originally published February 14, 2007

Monday by 11 a.m. Contact the music department: (706) 549-9523, ext. 203; fax to (706) 548-8981; email at abc@flagpole.com; send post to P.O. Box 1027, Athens, GA 30603.

Wednesday, Feb. 14

ARRAH & THE FERNS

(Caledonia) Indiana trio Arrah & The Ferns plays music that's musically whimsical and at times lyrically moody, relying on acoustic instrumentation to create the wry pop on its debut album Evan is a Vegan.

ASTROPUSSPUSS

(Roadhouse) Playing classic Motown, R&B and soul covers "from Memphis Stax to yacht rock," AstroPussPuss is a collection of local folks who play in bands like the Cooler Heads, Countdown to Ecstasy and the Dictatortots.

BITCH SWITCH

(Chapel) Mandy Jane, AKA DJ Repramanda, and Sandice Adina, AKA DJ Sandelous, spin thick dance grooves at tonight's party sponsored by Michael Lachowski's new art mag Young, Foxy & Free; the debut issue features a fashion spread of the deejay duo.

BOMB THE MUSIC INDUSTRY!

(Caledonia) Musician Jeff Rosenstock finds company with Jeff Tobias (We Versus the Shark, Pegasuses-XL, Dark Meat) and Matt Kurz (The Matt Kurz One), taking what could be a one-man operation of electro-tinged ska-punk noises into the realm of triohood.

CARS CAN BE BLUE

(Caledonia) "Come enjoy short songs for shitty relationships!" say Nate Mitchell and Becky Brooks. The catchy, ribald pop duo will play brand-spankin'-new songs and a deluxe Valentine's Day-themed set of cover tunes featuring some surprise guests. "You don't have to be lonely THIS Valentine's Day!"

KEVIN DEVINE

(40 Watt) Bringing to mind a variety of indie songsters, Brooklyn's Kevin Devine sounds most like a merging of Ben Gibbard and Elliott Smith. Devine's new album is called Put Your Ghost to Rest, and tonight he headlines backed by the members of opening band Pablo.

DJ MAHOGANY & DJ STRAWBERRY JULIUS

(Little Kings) Following tonight's Valentine's Day performance by local burlesque troupe Effie's Club Follies, your deejay duo drops the sonic bomb with tunes ranging from danceable garage rock classics to girl-group stunners and from nasty funk to sweet, sweet soul.

DJ SIZZLE

(Loft) Spinning the dance numbers every Wednesday.

FLAT EARTH SOCIETY

(Caledonia) An all-acoustic and extremely heartfelt Bad Religion cover band led by Charlie Taylor. Three guitars, one violin and four-part vocal harmonies. A house party favorite making its downtown debut.

TINO GARRIDO

(Casa Mia) The lead vocalist for Grogus performs solo at the new downtown tapas restaurant, singing songs from Cuba and Venezuela as well as other more popular Latin American songs. Musical styles will include son, bossa nova and Venezuelan joropo. 8:30 p.m.

JAMIE McLEAN BAND

(Tasty World) As guitarist for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Jamie McLean is skilled in funky, jazzy constructions. Fronting his own band and backed by Carter McLean (drums, percussion), Derek Layes (bass) and Jon Solo (organ, piano, keyboards), however, he delivers dirty, blues-based rock on the album This Time Around.

“KARAOKE”

(Foxz) Every Wednesday.

“KARAOKE”

(Mell’s) Every Wednesday.

KOUFAX

(40 Watt) Midwestern five-piece rock band Koufax plays it hard and fast on the 2005 album Hard Times Are In Fashion. The driving, passionate and bombastic New Wave-influenced tunes should appeal to those looking to satisfy a Depeche Mode or Killers fix.

LIONZ

(Tasty World) This local band of positive groovers embarks on a new batch of jam-flavored adventures, from classic rock, blues, soul and bluegrass to reggae, augmented by two full drum kits. The debut album is Stranger Things Have Happened, and a new album's in the works.

LULLWATER

(The Library) John Strickland (guitar, vocals) Nick Thomas (drums), Will Manelos (guitar) and Rob Smith (bass) play classic and recent rock covers, peppering their set with original songs.

MELVIN MATHURIN JAZZ TRIO

(Mercury Lounge) The local lineup of Melvin Mathurin (alto sax), Louis Romanos (drums) and Rob Handly (bass) swings through a set of live jazz. 8 p.m.

"MOTOWN DOWNTOWN"

(Melting Point) The evening's Valentine's Day celebration runs through top-notch renditions of the classics from local party bands The Splitz and Common People Band. You can simply come to tonight's show, but you can also buy special dinner-and-a-show-and-even-a-night-at-the-hotel packages; check the Point's web site for details.

THE MOVEMENT

(Georgia Theatre) Guitarists Josh and Jordan play hook-heavy rock, pulling all beats and rhythm out of deejay Jon’s beatbox. The South Carolina trio released its debut album On Your Feet in 2004.

JENNIFER O'CONNOR

(40 Watt) In August, Matador Records will release Over the Mountain, Across the Valley, and Back to the Stars, the fourth album from the former frontwoman of Atlanta band Violet. Comparisons to Elliott Smith, David Berman and Liz Phair are appropriate for the emotional, creative rock she produces, whether solo or with a trio. There's also a new EP out called Another Side of Jennifer O'Connor. See Pick.

“OPEN JAM”

(DT’s) Bring your instrument and join in. For more information, call 706-208-1474.

PABLO

(40 Watt) Based around the songs of New York songwriter Paul Schalda, the band Pablo plays heart-strumming, bluesy acoustic songs enhanced by solid keys and a full sound. The guys from Pablo are also acting as backing band for tonight's headlining act Kevin Devine.

PRIME TIME JAZZ

(Porterhouse) Drummer Tony McCutchen, bassist Chris Enghauser and pianist Jim McKillip perform jazz standards for the dinner-and-a-drink set every Wednesday.

NATHAN SHEPPARD

(Wild Wing Café) This native Savannahian acoustic guitarist-harmonicist has long been a fixture on the regional folksy singer-songwriter scene. Sheppard is known for his emotive singing style and his modern reworkings of classic tunes, from Dylan and Young to Van Morrison. Tonight he performs solo and acoustic.

TWIN POWERS

(Go Bar) Danceable New Wave and Britpop tunes. 10 p.m., every Wednesday.

"VALENTINE'S DAY PROM"

(Go Bar) Your house deejay Dan Geller, AKA Twin Powers, lays out the tracks tonight, selecting arena-rock hits and other glittery ’80s songs for tonight’s prom. Formal attire recommended. 10 p.m.

THE WAILERS

(Georgia Theatre) Jamaican pros The Wailers have frequently shifted identities, sometimes favoring the big-band sound of the Skatalites or the rootsier, more soulful ska and reggae of Toots & The Maytals. (And Bob Marley’s shadow lingers still!) Where the Wailers have always excelled, however, is in live performance of both classic and current songs and in the transcendence of temporary, temporal concerns. With an ever-shifting lineup, legal issues between members and the label plagued the group last year.

JASON “LEFTY” WILLIAMS

(Amici) One-armed Atlanta guitarist Jason “Lefty” Williams at age 11 fashioned a pick to fit on what his website likes to call “his nubb,” and since he’s been turning out electrified rock, delving into funk, country and jazz covers and originals, either solo or with a backing band. Big Plans is the debut album out now.

Thursday, Feb. 15

BO BEDINGFIELD & THE WYDELLES

(40 Watt) If Springsteen had followed up Nebraska with Georgia, it might’ve sounded something like former Timber drummer Bo Bedingfield’s debut album The World is Ending, Show Some Decorum. Tonight's Wydelles show is a full-band affair.

JOE BONAMASSA

(Melting Point) Raised in a house full of guitars, Joe Bonamassa got a start at an early age. He fuses the "big rock sound" and swampy blues on his latest album You and Me, and has the sort of technical skill that wows industry types and musicians eager to find others with chops.

DON CHAMBERS

(Flicker) Local guitarist-banjoist Don Chambers gets a lot of comparisons to Tom Waits, but that doesn’t quite hit the mark. Chambers’ songs have the closing-time chic of Waits, sure, but there’s a dusty undercurrent of sin and salvation that’s more in line with Johnny Cash or Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous. 8:30 p.m.

THE CUBS

(Tasty World) This young, scrappy garage-rock four-piece has been packing DT's recently and is now making the upgrade to Tasty World.

DARLA

(Tasty World) Jimmy Taylor (ex-Iron Hero, Virgin Box Set), Chris Ellenburg (ex-Southern Bitch), John Watson and Ryan Rawls are the new local guitar-heavy rock band Darla. Bring on the Mimes is the band's already-in-the-can debut album, and this it the debut show.

DIET ROCKSTAR

(Mercury Lounge) The local trio combines the powers of Craig Lieske (Garbage Island, Desk Pussy), Eric Harris (Ham 1, Thimble Circus, Olivia Tremor Control) and Jeff Rieter (Baghouse, Count, Hey, Revolution!). “It’s semi-composed, semi-demolition, semi-improvised,” says Lieske. “We play around the Planet Jazz, but have improvised dub songs and songs around tape loops as well.”

DJ 43

(Detour) Back when he was the Boneshakers house deejay, Mark Bell, AKA DJ 43, would spins modern trance, dance and house music. 10 p.m.

DJ RIX

(Loft) Championing dance favorites every Thursday, Atlanta's DJ Rix favors breakbeat and hip-hop mixes. He recently collaborated with Louisiana deejay Trace on a mix called The Decade: Trace & Rix.

BETSY FRANCK

(40 Watt) Betsy Franck and her Bare Knuckle Band perform soulful, brassy Southern rock and country songs. Held Up By Progress is the debut seven-song album, and tonight Franck performs a solo set.

THE FRESH DRUM FINGERS

(Caledonia) This new local trio of Wylly Jordan (guitar and vocals), Tim Pieniaszek (drums) and Joel Thomas (bass) plays straightforward, catchy and upbeat rock songs about drinking, girls and such.

TINO GARRIDO

(Farm 255) The frontman for Orquesta Grogus focuses on classical guitar music from Venezuela and traditional songs from Cuba and Venezuela (for guitar and voice). Playing a dinner set, 8–10:30 p.m.

GREAT SOCIETY

(Tasty World) Recently expanded to a four-piece, this local band plays garagey power pop songs about girls, sounding a little like Weezer or the Cars. The guys recorded an EP a month or so back; it should see the light of day soon.

HANOMAN

(Caledonia) Melodic pop-punk four-piece out of Atlanta.

“INDIE ROCK KARAOKE”

(Go Bar) Every Thursday.

J BOOZER

(Tasty World) Hailing from Missouri, J Boozer bills himself as "the world's drunkest band" and, no joke, plays drums with his feet, guitar with his hands and sings at the same time. His spirited, infectiously catchy new album is called Pissing Life Away.

“KARAOKE”

(Eastwood Pub) Every Thursday.

“LIVE IN THE LOBBY”

(WUOG, 90.5 FM) Every Thursday at 8 p.m. Tonight’s local-band performance: Coyote Afloat.

CROSBY LOGGINS

(Melting Point) Moodily compact and soulfully direct, the songs of California's Crosby Loggins draw on light rock, folk and pop sources. With his full band The Light he incorporates violins, mandolin and steel guitars, but tonight's show is a solo one. (And about that name, yep, Crosby is the son of Kenny Loggins.)

LONA

(40 Watt) Lona is the flagship band for local songwriter, guitarist and drummer Clay Leverett (The Chasers, Now It's Overhead, Drip). The band sends out more than a little country and more than enough gutsy, mid-tempo rock.

RAND LINES TRIO

(Amici) Jazz standards and originals from this trio led by Rand Lines, who also plays in local pop group Freeze Tag. He’s backed by bassist Jason Cheek and drummer Dennis Baraw. Every other Thursday.

RHYTHM TOKEN

(No Where Bar) Rhythmic backbeats support this local jam act intent on perfecting music made for tokin’. Together for four years, Adam Strong (guitar, vocals), Tyler Lathem (bass), Will Begnaud (drums), J.P. Hester (guitar) and John Ashley Reese (percussion) sling out expected covers as well as some funky originals.

ERIC SALES

(Flicker) For much of the 1980s and '90s, Eric Sales played in the punk and rock groups The Primates, Liquor Cabinet and Buzz Hungry. After steering away from live performance about 10 years ago, he's now returned to the stage with a batch of songs he says draws on everything from Southern gospel to punk and pop. 8:30 p.m.

SHITTY CANDY & THE CIRCUS PEANUTS

(Caledonia) As Shitty Candy, bassist Genie Wiggins, guitarist Mary Joyce and drummer Mary Jane Schwab "throw some bitch punk in your face." The Circus Peanuts are the crew of backup dancers going the costumed/ burlesque route.

SISTER HAZEL

(Georgia Theatre) Radio-friendly and similar to any number of mid-'90s college “alternatives,” Sister Hazel’s been steadily on the road for more than a year, supporting their independent release Chasing Daylight.

SUBURBAN SOUL

(DT's) Funk- and soul-influenced acoustic rock from this new Athens four-piece, incorporating both sung and breathy speak/ rap vocals.

THE TIKI BARFLYS

(Wild Wing Café) No information available.

TRACER METULA

(Repent) The new configuration of Jacob Hunt's power-pop band rocks out in ways reminiscent of the Clash and Echo & the Bunnymen. The group was on hiatus for a while but is back with a new lineup.

Friday, Feb. 16

AN EPIC AT BEST

(Caledonia) Fronted by Robert Gunn and his powerful piano and augmented by drummer James McGaw, bassist Natalie Roberts and guitarist Roy Coughlin, An Epic At Best leans towards empathetic second-generation emo rock of the mid-to-late ’90s, but expands past cliché and presumption to something more authentic. The debut album is There Will Be Rain.

“ATHENS 441”

(Morton Theatre) It’s another open-to-the-public taping of the show curated by WUGA 91.7 FM’s JoE Silva and set to broadcast across the Southeast. Tonight's edition features the drama-soaked cinematic rock of Florida's Papercranes, the acoustic old-time country and folk of the local Trans-Fatty Playboys and the frantic instrumental sounds of ¡Subversivo! which take surf-rock as a starting point for musical experimentation. Music starts promptly at 8 p.m.

BEYOND TOMORROW

(Georgia Theatre) Athens quartet Patrick Hoydar (vocals, guitar), Steve Gagnier (guitar), Phil Goodwin (drums) and Alec Wooden (bass) play pop-savvy emo-rock songs pretty much guaranteed to weaken girls’ knees. The debut album is self-titled full-length disc Beyond Tomorrow.

"BROKEN HEARTS BENEFIT"

(Nuçi's Space) Tonight's benefit concert put on by the local resource center's student organization features three bands for five bucks: the five-piece pop-punk band Holiday features former members of Letters to Holden and Left Front Tire; Misfortune 500 rocks out enthusiastically in a hook-heavy, mid-tempo way; The Shredders are a costumed local anomaly playing punk-inspired versions of '80s cartoon theme songs. Proceeds from the event will go to support Nuçi’s Space summer music camp. 9 p.m.

"COMMITTEE OF VIGILANCE"

(Little Kings) "Committee of Vigilance" is a musical happening put on by local songwriters Christopher Henderson, Jason Beckham and Spencer Frye. A weekly event for folks to stop by after work, have a drink and listen to these songwriters in the round with occasional special guests, like this week's local songwriter Sweet Tooth Simpleton. 5:30-7:30 p.m. every Friday.

DJ BLAZE

(The Library) DJ Blaze, who has held down the wheels of steel at The Annex and last summer's "Classic City Hip-Hop," hosts tonight's dance party, mixing contemporary hip-hop with older favorites and some unexpected forays into other genres.

DJ JOHNNY D

(Loft) One of The Loft Lounge’s rotating crew of house deejays, Johnny D - whom you may recognize from Atlanta's 95.5 The Beat or South Carolina's Hot 98.1 FM - lays down the new dance sounds, heavy on the hip hop every Friday night.

DJ MARK BELL

(8e’s) Starting at midnight every Friday and Saturday, local deejay Mark Bell focuses on the dancier sounds of 20 years ago.

DJ REB

(Detour) No information available.

DJRX

(Rumor) Local deejay Brian Gonzalez, AKA DJRX, plays party tracks both current and old school; many are his own remixes.

DJ TOMMY SALMON

(Repent) Local bassist Tommy Salmon (The High Caliber, ex-Trinket) takes over the bar's speakers as he selects the evening’s music. Every Friday and Saturday.

FERVOR

(Tasty World) With the annoyingly written name FERVoR, this Atlanta trio plays the mainstream, vaguely technical lite-metal rock associated with bands like Dredg and Sevendust. Separation Tide is the newest album.

“IT’S FRIDAY”

(WUGA, 91.7 FM) Every Friday at 4 p.m. Today’s performance: Christopher Henderson.

BRENNAN JOHNSON

(Georgia Theatre) Athens songwriter Brennan Johnson takes things acoustic, presenting his solo songs about beaches, beer and girls. Local producer/ rapper Nobody Famous puts in a guest appearance with Johnson tonight to perform the song "Meant 2 Be."

“KARAOKE”

(Mell’s) Every Friday.

GABRIEL KELLEY

(Farm 255) Gabriel Kelley Zorbanos (lead vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica), formerly of Gabriel Young and currently fronting his own band, plays heartfelt and sincere roots-folk with tinges of alt-country and pop mixed in there.

TINO GARRIDO

(Casa Mia) The lead vocalist for Grogus performs solo at the new downtown tapas restaurant, singing songs from Cuba and Venezuela as well as other more popular Latin American songs. Musical styles will include son, bossa nova and Venezuelan joropo. 8:30 p.m.

LEAGUE OF EVIL

(Caledonia) Washes of dramatic sound come from brothers Christopher and Devin Simony (both formerly of Sharks & Minnows) and Adam Young, Jeff Cobb and Chris Parizo. The Atlanta band straddles the border between concise, psychedelic indie rock and more ambient post-rock.

THE LEAVERS

(Tasty World) The Leavers are a blues-influenced local four-piece, playing stuff that's reminiscent in certain ways of the Black Crowes, but going for some more effects-y stuff in a '70s way. Tonight the band celebrates the release of the album Collect THIS; see Pick. Upstairs.

MELVIN MATHURIN JAZZ TRIO

(Mercury Lounge) The local lineup of Melvin Mathurin (alto sax), Louis Romanos (drums) and Rob Handly (bass) swing through a set of live jazz. 8 p.m.

MILLHILL

(Tasty World) Hartwell, GA, quartet Phil Duncan (vocals/guitar), Cain Harper (drums), Simon Peek (guitar) and Christopher Floyd (bass/vocals) have studied up on Van Halen-, Aerosmith- and Mötley Crüe-type hard rock.

MOIRA SMILEY & VOCO

(Melting Point) This energetic five-piece folk group is a "fiery roots vocal band making new song as it pulls on roots of Eastern European and Appalachian harmony and rhythm," using banjo, cello and more acoustica.

MP3J VINAL

(Go Bar) Richard Vinal (of local hip hop / funk fusers Bling the Children Back Home) hosts the late-night eclectic dance party that’ll draw on classic favorites as well as the new Internet hotness.

NELO

(Georgia Theatre) Athens six-piece band Nelo has that Dave Matthews Band, ’90s post-jam sound (albeit with vocals leaning towards Ben Harper), but the music is tight enough and the songs exhibit enough brevity to land them more in the breezy, melodic pop-rock genre of Jack Johnson.

NEVER INNOCENT

(Amici) No information available.

PARADE

(Caledonia) Atlanta’s Carrie Hodge (vocals, bass, keyboard), Scott Trinh (guitar), Emily Martin (bass, keyboard) and Jason Chamison (drums) play unrestrained but elegantly delicious pop. The 2005 debut album is A Red Button, and a new one's expected later this year.

LEE PAUL

(Eastwood Pub) Athens native Lee Paul performs the country rock ballads off his debut album After Closing Time, recorded in Nashville.

POOR BOY & POOR KID

(40 Watt) No specifics are available about this set, but it does involve former Athenian Joseph Plunket, the gravelly-voiced songwriter who fronted the Springsteenish country rock act The Weight.

DUSTY RHODES

(J.R.’s Baitshack) Acoustic covers and originals.

JONATHAN RICHMAN

(40 Watt) The enigmatic singer-songwriter sings love songs, breakup songs, does weird dances, does some kind of James Brown beg-and-plead routine and occasionally lets drummer/bongo player Tommy Larkins take the lead. See Pick.

RISING APPALACHIA

(Melting Point) Sisters Leah and Chloe Smith are Rising Appalachia, an Atlanta duo specializing in traditional Appalachian old-time mountain music style infused with touches of more contemporary bluegrass, Celtic and other folk sounds. On the debut self-titled album, you’re likely to find an African djembe being used alongside more predictable instruments like the banjo, jaw harp and percussive spoons.

ROCKINWOOD

(Tasty World) Vocalist Owen Hunt, guitarist Mike "Wally" Walliser (both also of The Leavers), drummer Nick Lacis, bassist Whit Hawkins and guitarist Danny Coulter are Rockinwood, a new Athens band playing blues-tinged Southern rock about drinking and girls. Upstairs.

SACRED HOLLOW

(Tasty World) This new band features local guys Brett Clanton, Dustin Veal, Skip Pettigrew, Ben Fitzpatrick and Travis Cole; normal “rock” singing with some occasional screamy intensity tops off early-’90s melodic rock that incorporates some proggy metal influences.

SOUNDS OF SILENCE

(Tasty World) This local four-piece started out on the local scene by turning out capable Green Day, Collective Soul, Nickelback and Hoobastank covers, but since its start a few years back have evolved into performing their own modern-rock tunes along the same late-’90s lines.

THE SUM

(Cups Coffee Café) Locals Felicity Combs (piano, vocals) and Chris Combs (guitar) play easygoing, sincere and upbeat pop songs. Currently at work on a debut EP.

U-PHONIK

(Wild Wing Café) This North Carolina alt-rock four-piece, originally from Quebec and reminiscent of melodyhounds like Snow Patrol, Travis and Three Doors Down, is on a months-long tour of the Southeast's Wild Wing chicken wing restaurants.

VELVETEEN PINK

(Go Bar) This matching-outfit-clad quartet of funksters from Gainesville, FL, recently relocated to Athens to play electro-based, groove-laden, upbeat stuff in the Stevie Wonder and Jamiroquai style. The band’s debut EP is called Velveteen Pink.

Saturday, Feb. 17

LUKE BRYAN

(Georgia Theatre) Soulful, heartfelt country covers and originals.

DJ BLAZE

(The Library) DJ Blaze, who has held down the wheels of steel at The Annex and last summer's "Classic City Hip-Hop," hosts tonight's dance party, mixing contemporary hip-hop with older favorites and some unexpected forays into other genres.

DJ BOBBY C

(Loft) Local deejay Bobby Casille drop tonight’s dance tunes for your feet and your ass.

DJ EPIC

(Little Kings) Local guy DJ Epic starts off jazzier and a little more down-tempo before moving into mixing dancier sounds - '80s hits, house, etc. - later in the evening. Things get shaking 'round about midnight following tonight's band performances.

DJ MARK BELL

(8e’s) Starting at midnight every Friday and Saturday, local deejay Mark Bell focuses on the dancier sounds of 20 years ago.

DJRX

(Rumor) Local deejay Brian Gonzalez, AKA DJRX, plays party tracks both current and old school; many are his own remixes.

DJ TOMMY SALMON

(Repent) Local bassist Tommy Salmon (The High Caliber, ex-Trinket) takes over the bar's speakers as he selects the evening’s music. Every Friday and Saturday.

THE ELECTRIC EARTHTONE

(Tasty World) A power trio out of Cleveland, OH, The Electric Earthtone plays solid, vintagey '70s blues rock. Early show, 6 p.m.

TINO GARRIDO

(Casa Mia) The lead vocalist for Grogus performs solo at the new downtown tapas restaurant, singing songs from Cuba and Venezuela as well as other more popular Latin American songs. Musical styles will include son, bossa nova and Venezuelan joropo. 8:30 p.m.

MIC HARRISON

(Tasty World) Pallbearer’s Shoes is the 2004 release from former V-Roys frontman Mic Harrison, also formerly of Superdrag. Hard-worked and pop-infused Americana is what's on the books, and today's performance is an early show at 6 p.m.

LESLIE HELPERT

(Mercury Lounge) Local singer-songwriter Leslie Helpert has kept quiet as of late, but when she does pop up she inhabits each and every one of her songs to the fullest. Helpert’s most recent album is Radishes & Cupcakes, and tonight she performs on electric guitar backed by Neal Fountain and Jeff Reilly.

IMPULSE RIDE

(Wild Wing Café) No information available.

“KARAOKE”

(Eastwood Pub) Every Saturday.

“KARAOKE”

(Mell’s) Every Saturday.

KRUSH GIRLS

(40 Watt) Dance numbers of the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s - and today - so shake it, shake it at the dance party hosted by your ultra-popular deejay Chris Bilheimer.

LAKE CITY

(Tasty World) Matt “Pistol” Stoessel sets down the pedal steel to head up his Americana-leaning rock act, recruiting Fritz Gibson on bass, JoJo Glidewell on piano, Billy Rhoton on keyboards, guitar and vocals and Dave Whitling on drums. Early show, 6 p.m.

“LATE NITE DISCO”

(Go Bar) The house deejay spins a cool mix of disco, New Wave and modern dance tunes for a sweaty and energetic crowd. Every Saturday, 10 p.m.

DARREN MICHAELS

(Hot Corner Coffee) Decatur electric bassist Darren Michaels performs a solo set, "offering highly melodic compositions," he says, "that present bass as a solo instrument through the use of advanced techniques, effects, looping and musical sleight of hand." His debut album is called Green. 8 p.m.

MOTHER JACKSON

(Caledonia) The guys have a raw rock edge, and the blues-influenced, ‘70s-rock label still wholly applies. The 2004 album Suck on This found the local four-piece rolling over some heavy Zep and Sonics material. Expect to hear tracks off the upcoming release Loud and Proud: The Soundtrack to Damnation.

PANDA

(Little Kings) Panda's the new band/ recording project of Audition With Max Reinhardt's Sanni Baumgärtner. She left Athens for Berlin in 2005 with a full-length album recorded; the songs, sung in both German and English, are gentler and more pop-oriented than the cabaret of Baumgärtner's old band. Expect the album next month.

JENA PARADIES

(Detour) Jena Paradies delivers mixes of the freshest in Berliner techno, electro-house and subsonic soul.

“SALSA NIGHT”

(Tasty World) Latin dancing hosted by local promoters Chamo Events. 9:30 p.m. Upstairs, every Saturday night. Tonight with Tambouricua.

SOUTHERN BITCH

(Caledonia) After half a year, the Bitch is back! The local band plays hard-charging rock and roll straight out of Zuma-era Neil Young, and not dissimilar to Slobberbone or Drive-By Truckers; there’s a lighter hand at work, though, as the band’s lessened the dirty Southern influence on 2004’s expansive, excellent and ear-splitting release Snake in the Grass. The group followed up that walloping disc with last year's Strong Medicine, and this show celebrates that release. See feature story here.

STILL, SMALL VOICE & THE JOYFUL NOISE

(Caledonia) A loving family of friends and local all-stars from Lona, Baby Black and the Nice Machine assemble for a fiery treatment of Chip McKenzie’s garagey rock spirituals. The swell debut EP, released last year, is With Love for Our Enemies.

SUMMERBIRDS IN THE CELLAR

(Go Bar) Formerly Floridian, newly local, Summerbirds in the Cellar recently recorded the shimmery, driving debut album With The Hands Of The Hunter It All Becomes Dead with Andy LeMaster. The dreamy, rhythmic rock touches on the best of R.E.M., Genesis and a bunch of new wave stuff. Currently at work on an upcoming album.

TWIN POWERS

(40 Watt) Dan Geller (USSR, I Am The World Trade Center) spins danceable New Wave and Britpop tunes.

Sunday, Feb. 18

DAN NETTLES TRIO

(Farm 255) Guitarist Dan Nettles, the heart and brain of local jazz act Kenosha Kid, tonight heads up a trio to present his sounds.

THOMAS JACKSON

(Borders) Mississippi guitarist Thomas Jackson is influenced by classic Delta blues and rock and roll. Squirms drummer Jed Newell accompanies Jackson at today's 6 p.m. performance.

SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK

(UGA, Hodgson Hall) A cappella female vocal ensemble drawing from spirituals, hymns, gospel, jazz and blues. 3 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 19

CELERITY

(Caledonia) Punk-inspired hard rock band who last year moved to Athens from Savannah. The band says they get the “grunge” and “garage rock” comparison a lot, and recently wrapped a recording session at DARC for an upcoming EP.

HOLLYWOOD BLACK

(Caledonia) The Texas trio of Ben Ellis (bass, vocals), Chris Wertz (guitar) and Jon Pett (drums) plays harder punk-tinged rock but also dips into some gentler, lyrics-driven acoustic pop.

“KARAOKE”

(Repent) Every Monday.

"KARAOKE"

(Tasty World) Upstairs, hosted by Distaster's Jon Lester.

KILL GORDON

(Caledonia) Atlanta songwriter and former guitarist for The Booze, Kyle Gordon claims The Microphones, My Bloody Valentine, Air and Beck as musical influences. Now backed by bassist Cyrus Shahmir and drummer Daniel Brett, the trio has its first energetic and self-titled full-length out now.

LIONS

(Tasty World) Texas-based metal band whose recent album is called Volume One. See a review of it here.

MUSIC HATES YOU

(Tasty World) This brutal metal act has gained the respect of those in town eager to raise a fist against all that troubles them. High energy and higher volume from loudmongers Noah Ray (guitar, vocals), Zaxx Hembree (guitar), Forest Hetland (bass) and Patrick Ferguson (drums). The new album is the powerful Send More Paramedics.

"OPEN MIC NIGHT"

(Arch Bar) Local singer Kalen Nash hosts this "songwriter's" open mic. Every Monday, sign up begins at 9 p.m.

“OPEN MIC NIGHT”

(Eastwood Pub) Every Monday.

THUNDERCHIEF

(Tasty World) “We play classic rock-influenced punk, or punk-influenced classic rock,” says the band, which last year wrapped recording sessions on a debut album. “Whichever way you wanna look at it.” New vocalist recently added, reportedly moving things more towards the West Coast hardcore sound.

Tuesday, Feb. 20

A IS A

(The Globe) Athens songwriter Disha Chhabra (vocals, acoustic guitar) sports robust vocals, and the addition of Vikas Shah (drums), Jason Collier (trumpet) and Aaron Miller (bass, keys, synth) takes things into ephemeral, jazz-influenced and even New Age-y territory.

ALEX ORANGE

(No Where Bar) Native Savannahian acoustic guitarist-harmonicist Nathan Sheppard has long been a fixture on the regional folksy singer-songwriter scene; Alex Orange, named after a song on Sheppard's 2001 album Traveling On, is the new full band.

SEAN ARINGTON

(Mercury Lounge) Rip-your-heart-out acoustic pop from Athenian singer-songwriter Sean Arington, formerly of bands Big Atomic and One Big Eye.

CARL LINDBERG TRIO

(Farm 255) Jazz bassist Carl Lindberg (Grogus, Squat, Kenosha Kid, etc.) takes the reins for tonight's performance, leading his trio through jazzy renditions of standards, originals and interpretations of some surprising tunes from divergent styles.

CELERITY

(40 Watt) Punk-inspired hard rock band which last year moved to Athens from Savannah. The band says they get the “grunge” and “garage rock” comparison a lot, and recently wrapped a recording session at DARC for an upcoming EP.

CHOOGLIN'

(Georgia Theatre) According to the lyrics of Creedence Clearwater Revival's song "Keep On Chooglin'," "you gotta ball and have a good time / and that's what I call chooglin'." This Minneapolis band emphasizes "beer and a classic-rock sound."

DARLA

(40 Watt) Jimmy Taylor (ex-Iron Hero, Virgin Box Set), Chris Ellenburg (ex-Southern Bitch), John Watson and Ryan Rawls are the new local guitar-heavy rock band Darla. Bring on the Mimes is the band's already-in-the-can debut album, and this it the band's second show.

FAIR JUNE

(Tasty World) Emotional, soulful acoustic pop-rock with some serious grooves are on tap from this Chicago duo.

FLYING

(Caledonia) Playing explosive dream-pop, Brooklyn's Flying is a four-piece apparently unafraid of taking risks with its sounds. The artful, pianoful and handclappy album Just-One-Second-Ago Broken Eggshell was released last year.

FOLKLORE

(Caledonia) The fuzzy pop songs of Jimmy Hughes (Elf Power, Bugs Eat Books) find backing from Jon Croxton, Aaron Jollay, Ian Rickert, Raoul De La Cruz and David Specht. They're fresh back from a national tour, and the band'll play songs off its debut full-length album The Ghost of H.W. Beaverman, out recently.

THE FOLK YOUS

(Flicker) Julie Dyles (Murder Beach, Big Gray) and Courtnie Wolfgang (Big Gray) play around as an acoustic guitar/ ukulele combo, providing folk-styled covers of the best in power balladry. 8:30 p.m.

“KARAOKE”

(Eastwood Pub) Every Tuesday, 9 p.m.

“KARAOKE”

(Walker’s Pub) Every Tuesday, 10 p.m.

“KARAOKE”

(Wild Wing Café) Every Tuesday, 10 p.m.

DAVID KOON

(Tasty World) The frontman of the uncontrollably popular but now defunct Dave Matthews Cover Band performs a set of his own tunes off his debut EP A Whisper Away.

“LIVE FAST RULES”

(WUOG, 90.5 FM) Live and loud performance on the radio every Tuesday at 10 p.m. This week: Sacrosanct.

“LIVE IN THE LOBBY”

(WUOG, 90.5 FM) Every Tuesday and Thursday at 8 p.m. Tonight’s local-band performance: Red Legs.

LULLWATER

(The Library) John Strickland (guitar, vocals) Nick Thomas (drums), Will Manelos (guitar) and Rob Smith (bass) play classic and recent rock covers, peppering their set with original songs.

MAMA'S LOVE

(The Library) This new local funk/ jam six-piece plays original tunes but also covers “the classic songs that have shaped and inspired their musical growth.” Formerly known as Funkward Bound.

ONE RING ZERO

(Flicker) New York’s Michael Hearst and Joshua Camp play whimsical, clangy and eclectic ethno-pop; their 2005 album As Smart As We Are features songs with lyrics contributed by such authors as Jonathan Lethem, Margaret Atwood, Paul Auster, Dave Eggers, A.M. Homes, Rick Moody, Neil Gaiman and Denis Johnson. The new one called Wake Them Up is all theirs, though, and it continues the trend of "Felliniesque lit-rock." 8:30 p.m.

“OPEN MIC NIGHT”

(DT’s) Every Tuesday.

ROBERT STILLMAN'S 'HORSES'

(Caledonia) Composer/ multi-instrumentalist Robert Stillman last year released his album Horses, a gracefully diverse collection of rustic sounds that - when presented live as either a one-man outfit or with a band - bridge gaps between experimental folk, jazz, epic soundtracks and tape-spliced musique concrète.

TITANS OF FILTH

(Caledonia) This newish local band has its sweet little EP Best Behavior ready for the listening public, combining droll Southern voices with easy-rolling, efficient and uncomplicated indie folk pop.

“TUESDAY NIGHT JAZZ”

(Farm 255) Every Tuesday, 7–10 p.m., the downtown restaurant features jazz from a revolving cast of regulars.

JIM WOLF

(Tasty World) Acoustic pop singer-songwriter comes through town from Connecticut with the new album Stars Never Lie.

Wednesday, Feb. 21

BUSDRIVER

(40 Watt) Epitaph Record just released RoadKillOvercoat, a genre-defiant disc of avant garde (yet accessible!) hip-hop from Los Angeles rapper Busdriver. See review here.

THE CLOUD

(Tasty World) No information available.

COQNOIR

(Mercury Lounge) Local electronic / industrial trio.

DARK STAR ORCHESTRA

(Georgia Theatre) Playing Grateful Dead covers. Light show, “full experience,” etc.

DEERHOOF

(40 Watt) San Francisco's Deerhoof - vocalist Satomi Matsuzaki, drummer Greg Saunier and guitarist John Dieterich - has enjoyed the luxury of an ever-evolving sound, from strange experimental constructions to giddy pop tunes. The newest album is Friend Opportunity; read an interview with Dieterich here.

DJ SIZZLE

(Loft) Spinning the dance numbers every Wednesday.

EXPLORERS CLUB

(Caledonia) Charleston, SC, is the home of this six-piece psychedelic pop band intent on delivering impressively lush four-part vocal harmonies. Heavily influenced by the Beach Boys and the Zombies, the band has a strong new EP out now.

HARLEM SHAKES

(40 Watt) New York's Brent Katz, Jose Soegaard, Lexy Benaim, Todd Goldstein and Kendrick Strauch play shimmery, tinny and dance-party-perfect garage-rock on the new disc Burning Birthdays.

JONATHAN RICH & THE GOOD FIGHT

(Tasty World) The Tennessee-born but Georgia-bred Jonathan Rich’s four-song EP After The Collapse displays his talent for pop hooks and heartfelt lyrics - think Weezer, think Chris Carraba, think Ben Folds.

“KARAOKE”

(Foxz) Every Wednesday.

“KARAOKE”

(Mell’s) Every Wednesday.

KING OF PRUSSIA

(Caledonia) King of Prussia's upcoming album Save the Scene uses shiny guitar, delayed pianos, sci-fi synths and brainy bass parts to deliver the finely-crafted and intensely catchy pop melodies. Brandon Hanick (ex-Beijing, Touchdown!), Brian Smith (OGLY, The Curl, etc.) and Taylor Coggin, A.J. Rownd and Nathan Troutman (all formerly of The Envelopes) are the live band.

“OPEN JAM”

(DT’s) Bring your instrument and join in. For more information, call 706-208-1474.

PRIME TIME JAZZ

(Porterhouse) Drummer Tony McCutchen, bassist Chris Enghauser and pianist Jim McKillip perform jazz standards for the dinner-and-a-drink set every Wednesday.

"RHINO 5 SHOWCASE"

(Flicker) Friends, collaborators and musical roustabouts Claire Campbell (Hope For Agoldensummer), Count Kellam (Count, Monster Zero) and Leslie "Serpentfly" Helpert perform loosely organized, collaborative in-the-round songs. 8:30 p.m.

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(Caledonia) Ryan White (guitar, vocals) and Andy Turner (drums, vocals) last year recruited musician McGregor Button, drawing in influences from rock, hip hop and electronic music. The band's quirky debut album You Are A Vulture is a jittery, electrified bundle of pop kineticism.

JEFF SOILEAU

(Farm 255) Athens musician Jeff Soileau (pronounced “swallow”) performs New Age finger-style acoustic guitar, drawing from influences Michael Hedges and Phil Keaggy.

TWIN POWERS

(Go Bar) Danceable New Wave and Britpop tunes. 10 p.m., every Wednesday.

“UNCORKED & UNPLUGGED”

(Melting Point) Every week, local singer-songwriter Ken Will Morton opens and hosts this new series, which aims to focus on artists proficient in the craft of songwriting. This week: Jason Harwell, The Reeds and Cary Hudson, formerly of Blue Mountain and now back with a solo release called Bittersweet Blues. Every Wednesday, 8 p.m.

WILSON EMPIRE

(Tasty World) This Valdosta, GA, four-piece plays plodding, guitar-heavy alternative rock in a late-'90s vein.

WINSTON AUDIO

(Tasty World) This Georgia act performs pop-savvy rock and plays catchy, soulful, spiritual songs. Come On, Hibernate is last year's debut EP.

Upcoming:

AGAINST ME! / FAKE PROBLEMS / THE RIVERBOAT GAMBLERS (40 Watt) 2/22

CACHAÇA (Amici) 2/22

WESLEY COOK / JUSTIN MARK CAUDILL / LORYN SNELL / ALLISON WEISS (Tasty World) 2/22

DARLA (Mercury Lounge) 2/22

THE EVERYONE ORCHESTRA / MJ & FRIENDS (Georgia Theatre) 2/22

TINO GARRIDO (Farm 255) 2/22

IMMUZIKATION (Mercury Lounge) 2/22

MOTHER JACKSON / DEAD CONFEDERATE / TAYLOR HOLLINGSWORTH (Caledonia) 2/22

POLEMIC / RAT BABIES / DAMNESIA (Repent) 2/22

THE WILDCATS (Melting Point) 2/22

AEGIS OF ATHENA / CLOAK & DAGGER DATING SERVICE / FIRST MASTER (Washington Street Tavern) 2/23

"CRUNK IN THE LOBBY VI" (WUOG 90.5 FM) 2/23

DAVE MATTHEWS COVER BAND / NELO / SAM THACKER (Georgia Theatre) 2/23

DR. DOG / FLIP SCOLDJAH & EXCALIBRAH / WHAT MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOUS / THE TEETH (40 Watt) 2/23

EOTO (Melting Point) 2/23

JEFF REILLY TRIO (Mercury Lounge) 2/23

"MANTOOTH MUSIC SHOWCASE" W/ C-FRE$H / ELITE THA SHOWSTOPPA / BEAR / BIG JOHN BURBON & HIS ENTOURAGE / NOBODY FAMOUS (Tasty World Upstairs) 2/23

MARLER BROTHERS (Eastwood Pub) 2/23

BEBO NORMAN (Prince Avenue Baptist Church) 2/23

PUSH! / THE OWEN 4 / WESTSIDE DAREDEVILS (Caledonia) 2/23

RISING APPALACHIA (Farm 255) 2/23

TITANS OF FILTH LITE / CHRISTOPHER'S LIVER / MY UNBORN CHILDREN (Hot Corner Coffee) 2/23

TRANCES ARC / THE EMPTIES / LES NEPOLEONES (Tasty World) 2/23

"BATTLE @ THE LOUNGE" (Caledonia) 2/24

BLACK LIPS / DARK MEAT / FATAL FLYING GUILLOTEENS (40 Watt) 2/24

CALEB GRIMES (Amici) 2/24

JEREMIAH CYMERMAN'S BIG EXPLOITATION (40 Watt) 2/24

SQUAT / CARL LINDBERG & FRIENDS / TOMMY SOMERVILLE / TREY WRIGHT TRIO (Melting Point) 2/24

TRANS-FATTY PLAYBOYS (Mercury Lounge) 2/24

VERSATILIANS (Little Kings) 2/24

LESLIE HELPERT (Farm 255) 2/25

ELEKIBASS / ICE CREAM SOCIALISTS / VELCRO STARS (40 Watt) 2/26

PHIX (Georgia Theatre) 2/26

THE SUM (Mercury Lounge) 2/26

DAN NETTLES TRIO (Farm 255) 2/27

CHRIS MOORE (Mercury Lounge) 2/27

NAUTILUS / PHOENIX PHARAOH / AMERICAN MUTTS / AUSTRE GILTRAP (Tasty World) 2/27

AEGIS OF ATHENA / LAZER/WÜLF (40 Watt) 2/28

BLOODKIN (Georgia Bar) 2/28

LOUIS LEDFORD (Farm 255) 2/28

63 CRAYONS / THE NEW SOUND OF NUMBERS / YOUNG SINCLAIRS (Caledonia) 2/28

SWEET-TOOTH SIMPLETON & THE SIMPLETONES / JUMPIN' JESUS CHRISTERS (Tasty World) 2/28

TRANS-FATTY PLAYBOYS / EDWARD DOWLING (Flicker) 2/28

UMPHREY’S McGEE (Georgia Theatre) 2/28

WILL KIMBROUGH (Melting Point) 2/28

COMMANDER CHAMELEON (Roadhouse) 3/1

COUNTDOWN TO ECSTASY (Tasty World) 3/1

COYOTE AFLOAT (Caledonia) 3/1

FEEDING FINGERS (Repent) 3/1

TINO GARRIDO (Farm 255) 3/1

MAGIC MISSLE (Flicker) 3/1

RAND LINES TRIO (Amici) 3/1

YOUNGBLOODZ (Georgia Theatre) 3/1

CLEAN RECORD (Boar's Head) 3/2

DEXTER ROMWEBER & JASON RINGENBERG (Melting Point) 3/2

ART GRIDER (Farm 255) 3/2

STEWART & WINFIELD / ADAM PAYNE BAND (Georgia Theatre) 3/2

TIME TOY / 8-TRACK GORILLA & THE LOVE HANDLES (Caledonia) 3/2

THE WHIGS / WAX FANG / THE FEATURES (40 Watt) 3/2

THE BEARFOOT HOOKERS / ANDREW NELSON / THE VICTROLAS (Tasty World) 3/3

THE HUSHPUPPIES (Melting Point) 3/3

THE ERIC HARRIS GROUP (Borders) 3/3

ERIC SKELTON & THE HOMECOMING KINGS (Farm 255) 3/3

MARVIN HAMLISCH (Classic Center) 3/3

MODERN SKIRTS / JOHN RALSTON / BANG BANG BANG (40 Watt) 3/3

ZAC BROWN BAND / ALEX NACKMAN (Georgia Theatre) 3/3

CARS CAN BE BLUE / CHRISTOPHER'S LIVER / JERK ALERT! (Caledonia) 3/5

SPARTA / ALOHA / MEWITHOUTYOU (40 Watt) 3/5

KING OF PRUSSIA / EXPLORERS CLUB (Caledonia) 3/6

MY MORNING JACKET (40 Watt) 3/6

APOLLO SUNSHINE / EARL GREYHOUND (Tasty World) 3/7

MY MORNING JACKET (40 Watt) 3/7

POLEMIC / RAT BABIES / CELERITY (Tasty World Upstairs) 3/7

BOOMBOX (Georgia Theatre) 3/8

CACHAÇA (Amici) 3/8

ISIS / JESU / TORCHE (40 Watt) 3/8

THE PENDLETONS / Y-O-U (Tasty World) 3/8

BRANTLEY GILBERT (Georgia Theatre) 3/9

HEADQUARTERS (Go Bar) 3/9

KING COTTON (Eastwood Pub) 3/9

JESSE SYKES & THE SWEET HEREAFTER (Melting Point) 3/9

MARIA TAYLOR (Caledonia) 3/9

CASTANETS (Caledonia) 3/10

HOPE FOR AGOLDENSUMMER / BARBEZ (40 Watt) 3/10

HOT NEW MEXICANS / BLACKROSE DYNASTY / DEAF JUDGES / GUS D. (Little Kings) 3/10

THE SUEX EFFECT (Amici) 3/10

MANCINO (Go Bar) 3/12

HAM 1 / MIWA (Flicker) 3/13

PALOMAR / FOLKLORE (40 Watt) 3/13

RAND LINES TRIO (Amici) 3/15

DIET ROCKSTAR / THE GINGER ENVELOPE (Caledonia) 3/16

PANDA (40 Watt) 3/16

U-PHONIK (Wild Wing Café) 3/16

RANDALL BRAMBLETT (40 Watt) 3/17

MASERATI / PRODUCTO / A.ARMADA (Caledonia) 3/17

PILLAR / TYLER READ / SHOWBREAD (40 Watt) 3/19

THE WALKMEN / THE BROKEN WEST / FERRABY LIONHEART (40 Watt) 3/20

YOUNGBLOODZ (Georgia Theatre) 3/20

AMBULETTE / THE NEW TRUST (Caledonia) 3/21

ROBYN HITCHCOCK & THE VENUS 3 / JOHNNA KUNIN (40 Watt) 3/21

JASON “LEFTY” WILLIAMS (Amici) 3/21

BOB WEIR & RATDOG (Classic Center) 3/22

CACHAÇA (Amici) 3/22

DARK MEAT / HOPE FOR AGOLDENSUMMER / DRAKKAR SAUNA (40 Watt) 3/22

LIONZ (Roadhouse) 3/22

TWO TON BOA / 31 KNOTS (Caledonia) 3/22

THE AVETT BROS. / WILL KIMBROUGH (Georgia Theatre) 3/23

CARTEL / COBRA STARSHIP / BOYS LIKE GIRLS / NEW ATLANTIC (40 Watt) 3/23

NAUTILUS / THE SUEX EFFECT (Tasty World) 3/23

ADAMS TOWNSHIP (Farm 255) 3/24

JORMA KAUKONEN / BARRY MITTERHOFF (Melting Point) 3/24

KNIGHT SEEKER (Caledonia) 3/24

JON McLAUGHLIN / MATT WERTZ (University of Georgia) 3/24

OF MONTREAL / LONELY, DEAR (40 Watt) 3/24

ZOSO (Georgia Theatre) 3/28

DEERHUNTER (40 Watt) 3/29

THE LAST WALTZ TRIBUTE ENSEMBLE (Georgia Theatre) 3/29

ABBEY ROAD LIVE! (Melting Point) 3/30

BEYOND TOMORROW / LAST NOVEMBER / HOLIDAY (40 Watt) 3/30

CLEAN RECORD (J.R.'s Baitshack) 3/30

ICE CREAM SOCIALISTS (Nuçi's Space) 3/30

KINCHAFOONEE (Georgia Theatre) 3/30

ERIC HARRIS GROUP (Borders) 3/31

KID KOALA (Tasty World) 3/31

NOW IT'S OVERHEAD (40 Watt) 3/31

CLOUD CULT (Tasty World) 4/4

"LOCAL BANDS LIVE" (UGA, Tate Student Center Plaza) 4/6

AMERICAN CHEESEBURGER / THE SKUDS / BIRD FLU (Repent) 4/7

TV ON THE RADIO / THE NOISETTES (40 Watt) 4/12

HOPE FOR AGOLDENSUMMER (40 Watt) 4/13

"LOCAL BANDS LIVE" (UGA, Tate Student Center Plaza) 4/13

TELEVISION BUZZ / HEY, REVOLUTION! (Tasty World) 4/13

KING COTTON (Wild Wing Café) 4/13

THE SUEX EFFECT (Amici) 4/14

CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH / ELVIS PERKINS (40 Watt) 4/19

JOHN SCOFIELD (Georgia Theatre) 4/19

"LOCAL BANDS LIVE" (UGA, Tate Student Center Plaza) 4/20

TISHAMINGO (UGA) 4/21

TISHAMINGO (40 Watt) 4/23

WIDESPREAD PANIC (Classic Center) 4/23–4/25

BLOODKIN (Melting Point) 4/24

TISHAMINGO (40 Watt) 4/24

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS (Melting Point) 4/26–4/28

LIONZ (Roadhouse) 4/26

MODERN SKIRTS / PACKWAY HANDLE BAND / HOPE FOR AGOLDENSUMMER (UGA, Legion Field) 4/26

BONNIE RAITT / JON CLEARY (Classic Center) 4/26

WARM IN THE WAKE (Tasty World) 4/26

"LOCAL BANDS LIVE" (UGA, Tate Student Center Plaza) 4/27

CINEMECHANICA (40 Watt) 4/28

SUMMERBIRDS IN THE CELLAR (40 Watt) 4/28

JOHN VANDERSLICE / ST. VINCENT (40 Watt) 4/30

THE EVERYBODYFIELDS (Melting Point) 5/12

THE SUEX EFFECT (Amici) 5/12

PACKWAY HANDLE BAND / THE HACKENSAW BOYS (Georgia Theatre) 5/26

LIONZ (Roadhouse) 6/21

LEO KOTTKE & THE TURTLE ISLAND STRING QUARTET (UGA) 12/7