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Tuesday
March 11
EVENTS
Buffalo’s Southwest
Cafe
SWING DANCING Learn, practice or
observe swing dancing Solt drinks
included
• 706-354-6655. S3 cover Tuesdays,
10 p m -12 a m. Free lessons. 9
pm.
Madison County Library
SPRING BOOK SALE Money raised
goes back into the library through
book purchasing, program funding
and special initiatives Open during
library hours.
• 706-795-5564
LIVE MUSIC
Flicker Theatre & Bar
THE FLOWERS OF EVIL New local
band Flowers of Evil is primarily
acoustic, with dark themes drawing
inspiration from Leonard Cohen and
Joy Division—if you can imagine
Ian Curtis with an acoustic guitar.
PLUM TUCKERED New experimental
folk from Athens,
AUDREY RYAN Bostons Audrey Ryan
takes an intriguing diversion away
from the solo singer-songwriter
route, incorporating jazz progres
sions and quick tempo shifts into
gentle pop tunes.
THE VISITATIONS Electronic folk
featuring a rotating cast of local
musicians
DAVE WRATHGABER Elf Powers
original guitarist performs solo
• www.myspace.com/flickerbar $5
8:30 pm
The Melting Point
THE DROVERS OLD-TIME
MEDICINE SHOW South Carolina
bluegrass band The Drovers Old-
Time Medicine Show performs as
part of the weekly bluegrass series.
• www.meltingpointathens.com $3
7-10 p.m.
Rye Bar
DUB REGGAE Soulful reggae, hyp
notic riddims, heavy dub selections
interspersed with toasters, guest vo
calists and instrumentalists to spice
it up. Hosted every Tuesday night by
Adrian Zelski.
• www myspace.com/ryebar. FREE!
10 p.m.
KARAOKE, ETC.
Walker’s Coffee & Pub
KARAOKE In the caf6/ bar’s down
stairs room, every Tuesday and
Thursday night.
• 706-543-1433. FREE! 10 p.m.
Wild Wing Cafe
KARAOKE Every Tuesday night al the
downtown wing chain's upstairs
space
• wv. r w wildwmgcafe.com FREE' 10
p.m
Wednesday
March 12
EVENTS
Madison County Library
SPRING BOOK SALE Open during
library hours See Mar. 11 Events'
• 706-795-5564
PERFORMANCE
Diverse Universe
POETIC CONFESSIONZ Student
and community forum presented by
The Dreaded Mtndz Family ^Share
through poetry, emceeing, singing,
acting or any talent Or just come to
watch Last Wednesday of the month
is taped for YouTube
• undergroundathens2@yahoo com
S3 Wednesdays. 9-11 p.m.
LIVE MUSIC
Flicker Theatre & Bar
ANTIPODE South Carolina band with
a very raw, stripped down approach
to indie balladeering. The new
record Numbers and Dollar Sign is
now available.
BROTHERS GORE Local trio, batting
out rough and upbeat power-pop
songs.
THE NORTH AND SOUTH local
semi-acoustic folk-rock duo of Doug
Aldridge and Lon Martin
• www.myspace.com/flickerbar. $5
8:30 p m
Little Kings
BETWEEN LIBERTIES A unique
threesome from Pittsburgh featuring
sultry female vocals, acoustic guitar
and cello
CHRISTOPHER WITHOUT HIS
LIVER Christopher Ingham
(Christopher’s Liver. ex-Heroic
Livers) performing solo.
JUMPIN’ JESUS CHRISTERS This
local band plays old-time folk and
old-styled country with upright bass,
banjo, fiddles and guitar
CARA BETH SATALINO Dynamic
Athens singer-songwriter Cara
Beth shares a similar vocal style to
Regina Spector and Feist, singing
airy ballads over guitar or piano.
• wwwmyspace.com/littlekingsshuf-
fleclub. 10 p.m.
The Melting Point
DELTA MOON Atlanta’s Delta Moon
plays dusty, rusty blues rock laden
with slide guitar and loads of fancy
fingerwork. The band’s latest record
Clear Blue Flame was released on
the Jumoing Jack record label last
year.
• www.meltingpointathens.com. $5.
8 p.m.
Tasty World
PARASITE SHOES With former
members of Dirty Sanchez and the
Pancho Villas. Col Knowledge and
the Winter Sounds, among others,
this new five-piece band toys witn a
dark mixture of melodies
SCARRY GARCIA • grc
trio
STEREOGUN Local teen bano will
also perform during the Popcorn
Music Ser-es on Mar 16 Stereogun
plays high energy, full-throttle origi
nal music
• www lastyworld net $5.10 p m
Washington Street
Tavern
UNCLE DADDY & THE TIME
MACHINE REVIVAL This new
local band offers up acoustic old-
^ time and bluegrass music every
Wednesday night.
• 706-613-7817. FREE'7:30 p m. *
Wow Cafe & Wingery
NATHAN SHEPPARD The local
acoustic guitarist-harmonicist is
known for his emotive singing style
and his modern reworkings of clas
sic tunes, from Dylan and Young to
Van Morrison. Every Wednesday.
• 706-543-5510 FREE'8 p m
DEEJAYS
Go Bar
DJ NOISE RAGE Til be playing stuff
that's on the more sinister side of
New Wave and indie-rock." says
Nick Karoglou. who's now deejaying
every Wednesday as DJ Noise Rage.
• www.myspace.com/gobar FREE'
11 p.m.
KARAOKE, ETC.
Foxz Tavern
KARAOKE The long-runn.ng karaoke
night continues every Wednesday
• 706-549-8209 FREE' 9 p.m
Thursday
March 13
EVENTS
Madison County Library
SPRING BOOK SALE Open during
library hours See Mar. 11 Events
• 706-795-5564.
The Point o"f Art Gallery
HENRY BARNES (Union Point)
Opening reception for 3-day exhibit
featuring new work by internationally
recognized artist Henry Barnes. The
artist will be at the reception.
• 706-486-6806. www ThePointofArt.
net. 6-9 p.m.
PERFORMANCE
The Classic Center
DEBBIE REYNOLDS Legendary
Hollywood entertainer Debbie
Reynolds makes her debut in
“Barrow Street" features new printmaking and mixed-media work by Katherine McGuire through Mar. 30 at the
Lowery Gallery
Athens. Reynolds is the star of more
than 30 films, two Broadway shows
and two television series.
• 706-357-4444, www.classiccenter
com S25-S59.8 p.m
THEATRE
Morton Theatre
PETER PAN Athens Creative Theatre
presents the family musical Peter
Pan
• 706-613-3771. www accleisure-
services com $15; $12/children,
seniors and students Mar 13-16.
7:30 p.m Mar 15 and 16,3:00 p m.
LIVE MUSIC
Caledonia Lounge
BIRDS AND WIRE Singer-songwriter
Leralynn and her band celebrate the
release of their new EP. Sanford's
Drive. Leralynn's insightful lyrics
and warm vocals are reminiscent of
Jenny Lewis or Neko Case.
DANIEL CLAY Decatur song
writer Daniel Clay plays folk and
Americana tunes.
• www caledonialounge.com $6
(21+), $7(18+). 10 p.m.
Farm 255
ANGELA EASTERLING SC songbird
Angela Easterling sings rootsy coun
try influenced by artists like Loretta
Lynn or The Carter Family.
• www.farm255.com. FREE! 8:30 p.m.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
BROS. MARLER Brothers Drew and
Daniel Marler are currently con
centrating on bringing their brand
of Neil Young/Elliot Smith/Allman
Bros -influenced music to the people
as an acoustic duo Also playing
Little Kings Mar 11.
MIKE AND JON GUTHRIE For years
Athenian Michael Guthrie (also of
The '60s and Disraeli Gears) and his
various bandmates have delved into
the world of melodic, tangly British-
sounding throwback rock
• wwwmyspace.com/flickerbar $5
8:30 pm
Kingpins Bowl & Brew
JAY GONZALEZ Nutria keyboardist-
vocalist Jay Gonzalez has a gig in
tuwn as a "lounge singer’ and piano
player playing the standards and
covers of pop hits every Thursday
night
• www.kingpinsbowlandbrewcom.
FREE! 9 p.m.
Little Kings
MARS ARIZONA Rootsy Americana
duo featuring the gravelly grow! of
Paul Knowles alternating with Nicole
Storto's sassy drawl. In addition
to acoustic guitars, they are often
backed by a mean fiddle, rousing
pedal steel and mandolin
KEN WILL MORTON Athens’own
Ken Will Morton has been strum
ming and singing for over 20 years.
With his gritty, soulful rasp, Morton
trudges through Americana's roots
with rock and roll swagger and a folk
singer's heart
• www myspace com/littlekingsshuf-
fleclub. 10 pm
The Melting Point
PERMAGRIN Permagrin proclaims
itself to be "rock and roll for people
who need a little funk in their hves ’
• www meltingpomtathens com $3
7 pm
Rye Bar
COMPLETELY UNORGINAL
Completely Unoriginal tackles
a wide range of covers from the
Flaming Lips to Ticklah. The lineup
features Miles Karp (Suex Effect) on
bass, Matt Wholley (DubConscious)
on drums. Solomon Wright
(DubConscious) on trumpet and
Jonathan Brill (Skleva) on guitar
THE JERRY HENDELBERG
EXPERIENCE A biend of reggae,
jazz and rock The Rye Bar staff says,
"bring earplugs’ for this one!
• myspace.com/ryebar FREE' 10 30
pm.
Tasty World
BRIAN CONNELL Although Connell
comes from a bluegrass back
ground, his solo sound is a more
contemporary take on Americana,
ranging from alt-country ballads to
rockabilly romps.
KAITLIN JONES Local folk guitarist-
vocalist Kaitlin Jones (Fine Line,
Porch to the People) performs a set
of Americana-linged tunes.
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