6 p.m. FREE! [email protected]

SIDE PIECES Claire Campbell, Ansley Stewart and Betsy Frank perform in the round.

8 p.m. www.hendershotsathens.com

VASSAR BLONDES Local indie-pop four-piece.

ASTRAL SUMMER Dreamy, quirky, atmospheric pop and electronic music from David Ferguson and Dave F. Martin.

GOTH KARAOKE Get spooky with it.

Live at the Library. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org

ATHENS MOUNTAIN SINGERS Vocal music from the Balkans and the Appalachians.

100 Gaines Ct. 4-10 p.m. www.instagram.com/misfit_merchant

MISFITS MERCHANT MARET Live music by Petunia Jane, Hambear, Cardynal and The Asymptomatics. The event also includes 20 vendors, games, face painting, a clothing swap and more. Proceeds benefit Bigger Vision of Athens.

6 p.m. www.3railroad.org

THE DIXIELAND FIVE PLUS TWO New Orleans style jazz band with trumpet, trombone, clarinet, piano, sousaphone, drums and featured vocalist Liam Parke.

9 p.m. $8 suggested donation. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens

COMA THERAPY Muscular dark wave goth influenced by post-punk and no wave.

JOHNNY FALLOON Deranged local band with hard-hitting songs and complex theatrics.

CHIPPER BONES Savannah band with elements of indie, psych, punk and dream pop.

8 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

JONES MURPHY Singer of '90s Nashville act The Lounge Flounders performs songs off of Stare Down Stare Down, a recently released album featuring members of Michael, Nuclear Tourism and Telemarket.

NANOCAR Indie rock band with rich harmonic segments.

7:30 p.m. (doors), 8:30 p.m. (show). $15. www.georgiatheatre.com

CARVER COMMODORE Alabama indie-pop rockers with autobiographical lyrics.

RECESS PARTY Up-and-coming local Athens alternative rock band with an energetic and upbeat sound.

Attaboy Tapes Presents. 8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (music). $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

LEBO JENKINS Alien Appalachian, old time tunes and American primitive compositions on banjo and scordatura guitar.

KIRAN FERNANDES Multi-instrumentalist and visual artist crafting psych folk with influences ranging from American primitive guitar to Saharan desert rock.

PETER WEBB Musician playing meditative, jazz-influenced experimental folk.

6 p.m. FREE! www.georgiatheatre.com

DREAMLILY Lily Herne and her dream rock band honor the one year anniversary of the death of Art Rosenbaum. "Days of 1974" and "Baker Island" bring back what Rosenbaum called "The Time Flow."

7:30 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). FREE! www.40watt.com

VISION VIDEO Catchy goth-pop and post-punk act based in Athens. Tonight's performance will be a music video shoot.

7 p.m. FREE! www.georgiatheatre.com

KIND HEARTED STRANGERS American folk band from Denver with a rock and roll edge.

7 p.m. (doors). $8. www.40watt.com

EREMOS College band based in Athens whose sound is a mixture between indie folk, Southern rock and blues.

LAWLESS Five-peice classic rock band with a modern twist.

CAM SMITH Folk and country solo musician from Forsyth.

Faculty Artist Series. 7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $15. pac.uga.edu

EVGENY RIVKIN Pianist Rivkin studied at the Moscow Conservatory and is a top prize winner of International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, Bavarian Radio Competition in Munich and others.

8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotsathens.com

JAZZ JAM Seth Hendershot and the house band Unstarched host an open jazz jam. Bring an instrument or your voice.

8 p.m. (doors). $12. www.flickertheatre.com

ROSE HOTEL "Bedroom-rock" alter ego of Kentucky songwriter Jordan Reynolds.

AIRPARK Nashville-based duo creating a mellow, lo-fi alternative sound.

HUNLO Electrified, soulful artist with a soft, inspiring sound.

FREEMAN LEVERETT Dreamy, hypnotic and danceable songs with thoughtful lyrics and cosmopolitan influences.

8 p.m. $10. www.facebook.com/NowhereBarAthens

FRANKENFUNK'S CINNAMON JAM The longtime Athens staple returns with live freeform funk to dance to and a rotating crew of musicians. Feel free to bring an instrument and join in.

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $39.50. www.georgiatheatre.com

JOHNNY SWIM Los Angeles, CA-based band made of a couple whose alternative pop rock sound takes the audience through their life of love.

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $20 (adv.), $25. bit.ly/DrivinNCryinSept8

DRIVIN' N CRYIN' Legendary Atlanta band playing hard-charging, Southern-inspired rock.

PYLON REENACTMENT SOCIETY Vanessa Briscoe Hay and an all-star cast of locals play the music of Pylon, plus new originals.

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $30. www.georgiatheatre.com

COREY SMITH A native of Jefferson, this country music artist is touring for his 10th album.

6 p.m. (doors), 7 p.m. (show). FREE! www.georgiatheatre.com

KYLER WESTON Eatonton-based singer-songwriter whose sound is a mixture of country, blues and classic rock and roll.

7 p.m. (doors). $20. www.40watt.com

THE BAD ENDS New supergroup featuring Mike Mantione (Five Eight) and Bill Berry (R.E.M.) that hit the ground running with its debut album, The Power and The Glory.

CHICKASAW MUDD PUPPIES The legendary local "swamp-rock" band reunited earlier this year to release its first album in over 30 years.

7 p.m. (doors). $10. www.athenscine.com

HYPERSLEEP Local sci-fi-fueled psychedelic doom four-piece.

NOISE MOUNTAIN Inspired by Midwestern alternative rock, this Athens band incorporates both '80s and '90s punk rock into its sound.

REAL WOW Weirdo indie/art/noise rock blasted from the past to the future.

7:30 p.m. (doors). SOLD OUT! pac.uga.edu

NICKEL CREEK Grammy Award-winning bluegrass and and folk music band.

AOIFE O'DONOVAN Grammy Award-winning vocalist who is one third of the group I'm With Her.

8 p.m. (doors). $12. www.flickertheatre.com

HUNGER ANTHEM Indie garage rock trio from Athens with head banging energy.

TIGER BEACH Raleigh, NC-based indie-alternative rock artist with an upbeat and passionate edge.

LUNG Powerhouse art-punk cello-rock duo from Cincinnati.

ALL GODS Soft yet commanding lo-fi indie rock project by Santa Fe artist Tim Platz.

9 p.m. FREE! www.instagram.com/therootathens

CLASSIC CITY JUKEBOX Local rock and roll cover band.

Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net

MARK PLEMMONS Talented local pianist. (8 a.m.)

ACOUSTIC JAM Bring an acoustic instrument and join in. (10 a.m.)

6 p.m. FREE! [email protected]

THE WELFARE LINERS Five-piece local bluegrass unit blending classic tunes with melodic, high-lonesome originals.

6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing.com

WRECKING ROSES Acoustic trio with harmonized singing playing a mix of country and classic rock with a soulful twist.

7 p.m. $7 suggested donation.

NO ASYLUM Thrashy political punk with some hardcore breakdowns from Alabama.

SMALL Punk rock trio from Atlanta.

BEAT UP Passionate punk rock influenced by old school anarcho. Celebrating the digital release of You are beautiful...but this place sucks.

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $22. www.georgiatheatre.com

DURAND BERNARR Singer-songwriter and runner-up on BET's "The Next Big Thing" who has provided background vocals for Erykah Badu, The Internet and Kaytranada.

JERONELLE Omaha-born R&B singer-songwriter who rose to fame on the reality show "The Four: Battle for Stardom."

Yellow Racket Records Presents. 8 p.m. www.hendershotsathens.com

TELEMONSTER Chattanooga indie rock band formed in 2010.

EL ROCKO Singer-songwriter Chase Waller is heavily influenced by '90s alt-rock and shoegaze, combining ragged guitars and mellow vocals with honest lyrics.

Shadebeast Presents. 9 p.m. (doors). $12. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

APATHETIC DISCHARGE Athens act offering “an unhealthy dose of progressive blackened brutal deathcore grind.”

BLIND TIGER Florida-based metal band with a raw brand of versatile hardcore accompanied by honest and poetic lyricism.

CLAVUS Four-piece screamo band from Athens.

6 p.m. (doors), 7 p.m. (show). www.hendershotsathens.com

ADAM HOOD Singer-songwriter with a Southern sound that's equal parts country, soul and American roots music.

JOSHUA WALKER Country singer-songwriter and member of the Holman Autry Band whose lyrics focus on the simple things in life.

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $22. www.georgiatheatre.com

CUT WORMS Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Max Clarke explores "pop essentialism" by mining the golden hits of yesteryear to create a timeless new sound of his own.

6:30 p.m. (doors), 7:30 p.m. (show). $15. www.georgiatheatre.com

JOSH BENNETT BAND Local five-piece band blending Southern rock, bluegrass and funk.

CHRISTINA VANE Songwriter, singer, slide guitar and clawhammer banjo player based in Nashville.

ELI CAIN Young country singer-songwriter from Watkinsville.

Athens Farmers Market. 5–8 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net

MARY & THE HOT HOTTY-HOTS Hot jazz and swing band offering music from the 1910s, '20s and '30s. (6 p.m.)

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $30. www.georgiatheatre.com

COLONY HOUSE Landlocked surf rock band playing hopeful, light rock and roll.

LUNAR VACATION Atlanta band with dream-pop and surf-rock influences.

11 p.m. FREE! www.georgiatheatre.com

THE ECHOLOCATIONS Local rock band embracing a retro, '60s-inspired sound.

6 p.m. FREE! www.3railroad.org

CHRISTIAN MONTCRIOL Accordion player from Athens who plays to bring friends together.

LIVE In The Studio. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.jokerjokertv.com/watch

BRYANT PEREZ JOKERJOKERtv presents a virtual performance. Local musician dabbling in multiple genres.

LIBBALOOPS Local electronic music and looping artist.

Fly Fishing Film Tour. 6:30 p.m. (doors). $15 (adv.), $20. www.40watt.com

HUNTER MORRIS & BLUE BLOOD Indie rock act from Athens whose sound varies from grunge to folk.

TERMINALLY PHIL Athens-based singer-songwriter and meme lord Phillip Brantley (Modern Skirts, Palace Doctor) creates indie rock with a sense of humor.

7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $20. music.uga.edu

UGA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA "The Power of Prokofiev" features Sergei Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5 and Sinfonia Concertante for Cello and Orchestra. This concert will celebrate cello professor David Starkweather's retirement after 41 years of teaching.