There was a lot to cover for last week’s Memphis Flyer story on Gonerfest 19, and some oft-neglected corners of the festival experience got short shrift. For beyond the wall-to-wall bands featured at Railgarten this coming weekend, the music will roll on, thanks to the festival’s featured Railgarten DJs and the bands and DJs at the many after parties.
As for the former, they’ll guarantee that the vibes and beats keep flowing even as bands tear down and set up, and they’ll include DJ Modern Girl (Thursday), DJ Byron Coley and DJ Timmy Vulgar (Friday), DJ Michael Bateman and DJ Annaliese Replica (Saturday), and DJ Big Bizzle Bluebland (Sunday).
But the DJs really take center stage at the after parties. That’s especially true on Friday and Saturday night, once Railgarten goes dark, when Central Station’s Eight & Sand Bar will host New York’s DJ Edan, who’s garnered considerable buzz recently. Both of these official Gonerfest after parties are free.
Meanwhile, more after parties will sprout up around Midtown all weekend, starting with Bar DKDC’s Thursday, September 22 event featuring bands Optic Sink, Il Gruppo FR, and Selma Oxor. At the same hour on the next night, they’ll feature Jack Oblivian & the Sheiks, Model Zero, Hartle Road, and DJ JB (from Aquarian Blood). Finally, on Sunday, September 25, DKDC will host an earlier “come down” party, starting at 5 p.m., with a mystery DJ.
The Lamplighter Lounge also enters the after party game, with Thursday’s band roster of Fortezza, Kids Born Wrong, Little Baby Tendencies, and Mystic Light Casino, starting after 10 p.m. Down the street, there are B-Side Memphis’ after shows, with The Kool 100s, Wayne Pain & the Shit Stains, Ace of Spit, and Shitstorm featured late Thursday, and Easy Action (featuring members of Negative Approach) and Fat Savage on Friday.
And while the Hi-Tone’s Friday lineup of Spacer, The Heavy Pour, and Rushadicus is not billed as an after party, it will likely still be raging once Gonerfest proper closes for the night. And the following night at the Hi-Tone should rage even harder, as the True Sons of Thunder, featuring Richard Martin of Richard & the Not Shits, hold court in the post-fest hours.
