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A Fight to the Death
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Atlanta, GA
CJ Bargamian (guitar, vocals, ukelele)
Mark Carbone (percussion)
Nathan T Green (piano, accordion, backing vocals)
George Wallace (pedal steel)
Daniel Winn (bass)
Instead of the usual boring band bio, we’ll just tell you that A Fight to the Death is Avant-Western-Americana-Gypsy music built with Latin and Mediterranean rhythms, surf twang, and melodies fit for lonely midnight drives through the desert.
Here is a series of random facts about AFTTD:
1. Daniel tends to bring good beer to rehearsal, whereas the rest of us usually arrive with PBR or High Life cans.
2. Whenever we record part of a rehearsal, the video camera always ends up being pointed at Daniel. As a result, we have dozens of low-budget music videos for our songs, all starring only Daniel and occasionally George’s back.
3. Mark recently flipped over his bike’s handlebars and broke his clavicle and a rib.
4. We wear shirts and ties on stage because A) we’re gentlemen; B) classy attire does not go out of style; and C) ZZTop tells the truth: ladies go crazy for a sharp-dressed man.
5. At a recent show, our opening act was a panel discussion and Q&A session regarding organic farming.
6. We’ll be recording our second record in the fall of 2009.
7. Our hometown of Atlanta is currently making us very proud musically – go team.
8. Nathan doesn’t believe in vegetables – not even pickles. Don’t ever tell him that french fries come from potatoes (shhhh…).
9. George knows more than you do about axe handles.
10. We rehearse in a big metal barn. Seriously.
11. CJ thinks that two of the worst things in the world are pleated pants and ironic trucker hats.
The press says:
“…an array of accordions, honky-tonk pianos, and Romanian rhythms, sun-stroked telecasters supply the album’s cinematic ether, electing the group as the most likely candidate to have scored the notoriously soundtrack-barren No Country for Old Men. A sepia-toned album of stark confrontations, Afttd sees itself through to its own bittersweet conclusions, and despite the band’s Atlanta home-base, A Fight to the Death’s cosmopolitan sound should guarantee it enough ammunition to nourish its internationally-sized ambitions.” – Flagpole Athens, 9/24/08
“AFTTD sees Bargamain’s gorgeous songwriting surrounded by a very talented band that seems to compliment him perfectly and results in a tasty flavour of nu-Americana.” – OhmPark.org, 10/07/08
“…A Fight to the Death crafts epic, filmic Morricone-esque pop scores…” – Creative Loafing, 9/01/08
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A Fight to the Death
Posted project update #12Almost done!
Hello everyone, we just wanted to give you guys an update on the recording of the new album!
We have finished 90% of the recording, and then we have to mix it and have it pressed. We are shooting for 3/31 to have all recording and mixing done, and then we'll officially release it into the wild at our CD release show on May 15th at the Star Bar.
For those of you who are are expecting a digital download version of the album, you can expect to get an email & download link sometime in early April. For those of you who get a hard copy of the album, you can expect it to head your way shortly after that!
We'll be reaching out to you all for addresses, etc in the coming weeks...
Thanks again guys - you are all awesome!
A Fight to the Death
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A Fight to the Death
Posted project update #11You Guys are Awesome
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A Fight to the Death
Posted project update #10Video Diary #4: Pre-Production Begins!!
Here's a short little clip of us on our first pre-production day. We were hooking up our recording rig, setting levels, etc. The next day, we recorded the entire album in demo form (which some of you will get a copy of soon!), and we're currently tracking overdubs.
Enjoy this short bit of goofiness!
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A Fight to the Death
Posted project update #9Video Diary #3: Back to Work
This is just a short little clip of us getting back to work after a month-long break (when Mark broke his collarbone). Nothing fancy, just us setting up gear, cracking up, and working on some new ideas.
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A Fight to the Death
Posted project update #8Evolution of a Crowd Favorite
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A Fight to the Death
Posted project update #7Exclusive Demo Track: "Humble"
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Posted project update #6Video Diary #2: Writing a(nother) New Song
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Posted project update #5Video from last night's show - brand new song!
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A Fight to the Death
Posted project update #4Video Diary #1: Writing a New Song
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Posted project update #3Words of Wisdom from Allison Weiss
Allison is a songwriter from Athens, GA who just completed her own very successful Kickstarter campaign. She posted a really great little article about what it means to be an independent artist in the modern era: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/allisonweiss/help-make-the-new-allison-weiss-ep/posts/347
It is definitely worth a read if you are a musician or music-lover; she hits the nail on the head.
CJ
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Posted project update #2Behind the scenes...
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Posted project update #1Hello, and welcome!
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