Arc The Finger Records Music News For January 2005 Includes Information On The Rescheduled A3C Indie Hip Hop Festival. (New Dates To Run From March 31, 2005 Through April 2, 2005) And Much More!

Rescheduled A3C Indie Hip-Hop Festival Dates/Venue Announced Held at Atlanta’s Vinyl (1374 West Peachtree St, Atlanta inside the Earthlink Live complex) and running from Thursday March 31st through Saturday April 2nd, the A3C will be a gathering of touring independent Hip-hop acts from markets in the Southeastern US and elsewhere in the country.

Acts will represent markets as far north as Philadelphia, Pa and as far into the Southwest as Dallas, TX, with groups making the trip from cities such as: Jacksonville, Gainesville and Orlando FL, Chapel Hill, Durham, Asheville and Wilmington NC, Nashville and Chattanooga TN, as well as Columbus and Athens Ga. Anchoring the local draw will be mainstay acts from the Atlanta music community including: Mars iLL (Goatee/EMI), Binkis Recs (Day By Day Entertainment), Collective Efforts (ATF Records), Prophetix (Day By Day Entertainment), Minamina Goodsong (ATF) Dres Tha Beatnik (4 Kings Entertainment), Heavy Mojo (Beneath the Noise), Psyche Origami (ATF), Rising Sons (independent), Theory of Mind (4 Kings) First Team (4 Kings) and others over the course of three nights.

Event sponsors include Budweiser True Music, Beneath the Noise, Red Bull Music Academy, Atlantis Music Conference, Civilian Magazine, ArcTheFinger Records, 4 Kings Entertainment, 2 Spot Promotions and Organized Rhyme.


Psyche Origami Update!

Next week, PO will gas up the van and hit the road for the better part of the next three months. Before they go, they’ll be playing The Earl on January 13th with friends Elevado & The Love Drunks, just a little party to celebrate the release of their new 12” “At Last” and give them a proper sendoff. Doors are at 9pm and Tickets are $7.00.

If you have friends or family in one of these towns, holla.

Let ‘em know we’re coming:

Psyche Origami “At Last” Tour, Phase Two
(Early Routing, Dates & Venues Subject to Change):

01.13 The Earl (Atlanta, GA)

01.14 Common Ground (Gainesville, FL)

01.15 London Bridge (Jacksonville, FL)

01.20 The Beta Bar (Tallahassee, FL)

01.21 Churchill’s Pub (Miami, FL)

01.23 Alligator Alley (Oakland Park, FL)

01.26 Sticky Fingerz (Little Rock, AR)

01.27 Fatman Productions (Santa Fe, NM)

01.29 Cervantes Ball Room (Denver, CO)

01.30 Suede (Park City, UT)

02.02 Whiskey Jacques (Ketchum, ID)

02.03 Knotty Pine (Victor, ID)

02.04 Zebra Cocktail Lounge (Bozeman, MT)

02.05 Mangy Moose (Teton Village, WY)

02.06 Village Well (Big Fork, MT)

02.08 Johns Alley Tavern (Moscow, ID)

02.09 Neurolux (Boise, ID)

02.10 Savino’s (Hood River, OR)

02.11 Oasis (San Rafael, CA)

02.12 AK Records (Santa Maria, CA)

02.14 Tost Lounge (Seattle, WA)

02.16 Blind Melons (San Diego, CA)

02.17 Casper Inn (Caspar, CA)

02.23 Eldorado (Crested Butte, CA)

02.24 Dillon Darn Brewery (Dillon, CO)

02.25 Trilogy (Boulder, CO)

02.26 Abbey Theater (Durango, CO)

03.05 Liquor Store (Quebec, QC)

03.06 – 03.31 NE & Mid Atlantic Tour

Collective Efforts Update!

After rocking their sold-out New Years Eve show (along with MC Wyzsztyk of Psyche O) at the Tabernacle here in Atlanta, Collective Efforts has been invited to join friends Sound Tribe Sector 9 for two nights at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, CA January 28th and 29th. CE is working on some tracks with STS9 and we hope to have some more exciting news on that front.

CE’s self-titled album drops in Japan on January 21st. It features re-mastered cuts from their first album,“Visions of Things to Come”, cuts from the group’s upcoming US release “Trail Mix” (February ’05) as well as some re-mixes and an exclusive track called “Higher We Rise.” (“Higher We Rise” is currently making its way around Japan as an exclusive 12” single.) Both the Japanese CD and the 12-inch are now available for pre-order, along with pre-orders for “Trail Mix,” at arcthefinger.com. Supplies of both are limited so act quickly to reserve your copies!

Minamina Goodsong Update!

Minamina is in the studio putting the finishing touches on “Four Farmer Circus,” their fourth full-length release, featuring collaborations with Mars Ill, Dres Tha Beatnik, Rising Sons, Ishues, Psyche Origami, Theory of Mind, Collective Efforts, Binkis Recs and their own various split-personalities. This album is shaping up to be a who’s who of the 2nd generation ATL indie hip-hop scene, and pre-release critical response has been positive.

Keep your eyes open for “Four,” Minamina’s 12” single, before the end of the winter and an album release in the early spring. AD, Pgnut, Ted Jon and T’Challa will be hitting the road in April in support of the new album. For those of you who can’t wait for the new Minamina release, ATF is in the process of re-mastering and re-releasing “Time for Breakfast” and “Snatch, Grab, I Love You,” the first two Minamina studio albums. These re-releases, which will include previously unreleased bonus material, should be available in the coming weeks.

FRIENDS OF THE FINGER

MARS ILL

Big Mars ILL news. Bad. Good.

Due to circumstances beyond control the album release of "Propain" will be delayed until June.

NOW!, the good news. To soften the blow of the "Propain" fiasco Mars ILL has been hard at work on the latest recorded gem "Pirate Radio." This release is guaranteed not to have any pushed back release dates. This 14 track project is a totally new work with the exception of one lost classic "You Can't Stop" which has been floating around on some other discs. Yes you read that right 14 tracks, 13 all new. This is one is a extremely exclusive project for fans only. "Pirate Radio" will only be available on their website www.marsill.com and at Mars ill shows, the guys will be handling the orders personally.

$15.00 will get you "Pirate Radio" with free shipping to anywhere in the lower 48.

You can pay using Paypal, check or money order. Obviously paypal is the quickest and easiest way to insure you a copy. You can Paypal the money to dustwaterwindfire@comcast.net or send check or money order to: Nate Corrona/ Mars ILL, 4119 indian creek circle, Stone Mountain, GA 30083.

USEDFILM.COM

Zack Arias of usedfilm.com has picked his favorite 100 music photos of 2004. Now you pick the single best image of them all. Stop by and vote for the best picture of 2004. The images with the most votes wins that band a photo shoot in 2005. One voter will be picked at random to win a 16x20 signed and framed print of their choice. Voting ends January 31st, 2005.There are a bunch of Photos on Zack’s list from the ATF family so please support.

ATLANTIS MUSIC CONFERENCE

ArcTheFinger is working closely with the staff of the Atlantis Music Conference to offer an “all-indie Hip-hop” venue for all three nights of the 2005 conference (August 10th – 13th - info about the event and how to apply can be found at www.atlantismusic.com We are still in the early planning stages but want to encourage all artists in the Atlanta scene and our friends around the country to apply to the conference and be involved.

Thanks to all of you who made 2004 such an amazing year for us. ‘05 is shaping up to be our most exciting year yet, with full length albums scheduled for all three of our acts and as many as 10 new 12-inches on the horizon. Tours and radio play in new markets await -

We look forward to seeing and hearing from all of you!