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For more info, visit us at
www.athensgreenfest.org
Saturday, March 24 9 930am-U30pm
Forest Festival:
Sounds of the Forests!
State Botanical Garden
Sunday, March 2$ • l*4pm
Spirit of the Land
Art Exhibition Opening Reception
State Botanical Garden’s Visitor Center
Saturday, March 31 9 7-9pm
Environmental Art
Opening Reception
ATHICA Gallery
Saturday, March 31 9 7-iopm
3rd Annual
Spirit of the Land
State Botanical Garden’s Terrace Room
ACC GreenFest Passport
To raise awareness about this important health issue, GreenFest 2007
has adopted the theme "Get Your Green Hour." GreenFest will challenge
children to get outside at least an hour a day, five days a week. Through
special events that stress the fun and odventure of the outdoors, GreenFest
will encourage kids to limit indoor time with television and video games
and instead get plenty of unstructured, outdoor play.
Please contact the ACC Recycling Division at
(706) 613-3512 for a Get Your Green Hour Passport
or visit www.athensgreenfest.org.
The passport is a log for the month of April that encourages
children and parents to get outside. There will be prizes tor
those children who complete the passport by obtaining 20
"green" hours during the month ot April. Prizes and services
have been donated by Academy Sports, Broad River Outpost,
Georgia State Parks and Historic Site (Watson Mill State Park),
Sandy Creek Park, The Georgian Press, Trex and Wal-mart.
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Morton, frontman of the Wholly
Ghosts, specializes in alt-country
rock songs that resemble an early
Ryan Adams and borrow from Elvis,
Dylan and Springsteen as well as the
Replacements. His newest album is
called King of Coming Around
8:30 p.m
“OPEN MIC NIGHT” (DT's) Every
Tuesday.
R0CKINW00D (No Where Bar)
Vocalist Owen Hunt, guitarist Mike
“Wally' Walliser (both also of The
Leavers), and drummer Nick Lacis.
bassist Whit Hawkins and guitarist
Danny Coulter are Rockmwood. a local
band playing blues-tinged Southern
rock about drinking and girls
NATHAN SHEPPARD (WOW
Wmgery) The local acoustic guitarist-
harmonicist is known for his emotive
singing style and his modern rework
ings of classic tunes, from Dylan and
Young to Van Morrison Hes perform
ing solo and acoustic every Tuesday at
the Five Points chicken wing restau
rant. 8 30 p.m
“TUESDAY NIGHT JAZZ" (Farm
255) Every Tuesday. 7-10 p m. the
downtown restaurant features jazz from
a revolving cast of regulars
Wednesday, Mar. 28
NATHAN BEAVER (Tasty World)
Formerly local singer Nathan Beaver
(ex-Curbside Crush) performs a solo
acoustic set of his lyric-driven folk-
pop Early show, 6 p m
DJ SIZZLE (Loft) Spinning the dance
numbers every Wednesday
ANGELA EASTERLING (Farm 255)
Playing light and lilting country music
that relies heavily on its bluegrass
cousins, Angela Easterling splits her
time between South Carolina and
California. Her 2006 release Earning
Her Wings drew comparisons to Judy
Garland, Patty Griffin, Allison Krauss
and the Carter Family.
JAY GONZALEZ (Kingpins) Nutria
keyboardist-vocalist Jay Gonzalez
has a new gig in town as a ’lounge
singer’ and piano player. Til be do
ing a bunch of '50s and '60s crooner
and rock-and-roll stuff, British inva
sion favorites. 70s AM radio hits,
bubblegum classics, some yacht rock'
for the Caledonia crowd and maybe
some Sinatra or Bing Crosby ’ Every
Wednesday from 8 to 11 p.m
“KARAOKE” (Foxz) Every Wednesday
“KARAOKE” (Melt's) Every
Wednesday
LAZER/WULF (40 Watt) This new
local art-metal five-piece mixes in prog
and more eclectic influences, and last
year released its demo album Demo-
Lition
NICK LIGHT (Tasty World) Light
plays an acoustic guitar with his heart
on his sleeve, going for a soulful,
emo-lite sound that draws on aspects
of Damien Rice. Bright Eyes and
Dashboard Confessional Early show.
6 p.m
MATIAS (Tasty World) No information
available Early show, 6pm
“OPEN JAM” (DT's) Bring your
instrument and join in For more infor
mation, call 706-208-1474
PART BEAR (Caledonia) Local song
writer Gray Griggs teams up with Nick
Kruskamp and Rhythm Token's Will
Begnaud to form this new classic-rock
leaning band
PRIME TIME JAZZ (Porterhouse)
Drummer Tony McCutchen, bass
ist Chris Enghauser and pianist Jim
McKillip perform jazz standards for the
dmner-and-a-drink set
TRACER METULA (Caledonia) The
new configuration of Jacob Hunt's
power-pop band rocks out in ways
reminiscent of the Clash and Echo &
the Bunnymen
TWIN POWERS (Go Bar) Danceable
New Wave and Britpop tunes 10pm,
every Wednesday
ZOSO (Georgia Theatre) Expect typical
Led Zeppelin covers as well as a trip
intu relative Zep obscurity during the
California band's traditional two-set
performance
Upcoming:
ATHENS BOYS CHOIR / MY SIAMESE
SELF/AROUND THE CAMPFIRE /DJ
KiNDA GAY (Little Kings) 3/29
DEERHUNTER / PSYCHIC HEARTS
/ LONG LEGGED WOMAN (40 Watt)
3/29
ECHO CANYON (Mercury Lounge)
3/29
THE GINGER ENVELOPE / DRAKKAR
SAUNA (Flicker) 3/29
LOU BRAINARD PROJECT/
MALAMUTE / WHISKY SHIT VOMIT /
RAT BABIES (Repent) 3/29
ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY
BAND (Georgia Theatre) 3/29
UNKNOWN HINSON (Tasty World) 3/29
USSR / PEOPLE NOISE (Caledonia)
3/29
A SOFT PERVERSION/IDIOT
SLOWDOWN (Tasty World) 3/30
ABBEY ROAD LIVE' (Melting Point)
3/30
AEGIS OF ATHENA / THE
DEMONSTRATION / THE MURDEP r D /
LAZER/WULF (Caledonia) 3/30
BEYOND TOMORROW/HOLIDAY
/ LAST NOVEMBER / SOUNDS OF
SILENCE (40 Watt) 3/30
BITCH SWITCH (Detour) 3/30
CARTER MCMULLEN & ELISSA
STEVENS (Mercury Lounge) 3/30
CLEAN RECORD (J R s Baitshack)
3/30
WESLEY COOK (Wild Wing Cate) 3/30
GUFF / NOTHING FANCY (Tasty World
Upstairs) 3/30
KINCHAFOONEE COWBOYS (Georgia
Theatre) 3/30
MAD WHISKEY GRIN (Borders) 3/30
MADHAPPY (Farm 255) 3/30
BAIN MATTOX / TIN CUP PROPHETTE
(UGA. Herty Field) 3/30
RUSTWOOD (Eastwood Pub) 3/30
ERIC SKELTON (DT's) 3/30
THE SUM (Sounds & Grounds Coffee
House) 3/30
WELTERWEIGHT (Caledonia) 3/30
YING YANG TWINS / DJ MAYS (UGA.
Georgia Hall) 3/30
Chris Hassiotis
Saturday, March 24
Jorma Kaukonen &
World-famous fingerstyle
git-tar picker and Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame member
Jorma Kaukonen is em
barking on a trek from his
picturesque Fur Peace farm
in Ohio to support his new
album Stars In My Crown,
the latest in his deep
catalog of roots-music ex
plorations. Whether it's the
blues, Americana or psyche
delic rock, the legendary
musician has been there,
done that and moved on,
barely looking back at the
mountain of material left in Barry Mitterhoff and iorma Kaukonen
his wake.
As a founding member of two of rock and roots' best-loved bands—Jefferson Airplane in
the '60s and Hot Tuna in 70s—the restless musician has always shuffled styles, beginning
with his earliest forays into Buddy Holly-influenced rock, as well as the folk, blues and blue-
grass that were bubbling under in scenes he visited around his Washington, DC, home. After a
series of relocations, he ended up in San Francisco, quickly becoming active in the buigeoning
'60s psychedelic world of folk-rock. And yes, he suggested the name Jefferson Airplane, while
serving that band well as guitarist. Hot Tuna, his 70s side project with fellow Airplane alum
Jack Cassady, is still active, often with buddy Barry Mitterhoff on mandolin.
Conveniently, talented, progressive-bluegrass cat Mitterhoff is also along for the ride on
the current tour, allowing Kaukonen room to branch out with selections from the new album
and also to look back to his more than 20 releases of Tuna tunes. Stars In My Crown includes
a number of originals, as well as a few choice covers, including fresh takes on Johnny Cash's
chilling “The Man Comes Around* and the country-tinged gospel of the rousing track “Will
There Be Any Stars In My Crown.” [Lee Valentine Smith}
Barry Mitterhoff
Melting Point
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