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Deaf judges Friday, April 27 “Battle @ the Lounge” Caledonia Lounge Is it too far of a jump to compare Athens' current hip- hop scene to the early '80s rock scene? The performers know each other, the fens know each other, crowds are supportive of the idea of Athens hip-hop—in the abstract as well as specific art ists—and the tight-knit scene is slowly diversifying. "We're bring ing in more and more emcees, and it really is diverse," says Montu Miller of AthFactor Entertainment, a local company behind the monthly "Battle @ the Lounge" hip-hop event Says 3onn Vereen, a local producer and cofounder of AthFactor, "The goal is to have a showcase of talent, emcees who are talented and hungry to get out there." "Battle (5) the Lounge" is an evolution of "Battle Lounge," a less ambitious emcee battle series from several years ago. This weekend's is the fifth installment, and all previous events but one have sold out, a feet few rock bills at the Caledonia can boast. A showcase of local and regional talent, this month's "Battle @ the Lounge" will spotlight Nothing But Cash, the new local duo of The Renegadez's 1000 Gramz and Chicago transplant Bap; A.D., a young emcee with a rapid-fire style; The Canz, the formerly Athenian duo of Prominent and Foster, two Ghana-born rappers who in 2005 delivered the impressive but under-the-radar debut disc Culture Shock; and Deaf Judges, the hydra-headed hip-hop conglomeration between Old White Women, Produce Man and Rorshak. Every "Battle @ the Lounge" features one performer in particular, generally concurrent with the release of a new album or mixtape: Travis Williams and Bear, for instance, have cel ebrated their respective releases at these events. This week's installment finds longtime local emcee Mystro dropping his mixtape Digital Camouflage, showcasing his street-poet style and early releases of tracks featuring Ishues, Badkat and Too Complicated. Miller hosts the eve ning, with music provided by the reliable DJ Bulldog Purp. Our hip-hop scene is slowly (and for the most part surely) growing; this monthly showcase is your best bet for catching a wide variety of talent under one roof. [Chris Hassiotis] continued from page 25 of the 2004 debul album / Bought a Heart Made of Art in the Deep. Deep South as well as newer tunes from the forthcoming follow-up. A portion of the proceeds will benefit WUGA and the University's Music Business Certificate Program. 6 pm. See p. 31. IMMUZIKATION (Mercury Lounge) Alfredo Lapuz handles electronics and backing vocals for the local party funk band Velveteen Pink, but he also deejays as Immuzikation, featuring his own grooving remixes for tonight’s post-band dance party. 11 p.m. “INDIE ROCK KARAOKE” (Go Bar) Every Thursday “KARAOKE” (Eastwood Pub) Every Thursday. KING COTTON (Melting Point) Guitarist-vocalist-mandolinist Fester Hagood (ex-Ray Ray & the Hog Mountain Boys) and guitarist-vocal ist “Big Donald’ Spurlin team up on songwriting duties and recruit guitarist Jared Forester and bassist Scott Tracy to form this new band. “Our style is Americana, country rock, Southern rock' says Hagood LIKE TOTALLY (Caledonia) Local la dies Jenny and Whitney perform songs for children of all ages, singing about unicorns, cookies and such. They're joined by talking dog travel guides, ornery pirates and more. LIONZ (Roadhouse) This local band of positive groovers embarks on a new batch of jam-flavored adventures, from classic rock, blues, soul and bluegrass to reggae, augmented by two full drum kits The debut album is Stranger Things Have Happened, and a new album's in the works “LIVE IN THE LGBBY” (WUOG 90 5 FM) Thursdays at 8 p.m Tonight's lo cal-band performance: Andy Ditzler MAD PROFESSOR (Georgia Theatre) Dub musician Mad Professor (born Neil Fraser) hails from London by way of Guyana, and came to prominence in the '80s as a producer during the second generation of dub artists, adopting ? more layered, fuller sound than many others working in the reg gae-influenced genre His Dub Me Crazy mixes led to collaborations with artists as varied as Rancid, Sade. The Orb, Jamiroquai, Massive Attack and dub godfather Lee “Scratch’ Perry. New Galaxy of Dub: Sci-Fi 2 is his latest album, released on his own long-run ning Ariwa label MAH WINK & JOSH TAYLOR (J.R.'s Baitshack) Local songwriters Matt Wink and Josh Taylor (of the hard-rockin' trio the Josh Taylor Band) perform as a duo and trade acoustic songs back and forth MISFORTUNE 500 (Caledonia) Hook-heavy, mid-tempo local rock with a strong melodic backing and an enthusiastic stage show. The band released a self-titled debut EP a while back, and the new release is the full- length Before This Winter Ends. PAUL McHUGH (Fucker) Paul McHugh spends most of his time onstage fronting Mother Jackson, the hard-charging, '70s-sounding rock- and-roll band rattling around town for last several years Tonight, however, he's taking the solo approach which should prove essential for those eager to decipher Mother Jackson's lyrics. McHugh says he'll perlorm some of the band's songs, as well as some new solo stuff he's been working on. 8:30 pm MODERN SKIRTS (UGA. Legion Field) This piano-driven local pop group's firm grasp of melody is its strongest suit, and the four guys in the Skirts have gone a long way to charm Athens The debut full-length is Catalogue of Generous Men. a harmo ny-soaked collection of pop numbers that bridges the Beatles and Ben Folds A portion of the proceeds will benefit WUGA and the University's Music Business Certificate Program 6 p.m CAROLINE MONROE (Melting Point) Caroline Monroe (ex-Umpteen) performs soulful and folk-pop country originals Her debut solo album is called Ghost Town, see a review on p 35. PACKWAY HANDLE BAND (UGA. Legion Field) Packway's one-mic bluegrass provides sly, hearty original songs and renditions of classic tunes The local band has a new live EP out called Extreme, see p 35 for a review A portion of the proceeds will benefit WUGA and the University's Music Business Certificate Program 6 p m PARASITE SHOES (Repent) With former members of Dirty Sanchez & the Pancho Villas. Col Knowledge and the Winter Sounds, among others, this new five-piece band makes its debut tonight POLEMIC (Repent) Plastic on the Mouth Hole is local band Polemic's most recent album from 2004; it's a blast of tough-to-pin-down, hard- edged alt-metal given a softer touch from the band fronted by McKenna Mackie. Allen Kent on bass and Jon Crandall on drums round out the trio. BONNIE RAITT (Classic Center Theater) 2005's Souls Alike is the 18th album from Bonnie Raitt. the top-notch singer who's become something akin to an institution in her own right. Her bottleneck-blues style grabs atten tion while her supple R&B vocals helped position her for membership in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Raitt's backing band tonight—guitar ist George Marinelli, bassist James Hutchinson, drummer Ricky Fataar and pianist Jon Cleary—are a gang she's been with for a while, developing an easy rapport and intuit ve groove. Athenians Randall Bramblett and Davis Causey will reportedly put in an appearance onstage; Raitt performed their song ’God Was In The Water' on Souls Alike. THE SUEX EFFECT (No Where Bar) The trio of guitarist-vocalist Ricky Barrett, drummer Jonathan Daniels and bassist Miles Karp describes itself as an ‘original utility-rock power trio blending psychedelic sounds from funk, rock, blues and reggae ’ Tonight the band celebrates the release of debut album Faces of the Tree. WARM IN THE WAKE (Tasty World) Decatur indie-rock band playing around with a number of styles; the band’s debut EP Gold Dust Trail was re leased last year Part of an earlier show starting at 6 p.m THE WINTER SOUNDS (Tasty World) Land of No Output is last year’s album from this impressive, non-stop local band The five-piece creales a strong mix of deft, rhythmic indie rock with vocal flourishes that occasionally touch on emo. maintaining a coher ent identity while exploring a variety of song structures. New full-length Porcelain Empire out in June. Part of an earlier show starting at 6 p.m. Friday, Apr. 27 “BATTLE @ THE LOUNGE" (Caledonia) Tonight’s hip-hop event features emcee battles from Athens' finest. Registration for rappers starts at 9 p m., while the music gets go ing around 10 p m. and the battling around 11pm Already on the bill are locals Nothing But Cash. A.D., The Canz and Deaf Judges and tonight's featured performer is Mystro who celebrates the release of his new mixtape Digital Camouflage DJ Bulldog Purp works the turntabies and provides the night's sounds while 2 tha Mathmatikal Radikal hosts See Box. BITCH SWITCH (Go Bar) Mandy Jane, AKA DJ Repramanda, and Sandice Adina. AKA DJ Sandelous spin thick dance grooves and add in a twinge of their own campy perfor mance Tonight's event is in coordina tion with the Classic City Rollergirls, and there's some sort of a Russ Meyer, Faster. Pussycat 1 Kill!/(///'sexploitation theme going on tonight BLACKTUSK (Tasty World Upstairs) This Savannah trios debut EP When Kingdoms Fall, produced by Kylesas Philip Cope, offers a concise blasl of thrashy. riff-packed metal BLINGTHE CHILDREN BACK HOME (Farm 255) Local hip-hop with a strong love of fun and tongue firmly planted in cheek (sometimes), the rap stylings aim for humor, although the music is strongly grooving and based in funk CARLA LeFEVER & THE RAYS (Eastwood Pub) Local rocker Carla LeFever s got herself a band together with songwntmg partner Josiah Bake? (Ultra Delux XXX Hardrive), Marv Cobb and Kenny Brawner (Common People Band) She promises some covers of AC/DC, Dio and some of her more “hard-grooving' and dancey originals in the same vein. “COMMITTEE OF VIGILANCE (Little Kings) “Committee of Vigilance’ is a musical happening put on by local songwriters Christopher Henderson Jason Beckham and Spencer Frye A weekly event for folks to stop by after work, have a drink and listen to these songwriters in the round with occasional special gues's 5 30-7 30 p m . every Friday THE DEXATEENS (40 Watt) This frenetic urgent three-piece rock band out of Tuscaloosa. AL. blends Southern guitar rock twang with a garagey, punk- mspired stomp Hardwire Healing is the followup to the Dexateen s 2005 release Red Dust Rising, they finished recording it last year here in Athens with Dave Barbe and Drive-By Trucker Patterson Hood DJ BLAZE (The Library) DJ Blaze, who has held down the wheels of steel at The Annex and last summer s "Classic TAQUERIA & MEXICAN 0 “ «£EK{.K _*iTsPECUt* Texxs** 99 ( MXRGKRITKS ■ MKRGKRiTXS PITCHER *2.°° off M«RG*RIT« PlTCHERfi k Frjitxs For Two * & A PITCHER oF mxrgxritks red bean burger grilled honey baked ham grilled pimento cheese burger BLT salad zesty lemon l QtHtHUUC bridge club I ice cold strawberry I Ixmnnailfl enjoy spring on our back porch ■ i 26 FLAGPOLE.COM ■ APRIL 25,2007 NEWS & FEATURES I ARTS & EVENTS I MOVIES I MUSIC I COMICS & ADVICE I CLASSIFIEDS