7 p.m. www.hendershotsathens.com

LEALEA Local looping artist.

VIV AND THE THINGS Alternative country noise for sweetie pies.

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

VINCAS Dark post-punk with doomy, psychedelic flourishes.

Dosed By An Angel. 9 p.m. FREE! www.instagram.com/hilolounge

WEAPONIZED FLESH Loud, fast thrash metal with intense energy and elements of d-beat punk and hardcore.

CENTIPEDE Local doom punk.

MAUL RAT New project by members of Spoil. First show!

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $29.49. www.georgiatheatre.com

MICO Toronto-based indie-pop singer.

VAULTBOY Pop singer-songwriter from Jacksonville, FL whose name pays homage to his love of video games.

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

FACULTY RECITAL Featuring Angela Jones-Reus on flute and Erica McClellan on piano.

Live in the Lobby. 8 p.m. FREE! www.wuog.org

KARMA KAT Local band with sounds of rock, pop and funky jazz. They'll rock your whiskers off!

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

EIGHT PICTURES Like if Pixies took Morrissey's lunch money.

MICHAEL CARNES DUO A blend of pop-punk and indie folk held up by meditative lyrics.

KOHOUTEK Local lofi indie rock.

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $21 (adv.), $26. www.40watt.com

TANNER USREY Country singer-songwriter from Prosper, TX who takes inspiration from George Strait, Tom Petty and Whiskey Myers.

COLTON BOWLIN Authentic country storyteller from Albany, KY.

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

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

CARDYNAL AND THE FLOCK An eclectic, multi-faceted producer, instrumentalist and vocalist delivering hard-hitting, witty bars and catchy melodies.

YUMBOTRON Electric guitar-driven, psychedelic Cumbia band featuring members of Pylon Reenactment Society, Bichos Vivos and Organically Programmed.

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

BUICK AUDRA Grammy Award-winning musician, songwriter and producer living in Nashville, TN blending heavy rock, soul, R&B, punk, Americana and bluegrass.

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

MARY MARGARET COZART Former Athenian now based in Savannah who crafts beautiful indie rock songs.

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.

9 p.m. (doors), 10 p.m. (show). www.instagram.com/roadhouseathens

JVK Boston-based rock and roll trio.

WHISKEY GINGER NYC-based indie-rock band.

RED DAKOTA Athens-based indie rock group consisting of Alyssa Terry, Derek Terry, Lauren Leathers and Christian Gerner-Smidt.

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.

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

CLARENCE AND THE MOONSHYNES No info available.

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.

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

JAMES COOK Arty Ball Swing Band frontman plays a variety of music from the Great American Songbook. (8 a.m.)

FIDDLEBONE Old time project with members of Packway Handle and String Theory. (10 a.m.)

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.