Support Group, Smoggo
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesSonic Space. 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $10 suggested donation. www.athica.org
SUPPORT GROUP Steve Houston’s solo project that is often noisy, improvisational, ambient and/or industrial.
SMOGGO Droning modulated oscillators, minimal techno and harsh electronic rhythms by Jay Domingo.
Opening Reception
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesThe exhibition “Material Archive” features individual and collaborative works by Amanda Britton and Johanna Norry, who will be present to discuss their work. 4–6 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org
Postpartum Storytelling Project
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesLearn about the zine project collecting postpartum stories from the community, hear stories from participants and discuss ways to strengthen community care for new parents. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athensparentwellbeing.org
The Sentient Pile
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesNonsensica presents an absurdist walk-through interactive funhouse-style performance event in benefit of ATHICA. Aug. 1, 7–9 p.m. Aug. 2, 1–4 p.m. $7–15. www.athica.org
The Sentient Pile
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesNonsensica presents an absurdist walk-through interactive funhouse-style performance event in benefit of ATHICA. Aug. 1, 7–9 p.m. Aug. 2, 1–4 p.m. $7–15. www.athica.org
Marcel Sletten, Shabbat
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesSonic Space. 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $10 suggested donation. www.athica.org
MARCEL SLETTEN California-born and Athens-based electronic music producer, composer and artist whose sound varies from peaceful to intense.
SHABBAT Solo project of Sam Miller, frontman of lo-fi rock outfit Dividers, for fans of mid-'00s hypnagogia à la James Ferraro and grimy '90s IDM and techno.
Postpartum Storytelling Project
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesLearn about the zine project collecting postpartum stories from the community, hear stories from participants and discuss ways to strengthen community care for new parents. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athensparentwellbeing.org
Author Talk & Book Signing
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesAuthor Martha Park will discuss her new book World Without End: Essays on Apocalypse and After followed by a conversation with Josina Guess about climate crisis, faith and the South. 7 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com
AthensGATV Meetup for Content Creators
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesJOKERJOKERtv and CreativeSpace invites livestreamers, podcasters, content creators and influencers to network and listen to presentations. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org
Artist Talk and Reception
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesArtists Leah Mulligan Cabinum, Ally Christmas, Lori Brook Johnson and Mary Stuart Walker will discuss their work in the exhibition “Deluge.” 4–6 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org
Satan’s God; Other Voices, Other Rooms
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesSonic Space. 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $10 suggested donation. www.athica.org
SATAN'S GOD Solo underground bass act experimenting with electrified metal strings and voice.
OTHER VOICES, OTHER ROOMS House, rap and shoegaze-inspired music on synth hardware.
AthensGATV Meetup for Content Creators
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesJOKERJOKERtv and CreativeSpace invites livestreamers, podcasters, content creators and influencers to network and listen to presentations. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org
Drawing in the Gallery
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesUsing the “Interstitial Agency” exhibition as inspiration, create freely or join the group drawing exercise. 1 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org
Café Apollinaire
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesThe Georgia Fine Arts Academy will present its eighteenth “artsplosion” featuring live music, art, a short film, readings of short plays and comedy. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.georgiafinearts.org
Doom Ribbons, George Davidson, Emmie Pierce
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesSonic 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.
Author Event
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesAn evening with author Xhenet Aliu as she reads from her newest book Everybody Says It’s Everything plus trivia, discussions and more. 7 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com/everybodysays
Poetry in the Gallery
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesPoet Hawkes Corbett hosts an event mic for participants to read their own works or works by other poets. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org
Artist Talk & Reception
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesThe spring exhibition “Interstitial Agency” features the visceral work of six artists curated by Lauren Bradshaw. 4–6 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org
AthensGATV Meetup for Content Creators
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesJOKERJOKERtv and CreativeSpace invites livestreamers, podcasters, content creators and influencers to network and listen to presentations. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org
Author Talk
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesAuthor and poet Joy Priest will read from her work as part of the University of Georgia Creative Writing Program through its Graduate Students Reading series. 7 p.m. FREE! english.uga.edu
John Kiran Fernandes & David McCoy, Ryan Roux
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesSonic Space. 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $10 suggested donation. www.athica.org
JOHN KIRAN FERNANDES & DAVID MCCOY Ambient duo performance featuring Fernandes' clarinet drenched in reverb and McCoy's guitar filtered through a variety of effects pedals for an otherworldly sound.
RYAN ROUX Creator of layered psychedelic folk music, with contributions from John Kiran Fernandes.
Doom Ribbons, Shane Parish
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesSonic 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.
SHANE PARISH Master guitarist and fearless explorer of rhythm and timbre.
AthensGATV Meetup for Content Creators
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesJOKERJOKERtv and CreativeSpace invites livestreamers, podcasters, content creators and influencers to network and listen to presentations. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org
Opening Reception
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesThe 2025 Members’ Showcase features a variety of mixed media works from ATHICA members. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org
Closing Reception
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesThe collaborative exhibition “Plantronics” will be on view with an artist talk. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org
Artist Reception
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesThe cannibalized paintings of R. B. Pruett will be on view. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org
AthensGATV Meetup for Content Creators
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesAthensGATV invites creatives for a monthly meetup, this month presenting on “Engaging Students via Content Creation.” 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org
Ihlyatt, Gyps
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesSonic Space. 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). Donations accepted. www.athica.org
IHLYATT Experimental sound and visual artist Josh Anderssen creates abstract electronic performances using a mixture of samples, synth and guitar heavily manipulated by various effects.
GYPS Experimental drone outfit of Xander Witt.
Call Letters
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesCigar Box Challenge. 7 p.m. Donations accepted. www.athica.org
CALL LETTERS Don Chambers (guitar, vocals) and George Davidson (saxophone) playing prepared/unprepared music.
Cigar Box Challenge
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesEnjoy an evening of food, beverages, music and sale of unique cigar box creations in benefit of ATHICA. 7–10 p.m. bit.ly/cigarboxchallenge
AthensGATV Meetup for Content Creators
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesJOKERJOKERtv and CreativeSpace invites livestreamers, podcasters, content creators and influencers to network and listen to presentations. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org/event/meetup120324/
Artists Roundtable Discussion
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesContemporary artists featured in “COMPULSION: 2024 Juried Exhibition” will discuss their works. 4–6 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org
Tribe of Three
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesSonic 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.
Dr. Voxoid’s Next Move
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United States8:30 p.m. www.athica.org
DR. VOXOID'S NEXT MOVE Dutch artist Jaap Blonk's work often contains sound poetry, pieces in invented languages, phonetic etudes and processes, live soundscapes and improvisations.
Love in Our Stories of Sorrow
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesShare your story or listen and support others who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth and child loss. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athensparentwellbeing.org
Shane Parish and John Fernandes, Rob Magill, Ipek Eginli
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesSonic Space. 8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). Donations accepted. www.athica.org
SHANE PARISH AND JOHN FERNANDES Duo on guitar and clarinet.
ROB MAGILL Composer of experimental jazz and folk, accomplished bandleader, talented painter and powerful saxophonist.
IPEK EGINLI Experimental sound artist and whose ever-evolving creative process involves electroacoustic free improvisation on piano, voice, modular synthesizers and no-input mixing boards.
Juror’s Reception
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesJuror Erin Dunn will discuss the 2024 Juried Exhibition “Compulsion.” 6–9 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org
Energy Medicine for the Creative Soul
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesDr. Kandy Duke leads a workshop focused on practicing energy medicine techniques. 4:30 p.m. $15 (suggested donation). www.tinyurl.com/CreativeEnergyMedicine
Opening Reception
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesThe exhibition “How to Measure an Ocean” features work representing the artistic and life partnership of James Enos and Jess Machacek. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org
Author Talk & Book Signing
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesAuthor Tommy Tomlinson will read from his new work Dogland. 7 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com
Closing Reception
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesBenjamin Rouse’s exhibition “Search for Symmetry” will be on view. 6–9 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org
Vectrex Trinity
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesAaron Artrip will present a three-pointed system of visualizing sonic experiments. 2–9 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org
Sonic Divination Durational Event
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesJune 14, sunset–June 15, sunset. Donations accepted. www.athica.org
SONIC DIVINATION DURATIONAL EVENT The gallery's Artist-in-ATHICA series presents a durational participatory sound installation. Listeners and sound makers of all ages and skill levels are invited to explore the unknown through sound.
GOD SPANK
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesThis series of performances by contemporary Athens-based artists Mickey Boyd, Ethan Snow and Ahndhi Sticha explores the future of humanity. 6–9 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org
Joe DeVita, Other Voices, Other Rooms
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesSonic Space. 7 p.m. (doors). Donations accepted. www.athica.org
JOE DEVITA Experimental multi-instrumentalist and live looper.
OTHER VOICES, OTHER ROOMS Influenced by house music, rap and shoegaze, DJ Wyatt Nicholson uses audio inputs on analog synthesizers to filter and warp tape and drum machine sound sources.
Nerveclinic
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United States7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). www.athica.org
NERVECLINIC Monty Greene's longstanding electronic project features crisp, powerful dance tracks.
The Rishis, Wet Meadows
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesSonic Space. 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). Donations accepted. www.athica.org
THE RISHIS Psych-folk featuring members of The Olivia Tremor Control, Elf Power and The Apples in Stereo.
WET MEADOWS Folky, botanical rock inspired by natural forms and rhythms.
Opening Reception
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesThe exhibition “Parameter” features the work of Candace Hicks, Claude-Gerard Jean and Timothy McCool. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org
Café Apollinaire
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesThe Georgia Fine Arts Academy will present its seventeenth “artsplosion” featuring live music, art, a short film, readings of short plays and comedy. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.georgiafinearts.org
