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Goner Birthday Party Sunday, Feb 28, 2010 at the Lamplighter, Memphis, TN. 9pm Free!

Tonight, Jackson, MS’s Overnight Lows celebrate the release of their first album “City Of Rotten Eyes,” available from Goner Records on CD or clear vinyl! Opening up will be Memphis’ River City Tanlines, with before, between, and after-show music provided by the Goner DJs.

Fast, furious, and fun punk rock from our longtime favorites Overnight Lows. Come out for a great time!

And don’t miss the great article Commercial Appeal reporter Bob Mehr wrote on the Overnight Lows, right here.

We thought this day would never come!

FIfteen years after Jackson, Mississippi’s Overnight Lows formed from the ashes of the Comas, Marsh and Daphne Nabors (and drummer Paul Artigues) finally stepped into the recording studio, emerging with the 12-song City of Rotten Eyes.

The Overnight Lows aren’t gonna waste your time attempting to show you the path to enlightenment or the way to your lover’s heart. They’d rather show you the door. Melodies? Sure, kinda, but more like rhythmic chants to accompany you on your third trip to the liquor store.

Listen to “Lipstick Burn” right here:
Overnight Lows, Lipstick Burn

The Overnight Lows are currently scheduling a U.S. tour for spring/summer 2010. This Friday, they’ll celebrate the release of City Of Rotten Eyes at Murphy’s in Memphis. Opening up will be River City Tanlines, with before, between, and after-show music provided by the Goner DJs.

In celebration of their Goner debut CIty of Rotten Eyes, released today, we decided to put the Overnight Lows‘ love of “the 23rd most dangerous city in America” to the test. As you can see below, Jackson, MS residents Marsh and Daphne (guitar and bass, respectively – drummer Paul Artigues has the good sense to live in New Orleans) delivered.

THE OVERNIGHT LOWS’ GUIDE TO JACKSON, MS:

“One great thing about Jackson is that it’s right in between two awesome cities, Memphis and New Orleans, so we go to both a lot. We spend most of our time in Jackson, though. We’ve got lots of great friends here who are really fun to hang out with. Boredom is never an issue.” – Daphne Nabors

Bars: Depends on what’s happening. For bands, it’s usually Ole Tavern, Red Room, Martin’s, or Sam’s. If there’s not a band we want to see but we want to go to a bar and see people we’ll walk down to Fenian’s – it’s an Irish pub type place that never has a cover & is really close to our house. The best dive bar is Sam’s Lounge – it’s in a motel with “luv tubs!”

Best place to spend Sunday morning: Church, followed by a walk to La Cazuela for margaritas and “white bubblin’ cheese.”

Jook joints: Been hearing a lot about a new place on Farish Street called F. Jones Corner. I haven’t made it there yet, but by all accounts it’s a really fun place.

Local celebrities: In Fondren, this guy (Richard McKey, I think) has an art studio, and outside of it – facing the street – he has made a GIANT Obama head. It’s pretty sweet.

Record stores: The only surviving record store in Jackson proper is Be Bop. In Raymond MS, though, is this place called Little Big Store. It’s in an old train depot and it’s packed with all kindsa old records.

Restaurants: Spice Avenue (Indian), Saigon (Vietnamese), Thai House, Cherokee (bar food),  Ms. D.’s (fried chicken), Peaches (soul food and the BEST pancakes and Bobby Rush on the jukebox), and we just discovered the best authentic Mexican place in town and my new favorite – La Morena.

Thrift stores: N.U.T.S. on Millsaps Ave., Orange Peel (actually consignment) and St. Luke’s Thrift Store in the Fondren area. St. Lukes is the place to go for serious deals – most everything is way less than a dollar – but their hours are tricky, open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, in the mornings only. My favorite find there was one of those playground rides like they used to have at McDonald’s that is some kind of awesome thing on top that you sit on and there’s a gigantic metal screw on the bottom that screws it into the ground. Anyway, this one is a motorcycle and I love it. It’s in our backyard now. And it only cost me one dollar, after I convinced the lady that I really did want it!

Depending on who you ask, Harlan T. Bobo knows nothing — or everything — about love.

We’ve all used too much love and I’m Your Man as the soundtracks for our own fucked up relationships.

Things change.

Throughout Sucker, which we’ll be releasing on April 13, the typically enigmatic Bobo unabashedly reminisces about traveling with – and wooing – Anne Ciriani, who would ultimately become his wife and the mother of his son, Nino.

“The first time she broke my nose with a rum bottle, I knew it was love. I wanted to knock her up from the get-go,” Bobo says, only half-kidding.

We hope you don’t get your nose broken this February 14th. But even if you do, we want you to get a sneak peek of Sucker.

Here’s the cover art for the album, created by Memphis illustrators Kong Wee Pang and Jay Crum:

And here’s “Mlle. Chatte,” the last song on the album:

Harlan T. Bobo, “Mlle. Chatte”