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Local Music Listings

originally published June 13, 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, June 13
PETER ALVANOS
(Mama's Boy) Happy hour shows? Pshaw. Fabulous Bird frontman Peter Alvanos performs today at the local restaurant at 7:30 a.m. - yes, in the morning - offering up a breakfast-time half-hour set of a few covers and original psychedelic pop-rock tunes.
APOLLO SUNSHINE
(40 Watt) This Massachusetts pop band wraps shiny, unbridled '60s rock around forays into feedback. The band released its second album, Apollo Sunshine, in 2005, and it was one of that year's under-heard gems.
THE AWKWARD ROMANCE
(Tasty World) To Breathe Is To Compromise is last year's album from this Conyers-based pop-punk/ emo quartet.
COYOTE GRACE
(Farm 255) Seattle-based, California-born singer-songwriter Joe Stevens and upright bassist-vocalist Ingrid Eyen play a retooled, Americana-fueled mixture of folk, rock and blues as Coyote Grace. They released their studio debut, Boxes and Bags, last year. 8 p.m.
DJ SIZZLE
(Loft) Spinning the dance numbers every Wednesday.
DR. DOG
(40 Watt) This Philadelphia five-piece plays ragged, shaggy Americana that's catchy, harmony-laden and all-around strong. The scruffily romantic 2004 full-length is Easy Beat. The compelling new disc is called We All Belong, and it continues the trend of drawing on '60s Beatles-y pop and '70s rock. See p. 24.
THE EMPTIES
(40 Watt) The local pop-rockers in the Empties combine melancholy vocals with surprisingly harmonized choruses, in an interesting combination of rhythmic mope-rock and more driving hard rock. The 2006 debut EP is called Dorothy.
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.
JOHNNY ACTION FIGURE
(Tasty World) The appealingly boyish tunes of Pennsylvania's Johnny Action Figure rely heavily on upbeat, swishy acoustic tunes and vocal harmonies. Asks the Room to Please Stop Spinning is the band's latest release, the kind of disc that could win over local fans keen on Athens' own Modern Skirts.
“KARAOKE”
(Alibi) Every Wednesday, 8 p.m.
“KARAOKE”
(Foxz) Every Wednesday.
“KARAOKE”
(Mell’s) Every Wednesday.
“KARAOKE”
(Walker’s Pub) Every Wednesday, 10 p.m.
KEBERT XELA
(Little Kings) Chris Howe and Doug Saylor make up the recently formed local duo Kebert Xela. The group utilizes looped sonics, shimmering atmospherics, guitar, piano, electronic and acoustic drums, cello, vocoders, occasional vocals, and plenty else besides on their recently self-released debut EP.
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 info 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.
"RHINO 5 SHOWCASE"
(Flicker) Friends, collaborators and musical roustabouts Claire Campbell (Hope For Agoldensummer), Count Kellam (Count, Monster Zero) and Leslie "Serpentfly" Helpert perform a loosely organized set, delivering collaborative songs drawn from their individual bands and solo repertoires and performed in the round. 8:30 p.m.
COURTNEY ROBBINS
(Farm 255) Tuscon-based songstress Courtney Robbins makes her first trip through the Deep South with her brand of rollicking folk-rock hybrid and blistering fretwork. 8 p.m.
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.
TWIN POWERS
(Go Bar) Danceable New Wave and Britpop tunes. 10 p.m., every Wednesday.
“UNCORKED & UNPLUGGED”
(Melting Point) Every week, local singer-songwriter Jay Markwalter opens and hosts this series which aims to focus on artists proficient in the craft of songwriting. This week is the National Songwriter Spotlight featuring Marty Winkler & Michael Steele, Tim Easton and Carrie Rodriguez. Every Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Thursday, June 14
AEGIS OF ATHENA
(Repent) Thundering monster-voiced but melodic doom metal from this young group of local guys. The five-piece recently released a seven-song EP.
ATHENS BOYS CHOIR
(Detour) With the debut album Rhapsody in T out on Daemon Records in 2004, this local duo of Katz and Rocket focused on gender issues and questions of identity. Rocket moved out of town in '05, and Katz, who now tours solo, takes center stage. Tonight's performance spotlights the release of the third Boys Choir CD Jockstraps and Unicorns. Tonight's performance is part of the "Ta Ta to the Ta Tas" benefit.
BETTER PEOPLE
(Little Kings) Athens-based experimental noise duo Better People features guitarist Dave Campbell accompanying Doug Patterson (Zumm Zumm) as he utilizes an array of effects, four-tracks, wankery, and found sounds to conjure a burbling, jittery brain-scrub of sounds. The group should have copies of its most recent three-song EP. This show is the official kickoff for a tour with Long-Legged Woman.
CAROLINA SHITKICKER
(40 Watt) Formed from a handful of North Carolina ex-pats, this local four-piece is recording some tracks over at DARC, and the tunes tend towards blue-collar rock, not unlike more polished early Uncle Tupelo or the cow-punkier moments of Social Distortion - though sometimes with more twang, fiddle or guitar soloing.
DIEGO CATALAN
(Flicker) Jim Wilson, best known as a drummer and percussionist for Mother Jackson and Don Chambers' band GOAT, performs a solo set under his stage name Diego Catalan. 8:30 p.m.
DJ APPLEPAUL
(Detour) Paul Wilson, AKA DJ applePaul spins club house mixed in with quirky dance songs and some hot hip-hop remixes. Part of the "Ta Ta to the Ta Tas" benefit.
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.
DREAM GIRLS
(Caledonia) In this new trio, local guys Steven Grubbs, Jordan Noel and Alex Nackashi play bluesy yet upbeat no-frills garage rock.
8-TRACK GORILLA
(Little Kings) 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.
PETE ERCHICK
(Flicker) Elephant 6 stalwart Pete Erchick (Circulatory System, Olivia Tremor Control, Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't, Ham 1, Dark Meat, etc.) performs a solo set, aided perhaps by some musical friends. 8:30 p.m.
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 every Thursday. 8–10:30 p.m.
“INDIE ROCK KARAOKE”
(Go Bar) Every Thursday.
JOSH TAYLOR BAND
(J.R.'s Baitshack) Formerly known as Blackwater, this power trio is made up of Josh Taylor on guitar, Jack Hitchens on drums and Derek McTavish on bass. Look for original music influenced by Cream, Hendrix, Vaughan.
“KARAOKE”
(Eastwood Pub) Every Thursday.
“KARAOKE”
(Walker’s Pub) Every Thursday, 10 p.m.
E.G. KIGHT
(Melting Point) Georgia-born guitarist-vocalist E.G. Kight performs folksy, commercial blues infused with adult-contemporary soulfulness and an easygoing storytelling. Her latest studio album is 2004's Takin’ It Easy, though there's a new live album EG Live & Naked, recorded in Pennsylvania two years ago, that was just released.
LAZER/WÜLF
(Repent) This local art-metal five-piece mixes in prog and more eclectic influences, and last year released its demo album Demo-Lition.
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.
LONG-LEGGED WOMAN
(Little Kings) 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 group kicks off their nationwide "Gas Burrito Tour" with Better People tonight.
MILLIGAN
(Hilltop Grille) Performing a set of cover songs, reworking both classic rockers and more recent numbers.
MORNING STATE
(Tasty World) This young melodic rock band used to split its four members between Athens and Atlanta, but they're all living in Atlanta now. The debut EP is Retreat!!! , a disc that's intricate and energetic, and lives easily in both indie-rock and mainstream camps.
MP3J VINAL
(Mercury Lounge) Richard Vinal (of local hip-hop/ funk fusion act 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.
ON PARADISE BOULEVARD
(Repent) Fearsome melodic hardcore foursome (after a recent line-up reduction) from Atlanta that packs multiple throat-shredding vocals atop a throbbing, metallic bed of guitar histrionics.
PAPER TANKS
(Little Kings) Local band creating spacious, atmospheric and moody soundscapes punctuated by acoustic guitar and open vocals.
THE PLAGUE
(Caledonia) In the 1980s, this punk band formed as one of the first of its kind in Athens. Members went on to play in bands like Sump and ****Volcanic, but in 2005 revitalized The Plague, their early, rough and energetic creation.
KENNY POWERS
(Wild Wing Café) Athens-born and Athens-raised, singer-songwriter Kenny Powers (of the band Nothing Fancy) pulls out the acoustic jams with a precise style of guitar playing and James Taylor-ish vocals.
RASTA BLANCA
(Caledonia) Reggae covers and originals.
THE REIN
(Repent) Evolve. Sleep. is the new EP from Atlanta gang The Rein, slipping some Joey Santiago-styled guitar into the more expected hardcore thump'n'scream.
THE SNAKE, THE CROSS, THE CROWN
(Tasty World) Folk-tinged, sing-along pop with layered keyboard backdrops and a strong melodic line is easy to do and hard to do well. Coming off a four-year stint in Santa Barbara with a fine new album, Cotton Teeth, in tow, The Snake, The Cross, The Crown does just that.
TIMES UP!
(Repent) Some ex-members of Another Broken Vehicle blast off with this new local hardcore band, apparently dipping into old-school influences like Integrity and Warzone. The band features Blake Skipper, Roger Strom, Patrick Tray and Brian Switzer.
TWO GALLANTS
(Tasty World) San Francisco duo Two Gallants - Adam Stephens and Tyson Vogel - play a fractured sort of folk-influenced indie-rock drawing on rustic delta blues. The guys hooked up with Saddle Creek Records in 2005, and last year released What the Toll Tells; the new follow-up is called The Scenery of Farewell. See Box.
WHO’S BAD?
(Georgia Theatre) It’s a Michael Jackson tribute act; costumes, etcetera, in an effort to recreate and personify. Featuring new singer E’Casanova.
Friday, June 15
A.ARMADA
(40 Watt) Athens’ Aaron Stephenson, Matt Nelson, Josh McCauley and new drummer Jeremy Harbin play energetic, epic indie rock, and a listen to some tracks reveals the influence of bands like Death Cab for Cutie and Modest Mouse. The band's self-titled EP takes things in a more cinematic post-rock direction, though, with touches of Godspeed and such.
"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 the swirly and airy, flute-accented smooth jazz/indie-pop hybrid of M Coast as well as two other yet-to-be-announced acts.
MEGAN BAER
(Little Kings) Local songwriter Megan Baer performs to point a little attention at her new CD Out of Place, a bittersweet and dusky collection of country-folk tunes.
BEARFOOT HOOKERS
(Melting Point) The rowdy band performs funky, good-humored country on the entertaining sophomore album Life at the Bar, and is the power behind last year's Welcome to Athens: A Drinkin' Town With A Music Problem country drinking-song compilation.
BETSY FRANCK & THE BARE KNUCKLE BAND
(Melting Point) Betsy Franck and her Bare Knuckle Band perform soulful, brassy Southern rock and country songs rooted in tradition but with a modern sensibility. Held Up By Progress is the debut seven-song album released in 2005.
BLUEWING
(Little Kings) New vocal quartet Bluewing, featuring Jean Spencer, Amber Fetner, Jenny DeRevere and Diana Torell, harmonizes through a number of tunes.
CARLA LeFEVER & THE RAYS
(Tasty World) Local rocker Carla LeFever’s got herself a band together with songwriting partner Josiah Baker (Ultra Delux, XXX Hardrive), Marv Cobb and Kenny Brawner (Common People Band). She promises some covers of AC/DC, Dio and some of her more “hard-grooving” and dancey originals in the same vein.
DON CHAMBERS
(Georgia Theatre) 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. Solo tonight.
THE CLEANERS
(Tasty World Upstairs) This new local "back-to-basics" rock trio features bassist Bill Reeves, drummer Ronnie Winders (ex-Brown Shag Carpet) and guitarist Mark Wenthe.
"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; this week is North Carolina songwriter Jason Marcum. 5:30–7:30 p.m. every Friday.
DADDY GRACE
(Wild Wing Café) No information available.
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.
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
DYLAN BLUES PROJECT
(Foxz) Guitarist-vocalist Avery Dylan moved to Athens from Virginia not long ago and brought his band name with him. He recruited local bassist Britton Posey 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 EVERGREEN EXPRESS
(Tasty World) The Alabama four-piece of Jarrod Randall (guitar, vocals), Daniel Crisler (guitar, vocals), Heath Hendricks (bass) and Robert Lynn (drums) plays guitar-heavy pop-rock crossing several boundaries, coming across a little like a Southern-inflected Pavement.
THE FALLEN
(Repent) Brash and confrontational, bemohawked Kentucky band The Fallen plays fast'n'dirty street punk.
THE FOLK YOUS
(Caledonia) 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. Guitarist Jesse Flavin (Good Ship, Phosphorescent) has been adding his talents lately. Happy hour show, 6 p.m.
THE HEALERS
(Eastwood Pub) Original Healer Donny Ray Simonds (harmonica and vocals) reforms his local blues group with Jimmy Bolman (guitar), John Davis (guitar) and Jeff Gill (drums) on board to play some deep, classic-sounding blues.
“IT’S FRIDAY”
(WUGA, 91.7 FM) Every Friday at 4 p.m. Today’s performance: Dodd Ferrelle and Bluewing.
“KARAOKE”
(Mell’s) Every Friday.
“KARAOKE”
(Walker’s Pub) Every Friday, 10 p.m.
LIE IN WAIT
(Tasty World Upstairs) No information available.
MARSHALL SEESE BAND
(J.R.'s Baitshack) Country rock covers and originals.
MASERATI
(40 Watt) After almost two years off, the Athens band in 2005 refined its lineup and its creative, highly dynamic and far-reaching instrumental post-rock. After heavy touring in Europe, playing to several sold-out crowds, the guys settle back in their hometown with the release of the new, epic disc Inventions for the New Season, out on Temporary Residence. See an interview on p. 25 and a review on p. 27.
MOLASSES SKYE
(Little Kings) The new local duo of Kyshona Armstrong and Rachel Cole merges acoustic guitar, ethnic percussion, soulful vocals and open-diary poetry. "Their 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."
PRODUCTO
(Georgia Theatre) Athens’ Producto centers around the magnetic stage presence of vocalist Ané Diaz and the guitar work of Frank MacDonell, while Creston Spiers holds down the drum kit and Keith Reardigan is now on bass. Philip McArdle handles second-guitar duties. The band plays an entrancing, dramatic blend of intense rock meshed with heartbroken siren songs. Producto 3 is the new disc.
THE RIBS
(Tasty World) New local blues band fronted by Mike Pulliam.
RICK WILLIAMS BLUES OLYMPICS
(Farm 255) Former Athenian Rick Williams (ex-Park Bench Trio) now lives in Atlanta, but he's coming back through town with his collaborative all-star blues review; besides the always-surprising special guests, Williams’ core group includes members of Tishamingo, Soul Kitchen, Park Bench Trio and more.
SCARRY-GARCIA
(Tasty World Upstairs) Athens power trio Scarry-Garcia plays hard rock flecked with bluesy riffs and occasional rumbles of funk in a style that might've, back in the day, spun on a turntable while listeners sat on shag carpet in a cloud of smoke.
SCOTT LEON-O’DAY QUARTET
(Farm 255) The local jazz group - pianist C.B. Davis, bassist Ashley Peeples and drummer Jay Murphy - led by guitarist Leon-O’Day plays sets of bebop along the Monk, Mingus and Miles lines. Demonstrations is the debut album, and the follow-up Frequency has just been released.
THE SKUDS
(Repent) Thrashy, speed-metal punk from Augusta's Skuds, a trio whose most recent 7" is titled "Millions of Dead". The trio is just back from a brief tour of the Midwest and Atlantic states.
SUMMERBIRDS IN THE CELLAR
(40 Watt) Formerly Floridian, now 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 that touches on the best of R.E.M., Genesis and a bunch of New Wave stuff. Currently at work on an upcoming album.
TINY JAZZ ORCHESTRA
(Mercury Lounge) The Tiny Jazz Orchestra is Darrin Cook on bass, Jamie DeRevere on drums and Mike Jones on tenor sax. "We will be playing alot of my original tunes as well as some Monk and other bop-type material." 8 p.m.
TY MANNING & MARK DURFIELD
(Melting Point) Bearfoot Hooker guys Ty Manning (guitar, vocals) and Mark Durfield (guitar, vocals, production) perform a stripped-down set before the full band takes the stage.
Saturday, June 16
ALLISON WEISS & THE BANDITS
(Tasty World) Allison Weiss set up shop in Athens in 2005 and dove into the open-mic scene, delivering catchy, emotion-driven acoustic guitar songs which pull from both mid-'90s ladyrock and more recent acoustic emo like Dashboard Confessional. Her debut release An Eight Song Tribute to Feeling Bad & Feeling Better is out now, and the bandits are her three-piece backing band. Early all-ages show, 5–8:30 p.m. See Box.
THE ANGELIC PROCESS
(Tasty World) Formed in 2001, The Angelic Process was for a while based out of Athens but now lives in Alabama. The duo of K.Angylus and MDragynfly plays ambient drone metal influenced by the likes of Neurosis and Swans.
SEAN ARINGTON
(Saving Grace) Rip-your-heart-out acoustic pop originals and covers from Athenian singe-/songwriter Sean Arington, formerly of bands Big Atomic and One Big Eye.
"BATTLE OF THE DJs"
(Detour) Paul Wilson, AKA DJ applePaul, spins circuit and club house mixed in with quirky dance songs and some hot hip-hop remixes in a battle royale with Detour regular, Atlanta's DJ Rebb, playing Top 40, hip-hop, progressive house and other prime-for-dancing electronic sounds.
BIG "A"
(Georgia Theatre) South Carolina rhyme-spitter Big "A" sets forth his main thesis on the number "I'm Not Your Average Local Rapper," kicking out energetic vocals over metallic, melodic sounds.
BLACK DANIELS
(Repent) Garage-punk five-piece from Atlanta.
BROWN LEATHER SYMPHONY
(Wild Wing Café) Augusta-based "modern rock" band featuring Doug Beasley, Jason Crowden and Tony Joyner, all formerly of Shinebox.
CERTIFIED G'S
(Georgia Theatre) This rising Tampa, FL, rap duo features the hard rhyming of emcees Dalivaa and Fred Haszard.
CERTIFIED THUGS
(Georgia Theatre) Houston-based rap crew.
COMMANDER CHAMELEON
(Little Kings) 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 ATLAS
(Diverse Universe) Holding down the sounds following today's "Pre-Father's Day II Funny Comedy Show" - which features comedians, spoken-word artists and rappers - DJ Atlas mans the turntables for the after party.
DJ MAYS
(Ritz) The local deejay hosts a night of dancing to hip-hop and Top 40-type hits following tonight's cover bands.
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
FIVE SECONDS FROM FALLING
(Tasty World) New local screamo quartet makes its debut tonight. Early all-ages show, 5–8:30 p.m. See Box.
FREEBALL
(Caledonia) Seasoned rockers unite for guitar scholarship, with Nick Bielli (Hayride, Lona) on vocals, Kevin Sweeney (Hayride, Brown Frown) on guitar, Mark Brill (Versatilians) on drums and Allen Owens (Pride Parade, Powerload) on bass. "We sound like Bad Company," says Sweeney. Tonight is Freeball's second show.
GUFF
(Tasty World) 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 later this month. Early all-ages show, 5–8:30 p.m. See Box.
THE HONOR ROLL
(Tasty World) Punk-influenced pop/ rock band from Atlanta and Athens; today the guys are releasing their debut EP. Early all-ages show, 5–8:30 p.m. See Box.
JENNY JUMPSTART
(Hot Corner Coffee) Born in the hill country of Georgia's northeast corner and recently returned to the state after time spent in Maine, Jenny Jumpstart plays a plaintive brand of heartbroken country and blue-grass tinged folk.
“KARAOKE”
(Eastwood Pub) Every Saturday.
“KARAOKE”
(Mell’s) Every Saturday.
“KARAOKE”
(Walker’s Pub) Every Saturday, 10 p.m.
KHIA
(Georgia Theatre) Floridian Khia Chambers made her name as a Southern rapper with 2002's ubiquitous single "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)," off her brash debut album Thug Misses. She dropped her second album Gangstress last year, pushing the hard single "Snatch the Cat Back." All Hail the Queen (Hit Em Up) is the forthcoming record.
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.
“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.
LEVI LOWREY & THE COMMUNITY HOUSE BAND
(DT's) Whiskey-soaked Dacula-dweller Levi Lowrey and his band churn out blues-inflected electric stomps, harmonica-wailing sad-sack ballads, and fiddle-bouncing campfire country in roughly equal parts highlighted by honeysuckle-sweet harmonies, Lowrey's accomplished fiddling and occasional haunting lap steel lines.
LOB MUSIC (JOHN BOY)
(Georgia Theatre) No information available.
THE MAYHAWS
(Saving Grace) Playing a rollicking mix of traditional American folk styles that ranges from bluegrass and honky-tonk country to low-down soul and and fuzzy, bottle-neck delta blues, Tallahassee's the Mayhaws play a homey mix of instantly familiar originals and rootsy reconfigurations of off-the-beaten path covers.
"MOTORCYCLE MANIA"
(The Hogpen) This all-day event just outside of town on Hwy. 441 features music from local rockers Southern Soul. The show kicks off at 11:30 a.m. and is a benefit event for St. Jude's Children's Hospital.
THE OWEN 4
(Caledonia) 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). Word has it this is The Owen 4's farewell show.
PILOT COAT
(Tasty World) Based on an easy-going acoustic delivery, young local band Pilot Coat veers towards the emotionally exhibitionist emo genre. Early all-ages show, 5–8:30 p.m. See Box.
RACK OF SPAM
(Melting Point) 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."
RENEGADE SOUNDSYSTEM
(The Ritz) 311 cover band.
“SALSA NIGHT”
(Tasty World Upstairs) Latin dancing hosted by local promoters Chamo Events. Every Saturday, 9 p.m.
SCREAMING TORSO
(Repent) This local trio plays explosive hardcore metal, weaving melodic vocals with apropos screaming. The 2006 EP's called Graveyard.
SOUL SHAKERS
(Little Kings) The three brothers and a best friend who comprise Atlanta's Soul Shakers play a grooving mix of blue-eyed soul, rock before it lost the "and roll, "and slinky, pre-Jimi juke-joint blues.
STAAT VON KREIG
(Tasty World) Out of Miami, gothy four-piece Staat von Krieg plays a rapid-fire brand of live industrial dance music, heavy on the percussion and guitar but incorporating euro-disco electronic flourishes on some tracks.
THE STANDARD 8
(Little Kings) "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."
TWIN POWERS
(40 Watt) Dan Geller (USSR, I Am The World Trade Center) spins danceable New Wave and Britpop tunes.
UNAVOX
(Tasty World) Based out of Athens, but making music out in California until a relocation home last year. With Micheal Murray on vocals, Meggan Cooper on backing keys, bass and backing vocals, Steve Fogle on guitar and Reid Rainwater on lead keys, Unavox plays synth-heavy darkwave and industrial rock.
TRAVIS WILLIAMS
(Diverse Universe) Local emcee and spoken-word artist Travis Williams takes the route of untempered political outrage on Reparations: The Rape Tape, a mixtape released back in February. He performs tonight as part of the "Pre-Father's Day II Funny Comedy Show."
Sunday, June 17
SHORT ROAD HOME
(Farm 255) Comprised mostly of UGA faculty with a passion for the traditional sounds of Ireland, Scotland, Canada and Appalachia, the eight-piece Short Road Home highlights folk instruments like accordion, penny whistle, mandolin and fiddle.
FRED WILLIAMS
(Big City Cafe) Fred Williams plays a bit of jazz piano for brunch on the patio. Every Sunday at 10 a.m.
Monday, June 18
BAILEY'S BROWN
(Tasty World) Bailey's Brown is a laid-back band from Auburn, AL, playing traditional songs and acoustic covers of '70s rock (Led Zeppelin, Pure Prairie League) and modern artists (Ryan Adams, etc.).
BOBBY BARE, JR.
(40 Watt) These days Bobby Bare, Jr. - yup, the son of good-humored country star of the same name - plays with a revolving door crew known as The Young Criminals Starvation League. He released hist latest album, The Longest Meow, in 2006, and it took an interesting approach of combining sunny California rock with mellower Nashville-country sounds.
EREN CANNATA
(Tasty World) New York songwriter Eren Cannata plays emotional acoustic rock on Blame It on the City, his debut album. It's the sort of romantic soul-searching that should appeal to fans of Paolo Nutini and John Mayer.
GROGUS
(Ashford Manor) The local and long-running Grogus ensemble plays jazz and salsa accentuated with reggae, hip-hop and Afro-Cuban styles. The new EP Sabor de Esperanza, a preview disc of the group's forthcoming full-length album Esperanza, should be available. 7 p.m.
JENA PARADIES
(Go Bar) Jena Paradies delivers mixes of the freshest in Berliner techno, electro-house and subsonic soul. 10:30 p.m., Mondays.
KALEN NASH
(Tasty World) Kalen Nash, formerly one half of local young folk duo Gabriel Young, plays soulful, R&B-influenced pop along the lines of Jack Johnson. He's been at work on a debut album for a good long while now.
“OPEN MIC NIGHT”
(Walker's) Every Monday.
THE REVIVAL
(Eastwood Pub) Recently relocated to Athens from Macon, The Revival plays smooth neo-soul somewhere between Curtis Mayfield and D’Angelo, weaving in a little bit of jazz and rap, and heavy on the acoustic rock. Every Monday from 9 p.m. to midnight.
THE SLIP
(40 Watt) The new album Eisenhower finds Boston trio The Slip sliding further into a spot of creativity in the indie-rock genre, not entirely eschewing their more open-ended earlier styles but definitely delving into more intricate rock arrangements. See Box.
Tuesday, June 19
A SOFT PERVERSION
(Tasty World) Leo Ashline (vocals) and Shaun Ringsmuth (guitar, keys) make up the core of this layered, emotive pop group; they recently moved to Athens from Florida and recruited a new backing band. The upcoming release is tentatively titled Imaginary Lovers.
ADAM GARZA
(Tasty World) Solo local singer-songwriter Adam Garza plays punk-indebted acoustic numbers with stream-of-altered-consciousness lyrics.
GERTIE FOX
(Caledonia) Rhythmic indie rock quartet from Hollywood, CA. An Imaginary Meeting in the Woods is the band's new album.
HAT CHANNEL
(Caledonia) Three former frontpeople - Shauna Greeson (ex-Ebbendflow), Bart Bell (ex-Quiet Men) and David Fairbairn (ex-Michael) - come together in this new band, playing what sounds to be layered and contemplative piano-based rock with a good amount of vocal harmonizing.
STEPH HAYES
(Tasty World) Philadelphia musician Steph Hayes spent several years in the pop act Stargazer Lily, but these days focuses on her new band The Good Problems - with Philly songwriter Chris Schulz contributing bass and vocal duties - and her current release Dirty Beauty.
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.
JOHNNY ROQUEMORE & THE APOSTLES OF BLUEGRASS
(Melting Point Patio) Guitarist-vocalist Johnny Roquemore delivers wry bluegrass songs featuring what he calls his “awkward sensibilities,” joined by John Nipper on banjo and mandolin and Marcus Bramlett on bass. Performing as part of the weekly bluegrass series - every Tuesday at 7 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.
MR. BROWN
(Mercury Lounge) Spinning classic hip-hop on the turntables and working into more party-oriented sounds as the night progresses. 11 p.m.
“OPEN MIC NIGHT”
(DT’s) Every Tuesday.
THE PREAKNESS
(Caledonia) What started as Brandon Arnold's solo recording project has moved into trio territory, with Tracy Clark and Tim Genius converting the tunes into live form, mellow and to-the-point indie pop. The Atlanta group has a new 7" out now.
“TUESDAY NIGHT JAZZ”
(Farm 255) Every Tuesday, 7–10 p.m., the downtown restaurant features jazz from a revolving cast of regulars.
Wednesday, June 20
"ATHFEST VOL. 2 SHOWCASE"
(Melting Point) Taking an acoustic route, tonight's local-artist showcase features acts appearing on the digital-only release AthFest 2007 Vol. 2. Tonight's bill includes rock act Tracer Metula, classic American-pop perfectionist group Nutria, local singer-songwriter Ken Will Morton and dobro-guitar pro William Tonks. 8 p.m.
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.
BRENNAN JOHNSON
(Georgia Theatre) Athens songwriter Brennan Johnson takes things soulfully acoustic, presenting his solo songs about beaches, beer and girls. He also collaborated with formerly local producer/ rapper Nobody Famous on the song "Meant 2 Be."
“KARAOKE”
(Alibi) Every Wednesday, 8 p.m.
“KARAOKE”
(Foxz) Every Wednesday.
“KARAOKE”
(Mell’s) Every Wednesday.
“KARAOKE”
(Walker’s Pub) Every Wednesday, 10 p.m.
LEVI LOWRY & THE COMMUNITY HOUSE BAND
(Tasty World) Whiskey-soaked Dacula-dweller Levi Lowrey and his band churn out blues-inflected electric stomps, harmonica-wailing sad-sack ballads, and fiddle-bouncing campfire country in roughly equal parts highlighted by honeysuckle sweet harmonies, Lowrey's accomplished fiddling and occasional haunting lap steel lines.
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
(Georgia Theatre) Playing acoustic pop, Marietta singer-songwriter Davin McCoy last year released an album called Forty Days From Friday.
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.
TWIN POWERS
(Go Bar) Danceable New Wave and Britpop tunes. 10 p.m., every Wednesday.
Upcoming:
"ATHFEST" (Downtown Athens) 6/21-24
"FLAGPOLE ATHENS MUSIC AWARDS" (Morton Theatre) 6/21
BROCK BUTLER & FRIENDS (Georgia Theatre) 6/21
KEVIN PARKS HAUSER (ATHICA) 6/21
THE JULIA DREAM / CHRIS McKAY & THE CRITICAL DARLINGS / BLUE FLASHING LIGHT (Tasty World) 6/21
LIONZ (Roadhouse) 6/21
THE WAYBACKS (Melting Point) 6/21
LEE PAUL (Eastwood Pub) 6/22
BOY HITS CAR / DEAR ENEMY / SOUNDS OF SILENCE / TO WHOM (Tasty World) 6/25
CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE (Caledonia) 6/25
MUSIC HATES YOU / WEEDEATER (Tasty World) 6/26
TRANS-FATTY PLAYBOYS (Melting Point Patio) 6/26
KYSHONA ARMSTONG (Georgia Museum of Art) 6/27
BO BEDINGFIELD (Flicker) 6/27
THE MOVEMENT (Georgia Theatre) 6/27
AEGIS OF ATHENA / EMPIRACY / FIRST MASTER / OF LEGEND (Caledonia) 6/28
JUSTIN BROGDON (Melting Point) 6/28
FREE BEER / SHITTY CANDY / TACOS, TACOS, TACOS, TACOS (Repent) 6/28
TIMBER (Flicker) 6/28
UNKNOWN HINSON / ALL GOD'S CHILDREN (Tasty World) 6/28
XZAMIN (Tasty World Upstairs) 6/28
"BATTLE @ THE LOUNGE" (Caledonia) 6/29
JOE BUCK / THE LIABILITIES (Repent) 6/29
DJs STRAWBERRY JULIUS, FRIZZLY ROOSTER & BABY PANDAS (Go Bar) 6/29
DRIVIN' N' CRYIN' (Georgia Theatre) 6/29
MAN MAN (40 Watt) 6/29
MIC HARRISON & THE HIGH SCORE / THOMAS KAY & THE OLD SCRAPES / THE HELP (Tasty World) 6/29
MITCH EASTER (Little Kings) 6/29
SOUTHERN SOUL (Eastwood Pub) 6/29
STEWART & WINFIELD (Melting Point) 6/29
LUKE BRYAN (Georgia Theatre) 6/30
CANCERSTICK / SOUTHERN HOSTILITY / WICKED JONES (Repent) 6/30
KITE TO THE MOON (40 Watt) 6/30
MY TEENAGE STRIDE / KING OF PRUSSIA / A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW (Caledonia) 6/30
RUN DAN RUN (Little Kings) 6/30
STILL, SMALL VOICE & THE JOYFUL NOISE / COMMANDER CHAMELEON / THE SHUT-UPS (Tasty World) 6/30
STRAWBERRY FLATS (Melting Point) 6/30
KEN VANDERMARK & TIM DAISY DUO (Flicker) 7/2
MORNING STATE / SOVUS RADIO (Caledonia) 7/2
PACKWAY HANDLE BAND (Ashford Manor) 7/2
PEOPLE NOISE (Tasty World) 7/3
STRING THEORY (Melting Point Patio) 7/3
AMERICAN CHEESEBURGER / CANADIAN RIFLE / RAGER (Little Kings) 7/5
FONTSIDE 5 / McRAD / SMILES PROJECT (Repent) 7/5
JOY IN TOMORROW / KEBERT XELA / LORIEN / MODERN SOCIETY (Tasty World) 7/5
WRONG WAY (Georgia Theatre) 7/5
CHRISTOPHER'S LIVER / EZRA FURMAN & THE HARPOONS / TITANS OF FILTH (Caledonia) 7/6
JESSE MALIN / THE WILDBIRDS (Melting Point) 7/6
MOTHER'S FINEST (Georgia Theatre) 7/6
BIG GRAY / FOLKLORE / HAM 1 / NIGHT MOVES (Caledonia) 7/7
JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT / JUSTIN TOWNES EARL (40 Watt) 7/9
THE BIG LAZY (Caledonia) 7/10
THE COOL S.W.A.P. / ROYAL FAMILY (Tasty World) 7/10
LEVIATHAN'S MANDIBLE / SUBRIG DESTROYER / SEA OF BONES (Repent) 7/10
TOWN MOUNTAIN (Melting Point Patio) 7/10
PERPETUAL GROOVE (Georgia Theatre) 7/11
JOE LEONE / ERIC SALES / JACK LOGAN (Melting Point) 7/11
COLOSSUS / THE VON EHRICS (Repent) 7/12
PERPETUAL GROOVE (Georgia Theatre) 7/12
THE WINTER SOUNDS (Caledonia) 7/12
ANIMALE / THE BLACK DANIELS / THE DUMPS (Repent) 7/13
JONATHAN BYRD / THE BROTHERS McMAKEN (Melting Point) 7/13
MICHAEL (Caledonia) 7/13
MR. GNOME (Tasty World) 7/13
TOMMY CRAIN & THE CROSSTOWN ALLSTARS (Eastwood Pub) 7/13
ZAC BROWN BAND (Georgia Theatre) 7/13
APOCALYPTIC VISION / SICK SICK SICK / WHISKEY DICK (Repent) 7/14
DUBCONSCIOUS (Georgia Theatre) 7/14
PARADE / CANADA / AND FRIENDS (Caledonia) 7/14
"VAN MORRISON TRIBUTE" (Melting Point) 7/14
ZYDEFUNK (Ashford Manor) 7/16
DON CHAMBERS / KIMBERLY MORGAN (State Botanical Garden) 7/17
THE COLIN DEREK BAND / THE CORDUROY ROAD / THE DELTA DRIFT / UNION (Tasty World) 7/17
DJ LE SPAM & THE SPAM ALLSTARS (Georgia Theatre) 7/17
THE TWO HIGH STRING BAND (Melting Point Patio) 7/17
MADE OUT OF BABIES / MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT (Repent) 7/18
OSO CLOSO (Farm 255) 7/18
JOAL RUSH / SAM THACKER / PATRICK HOYDAR (Melting Point) 7/18
WALCOTT / JOSH ROBERTS / THE HINGES (Caledonia) 7/18
BEGGARS' GUILD / THE BENJY DAVIS PROJECT (Tasty World) 7/19
BOOMBOX (Georgia Theatre) 7/19
ERIC HARRIS GROUP / RESIDENT PATIENT / THE THORN BROTHERS (Caledonia) 7/19
CALTROP (Repent) 7/20
KALEN NASH / RADIOLUCENT / THE SKYLARKS (Tasty World) 7/20
JE SUIS FRANCE / BRASS CASTLE / NIGHT MOVES (Caledonia) 7/21
LARRY KEEL / THE PACKWAY HANDLE BAND (Georgia Theatre) 7/21
SLEEPY HORSES (40 Watt) 7/21
ROSETTA BATTLEFIELDS (Repent) 7/23
THE AUTUMN OFFERING / DEAD BY WEDNESDAY / SCUM OF THE EARTH / SUICIDE CITY (Tasty World) 7/24
OLD SCHOOL FREIGHT TRAIN (Melting Point Patio) 7/24
THE ANGELIC PROCESS (Tasty World Upstairs) 7/25
DYLAN GILBERT / MAKES PRETEND / MATIAS / ALLISON WEISS (Tasty World) 7/25
ARMAZILLA / BACKWOODS PAYBACK / SUBRIG DESTROYER (Repent) 7/26
"BATTLE @ THE LOUNGE" (Caledonia) 7/27
PASSAFIRE (Georgia Theatre) 7/27
SONS OF SAILORS (Melting Point) 7/27
BIRDS&WIRE / KITE TO THE MOON (Caledonia) 7/28
DAMNESIA (Repent) 7/28
BETTER PEOPLE / CHRISTINE / MUSIC HATES YOU / ROCKINWOOD / THE VEIN / ZOROASTER (Tasty World) 7/30
LOOM / PRIZE COUNTRY (Repent) 7/31
THE SUGGINS BROTHERS (Melting Point Patio) 7/31
HOLMAN AUTRY BAND (Georgia Theatre) 8/3
BROKEN BY THE FALL / SMI (Repent) 8/4
ABBEY ROAD LIVE! (Ashford Manor) 8/5
JEFF & VIDA BAND (Melting Point Patio) 8/7
"ATHENS POPFEST 2007" (Downtown Athens) 8/8–8/11
THE LORD IS MY SHOTGUN / WALCOTT (Caledonia) 8/8
SLEEPY HORSES / THRIFT STORE COWBOYS (Tasty World) 8/9
DAVID BLACKMON & FRIENDS (Melting Point Patio) 8/14
WILL HOGE (40 Watt) 8/16
SIERRA LEONE'S REFUGEE ALL STARS (Georgia Theatre) 8/16
DEL McCOURY BAND (Georgia Theatre) 8/17
THE OCTOPUS PROJECT (40 Watt) 8/18
REHAB (Georgia Theatre) 8/18
TOTIMOSHI (Repent) 8/18
ANDY CARLSON BAND (Ashford Manor) 8/20
THE CORDUROY ROAD (Melting Point Patio) 8/21
"METALFEST" (Repent) 8/23–8/25
THE NOBILITY / RED LEGS (Tasty World) 8/23
PARADE / PUSH! (Caledonia) 8/25
BOB WAYNE & THE OUTLAW CARNIES (Repent) 8/28
GREEN MOUNTAIN GRASS (Melting Point Patio) 8/28
GROGUS (State Botanical Garden) 8/28
APOCALYPTIC VISION / FOREVER CURSED (Repent) 8/30
GOLLUM (Repent) 9/1
COMMON PEOPLE BAND (Ashford Manor) 9/3
THE PEA RIDGE RAMBLERS (Melting Point Patio) 9/4
OL' SCRATCH (Repent) 9/8
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
MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. / THE WATSON TWINS / DRAKKAR SAUNA (40 Watt) 9/22
THE MUDFLAPJACKS (Melting Point Patio) 9/25
MODERN SKIRTS (Ashford Manor) 10/1
THE WILDCATS (Ashford Manor) 10/15
ANGIE APARO (Tasty World) 10/19
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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