7:30 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu

WIND SYMPHONY Performing the finest standard and new repertoire for wind band.

SYMPHONIC BAND Experienced undergraduate music majors, minors and non-majors from across campus play classic band repertoire and new music.

8 p.m. (doors). $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

AMEOKAMA Genre-bending solo project of Aki McCullough, currently touring debut album i will be clouds in the morning and rain in the evening.

ULTRA Electro-pop duo from Little Rock, AK.

RAUNCHER Local electro-punk industrial experience.

SPOIL Hardcore band.

Piedmont Athens Regional Performances for Young People. 10 a.m. pac.uga.edu

SYMBIO One of the most prominent new bands from today’s Nordic folk and world music scene, featuring a magical interplay of hurdy-gurdy and accordion.

Live After Five. 5:30–8 p.m. www.indigoathens.com

THE REVEREND CONNER TRIBBLE Old-fashioned rock and roll with a sprinkle of good-humored irreverence.

Songwriters in the Round. 6:30–8:30 p.m. www.instagram.com/normaltownbrewingco

ANDREW JAMES Musician with "the approval of Willie Nelson."

JULY WOMAN Inspired by nature and whimsy.

MICHAEL JOE WHITE If Arlo Guthrie was thrown out of the Violent Femmes.

6:30 p.m. (doors), 7:30 p.m. (show). $41.51. www.georgiatheatre.com

DREW HOLCOMB & THE NEIGHBORS Americana band with members from Memphis and Nashville, TN formed in 2005. Medicine anniversary tour!

Meet Athens' Secret River. 7–8:30 p.m. www.oconeeriverlandtrust.org

JOSEPH KIRAN FERNANDES & FRANKLIN RUSSELL Duo for clarinet and baritone saxophone featuring an Elephant 6 collective musician.

7:30 p.m. $10 (w/ UGA ID), $48. pac.uga.edu

SYMBIO One of the most prominent new bands from today’s Nordic folk and world music scene, featuring a magical interplay of hurdy-gurdy and accordion.

8 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.

8 p.m. (doors). $12 (one night), $20 (both nights). www.flickertheatreandbar.com

THE PINK STONES Local cosmic country band with a lighthearted, twangy charm. Thank the Lord album release show!

LITTLE GOLD Local group playing garage rock with country and pop sensibilities.

Sonic Space. 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $10 suggested donation. www.athica.org

SALMON TUBES Electro-acoustic improvisation duo Jon Vogt and Kyle MacKinnel.

IHLAYAT Experimental sound and visual artist using a mixture of samples, synth and guitar heavily manipulated.

OTHER VOICES, OTHER ROOMS House, rap and shoegaze-inspired music on synth hardware.

5:30 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu

FACULTY AND GUEST ARTIST RECITAL Featuring Liza Stepanova on piano, Itamar Zorman on violin and the Lysander Trio with James Kim on cello.

6 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $25 (adv.), $30. bit.ly/DrivnNCryinSept26

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

QUIET HOUNDS Southern pop folk trio formed in Athens in the early 2000s.

Classic City Wrestling. 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $20–30. www.40watt.com

THE DICTATORTOTS Longtime local chaos-cultivators trash the night with post-grunge grooves.

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). SOLD OUT! www.georgiatheatre.com

WAYLON WYATT Young country/folk songwriter from Hackett, AK.

GABRIELLE HOPE Appalachian folk singer known for her unique tone who takes inspiration from artists like Jean Ritchie, Tia Blake and Connie Converse.

8 p.m. $30. www.athenscine.com

ATHENS SONGWRITERS' FORUM A dynamic talk-show-style evening hosted by Drew Vandenberg featuring live performances and intimate interviews with acclaimed artists David Lowery (Cracker) and Jordan Reynolds (Rose Hotel).

Attaboy Tapes Presents. 8 p.m. $10. www.instagram.com/attaboytapes

ISRA & THE PAISLEYS Atlanta band with a raw Merseybeat sound capturing the essence of the ‘60s with a modern twist.

QUENTIN LOVE Bubbly indie pop with leanings into country and sunshine pop psychedelia.

8 p.m. (doors). $12 (one night), $20 (both nights). www.flickertheatreandbar.com

THE PINK STONES Local cosmic country band with a lighthearted, twangy charm. Thank the Lord album release show!

T. HARDY MORRIS Singer-songwriter and guitarist plays twangy, reflective folk-rock.

8:30 p.m. www.therootathens.com

BETTER THAN BETTER THAN EZRA Athens-based cover band that plays songs within the genres of '90s alternative, rock, pop, country and hip hop.

10:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiatheatre.com

WAX MONKEY Five-piece jam band composed of childhood friends hailing from Birmingham, AL.

6 p.m. FREE! Find Front Porch Bookstore on Facebook

ADAM KLEIN Singer-songwriter playing folk, folk rock, Americana and West African Mande-inspired music.

6 p.m. www.3railroad.org

CAROLINE AIKEN This guitarist and singer's bluesy voice and masterful technique guarantee a hypnotic performance.

8 p.m. $10. www.hendershotsathens.com

LIBBALOOPS Electronic musician and looping artist who loves to be silly and get “loopy doopy." Album release show!

DJ CHARLIEFLOWER Eclectic DJ into trance, ambient, synth pop, new wave, deep house and more.

DJ DE LA LUNA Sebastian Granados is a Columbian DJ who plays Italo disco.

8 p.m. (doors). $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

THE GRAWKS Punk and garage-infused local rock and roll band.

PINKEYE Asheville, NC punk band.

MURDER THE MOOD Local riff-laden alternative rock trio.

Primordial Void Presents. 8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $12 (adv.), $15. www.athenscine.com

SOFT AS SNOW Norwegian-born, Berlin-based duo that creates oblique pop drawing inspiration from techno, 90s IDM, cold wave and more.

NIGHT PALACE Ethereal dream-pop group fronted by Avery Draut.

CHAIRS Enigmatic local recording project that pulls from shoegaze and post-punk influences.

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

TREMBLING EARTH ORCHESTRA Psychedelic power trio.

Wine Down. 3–5 p.m. www.boutierwinery.com

TIM MORGAN Singer and pianist playing hits from John Denver, Elton John, Elvis Presley, The Beatles and more.

7 p.m. $51–367. www.classiccenter.com

HOME FREE Five-piece country a cappella sensation that won the fourth season of NBC's The Sing-Off.

THE LONGEST JOHNS Viral English folk music group known for their powerful performances of sea shanties.

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $26.40. www.georgiatheatre.com

ZINDELPHIA Philadelphia-based singer and guitarist who blends neo-soul, jazz, funk and folk into a timeless sound.

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

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $19 (adv.), $21. www.40watt.com

DEERHOOF Experimental indie-rock outfit that formed in San Francisco, CA in 1994 and became widely influential for its self-produced albums.

MR. [REDACTED] Local band with new brakes and tires.

BAD KILL New local punk rock band.

7:30 p.m. $10 (w/ UGA ID), $52–84. pac.uga.edu

AUGUSTIN HADELICH Violinist known for his phenomenal technique, insightful and persuasive interpretations and ravishing tone.

9 p.m. $10 suggested donation. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens

LOTHARIO The visceral, razor-edged solo project of Melbourne, Australia’s Annaliese Redlich.

OBSCURITY Noise and synth-punk band.

CRYING FORM Local hardcore punk trio.

Edge Hall. 6 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu

HORN STUDIO RECITAL Creative community of UGA horn players where each student is encouraged to find their own niche.

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $13.90. www.georgiatheatre.com

POLAR WAVES Alternative and punk rock band back at AthFest for the first time since 2019.

Attaboy Tapes Presents. 7 p.m. (art market), 8 p.m. (show). www.40watt.com

CRUISE CONTROL Twangin' rock and roll from Portland, OR.

ZACH RITTER AND THE ETERNAL SOUP The quietest band in town.

ROWAN NEWBY Poetic and humorous Americana music inspired by '60s and '70s songwriting.

THE FALLING SPIKES Loud, dumb rock and roll.

Live After Five. 5:30–8 p.m. www.indigoathens.com

WADE HUDSON The original rockin' real estate agent.

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

MOUNTAIN OF YOUTH Hunter Morris (Hunter Morris & Blue Blood, Gift Horse) leads a new band with Drew Beskin, Nick Robbins and Phillip Brantley.

JAKE MCKELVIE Massachusetts-based musician whose indie-rock melodicism slow dances with alt-country ramble.

WILTING PAGES Musical alias of multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Lander Combs.

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $29.50 (adv.), $33. www.40watt.com

PANCHIKO British indie-rock band originally formed in the late 90s that gained a cult following when one of its demo EPs was found in a charity shop in 2016.

GLIXEN Shoegaze band from Phoenix, AZ whose sound consists of tender melodies encased inside chrome walls of grungy textures and heavy guitars.

8 p.m. (doors). $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

DEAD TOOTH Post-punk self-proclaimed "rodeo-core" band based out of Queens, NY.

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

VIV AND THE THINGS Alternative country noise for sweetie pies.

8:30 p.m. FREE! www.therootathens.com

MIX TAPE '90s cover band.