Local Music Listings

originally published June 20, 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 20
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 set of a few covers and original psychedelic pop-rock tunes. Every Wednesday this summer.
"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 compilation. Tonight's bill includes rockers Tracer Metula, classic American-pop perfectionists Nutria, local singer-songwriter Ken Will Morton and dobro-guitar pro William Tonks. 8 p.m.
BABY'S BLUE SWINGSET
(Kingpins) Vocalist Mary Sigalas [see p. 28], pianist Kevin Hyde and percussionist Steve Key focus on blues, swing and classic jazz. 8 p.m.
WESLEY COOK
(Wild Wing Café) From folk-flavored theological wrestling matches to Latin-flavored love songs, solo guitarist Cook has an effortless approach to his music. Solo tonight.
DAYBREAKDOWN
(Tasty World) Keyboard-heavy boogie tunes are on order from this swingin' Southern rock outfit outta Mississippi.
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 gig now 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."
KIP JONES
(Boar's Head) The local acoustic singer-songwriter is known for his wide-reaching repertoire and regular-guy songwriting, and many of Jones’ own tunes split between the reflective acoustic territory of Harvest-era Neil Young and the country-infused rock of ‘80s-era Steve Earle.
“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.
WILX
(Tasty World) Bred in Oxford, MS, the five-piece Wilx, formed in mid-2005, recently relocated to Athens. The crew plays bluesy classic rock highlighted by a good amount of boogie-based piano. Debut album out now.
Thursday, June 21
"2007 FLAGPOLE ATHENS MUSIC AWARDS"
(Morton Theatre) The best single night of entertainment available! It’s Flagpole’s annual salute to the standouts in local music, with awards voted on by all you tremendously attractive Flagpole readers. This year’s throwdown includes performances by Tin Cup Prophette, Bear & Ben Stevens, The Empties, The New Sound of Numbers, Grogus and the ever-rocking house group The Magictones. 8 p.m. See p. 27, and the AthFest Program inserted in this week's paper, for full information.
"ATHFEST"
(Downtown Athens) For information on tonight's warm-up night with a few participating clubs hosting shows following the Flagpole Athens Music Awards, please see the AthFest Program, handily inserted in this very issue. PROGRAM UPDATE: M Coast has canceled its performance tonight.
BLUE FLASHING LIGHT
(Tasty World) Local six-piece Blue Flashing Light takes its name from a pretty swell hidden track on an album from the band Travis, and the guys aim for the same Brit-styled emotional rock, though results are decidedly more mainstream-American. More info on p. 33.
BROCK BUTLER & FRIENDS
(Georgia Theatre) The frontman of the local group Perpetual Groove performs two sets tonight: the first is a solo set, presenting that band's energetic jams off albums like All This Everything or Sweet Oblivious Antidote in an intimate acoustic format. and peppering in a number of crowd-friendly covers. Expect a crew of "special guests" to join Butler.
JUSTIN BROGDON
(Boar's Head) 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.
CHRIS McKAY & THE CRITICAL DARLINGS
(Tasty World) Drawing equally on ‘80s power-pop like the Cars and earlier stuff like the Kinks, frontman Chris McKay has a sharp lyrical turn for every melodic offering of his bandmates. Lineup changes have expanded the band to a four-piece. More info on p. 33.
CHRISTOPHER'S LIVER
(Mercury Lounge) Guitarist-vocalist Christopher Ingham (ex-Heroic Livers, Colostomy Bag) and drummer-vocalist Laura Swindall play acoustic pop music with a lo-fi aesthetic similar to some of this town's late-90s output. Track down a copy of Stop Apologizing, the duo's debut recording.
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.
TINO GARRIDO
(Farm 255) The frontman for Orquesta Grogus focuses on classical guitar music from Venezuela and traditional songs from Cuba and Venezuela (for guitar and voice). Playing a dinner set, 8–10:30 p.m. every Thursday.
NIC GOODSON
(Mercury Lounge) Sleepy Horses frontman Nic Goodson, who also plays in Last Picture Show, performs a solo set of his dusty, shoegazey country rock numbers.
KEVIN PARKS HAUSER
(ATHICA) San Francisco's Kevin Parks Hauser, a member of the group Self Made, performs a solo set of "hopelessly sad" songs as part of ATHICA's event tonight. 6:30 p.m.
RYAN HETRICK
(Mercury Lounge) Singer-songwriter Ryan Hetrick plays melodic, soulful troubadour tunes about, as he puts it, "lost love and the day of American society."
“INDIE ROCK KARAOKE”
(Go Bar) Every Thursday.
JIBBER JONES & DOOHICKEY
(Wild Wing Café) No information available.
THE JULIA DREAM
(Tasty World) Based out of Atlanta, The Julia Dream hasn't played here in about three years. The band's back with an almost entirely new lineup to deliver image-conscious dark and moody indie rock. The new album's Above From Beneath.
“KARAOKE”
(Eastwood Pub) Every Thursday.
LIONZ
(Roadhouse) This local band of positive groovers embarks on a new batch of jam-flavored adventures, from classic rock, blues, soul and bluegrass to reggae, augmented by two full drum kits. The debut album is Stranger Things Have Happened, and a new album's in the works.
POSITRAXION
(Little Kings) Featuring heavily finger-picked electric guitars, this new local band draws on classic rock and roll sounds and features a none-too-subtle Dire Straits influence.
RASTA BLANCA
(Tasty World Upstairs) Reggae covers and originals.
THELONIOUS
(No Where Bar) This bunch of guys - all current or former UGA music majors - all came up from Milledgeville to play funk-fused rock.
THE WAYBACKS
(Melting Point) Fast-pickin', eclectic, irreverent acoustic quintet The Waybacks hails from San Francisco, where they've refined a wide-ranging blend of influences into a sound that draws on bluegrass, country, jug band tunes, gypsy music and more.
Friday, June 22
"ATHFEST 2007"
(Downtown Athens) For information on all the festival's outdoor stages and the lineup of all participating clubs, please see the AthFest Program, handily inserted in this very issue. PROGRAM UPDATE: Cumbrella, the DJ Sux / DJ Blabble duo, will perform at 11 p.m. at the Mercury Lounge.
PETER ALVANOS
(J. Scott Hair Salon) Fabulous Bird frontman Peter Alvanos performs a solo set of his psychedelic pop-rock tunes at the local hair salon. 5 p.m.
“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 viola-fueled dramatics of swoony pop band Venice is Sinking, the return of formerly Athenian noise experimentalists The Noisettes and the acoustic folk-pop of the Eric Harris Group. Music starts promptly at 8 p.m.
WESLEY COOK
(Boar's Head) From folk-flavored theological wrestling matches to Latin-flavored love songs, solo guitarist Cook has an effortless approach to his music. Solo tonight.
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.
“IT’S FRIDAY”
(WUGA, 91.7 FM) Every Friday at 4 p.m. Today’s performance: musicians from this weekend's AthFest festival.
“KARAOKE”
(Mell’s) Every Friday.
LEE PAUL
(Eastwood Pub) Athens native Lee Paul performs the country rock ballads off his debut album After Closing Time.
SHANE & KEITH'S DUELING PIANOS
(Wild Wing Café) Dueling piano numbers upstairs.
SOUTHERN PRIDE
(Alibi) James Hunter and his crew of local rockers turn out some swampy, hard-rockin' Southern covers and originals.
STEWART & WINFIELD
(No Where Bar) Low-country drawlin’ Athens songcraftsmen Stewart Marshall and Winfield Smith are vets of the current Athens roots-rock scene, turning out tuneful, easy-going hits, one after another.
Saturday, June 23
"ATHFEST 2007"
(Downtown Athens) For information on the festival's outdoor stages and the lineup of all participating clubs, please see the AthFest Program, handily inserted in this very issue.
ADAM PAYNE BAND
(No Where Bar) Adam Payne fronts this band, backed by drummer Shawn Johnson and bassist Dennis Williamson and playing straightforward acoustic rock. Payne's '99 solo CD is called Please Try Again. Apparently, he did: tonight celebrates the release of a new full-band album.
BOBBY YANG & HIS UNRIVALED PLAYERS
(Boar's Head) Classically-trained violinist Bobby Yang fronts a solid rock band with his frenetic, raw bow work - both planned and improvised. The group plays a mixture of rock standards and originals to showcase Yang's fleet-fingered work; also appearing on the AthFest main stage today.
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.
THE HELLDORADOS
(No Where Bar) Heavy Southern rock from Atlanta and Nashville. Debut EP in the works.
“KARAOKE”
(Eastwood Pub) Every Saturday.
“KARAOKE”
(Mell’s) Every Saturday.
MANPANZEE
(The Globe) New local rock trio.
ONE L
(The Globe) 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.
POSITRAXION
(The Globe) Featuring heavily finger-picked electric guitars, this new local band draws on classic rock and roll sounds and features a none-too-subtle Dire Straits influence.
SEVEN 7
(Alibi) This regional cover band selects a mix of ’60s soul, ’70s disco and ’80s pop with a mix of contemporary and classic rock.
BRENT STEPHENS
(J.R.'s Baitshack) Acoustic covers and originals.
WAYSIDE RIDERS
(Wild Wing Café) Boogie-oriented Southern jam sounds are the specialty of this Atlanta band.
Sunday, June 24
"ATHFEST 2007"
(Downtown Athens) For information on the festival's outdoor stages, please see the AthFest Program, handily inserted in this very issue.
PETER ALVANOS
(SchoolKids Records) Fabulous Bird frontman Peter Alvanos performs his fourth gig this week in as many venues, whipping out a few choice covers and his own '60s pop-rock tunes, accompanied today by percussionist Jim Wilson (Mother Jackson, GOAT) on snare drum. 2 p.m.
MEGAPHONE MAN
(Farm 255) Athens bassist Neal Fountain formed Megaphone Man in 1999, and though the group’s live performances have become pretty rare, its bop-jazz experimentalism has remained strong. With Fountain (bass, guitar), Bryan Lopes (sax) and Jeff Reilly (drums).
Monday, June 25
CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE
(Caledonia) Chicago's Owen Ashworth performs under the name Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, working melancholy and raw pop tunes through a unique sensibility. Lately Ashworth has moved beyond the lo-fi-keyboards-only aesthetic, and tonight he's backed by The Donkeys. See p. 30.
THE CORDUROY ROAD
(Tasty World) Recently transplanted from Kentucky to Athens, this small acoustic outfit uses bluegrass instruments - banjo, guitar, harmonica - but departs for a less traditional sound. New album coming soon.
THE DEBASERS
(Tasty World) Pixies cover band.
THE DONKEYS
(Caledonia) This California group - also acting as backing band for Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - plays a timeless sort of sunny, mellow American pop, drawing on shimmery indie-rock as much as subtle country or groovin' doo-wop. Self-titled debut out now.
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.
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.
“OPEN MIC NIGHT”
(Eastwood Pub) Every Monday.
“OPEN MIC NIGHT”
(Walker's) Every Monday.
DANIEL RAY
(Repent) Somewhere between folk, country, labor union and punk songs; Daniel Ray (Comanche, The Dumps, Gutshot & Thirsty) plays acoustic guitar, harmonica and sings about whiskey, the work week and heartache.
SMOKEDOG
(Caledonia) Local guys Thom Strickland (vocals, guitar) and Jason Jones (drums) make their club debut tonight. "We play a noisy motorik pulse with treated guitar," says Jones. "Here is the Secret Squirrel's description of us: 'Noisy lo-fi boogie smeared over mechanical back-pocket beats.'"
THE SPERM
(Repent) Kansas City band The Sperm plays "shit-kicking nightmare blues and bog chants, with songs like psychic throwing knives of all shapes and sizes. Futuristic rock on an antique radio."
TITANS OF FILTH
(Caledonia) On its sweet little EP Best Behavior, this local band combines droll Southern voices with easy-rolling, efficient and uncomplicated indie folk pop about the ups and downs of teenage love. New songs, though, have been getting louder and more rockin', and the band has branched out into different instrumentation.
Tuesday, June 26
THE DUMPS
(Tasty World) With Daniel Ray (Let’s Surf, Exit 86) on guitar/ vocals, Jeff Rapier (Donkey Punch) on bass/ vocals, Andy Hollingsworth (Choptop) on guitar and Jason Richardson (Donkey Punch, Exit 86) on drums, The Dumps deliver angular metal licks with lots of dual screaming over slow heavy grooves.
“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.
MUSIC HATES YOU
(Tasty World) 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.
“OPEN MIC NIGHT”
(DT’s) Every Tuesday.
TRANS-FATTY PLAYBOYS
(Melting Point Patio) Joe Willey, Ed Dowling, Kyle Wickings and Russell Tackett are an eclectic band ranging from straight, acoustic old-time and jug-band music to electric blues and alt-country. Fiddle, banjo, lap steel, harmonica, the whole shebang. 7 p.m.
“TUESDAY NIGHT JAZZ”
(Farm 255) Every Tuesday, 7–10 p.m., the downtown restaurant features jazz from a revolving cast of regulars.
WEEDEATER
(Tasty World) This North Carolina trio rocks out dirgy crash-metal.
Wednesday, June 27
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 set of a few covers and original psychedelic pop-rock tunes. Every Wednesday this summer.
KYSHONA ARMSTONG
(Georgia Museum of Art) Kyshona Armstrong merges acoustic guitar, ethnic percussion, soulful vocals and open diary poetry. Today's solo performance, 5–7 p.m., is part of the GMOA's "Figgie's at Five" event.
BO BEDINGFIELD
(Flicker) If Springsteen had followed up Nebraska with Georgia, it might’ve sounded something like Bo Bedingfield’s debut album The World is Ending, Show Some Decorum. Bedingfield has been recording some new tunes recently for another release. 8:30 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.
“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, 9 p.m. to midnight.
THE MOVEMENT
(Georgia Theatre) Guitarists Josh and Jordan play hook-heavy rock, pulling all beats and rhythm out of deejay Jon’s beatbox. The South Carolina trio released its debut album On Your Feet in 2004.
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.
“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 the spotlight shines on Alan Morphew, Rebecca Pronsky and Adam Klein. Every Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Upcoming:
JUSTIN BROGDON (Melting Point) 6/28
EMPIRACY / FIRST MASTER / OF LEGEND (Caledonia) 6/28
THE ERIC DODD BAND (Georgia Theatre) 6/28
FREE BEER / SHITTY CANDY & THE CIRCUS PEANUTS / TACOS! TACOS! TACOS! TACOS! (Repent) 6/28
TIMBER (Flicker) 6/28
UNKNOWN HINSON / ALL GOD'S CHILDREN (Tasty World) 6/28
VELVETEEN PINK / FRANTS (40 Watt) 6/28
XZAMEN (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' / CIVIL TWILIGHT (Georgia Theatre) 6/29
MAN MAN / PSYCHIC HEARTS (40 Watt) 6/29
MIC HARRISON & THE HIGH SCORE / THOMAS KAY & THE OLD SCRAPES / THE HELP (Tasty World) 6/29
SCOTT LEON-O’DAY QUARTET (Farm 255) 6/29
SOUTHERN SOUL (Eastwood Pub) 6/29
STEWART & WINFIELD (Melting Point) 6/29
ADAMS TOWNSHIP (Farm 255) 6/30
A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW / MY TEENAGE STRIDE / KING OF PRUSSIA (Caledonia) 6/30
LUKE BRYAN (Georgia Theatre) 6/30
KITE TO THE MOON (40 Watt) 6/30
RUN DAN RUN (Little Kings) 6/30
SOUTHERN HOSTILITY / WICKED JONES / CANCERSTICK (Repent) 6/30
STILL, SMALL VOICE & THE JOYFUL NOISE / COMMANDER CHAMELEON / THE SHUT-UPS (Tasty World) 6/30
STRAWBERRY FLATS (Melting Point) 6/30
LESLIE HELPERT (Farm 255) 7/1
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 (Caledonia) 7/6
JESSE MALIN / THE WILDBIRDS (Melting Point) 7/6
MARUTA / SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE IN THE SKY (Repent) 7/6
MOTHER'S FINEST (Georgia Theatre) 7/6
TITANS OF FILTH (Caledonia) 7/6
BIG GRAY / FOLKLORE / HAM 1 / NIGHT MOVES (Caledonia) 7/7
JUSTIN BROGDAN (Georgia Theatre) 7/7
JOHN P. STROHM / 13GHOSTS / THROUGH THE SPARKS (40 Watt) 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
SEA OF BONES / SUBRIG DESTROYER / LEVIATHAN'S MANDIBLE (Repent) 7/10
TOWN MOUNTAIN (Melting Point Patio) 7/10
PERPETUAL GROOVE (Georgia Theatre) 7/11–7/12
COLOSSUS / THE VON EHRICS (Repent) 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
TIMBER (Little Kings) 7/13
TOMMY CRAIN & THE CROSSTOWN ALLSTARS (Eastwood Pub) 7/13
ZAC BROWN BAND (Georgia Theatre) 7/13
AND FRIENDS / CANADA / PARADE (Caledonia) 7/14
APOCALYPTIC VISION / SICK SICK SICK / WHISKEY DICK (Repent) 7/14
DUBCONSCIOUS (Georgia Theatre) 7/14
TELEVISION BUZZ (Little Kings) 7/14
VAN MORRISON TRIBUTE (Melting Point) 7/14
AMERICAN CHEESEBURGER / RELIGIOUS AS FUCK (Transmetropolitan) 7/15
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
THE HINGES / JOSH ROBERTS / WALCOTT (Caledonia) 7/18
MADE OUT OF BABIES / MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT (Repent) 7/18
OSO CLOSO (Farm 255) 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
DROMEDARY QUARTET / KENOSHA KID (Melting Point) 7/20
KALEN NASH / RADIOLUCENT / THE SKYLARKS (Tasty World) 7/20
JE SUIS FRANCE / BRASS CASTLE / NIGHT MOVES (Caledonia) 7/21
THE PACKWAY HANDLE BAND / LARRY KEEL (Georgia Theatre) 7/21
SLEEPY HORSES (40 Watt) 7/21
BATTLEFIELDS / ROSETTA (Repent) 7/23
FREE LUNCH / GERREN FISH & THE ELECTRIC EELS (Tasty World) 7/23
SPENCER GARN ORGAN TRIO (Mercury Lounge) 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
XBXRX (Caledonia) 7/24
THE ANGELIC PROCESS / VALENTINE WOLFE (Tasty World Upstairs) 7/25
DYLAN GILBERT / MAKES PRETEND / MATIAS / ALLISON WEISS (Tasty World) 7/25
ARMAZILLA / BACKWOODS PAYBACK / SUBRIG DESTROYER (Repent) 7/26
THE MOONEY SUZUKI / THE DARK ROMANTICS / LESLIE (Tasty World) 7/26
"BATTLE @ THE LOUNGE" (Caledonia) 7/27
PASSAFIRE (Georgia Theatre) 7/27
SONS OF SAILORS (Melting Point) 7/27
DAMNESIA (Repent) 7/28
KITE TO THE MOON / BIRDS&WIRE (Caledonia) 7/28
MUSIC HATES YOU (Georgia Theatre) 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
PELICAN / CLOUDS / FATAL FLYING GUILLOTEENS (40 Watt) 8/1
HOLMAN AUTRY BAND (Georgia Theatre) 8/3
BROKEN BY THE FALL / SMI (Repent) 8/4
TELEVISION BUZZ (Tasty World) 8/4
ABBEY ROAD LIVE! (Ashford Manor) 8/6
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 BRIDGES / THE PENDLETONS / THE JAGUAR CLUB (Tasty World) 8/18
THE OCTOPUS PROJECT (40 Watt) 8/18
REHAB (Georgia Theatre) 8/18
TOTIMOSHI / WICKED JONES (Repent) 8/18
ANDY CARLSON (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 / ADMIRAL BROWNING / SUBRIG DESTROYER / NEXUSNUL (Repent) 9/8
NATTY BOH DUO (Melting Point Patio) 9/11
THE BLACK LIPS / THE SELMANAIRES (40 Watt) 9/12
ZELAZOWA (Caledonia) 9/13
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
JASON ALDEAN (Georgia Theatre) 9/27
MODERN SKIRTS (Ashford Manor) 10/1
MONO / COLISEUM / HIGH ON FIRE / PANTHERS (40 Watt) 10/2
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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