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towards blue-collar rock, not unlike
more polished early Uncle Tupelo or
the cow-punkier moments ol Social
Distortion—though sometimes with
more twang, tiddle or guitar soloing.
Part ot Tasty Woijd's 10th anniversary _
weekend, see p. 2Q... **
CINJED (Repent) Commerce/ Roswell
band Cinjed plays music that's “hard
edged, but not over the edge, and
at times toned down just enough."
Originals and covers by Godsmack,
Seether. Metallica. etc
GREG DAVIS (40 Watt) Vermont
musician Greg Davis is something
along the lines ol a sculptor in sound
See p 28
DIRTY SOUTH PLAYAS (Caledonia)
Local rap crew.
DJ BOBBY C (Lott) Hits Irom the '80s.
'90s and today, all night long. Every
Saturday.
DJ ISAAC (Detour) Longtime
Boneshakers/ Kultur Lounge deejay
Isaac McCalla mixes tonight’s electro
dance tunes.
DJ KILLACUT (Caledonia) Local
deejay Killacut is the guy manning the
wheels of steel for many of Athens' hip-
hop showcases, and his style focuses
on old-school spinning and beat match
ing while incorporating newer sounds
DJ MARK BELL (8e's) Starting at 11
p.m every Friday and Saturday, locai
deejay Mark Bell focuses on the dan
der sounds of 20 years ago
DJRX (Rumor) The local deejay plays
party tracks, mainly current pop with
old-school and country accents, many
of which are his own remixes. Every
Friday and Saturday
DJ STRAWBERRY JULIUS (Little
Kings) DJ Strawberry Julius. AKA
local poet Jeff Fallis, plays "rocking,
sweating, jiving, rollicking music from
the 50s and '60s, including but no!
limited to early rock and roll, early soul
and R&B. girl groups, garage, British
Invasion and wild-ass psychedelia.'
DYLAN BLUES PROJECT (Eastwood
Pub) Guitarist-vocalist Avery Dylan,
bassist Britton Posey and drummer
Brian Crum play Texas-style blues
and Southern rockin' blues, slinging
covers and Stevie Ray-styled originals.
Possum Hollow Road is the new al
bum; see p. 33 for more.
ELITE THA SHOWSTOPPA
(Caledonia) Gravel-voiced rapper Elite
tha Showstoppa won tans last year
with his video “Liquor.’ and is back
with a new mixtape callea A Hater's
Motivation, packed with heartfelt and
upbeat party tunes prime for partying
HAYSHAKER (Tasty World) A four-
piece from Waycross. GA. Hayshaker
plays twangy, haunting country-in
flected rock Part of Tasty World's 10th
anniversary weekend; see p. 26
•‘KARAOKE’' (Alibi) 9 p.m.
“KARAOKE” (Eastwood Pub) Every
Saturday
“KARAOKE” (Metis) Every Saturday.
“LATE NITE DISCO” (Go Bar) The
house deeiay spins a cool mix of disco.
New Wave and modern dance tunes for
a sweaty and energetic crowd Every
Saturday, 10 pm
THE MAYHAWS (Farm 255) Florida's
Mayhaws piay “a piquant mix of folk,
honky-tonk, soul, bluegrass and old-
school country,’ at times reworking
contemporary songs into trad styles
MEGAFAUN (40 Watt) North
Carolina's Joe Westerlund. Brad Cook
and Phil Cook play sparse, plaintive
folk laments with kitchen-sink percus
sion. Joining up with headliners Akron/
Family later in the evening
MEGAN BAER & NOEL BEVERLEY
(Saving Grace) Local songwriter Megan
Baer released her new CD Out ot Place.
a bittersweel and dusky collection of
country-folk tunes, earlier this year
Tonight, she's accompanied by multi-
mstrumentalist Noel Beverley (Calliope
Fair, Short Road Home) 7 p m
ORQUESTA MACUBA (Tasty World
Upstairs) Atlanta’s high-energy eleven-
piece Orquesta MaCuba is led by the
husband and wife team of vocalists
Eddie and Mayi Lopez, and swings
through classic salsa as well as origi
nal compositions in the Celia Cruz and
Tito Puente style. Part of Tasty World's
10th anniversary weekend; see p. 26.
SABO & THE SCORCHERS (Wild
Wing Caf6) Hailing from Augusta,
Jayson Sabo. Michael Baideme,
Brooks Andrews and Russell Jarrett
play bluesy, '70s-influenced hard rock
drawing on the Allmans, the Doors and
Stevie Ray.
SAMURAI TROUT (Allens) Local
roots-rock, swamp-boogie band featur
ing singer-songwriters Mark Wilmot
and Woody Garrison backed by Bill
Bokas (drums), Chip Barnett (guitar)
and Mike Flynn (bass)
TONGUE & GROOVE (Melting Point)
The acoustic trio of Henry Williams,
Don Henderson and Amy Moon play
lively covers and originals. 1-5 p.m.
on the patio.
UNACCOUNTED FOUR (Repent)
Ballcap metal from Madison. GA.
VERTICALLY CHALLENGED
(Repent) Chug-a-lug, Sabbath-leaning
metal four-piece.
JESSICA URICK (Tailgate Station)
Either solo or with her backing band
4Story, Grayson, GA native Jessica
Urick plays well-scrubbed pop-country
drawing on classic boogie, blues and
Southern rock She’s got a seven-song
EP out and is at work on her debut full-
length album
Sunday, Sept. 16
KEVIN HYDE TRIO (Farm 255)
Pianist-trombonist Kevin Hyde fronts
this trio, exploring traditional jazz
sounds. 7 p.m.
JEFF SOILEAU (Bischero) Athens
musician Jeff Soileau (pronounced
"swallow') performs New Age finger-
style acoustic guitar, drawing from in
fluences Michael Hedges, Phil Keaggy
and the Beatles. He's playing at the
Bottleworks Italian eatery. 6:30-9:30
p.m. every Sunday this month.
Monday, Sept. 17
ARTIE BALL SWING BAND (Ashford
Manor) A full outfit of local jazz
bigwigs plays the traditional dance
numbers with gusto Original swing-
style tunes sneak into the mix as well,
and they stand well next to the classics
The band released the live album It's
Friday in 2006
BLONDE REDHEAD (40 Watt)
Eight-and-a-half years lattr New York
powerhouse Blonde Redhead comes
back through Athens as a trio. The new
album 2? maintains the Sonic Youth
influence but remembers the power of
pop. emphasizing Kazu Makmo's eerie
vocals See p. 25
COLLIN DERRICK BAND (Tasty
World) South Carolina's Collin Derrick
Band plays strutty. classic-rock-
influenced stuff with hints of Southern
Rock and Blue Oyster Cult
DANIEL MACHADO & THE
GUITAR SHOW BAND (Tasty World)
Columbia, SC's Daniel Machado and
his backing companions play confident
power-pop, combining Ben Folds-styte
direct lyrics with guitar rock
MICHAEL HOLT (Flicker) Toronto's
Michael Holt comes south with buddy
Greg OToole, playing charmingly direct
pop, sharing qualities with Jonathan
Richman or even They Might Be
Giants—and especially Athens' own
Casper & the Cookies. Windows is the
new album. 8:30 p m.
“KARAOKE" (Repent) Every Monday,
hosted by Jon Lester
OLIVER FUTURE (Tasty World)
Moody tuturo-rock five-piece out of
Los Angeles
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