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(most reminiscent of Tracy Chapman)
across the Southeast and Midwest
CHARLIE GARRETT BAND (Wild
Wing Cafe) Watkinsville guys Charlie
Garrett(vocals, guitar). Jay Rodgers
(bass). Scott Tracy (drums) and
Justin Brown (guitar) play countryish
Southern rock.
CHRISTINE (Caledonia) Heavy, metal-
informed rxk is on the menu from
Nashville's Christine. The band exploits
interesting dynamics, contrasting’front-
woman Stevie Bailey’s sweeter croon
with the gruff backing vocals of bassist
Devin Pena. Add a little lap steel, and
you’ve got the new album Badasser
CROOKED TOMS (Amici) Kevin
Fleming and Drew O'Donnell (of the
band Of Mirth And Matter) perform as
a duo, delivering covers and originals.
11 p.m.
OAN MELCHIOR UND DAS
MENACE (Little Kings) Based out of
Durham, NC (by way of London), Dan
Melchior and his band plays reverby,
moody-sounding garage rxk in the
style of the '60s greats. “Elev to Mezz'
is the new single out on Daggerman
Records
DJ BLAZE (The Library) DJ Blaze, who
has held down the wheels of steel at
The Annex and last summer's ‘Classic
City Hip-Hop,’ hosts tonight's dance
party, mixing contemporary hip-hop
with older favorites and some unex
pected forays into other genres.
DJ BOBBY C (Loft) Local deejay ^
Bobby Casille drop tonight's dance
tunes for your feet and your ass
DJ MARK BELL (8e's) Starting at
midnight every Friday and Saturday,
local deejay Mark Bell focuses on the
dander sounds of 20 years ago.
DJ TOMMY SALMON (Repent) Local
bassist Tommy Salmon (The High
Caliber, ex-Trinket) takes over the bars
speakers as he selects the evening's
music. Every Friday and Saturday
8-TRACK GORILLA & THE LOVE
HANDLES (Little Kings) The schtick
is this: local scenester and music dude
dresses up in a gorilla costume and
‘sings’ along to 70s-era 8-track tapes
More of a thing around the turn of the
millennium and just prior, the Ape's
back tonight with his backing vocalists
and dancers The Love Handles to...
entertain?
“KARAOKE" (Eastwood Pub) Every
Saturday.
“KARAOKE" (Mell's) Every Saturday
“LATENITE DISCO" (Go Bar) The
house deejay spins a cool mix of disco.
New Wave and modern dance tunes for
a sweaty and energetic crowd. Every
Saturday, 10 p.m.
KRISTY LEE (Detour) Playing folksy
acoustic tunes with a slight country lilt,
songwriter Kristy Lee hails from Bay
Minette, AL.
MUSIC HATES YOU (Caledonia)
This brutal metal act has gained the
respect of those in town eager to raise
a fist against all that troubles them.
High energy and higher volume from
Icudmongers Noah Ray (guitar, vocals),
Zaxx Hembree (guitar), Forest Hetland
(bass) and Patrick Ferguson (drums).
The new album is the powerful Send
More Paramedics.
PERMAGRIN (Farm 255) Schxled in
the New Orleans underground, drum
mer Louis Romanos (now an Athens
resident) and guitarist-composer Dan
Sumner draw on influences as diverse
as street beats, jazz, bebop and R&B,
but the duo creates something versa
tile, lyrical and dextrous with its live
electronic music.
PERPETUAL GROOVE (Georgia
Theatre) These former Savannahians
have been stirring crowds into a frenzy
around the Southeast with their high-
energy jams and spirited cover tunes.
But they liked Athens so much they
picked up and moved here earlier this
year! All This Everything and Sweet
Oblivious Antidote ate the most recent
albums.
“SALSA NIGHT" (Tasty World) Latin
dancing hosted by local promoters
Chamo Events. 9:30 p.m. Upstairs,
every Soiurday night.
ED SMITH (Cups Coffee Cafe)
Classical guitar and perhaps some
improv work from local musician
Ed Smith (Menage a Twang, Wild
Sunflowers, etc).
THE SUEX EFFECT (Amici) The
trio of guitarist-vocalist Ricky Barrett,
drummer Jonathan Daniels and bass
ist Miles Karp describes itself as an
‘original utility-rock power trio blend
ing psychedelic sounds from funk,
rock, blues and reggae *
TIGER! TIGER! (Little Kings) Making
its Athens debut, the Atlanta band
Tiger! Tiger! delves into seriously seri
ous revivalist garage rxk, churning out
catchy tunes heavily influenced by '60s
girl groups and rock-and-rollers on
its upcoming sophomore disc Beyond
Your Mind. See Box
TIN CUP PROPHETTE (40 Watt)
Local artist Amanda Kapousouz blends
genres as she switches instruments,
Ixps her airy vocals and violin around
guitar and drums. The full band fea
tures Daniel Rickard (Suny Lyons, The
Low Lows). Jeremy Wheatley (The Low
Lows. Heidi Hensley Band) and Sara-J
Ursrey (The Ones). Last year's debut
album is the enchanting Liar and the
Thief, and there's also the unofficial*
EP of Celtic tunes Calling the Oceans
By Name
VAN MORRISON TRIBUTE (Melting
Point) Featuring Augusta songwriter
Greg Hester backed by a seasoned
band, the Van Morrison Tribute is
pretty much what you'd expect: a soul
ful run through the varied career of Mr
Morrison.
VENICE IS SINKING TRIO (40 Watt)
Daniel Lawson, Karolyn Troupe and
James Sewell play a low-key. acoustic
set of Venice Is Sinking songs. The
stripped-down presentation will
include just guitar, viola, trumpet and
some piano, with much sparser ar
rangements than is typical of the lush
pop group. Violinist-vocalist Amanda
Kapousouz (of tonight's headlining act
Tin Cup Prophette) will likely sit in on
several songs
“WAR OF THE DEEJAYS" (Little
Kings) Rounding out tonight's garage-
rxk-heavy Little Kings bill is ‘War of
the Deeiays,’ in which local music-
obsessives Kurt Wxd. Jim Tucci and
Devlin Thompson face off. Who wins?
Those looking to shake a tailfeather.
BRIAN WOLFF (40 Watt) Texas group
Drums & Tuba used to be a duo. then
added a guitar and expanded to a trio
(but didn't adjust the name) The tuba
part of the equation comes courtesy of
Austin musician Brian Wolff, currently
on a solo tour. No details available,
though, as to how much of his perfor
mance will consist of tuba, if any at all.
ZOROASTER (Caledonia) Dark, juras-
sic sludge-rxk trio from Atlanta. Self-
titled EP out now, and word is a split
release with Athens’ own Music Hates
You is in the future. See Box
Sunday, Feb. 11
LESLIE HELPERT (Farm 255) Local
singer-songwriter Leslie Helped per
forms a set of ambient electric guitar
solo during the dinnertime hours. 7
p.m.
JEFF SOILEAU (Borders) Athens
musician Jeff Soileau (pronounced
‘swallow*) performs New Age finger-
style acoustic guitar, drawing from
influences Michael Hedges and Phil
Keaggy. 6 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 12
BLUE FLASHING LIGHT (Tasty
World) Local six-piece Blue Flashing
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