Newspaper Page Text
a-night-at-the-hotel packages, check
the Point's web site for details.
THE MOVEMENT (Georgia Theatre)
Guitarists Josh and Jordan play
hook-heavy rock, pulling all beats and
rhythm out of deejay Jon's beatbox. The
South Carolina trio released its debut
album On Your Feet in 2004
JENNIFER O'CONNOR (40 Watt) In
August. Matador Records will release
Over the Mountain, Across the Valley,
and Back to the Stars, the fourth album
from the former frontwoman of Atlanta
band Violet. Comparisons to Elliott
Smith, David Berman and Liz Phair
are appropriate for the emotional,
creative rock she produces, whether
solo or with a trio. There's also a new
EP out called Another Side ot Jennifer
O'Connor. See Box.
“OPEN JAM" (DT's) Bring your
instrument and join in. For more infor
mation, call 706-208-1474.
PABLO (40 Watt) Based around the
songs of New York songwriter Paul
Schalda, the band Pablo plays heart-
strumming, bluesy acoustic songs en
hanced by solid keys and a full sound.
The guys from Pablo are also acting as
backing band for tonight's headlining
act Kevin Devine.
PRIME TIME JAZZ (Porterhouse)
Drummer Tony McCutchen, bass
ist Chris Enghauser and pianist Jim
McKillip perform jazz standards tor
the dinner-and-a drink set every
Wednesday.
NATHAN SHEPPARD (Wild Wing
Caf6) This native Savannahian acous
tic guitarist-harmonicist has long
been a fixture on the regional folksy
singer-songwriter scene Sheppard is
known for his emotive singing style
and his modern reworkings of classic
tunes, from Dylan and Young to Van
Morrison Tonight he performs solo
and acoustic.
TWIN POWERS (Go Bar) Danceable
New Wave and Britpop tunes. 10 pm.
every Wednesday
“VALENTINE’S DAY PROM" (Go
Bar) Your house deejay Dan Geller,
AKA Twin Powers, lays out the tracks
tonight, selecting arena-rock hits and
other glittery '80s songs for tonight's
prom. Formal attire recommended
10 p.m.
THE WAILERS (Georgia Theatre)
Jamaican pros The Waiters have fre
quently shifted identities, sometimes
favoring the big-band sound of the
Skatalites or the rootsier, more soul
ful ska and reggae of Toots & The
Maytals (And Bob Marley's shadow
lingers stiiii) Where the Waiters have
always excelled, however, is in live
performance of both classic and cur
rent songs and in the transcendence of
temporary, temporal concerns. With an
ever-shifting lineup, legal issues be
tween members and the label plagued
the group last year.
JASON “LEFTY" WILLIAMS
(Amici) One-armed Atlanta guitarist
Jason 'Lefty' Williams at age 11 fash
ioned a pick to fit on what his website
likes to call “his nubb.’ and since he's
been turning out electrified rock, delv
ing into funk, country and jazz covers
and originals, either solo or with a
backing band Big Plans is the debut
album out now
Thursday. Fed. 15
BO BEDINGFIELD & THE
WYDELLES (40 Watt) If Springsteen
had followed up Nebraska wit) Georgia.
it might've sounded something like for
mer Timber drummer Bo Bedingfield's
debut album The World is Ending,
Show Some Decorum Tonight's
Wydelles show is a full-band affair
JOE BONAMASSA (Melting Point)
Raised in a house full of guitars. Joe
Bonamassa got a start at an early age
He fuses the ‘big rock sound' and
swampy blues on his latest album You
and Me. and has the sort of technical
skill that wows industry types and mu
sicians eager to find others with chops.
DON CHAMBERS (Flicker) Local
guitarist-banjoist Don Chambers gets
a lot of comparisons to Tom Waits,
but that doesn't quite hit the mark
Chambers' songs have the closing-
time chic of Waits, sure, but there's a
dusty undercurrent of sin and salvation
that's more in line with Johnny Cash or
Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkuus 8:30 p.m
THE CUBS (Tasty World) This young,
scrappy garage-rock four-piece has
been packing DT's recently and is now
making the upgrade to Tasty World.
DARLA (Tasty World) Jimmy Taylor
(ex-lron Hero. Virgin Box Set). Chris
Ellenburg (ex-Southern Bitch). John
Watson and Ryan Rawls are the new lo
cal guitar-heavy rock band Darla Bring
on the Mimes is the band's already-
in-the-can debut album, and this it the
debut show.
DIET ROCKSTAR (Mercury Lounge)
The local trio combines the powers of
Craig Lieske (Garbage Island, Desk
Pussy). Eric Harris (Ham 1. Thimble
Circus. Olivia Tremor Control) and
Jeff Rieter (Baghouse. Count, Hey.
Revolution!). 'It's semi-composed,
semi-demolition, semi-improvised.’
says Lieske. "We play around the Planet
Jazz, but have improvised dub songs
and songs around tape loops as well.*
DJ 43 (Detour) Back when he was the
Boneshakers house deejay. Mark Bell.
AKA DJ 43, would spins modern trance,
dance and house music. 10 p.m.
DJ RIX (Loft) Championing dance
favorites every Thursday. Atlanta's
DJ Rix favors breakbeat and hip-hop
mixes He recently collaborated with
Louisiana deejay Trace on a mix called
The Decade: Trace & Rix.
BETSY FRANCK (40 Watt) Betsy
Franck and her Bare Knuckle Band per
form soulful, brassy Southern rock and
country songs Held Up By Progress
is the debut seven-song album, and
tonight Franck perlorms a solo set
THE FRESH DRUM FINGERS
(Caledonia) This new local trio of
Wylly Jordan (guitar and vocals), Tim
Pieniaszek (drums) and Joel Thomas
(bass) plays straightforward, catchy
and upbeat rock songs about drinking,
girls and such
TINO GARRIDO (Farm 255) The front
man for Orquesta Grogus focuses on
classical guitar music from Venezuela
and traditional songs from Cuba
and Venezuela (for guitar and voice)
Playing a dinner set. 8-10 30 p m
GREAT SOCIETY (Tasty World)
Recently expanded to a four-piece, this
local band plays garagey power pop
songs about girls, sounding a little like
Weezer or the Cars The guys recorded
an EP a month or so back: it should
see the light of day soon.
HANOMAN (Caledonia) Melodic pop-
punk four-piece out of Atlanta.
“INDIE ROCK KARAOKE" (Go Bar)
Every Thursday.
J BOOZER (Tasty World) Hailing from
Missouri. J Boozer bills himself as "the
► continued on next page
Wednesday, February 14
Kevin Devine, Koufax,
Jennifer O’Connor, Pablo
40 Watt Club
It's easy to draw superficial
parallels between Jennifer O'Connor
and Cat Power's Chan MarshalL
Both ladies honed their chops in
Atlanta and later found homes on
Matador Records. But the similari
ties end there. O'Connor channels
raw emotions over sweet melodies
that flip between delicate acous
tic arrangements and lo-fi power
strumming, bending a '90s-centric
take on Liz Phair / Pixies-esque pop and alternative rock leanings. Her 2006 Matador release,
titled Over the Mountain, Across the Valley and Back to the Stars, was not her debut, but it was
something of a new beginning. After self-releasing her first EP and full-length, and a second
full-length for the obscure NYC indie label Red Panda, an offer from Matador wrenched her pro
file to a much higher leveL This is a journey that's hinted at in the record's namesake.
"Matador legitimized what I'm doing," O'Connor says, adding that prior to Over the
Mountains, her recordings were there, but didn't go much farther than the hands of friends
and folks who already knew her. "It was a dream come true to be part of a label with a roster
of such fantastic artists and to know that I'd made a record that people will actually hear,"
she says.
Her latest offering is digital EP Another Side of Jennifer O'Connor which is available through
www.emusic.com. The disc features a gracefully understated rendition of Bob Dylan's "To
Ramona" from Another Side of Bob Dylan, and its release commemorates a New York Dylan trib
ute from last November at which O'Connor performed alongside Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Patti
Smith. When she performs at the 40 Watt, it will be as a solo act drawing attention to her own
songs and powerful voice that have earned her a place amongst so many others. [Chad Radford]
Jennifer O'Connor
2
null's
space
396 Oconee St • Athens, GA 30601 • 706.227.1515
www.nuci.org • space€nuci.org
Volunteers & Donations Always Appreciated
MISFORTUNE 500
THE SHREDDERS
DR. KIP HICKS
will visit uninsured musicians. Please call
(706) 227-1515 to set up an appointment
A 510 donation to Nugi’s Space Is requested.
Survivors of Suicide
Support 6roup
Please contact Linda Phillips at
(706) 227-1515 or llnda@nuci.org
for more information.
The first Nuq's Space Podcast is
now available for download at
www.nuci.org.
Featuring band interviews, audio clips
plus a rarfe, live Adam's House Cat track.
All The Handfuls
You Can Handle.
246 E. Clayton
&
If You Can't Love
The One You Want,
Love The One
- You ’re With.
www.j-scottsalon.com
Now Hiring Hair<lr«‘\%«’t
I or Athoii*. Lor at ion
NEWS & FEATURES. I ARTS & EVENTS I MOVIES l MUSIC l COMICS & ADVICE I CLASSIFIEDS
FEBRUARY 14,2007 • FLAGPOLE.COM 21