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The Cynics, DJ Kurt Wood, DJ Nate from Wuxtry


In conjunction with this week’s installment of the Wax on Wednesdays DJ series, Pittsburgh rock and roll legends The Cynics play the rooftop of the Georgia Theatre in between vinyl-only sets from crate-digging local DJs Kurt Wood and Nate from Wuxtry. Fronted by songwriter and guitarist Gregg Kostelich, The Cynics’ early music threw back to the surrealist fuzz-pop of the ‘60s and also provided a barebones prototype for the decades of scuzzed-out garage-rock that would follow. Still going strong, Kostelich—who’s also known for founding the Get Hip Recordings label—brings his crew to Athens for a must-see gig.

10 p.m. FREE! georgiatheatre.com

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