Karaoke with the King
Ciné Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com
KARAOKE WITH THE KING Show off your pipes to the world. Every first, third and fifth Tuesday.
Bad Movie Night
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesAfter becoming the target of an evil ninja clan, a businessman must enlist the help of a ninja hunter in A Life of a Ninja. 8 p.m. FREE! www.instagram.com/BadMovieNight
Cat Video Fest
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesEnjoy a curated showing of funny, sweet and unhinged cat videos in benefit of the Athens Area Humane Society. Sept. 7 & 14, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 8, 1 p.m. Sept. 15, 1:30 p.m. $9. www.athenscine.com
Cat Video Fest
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesEnjoy a curated showing of funny, sweet and unhinged cat videos in benefit of the Athens Area Humane Society. Sept. 7 & 14, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 8, 1 p.m. Sept. 15, 1:30 p.m. $9. www.athenscine.com
Book Launch Party
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesCelebrate Chigozie Obioma’s newest book The Road to the Country with a signing after the event. 6 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com
Cat Video Fest
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesEnjoy a curated showing of funny, sweet and unhinged cat videos in benefit of the Athens Area Humane Society. Sept. 7 & 14, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 8, 1 p.m. Sept. 15, 1:30 p.m. $9. www.athenscine.com
Athens Goth Night Dance Party
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesAthens Goth Night Dance Party. 10 p.m. $10. www.athenscine.com
DJ CROWE DJ Steven Crowe.
DJ TOMB LILY Adria Stembridge of Tears For The Dying spins deathrock, post-punk, goth and more.
TWIN POWERS Local DJ who is also a member of DJ trio Booty Boyz.
DJ GOTH DAD Dustin Gannon of Vision Video leads a dance party spinning goth, post-punk, '80s, Halloween music and more.
Cat Video Fest
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesEnjoy a curated showing of funny, sweet and unhinged cat videos in benefit of the Athens Area Humane Society. Sept. 7 & 14, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 8, 1 p.m. Sept. 15, 1:30 p.m. $9. www.athenscine.com
Here Be Monsters, Parking Garage, Kyle Lewis Is a Boring Name
Ciné Athens, GA, United States9 p.m. $10. www.athenscine.com
HERE BE MONSTERS Athens-based folk punk band that delivers emotive, introspective music blended with a high-energy stage performance.
PARKING GARAGE Athens-based alt rock group with a hankering for salt.
KYLE LEWIS IS A BORING NAME Ascending from the Atlanta sewers to bring their wacky amalgamation of emo-tinged avant pop to Athens townies (and students, I guess).
Dion Lunadon
Ciné Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $13. www.athenscine.com
DION LUNADON Rock musician (The D4, A Place to Bury Strangers) from New Zealand known for his high energy and often unpredictable stage presence.
Karaoke with the King
Ciné Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com
KARAOKE WITH THE KING Show off your pipes to the world. Every first, third and fifth Tuesday.
Shonali, Karma Kat, Clare O’Kane, Spitehound
Ciné Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $12. www.athenscine.com
SHONALI Indie artist from New York who fronts Tigers and Monkeys, runs the independent record label Little Lamb Recordings and is a memer of the comedy collective Variety Shac.
KARMA KAT Athens local band with sounds of rock, pop and funky jazz. They'll rock your whiskers off!
CLARE O'KANE NY-based comedian, writer and actor.
SPITEHOUND Brooding, earnest indie.
Bad Movie Night
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesA drunken sailor must convince authorities of a sea monster’s existence before it gobbles up any more tourists in The Sea Serpent. 8 p.m. FREE! www.instagram.com/BadMovieNight
Karaoke with the King
Ciné Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com
KARAOKE WITH THE KING Show off your pipes to the world. Every first, third and fifth Tuesday.
Spitehound, Desert Mambas, Teens in Trouble
Ciné Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $10. www.athenscine.com
SPITEHOUND Brooding, earnest indie.
DESERT MAMBAS Dusty queer tunes from LA.
TEENS IN TROUBLE Music that refracts the sounds of punk, garage and dream-pop through a prism of memory. Solo set.
Cardiel, Deaf Condors, Oceaneater
Ciné Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $10. www.athenscine.com
CARDIEL Skate punk band formed in Mexico City under the influence of stoner rock, psychedelia and dub.
DEAF CONDORS Experimental garage-rock group with a genre-bending sound anchored by Peruvian brothers Bob Jesus and Darrick Alvarez.
OCEANEATER Fuzzed out, surfy garage rock from Atlanta.
Karaoke with the King
Ciné Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com
KARAOKE WITH THE KING Show off your pipes to the world. Every first, third and fifth Tuesday.
OLLI Summer Film Festival
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesThis weekly film festival featuring women directors sponsored by OLLI presents The Farewell. Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m. $8. www.athenscine.com
Killer Larry, Second Nature, Tattoo Logic
Ciné Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $10. www.athenscine.com
KILLER LARRY Swamp psych-rock from Neptune Beach, FL.
SECOND NATURE Athens-based three-piece alternative rock band whose sound is self-described as "psychedelic beach rock."
TATTOO LOGIC Local funky five piece.
Nice Dream, Jef Whatley
Ciné Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $12. www.athenscine.com
NICE DREAM Local Radiohead tribute band.
JEF WHATLEY Member of Brown Dwarf, Normaltown Sound Machine, TaxiCab Verses, Pilgrim, etc. performs a solo set of originals and favorites.
Brethren Hogg, Jet Engine Dragons, Big Oaf
Ciné Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $10. www.athenscine.com
BRETHREN HOGG Doom and stoner metal from New Orleans.
JET ENGINE DRAGONS Progressive and technical death metal band from Athens that is influenced by bands like Opeth, Nevermore and Allegaeon.
BIG OAF A rock and roll band hailing from Atlanta with a hard, atomic sound.
Karaoke with the King
Ciné Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com
KARAOKE WITH THE KING Show off your pipes to the world. Every first, third and fifth Tuesday.
OLLI Summer Film Festival
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesThis weekly film festival featuring women directors sponsored by OLLI presents Chicken With Plums. Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m. $8. www.athenscine.com
Morbid Orchid, Clavicle, Exit Row
Ciné Athens, GA, United States7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $10. www.athenscine.com
MORBID ORCHID Nashville-based indie grunge band.
CLAVICLE Emo and alternative band with some twang from Atlanta.
EXIT ROW Athens-based bedroom pop with songs about the past haunting the present.
The Folk Implosion
Ciné Athens, GA, United States7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $25. www.athenscine.com
THE FOLK IMPLOSION Indie-rock duo composed of Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh) and John Davis that was originally active from 1993–2000 and reformed in 2021. Barlow and Davis will each play solo, then together as the iconic duo.
OLLI Summer Film Festival
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesThis weekly film festival featuring women directors sponsored by OLLI presents Away From Her. Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m. $8. www.athenscine.com
Bad Movie Night
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesAfter a weapons dealer is assassinated, his nephew wages total war against the U.S. in the mind-melter Rampage. 8 p.m. FREE! www.instagram.com/BadMovieNight
The Echolocations, lighthearted (duo)
Ciné Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (music). $10. www.athenscine.com
THE ECHOLOCATIONS Local rock band embracing a retro, '60s-inspired sound. Celebrating the release of Tryhard!
LIGHTHEARTED Local alternative folk rock band anchored by the gorgeous harmonies of twin sisters Eliza Lemmon and Gracie Huffman. Duo set.
AHS Mini-Film Showing
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesThe Athens Film Project will screen three short films about Athens history with a panel discussion following. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com
Karaoke with the King
Ciné Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com
KARAOKE WITH THE KING Show off your pipes to the world. Every first, third and fifth Tuesday.
OLLI Summer Film Festival
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesThis weekly film festival featuring women directors sponsored by OLLI presents First Cow. Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m. $8. www.athenscine.com
Dwight Smith, Other Vessels, Nigel Wright, A.M. Rodriguez
Ciné Athens, GA, United States7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $10. www.athenscine.com
DWIGHT SMITH Travel-inspired indie folk and baroque pop.
OTHER VESSELS Genre-defying musical project of singer-songwriter Miranda Haney.
NIGEL WRIGHT Georgia-based folk musician.
A.M. RODRIGUEZ Local bluesy, alt-country singer-songwriter.
Dish, Antlered Aunt Lord, Racecar 44
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesPrimordial Void Presents. 8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $10. www.athenscine.com
DISH Asheville band crafting a singular indie sound influenced by post-rock, slowcore and jazz.
ANTLERED AUNT LORD Local cult favorites producing feedback-drenched noise pop, led by songwriter Jesse Stinnard (Tunabunny).
RACECAR 44 New Athens indie band featuring members of Picture Show.
OLLI Summer Film Festival
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesThis weekly film festival featuring women directors sponsored by OLLI presents Daughters of the Dust. Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m. $8. www.athenscine.com
Karaoke with the King
Ciné Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com
KARAOKE WITH THE KING Show off your pipes to the world. Every first, third and fifth Tuesday.
Fleshgate, Harbinger’s Descent, Hatred Hill
Ciné Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $10. www.athenscine.com
FLESHGATE Filthy low-tuned cave-death from Columbia, SC.
HARBINGER'S DESCENT Heavy death metal.
HATRED HILL Gwinnett, GA band with a sound reminiscent of old school death metal with hardcore energy.
Shehehe, NAW, 69 Dudes!!!, Hunger Anthem, The Bunnies
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesAthFest Music & Arts Festival. $30–40/club crawl pass. athfest.com
SHEHEHE Local band that draws from old-school punk and arena rock to create a fist-pumping atmosphere. (10 p.m.)
NAW Heavy, noisy post-hardcore from Atlanta. (10:45 p.m.)
69 DUDES!!! Athens misfits on a mission to write 69 punk songs, each exactly 69 seconds long. (11:30 p.m.)
HUNGER ANTHEM Local indie power-rock trio with an unabashed penchant for distortion drenched songs and a DIY punk rock ethos. (12:15 a.m.)
THE BUNNIES Bunny ear-clad noise rock group. (1 a.m.)
Lungburner, Dead Vibes Ensemble, Husk, Nihilus
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesAthFest Music & Arts Festival. $30–40/club crawl pass. athfest.com
LUNGBURNER Atlanta-based stoner metal group dedicated to amp worship through "slow riffs and bong rips." (9:30 p.m.)
DEAD VIBES ENSEMBLE Sludge metal duo fueled by whiskey and loud amplifiers. (10:30 p.m.)
HUSK Local heavy metal band with Southern and sludge influences. (11:30 p.m.)
NIHILUS Sludgy death metal supergroup featuring members of Beast Mode, Sundering Seas and Rosie & the Ratdogs. (12:30 a.m.)
Elf Power
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesOfficial AthFest Kickoff Party. 7 p.m. (film), 9 p.m. (music). $10. athfest.com
ELF POWER Longtime fixture on the Athens scene playing crisp, melodic psych-pop. Tonight's performance will follow a screening of The Elephant 6 Recording Co. documentary.
The Elephant 6 Recording Co.
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesScreening of the documentary followed by a music performance by Elf Power. 7–10 p.m. $10. www.athfest.com
Karaoke with the King
Ciné Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com
KARAOKE WITH THE KING Show off your pipes to the world. Every first, third and fifth Tuesday.
Bad Movie Night
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesTwo ex-cops clash against a baby sacrificing, Hollywood devil cult in Road to Revenge. 8 p.m. FREE! www.instagram.com/BadMovieNight
Itchy Kisses, Cal Fish, Marcel Sletten, Mirrors For Princes
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesPrimordial Void Presents. 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12. www.athenscine.com
ITCHY KISSES Lo-fi weirdo pop hailing from New Orleans; for fans of Hype Williams and Voice Actor.
CAL FISH Brooklyn musician producing atmospheric (yet danceable!) techno pop.
MARCEL SLETTEN California-born and Athens-based electronic music producer, composer and artist whose sound varies from peaceful to intense.
MIRRORS FOR PRINCES Atlanta experimental duo.
Dog Person, Ozello, Liz Farrell
Ciné Athens, GA, United States9 p.m. $10. www.athenscine.com
DOG PERSON Organ-driven pop with breezy ennui from members of The Buddy System, Nana Grizol and Go Public.
OZELLO A queercore band of punks from Atlanta.
LIZ FARRELL Jeff Buckley-inspired vocals accompanied by intricate ukulele.
Being Dead, Elijah Johnston, Antlered Aunt Lord
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesPrimordial Void Presents. 8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $15 (adv.), $17. www.athenscine.com
BEING DEAD Texas-based band that merges surf rock, freak pop and frantic punk.
ELIJAH JOHNSTON Athens-based emo singer-songwriter with hooky guitar-driven tunes.
ANTLERED AUNT LORD Local cult favorites producing feedback-drenched noise pop, led by songwriter Jesse Stinnard (Tunabunny).
Karaoke with the King
Ciné Athens, GA, United States8 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com
KARAOKE WITH THE KING Show off your pipes to the world. Every first, third and fifth Tuesday.
Love Free or Die
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesScreening of the film about the first openly gay person to become a bishop, followed by a Q&A with Bishop Gene Robinson and director Macky Alston. 5:15 p.m. FREE! (ticket required). www.cineathens.com
