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department: (706)549-9523: voice
mail: (706) 549-2360: fax to (706) 546-
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send post to P. 0. Box 1027, Athens,
GA. 30603 Deadline is Monday at
2 p.m Thanks'
Wednesday, August 9
THE BALBOAS (Tasty World) Loud,
reverb-soaked surf rock out ot Akron.
Ohio! The Balboas return to Athens
behind their second album. A Little Bit
O'Fear. As the band puts it. “this is not
music for the faint-hearted or the weak;
prepare to shaketiF
“RETRO DISCO INFERNO”
(Boneshakers) Burn, baby, bum.
ERECTOR SET (Tasty World) Heavy-
handed, reverb-drenched surf-rock and
fractured, angular post-punk.
“J.O.B." (DTs) An open jam session
filled with aspiring and perspiring local
musicians and crooners.
“KINDERCORE EXPO 2000" (40
Watt) Featuring: I Am The World Trade
Center, Velma, Easy, Sleeping Flies, 8-
Track Gorilla and Japeocakes. See p. 20
for the scoop.
ONE MAN RIOT (Tasty World) This
Athens punk trio delves into the rock
with an appropriate “out to lunch’ atti
tude.
“OPEN TURNTABLES" (AMF)
Aspiring local disc jockeys can sign up
to spin their favorite okJ-school. hip hop
and breakbeats. 10 p.m.
THE VICE DOLLS (Tasty World) This
Chicago punk quintet blasts away at
extreme tempos and super high vol
umes On the band's new 14-song
album All This And Nothing (GUM),
lead vocalist Carrie Doll screeches and
squeaks with a blistering bravado.
Thursday, August 10
AZTEC RADIO (Boar’s Head) Laid-
back, good-vibe, 70s rock. This Athens
band just finished a demo at Chacmool
Studio.
BRYAN STONE & BLAKE BRYANT
(Allen's) Acoustic rock, folk and country
standards and originals.
CHUBBY (Tasty World) Through all of
the 1990s, Beantown songwriter Dennis
Brockenborough played trombone and
sang back-up with the hard-hitting ska-
rock band The Mighty Mighty Boss-
tones. This is his full-on new project.
Don’t expect a brass-driven “ska’ thing
from this quartet at all: Chubby is much
more of straightahead alt-rock band in
the sorta vein of The Cars, Foo Fighters
and Frank Blank. The band is also hit
ting this week's Atlantis Music
Conference in Atlanta.
D’AREY OCTOBER (Caledonia)
Peppery “power pop’ alt-rock from
West Lawn. PA. This trio—fronted by
devilish vocalist-guitarist D’arey—is
touring behind a crankin’ new one called
Guide To Teenage Glamour (215}—an
11-song collection drawing from the
Smashing Pumpkins-meets-Pretenders
corner of rock.
DJ SUPRFLYY (AMF) A dance night
filled with funky, old-school disco faves.
MIKE ILL (Tasty World) Working-class
folk music gets tossed through the old-
school punk rock chasm in this New
Jerseyite’s music. Currently on another
swing through the South behind a weird
new CD/Booxlet titled Antifolk Road
Manual Volume 1: Punk/Blues.
FIELD TRIP (Georgia Theatre) An
Athens-based Southern-groove rock
band with a rotating lineup.
JEREMY JOEL (DTs) Local acoustic
guitarist and vocalist delivering easy
going classic rock standards and a few
originals.
“KINDERCORE EXPO 2000” (40
Watt) Featuring: Kincaid, Babalu,
Tullycraft, Kings Of Convenience,
Masters Of The Hemisphere, The Essex
Green and Of Montreal. See pp. 20 and
24 for the scoop.
LAST DAY DOWN (Georgia Theatre)
This Athens band plays a mix of
Southern-tinged grooves and blues-
rock.
“LEC7RICK LOUNGE"
(Boneshakers) Dance night starting at
midnight after the cabaret act.
NATIONAL ANTHEM (Caledonia) This
Athens quartet constantly delivers some
of the most severe hard rock shows in
town. Expect some electrified, souled-
out boogie and blues. Look for the
band's debut album out in early October.
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“100% PRODUCTIONS PRE
SENTS” (Mean Mike’s) “Hype
Thursday’ includes house and trance.
10 p.m.
PARAKEET NELSON (Georgia
Theatre) Local guitarist Chris Cates
(sometime known as “Mealtime Brown’
or “Parakeet Nelson’) fronts this unpre
dictable rock ensemble. Word has it that
Cates will collaborate with his funky
brethren out of Phallic Phungus—all of
whom just returned from a big tour of
Germany.
SALLY & THE GUYS (Klassics) This
local band describes its set ol covers
and originals as “rock and roll dance
music.’ '
SOLAR (Tasty World) A newly-formed
pop-rock quartet formed by guitarist-
vocalist Chao Garrett and members of
the jazzy Atlanta band Grout. See p. 23.
Friday, August 1)
CARLTON OWENS CONSPIRACY &
NEAL PATTMAN BAND (AMF)
Drummer Carlton Owens regularly con
ducts collaborative improvisational ses
sions alongside several kev Athens
players. Harpist and singer Neal
Pattman, 74, is one of Georgia’s most
revered traditional blues artists. Watch
out for some sizzle from guest vocalist
Clarence Cameron!
“CIRCUIT NOISE” (Boneshakers)
Dance night off Thomas Street with DJ
Kellie.
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS (Tasty World)
One of the shming stars of the Athens
rock scene. Singer-guitarist Patterson
Hood and his gang of gut-punchers
have been touring like madmen all year.
Tonight’s opening set wi'l feature songs
fiom the forthcoming Lynyrd Skynyrd
opera. Alabama Ass Whuppin', as well
as favorites off the quartet’s first two
miohty albums.
THE GLANDS (Caledonia) This Athens
rock band continues to evolve from
what was initially a studio project
between drummer Joe Rowe and gui
tarist Ross Shapiro into something vital.
The band's excellent sophomore release,
The Glands (Capricorn), was released in
stores last week. See p. 19.
JACKPOT CfTY (Caledonia) A highly-
melodic Athens pop-rock quartet that
has been busily writing, recording and
jamming with an additional member,
guitarist Jay Ring. Think Big Star, The
Beatles and The Pretenders. See p. 19.
JULIE POWELL TRIO (Flicker) Free-
jazz and improvisational folk, pop and
rock. 8:30 p.m. See p. 23.
“KINDERCORE EXPO 2000" (40
Watt) Featuring: The Mystery Band, The
Four Comers. Great Lakes, Richard
Davies, VHS Or Beta, and From US 2 U.
See p. 20 for the scoop.
LAST DAY DOWN (DTs) This Athens
band plays a mix of Southern-tinged
grooves and blues-rock. Formerly
known as Sunday Drivers, it recently
produced a debut album titled Boulders
In The Rock Patch.
SALLY & SIX GRAND (Klassics) Rock
and Top-40 covers.
SLOBBERBONE (Tasty World) This
rootsy rock band out of Denton will kick
yer ass from here to Texahoma and back
with material off the latest album,
Everything You Thought Was Right Is
Wrong Today {Mew West)—a killer col
lection of American rock anthems and
ballads peppered with additional brass,
accordion and strings. See p. 18.
LINDSAY SMITH (Java House,
Conyers) Acoustic singer-songwriter. 9
p.m. Call (770) 922-1210 for info.
Satui day, August 12
CONDUCT OF INTEREST (DTs) This
local rock band has a new drummer and
casually delivers American-style roots-
rock.
DERWIN DANIELS (Java House.
Conyers) Saxophonist Derwin Daniels
and his jazz combo perform at 9 p.m.
Call (770) 922-1210 for info.
DJ ISAAC (Boneshakers) Electronic
dance night starting at midnight.
DJ KAS (AMF) Local DJ spinning cur
rent dance hits and a “non-stop beat
frenzy.’
DJ KURT WOOD (Caledonia) The
waggy, ^urly-haired scene veteran spins
old soul, R&B, garage and punk vinyl in
the “beer garden’ from 4-7 p.m.
DR. DAN (Georgia Theatre) Atlanta-
based, bespectacled keyboard wiz ’Dr.
Dan’ Matrazzo has played alongside the
likes of Jeff Sipe (AKA “Apt. 0258’),
Clarence “Gatemouth’ Brown, Col.
Bruce Hampton (in the Fiji Mariners),
Widespread Panic, Leo Kottke, Taj
Mahal, Morphine, Phish and countless
others. The maestro has a brand new
album out called Dan On The Moon
(Terminus). Quite possibly the gig of the
week for insatiable, w .oove-lovin’ music
fans familiar with anything from Zappa,
MM&W, George Duke and Dr. Seuss.
FUZZY SPROUTS (Georgia Theatre)
The unpredictable, psycho Athens funk-
rock trio—chosen as ‘Best Groove-
Rock/Funk Band" nt this summers
Flagpole Athens Music Awards—
recently released its long-awaited live
album, Fuzzy Sprouts Picture Show.
KIT HOLMES (Garden Room Cafe)
Singer-songwriter performing at the cate
at tne State Botanical Garden. 12 noon-
2 p.m.
“KINDERCORE EXPO 2000” (40
Watt) Featuring Summer Hymns,
CAR., Marshmallow Coast, Junioi
Varsity, Dressy Bessy, Birdie and The
Sunshine Fix. See p. 20 for the scoop.
MONDO HEPTET (Chip’s) Formerly
known as The League Of Decency, this
band handles a hot mix of electric blues.
R&B and rock. 9 p.m.
MR. L (Winery) A heralded, newly-
formed local jazz trio (piano, bass,
drums) specializing in straight-ahead
jazz standards and a few Medeski,
Martin & Wood-style funk-soul jams.
THE POSSIBILITIES (Caledonia) This
twangy, melodic Athens rock quintet can
boil a pop song down to the bare bones
and kick it around like beer-crazed mods
on a tear through the Rock & Roll Hall Of
Fame. The self-titled debut is out now
from Backbumer Records. See p. 19.
SALLY & SIX GRAND (Klassics) Rock
and Top-40 covers
THE TOM COLLINS & DAVID
BAPBE (Caledonia) Guitarist Fran
Capitanelli, drummer Kyle Spence and
bassist Craig McQuiston comprise this
raw, hard-hitting, offbeat rock trio based
out of Atlanta and Athens. The band will
be backing up Athens luminary David
Barbe (formerly of Mercy land. Buzz
Hungry and Sugar). Expect a powenul
set consisting entirely of melodic, emo
tionally tarnished, Barbe-penned tunes
filled with dual-guitar and frightful
rhythm action. Seep. 19.
Sunday, August 13
CARLTON OWENS CONSPIRACY
(AMF) Top-notch Athens drummer
Carlton Owens’ (Squat) regular collabo
rative jam session gets jazzy this week.
KIT HOLMES (Garden Room Cate)
Singer-songwriter performing at the cafe
at the State Botanical Garden. 12:30-2
PJTI.
KEVN KINNEY (Chip's) Singer-gui
tarist Ke. a Kinney may be best known
for his worx in Atlanta-based rock trio
Drivin’N’Cryin’. 4 p.m.
CHRIS MOORE (Locos West) The
Athens-basecLSinger-songwriter (and
guests) will play tuns off of Moore's fine
new album, Freaks And Stones.
S.M.O. (Locos West) This Athens rocx
band has indeed established itself in the
region with a hard-hitting, guitar-pow
ered sound infused with funk and soul.
Monday, August 14
JOHN BARRERE (Boar's Head)
Groove-oriented rock and roll. Covers
and originals.
“BLUE MONDAY” (AMF) The weekly
' blues night’ series continues with local
blues ensemble Little Bag from 8:30
p.m. “til 10 p.m. and action-packed
house band Don’t Know from 10 p.m.
til late.
THE COLD PROCESS (Mean Mike’s)
This riff-heavy, grunge-flavored Athens
rock trio has been playing smaller clubs
in and around Athens for the last two
years. The sound is a mix of hard-edged
“in-your-face" Southern rock, grunge
and pop.
PATRICK CONNELL (Allen’s) Local
singer-songwriter. Originals and stan
dards.
THE ED KEMPER TRIO (40 Watt)
This heavy-hitting post-punk rock trio
from Montgomery, AL. “is not quite
noise rock; not quite punk rock; not
quite heavy rxk... it’s a unique,
engaging amalgam of all this."
THE F-HOLES (Tasty World) An
acoustic ensemble with a common love
for mountain string music that creates
its own unique interpretation of blue-
grass and old-time styles.
THE GOODS (Tasty World) This Athens
band plays a mostly instrumental mix of
jazzy lunk, reggae and rxk.
MOONEY SUZUKI (Caledonia) This
NYC quartet loves to stomp out the nos
talgic ‘60s and Mod styles with a toxh
of VU and MC5 thrown in. The quartet
opened for The Causey Way here a few
months back and tore it up with some
punky tunes of the 1999 debut. Taking
Me Apart FP(Se\\ Starter).
NOTHING (Boar’s Head) Grxve-ori-
ented rock arid roil. Covers and origi
nals.
THE RONDELLES (Caledonia) Shared
the stage with the likes of Sleater-Kinney
and Sonic Youth. Bassist Yukiko
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