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Deadline for the next issue; Monday
by 11 a.nt. Contact the music depart*
merit: (706) 540-9523, ext 203; tax to
(706) 548-8981; email at abcGtlao-
pole com; send post to P.0. Box 1027,
Athens. GA 30603
Tuesday, May 17
DJ TRIZ (Tasty World) Selecting dance,
rock and country music Upstairs
ELEMENTAL HARMONICS (Tasty
World) This groovey. spaced-out
Georgia trio creates electronic manipu
lations inspired by dub. reggae, trip-hop
and break beats
CHRIS HAMPTON (Eastwood Pub)
Performing a solo set of acoustic stan
dards.
JERRY JOSEPH & THE JACKMOR-
MONS (Caledonia) Last year the
singer-songwriter toured through town
several times in support ol ht$ recent
double live album Mouthful of Copper.
tonight the lull-band affair features two
full sets.
“KARAOKE" (Klassics) Follow the
words along
“KARAOKE" (Wild Wing Cate) An
evening of vocal acrobatics
UQUID SUNDROP (Tasty World) The
local trio—bassist Eli Purcell, guitarist
(and first cousin) AJ Purcell and
drummer Phillip Pek#—takes a cue
from the jazz-Wluenced funky rock of
bands like Phish and the Altman
Brothers.
“OPEN MIC NIGHT" (DT*) This is
your chance to shine.
“TUESDAY NIGHT JAZZ" (Hoyt
House Pavilion) Tonight relax to the
cool jaz2 grooves of the Kevin Hyde
Quartet 7-10 p m.
Wednesday. May 18
ANNIE & HER GUNS (Caledonia)
Annie Merkley and her band—Trey
McManus. Taylor Coggin and Daniel
Rickard—perform songs evoking the
moody, brealhier compositions of PJ
HarveyandSmog See Box.
BASEMENT THRIFTSTORE (Tasty
World) Young Atlanta trio playing rock
in the vein of Green Day. Blink-182 and
Sum41.
“BATTLE OF THE BANDS" (Last
Call) Tonight All & the Fret Guys.
Late Summer Theory and Midnight
Ride face off in this summer-long com
petition
BilRDIE (Caledonia) Morning Kills the
Dark, the new album from this majestic
California pop trio, chronicles the last
year of bandmembers Kala Savage
(yes. sister of actors Ben and Fred).
Jared Ramm and Richard Gcwen. ITS
at times somber, hay, ebuWenL mis
chievous and emotional; it's really
good.
CARINNE CARPENTER (Eastwood
Pub) This guitarist relocated to Athens
last year tonight she performs a set of
bluesy, folk-influenced jazz.
D-SQUAD (Tasty World) Hip hop
dancers from Alabama, accompanied by
Irve deejays
FABULOUS BIRD (Caledonia) Peter
Alvaros performs with his new trio; heS
on guitar, bass and vocals and he* got
Trey McManus and Taylor Hutchins,
both of Beijing, Annie and The
Envelopes, on lead guitar and drums,
respectively. The A Tribute to You IP
will be available at the show
HOT CLUB OF ATHENS (Bischero)
Swing-styled jazz in the traditional style
of Django Reinhardt. Every other
Wednesday
“INFERNO" (Boneshakers) DJ 43
soins modem dance and house Every
Wednesday
KIP JONES (Wild Wing Cate) An
acoustic singer-songwriter known for
his wide-reaching repertoire; something
of a guitarist’s guitarisL Jones performs
a solo set tonight
“KARAOKE" (Foxz) A dance party fol
lows the singing. 9:30 p m
“OPEN MIC NIGHT" (Backdralt)
Hosted by local guitarist Chris
Springfield Sign up by 10 p m Every
Wednesday
PRIME TIME JAZZ (Porterhouse Grill)
The trio ol Jim McKillip (piano). Tony
McCutchen (drums) and Chris
Enghauser (bass) performs jazz stan
dards and original compositions a! the
downtown steakhouse every
Wednesday. 7-10 pm
PAUL REEVES (DTS) No information
available
' THE RENEGADES (Tasty World) ITs
high-energy hip hop from the local trio.
Upstairs.
THE REWINDS (Tasty World) No
information available.
ROCKWELL (Tasty World Upstairs)
Athens emcee Rockwell Jones—or just
plain Rockwell. H you prefer—delivers
strong rhymes. Upstairs.
I SUBVERSIVE (Tasty World) Athens-
based (Subversive! focuses on instru
mental surf rock but pulls a lot of metal
and saxophony cacophony into the mix.
SUICIDE SMALL (DTS) No informa
tion available
THUNOERBIR0S ARE NOW! (Tasty
World) Detroit's four-piece borrows
heavily from post-punk acts of the late
70s and ‘80s. incorporating rhythmic
drumming and frenetic guitar work on
the 2003 debut Doctor. Lawyer. Indian
Chief art the recent French Kiss
Records release Justamustache heads
even more boldly into discopunk terri
tory
TRACKSTAR (Tasty World) There's a
West Coast rapper named Trackstar who
recently released an album called
Hustlin'Garre Is this him? We’re *
looking into it. Upstairs
TWIN POWERS (Go Bar) Wonder duo
Amy Dykes and Dan Geller of I Am The
World Traoe Center activate their
powers to spin danceable New Wave
and Britpop tunes 10 p.m. every
Wednesday
Thursday. May 19
ALLAN HUGHES & MIKE HAR
RISON (Hoyt House Pavilion) These
guys from bluegrass group The BTUs
perform as a duo
ANGIE APAR0 4 THE INFIDELS
(Tasty World) The sweet-voiced, shiny-
skulled Atlanta singer-songwriter has
been flirting with the big time; he*
recently self-released For Stars and
Moon
CAPTAIN SOULARCAT (Georgia
Theatre) Claiming influences from
Satina to Paul Simon to The Ftricy
Meiers, the band mixes covers from
those artists and adds In a heallhy mix
of its original janmy hybrids.
CENTER STREET (DTs) Performing
rock covers and originals.
DIRTY MITTENS (Transmefropoltin)
This local quartet performs poppy indie
rock that leans tow^ds the earty 90s.
Tender Hearted is the band's debut EP.
DJ BITCH (Boneshaker.) Spinning hip
hop and dance tor the evening's enter
tainment Every Thursday
DJ BUGG (Annex) The local deejay
goes heavy on hip hop with favorite rock
tunes mixed in.
DJ MOOC (Insomnia) Spinning hip hop
aid R&B numbers all night long.
DOOMSAYER (Tasty World) Sludgy.
Atlanta-based grindcore.
JOHN ELLIOT (DT*) Acoustic covers
and originals.
THE EVERYBODYFIELDS (Flicker)
This act bases its music around an
acoustic delivery, constructing uniquely
American songs that draw on folk,
bluegrass and other mountain music.
8:30 p.m
GLASS CANDY (Caledonia) Dancy
instrumentalist M Evan Burden (Get
Hustle) and chaotic vocalist Ida No
combine 'synthesized growls, lacerated
guitars and a minimal rhytnm section *
HEIST (Lunch Paper) Heidi (guitar) and
Erica (drums) strut through dirty blues-
rock that recalls early PJ. Harvey or a
more dramatic Sleater-Kinney. Also, the
ladies toss out a killer Don Chambers
cover! Benef it tor Athens Recess Center
HEY, REVOLUTION! (Tasty World)
The bands spacious but high-energy
country-influenced pop rock wouldn't
sound too tar Irom home on a e3/ly-’90s
college station.
HOPE BSmCtDE (Tasty Work!
Upstairs) Featuring ex-members of
Bioodiet Bible of the Self and Measured
in Gray. Florida* Hope & Suicide plays
creative and aggressive metakxxe
Upstairs.
HOT GRITS (Transmefropoltin)
Formerly Hot Grits ATTyin*. the local
lour-piea has retooled their sound as
‘a folk rock band bent on writing three-
and-a-half-minute songs with distinct
arrangements and memorable
melodies.*
THE IMMACULATE (DTs) The local
band performs tonight, presenting
classic rock covers and originals influ
enced by the Doors, the Altmans.
Clapton and Hendrix.
“INDIE ROCK KARAOKE" (Go Bar) II.
you're sick of *8aby Got Back/ wear
your Chucks and corns on by. Every
Thursday. 10 p.m.
JUST THESE DUDES (Last Call)
Members of We Versus the Shark and
Coulier make rent by playing in this
cover band specializing in hits of the
'90s
“KARAOKE" (Eastwood Pub) It*
karaoke!
“KARAOKE" (Klassics) Follow the
words along
"KARAOKE" (Starts Bar & Grill) II* a
night of singing.
U’L FLIP SCOLDJAH (Lunch Paper)
Is the in-joke turning serious? Good-
natured hip hop mekl'ng fantasy with...
more fantasy? Benefit for Athens Recess
Center
LIONZ (Chasers) This local band of
positive groovers embarks on a new
batch of jam-flavored adventures, from
classic rock, blues, soul and bluegrass
to reggae Seep. 29
MELODIOUS GROUND (last Call)
Working different styles of rock, reggae
and porno funk all together. The Athens
jam band recently celebrated the release
of the album Usufruct.
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