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Monday, November 20
Cake on Cake,
Ice Cream Socialists
Tasty World
There's a vague sadness
present in the songs of Helena
Sundin, the 25-year-old
Swedish musician from the ;
town of UmeS who performs
under the name Cake on Cake.
But it's no epic maudlin af
fair; it's more like the twinge
of regret when the nights
get a little colder than you'd
expected, and you think to
yourself, "Huh. So I guess
it's going to be winter pretty
soon. And I was just starting
to enjoy the autumn."
So there's that subtle un
dercurrent, but the immediate
impact of listening to Cake on
Cake is one of, well, sweet
ness. Sundin layers her vocals
in curious ways. The songs are-
delicate yet not necessarily
simple, full of textures and
sounds that do nothing so much as they twinkle. Lyrically, the content of her songs is to the
point, and individual songS"are generally structured around one theme or emotion, rather than
going for something broader. There's longing, there's love, there's desire, there's sorrow, there's
nostalgia. It should appeal to fans of mid-'90s indie pop as well as to those into locally grown
music like that of the early Kindercore Records or current Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records
stables.
Sundin, classically trained on the piano, cello and vocals, is multi-instrumental and on
her new album is credited with all vocals, organ, piano, keyboard, Rhodes, clavinet, metal-
lophone, xylophone, recorders, cat-and-canary-flute, melodica, harmonica, guitar, mandolin,
egg, claves, woodblock, tambourine, bells, triangles, cymbals, tablas, hand-drum, snare-drum,
electronics, kazoo, sea-shells, hand-clap, lamp-shades, glass animals and more (her buddy
Andreas Gabrielsson contributes bass duties on the album, and a couple of other folks show up
on instruments Sundin doesn't play).
Cake on Cake signed to American label Desolation Records in 2005, and her debut album
I See No Stars came out in November of last year; Sundin will officially release her pretty and
charming second album I Guess 1 Was Daydreaming in early 2007, but it'll be available for pur
chase at her solo show this week. [Chris Hassiotis]
Helena Sundin
and bassist Preston Wilber (Fiasco.
ex-Lionz). The band plays psychedelic-
influenced Americana rock. New songs,
old songs.
VERSATILIANS (DTs) Versatilians
hail from Monroe and tonight bring a
scattershot collection of original songs
ranging from acoustic folk-rock to dirty
blues-rock and working in covers of
folks like the Stones. Pink Floyd and'
Tom Petty (and even former Athenian
Jennifer Nettles).
Sunday, Nov. 19
“DISCO NIGHT" (Stans Bar & Grill)
DJ Coffey Man is in charge of bring
ing you R&B dance numbers, with a
healthy dose of old-school disco.
CHRISTOPHER HENDERSON
(Borders) Athens musician Chris
Henderson- -a frequent gigger at Hot
Corner with his brother Matt—plays
guitar, dobro. mandolin, banjo, melodi
ca. harmonica and more His self-titled
debut album was released earlier this
year, and Henderson already has its
followup The Legend of the Oglethorpe
County Ghost Truck, And Other Tall
Tales in the bag 7p.m
CASPAR McCLOUD (Borders)
Woodstock. GA, rock guitarist Caspar
McCloud perlorms solo this afternoon.
McCloud's also the author of the recent
book Nothing is Impossible, about his
Chrislian reawakening following severe
health issues. 4 p m
THE SOLSTICE SISTERS (Athens
Montessori School) Singing together
for more than a decade, Maggie Hunter.
Susan Staley and Anna Durden bler.rt
three-part narmonies, singing tradi
tional and original songs. Part of the
schools 'Family Concerts' series,
4 pm.
Monday. Nov. 20
CAKE ON CAKE (Tasty World)
Swedish musician Helena Sundin tours
solo through the United States with
copies of her new album / Guess 1 Was
Daydreaming, a charming and sweet
sparse pop record that twinkles with
nostalgia and emotion. See Box
ICE CREAM SOCIALISTS (Tasty
World) Six eclectic local college kids
making kaleidoscopic pop with nerdy
lead vocals, harmonizing backing vox.
accordions, keyboards, violins and
more. A couple of months back, the
band celebrated the release of its swell
debut album Belles & Missiles.
JO’S BAND (J.R.Is Baitshack) Rock
covers and originals.
“KARAOKE" (8e(s) Every Monday
"KARAOKE" (Stans Bar & Grill)
Every Monday.
“OPEN MIC NIGHT" (Eastwood Pub)
Every Monday.
JENA PARADIES (Go Bar) Jena
Paradies delivers exquisite mixes of
the freshest in Berliner techno, electro
house and subsonic soul laced with
hooks so sharp they could draw blood
10 30 pm.. Mondays.
RAND LINES TRIO (Mercury
Lounge) Jazz standards and originals
from this trio led by Rand Lines, who
also plays in local pop group Freeze
Tag He’s backed by bassist Jason
Cheek and drummer Dennis Baraw
“THE RENEGADEZ VS. V (Tasty
World) Creating enthusiastic and high-
energy hip hop. Son 1 and 1000 Gramz
swap in and out of each others’ Hows
over heavily melodic backing tracks
loaded with tons of rolling bass, beats
and samples courtesy of Digital Master
and backed by a live band Tonight the
emcees challenge any local rappers to
show up lor a full night of rhymes and
battle raps Upstairs.
Tuesday. Nov. 21
EARL GREYHOUND (Tasty World)
Earl Greyhound began with the col
laboration of NYC songwriters Matt
Whyte (vocals, guitar) and Kamara
Thomas (bass, vocals) more than four
years ago. developing a strong vocal
mlerptay They added heavy-hitting
drummer Rice Sheridan, and have been
drawing comparisons to English rock
bands like Queen. Zeppelin and T Rex
The self-produced debut full-length
Soft Targets was released last month on
Some Records
GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS (Tasty World)
This Atlanta tour-piece provides hair-
metal covers from the 1980s Upstairs.
“KARAOKE" (Eastwood Pub) Every
Tuesday. 9 pm.
“KARAOKE” (Sherms) Every
Tuesday. 7 pm-10 pm
“KARAOKE" (Walkers Pub) Every
Tuesday. 10 pm
“KARAOKE" (Wild Wing Caffi) Every
Tuesday. 10 pm
“LIVE FAST RULES" (WUOG. 90 5
FM) Live and ioud performance on the
radio every Tuesday at 10 p m This
week Bird Flu
RASTA BLANCA (J R s Baitshack)
Reggae covers and originals. Every'
Tuesday.
“SINGER-SONGWRITER
SHOOTOUT" (DTs) For singer-
songwriters and small acoustic acts
Call 612-468-4031 to sign up. Every
Tuesday
“TUESDAY NIGHT JAZZ" (Farm
255) Every Tuesday. 7-10 p.m. the
downto wn restaurant features jazz Irom
a revolving cast of regulars
THUNDERCHIEF (Tasty World) 'We
play classic rock-influenced punk, or
punk-influenced classic rock.’ says the
band, who just wrapped recording ses
sions on a debut album “Whichever
way you wanna look at it.'
Wednesday, Nov. 22
“KARAOKE" (Foxz) Every Wednesday.
“KARAOKE" (Melt’s) Every
Wednesday
“KARAOKE" (Stan’s Bar & Grill)
Every Wednesday
KENI MYLES (Stans Bar & Grill)
Musician Keni Myles perlorms to
night as part ot the Athens Comedy
Experience's “Thanksgiving Edition,*
The Atlanta singer will deliver a set of
sweet and soulful R&B, and the rest
of the evening will feature comedians
Noah Gardenswartz. Bryan Burgess.
Clyde Gordon and Julian Haynes
Hosted by Karlous Miller. 9 p m
NORMALTOWN FLYERS (Foxz) The
roots-rock group—currently a four-
piece comprising Brian Burke (vocals/
guitar). Tom Ryan (vocals/bass), Davis
Causey (guitar) and Deane Quinter
(drums)—has long been an Athens
mainstay Tonight the band perlorms
its annual night-betore-Thanksgiving
show.
“OPEN JAM" (DT s) This is a new
thing the club's trying out. you just
bring your instrument and join in. For
more information, call 706-208-1474
“OPEN MIC NIGHT" (Stans Bar &
Grill) Every Wednesday, 8pm
THE PLAGUE (Tasty World) In the
1980s. this punk band formed as
one of the first of i's kind in Athens
Members went on to play in bands like
Sump and “"Volcanic, but in 2005
revitalized their early, rougu and ener
getic creation.
PRIME TIME JAZZ (Ponerhouse)
Drummer Tony McCutchen. bass
ist Chris Enghauser and pianist Jim
McKillip perform jazz standards lor
the dinner-and-a-drink set every
Wednesday
TWIN POWERS (Go Bar) Danceable
New Wave and Bntpop tunes 10 pm,
every Wednesday.
Upcoming:
ALEX ORANGE (Boar s Head) 11/24
THE ERIC DODD BAND (Tasty World)
11/24
NATE NELSON & FRIENDS (40 Watt)
11/24
RUSTWOOD (Eastwood Pub) 11/24
COREY SMITH/TIM BRANTLEY
(Georgia Theatre) 11/24
WILLIAM TONKS (Flicker) 11/24
BEYOND TOMORROW / HAMELIN /
HOLIDAY (40 Watl) 11/25
DON CHAMBERS / FANCIE / FRED
WEAVER (Caledonia) 11/25
“DIRK & TONY REUNION' (Melting
Point) 11/25
DRIVIN’N’CRYIN'/TODD SNIDER
(Georgia Theatre) 11/25
JOSH TAYLOR BAND / POOLSTICK
(Tasty World) 11/25
TIM MILLER (Boar's Head) 11/25
VERSATILIANS (Dfs) 11/25
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