The Mule Train All-Stars include members of The Incredible Sandwich and The Corduroy Road joining label owner Ryan Kelly in an all out jam session that took place on June, 30 2009 in The Green Room.
Jun 24
As music fans already know, the Georgia Theatre—an Athens icon for all types of music—almost burned down on Friday, June 19 (the exterior walls and sign remain intact).
At seven in the morning as the sun barely rose over the downtown skyline, flames tore through the center of the beloved building and shot into the air at a height of 40 to 50 feet. After an hour, firefighters had the fire under control, but the smoke and the smell lingered into the evening.
Hundreds of people gathered around the corner of Lumpkin and Clayton streets to see the gutting of this venue. And hundreds more, who knew the feeling of playing on that stage or being part of that crowd, understood what this loss meant.
The Incredible Sandwich achieved one of it’s dreams and celebrated the release of its self-titled debut EP on Mule Train Records at the Theatre in April of 2009.
“It’s kind of surreal that we’ll actually be playing there. The Georgia Theatre is such a great venue,” Matt told an Athens Banner Herald reporter before the release party.
The Corduroy Road also has fond memories at this venue.
From this fire, we at Mule Train hope something bright will emerge—a phoenix to demonstrate the power and community of music.
Mule Train Records supports the employees of The Georgia Theatre and a rebuilding of this structure.
To show our support, $1 of every Mule Train merchandise purchase, including cd’s, t-shirts, etc will go towards the rebuilding of the Theatre.
May 19
Headin’ to Bonnaroo this Summer? Look for Mule Train Records in the Bonnaroo Beacon on Thursday and Sunday at the ‘Roo!
Also, check out the title track from The Corduroy Road’s upcoming LP “Love Is a War” and a special release of The Incredible Sandwich’s “Bluebird 1, ” not featured on the new self-titled EP on the June Relix Magazine sampler CD!
You can also hear “Love is a War” on the Athfest 2009 Compilation CD. Click the links below to learn more about Athfest and this great compilation CD that benefits Athens, GA’s biggest festival of the Summer!!
