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Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Attaboy Tapes presents the multimedia musical featuring live action, animation, puppets and original songs. 7 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com

Trivia with Marissa

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Test your trivia knowledge with host Marissa. 8 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

CDSM, Nihilist Cheerleader, Thick Paint

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

8 p.m. $12. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

CDSM Goth rock synth lines over booming, industrial drums define this apocalyptic band.

NIHILIST CHEERLEADER Raw riot grrrl-inspired punk that's a pitch-perfect blend of snotty and sunny, earnest and sardonic.

THICK PAINT Atlanta/Omaha, NE-based indie-pop group led by Graham Ulicny (Reptar).

“Over the Garden Wall”

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Screening of the animated TV series adventure. All ages. 4 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com

Husk, Valletta, Dope Skum

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Shadebeast Presents. 8:30 p.m. $12. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

HUSK Local heavy metal band with Southern and sludge influences.

VALLETTA Dark metal quartet from Raleigh, NC.

DOPE SKUM Sludge, grunge and stoner metal duo from Chattanooga, TN.

Beer Piss, Zookraught, Real Wow

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

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

BEER PISS Athens hardcore punk group.

ZOOKRAUGHT Dance punk trio out of Seattle.

REAL WOW Scattered and dissonant indie math rock from Athens.

My Bloody Horrorcast

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Screening of the 1990 horror sci-fi film The Suckling. 7 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com

Terminus Victor, Gorgeous Beast, Father Werewolf

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

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

TERMINUS VICTOR Midwestern indie and emo with a tinge of math rock.

GORGEOUS BEAST New darkwave dance-pop project by Erica Strout (Motherfucker, Dream Tent, Incendiaries).

FATHER WEREWOLF Athens-based rock trio with pop-infused and gain-soaked melodies and the grunge undertones of the '90s.

Blue Monday Spooky Dance Party

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

8 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

BLUE MONDAY SPOOKY DANCE PARTY Dance the night away to spooky, scary songs.

Penny Loafer, Shane Parish, Zach Ritter and the Eternal Soup, Isra & The Paisleys, pondgorl, Jake Wasserman

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Attaboy Tapes Presents: A Benefit for Western NC. 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $10–20 sliding scale. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

PENNY LOAFER Alternative indie rock trio with heavy grooves and dreamy vocals.

SHANE PARISH Master guitarist and fearless explorer of rhythm and timbre.

ZACH RITTER AND THE ETERNAL SOUP The quietest band in town.

ISRA & THE PAISLEYS Atlanta/Athens bubblegum pop band.

PONDGORL Athens-based artist Laila Li McCleery joins genre-bending friends in a band of beautiful, harmonious DIY glory.

JAKE WASSERMAN Dadgum member plays a set of tunes.

Nicholas Mallis and the Borealis, KIT, Organically Programmed

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

8 p.m. $12. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

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

KIT New Athens-based kaleidoscopic rock band expanded from the eponymous solo project Catt Malonius. EP release show!

ORGANICALLY PROGRAMMED Electronic space-themed act utilizing primitive drum machines and synthesizers to create disco-pop, jazz and easy listening inspired compositions.

Chris Acker & the Growing Boys, Rowan Newby, Trevor McKenzie, Your Ex’s Pets

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Attaboy Tapes Presents. 8 p.m. $12. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

CHRIS ACKER & THE GROWING BOYS Wit and woes woven into songs that reference folk, country and punk.

ROWAN NEWBY Poetic and humorous Americana music inspired by '60s and '70s songwriting.

TREVOR MCKENZIE Old-time and bluegrass musician from Boone, NC.

YOUR EX'S PETS New band featuring members of Dadgum, Jake Brower Band and Liz Farrell.

Pachinko Pop

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Screening of the 1987 folklore manga series GeGeGe no Kitaro. 7 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com

MX Lonely, Split Silk, All Gods

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Indecent Artistry Presents. 8 p.m. $15. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

MX LONELY Heavy, melodic shoegaze and post-punk from Brooklyn.

SPLIT SILK Noisy and cathartic post-hardcore led by Lucca Carver.

ALL GODS Noise band with a post-punk backbone.

Gothic Double Feature

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Screening of 1973’s Kill Baby…Kill (7 p.m.) and Legend of Hell House (8:30 p.m.). FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com

Snoz

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

8 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

SNOZ New indie rock band from Atlanta.

Nix the Scientist, Way Past Cool, Kyle Lewis is a Boring Name

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

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

NIX THE SCIENTIST Progressive rock trio based in Atlanta by way of Athens.

WAY PAST COOL Fast, catchy, melodic sing-a-long pop-punk anthems with a classic '90s vibe.

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).

Skylar Gudasz, Liz Farrell, Dadgum

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Attaboy Tapes Presents. 8 p.m. $12. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

SKYLAR GUDASZ Dreamy, experimental indie artist with sizzling elements of psychedelic pop.

LIZ FARRELL Jeff Buckley-inspired vocals accompanied by intricate ukulele.

DADGUM Jazz-pop for enlarged hearts.

Blood Everywhere

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

A masked killer with psychosexual issues starts strangling and dismembering college coeds in Torso. 7 p.m. FREE! www.instagram.com/bloodeverywhere.athens

Halloween Movie Kick-Off Pizza Pajama Party

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Screening of the 1987 crime horror film Don’t Panic. 7 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheaterandbar.com

David Barbe

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

8 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com

DAVID BARBE Local luminary and studio engineer who has played in bands such as Mercyland and Sugar.

Th’ Losin Streaks, The Air Condition

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

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

TH' LOSIN STREAKS Garage punk from Sacramento, CA.

THE AIR CONDITION Local blissed-out bootgaze.

Minima, Violent Violet, Beat Up, TVAD

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

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

MINIMA The project of Atlanta DJ and musician Tony Chackal which combines post-punk, garage rock and synth wave in a caustic, noir register.

VIOLENT VIOLET Loud and fun garage punk outfit.

BEAT UP Passionate punk rock self-described as old school anarcho.

TVAD Atlanta band that blends dark wave and industrial psych rock into a bleeding heart.

Kxng Blanco, ButcherKids, Bryant Perez, JiiG

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

**This event has been postponed due to inclement weather**

KXNG BLANCO Local artist leading the wave of contemporary hip hop and R&B with energetic delivery and catchy hooks.

BUTCHERKIDS Rap collective from Asheville, NC.

BRYANT PEREZ Multi-genre musician and producer emphasizing rap and wordplay.

JIIG Electronic artist and producer with a flair for dub and hip hop.

Ghastly Horror Society

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Screening of the 2023 comedy drama film Fantasy A Gets a Mattress. 7 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com

Film Athens

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Meet and network with others in the filmmaking community (actors, directors, etc.) during happy hour. 5 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com

Space Happy: Phil Thomas Katt and The Uncharted Zone

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Attaboy Tapes and Perpetual Doom present a screening of the 2023 feature-length documentary about a group of ragtag artists in Pensacola, FL. 9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com

CURST, M3WT, Sypharix, Dado, LVNDNSEA

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Nightshade Family Presents. 8 p.m. $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

CURST Nightshade Family label head.

M3WT Meshing sounds and creating vibes since 2015.

SYPHARIX The professional name of local DJ Jessica Baker.

DADO Co-founder of Nightshade Family.

LVNDNSEA Local DJ.

Other Voices, Other Rooms; Doom Ribbons

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

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

OTHER VOICES, OTHER ROOMS House and noise-inspired music on synth hardware.

DOOM RIBBONS An ambient set on electronic drums joined by George Davidson on saxophone.

129,600, Your Ex’s Pets, Shane Parish

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Attaboy Tapes Presents. 8 p.m. $12. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

129,600 Windy and moody pop songs steeped in stone-cottage harmony and post-plonk bardo.

YOUR EX'S PETS New band featuring members of Dadgum, Jake Brower Band and Liz Farrell.

SHANE PARISH Master guitarist and fearless explorer of rhythm and timbre.

Three Star Cinema

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Screening of the 1986 action sport film No Retreat No Surrender. 7 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com

Open Toad Comedy Night

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Comedy performed by a mix of newcomers and local favorites from Athens and Atlanta. 9 p.m. (doors). $7. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

Trivia with Marissa

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Test your trivia knowledge with host Marissa. 8 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

Guillotine A.D, Beast Mode, Maha Pralaya, The Flesh That Binds

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Shadebeast Anniversary Weekend. 8 p.m. $15, $25/weekend pass. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

GUILLOTINE A.D. Brutal Southern death metal trio influenced by classic death metal, New Orleans sludge and Scandinavian black metal.

BEAST MODE Blackened thrash metal outfit writing fast, intricate, heavy riffs.

MAHA PRALAYA Athens black metal and death metal.

THE FLESH THAT BINDS Death metal from the Deep South.

Pervert, Rosie & the Ratdogs, Weaponized Flesh, Spoil

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Shadebeast Anniversary Weekend. 8 p.m. $15, $25/weekend pass. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

PERVERT Brilliantly wrecked, inner core-heavy rock.

ROSIE & THE RATDOGS Sludgy four-piece hard rock band with hardcore and heavy psych elements.

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

SPOIL New hardcore band.

Jay Gonzalez-The Inflatable Orchestra, Songs for Sleeping Dogs, Dhana Jeera

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Attaboy Tapes Presents. 8 p.m. $12. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

JAY GONZALEZ-THE INFLATABLE ORCHESTRA Athens songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with an affinity for classic pop melodies. Tape release show!

SONGS FOR SLEEPING DOGS New ambient project led by Ben Hackett.

DHANA JEERA Sounds inspired by North African and Tuareg music.

Pachinko Pop

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Screening of the 1968 Japanese Western action film The Drifting Avenger. 7 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com

The Crash, CJ Wood, Joe Orr

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

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

THE CRASH New Atlanta-based punk band.

CJ WOOD Acoustic punk guitarist.

JOE ORR Local power pop with eclectic elements of synthpop and funk.

Counterspell, Cut Buffer, Jay Gonzalez

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

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

COUNTERSPELL Five-piece DIY post-hardcore band.

CUT BUFFER Athens band that features Jay Gonzalez.

JAY GONZALEZ Athens songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with an affinity for classic pop melodies.

Giant Day, Forceghost, Minorcan

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

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

GIANT DAY Duo of Emily Growden (M Coast, The Instruments, Faster Circuits) and Derek Almstead (formerly of Elf Power, of Montreal, Olivia Tremor Control).

FORCEGHOST Electronic psych duo based out of Augusta.

MINORCAN Self-described basement arena rock band from Asheville, NC.

Ethan WL, Dhana Jeera, Marcel Sletten

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

Primordial Void Presents. 8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

ETHAN WL American Primitive guitarist hailing from Boston, crafting entrancing Fahey-esque compositions.

DHANA JEERA North African and Ethiopian inspired group led by Immaterial Possession member and visual artist Jeremy Kiran Fernandes.

MARCEL SLETTEN Athens producer and Primordial Void founder performs a rare set of minimalist, American Primitive-inspired MIDI guitar compositions.

Blood Everywhere

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

An heiress’ death sets off a murder spree in A Bay of Blood. 7 p.m. FREE! www.instagram.com/bloodeverywhere.athens

Rowan Newby, Isra & the Paisleys, Psaltry

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

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

ROWAN NEWBY Poetic and humorous Americana music inspired by '60s and '70s songwriting.

ISRA & THE PAISLEYS Atlanta/Athens bubblegum pop band.

PSALTERY Angular indie/folk rock from Atlanta, featuring Paris Young of Team Deathmatch.