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by JOHN BRITT
Wednesday, July 22
Atomic Cafe (40 Watt) Mix of jazz,
funk, and R&B, augmented by soulful
female vocals. These guys wouldn’t
sound out of place next to Lionel Richie
or Michael McDonald on the old AM
dial. How can you knock a band that has
a song titled “Mad Moon Rising"?
Downfall (40 Watt) Energetic funk-
rock. See Box.
The Fearless Freaps (High Hat)
Funk-rock from Nashville, Tenn.
Opening for Rosco.
Dodd Ferrelle (Allen's) Expect covers
and originals from this folky song-
wriier/guitarist, formerly or The Rags.
Rrtco (High Hat) Soulful and 1unky
Atlanta group whose manifesto is
summed up in the song “Feelin’ Good
About Feelin’Good.’
Thursday, July 23
Albert Rosi Band (Washington St.
Tavern) Their sound is hard to pinpoint.
their line-up hard to define, their tape
impossible to locate in this mess. Get in
touch with us, Al.
Chuck Carrier (40 Watt) Opening for
Memory Dean.
Patterson Hood (Lunch Paper) Solo
set from this Drive-By Trucker master.
See Box.
Kottonmouth Kings (Georgia Theatre)
This lap conglomeration's new EP
Stoners Reeking Havok. has a track
titled ‘Roll It Up." Didn’t Vanilla Ice
already blow his comeback with this
tired pot shtick? But hey, as Officer
Grossman (in the famed "CHiPs vs. the
Punk Rockers" episode) said,
‘Sometimes the suburbs can be a ghet
to. too."
Jay Markwalter (Allen's) Acoustic
singer/songwriter who loves to play
Allen’s. Enjoy a fine burger and brew,
and let Jay take you to that special
piace.
Melted Men ("Live in the Lobby,"
WUOG 90.5 FM) Crazy local noise-
meisters take over WUOG’s “Sound of
the City." They very well may bring the
whole of Memorial Hall down to the
ground, along with your receiver.
Memory Dean (40 Watt) Jay Memory
and Bubba Dean recently phoned
Flagpole after getting iost down some
Louisiana road and stumbling across a
bar in the middle of nowhere. “There^s
nothing for miles except fields and this
bar," Jay remarked. “We told them
we're in a rock band." Bubba chimed
in: “They're all buying us beer." They've
been out for awhile now in support of
their Capricorn debut, Shake It Up,
which downplays the duo’s original
Dylan meets Housemartirts-esque folk-
pop in favor of a heavy guitar rock-c-
rama.
Michael (High Hat) Modem rock that
swerves from Jane's Addiction to the
Pixies to the unknown depths of gui
tarist David Fairbairn's mind without
missing a beat.
Nathan Sheppard (DT's) Solo
evening of rock covers and originals.
Sid (Rum Runners) Ski (yes, just s-k-i)
just called up to say that he'll be playing
"acoustic covers and stuff for drunk
people to sing along to." And we believe
him. 11 p.m. with no cover.
Slut (High Hat) Czech rock that has
flourished under Vaclav Havel's presi
dency. Slut, which covers the bases
from jazz to heavy rock in the vein of
their 70s prog (Prague?) counterparts,
recently played the Intel Music Festival
in New York alongside the Plastic
People of the Universe, who used to
associate with Havel back when making
music in Communist Czechoslovakia
meant possible death. Slut will also play
at WUuG 90.5 FM earlier in the day.
Czech TV will be in Athens, shooting
footage of the town and the show for the
European music program "60."
Speed Devils (Lunch Paper) jump-
start your night with some rockabilly.
See Box
Sprang Monkey (Georgia Theatre)
Hits magazine said that "Get 'Em Outta
Here," the band's current single, "may
be the [Sugar Ray hit) 'Fly' for the sum
mer of *98" i lm, OK. Stap-poppin’ metal
a la 311, etc. On the road with 2 Skinnee
Js, The Urge, and Kottonmouth Kings.
2 Skinnee Js (Georgia Theatre) Dork-
rap. See article on p. 17.
The Urge (Georgia Theatre) Ska-funk-
punk just like mom used to make.
Their new album, Master of Styles, fea
tures a cover of Bad Brains’ “Gene
Machine." which they will most likely
play when they hit town with 2 Skinnee
Js, Kottonmouth Kings, and Sprung
Monkey.
Friday, July 24
The Debonairs (Bailey's) "Beach,
oldies, and rock." Fun-time Charlie rock
covers.
Diamondback (Klassics) No-holds-
barred Southern rock that will strip the
paint off your car, strip the money from
your wallet, and strip your sister and
take her on the road. Don! mess with
these guys.
The Drive (40 Watt) Rockers who just
want to make their audience happy with
their special Columbian blend of radio
friendly pop and bootie-siiaking
Southern jams.
Gran Torino (Georgia Theatre) Voted
“Best Band in Knoxville, Tenn." (by local
rag Metro Pulse Magazine), Gran Torino
bring their "musical revolution" to town
tonight. An eight-piece amalgam of
R&B, rock, jazz, and soul.
Bap Kennedy (High Hat) Irish country
songwriter. His new album, Domestic
Blues, features guest appearances by
Steve Earle and Nanci
Griffith. Read more on p. 17.
Adam Payne (DT's) Local
acoustic singer/songwriter
who knows about the dark
side of life.
Josh Perkins (DT's) More
acoustic hididdally-ho from
Adam Pjyne’s good buddy
Josh, who opens up the night.
Redneck GReece and the
Stump Broke Steers
(Allen’s) Country funny-guy
Greg Reece brings a full band
to Allen's, including the mes
merizing singer Alice Berry,
the ruffled-cute, pedal-steel
playing Johnny Neff, and the
manly manliness of drummer
Tigger Ferguson.
6 String Drag (High Hat)
Country-rock, you know, the kind of
stuff they tried to call Americana (before
Dave Man of Wuxtry put that term in its
place). Shades of the Band, Sticky
Fingers-eta Stones, and Hank Williams.
They love the High Hat so much they
named their debut album after it.
Playing with Bap Kennedy and Three
Finger Cowboy.
Soul Miner’s Daughter (40 Watt)
Singer Jennifer Nettles and guitarist
Cory Jones lead this five-piece. They
started last year as a duo, then incorpo
rated upright bass, drums and percus
sion. Their new album The Sacred And
The Profane has become a regional hit.
It oui-indigoizes the Indigo Girts.
Swift Earl (Boar's Head) Instrumental
quartet ingeniously mixing elements of
both rock and jazz.
3 Finger Cowboy (High Hat) Catchy
pop-rock with vocalist Katherine
McElroy belting out in a voice that
mixes Moe Tucker with Juliana
Hatfield. Be ready to sing along to the
chorus of “Lemon and Lime":
"Everywhere you go/The kids wanna
rock and roll!" Opening for Bap
Kennedy and 6 String Drag.
Saturday, July 25
The Debonairs (Bailey's) Second
verse, same as the first. Rock covers for
the property dressed.
Groove-N-Plenty (Klassics) Go for
the rock covers and originals. Stay for
the onion rings.
Jenny Knocks (Boar's Head) Opening
up for Jenny Walks in the Door (which
is a side project of Jenny Sits On My
Bed and T alks About Her Crummy
Boyfriend.) Send us a tape.
The Lost Continentals (40 Watt)
Atlanta cocktail-lounge-swing
pranksters who care more about putting
on a good show than putting on an atti
tude. A recent show at the Watt found
the crowd in a frenzy over the classic
Louis Prima and Big Joe Turner covers
that spice up their set
Don McLean (Classic Center) Rock
covers and originals. No, wait a second.
Those are his songs. Oh, yeah. Please
don’t yell for "Amencan Pie." Hell play
it eventually, along with all his other
folk-rock pleasures.
Sector Nine (Georgia Theatre) Two
sets from this Atlanta quartet. They
wont just dazzle you with their instru
mental skills — they'll stun you with
their mix of funk, fusion, and prog-itiYi-
ty, to boot.
Tore Up (40 Watt) Atlanta band open
ing for The Lost Continentals.
Sunday, July 26
No No Nonet (Wuxtry Cate) Local jazz
jam that occurs one Sunday a month.
JULY.22,.1998