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Sonic Spotlight: Joe Graves

From Staff

Thursday, April 30, 2009

JOE GRAVES

AGE: 40

HOMETOWN: Augusta

BY DAY: AT&T service technician

BY NIGHT: Lead singer for Joe Graves and the Dirty Left Hand since 2006

BEST CONCERT ATTENDED: Sunny Day Real Estate, the Masquerade, Atlanta, 2000. "At that particular time, they were my favorite band, and I just couldn't get enough of them."

BEST SHOW: Joe Graves the Dirty Left Hand, The Soul Bar, 2006. "You know, I guess it would probably have to be the first one. ... There was a good crowd there and a lot of friends, and it was pretty neat."

TV FAVORITE: EASTBOUND Record; Radiohead, Hail to the Thief; Sufjan Stevens, Illinois; Wire, Pink Flag; The Replacements, Tim

FAVORITE MOVIE: Amadeus

SONGWRITING: "I used to be able to write lyrics without the help of the music. But now I've got to have a little bit of the music."

ON HIS IPOD: "Right now I'm stuck on the entire catalog for the band Sigur Ros. ... and The Cubists' Mechanical Advantage."

UPCOMING GIG: 10 p.m. Saturday, May 9, Sky City, 1157 Broad St.; with Dem imonde and My Instant Lunch; $5

ONLINE EXTRA

"We've Hit Ground" by Joe Graves and the Dirty Left Hand (MP3 format)

Click here to watch video of Joe Graves and the Dirty Left Hand performing "1965" at lounge.augusta.com.

From the Thursday, April 30, 2009 edition of the Augusta Chronicle

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