{"id":5909,"date":"2014-11-17T12:53:30","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T17:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/?p=5909"},"modified":"2016-11-11T14:53:21","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T19:53:21","slug":"atlanta-band-baby-baby-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/atlanta-band-baby-baby-on-the-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta band Baby Baby on the rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Author | Michelle King<\/p>\n<p><em>Don&#8217;t let the short-shorts fool you, Baby Baby are taking their party jams very seriously.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/babybabymoney062011.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5914\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/atlanta-band-baby-baby-on-the-rise\/babybabymoney062011\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/babybabymoney062011.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"babybabymoney062011\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/babybabymoney062011.jpg?fit=300%2C199\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/babybabymoney062011.jpg?fit=1024%2C682\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-5914\" alt=\"babybabymoney062011\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/babybabymoney062011.jpg?resize=354%2C236\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/babybabymoney062011.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/babybabymoney062011.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/babybabymoney062011.jpg?resize=1024%2C682 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/babybabymoney062011.jpg?resize=620%2C413 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/babybabymoney062011.jpg?resize=192%2C128 192w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/babybabymoney062011.jpg?resize=940%2C626 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/a>Baby Baby, hailing from the musical-mecca of western Georgia, began like many young kids with guitars and aspirations for the big stage. The band came together in 2009 at West Georgia College after frontman Fontez Brooks and drummer Grant Wallace met via MySpace (remember that one?) and decided that the local music scene needed a spark.<\/p>\n<p>After many months of rehearsals and house party shows, they released their debut record\u00a0<i><a href=\"http:\/\/thegospelofrhythmrecordings.bandcamp.com\/album\/money\" target=\"_blank\">Money<\/a><\/i>\u00a0in 2011. From early on it was no secret that these boys wanted to go far in the music world. The third cut off the record &#8220;Kidz&#8221;\u00a0spelled it out pretty\u00a0clearly,\u00a0&#8220;we&#8217;re the kids who told y&#8217;all one day we&#8217;d be successful&#8230; one day we&#8217;re gonna make it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The self-proclaimed &#8220;party rock&#8221; band fits that bill rather precisely with their rowdy live shows and attitudes that teeter totter between arrogant and goofy, somehow never crossing into either territory enough to be off-putting. Often rocking fluorescent short-shorts and bare chests for their live shows and writing songs with titles like &#8220;I Could Have Taken You to See the Blink 182 Reunion Show but I Spent $20 Taking You Out on a Date Instead and You Didn&#8217;t Return My Phone Call so Now I Want My Refund (aka $20)&#8221; it seems pretty apparent these guys don&#8217;t take themselves too seriously. That said, they are as hardworking of a band as you&#8217;ll find. And that alone deserves a degree of respect.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10421105_10153027216783814_2591302364910601431_n.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5912\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/atlanta-band-baby-baby-on-the-rise\/10421105_10153027216783814_2591302364910601431_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10421105_10153027216783814_2591302364910601431_n.jpg?fit=960%2C639\" data-orig-size=\"960,639\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"10421105_10153027216783814_2591302364910601431_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10421105_10153027216783814_2591302364910601431_n.jpg?fit=300%2C199\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10421105_10153027216783814_2591302364910601431_n.jpg?fit=960%2C639\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5912\" alt=\"10421105_10153027216783814_2591302364910601431_n\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10421105_10153027216783814_2591302364910601431_n.jpg?resize=672%2C447\" width=\"672\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10421105_10153027216783814_2591302364910601431_n.jpg?w=960 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10421105_10153027216783814_2591302364910601431_n.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10421105_10153027216783814_2591302364910601431_n.jpg?resize=620%2C412 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10421105_10153027216783814_2591302364910601431_n.jpg?resize=192%2C128 192w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10421105_10153027216783814_2591302364910601431_n.jpg?resize=940%2C625 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As Wallace explains, &#8220;We don&#8217;t look serious, but in fact we are serious. We just have a very unusual way of showing it. When we go to shows, we want to have a good time. Most of the time, the majority of the people are not having fun. We are here to help the audience enjoy it and have a better time.&#8221; It&#8217;s serious work getting the party started.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know if they saw it coming back in college, but I&#8217;d venture to say they&#8217;ve one-upped the success they chanted about achieving on &#8220;Kidz&#8221;. Opening this year for Bad Religion at The Mayan and appearing at festivals such as Chicago&#8217;s Riotfest, Brooklyn&#8217;s AFROPUNK, and Philly&#8217;s Made in America, as well as being named a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.redbullsoundselect.com\/artists\/Babybaby\" target=\"_blank\">RedBull Sound Select<\/a>\u00a0artist, I&#8217;d say Baby Baby are doing pretty well for themselves these days.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Baby Baby - Kidz by gospelofrhythm\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F15851566&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=750&#038;maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But thankfully, the they also keep it pretty humble. While they&#8217;re honest about wanting to make it in music &#8211; meaning actually make money &#8211; they are truly in it for the right reasons. In an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/onlineathens.com\/music\/2012-06-27\/baby-baby-proves-be-next-party-band\" target=\"_blank\">interview<\/a>\u00a0with The Athens Banner-Herald, Wallace explained, \u201cThe only reason we know we are doing it successfully is that people come to shows. As long as kids keep coming out, we\u2019ll keep doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keep doing it, they shall. With a slew of winter tour dates including a show opening for Manchester Orchestra slated for later this month (see full schedule below) and a new LP due out early next year, the guys don&#8217;t seem to be slowing down any time soon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BABY BABY - A Short Little Summer Love Song (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tUjMhA4Yhss?feature=oembed&#038;showinfo=0&#038;rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Nov. 26th\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thestuffing\" target=\"_blank\">The Stuffing<\/a>\u00a0w\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ManchesterOrchestra\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester Orchestra<\/a><br \/>\nDec. 4th\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/The-Drunken-Unicorn\/50775222658\" target=\"_blank\">The Drunken Unicorn<\/a>\u00a0w\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theelectricsons\" target=\"_blank\">The Electric Sons<\/a><br \/>\nDec. 16th\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NewMtnAVL\" target=\"_blank\">New Mountain Asheville<\/a>, Asheville NC<br \/>\nDec. 17th\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/StrangeMatterRVA\" target=\"_blank\">Strange Matter<\/a>, Richmond VA<br \/>\nDec. 18th\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DC9Nightclub\" target=\"_blank\">DC9 Nightclub<\/a>, Washington DC<br \/>\nDec. 19th\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/MilkBoy-Philadelphia\/120702984703812\" target=\"_blank\">MilkBoy Philadelphia<\/a>, Philly, PA<br \/>\nDec. 20th\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GreatScottBoston\" target=\"_blank\">Great Scott<\/a>, Boston, MA<br \/>\nDec. 21st\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Webster.Hall.NYC\" target=\"_blank\">Webster Hall<\/a>\u00a0w\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thefrontbottoms\" target=\"_blank\">The Front Bottoms<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KevinDevineMusic\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Devine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/michelle.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2413\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/recommended-band-this-week-the-blow\/michelle-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/michelle.jpg?fit=810%2C812\" data-orig-size=\"810,812\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"michelle king\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/michelle.jpg?fit=300%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/michelle.jpg?fit=810%2C812\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2413\" alt=\"michelle king\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/michelle.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/michelle.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/michelle.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/michelle.jpg?resize=620%2C621 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/michelle.jpg?resize=90%2C90 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/michelle.jpg?w=810 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nMichelle King is a music fiend currently residing in Athens, GA. While her business card will tell you she is executive manager and director of publicity at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.noisyghostpr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Noisy Ghost PR<\/a>, you can also find her blogging at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheturnsthetables.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">She Turns the Tables<\/a>, racing for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.realitybikes.com\/default.aspx?SectID=1\" target=\"_blank\">Reality Bikes<\/a>, and going on adventures with her awesome dog.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Michelle on <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/user\/meking11\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> for up to the minute musical suggestions!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author | Michelle King Don&#8217;t let the short-shorts fool you, Baby Baby are taking their party jams very seriously. Baby Baby, hailing from the musical-mecca of western Georgia, began like many young kids with guitars and aspirations for the big stage. The band came together in 2009 at West Georgia College after frontman Fontez Brooks\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5911,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2065],"tags":[1630,1626,1624,1636,61,1638,1635,1628,1641,1632,1627,1625,1640,135,43,1629,1639,1631,1633,1634,1637],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-5909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-afropunk","tag-atlanta","tag-baby-baby","tag-bad-religion","tag-brooklyn","tag-chiicago","tag-kevin-devine","tag-kidz","tag-made-in-america","tag-manchester-orchestra","tag-money","tag-party-rock","tag-philly","tag-posture","tag-posturemag","tag-redbull-sound-select","tag-riotfest","tag-the-athens-banner-herald","tag-the-electric-sons","tag-the-front-bottoms","tag-the-mayan"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10622732_10152844826993814_247887826151033183_n.jpg?fit=960%2C640","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6QBV8-1xj","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5909"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5920,"href":"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5909\/revisions\/5920"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5909"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=5909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}