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Wednesday, Jan. 20
“Acoustic Cafe" (Athens Brewing
Co. Open mic for local acoustic p**’-
•orroe's This week's ime-up inciiide , >
Jr>t Driggers and Co" Va^t 1 ’ both
to" Atnnns am] Gregg Wn ams
■re" Savannah 8 - 10 pr»
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B /• Sfrv.g Rampaq** Danor
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■k ear elt Front 1 n AM
Shore and Big Massive 9 30 p ’
Broom Room Annex 'avt, /.oriel
ank* guitarist-vorairst jon Lester
lescfiPes ttus music as 'bubble-gum
Satan' rock, but fans know itls neo-new
wave with attitude Opening for Sylvam
Sylvain
The Carlisles (High Hat) Local pop-
rock quartet with ska intluences.
Featuring Dan Wall (guitar), Debbie Wall
(drums), Scott Towe (bass) and Mindy
Kershner (sax, tlute. vocals) 10 pm
Dynamite High (Tasty World) local
rock quartet Melodic, driving and
dense They have a nitty piece ot trouble
titled The Rock Island EP Opening tor
Sylvam Sylvam
Hi-Fi Mastadon (40 Watt) A new
skittle-pop band featuring local musi
cian-engineer Chris Bishop and his pals
Wendy Mitchell, Julie Dyles and Jeremy
Wheatley Sweet and smiley Opening
lor Rock & Roll Summer
Kip Jones (Boar's Head) The local
singer and acoustic guitarist will play
covers, originals and host a casual open
mic
Michael Guthrie Band (High Hal)
Mod-llavored rock Guilarisl Michael
Guthrie's new trio |ust recorded at Full
Moon (reportedly, the tune ‘Come
Back’ is a great rocker)
“Musician's Jam" (Classic Blues
Lounge 1 : 0p*i mic blues jam led by Tfv*
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2S25 tor details
Nathan Sheppard Band D' :<• •
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The Wee Turtles .Vr Pa, : *
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The oca: lour-piece recently released ^
.miled-edihon 7* featuring th» hurried
da r, ce number Here Comes lucky and
the GBV-ish ‘Southern Bound (both
songs on side-A) Said single is cu f
rently m heavy rotation at this offee.
Thursday, Jan. 21
Big Atomic (Tasty World) Elegant and
dramatic pop lull ol huge rockisms This
local quartet was known as Drop Your
Weapon until very recently Featuring
guitarist-vocalist Wes Yoakum
Dodd (Allen's) Country rock irom Dodd
Ferrelle (The Rags) and gang
Drifting Through (Georgia Theatre)
Five-piece groove rock Irom Raleigh.
N C Relm Magazine calls them ‘highly
polished and inventive " Their record
ings sound as straight-ahead and
tangly as those ol
The Tragically Hip
Opening lor The
Gaslight
Earth Collective
(40 Watt) A big ol‘
tunky iam Local
protect conducted
by bassist Carl
Lmdberg (Squat)
thal combines ele
merits ot hip-hop
lu'’* and regga**
featuring DJ Crists
re: Dwayne
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The Gaslight >■ ;
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Pt‘ psf ?'i**r solid t ed the r hr.»‘-ijp
with bass.st Dan Siuest: and drummer
Brad Hag**o recent,
Jeremy Joel D' . ica s nge*
acoustic guitarist Covers anj or gmals
ttpm
Joules Kelvin (Tasty World) Guitar-
based. no-frills Athens pop-rock trio
opening for Big Atomic
Mel Johnson (40 Watt) Solo artist
working with a sampler and keyboard
Hip-hop and R&B Opening lor Earth
Collective
Mike l-eeny (DT's) Local smger-song-
wnter 10 pm
Lounge Fly (High Hal) Polished 'new
rock' band Irom Abanla Opening lor
Trinket
One Flesh (Lunch Paper) Grinding
hardcore metal Irom Atlanta Sepultura
meets Prong with plenty ol double kick
drum action Their lour-song demo is
some ol the most frighteningly tight.
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"•■’a band cy*.' j ,A ' One Flesh a' 1
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Tria Diluna i Wat’ r* g<* ft '
quartet *ron: At^nta that moves from
heavy drum-ar.d-bass to mof* 1 ettierea
n;ater at With keys and sa* Open nq tor
Earth Collective
Trinket 'High Ha 1 ) Look tor the nev.
album next month. See Box for a
description
Mark Wiggins (Georgia Theatre)
Local acoustic guitarist-vocalist
Friday, Jan. 22
The Blues Cruisers (One Love Club)
Local blues rock trio They’ve been busy
touring the region and preparing tor a
lull-length album release (in March,
they hope) 9pm
Flood City Shootout (Georgia Bar)
Local vocal pop electric guitars Two
sets 11 pm.
4 Hour Fogger (40 Watt) Loud and
appealingly extreme
punk rock from
Atlanta Opening lor
Jucifer
The Funky Meters
(Georgia Theatre)
Look, ka py-py* See
the story on p 22
Juciter (40 Watt)
The legendary and
thunderous rock duo
returns (read that to
yourselt in your best
wrestling announcer
voice) Guitarist
Amtrr Valentine and
drummer Ed Liver:-
good twist earth y torment into hard-
v ■.« uliabies wf « taking cues Irnm
Eric B Leitif.v and we Sa’o‘
The Nectarines ■ ri.gr Ha f A t
• ew country-rock trio honied by :>c-i
s nqw'iler-guilartst Ba"^ St*
f ‘-ati.r,*,g bassist jon M s a f J
nmer Aa>
y played w«t
Athens duo The Skm Pc; Ol^mr.g *o r
Sfewan & Wintie d
Normaltown Flyers An> ' s’. A’
Athens tradition Country rock and
blues out on Prince Avenue
The Plum Nellys <Ho!e in The.
new local I've-piece pop rock band
comprised mostly ol folks from the
now-detunct Tom Foolery Singer Katie
Lewis’ voice resembles both Natalie
Merchant and Stevie Nicks on their
most recent four-song demo
Posh Toner (DT's) Reggae in a pop
vein. L'/uk for a new line-up tonight,
including vocalists Eva McRea and Hala
Khuri
Stewart & Winfield (High Hat)
Earnest folk rock with strong vocal har
monies and a rustic undertone Look for
The Nectarines' Barry Sell on mandolin
and new guys Brill Ritchie (drums) and
Dennis Williamson (bass)
Turnstyle (Hole In The Wall)
Aggressive, young local six-piece band
blending elements ol edgy lunk. punk
and raw classic rock
Maurice John Vaughn (Chip's) Blues
and zydeco in Wnder 9pm $10
Saturday, Jan. 23
Baghouse Boar's Head) Groove ori
ented, instrumental ini and funk Iron:
Auburn, Ala The core trio includes
Andrew Robison (drums) Jeffrey fte«te r
(Kydd electric-upright bass) and James
Biasir>.;ame iqii.Ia’') Their new hve-to-
tap- 1 CD. tilled Groove Ejwppeo tea-
’ures additional tenor sa* and percus-
sicr.
Frank Black & The Catholics
Wat’ T he Catncii'.:- re-u; include:
u.- ,! Davd MacCattrc, aro
Scot* Bout.**: • fjoT-i ot Miracie Leg. *
a<. a- as »i**a guy Rib* G. Jje** 'Zulus
Look i^r me new 'eccro r ‘ n snmAn aug
se* p 11 tor more
R Carter & Friends \\ •*'*
teafunrig gueV vocaiist Kali** ; o»c i T M*
Warbiers a* d several Attier s piayer?
Jojo Glidewell Gas - Alley. Lor.a
Singer-sonqwriier-acousl'C guitarist E?
pm
Gran Torino (Georgia Theat'ei A
good-time e.ght-piece lurtk rock and
soul group Irom Knoxville. Tenn Very
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