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continued from page 27 and a listen to some tracks reveals the influence of bands like Death Cab for Cutie and Modest Mouse. The band's self-titled EP takes things in a more cinematic post-rock direction, though, with touches of Godspeed and such ACOUSTIC EIDOLON (Healing Arts Centre) This duo hails from Colorado, playing classics and modern stan dards. drawing from a number of folk traditions Barefoot is the sixth album from Joe Scott (double-neck “guitjo") and Hannah Alkire (cello). 8 p.m. ALBATROSS (Reese-Pope Park) No information available. From noon to 5 pm. BELLYACHE (Reese-Pope Park) Austin Darnell and his brother Caleb play country and blues originals with harmony vocals, backed by acoustic guitar, upright bass and singing saw The Athens duo's debut EP is called Pcrkchops <§ Milkshakes From noon to 5 p m BiLLY BATTS TRIO (Mercury Lounge) The night of jazz will feature Seth Hendershot on drums. Carter McMullen on piano and a special guest bass player 7 p.m. CAMP CANDY (Go Bar) Nate Mitchell and Becky Brooks (both of Cars Can Be Blue) and Sam Grindstafl (Titans of Filth) select the dance tunes before tonights bands hi! the stage; expect a lot of sugary pop and retro punk goodness. CHARLIE GARRETT BAND (Wild Wing Caf6) Local guys Charlie Garrett (vocals, guitar), Jay Rodgers (bass), Andrew Hammer (drums) and Matt ■Pistol" Stoessel (pedal steel) play countryish Southern rock CHRISTINE (Repent) Heavy, metal- informed rock 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 bassist Devin Pena. Add a little lap steel, and you've got the new album Badasser. CINEMECHANICA (40 Watt) Their version of whai can be shoehorned into the math rock category = unexpected time changes + aggressive rhythms + abrasive vocals The band's taken a few national tours and has settled back in to Athens, releasing a debut full-length album The Martial Arts last year DJ BLAZF (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 drops tonight’s dance tunes for your feet and your ass DJ CODY NATION (Detour) DJ Cody Nation is an Atlanta-based deejay spin ning the newest in worldwide dance tracks, from Nelly Furtado to Justin Timberlake and from Offer Nissim to Amuka. DJ MARK BELL (8e'$) Starting at 11 p m. every Friday and Saturday, local deejay Mark Bell focuses on the dan der sounds of 20 years ago DJ MAYS (Ritz) The local deejay hosts a night of dancing to hip-hop and Top 40-type hits following tonight's cover bands DJ TOMMY SALMON (Repent) Local bassist Tommy Salmon (The High Caliber, ex-Trinket) takes over the bar's speakers as he selects the evening's mu^lc Every Friday and Saturday DJRX (Rumor) Local deejay Brian Gonzalez. AKA DJRX. plays party tracks, mainly current pop with old school and country accents, many of which are his own remixes DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS (Georgia Theatre) A stripped-down, mostly acoustic set. the two-night "Dirt Underneath" show presents the vener able local Southern rock band in a new light and with a new lineup. See Box SOLD OUT' JE SUIS FRANCE (Caledonia) Crunchy, smart-ass indie pop. Though the early France was essentially some thing of an excuse to get drunk, 2003's Fantastic Area saw an evolution in the sound that indicated a commitment to songcraft and structure without losing sight of original tendencies The long- in-the-works followup album Afrikan Majik is out now; see p 33 Part of tonight's annual "Twilight Delirium" event. “KARAOKE’’ (Eastwood Pub) Every Saturday “KARAOKE” (Mell's) Every Saturday “LATE NITE 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. LIL’ FLIP SCOLDJAH & EXCALIBRAH (Caledonia) Jon Croxton (Wee Turtles, Folklore, etc.) and DJ Hammond (Je Suis France) perform under their rap alter-egos, spitting rhymes about fantasy football, good-times, parties and more Part of tonight's annual "Twilight Delirium" event. MR. BROWN & HIS MAGIC CARPET RIDE (Mercury Lounge) No information available. MUSIC HATES YOU (Repent) 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 loud- mongers Noah Ray (guitar, vocals). Zaxx Hembree (guitar), Forest Hetland (bass) and Patrick Ferguson (drums). The latest album is the powerful Send More Paramedics. NIGHT MOVES (Caledonia) Adrian Finch (ex-Masters of the Hemisphere, Elf Power) heads up this new Atlanta- based five-piece, bringing his atmo spheric. head-trip rock to a mellower place, taking a soulful cue from Hall & Oafes and the Doobie Brothers. Part of tonight's annual “Twilight Delirium* event. OLYMPUS MANS (Farm 255) New local duo recently moved here from Baltimore. Two dudes, one on drums, one on keys and vocals. They've used samples and heavy percussion to cre ate repetitive, spacy melodies, but will at times go a little more traditional. ONE HAND LOVES THE OTHER (Go Bar) Atlanta kids Lou Rodriguez (former vocalist for Sovus Radio). Nancy Shim (synthesizer, flute), Tracy Tzen (cello, piano) and Mikey Johnson (samples, vocals) are One Hand Loves the Other, and the band plays an entrancing blend of lusciously pretty, glitchy electro rock, working a lot of strings, piano and samples into a noise that suggests a lot of time spent listening to BjOrk’s Homogenic. Their compelling new self-titled debut is out on Stickfigure Records ONE L (Farm 255) Local Guitarist Philip Kohnen (ex-Boone Dog Trio) brings his love of Cuban music to the stage with his “little big band" featuring an Afro-Cuban rhythm section, searing horn lines and a distinct approach to electric guitar The band will perform a set of original compositions RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE COVER BAND (Ritz) Pretty much what the name says BRENT STEPHENS (J R s Baitshack) Acoustic covers and originals. STEVE STEVENSON & THE STEVERINOS (Caledonia) This new Athens duo of guitar and drums was described to Flagpole as "Silver Jewsesque party music.' Part of to night’s annual “Twilight Delirium" event SUBRIG DESTROYER (Repent) Subtract the guitarist from local heavy rock band Thunder King and you get Subrig Destroyer, the rhythm section of Chris Holcombe on drums and Joel Martin on bass It's “loud and heavy music you'll stand around nodding your head to.' says Martin SUMMERBIRDSINTHE CELLAR (40 Watt) Formerly Floridian, newly lo cal. Summerbirds in the Cellar recently recorded the shimmery, driving debut album With The Hands Of The Hunter It All Becomes Dead with Andy LeMaster The dreamy, rhythmic rock that touches on the best of R E M . Genesis and a bunch of new wave stuff Currently at work on an upcoming album TITANS OF FILTH (Go Bar) This rising local band has its sweet little EP Best Behavior ready for the listen ing public, combining droll Southern voices with easy-rolling efficient and uncomplicated indie folk pop about the ups and downs of teenage love New songs, though, have been getting louder and more rockin', and the band has branched out into different instru mentation. THE TRAP (Caledonia) Between 1996 and 2000, The Trap played an energetic yet loose role in the local scene The band's sound touched on the rhythmic post-punk of bands like Wire and Mission of Burma while the ramshackle melodicism kept its indie-pop cred secure Reuniting tonight as part of the annual “Twilight Delirium" event, WRONG WAY (Ritz) Local musicians covering the music of California reg gae-rap-weed-rock act Sublime Sunday, Apr. 29 LESLIE HELPERT (Farm 255) Local performer Leslie Helped has occasion ally whipped out a set of Billie Holiday covers, as she again will tonight In the past, she's found backing from Kevin Hyde on piano, Marlon Patton on drums, Chris Enghauser on uprignt bass and Bassam Mussad on trumpet 8 p.m. SCARLET SNOW (Calvary Chapel) Keyboardist Michael Cowan and vocal ist Suzanne Cowan make up the core of Scarlet Snow, the local band formerly known as Kudzu David Hooper (vo cals, acoustic guitar), Lisa Purvis (vo cals. flute). Jon Bonette (bass) and Ian Canalis (guitar) round out the group and play contemporary Christian wor ship music The album Turn Up Your Lamp was released in 2005 Monday, Apr. 30 CAPTURED! BY ROBOTS (Georgia Theatre) A one-man band No. scratch that, a one-man-and-millions-of-robots band Human contributor JBOT (alter nately known as Jay Vance from the Blue Meames and Skanking Pickle) and his calculating cadre create music “that sounds like Wham' if George Michael was a bondage-wearing, shackled robot slave with his intestines hanging out and Wham' was a full-on. balls-to- the-wall punk/ metal band consisting of pneumatically driven automatons." according to Flagpole when C'BR was last in town in 2003 JENA PARADIES (Go Bar) Jena Paradies delivers mixes of the freshest m Berliner techno, electro-house and subsonic soul. 10 30 p.m.. Mondays “KARAOKE” (Repent) Every Monday ''KARAOKE" (Tasty World) Upstairs, hosted by Distaster's Jon Lester Every Monday LAST PICTURE SHOW (Tasty World) Last Picture Show moved to town in 2005; vocalist-guitarist Heath Tolleson, bassist Justin Gregg and drummer Jeremy Beck play dusty. West Texan desert rock, fusing aggressive country, roots-rock and Americana LOW RED LAND (Tasty World) Country-influenced indie-rock trio from San Francisco touring in support of the debut album Weight of Nations “OPEN MIC NIGHT” (Eastwood Pub) Every Monday SOME ANIMAL (Tasty World) Local musician and bandleader Roy Coughlin recruits Robert Gunn (An Epic At Best) on drums. Jeff Tobias (We Versus the Shark, Dark Meat) on bass and Gabe Vodicka (Long Legged Woman, ex- American Erutrevo) on guitar as the new lineup of Some Animal, the Mad Professor is playing at the Georgia Theatre on Thursday, April 26. HAPPY HOUR 5-8pm 7 1 jTUE.24 THE FERVOR 1? 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