Composition Area

Dancz Center for New Music Hugh Hodgson School of Music Building, Athens, GA, United States

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

COMPOSITION AREA A recital of new works.

Cobbcerts in the Park

Cobbham Triangle Park 695 Prince Avenue, Athens, United States

Cobbcerts in the Park. 6 p.m. FREE! Cobbham Triangle Park on Facebook

DAVE FORKER & HIS CUSTOM CONCERN Originals and covers. (6 p.m.)

CICADA RHYTHM Captivating Athens act playing melodic, roots-influenced folk-rock. (7:30 p.m.)

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The Foundry 295 East Dougherty St., Athens, GA, United States

Aubrey Entertainment Presents. 6 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $10 (w/ UGA ID), $12 (adv.), $15. bit.ly/TheFoundryApril25

(NICE DREAM) Local Radiohead tribute band playing The Bends for its 20th anniversary plus other favorites.

Gabe Lee & Michael Joe White

Publica Coffee Roasters 8 Water St., Watkinsville, United States

6:30 p.m. (doors), 7 p.m. (show). FREE! www.instagram.com/publicacoffee

GABE LEE & MICHAEL JOE WHITE Singer-songwriters weaving stories through music in an intimate setting.

Doom Ribbons, George Davidson, Emmie Pierce

ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United States

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

DOOM RIBBONS Sound project of James Owen creating dark ambient rock, atmospheric soundscapes and immersive drones.

GEORGE DAVIDSON Saxophonist performing punk jazz, free and improvisational music in Athens since 1980.

EMMIE PIERCE Georgia-based guitarist, synthesist and electroacoustic improviser.

Ben Hackett, Boat Music, Keilan Aplin, pondgorl

Bolo Bolo Athens 160 Winston Drive #2, Athens, GA, United States

Attaboy Tapes Presents. 7 p.m. $12. www.instagram.com/bolo.bolo.ath

BEN HACKETT Athens-based producer and singer-songwriter.

BOAT MUSIC Ambient project of Zach Ritter.

KEILAN APLIN Old-time folk musician.

PONDGORL Athens-based artist Laila Li McCleery joins genre-bending friends in a band of beautiful, harmonious DIY glory.

Elazy, Ujstin Echno, Marcel Sletten, Musica Mundane

Buvez 585 Barber Street Suite A, Athens, GA, United States

Primordial Void Presents. 7 p.m. $10. www.facebook.com/buvezathens

ELAZY St. Louis producer signed to Primordial Void, producing blissful and psychedelic glitch hop and hypnagogic pop. Tape release show!

UJSTIN ECHNO L.A. multidisciplinary musician signed to Chicago label Reserve Matinee.

MARCEL SLETTEN California-born and Athens-based electronic music producer, composer and artist whose sound varies from peaceful to intense.

MUSICA MUNDANE New collaborative project of Sam Miller (Dividers, Shabbat) and Sophia Rubin (Organically Programmed Orchestra).

Little Mae, Crimson Fever, Alix Rune

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $10. www.athenscine.com

LITTLE MAE Indie band with melodic, textural songwriting.

CRIMSON FEVER Free spirited indie band that makes danceable music.

ALIX RUNE Local singer-songwriter.

Julia Barfield, Romi O, Sunset Honor Unit, Sloping

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

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

JULIA BARFIELD Young singer-songwriter with roots in the foothills of the North Georgia mountains.

ROMI O NYC-based singer-songwriter with lush and soothing melodies.

SUNSET HONOR UNIT Sentimental pop from Atlanta comprised of dueling songwriters Drew Kirby (Mothers, CDSM) and Jake Chisenhall (Delorean Gray).

SLOPING Atlanta-based indie folk band.

Project Nine, Love Story’s End, Shreddly

Nowhere Bar 240 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States

9 p.m. www.instagram.com/nowherebarathensga

PROJECT 9 Hybrid rock band based in Biloxi, MS.

LOVE STORY'S END Rock band led by Clint Hagler fusing melodic hooks and hardcore grit.

SHREDDLY Guitarist performing solo.

Madison Fest

Madison Town Park 171c GA-83, Madison, United States

Madison Fest. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. FREE! www.madisonga.com/350/MadisonFest

GRIDROCKED Rock band covering anthems from the '60s–'90s. (10 a.m.)

KRIS DEWBERRY Singer-songwriter from Alabama. (11 a.m.)

SWING THEORY Jazz collective plays originals and standards. (12 p.m.)

LEEROY VOODOO Band playing a mix of groovin' genres. (1 p.m.)

THE SQUIRRELHEADS New Orleans style Atlanta band. (2 p.m.)

PICKLED HOLLER Matthew and Jessica Williams singing rustic tales. (3 p.m.)

Normaltown Music Festival

Athentic Brewing Co. 108 Park Ave., Athens, GA, United States

Normaltown Music Festival. 1 p.m. (doors), 2 p.m. (show). $20–85. www.facebook.com/AubreyEntertainmentAthensGA

SLEEPER CELL Local collaborative recording project. A boyband if you squint hard enough.

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

ERIK OLSON TRIO Pianist leading a jazz-infused trio.

VICIOUS DEVIL New project from Curtiss Pernice, Ballard Lesemann and Larry Tenner.

ORGANICALLY PROGRAMMED Oliver Domingo's electronic space-themed act, which utilizes primitive drum machines and synthesizers to create disco-pop, jazz and easy listening inspired compositions.

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

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

WOMEN IN STEM Musicians Ella, Finn and Sam developed their striking sound with an indie rock influence and a call from science herself.

DAVID BARBE Local luminary and studio engineer who has played in Mercyland and Sugar.

NEAT FREAK Post-punk with ethereal shimmer and poignant melodic pop sensibilities.

ASYMPTOMATICS Post-punky, rather funky indie band based in Athens.

HOTEL FICTION Indie pop led by Jessica Thompson and Jade Long headlines alongside many other musical acts.

Grassland

Front Porch Bookstore 102 Marigold Ln., Winterville

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

GRASSLAND Seven-piece Americana band that crosses generations, crosses genres and will cross your soul.

The Occasionals

No. 3 Railroad Street #3 Railroad St., Arnoldsville, GA, United States

6 p.m. $15 suggested donation. www.3railroad.org

THE OCCASIONALS Brian Smith, Ivan Strunin and Betsy Scott do swing, jazz, originals and more.

Lovesong, First Wave

The Foundry 295 East Dougherty St., Athens, GA, United States

Aubrey Entertainment Presents. 6 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $15 (adv. or w/ UGA ID), $20. bit.ly/LovesongAthens

LOVESONG The Cure tribute band performing the hits and deep cuts.

FIRST WAVE Quintessential tribute to the new wave and alternative music scene of the '70s, '80s and '90s.

The Original Screw Tops

OCAF 34 School St., Watkinsville, GA, United States

OCAF Music Series. 6:30 p.m. (doors), 7 p.m. (show). $15. www.ocaf.com

THE ORIGINAL SCREW TOPS Founded in 2012, this Athens band plays original blues as well as its own take on old-time classics.

Austin and Amanda

Georgia Theatre Rooftop 215 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States

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

AUSTIN AND AMANDA Marietta songwriters diving deep into timeless Americana with their own modern approach.

Daniel Donato

Georgia Theatre 215 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $25–30. www.georgiatheatre.com

DANIEL DONATO Singer-songwriter who blends the Nashville country style with a spirit of improvisation.

Rowan Newby, The Falling Spikes

Normal Bar 1365 Prince Ave., Athens, GA, United States

Attaboy Tapes Presents. 7 p.m. $10. www.instagram.com/normal_bar_athens

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

THE FALLING SPIKES No info available.

TaxiCab Verses, Haunted Shed, Jacob Morris

40 Watt Club 285 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $12 (adv.), $15. www.40watt.com

TAXICAB VERSES Local group fronted by Jim Wilson and inspired by the traditional sounds of Ghana.

HAUNTED SHED Genre-bending musical project of Etienne de Rocher.

JACOB MORRIS Mellow NC-based folk multi-instrumentalist who has played with Vic Chesnutt, Ham1 and Madeline Adams. Moths rerelease show!

Five Door Sedan, Tattoo Logic, Persona Machine

Nowhere Bar 240 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States

7 p.m. (doors), 9:30 p.m. (show). $12 (adv.), $15. www.instagram.com/nowherebarathensga

FIVE DOOR SEDAN Indie rock group from Charleston, SC with layers of saxophone and synths.

TATTOO LOGIC Five-piece funk punk band from Athens fronted by Mia Hill and Swathi Ramaswamy.

PERSONA MACHINE Athens-based metalcore.

Renée Fleming

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. $10 (w/ UGA ID), $59–149. music.uga.edu

RENÉE FLEMING Highly acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning singer performing a program of art songs and contemporary music that explores nature as both inspiration and casualty of humanity. An original film by the National Geographic Society accompanies one half of the program.

Atlanta Contemporary Music Collective

Dancz Center for New Music Hugh Hodgson School of Music Building, Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. noise.uga.edu

ATLANTA CONTEMPORARY MUSIC COLLECTIVE UGA alumni play new works for chamber orchestra.

Parathion, Flying Too Close to the Sun, Husk

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Shadebeast Presents. 8:30 p.m. $12. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

PARATHION Metal band from Barrow County formed in 2019 by brothers Jackson and Jacob Whitmire.

FLYING TO CLOSE TO THE SUN Post-rock and metal band from Asheville, NC.

HUSK Local heavy metal band with Southern and sludge influences.

Maupas

The Roadhouse 137 N Lumpkin St, Athens, GA, United States

10:30 p.m. FREE! www.instagram.com/roadhouseathens

MAUPAS Four-piece soulful prog rock band from Athens.

Hope for Agoldensummer

Hendershot's 237 Prince Ave., Athens, United States

11 a.m. $15 (show), $30 (show and brunch). www.hendershotsathens.com

HOPE FOR AGOLDENSUMMER Family band creating rusty, angelic melodies with slide guitar, banjo, jangly percussion, glockenspiel, singing saw and the sibling-soul-choir harmonies of Claire and Page Campbell, joined by original member Deeds Davis for this show.

Event Series Folie à Quatre

Folie à Quatre

Oak House Distillery 1015 Macon Hwy., Athens, GA, United States

3:30–6 p.m. www.oakhousedistillery.com

FOLIE À QUATRE Group playing tunes from diverse musical genres and cultures sung in French and English.

Ram Band Recital

Hendershot's 237 Prince Ave., Athens, United States

6 p.m. www.hendershotsathens.com

RAM BAND Rock performance group at Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School.

Wes Pearce, Liliana Hudgens, Marie Marie

Bolo Bolo Athens 160 Winston Drive #2, Athens, GA, United States

Attaboy Tapes Presents. 7 p.m. $10. www.instagram.com/bolo.bolo.ath

WES PEARCE Americana singer-songwriter from Vermont.

LILIANA HUDGENS Asheville-based country folk artist.

MARIE MARIE '60s pop-inspired group in the songwriting vein of The Beatles and Brian Wilson.

Repertory Singers

Ramsey Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

3:30 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu

REPERTORY SINGERS A mixed chamber choir directed by graduate student conductors.

Guitar Studio Class

Hugh Hodgson School of Music 250 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

Edge Hall. 4:30 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu

GUITAR STUDIO CLASS Performing a recital.

Event Series Jazz Night

Jazz Night

Porterhouse Grill 459 E Broad St, Athens, United States

7 p.m. www.porterhousegrillathens.com

JAZZ NIGHT Longest running jazz gig in Athens featuring a rotating cast of familiar faces performing American songbook, bossa nova classics and crossover hits.

Leighton Day

Georgia Theatre Rooftop 215 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States

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

LEIGHTON DAY Prolific Atlanta songwriter blurring the lines between musical genres.

The Smokeshows

The World Famous 351 N Hull St., Athens, GA, United States

7 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens

THE SMOKESHOWS Nashville-based rock and roll grounded by the blues, glam and theatre.

THE WRAPS Dynamic local rock act with sounds reminiscent of the Drive-By Truckers.

SEPIA DREAM Your friendly neighborhood girl band.

UGA Philharmonia

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

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

UGA PHILHARMONIA As one of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music's large orchestral ensembles, the Philharmonia is open to all student string players.

Event Series Blue Monday

Blue Monday

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com

BLUE MONDAY De La Luna and DJ Charlieflower spin new wave, post-punk, remixes, goth and Italo disco for this '80s dance party.

Frequency

work.shop 160 Winston Dr. #9, Athens, GA, United States

9:30 p.m.–2 a.m. www.workshopathens.com

FREQUENCY Celebrate International Dance Day with local DJs.

Event Series Kenosha Kid

Kenosha Kid

Hendershot's 237 Prince Ave., Athens, United States

No Phone Party. 7 p.m. www.hendershotsathens.com

KENOSHA KID Entering its 20th year, the brainchild of guitarist Dan Nettles performs two sets of adventurous new music each week from his ever-expanding catalog that exists “somewhere in the Schrödinger’s nexus of jazz, post-rock and improvised music.”

Highway Home, Luke Brown & The Jubilee, Eli Cane

Georgia Theatre Rooftop 215 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $10–12. www.georgiatheatre.com

HIGHWAY HOME Harmony-driven trio formed in late 2024 by singer-songwriters Eamon Owen, Conner Sweeny, and Stanton Langley, blending late ’90s and early 2000s country influences with heartfelt storytelling and tight harmonies.

LUKE BROWN & THE JUBILEE Band from Atlanta delivering a high-energy blend of honky-tonk and Southern rock, infused with heartfelt lyrics and dynamic performances.

ELI CANE Country singer-songwriter from Watkinsville known for his honest lyrics and storytelling style.