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

SPITEHOUND Brooding, earnest indie.

TOM BARRETT & THE UNNAMED Laid-back indie singer-songwriter joined by backing band The Unnamed.

JANUARY Amateur indie rock star whose singular melodies echo the big hits of the late ‘90s and early 2000s.

9 p.m. www.facebook.com/NowhereBarAthens

SOLID COUNTRY GOLD Diablo boys playing country jams.

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

CONTEMPORARY CHAMBER ENSEMBLE This fall concert will premiere student compositions alongside performances of the Grammy Award-winning work “Meanwhile: incidental music to imaginary puppet plays,” by Stephen Hartke, and Mary Kouyoumdjian’s haunting electroacoustic piece, “The Vanishing Dark.”

TGIF: A Percentage Night for Nuçi's Space. 6 p.m. www.athenticbrewing.com

FRIDAY NIGHT BINGO A blend of grunge, pop and rock, featuring Camp Amped teens.

FLEET MACHINE Electronic pop rock.

WE SHAMELESS FEW Classic rock with popular covers.

Aubrey Entertainment Presents. 6 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $15 (adv.), $20. bit.ly/HannahDasherNov15

HANNAH DASHER Nashville-based country artist whose non-conforming and swaggy lyrics set her apart.

SMOKEY JONES AND THE 3 DOLLAR PISTOLS Swashbuckling, bull riding, honky tonk legends in the making who play multiple decades of country hits, as well as originals.

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

DOG PERSON Organ-driven pop with breezy ennui from members of The Buddy System, Nana Grizol and Go Public.

ISRA AND THE PAISLEYS Atlanta/Athens bubblegum pop band.

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

TRIBE OF THREE The original compositions of Joe Leone, Louis Romanos and Jeremiah Raj draws upon traditional Indian ragas, Middle Eastern scales, Latin, Celtic, European, classical jazz and American folk music.

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

ANSLEE DAVIDSON Greensboro native who got her start on "American Idol" with a voice that blends classic country, Americana, pop and R&B.

Spotify Champions Concert. 7 p.m. FREE! www.georgiatheatre.com

MEGAN MORONEY UGA alum and breakout country star known for her 2022 hit “Tennessee Orange.”

MACKENZIE CARPENTER Country singer-songwriter from Hull who breaks the mold for small-town women by writing and singing her truth.

LILY ROSE Pop-forward country artist from Atlanta who burst onto the scene with her viral hit “Villain."

7:30 p.m. $10 (w/ UGA ID), $45–90. pac.uga.edu

MAXIM VENGEROV & POLINA OSETINSKAYA Grammy Award-winning violinist Maxim Vengerov and pianist Polina Osetinskaya make their UGA Presents debuts with a performance of music by Prokofiev, Franck and Ravel.

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

PHANTOM DAN Emo punk rock from Athens. EP release show!

TRVY & THE ENEMY High-energy hip-hop artist who weaves introspective lyrics into the psych-infused and sometimes heavy instrumentals of his backing band.

GODS Instrumental post-rock duo from Charleston, SC.

8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/AubreyEntertainmentAthensGA

MIXTAPE Cover band dedicated to hits from the '90s.

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

NIHILUS Sludgy death metal supergroup featuring members of Beast Mode, Sundering Seas and Rosie & the Ratdogs.

DEAD HAND Sludge, doom and post-metal from Middle Georgia.

IXIAN Harsh blackened noise project by Daniel Shroyer.

Opening Reception. 5–7 p.m. www.wintervilleccgallery.com

COMER STRING COLLECTIVE Live string music.

AFMDS Contra Dance. 6:30 p.m. (lesson), 7 p.m. FREE! (Ages 17 & under), $10–12. www.athensfolk.org

STRING THEORY Local group playing old-time bluegrass and Americana. With special guest Christian Lopez.

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $10 suggested donation. www.instagram.com/bolo.bolo.ath

IN A KYTHE Drone project of Lydian Brambila (Outersea, Vile Body) featuring cello loops and field recordings.

LEEANN PEPPERS Experimental vocal manipulations from the other side of the veil.

MOTION SICKNESS OF TIME TRAVEL Rachel Evans plays minimalist, synth-heavy, bliss-inducing drone.

TRIO IMPROVISATION Tonight's solo acts will be followed by a trio improvisation.

7 p.m. (doors). $25 (adv.), $30. www.40watt.com

STRUGGLE JENNINGS Rapper from Nashville influenced by '80s and '90s gangster rap and outlaw country.

HUEY MACK AND THE NATIVE HOWL Country-influenced rapper joined by the thrash metal and bluegrass fusion band.

7 p.m. (doors). $10. www.instagram.com/buvez_athens

SACRED BULL Athens post-metal known for its heavy and dark combination of meditative melodies and deliberate cacophony.

MALEVICH Grinding blackened angst out of ATL.

ATTEST Originally formed in 2008, the group took a long hiatus before returning with a more refined hardcore punk sound.

CRYPTORCHID Local blackened hardcore punk.

Flying Squid Music Series. 8 p.m. $12. www.flyingsquidcomedy.com

KIT Athens-based kaleidoscopic rock band expanded from the eponymous solo project Catt Malonius.

DRI Project of singer, percussionist and songwriter Adriana Thomas.

9 p.m. $10. www.instagram.com/normal_bar_Athens

LAZY HORSE A tribute to Neil Young.

ALL GODS Noise band with a post-punk backbone.

PERVERT Brilliantly wrecked, inner core-heavy rock.

9:30 p.m. www.facebook.com/NowhereBarAthens

GRITS & GREENS Rock and roll four-piece with a soulful and jam-heavy delivery.