Local Music Listings

originally published May 23, 2007

EARLY DEADLINE TO BE IN ISSUE OF MAY 30 DUE TO MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY: Friday, May 25 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 23
BIRDS OF AVALON
(Caledonia) North Carolina's Birds of Avalon mine numerous deep veins of rock and roll, with blistering lead guitarists Cheetie Kumar and Paul Siler (ex-Cherry Valence) dipping into psychedelia and heavy blues-rock and prog forms. Bazaar, Bazaar is the new disc out this week. See Box.
COQ NOIR
(Mercury Lounge) Local electronic trio.
DAVE MATTHEWS COVER BAND
(Melting Point) The highly popular DMCB combo returns its cover schtick to the local stage after (more or less) calling it quits in late 2004.
DJ SIZZLE
(Loft) Spinning the dance numbers every Wednesday.
THE FRESH DRUM FINGERS
(Tasty World) 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
(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. See Box.
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.
“KARAOKE”
(Foxz) Every Wednesday.
“KARAOKE”
(Mell’s) Every Wednesday.
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.
NAPOLEON
(Wild Wing Café) Solo performer. No other information available.
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.
RED FANG
(Caledonia) Portland, OR, band Red Fang - Bryan Giles, Aaron Beam, David Sullivan and John Sherman - plays to-the-point and energetic rock and roll, driving through classic-punk-leaning, swampy, riff-laden tunes that may inspire a little Black Sabbath-esque adulation.
SIDEWALK RELICS
(Tasty World) According to its MySpace page, the new Atlanta duo Sidewalk Relics - Joey Piersante on guitars and vocals, Chris Armistead on drums - mixes "a post-hardcore aesthetic with pop sensibilities." The guys recently recorded a debut EP at DARC.
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.
SUBRIG DESTROYER
(Caledonia) Subtract the guitarist from local heavy rock band Thunder King and you get Subrig Destroyer, the rhythm section of Chris Holcombe on drums and Joel Martin on bass. It's "loud and heavy music you'll stand around nodding your head to," says Martin.
TWIN POWERS
(Go Bar) Danceable New Wave and Britpop tunes. 10 p.m., every Wednesday.
Thursday, May 24
THE ALTERNATORS
(Georgia Theatre) Tishamingo vocalist-keyboardist-guitarist Jess Franklin and new Tishamingo bassist Chuck Thomas (ex-Bluestring) perform a stripped-down set of their Southern rock jams as The Alternators. Performing as part of tonight's "Dancing for Architecture" benefit raising funds for Friends of the Georgia Theatre, an organization aiming to rejuvenate the venue's art deco style.
CELERITY
(Repent) Punk-inspired hard rock trio which recently moved to Athens from Savannah. The band says it gets the “grunge” and “garage rock” comparison a lot, and earlier this year released the EP 180 Nowhere Rd.
COURTESAN
(Repent) Thomas Dodd and Trey McManus (Fabulous Bird, King of Prussia, Ordinary Germans Like Yourselves) combine loud psychedelic guitars with ambient soundscapes. For fans of My Bloody Valentine, Growing and Sonic Youth.
DANNY HUTCHENS & ERIC CARTER
(Georgia Theatre) Hutchens and Carter are the songwriting backbone of the always-reliable band Bloodking, slinging out darkly countrified barroom rock. Performing as part of tonight's "Dancing for Architecture" benefit raising funds for Friends of the Georgia Theatre, an organization aiming to rejuvenate the venue's art deco style.
DJ REBB
(Detour) Atlanta's DJ Rebb plays Top 40, hip-hop, progressive house and other electronic sounds prime for dancing. Every Thursday.
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.
8-TRACK GORILLA
(Tasty World) The schtick is usually this: local scenester and music dude dresses up in a gorilla costume and "sings" along to '70s-era 8-track tapes.
JUSTIN EVANS
(Flicker) The local photographer-musician plays a solo set of acoustic country and James Taylor-esque, American-style folk. 8:30 p.m.
THE FLESHTONES
(Tasty World) Formed 31 years ago in New York, the Fleshtones have weathered several waves of garage-rock revivalism over the decades. The band's the subject of an upcoming book and tribute disc; see more on p. 23.
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.
IMMUZIKATION
(Mercury Lounge) Alfredo Lapuz handles electronics and backing vocals for the local party funk band Velveteen Pink, but he also deejays as Immuzikation, featuring his own grooving remixes for tonight's post-band dance party. 11 p.m.
“INDIE ROCK KARAOKE”
(Go Bar) Every Thursday.
JUSTIN BROGDON BAND
(Georgia Theatre) Tallahassee, FL, native and current Athens dude Justin Brogdon (ex-Bluestring, Full Black Out) plays acoustic covers and Tom Pettyish originals in his solo sets, aiming for thoughtful lyrics and emotional sounds. Tonight he's got a full band, backed by members of Tishamingo and others, performing as part of tonight's "Dancing for Architecture" benefit raising funds for Friends of the Georgia Theatre, an organization aiming to rejuvenate the venue's art deco style.
“KARAOKE”
(Eastwood Pub) Every Thursday.
ADAM KLEIN
(Flicker) 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. 8:30 p.m.
MILLIGAN
(Hilltop Grille) Performing a set of cover songs, reworking both classic rockers and more recent numbers.
MORNING STATE
(Caledonia) This young melodic rock band used to split its four members between Athens and Atlanta, but they're all living in Atlanta now. The band comes back through town with the debut EP Retreat!!! in hand, a disc that's intricate and energetic, and lives easily in both indie-rock and mainstream camps.
THE OWEN 4
(Tasty World) This local ’60s-garage-rock styled group features Chris Uhde (Pushbutton, ex-Annaray), Lamar Flowers (Pushbutton, ex-Annaray), Drew Finn (ex-DAISY, The Runs) and Jeff Matthews (ex-Jack-O-Nuts, Hall of Fame).
RASTA BLANCA
(Tasty World Upstairs) Reggae covers and originals.
SAMURAI TROUT
(Georgia Theatre) Local roots-rock, swamp-boogie band featuring singer-songwriters Mark Wilmot and Woody Garrison backed by Bill Bokas (drums), Chip Barnett (guitar) and Mike Flynn (bass). Performing as part of tonight's "Dancing for Architecture" benefit raising funds for Friends of the Georgia Theatre, an organization aiming to rejuvenate the venue's art deco style.
THE SHOW IS THE RAINBOW
(Caledonia) The Show is the Rainbow is Nebraskan Darren Keen’s one-man electrofunk hip-hop freakout, a flashy depraved freak show of confrontational inside jokes and takedowns of the general human experience (often quite miserable, but most always funny).
SUBRIG DESTROYER
(Repent) Subtract the guitarist from local heavy rock band Thunder King and you get Subrig Destroyer, the rhythm section of Chris Holcombe on drums and Joel Martin on bass. It's "loud and heavy music you'll stand around nodding your head to," says Martin.
SNAP!
(Georgia Theatre) Snap!, formerly known as the King Daddy Conspiracy, features the local talents of Jason Fuller (piano, organ), David Yoke (guitar), Carlton Owens (drums) and Stephen Spivey (bass), and John Kell (sax) often joins in on the funk/ jazz tunes. Performing as part of tonight's "Dancing for Architecture" benefit raising funds for Friends of the Georgia Theatre, an organization aiming to rejuvenate the venue's art deco style.
TIGER! TIGER!
(Tasty World) Atlanta band Tiger! Tiger! delves into serious revivalist garage rock, churning out catchy tunes heavily influenced by '60s girl groups and rock-and-rollers on its upcoming sophomore disc Beyond Your Mind.
TISHAMINGO
(Georgia Theatre) Hard-edged, bluesy Southern rock for real from Athens mainstays Cameron Williams (guitar, vocals), Jess Franklin (guitar, keys, vocals), Richard Proctor (drums) and Chuck Thomas (bass). The Point is the third full-length album, released earlier this year. Performing as part of tonight's "Dancing for Architecture" benefit raising funds for Friends of the Georgia Theatre, an organization aiming to rejuvenate the venue's art deco style.
CAMERON WILLIAMS
(Georgia Theatre) Tishamingo guitarist-vocalist Cameron Williams delivers a solo set before the full band takes the stage, performing as part of tonight's "Dancing for Architecture" benefit raising funds for Friends of the Georgia Theatre, an organization aiming to rejuvenate the venue's art deco style.
ZACH FOWLER & THE ESSENTIALS
(Wild Wing Café) South Carolina band playing soulful, funky acoustic rock in the same vein as Jack Johnson and John Mayer.
ZYDEFUNK
(Melting Point) Charlie Wooton (bass, trumpet), Joel Williams (guitar), Mikey Moe (drums) and Jeff Hunt (washboard, percussion) play New Orleans-style zydeco and jazz with a heavy funk foundation. Bringing in washboard, accordion and more, the Atlanta band has a new album called, aptly, Zydefunk.
Friday, May 25
“ATHENS 441”
(Morton Theatre) It’s another show curated by WUGA 91.7 FM’s JoE Silva, taped and set to broadcast across the Southeast. Tonight's edition features Hayshaker, a four-piece from Waycross, GA, playing twangy, haunting country-inflected rock and a trio performance from locals William Tonks, John Neff & Jack Logan, strong songwriters each in their own right, and together creating a juggernaut of rustic, skillful Americana, drawing on deep experience in acts like Drive-By Truckers, Workhorses, Barbara Cue and more. The last time the trio performed together at Flicker in March they did a run-through of Logan's extensive album Bulk - who knows what tonight holds? One additional band was still to be determined at presstime. Music starts promptly at 8 p.m.
CARRABELLE
(Nuçi's Space) Local “post-hardcore/ screamo/ experimental” band.
"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. 5:30–7:30 p.m. every Friday.
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 REBB
(Detour) Atlanta's DJ Rebb plays Top 40, hip-hop, progressive house and other electronic sounds prime for dancing.
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
DJs BILLY RUBEN, GORDON LAMB & JUSTIN ROBINSON
(Go Bar) Starting at 10 p.m., punk, dance and power-pop music from SIDS' Adam Stroupe (as DJ Billy Ruben), Flagpole columnist Gordon Lamb and former Agenda guy Justin Robinson. See p. 25.
DYLAN BLUES PROJECT
(Eastwood Pub) Guitarist-vocalist Avery Dylan recently moved to Athens from Virginia, recruited bassist Tommy Jones and drummer Brian Crum and set out to deliver Texas-style blues and Southern rockin’ blues, playing covers and Stevie Ray-styled originals. A full-length disc called Possum Hollow Road is expected later this year.
THE EARLY EVENING
(Hot Corner Coffee) Tennessee's George and Dave Daeger perform material spanning a decade of soulful songwriting together, highlighting material from their latest album Nashville Resurrection, a disc of mellow, acoustic folk-country. 10 p.m.
FERAL THROES
(Caledonia) The Tennessee four-piece slides subtle Telecaster melodies in between the haunting country vocals of Ace O'Connor, playing brooding and minimal songs for the world-weary and harmony-hungry. Envy's Pretty Sister is the band's new album out this week.
GROGUS
(Tasty World Upstairs) The local and long-running Grogus ensemble plays jazz and salsa accentuated with reggae, hip-hop and Afro-Cuban styles - tonight focusing on salsa for the weekly event hosted by Chamo Events. The new EP Sabor de Esperanza, a preview disc of the group's forthcoming full-length album Esperanza, should be available.
HANK VEGAS
(Tasty World) Macon singer-songwriter-guitarist Chad Evans fronts his band Hank Vegas - formerly known as The White Lightning and counting Rob Evans, Justin Smith and Athenians John Neff among its crew - turning out some spacious alt-country for fans of Gram Parsons, Bruce Springsteen and Centro-Matic. The Things You Are is the debut album, recorded here in Athens at Chase Park Transduction.
THE H.E.A.P. PROJECT
(Melting Point) Bryan Howard (Slackdaddy, Kevn Kinney) debuts his new band tonight. The sounds are subtly funky, at times minimal and with grooving jazz influences and strong percussion. Fans of Morphine could dig this, judging on the one track posted on the band's MySpace page. More info on p. 25.
HOMEMADE JAM
(Georgia Theatre) Bluesy, danceable funk and groove from this five-piece jam band. The new album, released in April of '06, is called Taste of Heaven.
“IT’S FRIDAY”
(WUGA, 91.7 FM) Every Friday at 4 p.m. Today’s performance: Jason Harwell and other Rebuilt Records artists.
J-RODDY WALSTON & THE BUSINESS
(Tasty World) Baltimore's swell J-Roddy Walston & the Business come across like an off-kilter version of The Band in the late '60s, combining Southern rock, McCartney pop and scruffy piano blues. A new live CD will be available at the show. See p. 25 for a little more on 'em.
“KARAOKE”
(Mell’s) Every Friday.
KENOSHA KID
(Mercury Lounge) Says Kenosha Kid mastermind Dan Nettles, "Instead of issuing a 'jazz-off' to the other bands on the Flagpole Athens Music Awards jazz ballot, Kenosha Kid will attempt a new song medley entitled '100 Reasons You Should Vote For Us'." With silent film. Dan Nettles on guitar, Jeff Reilly on drums and Neal Fountain on bass. 8 p.m.
KEVN KINNEY’S SUN-TANGLED ANGEL REVIVAL
(Melting Point) The Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ frontman mixes the amiable jangle and charm of that band’s earlier work with the more personal, direct type of songwriting that has made his solo releases such highlights. The debut self-titled album from his new band was released in the fall of 2004.
LONA
(Tasty World) 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.
MOROS EROS
(40 Watt) Formerly known as In Vitro, Acworth four-piece Moros Eros plays second-tier, dancey indie-rock. The album I Saw The Devil Last Night And Now The Sun Shines Bright was released in October 2006 on Victory Records, and the second album Aliens are Atheists is due out in July. Tonight's early performance is a separate show from the later RTX/ Totimoshi bill; see p. 25.
NIGHTINGALE NEWS
(Caledonia) Nightingale News is the songwriting vehicle of Coy King, Sleepy Horses' new bassist, and for the most part it's indie country with poetic lyricism.
RTX
(40 Watt) In the two-and-a-half years since RTX last barreled through town, the band fronted by Jennifer Herrema (formerly of the dissonant Royal Trux) brings its greased-up, hard-charging rock back to town. Longtime Trux home Drag City Records released the RTX debut The Transmaniacon in 2004, and the newest is called Western Xterminator. See review on p. 24.
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: Coy King on upright bass, Dave Forker on drums. See Box.
TELEVISION BUZZ
(Nuçi's Space) John Alford (bass, vocals), Brent Cash (drums, vocals) and Kris Langley (guitars, vocals) create a fuzzed-out garage-pop experience.
THUNDERCHIEF
(Nuçi's Space) “We play classic rock-influenced punk, or punk-influenced classic rock, whichever way you wanna look at it," says the band, which last year wrapped recording sessions on a debut album. New vocalist recently added, reportedly moving things more towards the West Coast hardcore sound.
TOTIMOSHI
(40 Watt) Hard and heavy, Oakland's Totimoshi is the trio of Antonio Aguilar (guitar, vocals), Meg Castellanos (bass, vocals) and Chris Irizarry (drums). The pummeling 2006 album Ladrón should find fans with followers of the Melvins, Sabbath, Helmet and old-school industrial rock.
WORMSLOEW
(Wild Wing Café) Playing occasionally twangy, hard-hitting rock drawing from '70s blues rock and country, the five-piece band WormsLoew hails from Savannah.
Saturday, May 26
SEAN ARINGTON
(Saving Grace) Rip-your-heart-out acoustic pop originals and covers from Athenian singer-songwriter Sean Arington, formerly of bands Big Atomic and One Big Eye. Early show at the restaurant in Comer; 7 p.m.
THE BROS. MARLER
(40 Watt) Twin guitar siblings Daniel and Drew Marler perform new compositions and rock, R&B and blues standards as an acoustic duo, although tonight they've brought in guests John Wayne (guitar) and Adam Funk (drums) for the full-band effect. Debut full-length Songs for Pluto available now.
THE CROUCH/ LAWLESS QUARTET
(Mercury Lounge) Jeff Crouch and Pete Lawless - most recently of industrial band 95 Lb. Lapdog, but with long and varied resumes in local music - focus on their jazz roots in a performance consisting of a wide variety of jazz standards. 8 p.m.
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.
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
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 EARLY EVENING
(Farm 255) Tennessee's George and Dave Daeger perform material spanning a decade of soulful songwriting together, highlighting material from their latest album Nashville Resurrection, a disc of mellow, acoustic folk-country. 11 p.m.
GOOD-BYE DONOVAN
(Caledonia) 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.
THE HACKENSAW BOYS
(Georgia Theatre) Since 1999, this old-time and bluegrass ensemble from Charlottesville, VA, has played a “revue of rough-and-ready original and traditional tunes courtesy of the spiritually invigorating release of vibrating strings stretched over wood and vocal chords stretched to their limit.” 2005's album Love What You Do is the sextet's fourth and most recent.
HOLIDAY
(Tasty World) Local rock band featuring members of emo/ pop-punk bands Letters to Holden and Left Front Tire.
“KARAOKE”
(Eastwood Pub) Every Saturday.
“KARAOKE”
(Mell’s) Every Saturday.
“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.
NICK LIGHT
(Tasty World) Local performer Nick Light plays with an acoustic guitar and his heart on his sleeve, going for a soulful, emo-lite sound that draws on aspects of Damien Rice, Bright Eyes and Dashboard Confessional. In early 2006, he released his debut album The Absent Parade, and has been at work on new material.
CHRIS MOORE
(40 Watt) Chris Moore (ex-Spins), who often performs with Dennis Williamson (Adam Payne Band, ex-Spins, Stewart & Winfield) as an acoustic duo, sends out smooth, soulful tunes and maybe a cover or two.
PACKWAY HANDLE BAND
(Georgia Theatre) Packway’s one-mic bluegrass provides sly, hearty original songs and renditions of classic tunes. See more on these skilled Athenians on p. 22.
PUSH!
(Caledonia) Drawing comparisons to acts like the Pretenders, Echo & the Bunnymen and Siouxsie & the Banshees, Athens' Push! straddles atmospheric, shoegazy rock and classic '80s pop. Debut album expected soon.
“SALSA NIGHT”
(Tasty World Upstairs) Latin dancing hosted by local promoters Chamo Events. Every Saturday, 9 p.m.
SCOTT LITTLE BAND
(Wild Wing Café) Milledgeville songwriter Scott Little, drummer Colin Blakely and bassist Charles Gaston play heartfelt acoustic songs on the recent album Living With the Truth.
THE STANDARD 8
(Caledonia) "Ricky Nelson swirled with a pinch of Devo. Add Eddie Money and the Dead Kennedys to taste," says the MySpace page of this new local band - featuring members of The Ones and U.S.S.R., among others - which plays croony "originals and cover songs that hearken back to the early days of rock and roll."
WALCOTT
(40 Watt) This local group deftly moves from pop-rock to classic rock to broader-influenced sounds, combining Young and Floyd ideas with more comfortable, Band-type work. The band’s recent EP is called Swallow the Ghost.
WE FLY STANDBY
(Tasty World) New Atlanta trio combining the melodic side of current indie rock with harder, late-'90s mainstream rock energy.
Sunday, May 27
BLUEWING
(ATHICA) The new vocal quartet Bluewing, featuring Jean Spencer, Amber Fetner, Jenny DeRevere and Diana Torell, harmonizes through a number of tunes. Performing as part of the closing event for ATHICA's current art show "Ruburbs." Event runs from 4 to 7 p.m., music starts at 5 p.m.
CHRIS ENGHAUSER SUPER COMBO
(Farm 255) Local jazz bassist Chris Enghauser leads this large and collaborative septet, which will include names familiar to local jazz fans: Kevin Hyde, Dave D'Angelo and Louis Romanos, among others. Expect horns, piano, bass and drums in the mix. "Sort of Art Blakey/ shuffle/ bebop three-horn arrangements with some originals," says Enghauser. 8 p.m.
HEIDI HENSLEY
(ATHICA) Local songwriter Heidi Hensley has a tendency towards the personal folk side of things in her solo shows, but her full-band gigs have been moving closer to what they’re calling “neo ‘80s rock.” The most recent album is Right About You. Performing as part of the closing event for ATHICA's current art show "Ruburbs." Event runs from 4 to 7 p.m., music starts at 5 p.m.
Monday, May 28
DODGER
(Tasty World) Popullution is the name of this Orlando band's upcoming debut full-length, a follow-up to two EPs of kaleidoscopic, energetic pop. The five-piece shares members with Mumpsy, also on tonight's bill.
BETSY FRANCK
(Caledonia) Together Betsy Franck and her Bare Knuckle Band perform soulful, brassy Southern rock and country songs. Held Up By Progress is 2005's debut seven-song album, and tonight Franck performs a stripped-down set.
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.
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.
LEROY JUSTICE
(Caledonia) Five-piece band from New York, digging deep into classic rock sounds and pulling on the influences of groups like Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and the Stones.
SEAN MOORE
(Tasty World) Floridian Sean Moore plays gentle indie-folk music, sounding not unlike a budding version of Elliott Smith or even George Harrison on his thoughtful debut disc Signs of Potential Life. Currently on tour with fellow Orlando acts Mumpsy and Dodger, with which he also performs.
MUMPSY
(Tasty World) Fun Orlando pop band Mumpsy, the membership of which overlaps with Dodger, also playing tonight, plays acoustic lo-fi music characterized by the off-kilter and exuberant vocals of frontman Jeff Ilgenfritz.
“OPEN MIC NIGHT”
(Eastwood Pub) Every Monday.
THE STATUS
(Tasty World) Melodic, hard-rockin' pop-punk quintet from Dawsonville, GA.
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 29
AMANDLA
(Tasty World) Best known as the drummer for love-'em-or-hate-'em rock band Ween, Claude Coleman is these days rocking the guitar, singing and acting as frontman for his band Amandla. He created the sophomore album The Full Catastrophe almost entirely on his own, but has a five-piece backing group to translate the airy, psychedelicized and jazz-inflected lite-rock tunes to the live setting.
CELERITY
(Caledonia) Punk-inspired hard rock trio who recently moved to Athens from Savannah. The band says they get the “grunge” and “garage rock” comparison a lot, and earlier this year released the EP 180 Nowhere Rd.
THE GUNSHIP
(Caledonia) Hard rock trio from Oklahoma.
"JEFF BUCKLEY TRIBUTE"
(Tasty World Upstairs) Almost precisely 10 years after his drowning, the shadow of California's Jeff Buckley has only grown longer thanks to the timeless quality of his striking voice. Tonight three local bands - Parasite Shoes, Blue Flashing Light and In the Lurch - pay tribute by performing Buckley's songs, as well as perhaps some of their own. The evening also features an open-mic portion for those eager to try their hand at Buckley's songs; all proceeds from tonight's show go to benefit Lonely Instruments For Needy Kids.
KIP JONES
(WOW Wingery) 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 the reflective acoustic territory of Harvest-era Neil Young and the country-infused rock of ‘80s-era Steve Earle. His new album is called Downright.
“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.
LOST ART
(Caledonia) With some recently wrapped sessions at the DARC studio, this young local four-piece is developing a hard-charging raw rock sound, adding a metallic texture to sounds developed by Soundgarden and Nirvana.
MAYHEM STRING BAND
(Melting Point Patio) This five-piece bluegrass band from Mississippi performs as part of the weekly bluegrass series - every Tuesday at 7 p.m.
OLYMPUS MANS
(Tasty World) Two dudes, one on drums, one on keys and vocals. They've used samples and heavy percussion to create repetitive, spacy melodies, but will at times go a little more traditional.
ONE L
(Tasty World) Local Guitarist Philip Kohnen (ex-Boone Dog Trio) brings his love of Cuban music to the stage with his "little big band" featuring an Afro-Cuban rhythm section, searing horn lines and a distinct approach to electric guitar. The band will perform a set of original compositions.
“OPEN MIC NIGHT”
(DT’s) Every Tuesday.
"OPEN MIC NIGHT"
(Hot Corner Coffee) Every Tuesday, hosted by local songwriter Cortez Garza. 9 p.m.
“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 30
BERNADETTE SEACREST & HER PROVOCATEURS
(Mercury Lounge) Vintage-style, jazz-inflected torch songs are the specialty of Atlanta's Bernadette Seacrest, who comes across like a femme fatale lifted from the pages of a pulp crime novel. She's rooted in '50s noir and backed by guitarist Charles Williams and bassist Kris Dale.
COMMANDER CHAMELEON
(Tasty World) This keyboard-driven local indie-rock five-piece shakes things up and plays around with the unexpected, incorporating punk-ish pop rock, calypso, pop, rap and spacey surf mania. The self-titled debut album's full of both sly and sophomoric humor, a little like a Georgia-fied Dead Milkmen.
DJ SIZZLE
(Loft) Spinning the dance numbers every Wednesday.
ELEMENTAL HARMONICS
(Tasty World) This groovy, spaced-out Georgia trio creates electronic manipulations inspired by dub, reggae, trip-hop and breakbeats.
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.
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. See Box.
LESLIE HELPERT
(Farm 255) Leslie Helpert, the local musician known alternately as "Serpentfly," performs a set of ambient electric guitar solo during dinner the dinnertime hours. 7 p.m.
HEIDI HENSLEY & HOLLY BELLE
(Little Kings) Local singer-songwriters Heidi Hensley and Holly Belle and their full band play the likes of Prince, Ozzy Osbourne, Journey and more. "It'll be a night full of rock and surprises," says Hensley, who'll welcome some new players to the stage.
“KARAOKE”
(Foxz) Every Wednesday.
“KARAOKE”
(Mell’s) Every Wednesday.
GABRIEL KELLEY
(Flicker) Gabriel Kelley Zorbanos (ex-Gabriel Young), Will Harrison and Jason Cheek (Rand Lines Trio, Watchtower) play heartfelt acoustic folk music informed by rustic country and Appalachian sounds. New EP out soon. 8:30 p.m.
LADY JAYNE
(Tasty World Upstairs) Four-piece Columbus, GA, rock band playing heavy late-'90s alternative rock.
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.
ANGELA FAYE MARTIN
(Flicker) There’s a playfulness in the lyrics of Angela Faye Martin, a Georgia musician currently based out of Franklin, NC. Her debut EP One Dark Vine is a sparse affair that lets her vocals shine, and her wry Southern storytelling recalls the clever turns of an early Vic Chesnutt. 8:30 p.m.
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.
ROCKBRIDGE
(The Library) Stone Mountain trio Rockbridge plays acoustic American rock, sounding a good bit like Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers.
SACRED HOLLOW
(Tasty World Upstairs) 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.
SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT BOB
(Tasty World Upstairs) Also known as S.T.A.B., this Athens/ Lawrenceville group plays mid-'90s-sounding, grunge-influenced hard rock.
SHITKICKER
(Tasty World) Newly local, Shitkicker just moved down to Athens from North Carolina. The four-piece is recording some tracks over at DARC, and the tunes tend towards blue-collar rock, not unlike an early Social Distortion - though sometimes with more twang, sometimes with more guitar soloing.
SUMMER HYMNS
(Caledonia) Zachary Gresham, Philip Brown, Chris Riser and Bryan Nuse play psychedelic-tinged Neil Young-y pop-rock that hinges more on simple chord progressions and vocal melodies, and if you’re a fan of the Flaming Lips, you’ll find much to like about ’em as well. The killer new album is called Backward Masks.
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.
TWIN POWERS
(Go Bar) Danceable New Wave and Britpop tunes. 10 p.m., every Wednesday.
“UNCORKED & UNPLUGGED”
(Melting Point) Every week this series focuses on local and national artists proficient in the craft of songwriting, with a rotating crew taking the stage each time around. This week: Little Francis, Bart King and Bain Mattox. Every Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Upcoming:
CASPER & THE COOKIES / M COAST / CHAINESTEREO (Caledonia) 5/31
CHRISTOPHER'S LIVER / SWEET-TOOTH SIMPLETON & THE SIMPLETONES (Flicker) 5/31
TINO GARRIDO (Farm 255) 5/31
THE MARVELOUS REJECTIONS / NAUTILUS / THE REVIVAL (Little Kings) 5/31
MILLIGAN (Melting Point Patio) 5/31
MUSIC HATES YOU / SKELETONWITCH / TUALATIN / WITHERED (Repent) 5/31
RADIOLUCENT / SPRING CIRCUS / THEOMATARAS (Tasty World) 5/31
BLOODKIN (Georgia Theatre) 6/1
HEAVY PETTY (Caledonia) 6/1
THE HOT RODS / THE LIABILITIES / WHISKEY SHIT VOMIT (Repent) 6/1
KILROY / JON GUTHRIE / GUTSHOT & THIRSTY / DANIEL RAY (Little Kings) 6/1
KING OF PRUSSIA / RUSSIAN SPY CAMERA / MORNINGBELL / ARUM RAE (Tasty World) 6/1
JACK LOGAN (Caledonia) 6/1
ROCKINWOOD / CARLA LeFEVER & THE RAYS (40 Watt) 6/1
"SINGER/ SONGWRITER ROUNDTABLE" (Nuçi's Space) 6/1
DICTATORTOTS (40 Watt) 6/2
HOLMAN AUTRY BAND / DIAMONDBACK (Georgia Theatre) 6/2
LITTLE COUNTRY GIANTS (Nuçi's Space) 6/2
MAGIC MISSILE / THE SHUT-UPS / HANDS DOWN EUGENE (Caledonia) 6/2
TOUBAB KREWE (Melting Point) 6/2
CLASSIC CITY DANCE BAND (ACC Library) 6/3
FUNKLE ESTER (Ashford Manor) 6/4
GRAYSON MANOR / JESSICA URICK / VILLAINS TRUST (Tasty World) 6/4
LOST ART / SUGAR EATER / TONY BRAVO (Caledonia) 6/4
BRGR TRSH / STEELMAN (Tasty World) 6/5
WAMPUS CAT SCANNERS (Melting Point Patio) 6/5
BIG CITY SUNRISE / WILX (Georgia Theatre) 6/6
THE DEBASERS (Caledonia) 6/6
NEVA GEOFFREY / MATIAS (Tasty World) 6/6
SAM SHABER, DAVID CHILDERS, HEIDI HENSLEY & RANDY SAXON (Melting Point) 6/6
THE BASTARD SUNS / VOODOO MAGOO / GROOVE STAIN (Tasty World) 6/7
GIANT PANDA GUERILLA DUB SQUAD (Georgia Theatre) 6/7
THE JUDIES / THE POLES / THE SELMANAIRES / SOVUS RADIO (Caledonia) 6/7
THE WINTER SOUNDS (Little Kings) 6/7
THE BROTHERS GORE / PF FLYERS / RED LEGS (Tasty World) 6/8
THE CORDUROY ROAD (DT's) 6/8
BRANTLEY GILBERT / BRANDON SCOTT SELLNER (Georgia Theatre) 6/8
MADELINE / LORD FYRE / NORMANOAK / THE HELP (Caledonia) 6/8
SONS OF RALPH / HONI DEATON & DREAM (Melting Point) 6/8
THEE MORE SHALLOWS (40 Watt) 6/8
THE BENJY DAVIS PROJECT (Tasty World) 6/9
COSMIC CHARLIE (Georgia Theatre) 6/9
DON CHAMBERS + GOAT / DRUID CITY (Caledonia) 6/9
ERIC HANSEN / THE ATHENS GUITAR TRIO (Melting Point) 6/9
HEIDI HENSLEY (Detour) 6/9
SHOPPING / 696 (Repent) 6/9
SUMMER HYMNS / NIGHT MOVES (40 Watt) 6/9
AUSTRE GILTRAP / DIAZERO (Caledonia) 6/11
THE DROVERS OLD-TIME MEDICINE SHOW (Melting Point Patio) 6/12
MODERN SKIRTS / THE EMPTIES (State Botanical Garden) 6/12
THE AWKWARD ROMANCE / JOHNNY ACTION FIGURE (Tasty World) 6/13
DR. DOG / APOLLO SUNSHINE / THE EMPTIES (40 Watt) 6/13
NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS (Georgia Theatre) 6/13
SACRED HOLLOW (Tasty World Upstairs) 6/13
BAIN MATTOX & SHOT FROM GUNS / THE PLAGUE / DREAM GIRLS (Caledonia) 6/14
DON CHAMBERS / DIEGO CATALAN (Flicker) 6/14
TWO GALLANTS (Tasty World) 6/14
WHO’S BAD? (Georgia Theatre) 6/14
THE ANGELIC PROCESS (Tasty World Upstairs) 6/15
CARLA LeFEVER & THE RAYS / THE EVERGREEN EXPRESS / THE RIBS (Tasty World) 6/15
MASERATI / SUMMERBIRDS IN THE CELLAR / A.ARMADA (40 Watt) 6/15
PRODUCTO (Georgia Theatre) 6/15
FREEBALL (Caledonia) 6/16
THE HONOR ROLL / GUFF / ALLISON WEISS & THE BANDITS / FIVE SECONDS FROM FALLING / PILOT COAT (Tasty World) 6/16
KHIA / BIG "A" / CERTIFIED G'S / CERTIFIED THUGS (Georgia Theatre) 6/16
KRUSH GIRLS (40 Watt) 6/16
RACK OF SPAM (Melting Point) 6/16
THE STANDARD 8 (Little Kings) 6/16
UNAVOX / VALENTINE WOLFE / STAAT VON KREIG (Tasty World) 6/16
EREN CANNATA (Tasty World) 6/18
GROGUS (Ashford Manor) 6/18
THE SLIP / BOBBY BARE JR. (40 Watt) 6/18
A SOFT PERVERSION / STEPH HAYES / CHRIS SCHULZ (Tasty World)
JOHNNY ROQUEMORE & THE APOSTLES OF BLUEGRASS (Melting Point Patio) 6/19
"ATHFEST" (Downtown Athens) 6/20–6/24
BRENNAN JOHNSON (Georgia Theatre) 6/20
63 CRAYONS (40 Watt) 6/20
AMERICAN MUTTS / BIRD FLU / IDOLOTAR / 696 / AEGIS OF ATHENS (Repent) 6/21
BROCK BUTLER & FRIENDS (Georgia Theatre) 6/21
"FLAGPOLE ATHENS MUSIC AWARDS" (Morton Theatre) 6/21
LIONZ (Roadhouse) 6/21
THE WAYBACKS (Melting Point) 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
CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE (Caledonia) 6/25
TRANS-FATTY PLAYBOYS (Melting Point Patio) 6/26
WEEDEATER / MUSIC HATES YOU (Tasty World) 6/26
ALAN MORPHEW, REBECCA PRONSKY & ADAM KLEIN (Melting Point) 6/27
THE MOVEMENT (Georgia Theatre) 6/27
AEGIS OF ATHENA / OF LEGEND / FIRST MASTER / EMPIRACY (Caledonia) 6/28
UNKNOWN HINSON / ALL GOD'S CHILDREN (Tasty World) 6/28
"BATTLE @ THE LOUNGE" (Caledonia) 6/29
DJs STRAWBERRY JULIUS, FRIZZLY ROOSTER & BABY PANDAS (Go Bar) 6/29
MIC HARRISON & THE HIGH SCORE / THOMAS KAY & THE OLD SCRAPES / THE HELP (Tasty World) 6/29
MAN MAN (40 Watt) 6/29
LUKE BRYAN (Georgia Theatre) 6/30
KING OF PRUSSIA / MY TEENAGE STRIDE / A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW (Caledonia) 6/30
KITE TO THE MOON (40 Watt) 6/30
RUN DAN RUN (Little Kings) 6/30
SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY / WICKED JONES (Repent) 6/30
STRAWBERRY FLATS (Melting Point) 6/30
KEN VANDERMARK & TIM DAISY DUO (Flicker) 7/2
STRING THEORY (Melting Point Patio) 7/3
MORNING STATE / SOVUS RADIO (Caledonia) 7/2
PACKWAY HANDLE BAND (Ashford Manor) 7/2
McRAD / SMILES PROJECT / FONTSIDE 5 (Repent) 7/5
TITANS OF FILTH / CHRISTOPHER'S LIVER / EZRA FURMAN & THE HARPOONS (Caledonia) 7/6
JESSE MALIN (Melting Point) 7/6
MOTHER'S FINEST (Georgia Theatre) 7/6
FOLKLORE / HAM 1 / NIGHT MOVES / BIG GRAY (Caledonia) 7/7
JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT / JUSTIN TOWNES EARL (40 Watt) 7/9
THE BIG LAZY (Caledonia) 7/10
LEVIATHAN'S MANDIBLE / SEA OF BONES / SUBRIG DESTROYER (Repent) 7/10
TOWN MOUNTAIN (Melting Point Patio) 7/10
JOE LEONE, ERIC SALES & JACK LOGAN (Melting Point) 7/10
PERPETUAL GROOVE (Georgia Theatre) 7/11
PERPETUAL GROOVE (Georgia Theatre) 7/12
JONATHAN BYRD (Melting Point) 7/13
MICHAEL (Caledonia) 7/13
TOMMY CRAIN & THE CROSSTOWN ALLSTARS (Eastwood Pub) 7/13
ZAC BROWN BAND (Georgia Theatre) 7/13
PARADE / AND FRIENDS / CANADA (Caledonia) 7/14
SICK SICK SICK / WHISKEY DICK (Repent) 7/14
ZYDEFUNK (Ashford Manor) 7/16
DJ LE SPAM & THE SPAM ALLSTARS (Georgia Theatre) 7/17
DON CHAMBERS / KIMBERLY MORGAN (State Botanical Garden) 7/17
THE TWO HIGH STRING BAND (Melting Point Patio) 7/17
JOAL RUSH, SAM THACKER & PATRICK HOYDAR (Melting Point) 7/18
BOOMBOX (Georgia Theatre) 7/19
ERIC HARRIS GROUP / THE THORN BROTHERS / RESIDENT PATIENT (Caledonia) 7/19
JE SUIS FRANCE / BRASS CASTLE / NIGHT MOVES (Caledonia) 7/21
LARRY KEEL / THE PACKWAY HANDLE BAND (Georgia Theatre) 7/21
THE ANGELIC PROCESS (Tasty World) 7/24
OLD SCHOOL FREIGHT TRAIN (Melting Point Patio) 7/24
MEGHAN COFFEE & KYSHONA ARMSTRONG (Melting Point) 7/25
VALENTINE WOLFE (Tasty World) 7/25
ARMAZILLA / BACKWOODS PAYBACK / SUBRIG DESTROYER (Repent) 7/26
"BATTLE @ THE LOUNGE" (Caledonia) 7/27
PASSAFIRE (Georgia Theatre) 7/27
KITE TO THE MOON / BIRDS&WIRE (Caledonia) 7/28
THE SUGGINS BROTHERS (Melting Point Patio) 7/31
ABBEY ROAD LIVE! (Ashford Manor) 8/6
JEFF & VIDA BAND (Melting Point Patio) 8/7
"ATHENS POPFEST 2007" (Downtown Athens) 8/8–8/11
DAVID BLACKMON & FRIENDS (Melting Point Patio) 8/14
SIERRA LEONE'S REFUGEE ALL STARS (Georgia Theatre) 8/16
DEL McCOURY BAND (Georgia Theatre) 8/17
REHAB (Georgia Theatre) 8/18
ANDY CARLSON BAND (Ashford Manor) 8/20
CORDUROY ROAD (Melting Point Patio) 8/21
PUSH! / PARADE (Caledonia) 8/25
GREEN MOUNTAIN GRASS (Melting Point Patio) 8/28
GROGUS (State Botanical Garden) 8/28
COMMON PEOPLE BAND (Ashford Manor) 9/3
THE PEA RIDGE RAMBLERS (Melting Point Patio) 9/4
NATTY BOH DUO (Melting Point Patio) 9/11
JESSICA URICK (Tailgate Station) 9/15
ARTIE BALL SWING BAND (Ashford Manor) 9/17
JENNIFER DANIELS (State Botanical Garden) 9/18
JIMMY DRIFTWOOD & HIS LEGENDARY SIDEMEN (Melting Point Patio) 9/18
ENTROPY / LAURA REED & THE DEEP POCKET (Georgia Theatre) 9/21
THE MUDFLAPJACKS (Melting Point Patio) 9/25
MODERN SKIRTS (Ashford Manor) 10/1
THE WILDCATS (Ashford Manor) 10/15
THE OAK RIDGE BOYS (Classic Center Theater) 10/19
LEO KOTTKE & THE TURTLE ISLAND STRING QUARTET (UGA) 12/7
LONESTAR (Classic Center) 1/8

Chris Hassiotis

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