Evelia, Reggie Pearl, Annie Collette

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

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

EVELIA Local alternative pop artist creating guitar-driven, lyrically resonant music.

REGGIE PEARL Indie rock singer-songwriter from St. Louis, MO.

ANNIE COLLETTE New York City indie pop artist with guitar-forward songs and emotional lyrics.

Betty Jean Craige Lecture

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

Author Alexander Chee will be presenting “On Productive Ambivalence” with books available for purchase. 6 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

Unrecovery, Melaina Kol, Hambear

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

Primordial Void Presents. 8 p.m. $10. www.athenscine.com

UNRECOVERY Lo-fi, home-recorded slowcore indie from Ohio.

MELAINA KOL Cult solo recording project of North Carolina's Logan Hornyak, who blends electronic and slacker rock elements with traditional indie songwriting.

HAMBEAR Athens-based emo band.

Strumbrush, Fishbug, Witches at Black Masses

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

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

STRUMBRUSH DIY art rock from Atlanta.

FISHBUG Local punk band playing its first show in roughly two years.

WITCHES AT BLACK MASSES Black Sabbath cover band featuring members of Five Eight, Larry’s Homework and Carjo.

Honeypuppy, Monsoon, Dog Person

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

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

HONEYPUPPY Four-piece indie rock band self-described as a "menace to society." Tonight's set includes a music video premiere for "Nymphet."

MONSOON Melodic indie rock duo weaving together unorthodox styles to create music that dips between the conscious and unconscious.

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

Parker Wierling, Well Kept

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

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

PARKER WIERLING Athens-based upbeat alternative musician blending elements of roots rock, indie pop and Americana.

WELL KEPT Athens alternative rock band led by Tommy Trautwein that combines modern indie and classic emo.

Over Yonder Comedy Tour

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

David Goolsby and friends, Eric Brown and Dakota Day, are hosting an evening of laughs. All ages. 7:30 p.m. $10. www.athenscine.com

God Tongue, Parathion, Thrones, Harbinger’s Descent

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

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

GOD TONGUE Brutal death metal from Atlanta.

PARATHION Local death metal band formed by brothers Jackson and Jacob Whitmire.

THRONES Atlanta hardcore.

HARBINGER'S DESCENT Heavy death metal.

Bad Movie Night

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

After potential rock star TJ has both hands severed off, he meets a woman and her geeky friends who introduce him to techno music and robotic hands in Vibrations. 8 p.m. FREE! www.instagram.com/BadMovieNight

Donkey Punch, The Last Responders, Space Coke

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

8 p.m. www.athenscine.com

DONKEY PUNCH Raucous, long-​running local hard-​rock band.

LAST RESPONDERS A '77 style punk band from Portland.

SPACE COKE Psych doom from Savannah.

Author Talk

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

Andrew Shearer will celebrate the release of his photo and interview book Everybodies with a panel made up of people who participated. 7:30–9:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com

Live Dylan Favorites

Bob Dylan Live Tribute

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. (music), 8:30 p.m. (film). Donations encouraged. www.athenscine.com

BOB DYLAN LIVE TRIBUTE A.M. Rodriguez hosts local musicians performing live Bob Dylan covers before select screenings of A Complete Unknown. "The Archetypal Folk Singer" on Friday includes Don Chambers, Cannon Rodgers, Marcel Sletten and Julia Barfield. "Folk Goes Electric" on Saturday features the Ciné Family Band.

Opening Reception

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

Athens-based artist Don Chambers’ exhibition “Skitterings” of mostly works on paper explores the use of space, color and texture. 5–7 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org

Opening Reception

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

Art by Don Chambers will be on display. 5–7 p.m. FREE! www.cineathens.com

Dance Macabre

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

Dance Macabre: New Year's Eve Goth Night Dance Party. 9 p.m. $10. www.athenscine.com

DJ CROWE DJ spinning hip hop, electronic, industrial and more.

DJ TOMB LILY Adria Stembridge of Tears for the Dying spins deathrock, post-punk, goth and more.

DJ GOTH DAD Dustin Gannon of Vision Video spins danceable tracks full of doom and gloom.

Snuki, Gasket, Agency, Ixian

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

9 p.m. $10. www.athenscine.com

SNUKI Local hardcore punk band fronted by Thomas Kim.

GASKET Baltimore band blending crust punk, old school hardcore and metal touring behind a new EP, Dull the Needle.

AGENCY West Virginia hardcore influenced by Cursed, His Hero is Gone and Baptists.

IXIAN Harsh blackened noise project by Daniel Shroyer.

Wrap It Up Show

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

Wrap It Up Show: Bye Bye 2023. 8 p.m. $15–20. www.athenscine.com

HUSTLERS BY NATURE Motorhead2x, Quezzy Poet and Helluva Swagg perform.

HITMAN SAMMY SAM Atlanta artist sharing his new album, Grady Baby, that drops Christmas Day.

TONY B Longtime Athens rapper with a smart, polished style.

Bad Movie Night

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

Jennifer uses an Ouija board to contact the spirit of a murdered businessman and becomes psychically linked to his killers in The Oracle. 8 p.m. FREE! www.instagram.com/BadMovieNight

Buck n Stuff, Straightjacket Strippers, Deaf Condors, Cowboy Kerouac & The Barebacks

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

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

BUCK N STUFF Self-described as "a potentially-serious, arguably-important Buck Owens tribute band."

STRAIGHTJACKET STRIPPERS Sludge noise band straight from the depths of the sex shop psych ward.

DEAF CONDORS Experimental garage-rock group with a genre-bending sound anchored by Peruvian brothers Bob Jesus and Darrick Alvarez.

COWBOY KEROUAC & THE BAREBACKS Athens queer anarcho cowpunk.

Lord JaH-Monte Ogbon, Cassie Chantel, Motorhead2x, Carlos LeShawn

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

8 p.m. $10. www.facebook.com/happynomadbooking

LORD JAH-MONTE OGBON Charlotte-based gritty, soulful hip-hop artist.

CASSIE CHANTEL Local recording hip-hop artist with a soulful sound touching on political and introspective themes.

MOTORHEAD2X Athens rapper with a story to tell that still knows how to start a party.

CARLOS LESHAWN Rapper emphasizing seductive wordplay, bespoke melodies and authenticity.

Record Roundabout Dance Party

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

9:30 p.m. www.athenscine.com

RECORD ROUNDABOUT DANCE PARTY Timmy Tumble, Kurt Wood, DJ Jaggar and DJ Mahogany will spin 45s all night long with lots of garage rock, Motown, Stax, and rock and roll.

Bad Movie Night

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

A kickboxing vigilante priest with psychic powers joins a skid row church and hunts down evildoers in the devout disaster The Divine Enforcer. 8 p.m. FREE! www.instagram.com/BadMovieNight

The Maxines, Neckromance, Commüne

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

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

THE MAXINES Grunge rock band that captures the true spirit of the '90s.

NECKROMANCE Emo punk rock band with a garage edge and psychedelic angst.

COMMÜNE Local political/feminist punk band living in revolt.

Songwriter Showcase

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

7 p.m. $10. www.athenscine.com

SONGWRITER SHOWCASE This month’s featured performer of the showcase hosted by A.M. Rodriguez is touring musician Alma Russ.

Author Talk & Book Signing

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

Local author Lindsey Harding celebrates her book Pilgrims 2.0 with an author talk followed by book signing. 7​​–8 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

ACC Federation of Neighborhoods

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

The Federation of Neighborhoods informs neighborhoods about local issues that affect them. This month’s topic is homelessness in Athens. 7 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/federationofneighborhoods

Rat Babies, Victory Hands, Unus Mundus

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

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

RAT BABIES Experimental grunge rock group with an emphasis on doom metal.

VICTORY HANDS Atlanta-based quartet with an oddly compelling form of abstract punk rock.

UNUS MUNDUS Southern instrumental blues with a doom metal edge.

Freeman Leverett, Sarah Zúñiga, Honey Puppy

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

9 p.m. $10. www.athenscine.com

FREEMAN LEVERETT Hypnotic local songwriter with dreamy vocals, exuberant melodies and cosmopolitan influences.

SARAH ZÚÑIGA Ecuadorian-Nicaraguan indie rock songstress reminiscent of '90s singer-songwriters.

HONEY PUPPY Indie rock band self-described as a "menace to society."