Solstice Sisters
Hendershots Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. SOLD OUT! www.hendershotsathens.com
SOLSTICE SISTERS An annual holiday show by the three-piece outfit of sisterhood and soul.
Big Band Athens
Hendershot's 237 Prince Ave., Athens, United States8 p.m. $10. www.hendershotsathens.com
BIG BAND ATHENS 18-member Athens band whose swinging tunes consist of cover music from the '40s to the '70s.
Wrap It Up Show
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesWrap It Up Show: Bye Bye 2023. 8 p.m. $15–20. www.athenscine.com
HUSTLERS BY NATURE Motorhead2x, Quezzy Poet and Helluva Swagg perform.
HITMAN SAMMY SAM Atlanta artist sharing his new album, Grady Baby, that drops Christmas Day.
TONY B Longtime Athens rapper with a smart, polished style.
The Hernies, Nihilist Cheerleader, Pervert, Hunger Anthem
Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. (doors). $12. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
THE HERNIES Athens funk-rock outfit of trippy, sound-bending music.
NIHLIST CHEERLEADER Raw riot grrrl-inspired punk that's a pitch-perfect blend of snotty and sunny, earnest and sardonic.
PERVERT Brilliantly wrecked, inner core-heavy rock.
HUNGER ANTHEM Indie garage rock trio from Athens with head banging energy.
Beat Up, Anarchy for Assholes, 69 Dudes
Buvez 585 Barber Street Suite A, Athens, GA, United States7 p.m. www.instagram.com/buvez_athens
BEAT UP Local punks resisting the darkest timeline.
ANARCHY FOR ASSHOLES OG crusty punks from Oklahoma City playing low and slow Oi.
69 DUDES Athens misfits on a mission to write 69 punk songs, each exactly 69 seconds long.
The Pink Stones, Elijah Johnston, Lilly Hiatt, Clover County
Georgia Theatre 215 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $20. www.georgiatheatre.com
THE PINK STONES Local cosmic country band with a lighthearted, twangy charm.
ELIJAH JOHNSTON Athens-based emo singer-songwriter with hooky guitar-driven tunes.
LILLY HIATT Lighthearted Nashville indie-rock artist with a pop twist.
CLOVER COUNTY Local singer-songwriter whose wandering feminine sound is inspired by soft indie pop.
Caughy, Aiden Prince, Jac
Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. (doors). $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
CAUGHY Atlanta-based artist combining assorted synthesizers, drum machines and vocals to create simple yet charmingly vulnerable productions.
AIDEN PRINCE No info available.
JAC No info available.
Hayride, Donkey Punch
40 Watt Club 285 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States7 p.m. (doors). $10. www.40watt.com
HAYRIDE Long-running local three-piece rock band led by guitarist Kevin Sweeney.
DONKEY PUNCH Raucous, long-running local hard-rock band.
Snuki, Gasket, Agency, Ixian
Ciné Athens, GA, United States9 p.m. $10. www.athenscine.com
SNUKI Local hardcore punk band fronted by Thomas Kim.
GASKET Baltimore band blending crust punk, old school hardcore and metal touring behind a new EP, Dull the Needle.
AGENCY West Virginia hardcore influenced by Cursed, His Hero is Gone and Baptists.
IXIAN Harsh blackened noise project by Daniel Shroyer.
Dixeland Five
Oak House Distillery 1015 Macon Hwy., Athens, GA, United States3:30 p.m. www.oakhousedistillery.com
DIXIELAND FIVE New Orleans style jazz band with trumpet, trombone, clarinet, piano, sousaphone, drums and featured vocalist Liam Parke.
New Year’s Eve Bash
Southern Brewing Co. 231 Collins Industrial Blvd., Athens, GA, United StatesNew Year's Eve Bash. 7 p.m.–1 a.m. $50. bit.ly/sobrewconye
DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves. Tonight's event includes a Mellow Mushroom pizza buffet and midnight toast.
Original Splitz Band
Athentic Brewing Co. 108 Park Ave., Athens, GA, United StatesMotown NYE Party. 8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $10. bit.ly/AthenticNYE
ORIGINAL SPLITZ BAND A mixed drink of the classic Motown sound, part 1970s funk and disco flavor, a dash of the old-school and contemporary R&B, and a guaranteed good time.
Mercyland, Shehehe, The Stacks
Nowhere Bar 240 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. www.facebook.com/NowhereBarAthens
MERCYLAND Recently revitalized post-punk band originally formed in 1985 and fronted by David Barbe.
SHEHEHE Local band that draws from old-school punk and arena rock to create a fist-pumping atmosphere.
THE STACKS New Orleans-based rock and roll party band founded in 1999.
NS Family Vinyl New Years Eve
Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United StatesNS Family Vinyl New Years Eve. 8 p.m. (doors). FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com
JR GREEN Music promoter, former venue owner and DJ known as JR Superstar.
MONTY GREENE Electronic artist with crisp, powerful dance tracks.
NATE MITCHELL Local DJ spins a patchwork of '50s/'60s soul/R&B, garage rock, psychedelic and more.
WYATT NICHOLSON DJ Other Voices, Other Rooms spinning a love letter to Go Bar full of '80s techno-pop and Cocteau Twins.
ELLIS G No info available.
Murder the Mood, The Getaway Company, Ghoul Hand
The World Famous 351 N Hull St., Athens, GA, United StatesNew Year's Eve Cover Show. 9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens
MURDER THE MOOD A tribute to My Chemical Romance.
THE GETAWAY COMPANY Covering System of a Down.
GHOUL HAND The best of The Misfits.
Dance Macabre
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesDance Macabre: New Year's Eve Goth Night Dance Party. 9 p.m. $10. www.athenscine.com
DJ CROWE DJ spinning hip hop, electronic, industrial and more.
DJ TOMB LILY Adria Stembridge of Tears for the Dying spins deathrock, post-punk, goth and more.
DJ GOTH DAD Dustin Gannon of Vision Video spins danceable tracks full of doom and gloom.
Jazz Night
Porterhouse Grill 459 E Broad St, Athens, United States6–8:30 p.m. www.porterhousegrillathens.com
JAZZ NIGHT Longest running jazz gig in Athens captained by drummer Mason Davis and featuring a rotating cast of familiar faces performing American songbook, bossa nova classics and crossover hits.
Rick Fowler Acoustic Band
Athentic Brewing Co. 108 Park Ave., Athens, GA, United StatesBlues and Brews Residency. 6–8:30 p.m. www.athenticbrewing.com
RICK FOWLER ACOUSTIC BAND Original, guitar-driven local blues-rock group. Every first Thursday of the month.
Nate Smith, Dylan Schneider
Georgia Theatre 215 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States6:30 p.m. (doors), 7:30 p.m. (show). $30. www.georgiatheatre.com
NATE SMITH Nashville country artist with a mix of gritty backwoods soul and rock and roll swagger.
DYLAN SCHNEIDER Pop country singer-songwriter with a rock and roll edge.
Bob Dylan Live Tribute
Ciné Athens, GA, United States7:30 p.m. (music), 8:30 p.m. (film). Donations encouraged. www.athenscine.com
BOB DYLAN LIVE TRIBUTE A.M. Rodriguez hosts local musicians performing live Bob Dylan covers before select screenings of A Complete Unknown. "The Archetypal Folk Singer" on Friday includes Don Chambers, Cannon Rodgers, Marcel Sletten and Julia Barfield. "Folk Goes Electric" on Saturday features the Ciné Family Band.
3 Exits to Hattiesburg, City Playgrounds, Parking Garage
Buvez 585 Barber Street Suite A, Athens, GA, United States7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $10. www.facebook.com/buvezathens
3 EXITS TO HATTIESBURG Touring Connecticut pop-punk trio with a twinge of '90s retro alt sound.
CITY PLAYGROUNDS Atlanta indie rock group with a mix of influences across the spectrum of soul and art rock.
PARKING GARAGE Local self-proclaimed "salt rock" band, mixing Midwest emo platitudes with dance punk attitudes.
Liam Bauman, Gracie Huffman, Mason Thomas
Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. (doors). $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
LIAM BAUMAN Nashville-based acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter blending ambient pop and lo-fi indie rock.
GRACIE HUFFMAN Singer-songwriter of the Athens-based band lighthearted.
MASON THOMAS No info available.
Little Mae, Women in Stem, Option Paralysis
Hendershot's 237 Prince Ave., Athens, United States8 p.m. www.hendershotsathens.com
LITTLE MAE A sibling duo with soothing, gentle pop harmonies.
WOMEN IN STEM Young trio that got its start through Nuçi's Space's Camp Amped program.
OPTION PARALYSIS Local four-piece indie rock band that struggles with decision-making.
Bog-Art Fest
Spaceball Bazaar 130 N. Church St., Bogart, GABog-Art Fest. 5 p.m. $10. www.facebook.com/spaceballentertainment
ORIGINAL HAMSTERS Album release show!
MARISA LEILANI Muralist and visual artist performs on acoustic guitar.
JD PINKUS Longtime Butthole Surfers member playing psychedelic, punky "spacegrass" on banjo.
HAMMERHEAD No info available.
Henry Luther & Cocaine Fairies, Cowboy Kerouac & The Barebacks, Here Be Monsters
Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
HENRY LUTHER & COCAINE FAIRIES Chaos folk from Columbia, SC.
COWBOY KEROUAC & THE BAREBACKS Athens queer anarcho cowpunk.
HERE BE MONSTERS Folk-punk solo act with history-laden lyricism atop melodic guitar wizardry.
The Royal Velvet
Nowhere Bar 240 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States9:30 p.m. www.facebook.com/NowhereBarAthens
THE ROYAL VELVET Heavy powdered rock and roll.
Dixieland Five
ACC Library 2025 Baxter St., Athens, GA, United StatesLive at the Library. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org
DIXIELAND FIVE New Orleans style jazz band with trumpet, trombone, clarinet, piano, sousaphone, drums and featured vocalist Liam Parke.
Kenosha Kid
Hendershot's 237 Prince Ave., Athens, United StatesNo Phone Party. 7 p.m. www.hendershotsathens.com
KENOSHA KID Instrumental adventure-jazz group centered around the rollicking compositions of Dan Nettles and featuring Josh Allen, Seth Hendershot and various guests.
Liza Stepanova
Ramsey Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States5:30 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu
LIZA STEPANOVA UGA associate professor of piano performs a recital.
Cardynal, Gabriella Delliponti, Winfield Smith, Jim White
Hendershot's 237 Prince Ave., Athens, United StatesVic Chesnutt Songwriter of the Year Awards Nominations Kickoff Show. 7 p.m. FREE! www.vicchesnuttaward.com
CARDYNAL Local upstart who raps, sings, produces and engineers.
GABRIELLA DELLIPONTI Indie pop singer-songwriter.
WINFIELD SMITH Longtime Athens musician and member of Stewart & Winfield.
JIM WHITE Winterville-based singer-songwriter with a canny lyrical style and a Southern gothic flair.
Fourth Mansions, Fabulous Bird
Buvez 585 Barber Street Suite A, Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. www.instagram.com/fourthmansions
FOURTH MANSIONS Brant Rackley and Larry Tenner join Joe Rowe for a set of indie rock originals and eclectic covers.
FABULOUS BIRD Catchy, lo-fi indie rock with the character of old guitars and drums that've been collecting dust in a garage for years.
Freeman Leverett, Nanocar, Sub Rosa
Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States9 p.m. $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
FREEMAN LEVERETT Hypnotic local songwriter with dreamy vocals, exuberant melodies and cosmopolitan influences.
NANOCAR Indie rock band with rich harmonic segments.
SUB ROSA surfy Indie rock band from Baltimore.
The Swell Fellas, Aunt Moth, Sacred Bull, Trvy & The Enemy
40 Watt Club 285 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States7 p.m. (doors). $10. www.40watt.com
THE SWELL FELLAS Heavy psych-tinged riffs from Nashville.
AUNT MOTH Local alternative rock band with '70s punk and post-punk influences.
SACRED BULL Athens post-metal known for its heavy and dark combination of meditative melodies and deliberate cacophony.
TRVY & THE ENEMY High-energy hip-hop artist who weaves introspective lyrics into the psych-infused instrumentals of his backing band.
Donkey Punch, The Last Responders, Space Coke
Ciné Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. www.athenscine.com
DONKEY PUNCH Raucous, long-running local hard-rock band.
LAST RESPONDERS A '77 style punk band from Portland.
SPACE COKE Psych doom from Savannah.
Parathion, Weight Shift, Nihilus
Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United StatesShadebeast Presents. 9 p.m. (doors). $12. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
PARATHION Local death metal band formed by brothers Jackson and Jacob Whitmire. EP release show!
WEIGHT SHIFT Asheville metal trio blending elements of doom, fantasy metal and psychedelic rock.
NIHILUS New supergroup featuring members of Beast Mode, Sundering Seas and Rosie & the Ratdogs. First show!
Brazil Night
Hendershot's 237 Prince Ave., Athens, United StatesBrazil Night. 7 p.m. www.hendershotsathens.com
PERRENGUE Tony Oscar, Daniel Pina, Maria Kamila and Todd Mueller (Bichos Vivos) recreate the sound of a party on a summer night in Brazil.
AIR BRASIL Lucas Tavares, Adriana Thomas (Partials) and friends mix traditional sounds like samba and bossa nova with dream pop and alternative rock.
Cosmic Charlie
Georgia Theatre 215 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $20. www.georgiatheatre.com
COSMIC CHARLIE Grateful Dead cover band that adds its own flair to the classics.
Machine Funk
40 Watt Club 285 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States7 p.m. (doors). $20. www.40watt.com
MACHINE FUNK A tribute to Widespread Panic.
Night Palace, Olivia O., Johnny Falloon
Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). www.flickertheatreandbar.com
NIGHT PALACE Ethereal dream-pop group fronted by Avery Draut.
OLIVIA O. Atlanta musician and member of Lowrtown.
JOHNNY FALLOON Deranged local band with hard-hitting songs and complex theatrics.
Athens MLK Day Music Festival
40 Watt Club 285 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States4 p.m. FREE! www.40watt.com
ATHENS MLK DAY MUSIC FESTIVAL Ant G hosts performances by Tabitha Duncan (Kut Klose) & 1Bad Azz Drummer, Anthony "AD" Dorsey, Kxng Blanco, Fhenix James, Brando, Domino 787 & Chiki Flow, Ron da Don Parys, Britt, Farin, Kuza, Motorhead 2X & Poet, Squallé, P.O. The Priceless One, Marco Hull, Jalen and Diedra Stroud.
Kenosha Kid
Hendershot's 237 Prince Ave., Athens, United StatesNo Phone Party. 7 p.m. www.hendershotsathens.com
KENOSHA KID Instrumental adventure-jazz group centered around the rollicking compositions of Dan Nettles and featuring Josh Allen, Seth Hendershot and various guests.
Anatoly Sheludyakov
Ramsey Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $15. pac.uga.edu
ANATOLY SHELUDYAKOV Russian pianist and composer whose repertoire includes works of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Contemporary periods. Tonight's performance features three Beethoven "Bagatelles."
Jazz Night
Porterhouse Grill 459 E Broad St, Athens, United States6–8:30 p.m. www.porterhousegrillathens.com
JAZZ NIGHT Longest running jazz gig in Athens captained by drummer Mason Davis and featuring a rotating cast of familiar faces performing American songbook, bossa nova classics and crossover hits.
Dover Quartet
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 p.m. $35–55. pac.uga.edu
DOVER QUARTET Grammy-nominated string ensemble performs a quartet by Florence Price along with selections by Haydn and Shostakovich.
Brass Chamber Recital
Hugh Hodgson School of Music 250 River Rd., Athens, GA, United StatesEdge Hall. 7:30 p.m. music.uga.edu
BRASS CHAMBER RECITAL Students of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music's brass department perform.