Howdy, y'all: I'm planning to upload onto the blog press releases and other announcements on Fall Fest over the next couple weeks. Here's the first one — a press release we're sending out to the media this week on the Candler Park-based band My Homework Ate My Dog, which performs on Fall Fest Saturday. It's a pretty cool back-story.

Candler Park-ites and fellow travelers: Please pass any info that you think will interest others along to your own network of friends and associates. By the end of this week, a whole bunch of press releases will be found here.

It’s tempting to label My Homework Ate My Dog as intown Atlanta’s version of a “boy band.” They’re 12 to 13 years old, have adoring fans and wear shaggy hair. There would be two problems with that stereotype:

1. The Candler Park-based quintet covers hard rock — bands like Nirvana and Guns ‘n’ Roses — not the safe stuff teeny boppers usually stick to.
2. These guys really are good musicians.

Meet Skylar Brillante (lead guitar), Max Calderon (vocalist), Conor Downey (bass). Ethan Gould (drums) and Logan Mann (rhythm guitar) [For high-res photo, go here.]

All but Ethan started playing together at Mary Lin Elementary School’s “Linapalooza” talent show in 5th grade. Now, the four others attend Inman Middle School, while Ethan attends Woodward Academy.

They’ve performed everywhere from the Peace & Love Festival in Lake Claire to the LEAF festival in Asheville, N.C., to the Georgia Governor’s Mansion — where Sonny Perdue even sat in for a few licks on drums. Recently, they were interviewed by the “Kids Channel” on XM Radio for a feature on the band.

MHAMD’s Candler Park Fall Fest set — at 2 pm, Saturday, Oct. 23 — highlights a plethora of kid-friendly events. Before they take the stage, there will be trick-or-treating throughout the festival. Afterward, there will be a costume contest. Also: A Kids’ Village featuring all kinds of free activities, and performance art featuring the NY Times bestselling author of Pete the Cat.