Local Music Listings

originally published May 2, 2007

Deadline to be listed in the next issue: 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, May 2
DJ SIZZLE
(Loft) Spinning the dance numbers every Wednesday.
TINO GARRIDO
(Casa Mia) The main vocalist for Orquesta Grogus focuses on classical guitar music from Venezuela, playing waltz and joropo music but also Cuban son and flamenco. Every Wednesday at 8 p.m.
GASMASK & MATCHSTICKS
(Caledonia) The local trio of Alex (guitar, vocals), Tom (bass, vocals) and Drew (drums) pump out some classic-sounding hardcore and scream-filled thrash rock. 2006 debut album Yer Not Payin’ For The Hours, Yer Payin’ For The Name out now.
JAY GONZALEZ
(Kingpins) Nutria keyboardist-vocalist Jay Gonzalez has a new gig in town as a "lounge singer" and piano player. "I'll be doing a bunch of '50s and '60s crooner and rock-and-roll stuff, British invasion favorites, '70s AM radio hits, bubblegum classics, some ‘yacht rock’ for the Caledonia crowd and maybe some Sinatra or Bing Crosby.” Every Wednesday from 8 to 11 p.m.
KIP JONES
(Wild Wing Café) The local acoustic singer-songwriter is known for his wide-reaching repertoire and regular-guy songwriting, and many of Jones’ own tunes sound split between reflective acoustic territory and the country-infused rock of ‘80s-era Steve Earle. His new album is called Downright.
“KARAOKE”
(Foxz) Every Wednesday.
“KARAOKE”
(Mell’s) Every Wednesday.
THE LEAVERS
(Caledonia) 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. The band recently celebrated the release of the album Collect THIS.
THE MARQUEE BLUES
(Eastwood Pub) Formerly known as Disraeli Gears, The Marquee Blues features members of the Michael Guthrie Band and The 60s playing classic British blues-influenced rock like that of Clapton and Cream. Every Wednesday from 9 p.m. to midnight.
DAVIN McCOY
(Tasty World) Playing acoustic pop, Marietta singer-songwriter Davin McCoy last year released an album called Forty Days From Friday.
“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.
THE RAMEKINS
(City Bar) Pianist-guitarist Rand Lines (Rand Lines Trio, Freeze Tag) plays jazz originals as well as standards from John Zorn and Charlie Parker, for instance, backed by drummer Ben DuPriest (The Pendletons). 10 p.m.
RAND LINES TRIO
(Flicker) 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. 8:30 p.m.
THE STOPS
(Tasty World) Young local modern rock combo with a hint of catchy, upbeat '60s pop. Inspired by the Beatles, 311, the Killers and Foo Fighters. Also, a light show.
TWIN POWERS
(Go Bar) Danceable New Wave and Britpop tunes. 10 p.m., every Wednesday.
TWO DAYS OF FREEDOM
(Caledonia) Savannah punk trio.
“UNCORKED & UNPLUGGED”
(Melting Point) Every week, local singer-songwriter Ken Will Morton opens and hosts this series which aims to focus on artists proficient in the craft of songwriting. This week: local songwriters Nathan Beaver, Mary Bragg and Nick Light. Every Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Thursday, May 3
RYAN BINGHAM
(Tasty World) Ryan Bingham, out of Austin, TX, plays a well-worn and gritty sort of American country folk, nestling between Woody Guthrie and Hank Williams. The album Dead Horses came out last year on Lone Star Music.
CLEAN RECORD
(J.R.'s Baitshack) Statesboro, GA, band Clean Record plays hard-rock originals as well as covers ranging from '70s classics to modern stuff.
DEAD RIGHTS
(Caledonia) No specific information available, but the rest of tonight's bands are heavier, metal- and hardcore-leaning acts.
DJ ATLAS
(Little Kings) Spinning hip-hop and party music following tonight's spoken-word poetry event, at which local writers Isai, Bellah Sparxxx, Celest and Life focus on human rights issues as well as more personal works; see the Out There! section for more info on that. 9 p.m.
DJ REBB
(Detour) Atlanta's DJ Rebb plays Top 40, hip hop, progressive house and other electronic sounds prime for dancing.
DJ RIX
(Loft) Championing dance favorites every Thursday, Atlanta's DJ Rix favors breakbeat and hip-hop mixes. He recently collaborated with Louisiana's Trace on a mix called The Decade: Trace & Rix.
DOWN WITH THE WOO
(40 Watt) New trio featuring Eric Friar, Mandy Branch and Winston Parker, all formerly of Heros Severum. This is only the band's second club appearance, and a rare chance to catch their rhythmic, poppy and funky "live production experiment." Tonight hip-hop artist Ayo joins up for several songs.
END OF DAYS
(Caledonia) Metal four-piece from Douglasville, GA.
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 from 8 to 10:30 p.m. every Thursday.
HAM 1
(40 Watt) Guitarist Jim Willingham handles the frontman stuff, while Eric Harris (drums), Jacob Morris (cello) and Chris Sugiuchi (trombone) work the other stuff. Exuberant, quirky and jolly, Willingham is a well of creativity, and his folk-pop eccentricities always surprise. Sophomore album coming soon. Tonight's show features an elaborate stage set; see p. 33 for some details.
HOLMAN AUTRY BAND
(Tasty World) These six guys from Danielsville play flavorful heavy country and Southern rock, nodding at times towards Lynyrd Skynyrd and Marshall Tucker Band, but there's a strong heavy metal and hard rock influence in many of the tunes. Self-titled debut album out soon.
“INDIE ROCK KARAOKE”
(Go Bar) Every Thursday.
"JAMES BROWN'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION"
(Melting Point) All proceeds from tonight's show will benefit the James Brown Music Education Foundation, which supports music and education for the nation’s youth, as well as the University of Georgia’s Music Business Program. You'll find a diverse group of local musicians performing Soul Brother Number One's songs backed by, among others, Keith Jenkins on bass and Eric Hargrove on drums (both members of JB's backing band The Soul Generals). Van Morrison soundalike Greg Hester handles lead vocals, while singers Clay Leverett and Chris Unck sit in throughout the show. 8 p.m.
“KARAOKE”
(Eastwood Pub) Every Thursday.
KUROMA
(Mercury Lounge) Kuroma is the new project from former Whigs bassist Hank Sullivant, and Paris is the new Kuroma album. Hank's about to head up to New York for several months to collaborate with electro-pop band the MGMT, and tonight offers Athens a preview of his current work with this solo performance.
“LIVE IN THE LOBBY”
(WUOG, 90.5 FM) Thursdays at 8 p.m. Tonight’s local-band performance: Andy Ditzler.
PARADE
(40 Watt) 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.
SCARLET ANDROGYNY
(Caledonia) Like the Dresden Dolls, Scarlet Androgyny takes gothy Victorian and Edwardian fashion and cabaret stylings as a starting point, but this Atlanta five-piece takes things in a heavy and more industrial and thrashy direction. New album soon.
SCOTT LITTLE BAND
(Georgia Theatre) Milledgeville songwriter Scott Little, drummer Colin Blakely and bassist Charles Gaston play heartfelt acoustic songs on the recent album Living With the Truth.
BRANDON SCOTT SELLNER
(Tasty World) In the mood for some soulful blues fused with fiery rock? Wisconsin guy Brandon Scott Sellner may be for you, with his husky voice and blistering style reminiscent of pros like Stevie Ray Vaughan. An album's in the works for later this year.
THE TIKI BARFLYS
(Wild Wing Café) No information available.
LEE TYLOR
(Georgia Theatre) Nashville's Lee Tylor plays acoustic rock influenced by country and Southern rock featuring soulful, harmonizing vocals. Self-titled album out now.
VELVETEEN PINK
(Melting Point) 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, and tonight Velveteen Pink opens the James Brown birthday celebration show. 8 p.m.
WELTERWEIGHT
(Flicker) Guitarist-vocalist Greg Harmelink (ex-Kincaid) performs with his backing band - expanded recently from two to four - of Rob Walsh (ex-Kincaid), Ash White, Carolyn McLanahan and Todd Elihu. Talk of an album was in the air for much of last year, and newer material is supposedly more acoustic, slower, gentler; in fact, after tonight's show, the band is permanently changing its name to The Jersey Barrier. 8:30 p.m.
Friday, May 4
AVE NADA
(40 Watt) Ave Nada sees local drummer Brent Jones (The Good Ship, ex-Phosphorescent) step out from behind the kit to perform songs off his unreleased album Unreliable Narrators with a backing band of the usual suspects.
BEYOND TOMORROW
(Tasty World) 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 the self-titled full-length disc Beyond Tomorrow. Part of tonight's free AthFest CD release show; see Box.
CALIFORNIA GUITAR TRIO
(Melting Point) For more than 15 years, the California Guitar Trio has developed a stylistic blend of classical guitar, original work and curious interpretations of surf music. American Paul Richards, Belgian Bert Lams and Japanese Hideyo Moriya met at one of Robert Fripp's Guitar Craft Courses, and went on to tour with Fripp's League of Crafty Guitarists. 2004's Whitewater is the most recent studio album, blending clean acoustics and ambient electronics, though several recent live albums have been recorded.
CAMP CANDY
(Go Bar) Nate Mitchell and Becky Brooks (both of Cars Can Be Blue) and Sam Grindstaff (Titans of Filth) select the dance tunes before tonight's bands hit the stage; expect a lot of sugary pop and retro punk goodness.
CARS CAN BE BLUE
(Go Bar) The ribald indie-pop duo of Becky Brooks and Nate Mitchell has a witty, peppy, supercute (and kinda dirrrty) album out on local label Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records, and it’s called All the Stuff We Do. Check it out.
THE COATHANGERS
(Go Bar) Julia Kugel, Meredith Franco, Candice Jones and Stephanie Luke make up Atlanta's Coathangers, working upbeat Go-Gos dance-pop in with Bikini Kill's punky grit and a strong sense of humor, filling the Le Tigre-shaped hole in your life.
COY BOWLES & THE FELLOWSHIP
(Georgia Theatre) Atlanta's Coy Bowles sings soulful and deep, working his Southern country blues around influences like Paul Simon, Van Morrison and Ray Charles. The debut album Into the Distance was released last year.
DANCER VS. POLITICIAN
(40 Watt) It's the new band/ recording project (formerly known as Panda) from 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 other band Audition With Max Reinhardt. The debut album is called A City Half-Lost.
DICTATORTOTS
(Foxz) Seemingly outrageously crude, the long-running Athenian chaos cultivators stomp about and trash the night with their beery post-grunge sounds. The latest album is called Dung Shui.
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 11 p.m. every Friday and Saturday, local deejay Mark Bell focuses on the dancier sounds of 20 years ago.
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.
DJRX
(Rumor) Local deejay Brian Gonzalez, AKA DJRX, plays party tracks, mainly current pop with old school and country accents, many of which are his own remixes
ELECTRONIC HORSES
(Repent) Local musician Teresa Sullens has been making music under the Electronic Horses moniker for several years, but tonight is her debut live performance. It's also her final live local performance, so if the idea of moody soundscapes influenced by classic country-and-western sounds, art rock and electronic experimentalism sounds keen, catch tonight's show. Drummer Chris Holcombe (Subrig Destroyer, Thunderking), guitarist Dave Harrison (Tracer Metula) and bassist-pianist Johnny Hart (Señor Radio) provide the live interpretation of Sullens' sounds.
THE EMPTIES
(Tasty World) The Empties combine melancholy vocals with surprisingly harmonized choruses, in an interesting combination of rhythmic mope-rock and more driving hard rock. The 2006 EP is called Dorothy. Part of tonight's free AthFest CD release show; see Box.
FEMALE TROUBLE
(Repent) Based around the core of musician Andrew Shearer and vocalist Monica Puller, this band has been quietly kicking around town for several years, popping up here and there and only performing for "special events." Female Trouble's current set, according to its MySpace page, consists of covers by female acts like PJ Harvey, Carole King, Bikini Kill, The Gits, Patti Smith and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
GEORGIA GUITAR QUARTET
(Melting Point) Kyle Dawkins, Brian Smith, Phil Snyder and Jason Solomon used to grace the local stage much more frequently, but with two guys now living out of town, their performance frequency has diminished. The energetic and skilled group has always aimed to break down the distinction between high art and popular culture, weaving pop and rock ideas through classic chamber instrumentals. Puzzle is the forthcoming album.
"HOT CORNER FESTIVAL"
(Morton Theatre) Tonight's a night of community celebration, art and music. Following tonight's play - see Out There and p. 11 - the jazz tunes comes courtesy of the Howard Stroud Jazz Ensemble, while Committee of Vigilance showcases the songwriting skills of local songwriters Christopher Henderson, Jason Beckham and Spencer Frye and Flash to Bang Time plays artful and dramatic chamber pop that's sometimes quiet and introspective, other times loud and confrontational. Free, but accepting donations, as the festival's raising money for the Black Arts Learning Center. Play starts at 8 p.m., followed by music at around 9 p.m.
“IT’S FRIDAY”
(WUGA, 91.7 FM) Every Friday at 4 p.m. Today’s performance: Allison Weiss.
“KARAOKE”
(Mell’s) Every Friday.
KING OF PRUSSIA
(40 Watt) King of Prussia's new, deliciously well-constructed pop album Save the Scene uses shiny guitar, delayed pianos, sci-fi synths and brainy bass parts to deliver the finely-crafted and intensely catchy 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.
MATT MacKELCAN
(Wild Wing Café) Florida's Matt MacKelcan just dropped the new album No Turning Back; his acoustic rock is for fans of Dave Matthews and Jack Johnson.
MOLASSES SKYE
(Hot Corner Coffee) The new local duo of Kyshona Armstrong and Rachel Cole merges acoustic guitar, ethnic percussion, soulful vocals and open diary poetry. The "sound is writhing with emotion from their roots," they say, "and reminiscent of grandma's hands, momma's cookin', the smell of Sunday dinner, and Southern soul." 9 p.m.
THE PEABODIES
(Mercury Lounge) No information available.
PONCHO MAGIC
(Little Kings) “Servin’ up songs of heartache and healing, love sought and love lost, regret and redemption,” this local four-piece incorporates bluegrass and country into traditional rock forms.
THE RENEGADEZ
(Tasty World) Creating enthusiastic and high-energy hip-hop, Son 1 and 1000 Gramz swap in and out of each others’ flows over heavily melodic backing tracks loaded with tons of rolling bass, beats and samples courtesy of Digital Master and backed by a live band. Part of tonight's free AthFest CD release show; see Box.
ROYAL BLUE & THE STONE GRIFTERS
(J.R.'s Baitshack) Rooted with acoustic guitar and soulful vocals, this semi-new local four-piece plays bluesy alternative rock.
SHITTY CANDY & THE CIRCUS PEANUTS
(Repent) 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-ish route.
STAB THE COOK
(Nuçi's Space) The winner of the 2006 Human Rights Festival’s annual battle of the bands, the local trio of guitarist-vocalist Chris Miller, bassist Chris Hinsch and drummer Michael Crowe plays chaotic, punk-influenced rock.
"SUPERFLUOUS UMLAUT WEEKEND"
(Caledonia) The first night of this three-night event takes place at the Caledonia, starting off with a happy hour show from power-ballad reworking act The Folk Yous. Later that night, you get quirky pop from Visitations, pee-and-poop humor punk from PPR and more atmospheric stuff from Paper Tanks. See Box.
THUMPER
(Repent) Short-lived band Thumper kicked around Atlanta and its outlying regions from the tail end of 1994 to October of '95. Tonight the band reunites, resurrecting its poppy, upbeat and slightly bratty punk.
TIN CUP PROPHETTE
(Tasty World) Local artist Amanda Kapousouz blends genres as she switches instruments, loops her airy vocals and violin around guitar and drums. Last year's debut album is the enchanting Liar and the Thief, and there's also the "unofficial" EP of Celtic tunes Calling the Oceans By Name. Part of tonight's free AthFest CD release show; see Box.
THE UNFORGIVEN
(Eastwood Pub) Bluesy tunes from this Atlanta-based four-piece.
UNION
(Little Kings) The songs of Ted Franklin (vocals, guitar) are filled out by Nathan Thompson (guitar), Ethan Payne (bass) and Andrew Parker (drums) in new local band Union, reportedly playing rockin' alt-country.
ZAC BROWN BAND
(Georgia Theatre) Like a Charlie Daniels-Jimmy Buffett-Dave Matthews lovechild, the affable Zac Brown writes heartfelt rock songs with a touch of country and a healthy dose of patriotism. Recently recorded a DVD at the Georgia Theatre.
Saturday, May 5
ADRIANNE
(Detour) Los Angeles solo musician Adrianne recently released BoySongs, a six-song EP of cover tunes featuring her emotive acoustic rock and alluring vocals over simple drum machines. She's also - alongside performers like Garrison Starr and Gabriel Mann, among others - part of the California songwriting collective The North La Brea All Star Conquistadors; a CD from that group should be out soon.
AND FRIENDS
(Little Kings) And Friends is a noise-rock band combining the skills of local solo performer Enoch, Matt Kurz, Ryan Vogel, Amy Morris, Rick Young and Danny Gorbachev, drawing on early-'90s sounds like those of Hum or Sonic Youth. The band plays tonight following an 8 p.m. comedy set from Conner Taylor and Nate Mitchell.
THE BEARFOOT HOOKERS
(Tasty World) The band performs funky, good-humored country on the entertaining sophomore album Life at the Bar, and is the power behind the recently released Welcome to Athens: A Drinkin' Town With A Music Problem country drinking-song compilation.
STEPH CALLAHAN
(Detour) Along with partner Deb Hunseder, Steph Callahan's one half of the Florida acoustic duo Halcyon; in 2006, she released a solo album and is on tour in support of it, plying her soulful songs (most reminiscent of Tracy Chapman) across the Southeast and Midwest.
"CINCO DE MAYO DANCE PARTY"
(Go Bar) Taking the place of weekly late-night disco dance party, tonight's Cinco de Mayo party is hosted by deejays Super Meow Jr. and Bambi & Thumper. 10 p.m.
BRETT DENNEN
(Melting Point) California's Brett Dennen plays an eloquent and intricate type of acoustic pop, putting his strong vocal phrasing up front on the sophomore album So Much More. It's the sort of thing that's been charming the fans of John Mayer (Dennen opened up on Mayer's last tour), and should do the same for those keen on Josh Rouse, Jack Johnson and Paul Simon.
THE DIAMOND CENTER
(40 Watt) This new band features former members of Sleepy Horses and Brown Frown. "We are going for a kind of psychedelic/ garage with a tinge of country sound," says guitarist-vocalist Brandi Goodson. "We are currently continuing to write and record demos."
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 MARK BELL
(8e’s) Starting at 11 p.m. every Friday and Saturday, local deejay Mark Bell focuses on the dancier sounds of 20 years ago.
DJ SKORPION, PhD.
(Detour) Local deejay spins a set of industrial and electronic music.
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.
DJRX
(Rumor) Local deejay Brian Gonzalez, AKA DJRX, plays party tracks, mainly current pop with old school and country accents, many of which are his own remixes
FABULOUS BIRD
(Nuçi's Space) Peter Alvanos heads up his ever-shifting band, which tonight appears in the solo-electric arrangement. Alvanos says he'll have copies of the recent EP Lead Me to the Troubadour on hand, a continuation of the Bird's strong Brit-leaning, vaguely psychedelic pop rock. Early show; 8 p.m.
GRAN BEL FISHER
(Melting Point) Upbeat and lyrically insightful, the music of Ohio songwriter Gran Bel Fisher touches on rural poignancy and features his striking, multi-ranged voice at the forefront. Full Moon Cigarette is his new album, and it suggests thoughts of Jeff Buckley.
"HUMAN RIGHTS FESTIVAL"
(Downtown Athens) In addition to the politics, fellowship, wide-ranging lefty soapboxing and informational speakers, you'll find a solid amount of music at this two-day event on College Square. Today's rundown, from punk to country to folk to more: Pam Blanchard & The Sunny-Side Up Band (10:10 a.m.), Dr. Arvin Scott & Drumming for Success (11:30 a.m.), Maggie Hunter & The Montessori Singers (12:20 p.m.), Girls With Guitars (1:35 p.m.), Lost Art (2:25 p.m.), Shank (3:30 p.m.), Gabriela Mejias (4:15 p.m.), Art Rosenbaum (5:15 p.m.), T-Nebula Productions (6 p.m.), Kite to the Moon (6:45 p.m.), Time Toy (7:45 p.m.), Music Hates You (8:30 p.m.) and Strawberry Flats (10 p.m.). See p. 11 for more.
ICE CREAM SOCIALISTS
(Caledonia) Six eclectic and energetic local college kids making kaleidoscopic pop with nerdy lead vocals, harmonizing backing vox, accordions, keyboards, violins and more. Last fall, the band celebrated the release of its swell debut album Belles & Missiles, an unbridled album that celebrates the possibilities of all things pop. See p. 28.
INCATEPEC & LA RONDALLA
(Mercury Lounge) Local musicians and brother Humberto and Noe Mendoza make up Incatepec, playing a set of traditional Andean songs and other pre-Colombian South American folk music on guitar and quena flute. Guitarists and mandolin players will then expand the group after their set to form La Rondalla, playing romantic music from Spain.
“KARAOKE”
(Eastwood Pub) Every Saturday.
“KARAOKE”
(Mell’s) Every Saturday.
KING COTTON
(Tasty World) Guitarist-vocalist-mandolinist Fester Hagood (ex-Ray Ray & the Hog Mountain Boys) and guitarist-vocalist "Big Donald" Spurlin team up on songwriting duties and recruit guitarist Jared Forester and bassist Scott Tracy to form this new band. "Our style is Americana, country rock, Southern rock" says Hagood.
ADAM KLEIN
(Nuçi's Space) Local singer-songwriter Adam Klein performs songs off his album Distant Music, which was released early last summer. It’s a strong collection of sparse, rustic, acoustic country-folk songs. Early show; 8 p.m.
LEVI LANRY & THE COMMUNITY HOUSE BAND
(Tasty World) Country rock band.
MADELINE
(40 Watt) Bell-voiced local songwriter Madeline Adams performs a set in celebration of her rustic new full-length album called The Slow Bang, out now on Orange Twin. Back from a brief tour up the East Coast.
EBEN MALLORY
(Hot Corner Coffee) On his debut album Chasing Down Sunlight, local singer-songwriter Eben Mallory layers raspy, yearning vocals over an acoustic guitar base, weaving electric elements throughout.
MOUSER
(Caledonia) Colby Carter (vocals, guitar) and his expanding gang of backing musicians play efficient and exuberant garage-pop songs that suggest a willingness to experiment, working through outre noise jams to find the aggressive pop hiding behind.
MR. BROWN
(Mercury Lounge) Spinning classic hip-hop on the turntables after tonight's jazz band and working into more party-oriented sounds as the night progresses. Every Saturday.
NANA GRIZOL
(40 Watt) Theo Hilton, formerly the mastermind of DIY punk band Zumm Zumm, performs under the name Nana Grizol backed by members of Hot New Mexicans, Elf Power and Folklore. See p. 32.
ORQUESTA GROGUS
(Georgia Theatre) The local and long-running Grogus ensemble plays jazz and salsa accentuated with reggae, hip-hop and Afro-Cuban styles. Tonight, look for fresh faces Evan McGown and Tommy Somerville, as well as the return of flautist Natalie Smith and new merengue, new reggae and more woodwinds in the horn section. The new EP Sabor de Esperanza, a preview disc of the group's forthcoming full-length album Esperanza, should be available.
ORQUESTA MACUBA
(Tasty World Upstairs) Atlanta's high-energy 11-piece Orquesta MaCuba is led by the husband and wife team of vocalists Eddie and Mayi Lopez, and swings through classic salsa as well as original compositions in the Celia Cruz and Tito Puente style. 10 p.m.
RASTA BLANCA
(J.R.'s Baitshack) Reggae covers and originals.
QUIET HOOVES
(Caledonia) Julian Bozeman, Patrick Bozeman and Mercer West - among others - team up in Quiet Hooves, pulling some songs from the Bozemans' old band Kamikaze Headband and adding some new songs to the mix. "Folk, semi-psychedelic, semi-experimental, semi-comedy, semi-sleepy pop from tons of little toy instruments," they say.
"SUPERFLUOUS UMLAUT WEEKEND"
(The Max Canada) Day two of the Superfluous Umlaut Weekend - see Box - takes place at the recently revamped bar, with a pie auction and music from creaky blues folk guys Bellyache and the DIY folk-pop of Christopher's Liver.
TELENOVELA
(Caledonia) The self-titled debut EP from local duo Zachary Smola and Stephanie Clayton wove samples and sounds through a charming and astral bedroom-pop tapestry, and they're back with the magical new full-length album Saffron Songs. They're backed these days by either a group of locals or a band of far-flung friends.
HEATH TOLLESON
(Nuçi's Space) Heath Tolleson grew up in West Texas, absorbing the dusty desert sounds and eventually forming the Orange County Band. That Americana-leaning group morphed into Last Picture Show and relocated to Athens in late 2004, and is currently working on a debut album. Tonight is a solo show from Tolleson, the band’s frontman. Early show; 8 p.m.
WOULD-BE FARMERS
(Mercury Lounge) African-influenced blues and eclectic psychedelic backwoods jazz from the local group. Tonight's lineup includes vocalist-guitarist-lautist Brian Yetter (ex-Kirmani, Tesserae), percussionist Aaron Phillips (Redneck GReece Delux, Jack Logan) and saxophonist George Davidson (Acquaviva). 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 6
CARL LINDBERG & FRIENDS
(Old Clarke County Jail) Bassist-vocalist Carl Lindberg and other members of the Latin jazz collective Grogus perform a benefit concert for Athens Justice Project. There will be a silent auction, complimentary food and a cash bar. From 2 to 5 p.m.
"HUMAN RIGHTS FESTIVAL"
(Downtown Athens) In addition to the politics, fellowship, wide-ranging lefty soapboxing and informational speakers, you'll find a solid amount of music at this two-day event on College Square. Today's rundown, from punk to country to folk to more: Incatepec (2 p.m.), Hope For Agoldensummer (2:45 p.m.), Tommy Jordan & String Theory (3:30 p.m.), Omega Rising (4:30 p.m.), Phoenix Pharaoh (5:15 p.m.), Breathlanes (6 p.m.), The Bearfoot Hookers (7 p.m.), Squat (7:45 p.m.) and Cosmic Charlie (8:45 p.m.). See p. 11 for more.
BRIANNA LANE
(Farm 255) Sweet-voiced Minnesota singer Brianna Lane plays acoustic, lyrical alt-folk on her disc Radiator.
KATIE SAWICKI
(Farm 255) Emotive Brooklyn folk singer-songwriter Katie Sawicki last year released the album For the Quiet.
Monday, May 7
APRIL BAUER
(Melting Point) New York piano-based songwriter.
CAMP CANDY
(Detour) Nate Mitchell and Becky Brooks (both of Cars Can Be Blue) and Sam Grindstaff (Titans of Filth) select the dance tunes after tonight's bands hit the stage; expect a lot of sugary pop and retro punk goodness.
CARS CAN BE BLUE
(Detour) The ribald indie-pop duo of Becky Brooks and Nate Mitchell has a witty, peppy, supercute (and kinda dirrrty) album out called All the Stuff We Do, but tonight's gonna be a full set of cover songs.
COMANCHE
(Caledonia) Local rock four-piece featuring members of Hunter-Gatherer, Exit 86, Donkey Punch, Let’s Surf! and No Patriots.
GOOD-BYE DONOVAN
(Tasty World) With Emmie Beretta on vocals, guitar and keys, Neal Nelson on bass, Carter Boss on guitar and Casey Kelly on drums, this new Athens band plays rock and roll with a little country pop on some songs, a lot more bratty anthemic punk on others.
GRAVEL UNDERTONE
(Tasty World) Atlanta's Sean Thompson (vocals, guitar), Theo Carnavos (bass), Ben Manning (drums) and Hiroko Matsuda (violin) play wide-ranging rock influenced by a good amount of experimental metal.
JENA PARADIES
(Go Bar) Jena Paradies delivers mixes of the freshest in Berliner techno, electro-house and subsonic soul. 10:30 p.m., Mondays.
“KARAOKE”
(Repent) Every Monday.
"KARAOKE"
(Tasty World) Upstairs, hosted by Distaster's Jon Lester. Every Monday.
LEGITIMATE BUSINESSMAN'S ASSOCIATION
(Mercury Lounge) Local jazz saxophonist Mike Jones has performed under this name for years, and is starting up a weekly Monday-night gig with a revolving cast of supporting backers. 8 p.m.
LONG LEGGED WOMAN
(Detour) Vaguely drony and mostly noisy, the duo of Gabe Vodicka and Justin Flowers plays music that's half-improvised, half-composed, and any given performance is rarely like the band's last one. The duo last year put out the debut EP called 1 and is featured on a new Athens noise-music comp, and a new EP called Newtown Nights - the band's fifth - should be available.
THE OHSEES
(Detour) San Francisco's Ohsees - John Dwyer, Patrick Mullins, Brigid Dawson, Petey Dammit and Jigmae Baer - play clanky, jangly, experimental and damn intriguing tunes. Sucks Blood is the newest disc, and you can read some thoughts on it over on p. 29.
“OPEN MIC NIGHT”
(Eastwood Pub) Every Monday.
OURS
(Melting Point) In a strange move for this venue, Ours is a heavily melodic rock band from New Jersey that swings between pummeling indie-rock guitar work and the yowly falsetto vocal breakdowns of frontman Jimmy Gnecco. He's backed by four guys calling themselves Locke, Static, Pit and Race.
RACK OF SPAM
(Ashford Manor) This regional eight-piece group got its start here in Athens; with more than two decades in the business, the group’s Detroit-style R&B and blue-eyed soul still sounds powerful. Formed in 1981, the band celebrated its 25th anniversary last fall. "Same people, same music," says the band, "with maybe a few surprises thrown in for no extra charge."
TOTALLY MICHAEL
(Detour) Using a guitar, a microphone and a laptop, one-man band Michael Dunlap, from Bloomington, IN, plays furiously infectious dance-party pop. New EP is called For You.
THE VINYL STRANGERS
(Tasty World) These scene vets - guitarist-vocalist Joe Guerzo, new bassist Tim Adams, guitarist-vocalist Reid Howland and drummer Ian Werden - released their new band’s self-titled debut album last June, and it’s a classic-sounding pop rock record reminiscent of early Beatles and Byrds.
Tuesday, May 8
THE AFROMOTIVE
(Georgia Theatre) The Afromotive is a heavy-swinging nine-piece ensemble out of Asheville, NC. The band plays classic polyrhythmic afrobeat with a nod towards funk and improv, and has an album out this coming spring.
ERIC McFADDEN TRIO
(Caledonia) Let's Die Forever…Together is the new record from the jazz/ metal/ carnival/ rock group EMT. Guitarist-vocalist McFadden (also of Dave Schools/ Jerry Joseph collaborative effort Stockholm Syndrome) has recruited Jeff Cohen on drums and James Whiton on acoustic upright bass. See Box.
JASON HARWELL
(Tasty World) Alive in the Fall is 2004’s album from this singer-songwriter. The wide-reaching collection incorporates shimmer-pop piano flourishes and alt-country washes of steel strings, and is brimming with sincerity and soul. The Broken Headphones is the new disc. A benefit for Children's Tumor Foundation; see p. 33.
MEGHANN JORDAN
(Flicker) Magic Missile guitarist-backing vocalist Meghann Jordan (formerly of Cafeteria) performs a solo set. 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.
CLAY LEVERETT
(Flicker) Versatile local country singer Clay Leverett performs at this Bogart dive tonight, so expect him to pull on the material from his bands The Chasers and Lona, as well as a couple of hand-picked covers. 8:30 p.m.
TIA McGRAFF
(Melting Point Patio) Can you call it Americana when the artist is Canadian? Anyway, Tia McGraff pulls on traditional folk and upbeat country to adopt a soothingly acoustic approach to pop. Day in My Shoes is the new album. 7 p.m.
MR. BROWN
(Mercury Lounge) Spinning classic hip-hop on the turntables and working into more party-oriented sounds as the night progresses.
NATE NELSON & CORTRIGHT
(40 Watt) This young local singer-songwriter is already an old pro at these soulful acoustic gigs, and Nelson’s songs are crowd-pleasing and easily accessible. Last year's EP is A Sing-Song Fashion, and he's been branching out recently, contributing piano and guitar skills to several bands in town. Cortright is his backing band of Ian Werden on drums and Jay Rodgers on bass and backing vocals. A benefit for Children's Tumor Foundation; see p. 33.
“OPEN MIC NIGHT”
(DT’s) Every Tuesday.
RUSSIAN SPY CAMERA
(Tasty World) 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. A benefit for Children's Tumor Foundation; see p. 33.
SLEEPY HORSES
(Caledonia) Nic Goodson's band Sleepy Horses specializes in alt-country rockers and feedback- and loop-laced shoegazey soundscapes. Last year's full-length album Somewhere Out West, Lonesome For You caught some ears, but the band's been reworked with a new lineup and tonight takes things in a lighter, more acoustic direction.
"TASTY TUESDAY"
(Tasty World) This monthly event starts out as a social mixer with relaxed beats and the sounds of jazz, R&B and hip-hop in the background, but works towards a performance from a featured artist - no specifics available this month - and wraps with a dance party. Upstairs.
“TUESDAY NIGHT JAZZ”
(Farm 255) Every Tuesday from 7 to 10 p.m., the downtown restaurant features jazz from a revolving cast of regulars.
Wednesday, May 9
AMERICAN MUTTS
(40 Watt) Local punk band. Played out in the late '90s and early 2000s, and back again for more. Part of tonight's "Randy Unplugged" benefit.
AROUND THE GLOBE SEA CHANTEY SINGERS
(Flicker) Art Rosenbaum, the founder of the North Georgia Folk Festival, renowned local painter and venerable folk music historian chronicler, heads up this gang of nautical tunesmiths to sing traditional pirate songs from centuries back, utilizing a lot of rhythmic call-and-response and occasionally bawdy lyrics. 8:30 p.m.
BIRD FLU
(40 Watt) Burning up the house show circuit and now sticking its head into the downtown clubs is Bird Flu, a new local thrashy assault crew. Part of tonight's "Randy Unplugged" benefit.
THE CRIPPLE LILIES
(Farm 255) Chad Bishop and Elizabeth Lopiccolo are the central songwriting team of Pensacola's Cripple Lilies, playing soothing and comfortable folk-styled tunes while focusing on charming vocal melodies. Their new album La Bête was recorded here in town with David Barbe.
DJ SIZZLE
(Loft) Spinning the dance numbers every Wednesday.
TINO GARRIDO
(Casa Mia) The main vocalist for Orquesta Grogus focuses on classical guitar music from Venezuela, playing waltz and joropo music but also Cuban son and flamenco. Every Wednesday at 8 p.m.
JAY GONZALEZ
(Kingpins) Nutria keyboardist-vocalist Jay Gonzalez has a new gig in town as a "lounge singer" and piano player. "I'll be doing a bunch of '50s and '60s crooner and rock-and-roll stuff, British invasion favorites, '70s AM radio hits, bubblegum classics, some ‘yacht rock’ for the Caledonia crowd and maybe some Sinatra or Bing Crosby.” Every Wednesday from 8 to 11 p.m.
THE GREEN HORNETS
(Tasty World) Locals Meredith McLucas (vocals, guitar), Jenny Culler (bass, vocals) and Bryan McLucas (drums, vocals) debut their new pop band tonight.
GUFF
(40 Watt) This non-stop local punk quartet’s most recent disc Engine Trouble harkens back to the Lookout Records sound of about a decade-and-a-half ago, with a sense of fun amidst the noise. The band's been out in California recording an upcoming album; Symphony of Voices should drop in June. Part of tonight's "Randy Unplugged" benefit.
GUTSHOT & THIRSTY
(Caledonia) Put a broken wagon wheel on the gramophone for an idea of Gutshot & Thirsty’s sound. This local band’s got some recording packaged under the name Songs About Women & Dying, and yup, that’s what they are.
HAWK PROOF ROOSTER
(Flicker) Charlie Hartness (fiddle, ukulele, vocals) and Nancy Hartness (guitar, vocals, banjo, mandolin, ukulele) play old-time string-band music, pulling from folk traditions well-suited for contra and barn dances. 8:30 p.m.
“KARAOKE”
(Foxz) Every Wednesday.
“KARAOKE”
(Mell’s) Every Wednesday.
KITE TO THE MOON
(Tasty World) Timi Conley (Aqualove, Fuzzy Sprouts, etc.) heads up new outfit Kite to the Moon, handling vocals and guitar. He's recruited drummer Andrew Hanmer, bassist Jay Rogers and guitarist Robert Caruthers. Tonight is the band's club debut of its noisy, driving pop experimentalism.
LAZER/WÜLF
(40 Watt) This local art-metal five-piece mixes in prog and more eclectic influences, and last year released its demo album Demo-Lition. Part of tonight's "Randy Unplugged" benefit.
THE MARQUEE BLUES
(Eastwood Pub) Formerly known as Disraeli Gears, The Marquee Blues features members of the Michael Guthrie Band and The 60s playing classic British blues-influenced rock like that of Clapton and Cream. Every Wednesday from 9 p.m. to midnight.
MUSIC HATES YOU
(40 Watt) High energy and higher volume, loudmongers Noah Ray (guitar, vocals), Zaxx Hembree (guitar), Forest Hetland (bass) and Patrick Ferguson (drums) play a dirty kind of punk metal: there's dirt under the fingernails of this fist raised against authority. The latest album is the powerful Send More Paramedics. Part of tonight's "Randy Unplugged" benefit.
“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.
SWEET-TOOTH SIMPLETON & THE SIMPLETONES
(Caledonia) Local four-piece band Sweet-Tooth Simpleton & the Simpletones - Andy Dixon, Elijah NeeSmith, Jamie Coulter and Tim Johnson - plays country with a quirky take on things. Working in banjo, mandolin, stand-up bass and lap steel, among other instruments, the band draws on rustic traditions and wry lyrics. Tonight's show celebrates the release of the debut disc Santana's Greatest Hits.
TACOS TACOS TACOS TACOS!
(40 Watt) No information available. Part of tonight's "Randy Unplugged" benefit.
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 series which aims to focus on artists proficient in the craft of songwriting. This week: local songwriters Sean Arington, Allison Weiss and Kip Jones. Every Wednesday, 8 p.m.
WAITED
(40 Watt) Intensely rapid metal trio from Atlanta. Part of tonight's "Randy Unplugged" benefit.
Upcoming:
ABBEY ROAD LIVE! (Georgia Theatre) 5/10
BRIAN CONNELL (Flicker) 5/10
FABULOUS BIRD (Caledonia) 5/10
JAMES McMURTRY / THE DEDRINGERS (Melting Point) 5/10
PAUL SANCHEZ / SONIA TETLOW / IDIOT SLOWDOWN (Tasty World) 5/10
TITANS OF FILTH / YELLOW FEVER / THE NEVER (Caledonia) 5/10
WE VERSUS THE SHARK / ¡SUBVERSIVO! / HO-AG (40 Watt) 5/10
"ATHENS 441" (Morton Theatre) 5/11
BISCUIT BURNERS / KAITLIN JONES (Georgia Theatre) 5/11
BLAST OFF / LITTLE FRANCIS (Go Bar) 5/11
JAY CLIFFORD / TIN CUP PROPHETTE (Melting Point) 5/11
DEAD CONFEDERATE / SUMMERBIRDS IN THE CELLAR / THE SELMANAIRES (Caledonia) 5/11
GUS D. / CRETE FAM (Nuçi's Space) 5/11
PRODUCTO / THE DUMPS / FREEBALL (Tasty World) 5/11
THE REVIVAL (Eastwood Pub) 5/11
ARMAZILLA / TUALATIN (Repent) 5/12
DON CHAMBERS / ZACHARY GRESHAM (Caledonia) 5/12
DARK MEAT / ELF POWER (Georgia Theatre) 5/12
THE EVERYBODYFIELDS / LITTLE COUNTRY GIANTS (Melting Point) 5/12
"ROCK 'N' RELIEF 3" (Watkinsville) 5/12
SLEEPY HORSES (Go Bar) 5/12
SLO QUARTET (Farm 255) 5/12
THE SUEX EFFECT (Amici) 5/12
LESLIE HELPERT & TREY WRIGHT (Melting Point) 5/13
LANDON KNOBLOCK (Farm 255) 5/13
BLUEWING / WILLIAM TONKS (Flicker) 5/14
CLOCKHAND STRANGLE / TRACER METULA (Caledonia) 5/14
THE CUBS / AUSTRE GILTRAP / JETTISON NEVER / RADIOLUCENT (Tasty World) 5/14
FRED EAGLESMITH (Melting Point) 5/14
THE POLYPHONIC SPREE (40 Watt) 5/14
A SOFT PERVERSION / PAPER AIRPLANES (Tasty World) 5/15
HOT NEW MEXICANS / THE PHARMACY (Caledonia) 5/15
NORTH GEORGIA BLUEGRASS BAND (Melting Point Patio) 5/15
SLOAN / SMALL SINS (40 Watt) 5/15
THE BEAUVILLES / THE BROS. MARLER / JON GUTHRIE / THE VINYL STRANGERS / WE KNOW THE FUTURE (Tasty World) 5/16
DIEGO CATALAN / BEN SPRAKER (Flicker) 5/16
JAY GONZALEZ (Kingpins) 5/16
KEBERT.XELA / NICK LIGHT / RUN DAN RUN (Caledonia) 5/16
THE MARQUEE BLUES (Eastwood Pub) 5/16
THE RAMEKINS (City Bar) 5/16
RAND LINES TRIO (Farm 255) 5/16
SACRED HOLLOW (Tasty World Upstairs) 5/16
BIRD FLU / THE HOTTNESS / THE LOOSE SCREWS / SCAPEGOAT (Repent) 5/17
RASTA BLANCA (Tasty World Upstairs) 5/17
SOME ANIMAL / THE SUGAR DICKS / THE CHEROKEE (Caledonia) 5/17
SUN DOMINGO / CLEAN RECORD / THE COOL S.W.A.P. (Tasty World) 5/17
THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID / STROKIN' IT (Georgia Theatre) 5/17
BABY BOY DA PRINCE / BADKAT / BEAR / NOID / LIL RUGGED & 4-C (Georgia Theatre) 5/18
BLOODKIN / THE BROS. MARLER / MARLER BROTHERS / PART BEAR (Nuçi's Space) 5/18
COUNT / MYTH OF MITCH (Farm 255) 5/18
JOSEPH ARTHUR & THE LONELY ASTRONAUTS / STARS OF TRACK AND FIELD (40 Watt) 5/18
"MANTOOTH MUSIC SHOWCASE" (Tasty World Upstairs) 5/18
SOUTHERN BITCH / THE DRAMS (Tasty World) 5/18
BETSY FRANCK (Tasty World) 5/19
BRANTLEY GILBERT (Top Gear Motorsports) 5/19
JACKSON COUNTY LINE (Farm 255) 5/19
MOGUS / SLAPDASH (Georgia Theatre) 5/19
THE NEW SOUND OF NUMBERS / THE 63 CRAYONS (Go Bar) 5/19
OH, NO THEY DIDN'T / OVERWHELMED / VEBLEN (Tasty World) 5/19
PRODUCTO / A.ARMADA (Caledonia) 5/19
STREET RUNNAZ CLICK (Safari Grill) 5/19
LESLIE HELPERT (Farm 255) 5/20
THE DAPPLED GRAYS (Ashford Manor) 5/21
HOT PINK MONEY SHOT / PLAN A (Tasty World) 5/21
"MAYMESTER COFFEE CAFÉ" (State Botanical Garden) 5/21
LEFTY HATHAWAY / SHANK / THE SUEX EFFECT (Tasty World) 5/22
BOB LIVINGSTON / KEN WILL MORTON (Flicker) 5/22
ROBINELLA (Melting Point Patio) 5/22
BIRDS OF AVALON / RED FANG / SUBRIG DESTROYER (Caledonia) 5/23
DAVE MATTHEWS COVER BAND (Melting Point) 5/23
SIDEWALK RELICS (Tasty World) 5/23
JEFF SOILEAU (Farm 255) 5/23
COURTESAN / SUBRIG DESTROYER (Repent) 5/24
JUSTIN EVANS / ADAM KLEIN (Flicker) 5/24
THE FLESHTONES / THE OWEN 4 / TIGER! TIGER! / 8-TRACK GORILLA (Tasty World) 5/24
RASTA BLANCA (Tasty World Upstairs) 5/24
TISHAMINGO (Georgia Theatre) 5/24
"ATHENS 441" w/CASPER & THE COOKIES (Morton Theatre) 5/25
DYLAN BLUES PROJECT (Eastwood Pub) 5/25
GROGUS (Tasty World Upstairs) 5/25
HOMEMADE JAM (Georgia Theatre) 5/25
KEVN KINNEY BAND (Melting Point) 5/25
LONA / HANK VEGAS (Tasty World) 5/25
MOROS EROS (40 Watt) 5/25
RTX / TOTIMOSHI (40 Watt) 5/25
SLEEPY HORSES / NIGHTINGALE NEWS / FERAL THROES (Caledonia) 5/25
TELEVISION BUZZ / THUNDERCHIEF / CARRABELLE (Nuçi's Space) 5/25
AEGIS OF ATHENA / AN IRONY MASSACRE / LAZER/WÜLF (Tasty World) 5/26
THE EARLY EVENING (Farm 255) 5/26
THE HACKENSAW BOYS / PACKWAY HANDLE BAND (Georgia Theatre) 5/26
PUSH! / STANDARD 8 / THE PUBLIC (Caledonia) 5/26
WE FLY STANDBY / NICK LIGHT (Tasty World) 5/26
CHRIS ENGAUSER SUPER COMBO (Farm 255) 5/27
GOOD-BYE DONOVAN / THE STATUS / THE VINYL STRANGERS (Tasty World) 5/28
AMANDLA (Tasty World) 5/29
MAYHEM STRING BAND (Melting Point Patio) 5/29
FOLKLORE (Caledonia) 5/30
LESLIE HELPERT (Farm 255) 5/30
GABRIEL KELLEY / ANGELA FAYE MARTIN (Flicker) 5/30
THE MARQUEE BLUES (Eastwood Pub) 5/30
SACRED HOLLOW (Tasty World Upstairs) 5/30
CASPER & THE COOKIES (Caledonia) 5/31
CHRISTOPHER'S LIVER / SWEET-TOOTH SIMPLETON & THE SIMPLETONES (Flicker) 5/31
MUSIC HATES YOU / SKELETONWITCH / TUALATIN / WITHERED (Repent) 5/31
MUSTANG SALLY BAND / LEE TYLOR (Georgia Theatre) 5/31
SPRING CIRCUS (Tasty World) 5/31
THE HOT RODS / THE LIABILITIES (Repent) 6/1
KING OF PRUSSIA / MORNINGBELL / ARUM RAE / RUSSIAN SPY CAMERA (Tasty World) 6/1
"SINGER/SONGWRITER ROUNDTABLE" (Nuçi's Space) 6/1
HOLMAN AUTRY BAND (Georgia Theatre) 6/2
LITTLE COUNTRY GIANTS (Nuçi's Space) 6/2
TOUBAB KREWE (Melting Point) 6/2
FUNKLE ESTER (Ashford Manor) 6/4
WAMPUS CAT SCANNERS (Melting Point Patio) 6/5
BIG CITY SUNRISE / WILX (Georgia Theatre) 6/6
SAM SHABER (Melting Point) 6/6
BASTARD SONS / GROOVE STAIN / SASSAFRASS DRIFTERS (Tasty World) 6/7
GIANT PANDA GUERILLA DUB SQUAD (Georgia Theatre) 6/7
THE SELMANAIRES (Caledonia) 6/7
THE BROTHERS GORE / PF FLYERS / RED LEGS (Tasty World) 6/8
BRANTLEY GILBERT / BRANDON SCOTT SELLNER (Georgia Theatre) 6/8
COSMIC CHARLIE (Georgia Theatre) 6/9
ERIC HANSEN & THE ATHENS GUITAR TRIO (Melting Point) 6/9
MODERN SKIRTS / THE EMPTIES (State Botanical Garden) 6/12
NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS (Georgia Theatre) 6/13
DIEGO CATALAN / DON CHAMBERS (Flicker) 6/14
WHO’S BAD? (Georgia Theatre) 6/14
"ATHENS 441" w/ M COAST (Morton Theatre) 6/15
CARLA LeFEVER & THE RAYS / THE RIBS (Tasty World) 6/15
MASERATI / SUMMERBIRDS IN THE CELLAR / A.ARMADA (40 Watt) 6/15
KHIA / CERTIFIED G'S / CERTIFIED THUGS / LOB MUSIC (Georgia Theatre) 6/16
RACK OF SPAM (Melting Point) 6/16
UNAVOX / THE ANGELIC PROCESS / VALENTINE WOLFE (Tasty World) 6/16
BOBBY BARE JR. / THE SLIP (40 Watt) 6/18
GROGUS (Ashford Manor) 6/18
A SOFT PERVERSION / CHRIS SCHULZ (Tasty World) 6/19
"ATHFEST" (Downtown Athens) 6/20–6/24
"FLAGPOLE ATHENS MUSIC AWARDS" (Morton Theatre) 6/21
LIONZ (Roadhouse) 6/21
"ATHENS 441" w/ VENICE IS SINKING (Morton Theatre) 6/22
BOY HITS CAR / TO WHOM / DEAR ENEMY / SOUNDS OF SILENCE (Tasty World) 6/25
UNKNOWN HINSON (Tasty World) 6/28
THOMAS KAY & THE OLD SCRAPES (Tasty World) 6/29
LUKE BRYAN (Georgia Theatre) 6/30
KEN VANDERMARK & TIM DAISY DUO (Flicker) 7/2
PACKWAY HANDLE BAND (Ashford Manor) 7/2
CHRISTOPHER'S LIVER (Caledonia) 7/6
ZYDEFUNK (Ashford Manor) 7/16
DJ LE SPAM & THE SPAM ALLSTARS (Georgia Theatre) 7/17
DON CHAMBERS / KIMBERLY MORGAN (State Botanical Garden) 7/17
JE SUIS FRANCE (Caledonia) 7/21
THE ANGELIC PROCESS (Tasty World) 7/24
VALENTINE WOLFE (Tasty World) 7/25
KITE TO THE MOON (Caledonia) 7/28
ABBEY ROAD LIVE! (Ashford Manor) 8/6
CHRISTOPHER'S LIVER (Little Kings) 8/8
DEL McCOURY BAND (Georgia Theatre) 8/17
REHAB (Georgia Theatre) 8/18
ANDY CARLSON BAND (Ashford Manor) 8/20
GROGUS (State Botanical Garden) 8/28
COMMON PEOPLE BAND (Ashford Manor) 9/3
ARTIE BALL SWING BAND (Ashford Manor) 9/17
JENNIFER DANIELS (State Botanical Garden) 9/18
TOUBAB KREWE / ENTROPY / LAURA REED & THE DEEP POCKET (Georgia Theatre) 9/21
MODERN SKIRTS (Ashford Manor) 10/1
THE WILDCATS (Ashford Manor) 10/15
LEO KOTTKE & THE TURTLE ISLAND STRING QUARTET (UGA) 12/7

Chris Hassiotis

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