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Chan Marshall
Saturday, November 18
Cat Power & the
Memphis Rhythm Band
40 Watt Club
Here's to constant evolu
tion! Cat Power's 2003 album
You Are Free was a stellar disc
that put guests like Eddie Vedder
and Dave Grohl to effective but
thrifty use, and its florid produc
tion pointed towards new lands
for lead lady Chan Marshall, mov
ing her out of the increasingly
claustrophobic lo-fi minimalist
recordings of earlier albums like
the *95 debut Dear Sir and 1998's
breakthrough Moon Fix. Released
early in 2006, The Greatest, the
seventh Cat Power studio album,
saw Marshall push forward in
confident, country- and R&B-influenced ways while retaining her airy vocals, recruiting top-
notch musicians under the banner of the Memphis Rhythm Band.
She got Al Green's guitarist and songwriting partner Mabon "Teer.ie" Hodges to play guitar
on all but one of The Greatests tracks; Teenie's best known for cowriting "Love and Happiness"
and "Take Me to the River" with Green, as well as working with acts like Isaac Hayes, Ann
Peebles and Willie Mitchell Teenie, along with bassist Leroy "Rick* Hodges and organist
Charles Hodges, brothers all three, were part of the Hi Rhythm Section, the backing band
on most Hi Records releases in the 70s. Rick also played on about half of the cuts on The
Greatest, with Memphis bassist Dave Smith on the other half. Drummer Steve Potts, a replace
ment member of Booker T & the MG's, rounds out Marshall's new band, with other Memphis
musicians guesting on keyboards, horns and strings.
Marshall's notonously perplexing and vexing stage presence still shadows her. and peeks
through at some shows; at a recent afternoon solo show at Atlanta's EARL, she talked about
how strange it was that "left-handed dudes have bigger left arms than right-handed dudes,"
and she tried to talk politics, mumbling about Lou Dobbs, open seats and Republicans, much
to the confusion of the crowd. All reports from the full-band shows, however, mark the perfor
mances in the must-see category, emphasizing the matchless pairing between Marshall's song
writing and the confidence, skill and versatility of her Memphis Rhythm Band. Marshall has
announced that this will be the last North American tour she does with the Memphis Rhythm
Band, with only eight more dates following tonight's; to any procrastinators out there get on
the ball, get to the club. Music starts at 9 p.m. [Chris Hassiotis]
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THE HELP (Tasty World) Local guys
Jamie Coulter (ex-Red Leader), Dan
Orchik (Cooler Heads. ex-Deacon
Brody). Jay Tootle (Cooler Heads) and
Richard Worthington (Big Gray. ex-Red
Leader) present the'r new band and
rough demos hint at some greasy,
twangy country-inlluenced rock
KIP JONES (Wild Wing Cate) The
local acoustic singer-songwriter is
known lor his wide-reaching repertoire
and regular-gu) songwriling. and many
ot Jones' own tunes sound split be
tween the rellective acoustic territory ol
Harvtsbm Neil Young and the coun-
try-mlused rock ot ‘80s-era Steve Earle
His new album is called Downright.
“KARAOKE" (Foxz) Every Wednesday
“KARAOKE" (Mell's) Every
Wednesday
“KARAOKE" (Stans Bar A Grill)
Ever/ Wednesday
THE LOFT (Tasty World) Drawing
comparisons to artists as diverse as
Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Black
Crowes, this six-piece Nashville band
combines elements o' reck, funk and
blues. The band nas been in the studio
for a white working on its sophomore
full-length
MAGIC MISSILE (Caledonia) Jake
Mosely. Meghann Jordan. Wyatt
N.choison. Creston Spiers and Brian
Smith make up the current incarna
tion ot Magic Missile. Mosely's main
songwnting vehicle A new album is
currently being prepared See p 23
Early show, 7 p m
MICHELLE McCLURE & THE
REO (Tasty World) Local songwriter
Michelle McClure tonight celebrates
the release of her new album Love is
a Game. She's backed by drummer
Larry Acquavrva and guitarists Tim
Adams (Tinfoil Stars. Trunkfire. Vinyl
Strangers), Bentley Rhodes (Bioodkin).
William Tonks (Barbara Cue) and Britt
West ('White Buffalo), and bassist Paul
‘Crumpy* Edwards and guitarist David
Rowe will atso join in onstage
"OPEN JAM" (DTs) You just bring
your instrument and join in. For more
information, call 706-208-1474 for
more details.
“OPEN MIC NIGHT" (Stans Bar &
Grill) Every Wednesday. 8pm
PRIME TIME JAZZ (Porterhouse)
Drummer Tony McCutchen, bass
ist Chris Enghauser and pianist Jim
McKilhp perform jazz standards for
the dmner-and-a-drink set every
Wednesday
THE RETURN (Georgia Theatre) This
Beatles cover band performs tonight as
part of a Relay For Life benefit
THE SUEX EFFECT (The Library) The
band describes itself as an 'original
utility-rock power trio blending psy
chedelic sounds from funk, rock, blues
and reggae*
TOO FAT TO SCRATCH (Flicker) Its
a family affair as the band presents an
eclectic mix of jazz and blues featuring
A! Owens. Allen Owens. Carlton Owens
andAJ Adams 830 pm.
TWIN POWERS (Go Bar) Danceable
New Wave and Bntpop tunes 10p m .
every Wednesday,
‘UNCORKED & UNPLUGGED"
(Melting Point) Every week, local
singer-songwriter Ken Will Morton
opens and hosts this new series, which
aims to locus on artists proficient in the
craft ot songwriting. This week Athens
musician Betsy Franck performs
without her tacking Bare Knuckle Band;
local songwriter Justin Brogdon (ex-
Biuestring. Full Black Out) puts some
songs out there; and Gabriel Kelley
Zorbanos (ex-Gabrie! Young) stares
some ot his rootsy folk tunes Every
Wednesday. 9 pm.
WALCOTT (Georgia Theatre) This lo
cal group deftly moves from pop-rock
lo classic rock to broader-influenced
souds. combining Young and Floyd
ideas with more comfortable. Band-
type work. The band's new EP is called
Swallow the Ghost, see a review on p.
30 Performing as part of a Relay For
Life benefit.
Thursday. Nov. 16
ANOTHER FIASCO (No Where Bar)
The reconvened Fiasco comprises
members of the Charlie Mars Band.
Lionz and Soul Kitchen coming to
gether to explore more traditional rock
territory and resurrect and modify (he
Fiasco name The new album is called
If Never Was Enough
CACHAQA (Amici) Playing Brazil’an-
styled music, this new band features
Jake Movwer (nylon-stringed guitar)
and Jim Coley (upright bass) cf Hot
Club of Athens and Kane Stanley and
Ryan Wendel of Grogus. among other
groups, on percussion.
CARL LINDBERG TRIO (Mercury
Lounge) Jazz bassist Carl Lindberg
(Grogus. Squat. Kenosha Kid. etc.)
takes the reins for tonights perfor
mance Tm excited about the line-up of
Neal Fountain (guitar). Louis Romanos
(drums) and myself.* he says ‘We've
been playing a little and getting into a
fair amount ol free improvisation, often
sneaking into jungle grooves, as well
as playing stuff like Coltrane, Hendrix.
Radiohead. Peter Gabriel, blues and
R&B We re just having fun. and haven't
really limited ourselves to any genre or
format—though I'm really digging the
jungle.’ 8 pm.
CHRIS THILE & THE HOW TO
GROW A BAND (Melting Point) North
Carolinian smger-mandolmist Chris
Thile is the frontman for newgrass trio
Nickel Creek and participates in the side
project Mutual Admiration Society, but
he's recently launched a solo career as
well How To Grow A Woman From the
Ground is the new album, and tonight
he's backed by bluegrass pros guitarist
CUns ‘Critter* Eldridge, bassist Greg
Garrison, banjo player Noam Pikelny
and tiddler Gabe Witcher See Box
CINEMECHANICA (Caledonia) Their
version of what can be shoehorned into
the math rock category = unexpected
time changes ♦ aggressive rhythms
♦ abrasive vocals Riding high on the
release of the Hello Sir Records split
EP. the band took a few national fours
and settled back in to release debut
full-length album The Martial Arts ear
lier this year Tonight the band's back in
town from a recent trip up to New York
for the CMJ festival
BOBBY COOL (DTs) Sometimes solo,
sometimes with a backing band. Bobby
Cool plays singer-songwntery stuff,
described by the venue as "frat-rock
style * Tonight's a lull-band gig
DEAD CONFEDERATE (Tasty World)
Formerly known as The Redbelly Band,
the Atlanta Southern rock group this
summer released Petition to the Queen.
a new album that exhibits a significant
growth in songwriting into expansive,
spacious Southern rock reminiscent
of M/ Morning Jacket. Southern Bitch
and even Built to Spill.
OUELJNG PIANO GUYS (The Library)
Raucous dueling pianos from Atlanta
guys Mark Kovafy and Cliff Holcomb
Expect some Ray Charles. Ellon John
and Billy Joel as well as a variety ol
other tunes from the duo* wide reper
toire. Every Thursday. 11p m
NICKEDELSTEIM (DfS) Tasteful
blues rock is on the menu from Atlanta
dude Nick Edristein, whose new album
Ripple features him tearing through
tunes both bluesy and at times funky,
there's a lithe Stevie Ray in there, some
Hendrix and even a twinge ol the Red
Hot Chili Peppers from the rhythm sec
tion ol Scott Brown on bass and Monte
Coursey on dmms
T1N0 GARRIDO (Farm 255) The
frontman for Orguesta Grogus will play
No sets tonight focusing x\ classical
guitar music from Venezuela and tradi
tional songs from Cuba and Venezuela
(for guitar and voice) Playing a dinner
set. 8-10:30 pm.
HEIDI HENSLEY (Repent) Local
songwriter Heidi Hensley has a
tendency towards the personal folk
side of things in her solo shows, but
her full-band gigs have been moving
closer to what they re calling *neo '80s
rock.* The most recent album is Right
About You.
“KARAOKE" (Eastwood Pub) Every
Thursday.
“KARAOKE" (Stan's Bari Grill)
Every Thursday
KILL GORDON (Tasty World) Atlanta
songwriter and rhythm guitarist for
The Booze. Kyle Gordon claims Tlie
Microphones. My Bloody Valentine. Air
and Beck as musical influences Now
backed by bassist Cyrus Shahmir and
drummer Lane Anderson.
PONCHO MAGIC (Repent) ‘Servin’
up songs of heartache and healing,
love sought and love lost, regret and
redemption.’ this local tour-piece in
corporates bluegrass and country into
traditional rock forms
DUSTY RHODES (J R.'s Baitshack)
Acoustic covers and originals
SO MANY DYNAMOS (Caledonia)
In 2004. St. Louis' So Many Dynamos
released the debut full-length tVhen
lExploded some strong reviews
The band's back with Flashlights, the
second full-length on Seattle's Skrocki
Records, playing catchy pop rock that's ’
chaotic, surprising and energizing, do
ing a swell job of capturing the groups
arresting live performances
SOMETYMES WHY (Melting Point)
The ‘acoustic noir* trio of Aoife
0 Donovan. Ruth Ungar and Kristin
Andreassen come together from several
other projects, namely Crooked Still,
The Mammals and Uncle Earl The sell-
titled album captures the trio s shared
love ol old-time and folk music white
testing the orthodoxies of tradition,
incorporating intriguing arrangements
and personal lyrics This is the band's
first tour, ana word is the name prob
ably won t stick either
T1SHAMING0 (40 Watt) Hard-edged,
rocking Southern blues from Athens
mainstays Cameron Williams (guitar,
vocals). Jess Franklin (guitar, keys,
vocals). Richard Proctor (drums) and
newcomer Chuck Thomas (bass) The
new album Wear N' Tear is out now
on Magnatude Records, and word is
another's on the way. tonight's show is
tree for those with a UGA ID.
VARIAC (Tasty World) Atlanta's Ryan
Pitchford (guitar, vocals). James
Pinkstone (bass). Tommy Tjoflat
(drums). Kris Sampson (guitar) and
JT Hall (lead vocals) give a bluesy,
harder Stones-esque edge to the high
energy rock that's been compared to
both Kings of Leon and My Bloody
Valentine.
WE VERSUS THE SHARK
(Caledonia) Local tour-piece We Versus
The Shark infuses everything with
math-rock s punkish abrasion but has
been able to inject a healthy amount of
hip-shakiri funk into the act The band
has some new songs to add to those
from debut album Ruin Everything\
and is back from a jaunt to NYC.
W1LX (40 Wan) Based out ol MS. »he
Tve-piece Witx, formed in mid-2005.
plays bluesy classic rock highlighted
by a good amount ot boogie-based
piano Debut album out now; tonights
show is free for those with a UGA ID
ZOSO (Georgia Theatre) Expect typical
Led Zeppelin covers as well as a hip
into relative Zep obscurity during the
California band's two sets.
Friday, Nov. 17
ATT1CUS HICKS BAND (The Library)
With AJticus Hicks on acoustic guitar
and lead vocals, the Aflicus Hicks Band
is drummer Michael Vilardo. bassist
Daniel Webster and lead guitarist Paul
Willoughby, and they play rock geared
towards Dave Matthews and John
Mayer fans
“BALL IN THE FALL" (Ritz) Hosted
by Dr. Sparkles and Whisper and fea
turing DJ Killacut. Dead Fresh Squad.
Big John Burbon. Elite tha Showstoppa
and Mantic. this hip-hop and rap event
is a benefit concert Read more about
the fundraiser on p 33. and see p. 29
lor more about OJ Killacut. who's in
charge ol the sounds tonight.
"BITCH SWITCH" (Go Bar) Mandy
Jane—local singer, sculptor and
burlesque dancer—and Sandice
Adina—local heavy metal karaoke
champ, ex-cheerleader and kung-fu
angel—spin thick dance grooves to
shake your sexy back
BOX OFFICE ROCKSTAR (Wild
Wing Cate) Atlanta's Brad Schrage. Dan
Atkinson. Randy Casquejo and Craig
Bowden play covers drawing from acts
like Blink-182. Fountains ol Wayne and
Green Day
JUSTIN BROGDON (Boar* Head)
Tallahassee. FL. native and cur
rent Athens (hide Justin Brogdon
(ex-Bluestring. Full Black Out) plays
acoustic covers and originals, aiming
lor thoughtful lyrics and emotional
sounds.
CARL LINDBERG TRIO (Mercury
Lounge) Jazz bassist Cart Lindberg
(Grogus. Squat. Kenosha Kid. etc)
takes the reins lor tonight* perfor
mance Tm excited about the line-up
ot Neal Fountain (guitar). Louis
Romanos (drums) and myself.* he
says *We've been playing a little
and getting into a fair amount ol tree
improvisation, often sneaking into
jungle grooves, as well as playing stulf
itke Coltrane. Hendrix. Radiohead.
Peter Gabriel, btues and R&B. We re
just having tun, and haven! realty
limited ourselves to any genre or for
mat—though I'm really digging the
jungle * 8 p m
DON CHAMBERS (Tasty World)
Local guitanst-banjoist-bartender Don
Chambers gets a lot of comparisons to
Tom Waits, but that doesn't quite hit the
mark Chambers' songs have the clos
ing-time chic of Waits, sure, but there's
a dusty theological lyrical undercurrent
of sin and salvation that* more in line
with Johnny Cash or Sparklehorse*
Mark Linkous Solo tonight lor the
most part, but drummer Brandon
McDearis may put in an appearance
“COMMITTEE OF VIGILANCE"
(Little Kings) 'Committee of Vigilance*
is a new happening put on by local
songwriters Christopher Henderson,
Jason Beckham and Spencer Frye. This
will be a weekly event for folks to stop
by after work, have a drink and listen to
these songwriters *in the round* with
occasional special guests 5 30-730
p m every Friday.
THE COOL S.W.A.P. (OT*) Four-
piece band based out ot Covington
plays a mix oi cover songs and original
rock tunes The band's debut album is
called Headshop
"CRUNK IN THE LOBBY V"
(WUOG 90 5 FM) Tonight* live hip
hop broadcast performance features
Batfkat, Southwest Click. Nobody
Famous. Son 1. Travis Williams
and North East Posse Boyz 10pm
Read a li*tle more about it on p. 33
DEAD CONFEDERATE (NugJ* Space)
Formerly known as The Redbeify Band,
the Atlanta Southern rock group this
summer released Petition to the Queen.
a new album that exhibits a significant
growth in songwnting into expansive,
spacious Southern rock reminiscent
ot My Morning Jacket Southern Bitch
and even Built to Spill.
"DISCO NIGHT" (Stan* Bar & Grill)
Tight Riders Disco is in charge of
bringing you R&B dance numbers, with
a healthy dose ot old-school disco
DJ BOBBY C (Loft) Local deejays
Blaze and Bobby Casifie drop tonight's
dance tunes tor your feet and your ass
THE ERIC HARRIS GROUP
(Starbucks Downtown) Hams relocated
to Athens from Oklahoma several years
ago and started playing with the band
Luminous a few years tack The Eric
Harris Group released an album in April
2004. and has an upcoming one draw
ing on live radio performances 8pm
FINE LINE (Nugi's Space) With John
Evans <16 Tons) on lead guitar and do-
bro. Banjo Rick on banjo. Kaitlin Jones
on rhythm guitar and vocals. Brian
Varin (16 Tons) on mandolin and Betsy
Franck on rhythm guitar and vocals,
this new band makes its public debut
tonight. *We do some originals, and a
lot ot standard and obscure bluegrass
covers.* says Franck 'Basically we are
a bunch of old friends that have finally
figured out a way to get to pick together
on Sundays * 8 30 p m.
THE FRESH DRUM FINGERS (DT*)
This new local trio ol Wylly Jordan
(guitar and vocals). Tim Piemaszek
(drums) and Joe! Thomas (bass) plays
straightforward, catchy and upbeat rock
songs about drinking, girts and such
FULL FATHOM FIVE (DT*) Clay
Bentield (saxes). Chris Currie (vocals,
guitar). Drew Kimball (percussion) and
Brady Smith (drums) play collegey
funk rock featuring wild drums and a
powerful saxophone Jazzy and upbeat,
the guys jam around with pop styles
THE HEALERS (Little Kings) Original
Healer Dowry Ray Simonds (harmonica
and vocals) reforms his local blues
group with Jimmy Bolman (guitar).
John Davis (guitar) and Jett Gill
(drums) on board to ptay some deep,
classic-sounding blues Two sets
starting at 9 30 pm; read a little more
about it cn p 33.
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