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by BALLARD LIM MAW rockers (briefly known as 'Camp DavkT and "Science'). See Box. ONE TRICK MULE (Tasty World) Loci five-piece purveyors of Southern rock and funk in the vern of The Allmans and Grand Funk Railroad. Listen for all- new material. Opening tor Swift Earl. SWIFT EARL (Tasty World) This local ensemble leans heavily on a fusion-rock background, playing mostly funky and jazzy instrumental grooves, but the bard has tinkered with the line-up recently. "SWING NIGHT (One Love) Hosted by the guys at Daddi-0 Productions Seep. 26. STB (Caledonia) Also known as the 'Sonia Tetlow Band.’ See Box WEEP (AMF) Atlanta rock and roll band. A fan named “Stacy’ tells us that “Weep is really great’ and ’will be breaking out some new tunes ’ We d love to hear the old ones (send us stuff, please) Bands and clubs. remember to get vital information about live performances to Flagpole tor the "A is playing al Bon 1 "" listings. We re more than happy to report who 's who. how the band sounds, where Hi from; what Hi all about; etc Contact the music department. 706- 549-9523; voicemail: 706-549-2360; fax to 706-546-8981; e-mail & music@flagpole.com; send post to P. 0. Box 1027 Athens. Ga. 30603 Thanks' Wednesday, Jan. 19 VIC CHESNUTT (40 Watt) The leg endary Athens song master returns to the Watt 1 ChesnutUs latest effort is titled The Salesman And Bernadette (Capricorn). If you dont Know about this guy by now. you deserved tc be horse whipped. tarred and feathered. FIVE STYLE (40 Watt) Guitarist Bill Dolan (Heroic Doses), drummer John Herndon (Tortoise), bassist LeRoy Bach and organist/percussionist Jeremy Jacobsen (Lonesome Organist) formed this instrumental ’post-rock’ project in Chicago in 1994. The groups excellent new album, Miniature Portraits (Sub Pep), is a funky hybrid of Canbbean styles, jazz and art-rock. Opening tor Giant Sand and Vic Chesnutt. GIANT SAND (40 Watt) The influential ‘lounge-rock’ band from Tucson, Arizona makes a rare appearance! See p. 23 for more. NOW DENIAL (AMF) Shimmery, guitar- drenched British-style pop rock. THE OHMS (Caledonia) Local oddball Thursday, Jan. 20 THE FOUNTAINS (Nowhere Bar) Whereas this trio* catchy folk pop encouraged local scribes to tie this Athens trio in with „ie iikes of the Everly Brothers and Bob Dylan, the recently recorded material reflects a more aggressive, bombastic style of guitar-rock GREG A THE GRUNTONES (Allens) Local band playing classic rock covers and originals HAYRIDE (Caledonia) Rock Rock. Rock Nasty local troublemakers mixing the hard-rock »id the punk. This local rock trio |ust wrapped a stuoio session with engineer David Barbe in prepara tion for the forthcoming fourth album on Capncom Records. The latest disc is titled Curses (Ghostmeat) The bassist has rare bootlegs of The Yardbirds. JEREMY JOEL (DPs) Acoustic singer-songwnH Covers and orig - nais. NORTH HOLLYWOOD MODEL SEARCH (Boar's Head) Danceable rock and roll stuff inspired by the best of the ‘80s ‘new wave’ era. The new EP, titled For; is a solid sampling of the quartet's tongue-in-cheek approach ODE TO ABBEY (Tasty World) Local rock trio whose sound resembles the more sophisticated post-grunge. The band is finishing a new album at Nickle & Dime studio in Atlanta and has a song featured on a compilation from SPA Records titled Without U&l. There’s No Music Vol. 1. THE POSSIBILITIES (Caledonia) One of Athens' finer rock trios can boil a pop song down to the bare bones and kick it around like beer-crazed mods on a tear through the rxk & Roll Hall Of Fame. SALT (40 Watt) The local electroacoustic pop-rock quintet cele brates the release of its debut five-song EP disc. Opening for VoL “SANTANA TRIBUTE" (Georgia Theatre) An ‘all-star’ line-up including members of Squat, King Daddy Zeb, Widespread Panic and many others will play a slew of songs from the classic rock band See p. 25 for more. SHE-BANG! (Hole In The Wall) Three- girl rock band out of the NC mountains that plays what the band calls “Tex- Mexi-Metal’ music Most likely this weeks strangest rock and roll shindig THE SPIT VALVES (Tasty World) Capable and energetic, seven-piece ska-rock band from Orlando, Fla. with a strong horn section VIGILANTES OF LOVE (40 Watt) The veteran Athens roots-rock band has re grouped once again with songwriter Bill Mallonee still front and center with drummer Kevin Heuer and bassist Jake Bradley alongside. The band's recent album, Audible Sigh, is a twangy and soulful collection produced by alt- country guru Buddy Miller (Steve Earl. Emmytou Hams). WUNDERKIND (Tasty World) This local rock quartet's new album. Hello My Name, neatly marries the romance and aggression of guitar-rock with the vulnerability of youthful expression and sounds a bit like a giddy Husker Du. Friday, Jan. 21 AMERICAN MUTTS (40 Watt) A newly-formed local four-piece that plays old-school American punk noise that very much resembles earty-era stuff from The Germs and Black Flag JOE BARACCO (Daily Grind. Watkinsville) Local acoustic singer songwriter playing in folk-rock, blues, jazz and gospel styles 7 p.m. BLUESTRING (Georgia Theatre) Local quintet specializing in a straightforward shuffty style of rock ‘n’ funk filled with sentimental lyncs, frontman Ted Pennington’s tasteful fiddle and man dolin and drummer Bakari Brock* fluid time-keeping CAT SIZE THRILL (Tasty World) This local quintet delivers highly-textured atmospheric pop that sparks with energy and thematically covers just about everything from socio-political issues to personalized relationship struggles. "DEEP" (House Of Joe) Underground techno-dance party hosted by Vagus Love Productions. 1024 p.m. A FEW LOOSE SCREWS (One Love) The members of Two Loose Screws stretch out in front of a lull, six-piece line-up for a set of rock cowrs and tuneful originals JACK BLACK (40 Watt) Full-throttle greaser punk trio from Chapel Hill by way of N.Y.C. These Sleazetest vets just released a self-titled album on Cacopbone Records. Opening for Seven Foot Politic. LIFT (Tasty World) Lift is an all-female Atlanta rock trio that originally tormed in Boston in 1992 and plays a spirited mix of sweet-tempered alternapop and tangly guitar-rock with beautifully-executed lusn vocal harmonies The new EP disc September is a shining effort produced in pvt by Guadalcanal Diary s Murray Attaway MACHA (Caledonia) Highly-mtense and meticulous trance-pop with unique instrumentation imagine Gang Of c our on cough syrup). This quartet just fin ished a year’s worth of touring behind its critically-acclaimed second album. See It Another Way (jetset)—deemed we of the best local releases of the year by Flagpole critics. ORENDA & MARIA (Caledonia) Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink are the hip songbirds who front the local rock band Little Red Rocket Opening fer Macha NORMALTOWN FLYERS (Allens) Country-rock covers and onginals PARAKEET NELSON (Barnes & Noble) Local guitarist Chris Cates (AKA Mealtime Brown) plays an acoustic set of quirky boogie-rock at 7 p.m. ROCKET 350 (Hole In The Wall) A local, punk-fueied. true-blue rockabilly trio. Look for the band's new album, Jbngte£v7/y(BeatvHle) this month. SEVEN FOOT POLITIC (40 Watt) Inspired by classic swing, rockabilly, blues and punk, this popular local rock quartets material actually owes as much to Adam & The Ants as it does to Bill Haley & The Comets. Listen for high- energy material off the band's first two albums as well a brand new stuff— some of which was reportedly engi neered in the studio by Butch Walker, the lead-singer of Atlanta band the Marvelous 3. "STEADY ROLLIN’” BOB MAR GOLIN (Chip's) Blues singer-guitarist ’Steady Rollin’’ Bob Margolin spent seven years as a member of Muddy Water's band, then struck out on his own and has carved out quite a respectable career as the torch earner of the Chicago tradition The latest effort is called Hold Me To It (Blind Pig). 9 p.m. TRANSUS ARCH (DTs) Local rock band that knows that the Greek word for stewardship is ’epitropos." “UNION" (AMF) Drum 'n' bass with DJ's and cool grooves Saturday, Jan. 22 AMERICAN FLAG (40 Watt) Created by young multi-instrumentalist master minds Evan Wersblott and Ayal Senior, this Northwestern underground indie- rock group plays candy-coated, retro- style garageland pop GBVs Robert Pollard—an avid American Flag propo nent—sez, ‘Those kids had the best rock' look I'd ever seen. They already looked famous! I told them they had to doabandr Opening for GBV BAGHOUSE (Georgia Bar) This local acid-jazz trio relocated here from Auburn. Ala. last year. Tonight's show is ‘An evening with Bagnouse featunng special guests.’ Expect instrumental originals and additional material by the likes of Miles. MM&W ana The Meters. ^00 p 26 JOE BARACCO (Daily Grind. Watkinsville) Local acoustic singer songwriter playing in folk-rock, blues, iazz and gospel styles. 7 p.m. CATS PAJAMAS (DTs) Funky folk- rock. Covers and originals. DAVID ALLEN COE (Georgia Theatre) Over the course of three decades, this grizzled country-western vet has penned a slew of honky-tonk classics and a tew distasteful novelties. The latest slab is titled Recommended For Airplay (Lucky Dog/Sony). DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS (Caledonia) One of the shining stars of the Athens rock scene. Singer-guitarist Patterson Hood and gang iust finished months of grueling touring and hope to release the band's third album. Alabama Ass Whooptn , very soon. EMMA GIBBS BAND (Allen's) A six- piece bluegrass-rock band out of Winston-Salem, that evenly blends musical elements of country and folk styles and H.O.R.D.E.-approved vibes with contemporary pop songwriting and with pleasing results. The new self-released album, SevenEven. was recorded and produced by Athens’ own John Keane and features fiddle playin' from Dave Blackmon. (Panic, BTU's). GUIDED BY VOICES (40 Watt) The Ohio underground rock phenoms return to Athens behind its most recent release, Do The Collapse (TVT). See p. 20 for a condensed history. LEGITIMATE BUSINESSMAN'S ASSOCIATION (Winery) Jazz favorites played an apt combo of Athens players LOKAMOTIV (Tasty World) This atmospheric Scandinavian pop-rock quintet was recently presented with the Norwegian Grammy for ‘Best Pop Band.’ Reports indicate this is a sharply-dressed act that knows its classic and contemporary pop styles. Look for an American debut on Mammoth Records in March. S.M.O. 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