Mark Plemmons
Bishop Park 705 Sunset Dr., Athens, GA, United StatesAthens Farmers Market. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net
MARK PLEMMONS Talented local pianist.
Borderhop Trio
Front Porch Bookstore 102 Marigold Ln., Winterville6 p.m. FREE! [email protected]
BORDERHOP TRIO High lonesome pickin' and singing from Athens' own bluegrass outfit.
Yacht Rock Schooner
Georgia Theatre 215 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $25. www.georgiatheatre.com
YACHT ROCK SCHOONER A tribute to Steely Dan and other yacht rock favorites.
Penny Loafer, Shane Parish, Zach Ritter and the Eternal Soup, Isra & The Paisleys, pondgorl, Jake Wasserman
Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United StatesAttaboy Tapes Presents: A Benefit for Western NC. 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $10–20 sliding scale. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
PENNY LOAFER Alternative indie rock trio with heavy grooves and dreamy vocals.
SHANE PARISH Master guitarist and fearless explorer of rhythm and timbre.
ZACH RITTER AND THE ETERNAL SOUP The quietest band in town.
ISRA & THE PAISLEYS Atlanta/Athens bubblegum pop band.
PONDGORL Athens-based artist Laila Li McCleery joins genre-bending friends in a band of beautiful, harmonious DIY glory.
JAKE WASSERMAN Dadgum member plays a set of tunes.
Monsoon, Johnny Falloon, Pinkest, Coma Therapy
40 Watt Club 285 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States7 p.m. (doors). $12 (adv.), $15. www.40watt.com
MONSOON Melodic indie rock duo weaving together unorthodox styles to create music that dips between the conscious and unconscious.
JOHNNY FALLOON Deranged local band with hard-hitting songs and complex theatrics.
PINKEST Atlanta band bashing keys in a noisy cavalcade of theatrical glory.
COMA THERAPY Muscular dark wave goth influenced by post-punk and no wave.
Helen Gillet, Wolfli
Hendershot's 237 Prince Ave., Athens, United States8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15. www.hendershotsathens.com
HELEN GILLET New Orleans based singer-songwriter and surrealist archeologist live looping her voice and cello.
WOLFLI Somber and reflective songs.
Jamazonian
Nowhere Bar 240 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States9:30 p.m. www.facebook.com/NowhereBarAthens
JAMAZONIAN No info available.
Athentic Bluegrass Jam
Athentic Brewing Co. 108 Park Ave., Athens, GA, United States2–5 p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing.com
ATHENTIC BLUEGRASS JAM Players of all skill levels are invited to participate in this open jam, which strives to unite members of the local folk music community. Every second Sunday.
BBQ, Blues & Cruise-In
Sandy Creek Park 400 Bob Holman Rd., Athens, GA, United StatesBBQ, Blues & Cruise-In. 2–7 p.m. www.accgov.com/sandycreekcarshow
RICK FOWLER BAND Original, guitar-driven local blues-rock group.
TERRAPLANE BLUE Local blues-rock band featuring Doug Peters, John Straw and Dean Johnson.
SCOTT LOW & THE BLUE BOUILLON Rustic folk singer-songwriter and former Athenian now based in Clayton.
Calidore String Quartet and Gabriela Montero
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United StatesPayne Memorial Concert. 4 p.m. FREE! (tickets required). pac.uga.edu
CALIDORE STRING QUARET AND GABRIELA MONTERO Performing Venezuelan pianist Montero's new "Canaima: Quintet for Piano and Strings" and Shostakovich's "Piano Quintet."
Seth Martin, Marisa Mustard
The World Famous 351 N Hull St., Athens, GA, United States9 p.m. $10 suggested donation. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens
SETH MARTIN Georgia born and raised songwriter, painter, filmmaker, short story writer, photographer and poet currently working in Nashville and performing working class psychedelic folk.
MARISA MUSTARD Musician and popular mural artist.
Bathe Alone, Recess Party, Florence Cardigan
Georgia Theatre 215 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States6:30 (doors), 7:30 (show). $15. www.georgiatheatre.com
BATHE ALONE Dream-pop solo project of Atlanta-based multi-instrumentalist Bailey Crone.
RECESS PARTY Local indie-rock band with a self-described collage of rock, funk and alternative.
FLORENCE CARDIGAN Local "reggae disco dreamy funk pop" trio.
Guest Artist/Faculty Recital
Ramsey Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu
GUEST ARTIST/FACULTY RECITAL As part of the 60th anniversary of the American Liszt Society Festival, Terrence Wilson, Yakov Kasman, Clara Osowski and others will perform pieces by Franz Liszt and Nickolai Medtner.
CocoJoey, Girl Porn, Problems, Josey
The World Famous 351 N Hull St., Athens, GA, United States8:30 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens
COCOJOEY Chicago-based happy hyper-bitpop.
GIRL PORN For queer punks by queer punks.
PROBLEMS Chicago-based electronic music with live vocals that range from very fun to very beautiful.
JOSEY Athens-based indie pop artist, incorporating audience participation and off-kilter comedy into her sets.
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 Luca Lombardi, Seth Hendershot and various guests.
Kristina Murray, AC Darnell
Nowhere Bar 240 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United StatesAthens Honky Tonkin' Tuesday. 7 p.m. (doors), 8:30 p.m. (dance lesson), 9 p.m. (music). www.facebook.com/NowhereBarAthens
KRISTINA MURRAY Georgia-born and Nashville-based country songstress.
AC DARNELL Local country frontman playing stripped back songs.
Marc-André Hamelin
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United StatesAmerican Liszt Society Festival. 7:30 p.m. $45–65. pac.uga.edu
MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN Renowned pianist performs a solo recital featuring works by Beethoven, Busoni and Liszt, plus the world premiere of his own new piece, commissioned by the American Liszt Society.
Terminus Victor, Gorgeous Beast, Father Werewolf
Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
TERMINUS VICTOR Midwestern indie and emo with a tinge of math rock.
GORGEOUS BEAST New darkwave dance-pop project by Erica Strout (Motherfucker, Dream Tent, Incendiaries).
FATHER WEREWOLF Athens-based rock trio with pop-infused and gain-soaked melodies and the grunge undertones of the '90s.
Hunlo, A.M. Rodriguez, Rachel Angel, Ava Swan
Ciné Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. $10. www.athenscine.com
HUNLO Electrified, soulful artist with a soft, inspiring sound.
A.M. RODRIGUEZ Local bluesy, alt-country singer-songwriter.
RACHEL ANGEL Asheville alt-country and indie folk songwriter.
AVA SWAN Nashville indie pop and alt-Americana songbird.
Atmosphere, NOFUN!, Reverie
Georgia Theatre 215 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $40. www.georgiatheatre.com
ATMOSPHERE Hip-hop duo inspired by soul, funk, rock and reggae that has released over two dozen studio albums in the past two decades.
NOFUN! LA-based collective whose sound ranges from alternative rock to West Coast hip hop.
REVERIE Rapper from LA inspired by underground hip hop.
Cult of Riggonia, Dhana Jeera, Yerfdaas, O Key
The World Famous 351 N Hull St., Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. $10 suggested donation. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens
CULT OF RIGGONIA Waves of texture with catchy melodies that rise up from the primordial stew.
DHANA JEERA North African and Ethiopian inspired group led by Immaterial Possession member and visual artist Jeremy Kiran Fernandes.
YERFDAAS Mostly instrumental trio from Atlanta drawing inspiration from bands as diverse as Don Caballero, Hella and D'Angelo.
O KEY Experimental pop project led by Art Contest's Cole Monroe.
Annie Dukes, Karma Kat, Y’all
Nowhere Bar 240 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States9:30 p.m. www.facebook.com/NowhereBarAthens
ANNIE DUKES Femme-fronted rock band out of Florida whose sound is a mixture of '70s rock with '90s rock and grunge tones, saturated with three part harmonies, heavy riffs and a driving melody.
KARMA KAT Athens band melding jazz, indie and pop for an innovative sound.
Y'ALL Atlanta-based indie folk-rock inspired by Tom Petty and The Cranberries.
Art Market & Benefit Show for Helene Relief.
Little Kings Shuffle Club 223 W. Hancock Ave., Athens, GA, United StatesArt Market & Benefit Show for Helene Relief. 4 p.m. (market), 8 p.m. (music). $10. www.instagram.com/littlekingsshuffleclub
CICADA RHYTHM Captivating Athens duo playing melodic, roots-influenced folk-rock.
CANNON ROGERS Local songwriter, guitarist and pedal steel player who is as influenced by Flannery O'Connor as he is Lucinda Williams.
JOSEY Athens-based indie pop artist, incorporating audience participation and off-kilter comedy into her sets.
GIRL PORN For queer punks by queer punks.
DEAD VIBES ENSEMBLE Sludge metal duo fueled by whiskey and loud amplifiers.
Tracy and Jeff
Hotel Indigo 500 College Ave., Athens, GA, United StatesLive After Five Series. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/AubreyEntertainmentAthensGA
TRACY AND JEFF Jazz, blues and new and old classics from the voice of Tracy Brown and the guitar and harmonica of Jeff Lustig.
Martin Sexton
The Foundry 295 East Dougherty St., Athens, GA, United StatesAubrey Entertainment Presents. 6 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $35 (adv.), $40. bit.ly/MartinSextonAthens
MARTIN SEXTON Singer-songwriter performing the Beatles' Abbey Road in his signature style.
Athens Music Jam
Oak House Distillery 1015 Macon Hwy., Athens, GA, United States6:30 p.m. www.oakhousedistillery.com
ATHENS MUSIC JAM Country, blues and good ol’ rock and roll.
Elf Power, Honeypuppy
UGA Tate Student Center 45 Baxter St., Athens, GA, United StatesBirthoween. 7 p.m. FREE! (w/ UGA ID), $5. www.wuog.org
ELF POWER Longtime fixture on the Athens scene playing crisp, melodic psych-pop.
HONEYPUPPY Four-piece indie rock band self-described as a "menace to society."
Rigometrics, Penelope Road, Space Gator
Georgia Theatre Rooftop 215 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $8. www.georgiatheatre.com
RIGOMETRICS Classic rock with a contemporary edge and explosive guitar solos.
PENELOPE ROAD Five-piece band that boldly embraces the self-awarded label of “stanky funky junk.”
SPACE GATOR Psych-rock group formed in the swamps of Chicago.
A.D. Blanco
Madison-Morgan Cultural Center 434 South Main St., Madison, GA, United States7:30 p.m. $35. www.mmcc-arts.org
A.D. BLANCO Local indie rock trio inspired by '90s grunge and early 2000s pop rock.
Thursday Scholarship Series: “Made in America”
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $20. pac.uga.edu
MADE IN AMERICA An evening performing works of the best American composers.
Beer Piss, Zookraught, Real Wow
Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
BEER PISS Athens hardcore punk group.
ZOOKRAUGHT Dance punk trio out of Seattle.
REAL WOW Scattered and dissonant indie math rock from Athens.
Hawk Proof Rooster, North Georgia All Stars
Normal Bar 1365 Prince Ave., Athens, GA, United StatesAttaboy Tapes Presents: Western NC Relief Show. 8 p.m. $10. www.instagram.com/attaboytapes
HAWK PROOF ROOSTER Local old-time string duo that sings and plays fiddle, banjo, ukulele, guitar and mandolin.
NORTH GEORGIA ALL STARS Old time stringband is the style of Charlie Poole and the Skillet Lickers.
Solid Country Gold
Nowhere Bar 240 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States9:30 p.m. www.facebook.com/NowhereBarAthens
SOLID COUNTRY GOLD Diablo boys playing country jams.
Historic Athens Porchfest Kick-off Party
Athentic Brewing Co. 108 Park Ave., Athens, GA, United StatesHistoric Athens Porchfest Kick-off Party. 6 p.m. (event), 7:45–9:30 p.m. (karaoke). FREE! www.athenticbrewing.com
ATHENS MUSIC KARAOKE Kick-off the weekend of Historic Athens Porchfest with trivia and karaoke of songs by Athens artists.
Jonathan Richman
40 Watt Club 285 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States7 p.m. (doors). $25. www.40watt.com
JONATHAN RICHMAN Singer-songwriter known for founding the influential proto-punk band the Modern Lovers. Joined by drummer Tommy Larkins.
Hardcore Benefit for Hurricane Relief
Buvez 585 Barber Street Suite A, Athens, GA, United StatesHardcore Benefit for Hurricane Relief. 7 p.m. $10. www.instagram.com/buvez_athens
DELTA 8 Hardcore punk supergroup with members of Beer Piss, Snuki, McQQeen and Rubber Udder.
SPOIL New hardcore band.
REASON TO HATE Hardcore punk from Atlanta.
PERVERT Brilliantly wrecked, inner core-heavy rock.
Dylan Gossett, Cameron Sacky Band
Georgia Theatre 215 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $25. www.georgiatheatre.com
DYLAN GOSSETT Acoustic country singer-songwriter from Texas.
CAMERON SACKY BAND Texas-based red dirt country music with a worldwide sound.
Samara Joy
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 p.m. $10 (w/ UGA ID), $45–85. pac.uga.edu
SAMARA JOY Grammy Award-winning jazz singer whose voice is rich and velvety, yet precociously refined.
Persona Machine, Oxystar, Giant Enemy Crab
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesPumpkin Pit. 8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $10. www.athenscine.com
PERSONA MACHINE Athens-based metalcore.
OXYSTAR Alternative and stoner metal mixed with shoegaze and space rock.
GIANT ENEMY CRAB Ncore band with a mix of metalcore and deathcore ready to devastate the local scene.
Husk, Valletta, Dope Skum
Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United StatesShadebeast Presents. 8:30 p.m. $12. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
HUSK Local heavy metal band with Southern and sludge influences.
VALLETTA Dark metal quartet from Raleigh, NC.
DOPE SKUM Sludge, grunge and stoner metal duo from Chattanooga, TN.
Hogslop String Band
Georgia Theatre Rooftop 215 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States11 p.m. FREE! www.georgiatheatre.com
HOGSLOP STRING BAND Old-time string band music with wild rock and roll energy.
John Brocato & Alys Williams, Take 3
Bishop Park 705 Sunset Dr., Athens, GA, United StatesAthens Farmers Market. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net
JON BROCATO & ALYS WILLIAMS Local guitarists and songwriters combine talents. (8 a.m.)
TAKE 3 Watkinsville jazz trio of saxophone, keys and drums. (10 a.m.)
Sheila Fest
Traditions of Braselton 196 Traditions Way, Jefferson, United States11 a.m.–11 p.m. $25 (adv.), $30. www.sheilafest.com
SHEILA FEST The 8th annual tribute to Sheila Anderson includes performances by Free Bird Atlanta, Departure: Tribute to Journey, Smokey Jones & The 3 Dollar Pistols, Redneck Blonde, Sunset Strip, Radio Star, Kid Brother, After School Special and Dock Rock Radio.
Chelsyfest
Terrapin Beer Co. 265 Newton Bridge Road, Athens, GA, United States12–8 p.m. FREE! www.chelsyfest.org
MARY & THE HOT HOTTY-HOTS Hot jazz and swing band offering music from the 1910s, '20s and '30s. (Outside, 2 p.m.)
TRE POWELL Local singer-songwriter playing bluesy acoustic tunes with soulful vocals. (Inside, 2 p.m.)
THE AMBLERS Formerly known as Dosters. (Outside, 3 p.m.)
HENDERSON/WILLIAMS Don Henderson and Henry Williams play music from many generations and genres. (Inside, 3:30 p.m.)
DOOLEY & BALDWIN DUO An assortment of alternative rock, country and pop. (Inside, 4:30 p.m.)
DOOLEY & BALDWIN BAND The duo brings the rest of the band on stage for more alternative rock, country and pop. (Outside, 6 p.m.)
LIBBALOOPS Electronic musician and looping artist who loves to be silly and get “loopy doopy." (Inside, 6:15 p.m.)
Camp Amped Fall Finale
Nuçi's Space 396 Oconee St., Athens, GA, United States3:30 p.m. (doors), 4 p.m. (show). FREE! www.nuci.org
CAMP AMPED FALL FINALE Listen to what the students have been cooking up at camp.