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Summer Hymns
Saturday, July 22
“Next to Last Festival”
‘Twixt Athens and Bogart
Outdoor music combined
with the comfort of easy-going
friends just about defines Athens
in the summer, and so this new
addition to local music fits fine.
This Saturday, a private pasture
a ways behind all the stuff on
Atlanta Highway across the
Loop (the mall. Best Buy, etc.)
plays home to the Next to Last
Festival, a collaborative art and
music event focusing on tobl quality and open to all
The initial idea at its core was and still is just to see some of my favorite music in an
enjoyable environment with people I love," emails festival organizer Will Donaldson, also a
member of the band Better People. The specifics of the initial idea have begun to change
as I’ve realized that not everyone and everything I dreamed of having could do it I really
wanted to have artists that have had a big impact on me and my life (creative and otherwise)
in the last few years."
The music, starting at noon and then going until midnight will vary from established local
acts like Summer Hymns, The Low Lows and Phosphorescent to fresher-on-the-scene bands
like Some Animal, My Parents, Better People and Paper Tanks. Local poet Jeff Fallis will
deliver readings of a number of his recent pieces, and members of the MOXIE art collective
should have a variety of wares on display and for sale. Donaldson says he'll likely add more
artists and acts to the roster this week.
Scene-darling restaurant Roosters B8Q will provide vegetarian, vegan and carnivorous op
tions for dining, and BYO is the main route to hydration. Carpooling encouraged. Entry dona
tion of 55-S10 per person suggested. All pertinent specifics, including a map, can be found
at www.myspace.com/nexttolastfest. Donaldson mentions he'd love some volunteers, so email
him at nexttolastfest@gmail.com if so inclined. (Chris Hassiotis]
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"KARAOKE" (Wild Wing Cafe) Every
Tuesday.
“LIVE IN THE LOBBY" (WUOG.
90 5 FM) Every Tuesday and Thursday
at 8 p m Tonight's local-band perfor
mance The Broken Bits
“OPEN MIC NIGHT" (DTs) Every
Tuesday.
PARAFINALE (Tasty World)
Oceanlront punk, drawing on reggae,
ska and jazz along the lines of Reel Big
Fish and Less Than Jake
“TASTY TUESDAYZ" (Tasty World)
Hosted by the Dreaded Mmdz Family,
this weekly event features live rap
battles from regional emcees starting
at 10:30 p m and moves into perfor
mances by local artists, wrapping up as
a late-night dance party. Upstairs.
TREAS IN SEASON (Tasty World)
This Macon-based jam band mixes folk
rhythms, electronic effects and lots of
guitarwork—including slide guitar.
“TUESDAY NIGHT JAZZ" (Farm
255) Every Tuesday, 7-10 p m.
Wednesday, July 26
AEGIS OF ATHENA (Last Call)
Thundering monster-voiced doom
metal from tf.is young group of guys
The hardcore band formerly went by
the name Trstan & Isolde.
COWBOY MOUTH (Georgia Theatre)
Mining early '90s alt-rock but adding
a heavy dose of roots, this band has
unwaveringly made it through the past
decade
“KARAOKE" (Foxz) Every
Wednesday
“KARAOKE” (Men's) Every
Wednesday
“KARAOKE" (Oasis) Every
Wednesday, hosted by Them Girls
“KARAOKE" (Start; Bar & Grill)
Every Wednesday.
MAOE IN CANADA (Tasty World)
Pop-punk band from Girard. Ohio.
MILLIGAN (Wild Wing Cafe)
Performing a set of cover songs, re
working both classic rockers and more
recent numbers. Tonight is an acoustic
show.
MODERN VINTAGE MUSIC CO.
(Caledonia) Atlanta four-piece playing
rubbery, sometimes-acoustic rock
rooted heavily in Stevie Wonder-style
soul and funk, sounding at times like
Jamiroquai.
“OPEN JAM" (Dfs) Bring your
instrument and join in. For more infor
mation, call 706-208-1474,
“OPEN MIC NIGHT" (Stans Bar &
Grill) Every Wednesday. 8 pm.
PRIME TIME JAZZ (Porterhouse)
Drummer Tony McCutchen. bass
ist Chris Enghauser and pianist Jim
McKillip perform jazz standards for
the dinner-and-a-drink set every
Wednesday
REDSTONE RISING (Caledonia) Local
fpur-piece hard rock band Redstone
Rising just retooled its lineup, adding
Stephen White on vocals and Jimmy
Parr on guitar. The band says it has been
working on some new originals.
SOUTHERN BITCH (Georgia Theatre)
The band has been hard at work on
an upcoming album; read more over
on p. 29.
JILL STATION (Tasty World) Local
singer-songwnter.
TEN COUNT FALL (Tasty World)
Playing bouncy rock. Ohio's Ten Count
Fall sounds like the poppier end of the
teen-punk spectrum, with a little bit of
the Descendents in the band's sound,
but mostly more indistinguishable stuff
like MxPx.
TWIN POWERS (Go Bar) Danceabie
New Wave and Britpop tunes. 10 p.m..
every Wednesday.
Upcoming:
ALTRUIZINE / CRAIG LIESKE (Flicker)
7/27
ANOTHER FIASCO (Tasty World
Upstairs) 7/27
JARED ASHLEY (Last Call) 7/27
BELLYACHE/HEART MONSTER/
PAPER TANKS / PUFFIN (Tasty World)
7/27
THE BODY ELECTRIC/DANNY
FEEDBACK / NOSE CONE PROPHETS
(Lunch Paper) 7/27
TINOGARRIDO (Farm 255) 7/27
KILLICK ERIK HINDS (Mercury
Lounge)7/27
UXX (Wild Wing Cafe) 7/27
TELENOVELA/FREEZE TAG
(Caledonia) 7/27
VETRAN / PUSH' / KING OF PRUSSIA
(40 Watt) 7/27
WHOA NELLY (Melting Point Patio)
7/27
THE BEARFOOT HOOKERS (Oasis) 7/28
CRAIG LIESKE; LARRY ACQUAVIVA.
GEORGE DAVIDSON & JEFF
CHASTEEN (Mercury Lounge) 7/28
DJ NUMBER 5 & MP3J VINAL (Little
Kings) 7/28
DUBCONSCIOUS/CHICAGO
AFROBEAT PROJECT (Georgia Theatre)
7/28
GYPSY BLUES BAND (Foxz) 7/28
KEITH FRANK & SOILEAU ZYDECO
BAND (Melting Point) 7/28
MURDER BEACH / MY EDUCATION /
GORDON LAMB (Caledonia) 7/28
SABO & THE SCORCHERS (Wild Wing
Cafe) 7/28
SELMANAIRFS / DEERHUNTER / 63
CRAYONS (40 Watt) 7/28
SWEET TOOTH SIMPLETON & THE
SIMPLETONES (Flicker) 7/28
TANGENTS (Eastwood Pub) 7/28
TRANCES ARC / AUTOVAUGHN / THE
MINOR KINGS (Tasty World) 7/28
BAMBI & THUMPER (Go Bar) 7/29
COMMANDER CHAMELEON / THE
SHUT-UPS / TIMBER / THE VINYLS
TRANGERS (Lunch Paper) 7/29
THE GINGER ENVELOPE (Little Kings)
7/29
KITEFIGHTING/MY KOREAN
FRIENDS/TRACER METULA/THE
WINTER SOUNDS (Caledonia) 7/29
KRUSH GIRLS (40 Watt) 7/29
SOUNDS OF SiLENCE/STATE OF
MAN/LUKE STEPHENS/XTRA
MEDIUM (Tasty World) 7/29
SQUAT / ENTROPY (Georgia Theatre)
7/29
WHISKEY RICHARD (Wild Wing Cafe)
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WOULD-BE FARMERS (Mercury
Lounge) 7/29
TURBINE (T-sty World) 8/1
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