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The Flagpole Music Awards, honoring the best music of the year from Athens, GA, is now open for voting.  E6-related nominees this year include Circulatory System, The Music Tapes, Nana Grizol, Supercluster, James Husband, and Casper & the Cookies.  Head over here to vote–the deadline is May 28th, and winners are announced at the Flagpole Athens Music Awards Show on June 24th at the Morton Theatre.

Attention local Madisonians (hometown of this blog) – Nana Grizol will be in town tomorrow night, Wednesday Nov. 18, performing at the east side Glass Nickel Pizza Co. (2916 Atwood Ave).  Opening are Plumtuckered and Coney Island.  It’s $5 at the door, and the show starts at 10pm – plus the best pizza in town, bar none.

Nana Grizol built up a fan base quickly in its short lifespan, first as a cult act in Athens, then gaining a much wider following after being asked to join 2008’s Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour.  When I saw them on their tour earlier this year with The Music Tapes and Brian Dewan, I was surprised to find myself pummeled by an impromptu mosh pit.  Thus excitement is high over their second album, Ruth, which comes out January 12th on CD and vinyl from Orange Twin Records, and is available digitally right now from iTunes and Amazon.  “Galaxies,” the second track from Ruth, in three short minutes summarizes so much of the band’s appeal: thoughtful lyrics, appealing vocals from Theo Hilton, bright and blaring horns.

MP3: Nana Grizol – Galaxies

Nana Grizol’s much-anticipated second album, Ruth, has a CD and LP release date of January 12th from Orange Twin Records, but it appears that you can download it now from iTunes and Amazon.com, if physical media are not so important to you.  Thanks to Scott for the tip.

You can also read an interview with Nana Grizol’s Theo Hilton at T.O. Snob’s Music.

Orange Twin Records has posted details for Ruth, the sophomore album from Nana Grizol, to be released on January 12.  (Thanks to David for the link.)  I’ve also updated their upcoming tour dates below.

Ruth,
by Nana Grizol
1. Cynicism
2. Galaxies
3. Blackbox
4. Atoms
5. Gave On
6. Grady and Dubose
7. From Here
8. Alice and Gertrude
9. Arthur Hall
10. For Things that Haven’t Come Yet
11. Sands

Tour Dates:

10.23.09 Athens, GA @ Go Bar
11.04.09 Chapel Hill, NC @ NightLight
11.05.09 Saint Mary’s City, MD @ Saint Mary’s College
11.06.09 Washington, DC @ TBA
11.07.09 Purchase, NY @ SUNY Purchase
11.08.09 New York, NY @ Cakeshop
11.09.09 Hamden, CT @ The Space
11.10.09 Portland, ME @ Apohedion
11.11.09 Brattleboro, VT @ TBA
11.12.09 Toronto, ONTARIO @ The Dakota
11.14.09 Geneseo, NY @ barn show – TBA
11.16.09 Detroit, MI @ The Trumbullplex
11.17.09 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
11.18.09 Madison, WI @ house show – TBA
11.19.09 Minneapolis, MN @ Hexagon Bar
12.03.09 Athens, GA @ Caledonia Lounge

Impose Magazine checked in with Theo Hilton as he wraps up work on Ruth, the second album by Nana Grizol. Scroll to the very bottom of the page and you can download a track from the album, “For Things That Haven’t Come Yet.”  Thanks to geneautry.

Impose Magazine: Nana Grizol’s Southern Generosity

As a last-minute reminder, the AUX Festival is being held this weekend in Athens.  Events include:

Tonight – October 9th: The Orange Twin Fall Festival at the Orange Twin Conservation Community
8:00 pm – Scott E. Spillane EXP
8:45 pm – Nana Grizol
9:30 pm – Elf Power
10:15 pm – Vic Chesnutt and Elf Power
11:00 pm Neil Hamburger

Saturday – October 10th: Krautrock legends Faust and Circulatory System perform at the 40 Watt

Sunday – October 11th: Faust master class workshop at the Cine Lab

Nana Grizol will be hitting the road in November, and below are the announced dates. Expect more to materialize within the next month…

10/23/09 – Go Bar – Athens, GA
11/04/09 – NightLight – Chapel Hill, NC
11/05/09 – Saint Mary’s College – Saint Mary’s City, MD
11/06/09 – TBA – Washington, DC
11/07/09 – SUNY Purchase – Purchase, NY
11/08/09 – Cakeshop – New York, NY
11/09/09 – The Space – Hamden, CT
11/10/09 – Apohedion – Portland, ME
11/11/09 – TBA – Brattleboro, VT
11/13/09 – The Dakota – Toronto, ONTARIO
11/14/09 – Barn Show – Geneseo, NY – More Details Soon!
11/15/09 – Garfield Art Works – Pittsburgh, PA
11/17/09 – Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL
12/03/09 – Caledonia Lounge – Athens, GA w/Madeline, HAM1