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Newspaper Page Textr In BALLARD LLSJ M WN Wednesday, May 20 Acoustic Syndicate (Boar's Head) Acoustic tour-piece playing lolk and bluegrass Big Kiss Ending (Tasty World) Rock Opemng tor Cookieman Cookieman (Tasty World) Semi local hard rock band who describe themselves as 'happy acid rock" Jennifer Daniel (DTs) The alt/tolk singer/guitansf from the Chattanooga area comes to town to open for her oal Adam Payne 10 pm The Drive (Georgia Theatre) Popular local pop/rock/iam band featuring Keys and percussion Lou Ford (High Hat) See Box Brad Frost (Allen's) Acoustic singer/songwnter The Charlie Mars Band (Georgia Theatre) Atlanta based 'new rock- band Very clean Look for their recent album Bom And Rated Adam Payne (DT^s) Local acoustic guitartst/singer/mad-hatter He per forms with an earnestness envied among locals Slobberbone (High Hat) See Box “Song Swap" (Globe, upstairs) Open mic session All solo perform ers welcome 8 30 - 11 pm Call 549-4089 for info Superhorse (40 Watt) Seven-piece garage-rock drone band from south Georgia Four lead guitarists, heavy handed rhythm section They've drawn comparisons to the Fleshtones. early Replacements and late VU Opening tor Moe Tucker Moe Tucker (40 Watt) legendary musician, known best as the mini malist time-keeper tor the influential New York band The Velvet Underground Tucker will sing tonight in front of a full band (possibly mem bers of the Georgia band Magnet) She recently released an EP under the name GRL GRUP full of Phil Spector penned hits "Comedy Night" (Washington St Tavern) Ha ha ha 10 pm Thursday, May 21 The Amazing Rhythm Aces (Chip's) Memphis-based six-piece blues-rock vets (they formed in 1981) featuring singer/guitarist Russell Smith They recently toure) the States and Europe in support o their new album Out Of The Blue 9 p m Dash Rip Rock '40 Watt) Loud rock trio from Louisiana who tarn out on fast blues cheap booze beer tear and experience Oimestore (Allens) Acoustic guitar driven folk-rock featuring Trey Boyer Kip Jones and a new rhythm section Greg & The Gruntones Gasoline Alley) Classic rock/blues originals and covers King Daddy Zeb (High Hat) Local blues/piano bnogie rock quartet Their recent album is titled Get The People Together Parakeet Nelson (Georgia Bar) Bogart-based band who describe themselves as a ’blend of folk. soul. iazz and pop * Now Denial (40 Watt) Local rock band They say they play “jet-set tunes with swagger in the vein of Radiohead. Bowie and Verve ’ Opening for Dash Rip Rock David Prince (Davids) Soul covers Merle Saunders & The Rainforest Band (Georgia Theatre) San Francisco-based piano/Veyboard virtuoso touring with his band bassist Rob Wasserman. drummer Narada Michael Walden and synth player/vocalist Vince Welmck Known tor his dedication to environmental preservation and his numerous col laborations with the late Jerry Garcia Saunders recently appeared on the ‘Jazz Is Dead" tour alongside Billy Cobham and T Lavitz Look for his recent release Fiesta Amazomca Second Hand Jive (High Hat) Likely a boogie experience Opening tor King Daddy Zeb Nathan Sheppard (DT s) Local Dyian-esque singer / songwriter / acoustic guitarist Swift Earl (Boar s Head) Local elec tnc/acoustic instrumental jazz/groove quartet Tres Kids (90 5 FM) Performing live on 'Sound Of The City* at 8 p m Velvet Jones & The Sex Appeal (Athens Brewing Co) Local seven- pace band playing an odd blend of styles that borders on jazz with bits of Aussie Caribbean and mainland influences Friday, May 22 Commander Chameleon (Boars Head) Rock and roll from Statesboro. Georgia The Del Rays (40 Watt) See box Diamondback (Gasoline Alley) Local hard rock four-piece band with attitude DirtBall (High Hat) Eight-piece country-folk-iock ensemble from Richmond. Va Option recently wrote on the band's new album 'The folk scene needs this kind of kick in the pants to save it from all those people who drive around in their Ford Explorers and sing about their feel ings ’ Drive-By Truckers 'High Hat) Read about this local country-rock phenom onp 18 Eastern Standard Time (40 Waft) See Box FLK (40 Wan) See Box Fuzzy Sprouts (Georgia Theatre) Athens mean and lean funky groove- rock machine, featuring Tim Conley on guitar Tim Paine on drums and Dave Domizi on bass James Brown vs Meat Puppets Look for their cur rent album Hey Buddy Kip Jones (Boat’s Head) Local smger/acoustic guitarist — last seen on stage jamming with Dimestore ana Laurie Geltman Lancaster County Prison High Hat) More songs about bad liquor and bad love Rough-edged hodad country rock from New York City They re on the road in support of their studio album What I Love About America and a live album titled At The Village Idiot NYC Local Color Movement (DTs) Atlanta hip-hop/tunk/hard rock band They recently released a selt-titled 8- song CD with that loud snare sound (311). funky bass (311) and more syl lables than can fit in the bars they set aside for them David Prince (Davids) Rock and soul covers Quin Quo Quintet (Gasoline Alley) Happy hour jazz 6 30 p m Rockerz (Klassics) Rock-yer-ballz coverz and origmatz Sally & The Six Grand Band (Baileys) Local group and Baileys house band playing a mix of classic rock, country. R&B. oldies and even a tew show tunes Featuring vocalist Sally Granados, lead guitarist Paul Majetich. bassist Danny Conkle. pianist Mike Morevek and drummer Lee Fowler 9pm Jamie Shepard (DTs) Solo gut- tanst/smger Opens tor local Color Movement Space Voyage Ahem (Georgia Bar) Local enigmatic rock trio featur ing Nate Hale on drums and harmom ca. Clem Adams on guitar and vocals and Chrib Nace on bass Friends this band defies categorization look for their forthcoming album Skunkion Forever Squat (Georgia Theatre) Local jazz ensemble with keys. sax. guitar drums and bass They recently littered the Human Rights Fesl stage with an enormously successful non-violent jam session Look for their new album Tales From The Side Ot The Road 10 30 pm The Steam Donkeys (Allens) Rockin' country band from Buffalo N Y They recently shared the stage in Athens with local groups Drive-By Truckers and Star Room Boys Ask about their album Cosmic Americana Saturday, May 23 40 Acres (Boar's Head) Local blues/rock band performing inside Breathlanes (Globe, upstairs) Guitarist John Miley. vocalist Elissa Hadley and drummer Jaime Deftevere have been writing and performing exploratory music in Athens since earfy '95 Expect some new acoustic- oriented stuff 10 pm Homemade Jam (DT's) Jam-ori ented local rock ensemble Collective improvisation, classic rock standards and stufl like that Jeremy Joel (Boar's Head) Local singer/songwnter performing outside The Jesus Lizard (40 Watt) This band recently was slammed merci lessly in Spin, though we humbly wonder which Escape Club singles Spin's editorial staff was listening to when Yow & Co pul out Head Goat and L>ar. the three most inventive heavy metal records of the Postzepploceme Epoch See p 22 Advance tickets available at Big Shot and Wuxtry Kinchafoome Cowboys (Georgia Theatre) From Albany. Ga Traditional country music and beef hall anthems Lee’s Fault (Allen's) Southern folk/rock tor carnivores and drinkers "Locos 10th Anniversary Par*y" (locos. S Harris St) Bash it up with rowdy local bands Redneck GReece, Thumb and Flood City Shootout Nowhere Fast (Winery) Loca' jazz trio featuring guitarist Darnel Nettles David Prince (Davids) Rock and soul covers Rockerz (Klassics) Rock coverz ana ongmalz The Sensational Sounds Of Motown (Bailey s) Well-dressed local band performing Motown favorites from the likes of the Temptations. Stevie Wonder. Smoky Robinson, James Brown Wilson Pickett and more 9pm TttftOOI HfctOVMJil ViWv TomtuD >ct W'U M IIAC* l»Jm .1 'i' * ^ * 1 jj ssMjrf * • / / T fHEY GREG WHAT TOOK - ^ V YOU SO LONGr . TW ■A

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Flagpole. (Athens, Ga.) 1987-current, May 20, 1998, Image 13