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songwriter has been flirting with the
big time for quite a while. His lat
est project was a trilogy of records
exploring the nua..ces of both love
and war.
www.40watt.com $17 (adv.). 10 p.m.
MARC BROUSSARD Singer/song-
writer Marc Broussard blends bluesy
rock and R&B to create a sound fans
call "Bayou Soul.’
Ashford Manor
706-769-2633. $10.6 p.m. doors. 7
p.m. show.
THE HEIDI HENSLEY BAND Bring
a picnic dinner. Part of Boybutante.
proceeds benefit AIDS Athens, www.
boybutante.org.
Caledonia Lounge
www.caledonialounge com $2 (21+).
$3(18+). EARLY SHOW. 6 p.m.
PATRICK CAREY Patrick Carey’s
slow-rolling countryish pop is
marked by breezy, melodic sounds
with chiming acoustic and electric
sounds and vocal melodies.
10 p.m. $6 (21+). $7(18+).
Thursday, Apr. 17 continued from p. 13
GRAVEL UNDERTONE Atlanta's
Sean Thompson (vocals, guitar),
Theo Carnavos (bass). Ben Manning
(drums) and Hiroko Malsuda (violin)
play wide-ranging rock influenced
by a good amount of experimental
metal.
LAZER/WULF This local art-metal
five-piece mixes in prog and more
eclectic influences, and last year re
leased its demo album Demo-Lit ion
NEXUSNUL Athens-based Nexusnul
pummels with hardcore metal rilfs
and ripping sax solos.
SHITTY CANDY Local femme punk
crew Shitty Candy "throws some
bitch punk in your face." The
Circus Peanuts are the crew of
backup dancers going the costumed/
burlesque-ish route.
Chapel
www myspace com/athenschapel
FREE! 9 pm.
JAZZENIGMA Melvin Mathurin (alto
sax) plays jazz heavily inspired by
John Coltrane. Freddie Hubbard and
Kenny Garrett. His current quartet
includes Kevin Hyde (trombone).
Robby Handley (bass) and Darren
Stanley (drums).
Farm 255
www.farm255.com. FREE! 10 p.m.
DAN BOLLINGER Solo acoustic
guitarist/singer. Not to be confused
with sexy NY pop diva Danielle
Bollinger...
CORDUROY ROAD Kentucky-bred,
foot-stomping local duo playing
non-traditional folk with a banjo
and guitar.
DRAKKAR SAUNA Lilting and eccen
tric country from Lawrence. KS.
MAN I’M HUNGRY Jeff Tobias (We
Versus the Shark). Mercer West
(Mouser), and Jonathan Vance
(Divided Like a Saint's) do not eat
eat for 24 hours, until after the show
Not sure yet what this will inspire
musically. Part of the 30 Days of
Vance music series.
NUCLEAR SPRING Athens natives
Nuclear Spring sound like a cassette
tape of Woody Guthrie that's been
left in the sun and is now warped
and melted, the band's folky under
tones are twisted and distorted by
experimental effects and overdubs
RICHARD SHERFEY Usually per
forming as Richard Sherfey & All
God's Children, tonight will be a
solo performance. Sherfey trucks in
some squarely American, impas
sioned poprock songs.
TIMBER Daniel Aaron and his band
play wistful, fiery alt-country pop.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
www myspace com/llickerbar, $5.
8:30 p.m.
MARK KACZMAREK Guitarist for
Athens' most prominent experimen
tal improv band Garbage Island.
CRAIG LIESKE Local experimental
music stalwart show performs with
Garbage Island and Ether Frolic.
Georgia Theatre
www georgiatheatre.com $22 (ad
vance). $25 (doors). 9 p.m
NEWPORNOGRAPHERSAC
Newman and his supremely talented
pop group—including chanteuse
Neko Case—recently released a
brand new record that showcases
a new direction for the band. See
p. 32.
OKKERVIL RIVER Drawing on a
banjo-fueled sound, this bands dark
folk-infused rock tunes have much
in common with the hootstomp of
Tom Waits—if it were tempered with
some Hammond organs and swirly
atmospherics. Good stuff The Stage
Names is the newest album.
Girasoles
706-310-0410 FREE! 6-8 p.m.
II-V7-I Local |azz group ii-V7-l. featur
ing James Goodhand (bass). Andre
Mikailovic (guitar). George Davidson
(tenor sax) and Karl Friday (drums),
plays swing and Latin jazz standards
for the dinner crowd every Thursday
Gnat's Landing
www gnatslandmg net FREE' 7:30 p m
KIP JONES Many ol Jones' tunes split
between the reflective acoustic terri
tory of Harvest*ra Neil Young and
the country-intused rock of '80s-era
Steve Earle
Little Kings
www myspace com/littlekmgsshuffle-
club 10 pm.
THE FLOWERS OF EVIL Off-kilter,
occasionally piercingly intense
acoustic ballads drawing influence
from the quirkier underground •
singer/songwriters like Jandek and
Daniel Johnston.
PLUM TUCKERED Experimental folk
from Athens
JENNY WOOOWARO Local singer/
songwriter who at one time fronted
Pixies tribute band The Debasers
Mahler Auditorium
www.georgiacenter uga edu 6 p m.
GALLIER Eclectic Athens band featur
ing trumpet, sax and guitars. The
group gets compared to Guster a lot.
Mahler Auditorium is located inside
the Georgia Center for Continuing
Education. All proceeds will benefit
sex slavery victims in Africa.
The Melting Point
UGA Music Biz Program Student-Run
Record Label Showcase. 5—7 p .m.
BEYOND TOMORROW Pop-sawy
emo-rock songs pretty much guar
anteed to weaken girls' knees. The
debut album is the self-titled full-
length disc Beyond Tomorrow. We
thought this band played a farewell
show in February—guess the boys
are back'
BLUE FLASHING LIGHT Local
five-piece Blue Flashing Light
takes its name from a track by the
band Travis, and the guys aim for
the same Brit-styled emotional
rock, though results are decidedly
more mainstream-American*along
Soundgarden lines.
THE CUBS Think simple garage rock
along the lines of The Strokes,
underpinned with hints of Interpol or
The Rapture.
GIFT HORSE Athens’ Gift Horse is as
dark and brooding as it is sensual.
The ominous yet sparse tones creep
and ache with tingling reverb. Also
performing later tonight at Tasty
World
JOSHUA FLETCHER & THE SIX-
SHOT ROMANCE Glistening
alt-country from Atlanta with clean,
crisp guitars and rich, tender vocals
OLYMPUS MANS Two dudes, one
on drums, one on keys and vocals.
They've used samples and heavy
percussion to create repetitive, spacy
melodies, but will at times lean a
little more to the traditional side
PONDEROSA Local quartet fronted
by Kalen Nash (ex-Gabriel Young)
blasts through fiery classic rock,
working some pedal steel into the
mix and drawing heavily from blues-
influenced Texas rock Also perform
ing later tonight at Tasty World.
ROCKINWOOD A little bit country,
a little bit rock and roll, and a lot of
humor Rockinwood is a comedy
band with silly songs like "I Bang
Oprah" and "There's a Roofie in My
Beer' delivered straight-faced with
guitar riffs lifted from the likes of
Hank Williams III to Led Zeppelin
Weekly Jazz Series $3 7—10 p m
TREY WRIGHT TRIO Guitarist Trey
Wright brings his Atlanta trio—
which includes Marlon Patton on
drums and Marc Miller on upright
bass—to Athens to play originals,
jazz standards and unexpected inter
pretations of pop tunes
No Where Bar
706-546-4742 Call for price 10 pm
THREE FOOT SWAGGER New lo
cal band featuring musicians Dave
Cardello, Jake Cohen. Scott Lerch.
Charlie McCoy and Jeff Reusche
The Swagger plays dynamic high
energy rock and roll with a lot of
funk
Tasty World
wwwtastyworld.net. S5 10 pm
GIFT HORSE Athens' Gift Horse is as
dark and brooding as it is sensual
The ominous yet sparse tones creep
and acne with tingling reverb Also
performing at Melting Point
PART BEAR Local songwriter Gray
Griggs Ironts this classic-rock
leaning band
PONDEROSA Local quartet fronted
by Kalen Nash (ex-Gabriel Young)
blasts through fiery classic rock,
working some pedal steel into
the mix and drawing heavily from
blues-influenced Texas rock Also
performing at Melting Point earlier
in the evening.
Terrapin Beer Co.
www.terrapinbeer com. Call lor prices.
5:30 p.m
JAZZCHRONIC Local five-piece band
Jazzchronic explores freaky, funky,
psychedelic fusion jazz while incor
porating rock. R&B. heavy beats and
more into the stew.
UGA Hodgson Hall
www.music.uga.edu. FREE! 8 p.m.
UGA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Presented by the Hugh Hodgson
Schoool of Music.
UGA Ramsey Concert
Hall
www.music.uga.edu. FREE!
UGA RECITALS Tuba & Euphonium
Ensemble (3:30 p.m). Christopher
Probst. trumpet, featuring the
Bulldog Brass Society (6 p.m ).
Washington Street
Tavern
706-227-2124. FREE! 11 pm
ART AROUND TOWN
ACC LIBRARY Project Safe Clothesline Project (Young
Adult wall); Thomas Textile Display (1st Floor);
Athens Tree Council Display (Lobby). Through April.
"Benjamin Franklin: In Siearch of a Better World'
featuring a traveling exhibition exploring Franklin's
life, contributions to the founding of this country.
-Through May 23.
ATHENS ACADEMY Myers Gallery: Paris-inspired
paintings and photography by Nancy Lloyd. "Cycles.
Revolutions and Transitions’ features paintings and
sculpture by Dr. Lawrence Stueck. Through May
29. Also, middle school artwork in the Bertelsmann
Gallery. Through May 1. Reception on Apr. 27,2-4
p.m. 706-549-9225.
ATHICA "Adventures in Mysticism’ brings together
the work of 15 national and regional artists who
explore transcendence, religion and the preternatural.
Featuring photo essays by Nate Larson of Chicago. IL
and sculpture by Maiena Bergmann of Charlotte. NC.
Curated by Rebecca Ray Brantley and Mike Cafway-
Fagen. Through June 1.
AURUM STUDIO Three Friends’ features paintings by
Sally Coenen, Mary Hardman and Margie Spalding.
Through April.
BELLA SALON ‘Just in Time for Spring III" featuring
recent’work by local outsider artist Jimmy Straehla,
the Cap Man.
BIG CITY BREAD CAFE "Caravan' features oil paint
ings by Eric Simmons. The artist works in a gestural
sketching style to depict carnival and fair-scapes.
Through April.
BRICK HOUSE STUDIO Trom Asia to Athens'fea
tures new paintings by Dave Jenkins and video by
Dan Aguar. Gallery open Apr. 19 & 20,1-7 pm. or
by appointment through May 19.
CIRCLE GALLERY (UGA COLLEGE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN) Exhibit featuring the
architecture of Athens architect Fred J. Orr. Through
April.
CLASSIC HAIR ANO SRA "85 Degrees' is a two-part
exhibit featuring black-and-white panoramic photos
by McGinnis Leathers from around the world.
CLAYTON STRUT GALLERY "Paper ErosJ the 8FA
Printmaktng exit show featuring work by printmak-
ers Megan Boling. Elizabeth Stoutamire and Angela
Morales. Also includes work by painters Laura
Swmdan and Brandy Levans. Through Apr. 17.
Work by local photographer Erik Patten. His work
is curenlty part of lie "Master of Fine Arts Degree
Candidates 2008" exhibit at the Georgia Museum of
. Art, Apr. 21-May 9.Reception on Apr. 25.
aHfMNTS HA* SALON Abstract paintings by Meg
McConnell www.ri>ysp** cm / megm^
through July.
FNMT AMERICAN SANK Paintings and painted silk
wen hangings by Margaret Agnet Through April.
FUCKER THEATRE A SAN "Artifice Versus Death*
featuring work by Jacob MNovasy. Through April.
GEORGIA CENTER "Creathfe Responses: The Colorful
World of Stanley Bemudez and AnaGuzman/ In the
HIM Atrium through April.
GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART ’Collecting European
Art," an examination ot the collecting habits of the
museum. ‘New Discoveries in Georgia Painted
Furniture,’ featuring two dozen examples of 19th
century furniture. “Selections from the Permanent
Collection: GA Decorative Arts Highlights." ‘Master ot
Fine Arts Degree Candidates 2008.’ Through Apr. 27.
HOT CORNER COFFEE Acrylic paintings by Zechariah
White featuring techniques used by Zen Buddhist
monks but with popping neon colors and repetitive
geometry. Through May 7.
LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (Main Gallery)
‘Inner Space’ featuring photographs by UGA Art
Professor Michael Olfveri. Inspired by the*original data
images and nano structures created by Dr. Zhengwei
Pan. a Physics and Engineering Assistant Professor,
and post doctoral research associates Dr. Zhanjun
Gu and Dr. Feng Liu. Through May 9. (Student
Spaces) Photography BFA Exhibition “Acquainted
with the Light,’ through Apr. 17. Graphic Design BFA
Exhibition and Ceramics BFA Exhibition. Apr. 17-24. .
LEE EPTJNG EVENTS "85 Degrees’ is a two-part ex
hibit featuring black-and-white panoramic photos by
McGinnis Leathers from around the world.
LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER "33rd Annual
Juried Exhibition" featuring work by area artists in a
variety of media. Through May 7.
MARIGOLD CAFE (Winterville) Abstract paintings by
Meg McConnell, www.myspac8.com/meflmccon-
nett29. Through July. -
MERCURY ART WORKS "New Wails’ featuring recent
work by Richard Olsen. Through April.
MONROE ART GUILD Walton County student art
show.ThroughApr.25.www.monroeartgulld.org.
NOURISH Paintings by Ruth Allen. Through April.
SPEAKEASY Work by Erin McIntosh, UGA Masters of
Fine Arts candidate. Through April.
STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA
The Garden celebrates its 40th Anniversary with
an exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution^
American Garden legacy series: "Exploring Garden
Transformations, 1900-2000." Through Ape 27.
THE GRIT New paintings by Jim Pirmeau. Through
Apr. 27.
TMNSMETROPOLITAN "Solace and Perception
OesftructlDn’’ features phoftogiaphy by Tiffany Tunno.
Through mid-May.
UGA ADCRHOLO (Room 232) "Southern Memories'
features paintings by award-winning author and ■
UGA alumna Mary Padgetek. Through August www.
padgeiek.com.'
UGA BROAD STREET GALLERY learning to Love
the Species" features work by Atlanta-based artist
Susan Cofer. The first exhibit in a series comprised
of portrait busts of fellow artists and art patrons
either living or operating In Atlanta. Through May 16.
Reception on Apr. 17.
WALKER’S COFFEE A PUB "Savasana" featuring
paintings by Meghan Goyer. Through April.
WRSHMGTDH WSTORKAL MUSEUM "Earthen
Vessels: The Washington County Tradition and te
Influences on Georgia Pottery* from the collection of
Virginia Lee King and Robert Willingham, Jr. Through
Jun.2fL
CAMERON SNOW Local singer-
songwriter Snow, along with guitar
ist Alan Louis, performs a slew ol
originals plus select popular covers
Irom past and present Snow's style
seems to fall somewhere between
Jack Johnson and The White
Stripes Every Thursday.
Wild Wing Cafe
wwwwildwingcafecom 10 pm
BLUE COTTON Country rock covers
and originals
DJ & DANCING
Level 131
www tumornators com/FOAM $10
before 12 am
DJ BLAZE DJ Blaze hosts tonight’s
dance party, mixing contemporary
hip-hop wilh older favorites and
some unexpected forays into other
genres Part of ‘Fund in the Foam."
see Apr 17 Events
www Ievel131 com Price varies (21+),
$5(18+) 10 pm.
DJ BULLDOG PURP Bulldog Purp's
your man for old-school hip-hop
alongside newer favorites Every
Thursday night
Mercury Lounge
www mercuryathens com FREE 1 10
pm
IMMUZIKATION Alfredo Lapuz
handles electronics and backing
vocals for the local party tunk band
Velveteen Pink, but he also deeiays
as immuzikation, featuring his own
grooving remixes
Rye Bar
wv.w myspace com/rvebarathens
FREE' 10 pm
DJ KURT WOOD Kurt Wood launches
a mid-week dance party at Rye Bar
every Wednesday or Thursday
Wood will have his expansive vinyl
collection in tow. featuring garage,
soul. R&B. tunk and surf from the
'50s and beyond
Suburban Night Club
706-338-1832 FREE' 9 p m
PUNCHIS DJ Specializing in tropical
rhythms including salsa, bachata
and reggaeton.
KARAOKE, ETC.
Alibi
706-549-1010 FREE! Every Thursday
and Saturday. 9 p m -1 a m.
“STAN'S ALMOST FAMOUS
KARAOKE" Karaoke ladies Lynn
and Vickie are your energetic hosts
for the night
Go Bar
www.myspace com/gobar FREE! 10
pm.
"OR. FREO’S KARAOKE” Hosted
by karaoke fanatic John "Dr. Fred"
Bowers, every Thursday night.
Walker's Coffee & Pub
706-543-1433. FREE! 10 p.m.
KARAOKE In the caf6/bar’s downstairs
room, every Tuesday and Thursday
night.
Friday
April 18
EVENTS
Athens Community
Council on Aging
706-549-4850. $40.5:30 p.m.-7:30
p.m.
AN EVENING AT THE STATION
Sponsored by the Athens
Community Council on Aging
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