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A IS PLAYING AT B ON C
Deadline to be listed in the next issue:
Monday by 11 a.m. Contact the
music department: (706) 549-9523.
ext 203; lax to (706) 548-8981; email
at abc@tlagpole com; send post to PO
Box 1027. Athens. GA 30603
Wednesday. June 21
BIRD FLU (Tasty World) Burning up
the house show circuit and now stick
ing its head into the clubs is Bird Flu. a
new local thrashy assault crew ol Nick
Givins, Mike Riley and Wes Frilts. Pari
ol the ’Deep Dark Wednesdays' series
upstairs
CALLIOPE FAIR (Farm 255) The
Athens/ Atlanta *worldgrass* sex
tet—Andrew Heaton. Betsy Ingtesby.
Noel Beverley, Neal Fountain, Michael
Wegner and Jennifer Bartmess—is
one ol the musical experiences in town
with the strongest potential to surprise,
blending tango. Balkan. American lolk,
Celtic and Latin sounds. 8 pm.
.HE DERYLS (Tasty World) Todd
Crane. Dave Himmelfarb. Ted Maclin
and Eric Shattuck switch up their
instruments and describe themselves
thusly: ‘Sybaritic, ponderous, punka-
bilty rockiest with an alt-country touch
and whiskey chaser ‘ Part ol the ‘Deep
Dark Wednesdays' series upstairs.
DAVID DONDERO (Caledonia)
Dondero's ott-key. quavery voice has
drawn comparisons to his buddy Conor
Oberst. but the lormer Atlanta per
former (anybody remember Sunbrain?)
has perfected an acoustic folk that’s
much more foundational, and in tact
was a big influence on the young Mr
Bright Eyes
-KARAOKE" (Foxz) Every Wednesday
-KARAOKE" (MelIS) Every
Wednesday
-KARAOKE- (Stans Bar & GriH)
Every Wednesday.
THE LATE B.P. HELIUM (Caledonia)
Skillful indie rock, hmky Southern rock,
blissed-out beach music, hair metal
and everything in between Amok is
the wide-ranging tirst lull album trom
frontman Bryan Poole (Ell Power. Ol
Montreal. Casper & the Cookies), who
brings his act to the local stage lor the
first time in more than half a year
MADELINE (Caledonia) With true lolk
roots, Madeline Adams' voice has an
imperfect-yet-piercing quality some
times reminiscent of Joni Mitchell.
Formerly out ol Athens, the bell-voiced
songwriter swings back through town
as she splits here time between here
and Indiana. Madeline's been work
ing on some recordings recently with
Phosphorescent's Matthew Houck, so
expect to hear some new songs
MILLIGAN (Wild Wing Cate) Perform
ing a set of cover songs, reworking
both classic rockers and more recent
numbers. Tonight's an acoustic show
MINIMUM WAGE MANIFESTO
(Mercury Lounge) A changing assort
ment ol local deejays hosts tonight's
music selections Every Wednesday
MOTHER’S FINEST (Melting Point)
Falling somewhere between Sly & the
Family Stone and Led Zeppelin, the
regional funk rock band Mother's Finest
made a splash in the late 1970s with its
sell-titled debut and the follow-up album
Another Mother Further. Consciously
testing boundaries—any band with a
track called ‘Niggazz Cant Sing Rock
& Roll* or an excellent album called
Black Radio Wool Play This Record
would—Mother's Finest never relented,
continuing to blend blues rock and deep
soul funk, lacing male and female vocals
all the way up to Right Here. Right Now.
the new double-disc live album.
"OPEN MIC NIGHT" (Stan* Bar &
Grill) Every Wednesday, 8 p m.
MATTHEW POP (Tasty World)
Blending bubblegum pop and garage
rock. Brooklyn* Matthew Pop ends
up sounding a bit like Rivers Cuomo
heading into even more power-poppy
territory than he does with Weezer. The
Great Demise is the debut full-length
PRIME TIME JAZZ (Porterhouse)
Drummer Tony McCutchen, bass
ist Chris Enghauser and pianist Jim
McKillip perform jazz standards lor
the dinner-and-a-drink set every
Wednesday
STILL. SMALL VOICE & THE
JOYFUL NOISE (Tasty World) A lov
ing (amity of friends and local all-stars
from Lona. Baby Black and the Nice
Machine assemble for a l:ery treatment
ol Chip McKenzie* garagey rock spiri
tuals The impressive debut EP is With
Low tor Our Enemies.
TILLY & THE WALL (Caledonia)
Chamber pop-rock from the Omaha
band (featuring lormer Athenians and
members ol Bright Eyes) that is more
than the fact that it utilizes a tapdancer
as beat-keeper But that* still worth a
mention, yeah’
TWIN POWERS (Go Bar) Danceable
New Wave and Bntpop tunes 10pm,
every Wednesday
THE VINYL STRANGERS (Tasty
World) Tonight* only the third show
ol the new band featuring guitarist-
vocalist Joe Guerzo. bassist Steve Cox.
guitarist-vocalist Reid Howland and
drummer Ian Werden. but that doesn't
mean the guys aren't experienced.
These scene vets are releasing theii
new band's self-titled debut album L'lis
week (see p. 32 for a review), and it*
a classic-sounding pop rock record
reminiscent of early Beatles and Byres.
Thursday. June 22
"2006 FLAGPOLE ATHENS MUSIC
AWARDS SHOW" (Morton Theatre)
The best single night of entertainment
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Thursday, June 22
The Mother Jackson
Orchestra, Pete McBrayer
Flicker Theatre & Bar
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The Mother Jackson Orchestra
Local band Mother Jackson traffics
in heavy, dense Southern blues-rock,
and so when the band announced
an acoustic show at Ricker last
December, it took some by surprise.
The response was so positive, how
ever, that the band is set to give it
another go, and will likely perform
some tracks off Loud and Proud: The
Soundtrack to Damnation, Mother Jackson's upcoming album due to hit Athens by September.
"I, for one, was very nervous about what people would think about it, seeing as how nor
mally we're loud and this was just a complete departure from our normal antics," says guitarist
Richard Mikulka. "The fust acoustic show was billed as a one-time thing, but afterwards the
response was you guys have to do this again!"
Tonight's show expands on the core lineup of Mikulka, singer-guitarist Paul McHugh, bass
ist Chuck Bradbum and drummer Jim Wilson; also contributing talent is an all-star ensemble
including John Fernandes and Aaron Jollay (horns), Nic Goodson (pedal steel), Nate Nelson
(piano) and Jacob Morris (cello). 'For the most part everyone will be involved on all of the
songs," says Mikulka, 'but with the idea of this being an orchestra where not every part of the
whole performance has to have everyone going all the time."
Local stand-up comedian Pete McBrayer also hosts tonight's show and will perform his
extensive new set titled '100 Jokes." He'll also appear on Ricker's stage for the following two
nights, emceeing the venue's AthFzst showcases and providing brief sets between bands.
Tonights show starts immediately following the 2006 Flagpole Athens Music Awards, mak
ing the 11 p.m. start time an atypically late one for Flicker. Though tonights isn't an 'official'
AthFest show. Flicker is letting in anyone with an AthFest wristband or a ticket stub from the
Music Awards show free of charge. Its $5 for the rest of you. [Chris Hassiotis]
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