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Wednesday, March 21
Martyr & Pistol,
Beat the Devil
Flicker Theatre & Bar
In the early part of this
decade, Athens band Martyr
& Pistol was making some
serious headway via fre
quent live gigs. The band's
moody, often understated
beauty was nearly always
a surprising listen for new
audience members—sur
prising because the band,
as often as not, shared the
stage with bands which, while leaning to the artistic side, were more in the business of vol
ume-peddling. Even so, Martyr & Pistol was completely capable of turning up its own volume
and flexing the music into a fully dynamic strong-arm. Comprised of Brent Van Daley (guitar,
vocals), Kera Schaley (cello, guitar, vocals) and Mitchell King (drums), the band released an
album called Reconstructive Surgery in 2002.
Then Martyr & Pistol went through what troubles many groups: a member moved away.
When King packed up and headed to New York, the band wasn't interested in having him re
placed, but the transition from a flurry of activity to relative sedateness wasn't easy one. 'The
wind was kind of taken out of our sails," says Van Daley. "We had one lineup change and that
was sort of a failed experiment."
Since then, King has returned to Athens intermittently to record and play live with Martyr
& Pistol, although Van Daley and Schaley have played a handful of shows on their own as a
duo. Van Daley has been busy building a home studio for the band, which should help stream
line the recording process, the newest evidence of which is the album The Misanthrope. The
self-reteased album is currently being finished and should be available at the show. This is a
rare opportunity to see Martyr & Pistol with its full lineup, and Ricker is probably the best
room in town to catch this band. Show starts at 8:30 p.m., with Beat the Devil [see p. 30]
opening. [Gordon Lamb]
continued from page 19
with older favoriles and some unex
pected forays into other genres.
DJ JOHNNY D (Loft) One of The
Loft Lounge's rotating crew of house
deejays, Johnny D—whom you may
recognize from Atlanta’s 95.5 The Beat
or South Carolina's Hot 98.1 FM—lays
down the new dance sounds, heavy on
the hip-hop every Friday night.
DJ MARK BELL (8e's) Starting at
midnight every Friday and Saturday,
local deejay Mark Bell focuses on the
dancier sounds of 20 years ago.
DJ PHLAB (Go Bar) Local musician/
graphic designer Winston Parker
jockeys tonight's late-night dance party,
mixing retro classics and current dance
and rock songs.
DJ REBB (Detour) Atlanta's DJ Rebb
plays Top 40. hip-hop. piogressive
house and other electronic sounds
prime for dancing. Following tonight's
drag cabaret show
DJ TOMMY SALMON (Repent) Local
bassistTommy Salmon (The High
Caliber, ex-Trinket) takes over the bar's
speakers as he selects the evening's
music. Every Friday and Saturday
DRUID CITY (Caledonia) Druid
City plays “original compositions
blending consumer-grade electronic
keyboards, guitar and saxophone.'
Featuring Julien DeRocher (guitar,
banjo), Larry Tucker (sax) and Aaron
Wegelin (drums). DeRocher's songs are
pastoral, emotional and sincerely mov
ing lolk-leaning works decorated with
electronic flourishes. See p. 36.
ENTROPY (Tasty World) Frequently
accompanied by backup singers, guest
percussionists and a horn section,
the once-Athenian, now-relocated-to-
Atlanta funk-fusion group put out the
full-length Live+Rebel+Funk+Love in
2005. The guys spent much of last year
hammering away at a new one called
Crawl, out now.
HAM 1 (Caledonia) Guitarist Jim
Willingham handles the frontman
stuff, while Eric Harris (drums), Jacob
Morris (cello), Chris Sugiuchi (trom
bone) and others join in. Exuberant,
quirky and jolly. Willingham is a well of
creativity, and his folk-pop eccentrici
ties always surprise. Sophomore album
coming soon.
“IT’S FRIDAY” (WUGA, 91.7 FM)
Every Friday at 4 p.m. Today's perfor
mance Russian Spy Camera
JEFF AND BENARES (Cups Coffee
Cate) Banjo, guitar, accordion, lap.
steel, fiddle mandolin, vocal harmoniz
ing. .. Asheville, NC. duo Jeff and
Benares play folk, bluegrass and old-
time Appalachian music. Originals and
traditional tunes. 8 p.m.
“KARAOKE” (Mell’s) Every Friday
KENOSHA KID (Mercury Lounge)
The ever-revolving jazz explorations of
Kenosha Kid orbit the guitar sounds
of local musician Dan Nettles. He has
a revolving cast of backing musicians
helping him out as he dips into bop,
free-jazz and skronk rock. According to
the venue, tonight's show is “featuring
R.E.A Kobrinsky and music for the
silent film The Mascot.' 8 p.m.
WILL KIMBROUGH (Georgia
Theatre) According to the man himself,
the Nashville songwriter’s new album
Americanitis.is a combination of his
influences, namely “old American rock-
and-roll, country, blues and jazz and
British Invasion music." See Box
MANDY JANE & THE JAWS OF
LIFE (Caledonia) The original uranium
miner's daughter Amanda Crouse
heads up this tongue-in-whiskey-
soaked-cheek country'n’western-
inspired act. Ken Manring works the
guitar as the duo swings through
original tunes and perhaps a choice
cover or two
MARSHALL SEESE BAND (J R.’s
Baitshack) Country rock covers and
originals.
“THE MIRAGE” (Safari Athens) “The
Mirage' is a hip-hop event featur
ing local rappers showcasing their
unique flows and deliveries. Show up
to catch acts like C-Fre$h, Elite tha
Showstoppa Big John Burbon
Figaro Dirt Reynolds Bear and
the GP Mafia among others Hosted
by the iocal promotion outfit Mantooth
Music, everything—including live
dancing by the Beli Luna troupe—gets
going around 10 p.m.
MISFORTUNE-500 (Go Bar) Hook-
heavy, mid-tempo local rock with a
strong melodic backing and an enthu
siastic stage show. The band released
a self-titled debut EP a while back, but
the new release is the full-length Before
This Winter Ends.
NEW ATLANTIC (40 Watt) Jersey
emo-pop band. Releasing the debut
album The Streets, The Sounds, and
The Love nationally next month.
WYNNE PARIS (Healing Arts Centre)
New York's musician Wynne Paris and
clarinetist Perry Robinson perform as
Groovananda. an audience-participa
tory act that fuses world beat, jazz
and kirtan (a type of yogic call-and-
response devotional chanting) and
includes songs and stories about yoga,
jazz and musical meditations. Tonight
Paris performs a solo kirtan seat at
8 p.m.
RUSSIAN SPY CAMERA (Go Bar)
Ryan White (guitar, vocals) and Andy
Turner (drums, vocals) last year
recruited musician McGregor Button,
drawing in influences from rock, hip-
hop and electronic music. The band's
quirky debut album You Are A Vulture
is a jittery, electrified bundle of pop
kineticism.
THE SOLSTICE SISTERS (Saving
Grace) Singing together for more than
a decade. Maggie Hunter, Susan Staley
and Anna Durden blend three-part har
monies. singing traditional and original
folk songs. 7:30 p m at the Comer
restaurant.
SONS OF SAILORS (Melting Point)
The Tony Pritchett Band—guitar-
ist/vocalist Pritchett, harmonica player
David Gould, lead guitarist Don Big
D' Dixon, keyboardist Kenny Head,
bassist Tim Pritchett and drummer Tim
Newman—has been performing coun
try rock on and off in Athens since the
late 1970s, and tonight delivers a set of
Jimmy Buffett songs, as well as other
like-minded covers, under the name
Sons of Sailors.
THE SOUTH FRENCH BROADS
(Caledonia) The South French Broads
are a duo from Asheville. NC, throwing
drums, bass. sax. harmonica, toys,
props and more Into the let's-just-see-
what-happens mix.
“SPOKEN WORD & HIP HOP
NIGHT" (Tasty World Upstairs) A
batch of talented local emcees col
laborate with spoken word artists
for tonight's night of rhymes, poetic
flows and music. On the bill Badkat,
Celeste Life Travis Williams and
Son 1 A benefit for the Haven
THE SUEX EFFECT (Tasty World) The
trio of guitarist-vocalist Ricky Barrett,
drummer Jonathan Daniels and bass
ist M«les Karp describes itself as an
“original utility-rock power trio blend
ing psychedelic sounds from funk,
rock, blues and reggae.”
VENICE IS SINKING (UGA. Herty
Field) With boy/ girl vocals, a cin
ematic jangle and a sweeping, emo
tional punch courtesy of a viola, Venice
is Sinking's piano-based torch songs
burn bright. Last year the local five-
piece released its lush and charismatic
debut album Sorry About the Flowers.
Playing outdoors at noon as part of the
“Terry Tunes* series.
Saturday, Mar. 24
ADAMS TOWNSHIP (Farm 255)
Heavy grooves and jazz-funk fusion
from Atlanta's Adams Township, a
four-piece group dedicated to explor
ing boundaries and indulging eclectic
influences.
AUDITION WITH MAX REINHARDT
(Go Bar) Vocalist-accordionist-song
writer Sanm Baumgartner leads this lo
cal ensemble through a theatrical, sul
try and brassy set of authentic German
cabaret music from the 1920s and '30s,
with some original tunes thrown in as
well. Chuck Bradburn has joined up
as bassist, and lately the ensemble's
performances have evolved to an even
more theatrical state. Call ahead before
you head out to this show to make sure
it's still happening
BIRDS&WIRE (NuQis Space) This
new local four-piece plays alternative
country with a classic sound, but can
approach things from jazz and pop
points of view Three-part harmonies,
pedal steel, all originals from vocalist /
guitarist Lera Lynn, drummer Ck Koch
(Electa Villain) and lap steel guitarist
Neal Fountain Benefit show for Nuqi's
Space
BLUE COTTON (Wild Wing Cate) No
information available.
DIEGO CATALAN (Little Kings) Jim
Wilson, best known as a drummer
and percussionist for Sleepy Horses.
Mother Jackson and Don Chambers'
band GOAT, performs a set under his
stage name Diego Catalan, pulling in
some buddies for the action Diamond
Center guy and former Sleepy Horse
Kyle Harris on bass and guitar, Ham Vs
Jacob Morris on cello. Fabulous Bird
frontman Peter Alvanos on drums and
multi-instrumentalist John Fernandes
on “whatever he wants. I guess,
but probably violin and cello,' says
Wilson
THE DIAMOND CENTER (Little
Kings) Tonight's debut show of this
new band features former members of
bands like Sleepy Horses and Brown
Frown "We are going for a kind of psy
chedelic/ garage with a tinge of country
sound.’ says guitarist-vocalist Brandi
Goodson. “We are currently continuing
to write and record demos.' See a little
more on p. 37
DJ BLAZE (The Library) DJ Blaze, who
has held down the wheels of steel at
The Ann*x 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
Volunteers fk Donations Always Appreciated
GABRIEL KELLEY
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DR. KIP HICKS
will visit uninsured musicians. Please call
(706) 227-1515 to set up an appointment
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