Attack Attack!, Convictions, Downswing, Uncured

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

5:30 p.m. (doors), 6:30 p.m. (show). $30 (adv.), $35. www.40watt.com

ATTACK ATTACK! Metalcore band from Westerville, OH, originally formed in 2007 as Ambiance.

CONVICTIONS Christian metalcore band from Fremont, OH, formed in 2012.

DOWNSWING Five-piece metalcore band from Albany, NY.

UNCURED Nu metalcore from New Jersey.

Dead Beat Club Redux

Live Wire 227 W Dougherty St., Athens, GA, United States

6 p.m. (doors), 7 p.m. (show). $15–75. [email protected], bit.ly/DeadBeatClubRedux

DEAD BEAT CLUB REDUX Artist2Artist, Inc. hosts a night of karaoke with live backing music by Classic City Jukebox. Choose from 100 songs.

Sam Bush

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

7:30 p.m. $10 (w/ UGA ID), $40–75. pac.uga.edu

SAM BUSH Grammy Award-winning musician widely recognized as an originator of the progressive bluegrass movement.

The Original Splitz Band

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

Aubrey Entertainment Presents. 7:30 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10. www.facebook.com/AubreyEntertainmentAthensGA

THE ORIGINAL SPLITZ BAND A mixed drink of the classic Motown sound, part 1970s funk and disco flavor, a dash of the old-school and contemporary R&B, and a guaranteed good time.

Five Door Sedan, Patio, Third Street Band

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $10. www.athenscine.com

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

PATIO Local band that prides itself on genre-mixing rock, blues and funk.

THIRD STREET BAND NYC band blending the raw energy of alternative rock with the improvisational spirit of jazz and the rebellious vibe of punk.

Folie à Trois

Front Porch Bookstore 102 Marigold Ln., Winterville

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

FOLIE À TROIS Playing a set of French chansons, originals and jazzy tunes.

Vinyl Island

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

6–8:30 p.m. www.athenticbrewing.com

VINYL ISLAND Chill acoustic tunes.

Murray Attaway, Clay Harper

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

Aubrey Entertainment Presents. 6 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $15 (adv.), $20. bit.ly/MurrayAttawayMay17

MURRAY ATTAWAY Singer-songwriter best known for his work as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the legendary Guadalcanal Diary. Tense Music Plays album release party!

CLAY HARPER Musician known for his work as a songwriter and frontman in the band The Coolies.

Nicholas Mallis and the Borealis

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

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

NICHOLAS MALLIS AND THE BOREALIS Local synth-pop act claiming a diverse array of supposed corporate sponsors.

Alli Blois & the Seeping Hearts, Your Ex’s Pets, Dipper Grande

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

Attaboy Tapes Presents. 8 p.m. $12. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

ALLI BLOIS & THE SEEPING HEARTS One can imagine the Alli Blois universe as an amoeba on the tip of a well-aimed arrow soaring through the horizons of an enchanted forest.

YOUR EX'S PETS Haunting, groovy, soft-loud songs with harmonies and layered arrangements.

DIPPER GRANDE Alt-cosmic music from Athens.

Todd Day Wait

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

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

TOOD DAY WAIT Missouri native performing his own style of timeless country music influenced by early American folk, country and blues from the 1920s through the 1960s.

EXTC

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

Aubrey Entertainment Presents. 6 p.m. (doors), 7:30 p.m. (show). $20 (adv.), $25. bit.ly/EXTCinAthens

EXTC English rock band XTC's drummer Terry Chambers plays songs from the band's discography with bandmates Steve Hampton and Terry Lines.

Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony

Athens First UMC 327 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States

7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfirstumc.org

SAINT-SAËNS ORGAN SYMPHONY Symphony orchestra performance.

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.

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.”

JJ Grey & Mofro, The Marshall Tucker Band

The Classic Center 300 N. Thomas St., Athens, GA, United States

7:15 p.m. $55–127.

JJ GREY & MOFRO Southern rock/swamp rock band from Jacksonville, Florida.

THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND Rock band from Spartanburg, SC that helped establish the Southern rock genre in the early 1970s by incorporating blues, country and jazz into an eclectic sound.

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.

Trio Metro

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

6–8 p.m. www.athenticbrewing.com

TRIO METRO Formerly known as Take3, this piano, sax and drums trio plays jazz standards and an array of more contemporary covers with a jazz twist.

Tyler Key & the Strangers, Will Stewart & His Band, Cannon Rogers, Jon Nolan

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

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $10 (adv.), $12. www.40watt.com

TYLER KEY & STRANGERS Multi-instrumentalist Tyler Key of T. Hardy Morris, The Howdies and others plays his own set of folk rock, backed by The Strangers.

WILL STEWART & HIS BAND Birmingham AL singer-songwriter-guitarist who recently released his sixth studio album, Moon Winx.

CANNON ROGERS Local songwriter, guitarist and pedal steel player.

JON NOLAN Internationally touring musician, record producer and frontman of alt-country band Say ZuZu.

Gringo Star, Honeypuppy, Sovus Radio

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

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

GRINGO STAR Atlanta band founded in late 2007 by brothers Nicholas and Peter Furgiuele that mixes psychedelia, garage rock and surf pop.

HONEYPUPPY Four-piece indie rock band self-described as a "menace to society."

SOVUS RADIO Five-piece from Newnan, GA combining vintage tones with innovative melodies, surreal keyboards and violin.

Wazoo, Fatal Error, Bad Kill

Hendershots Athens, GA, United States

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

WAZOO LA-based noise band.

FATAL ERROR New Athens band.

BAD KILL New Athens band.

Marses, Radian, Leafblower

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

8:30 p.m. (doors). $12. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

MARSES Heavy, fuzzy, riff-riddled rock band.

RADIAN Akron, OH-based sludge metal.

LEAFBLOWER Atlanta-based sludge metal band with with an edge for doom.

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.

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.

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.”

Emily Nenni, The Howdies

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

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $15 (adv.), $20. www.40watt.com

EMILY NENNI Nashville-based musician with a sound rooted in classic honky-tonk and spiked with serious country, soul and rock and roll fire, along with sweet-and-sassy lyrics.

THE HOWDIES Old-school outlaw country act featuring vocalists Austin Darnell and Shoni Rancher.

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.

Seaboard

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $10. www.athenscine.com

SEABOARD Athens-based rock trio. Debut show!

Event Series Jim Cook

Jim Cook

Terrapin Beer Co. 265 Newton Bridge Road, Athens, GA, United States

3–5 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com

JIM COOK High-energy solo blues, classic rock and roots music. Every first Sunday.