cash as well as compelling footage and interviews from around the prison. Here's a video of Cash performing "I Walk The Line" (to be covered by Russ Rankin on All Aboard) from the film. After the jump, check out videos of "Folsom Prison Blues" and "A Boy Named Sue" from the same performance.

Lazy Sunday: The Gaslight Anthem

Are you sick of Flashlight Batman yet? Because I'm not. I must've listened to The '59 Sound eight times this weekend. It's a perfect record for all occasions -- driving, biking, grocery shopping, love making. I'm just kidding about that last one, in case my girlfriend's mom is reading this. Awkward.

Here's a video of the boys covering Tom Petty's "American Girl" at The Grog Shop in Cleveland a few months back, taken by one Scott Heisel. TGA does a loyal cover here, which is expected given how much influence the band draws from Petty. I'd kill for a soundboard-quality version of this song, or a studio version. Can we make that happen?

After the jump, check out Petty (and The Heartbreakers, I presume) performing the song circa 1978. I never realized how similar the beginning of "American Girl" is to the beginning of "Last Nite" by The Strokes.

Lazy Sunday: Tim Barry

Continuing this writer's streak of posts about punk rock frontmen turned folk solo artists, here's an extremely fun video of Tim Barry performing one of the best songs from his Rivanna Junction LP, "Dog Bumped". The crowd is obviously very into the performance and it's cool to see Tim feeding off of that energy and, ahem, gettin' rowdy.

Barry of course is set to embark on The Revival Tour with Chuck Ragan and Ben Nichols of Lucero in a few weeks, for what promises to be one of the most fun and unique tours of the fall. If it's coming anywhere near you, you'd be a certifiable fool to miss it.

Lazy Sunday: Rob Crow

Rob Crow has wet his beak in many bands and projects -- Heavy Vegetable, Goblin Cock, The Ladies, and of course, Pinback -- but it's when he does the solo thing under his real name that garners most of my attention. Living Well was one of my favorite records of 2007, a sprawling effort that took influence from Elliot Smith, Nirvana and even the Middle East and created a strangely soothing listen.

Here's a video of Crow performing "I Hate You, Rob Crow" (single version) at an in-store at Lou's Records in Encinitas, California. There's a second video after the jump of Crow performing "No Sun" from the same set. Both songs can be found on the aforementioned Living Well. Check out that sweet guitar playing -- you CAN, in fact, wail acoustically.