The Young Frankensteins
The Root 1235 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, GA, United States9:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/AubreyEntertainmentAthensGA
THE YOUNG FRANKENSTEINS A handful of lawyers, a librarian and a neurosurgeon walk into a bar and dish out some fun Valentine's Day themed covers.
Everyday Dogs
The Roadhouse 137 N Lumpkin St, Athens, GA, United States10:30 p.m. www.instagram.com/roadhouseathens
EVERYDAY DOGS Skateboarding, Capri-Sun drinking, surfer-punk rockers of Atlanta.
Apollon Musagète Quartet
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States2 p.m. $30–50. pac.uga.edu
APOLLON MUSAGÈTE QUARTET Internationally renowned Polish quartet that delivers elegant performances with wide tonal palettes and dynamic ranges.
Luchito Munoz & Rich Kimmich
Akademia Brewing Co. 150 Crane Dr., Athens, GA, United StatesRomantic Latin Night. 6:30–10 p.m. $15 (individual), $25 (couple).
LUCHITO MUNOZ & RICH KIMMICH Celebrate Valentine’s Day early with live music and tango and bachata dancing.
Nu11, All Gods, smalltalk
The World Famous 351 N Hull St., Athens, GA, United States9 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens
NU11 Athens-based post punk and self-described Adderall pop band.
ALL GODS Mighty powerful post-punk from Athens.
SMALLTALK Savannah-based shoegaze rock with DIY roots.
Smile Empty Soul, Sygnal to Noise, Heathen Sun
40 Watt Club 285 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States7 p.m. (doors), 7:30 p.m. (show). $20 (adv.), $25. www.40watt.com
SMILE EMPTY SOUL Grunge rock band originally formed in 1998 in Santa Clarita, CA.
SYGNAL TO NOISE Melodic hard rock band hailing from Maine.
HEATHEN SUN Up-and-coming nu-metal band from North Carolina.
Blair Crimmins and The Hookers
Terrapin Beer Co. 265 Newton Bridge Road, Athens, GA, United StatesSixth Annual Historic Athens Mardi Gras Masquerade and Block Party. www.historicathens.com
BLAIR CRIMMINS AND THE HOOKERS Atlanta-based ragtime/Dixieland jazz revival outfit.
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.
Triangle Fire, BOOF, Wondermare, Hill Blocks View, Sanity Syndrome
Redline 1958 Winterville Rd, Athens, GA, United States7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $10. www.instagram.com/trianglefire13
TRIANGLE FIRE Local pizza punk with extra thick crust. First Athens show in three years!
BOOF Reckless queer punks on tour from Dallas, TX to support the new album, Blood, Sweat & Queers.
WONDERMARE Thrashy sludge-core on tour from Dothan, AL.
HILL BLOCKS VIEW Atlanta indie-surf punk.
SANITY SYNDROME High-energy punk from Atlanta.
University Chorus, UGA Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, UGA Choral Project
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu
UNIVERSITY CHORUS Presenting the program "Love and Laughter."
UGA CONTEMPORARY CHAMBER ENSEMBLE AND UGA CHORAL PROJECT "Awakening" features new works for voices and instruments by living composers.
Mania The ABBA Tribute
The Classic Center 300 N. Thomas St., Athens, GA, United States7:30 p.m. $27.50–94.50. www.classiccenter.com
MANIA Tribute band that delivers energetic and sonically faithful performances of ABBA's greatest hits.
TRVY & The Enemy, The Cult of Chunk, Violent Violet
Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. (doors). $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
TRVY & THE ENEMY Hip-hop band that blends trap, funk and psychedelic rock.
THE CULT OF CHUNK Brooklyn-based band with indie rock instrumentals and loud vocals.
VIOLENT VIOLET Gritty, distorted punk rock from Athens.
Sex Cell, Carey Welsh & the Waking Storm, 69 Dudes, Dim Watts, Infinite Favors
Nowhere Bar 240 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. $10. www.facebook.com/NowhereBarAthens
SEX CELL Local alternative band influenced by grunge, garage and indie rock.
CAREY WELSH & THE WAKING STORM New group led by Carey McLaughlin sharing songs from the forthcoming album. Debut show!
69 DUDES Athens misfits on a mission to write 69 punk songs, each exactly 69 seconds long.
DIM WATTS Psych-tinged folk group led by Jim Willingham (Old Smokey, Ham 1).
INFINITE FAVORS Featuring members of Pride Parade, Los Meesfits and Cars Can Be Blue.
The Lanes, Paul McHugh
Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States5 p.m. (doors). $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
THE LANES The world’s heaviest easy listening band.
PAUL MCHUGH Musician from local band Pilgrim who performs hard-hitting, riff-heavy rock.
Elijah Johnston, Kid Fears, Hunlo
Georgia Theatre 215 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $20. www.georgiatheatre.com
ELIJAH JOHNSTON Athens-based emo singer-songwriter with hooky guitar-driven tunes.
KID FEARS Atlanta group drawing influence from slowcore and shoegaze giants like Low and My Bloody Valentine.
HUNLO Electrified, soulful artist with a soft, inspiring sound.
Dimmer Twins and Friends
40 Watt Club 285 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United StatesHeAthens Homecoming Night 1. 7 p.m. (doors). $35. www.40watt.com
DIMMER TWINS AND FRIENDS Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley of The Drive-By Truckers play a stripped-down set of original solo and duo material, plus some DBT songs that they've written.
Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu
WIND SYMPHONY AND SYMPHONIC BAND Featuring the world premiere of "Aileron" by UGA faculty James Naigus, "Angels in the Architecture" by Frank Ticheli, "Big City Lights" by Marie A. Douglas and more.
Floral Portrait, Freeman Leverett, Organically Programmed Orchestra
Ciné Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $10. www.athenscine.com
FLORAL PORTRAIT Stunning baroque psych-pop ensemble led by composer Jason Bronson and collaborator Jacob Chisenhall.
FREEMAN LEVERETT Hypnotic local songwriter and backing band with dreamy vocals, exuberant melodies and cosmopolitan influences.
ORGANICALLY PROGRAMMED ORCHESTRA A 10+ piece ensemble utilizing electronic and orchestral instrumentation to perform psychedelic space-themed electronic arrangements influenced by disco, jazz, easy listening and library music.
Bigdumbhick
Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States5 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com
BIGDUMBHICK Wise-cracking, self-deprecating acoustic guitar slinger from North Carolina with a background in bluegrass and traditional country.
Charlie Goodman
Ramsey Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States5:30 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu
CHARLIE GOODMAN Guest artist Goodman holds the principal tuba chair of Sinfonia Gulf Coast in Destin, FL.
Josh Abbott Band, John Baumann
Georgia Theatre 215 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $22. www.georgiatheatre.com
JOSH ABBOTT BAND Country band from Lubbock, TX touring its seventh studio album, Somewhere Down the Road, which is full of honest lyricism and freewheeling musical energy.
JOHN BAUMANN Country singer-songwriter from supergroup The Panhandlers.
Drive-By Truckers, Vision Video
40 Watt Club 285 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United StatesHeAthens Homecoming Night 2. 7 p.m. (doors). $55. www.40watt.com
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS Local legends playing all the favorites for their homecoming show.
VISION VIDEO Catchy goth-pop and post-punk act based in Athens.
UGA Student Chamber Music Gala
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $20. pac.uga.edu
UGA STUDENT CHAMBER MUSIC GALA The Bulldog Brass Society, Southern Wind Quintet, Hodgson String Quartet, Mixed Media Sax Quartet and Viola Choir and other ensembles will perform traditional and contemporary chamber works.
Reserve Club, Big Toe and the Jams
Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States9 p.m. (doors). $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
RESERVE CLUB New project led by Joey Cristo.
BIG TOE AND THE JAMS New rock and roll band from Atlanta.
Thelma and the Sleaze, Bark, Taylor Hollingsworth
Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United StatesDial Back Sound HeAthens Homecoming Pre-Party. 5 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com
THELMA AND THE SLEAZE Nashville-based rock and roll power trio.
BARK Husband-and-wife garage rock duo Tim Lee and Susan Bauer Lee.
TAYLOR HOLLINGSWORTH Singer-songwriter and artist from Birmingham, AL who has played with The Dexateens, Verbena, and Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band.
Drive-By Truckers, Camp Amped, The Paranoid Style
40 Watt Club 285 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United StatesHeAthens Homecoming Night 3. 7 p.m. (doors). $55. www.40watt.com
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS Local legends playing all the favorites for their homecoming show.
CAMP AMPED Young musicians in Nuçi's Space Camp Amped program show off what they've learned.
THE PARANOID STYLE Garage rock band based in Washington, D.C. and fronted by husband-and-wife duo Elizabeth Nelson and Timothy Bracy.
The Wldlfe, Abby Holliday, Alan Price & The Modern Day
Georgia Theatre 215 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $17. www.georgiatheatre.com
THE WLDLFE Indie-pop band from Indiana. A favorite of college radio stations and indie publications.
ABBY HOLLIDAY Soft indie singer from Tennessee who often uses electronic vocals into her music.
ALAN PRICE & THE MODERN DAY Band that pours a variety of musical influences into its alternative-rock ballads.
Athens Songwriters in the Round: Love Songs Show
The Foundry 295 East Dougherty St., Athens, GA, United States7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $10. bit.ly/LovesongsFeb16
ATHENS SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND: LOVE SONGS SHOW Musicians take turns performing covers and original love songs. Participants include members of Blank Canvas and the Holman Autry Band, plus Kip Jones, Carey McLaughlin and Trisha Adams.
UGA Philharmonia
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu
UGA PHILHARMONIA The Philharmonia offers an outlet for all string players at UGA.
Stephen Marotto
Dancz Center for New Music Hugh Hodgson School of Music Building, Athens, GA, United States7:30 p.m. music.uga.edu
STEPHEN MAROTTO Boston-based artist who performs contemporary works for cello and electronics.
Strumbrush, Fishbug, Witches at Black Masses
Ciné Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. (doors). $10. www.athenscine.com
STRUMBRUSH DIY art rock from Atlanta.
FISHBUG Local punk band playing its first show in roughly two years.
WITCHES AT BLACK MASSES Black Sabbath cover band featuring members of Five Eight, Larry’s Homework and Carjo.
The Grateful Brothers
Live Wire 227 W Dougherty St., Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $15–25. www.livewireathens.com
THE GRATEFUL BROTHERS Tribute band combining the catalogues of The Grateful Dead and The Allman Brothers Band.
Nicholas Mallis and the Borealis, 2 Slices, Luxury Vehicle, DJ Dolphin Titan
Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States9 p.m. (doors). $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
NICHOLAS MALLIS AND THE BOREALIS Local synth-pop act claiming a diverse array of supposed corporate sponsors.
2 SLICES Sentimental synth-pop from Charleston, SC.
LUXURY VEHICLE High-energy duo featuring DJ Reindeer Games with John Swint on drums.
DJ DOLPHIN TITAN Late night dance party following the bands.
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.
The Rishis
ACE/FRANCISCO Gallery 675 Pulaski St. STE 1500, Athens, GA, United States7 p.m. FREE! www.acefranciscogallery.com
THE RISHIS Psych-folk featuring members of The Olivia Tremor Control, Elf Power and The Apples in Stereo.
LeeAnn Peppers, Montezuma, Brooms of Fantasia
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesSonic Space. 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). Donations encouraged. www.athica.org
LEEANN PEPPERS Sharing the video premiere of PARANOIA, a single-take, abstract, ambient video featuring a brooding harmonic soundscape.
MONTEZUMA Armed with a militia of samplers, Jeremiah Trinidad is on an improv mission to paint his pictures, and then attempts to burn all of them up just as quickly.
BROOMS OF FANTASIA New charmingly unconventional trio comprised of Jon Vogt (daxophone), Kyle MacKinnel (synthesizer) and Michael Pierce (guitar).
Licklog String Band
Memorial Park Administration Building 293 Gran Ellen Drive, Athens, United StatesAFMDS Contra Dance. 7–10 p.m. $10–12. www.facebook.com/groups/athensfolk
LICKLOG STRING BAND Live music for a community contra dance hosted by the Athens Folk Music and Dance Society.
Drive-By Truckers, Hans Condor
40 Watt Club 285 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United StatesHeAthens Homecoming Night 4. 7 p.m. (doors). $55. www.40watt.com
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS Local legends playing all the favorites for their homecoming show.
HANS CONDOR Nashville punk rockers known for their high-energy, raucous live performances.
The Doo Wop Project
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 p.m. $30–60. pac.uga.edu
THE DOO WOP PROJECT Stars from Broadway hits trace the evolution of doo-wop from the classic sounds of street corner harmonies to today's biggest radio hits. A pre-performance talk by Stephen Valdez will be held in Ramsey Concert Hall at 6:45 p.m.
Wurlb, Commüne, Ear Attic, Babbler
Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States9 p.m. (doors). $12. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
WURLB New Athens experimental punk band that takes influence from '80s punk and shoegaze.
COMMÜNE Local political/feminist punk band living in revolt.
EAR ATTIC Local punks with evocative, poetic songwriting.
BABBLER Emerging rhythmic rock band from Atlanta.
Cash Machine, The Low Whites
Nowhere Bar 240 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States9:30 p.m. www.facebook.com/NowhereBarAthensGA
CASH MACHINE Progressive funk-rock band from South Carolina.
THE LOW WHITES No info available.
Repent at Leisure
Oak House Distillery 1015 Macon Hwy., Athens, GA, United States3:30 p.m. FREE! www.oakhousedistillery.com
REPENT AT LEISURE Irish and Celtic trad, mod and original music. The band features Danny Cottar on lead guitar, Jeff Lustig on 12 string and harp, Keith Morris on upright bass, Mark Turiano on drums and Liam Parke on banjo and spoons.
Levon and Friends
Ramsey Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 p.m. music.uga.edu
LEVON AND FRIENDS Levon Ambartsumian leads an ensemble.
Unrecovery, Melaina Kol, Hambear
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesPrimordial Void Presents. 8 p.m. $10. www.athenscine.com
UNRECOVERY Lo-fi, home-recorded slowcore indie from Ohio.
MELAINA KOL Cult solo recording project of North Carolina's Logan Hornyak, who blends electronic and slacker rock elements with traditional indie songwriting.
HAMBEAR Athens-based emo band.
49 Winchester, Drayton Farley
Georgia Theatre 215 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States6:30 (doors), 7:30 (show). $25. www.georgiatheatre.com
49 WINCHESTER Band from Virginia that blends Appalachian country and soul.
DRAYTON FARLEY Earnest acoustic roots singer-songwriter from Alabama.
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.
UGA Wind Ensemble
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $15. pac.uga.edu
UGA WIND ENSEMBLE The program "Deconstructed and Reimagined" includes "SEER" by Erik Santos, featuring UGA Voice Faculty Gregory Broughton, and "Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble" by Ingolf Dahl, performed by Concerto Competition winner Michael Chapa.
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.