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Gnat’s Landing
www gnalslanding net FREE! 7:30 p.m.
JOSH TAYLOR AND MAH WINK
Josh Taylor plays a set ol his songs,
and a tew choice rock covers Today
he’s joined by local guitarist Matt
Wink who is known lor his acoustic
covers ranging Irom John Mayer to
Tim McGraw
Go Bar
www myspacecom.com/gobar. 10 pm
AMERICAN CHEESEBURGER
Athens four-piece American
Cheeseburger boasts former mem
bers of No', Divorce and Carrie
Nations, delivering rapid-fire, loud
and aggressive thrash rock in an
old-school manner, winning fans
around town
DOUBLE NEGATIVE A little more
punk than metal. Double Negative
has fierce, fast guitars and almost
coherent lyrics. This Raleigh band
might just blow the windows out of
Go Bar
WE NEED TO TALK Super fast hard
core from Louisiana The record Its
Not Us, It's You is out now
Little Kings
www.myspacecom/littlekingsshutfle-
club. 10 p.m.
THE HEATHENS Yatl-ternative rock
from seasoned local folk musicians
singer-songwriter Micahel Eudy
(ex-One Big Eye), drummer Bob
Fernandez (The Plauge, ex-Star
Room Boys), and bassist-vocalist
Robert Kelleher (Dime Bag)
THE PLAGUE In the 19B0s. this punk
band formed as one of the first ot
its kind in Athens Members went
on to play in bands like Sump and
**"Volcanic, but in 2005 revitalized
The Plague, their early, rough and
energetic creation.
The Melting Point
Athens Regional Foundation Classic
Benefit. $15 (adv )/S20 (door).
THE DIRK HOWELL BAND Georgia
native Dirk Howell is a charismatic
singer influenced by such legendary
soul men as Sam Cooke. James
Brown and Curtis Mayfield. His
ecclectic band includes brass and
bongos blaring behind his fluid,
powerful vocals
Mercury Lounge
wwwmercuryathens.com. FREE' 10
p.m
LIVE JAZZ Jazz Fridays feature a new
jazz band every week. Call for this
week's lineup.
Nucji’s Space
www.nuci.org $5 8 30 p.m.
B-SIDE REVOLUTION Piano-pop-
rock from local four-piece B-Side
Revolution, a band fronted by Kyle
Rogers.
HOPE FORAGOLDENSUMMER
Charming local neo-folk band deliv
ers the thriftstore gospel.
JOHN YOUNGBLOOD AND GREG
WOODWARD No information
available.
JOANIE MUSSELMAN This UGA
Anthropology student is a singer/
songwriter influenced strongly by
artists like Neko Case. The Be Good
Tanyas and Gillian Welch.
PAUL SMITH Acoustic singer/song
writer from Gutyon, GA with a strong
Christian message.
Rye Bar
www.myspace.com/ryebarathens
FREE! 10 p.m.
AMERICAN GUN Alt-Country/
Southern Rock band American Gun
recently released its sophomore
record. The Meons and the Machine.
The album was engineered by Steve
Thursday, April 17
New Pornographers,
Okkervil River
Georgia Theatre
Named after a short
story by Russian author
Tatyana Tolstaya, Okkervil
River is slowly but surely
becoming a major buzz
band on the indie circuit.
Pitchfork, Harp and Rolling
Stone, just to name a few,
have all included the band
on their "best or lists Okkervil River
already. The fourth album
from the Austin group may be its most compelling to date. On The Stage Names, the
band incorporates a lot of the raw "looseness" of Black Sheep Boy, but takes a pointed
look at itself through a more professional lens. Artful and unexpected arrangements,
lyrical obscurity, and the self-deprecating attitude that infiltrates this record no longer
sound haphazard. Rather, it comes across as meaningful in the same way elements of
film might come together. The mature sound of The Stage Names matches well with the
overall themes of history, disclosure, and what it means to be Okkervil River. Pop culture
allusions pervade the album, and the lyrics sometimes sound a little too literary, but
when all is said and done, Will Sheff writes one hell of a rock song.
The more focused direction may be a result of the band's recent collaboration with
Jim Eno of Spoon, or the fact that this latest incarnation of Okkervil River features the
same unified line-up that toured extensively supporting Black Sheep Boy. In addition
to the August 2007 release, this past December the boys put out a nine-song collection
titled Golden Opportunities Mixtape, which contains eight covers and one live version of
an original. To top off a busy year, Okkervil River landed a slot on NBC's Late Night with
Conan O'Brien and performed "Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe." Okkervil River is cur
rently in the midst of its East Coast tour and plans to grace Athens with its presence as
well. [Charley Lee]
Friday, Apr. 18 continued from p. 15
Slavich (Danielle Howie. Stretch
Armstrong) with Chris Stamey
(Whiskeytown, Yo La Tengo) doing
the mixing
RECYCLED SHOTGUNS Local guys
Aaron Lee, Franklin Engram and
Jake Lovejoy play gentle acoustic
rock that occasionally leans towards
country and also borrows some per
cussive trails from hip-hop
Sideways
FREE'11 30 pm
JOHN AND BRETT STRICKLAND
Lullwaler frontman John Strickland
and songwriter Brett Strickland (no
relation) pertorm an acoustic set of
guitar covers and originals
Tasty World
wwwtastyworldnet $5 10pm
MANTOOTH PRODUCTIONS
Mantooth (AKA Will Smith) is a local
artist and promoter who owns the
Manthooth Music studio Tonight's
'Whole Lotta A' showcase features
rap music from Atlanta. Athens and
Alabama Photogenic fans will be
pleased to know the entire night will
be filmed
Tasty World Upstairs
LAST NOVEMBER North Georgia
band Last November plays a high-
strung kind of cock rock with a nod
towards pop-punk. All the Gory
Detdils is the name of the debut
album.
SUB CAM Heavy guitar rock from
Atlanta that lands somewhere be
tween Collective Soul and Alice in
Chains
SUBURBAN SOUL Funk-and soul-
influenced acoustic rock, incorporat
ing both sung and breathy spoken/
rap vocals. 'Singing along and
dancing while consuming spirits
and smoking herb,' is what this new
Athens four-piece is ‘all about,' so
says its MySpace blog
Wild Wing Cafe
www.wildwingcafe.com. FREE! 10 pm
OAWGTOWN RAMBLERS This
local classic-rock/ Southern-rock
band plays traditional country tunes,
twangy rock covers and originals.
The band's got the full-electric treat
ment and performs full steam ahead.
DJ & DANCING
Level 131
www level 131 com. Price varies (21+),
S5(18+). 10 pm.
DJ BLAZE DJ Blaze hosts tonight's
dance party, mixing contemporary
hip-hop with older favorites and
some unexpected forays into other
genres Every Friday and Saturday
Rumor
wwwrumorathens.com. FREE' 11 pm
DJ RX Rumor's house deejay delivers
his own original mixes of current
pop and dance with accents ranging
from old-school to country. Every
Friday and Saturday.
KARAOKE, ETC.
Little Kings
www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffle-
club. 7—11 p.m.
HAPPY HOUR KARAOKE Hosted by
Dr. Fred
Rubber Soul Yoga
Revolution Studio
www.rubbersoutyoga.com. Donations.
8:30-10 p.m.
POETRY & EXPRESSION Poetry
and radical expression night hosted
by Tiffany Tunno.
Saturday
April 19
EVENTS
283 Bar
www myspace com/the283bar 12-5
pm
CLOTHING AND ACCESSORY
SAMPLE SALE Local designers
such as Loose Nerve. Beth Cyr
Jewelry, Satisfactory, Paper Thin
Designs. Jocelyn Negron, along
with Atlanta based designers for a
sample sate
40 Watt Club
S20 9pm doors. 10pm show
19TH ANNUAL BOYBUTANTE
BALL This year's theme is
"Jailhouse (F)rock' Drag extrava
ganza featuring local and imported
performers, special guests Etfies
Club Follies and a costume con
test Tickets on sale at Junkman's
Daughter s Brother. Schoolkids
Records and Urban Sanctuary Spa
Proceeds benefit AIDS Athens www
boybutante.org
Allen’s Bar & Grill
FREE! 12 pm.
BIKER APPRECIATION DAY Live
music provided by The RIBS
Athens Community
Council on Aging
706-549-4850 $8 admission. S8/BBQ
tickets 10 am-3 pm
RAILROAD DAYS Sponsored by
the Athens Community Council on
Aging and the Athens Bend Track
Club. Featuring model train dis
plays. a magician, inflatable slide,
music, food and more.
Brick House Studio
www.lamarwood.com. FREE' 1-7 p.m
“FROM ASIA TO ATHENS" Open
gallery hours for 'From Asia to
Athens' featuring new paintings
by Dave Jenkins and video by Dan
Aguar.
Comer Farmers' Market
comerfarmersmarket@gmail.com. 8
a.m.-l2p.m.
SPRING FAIR & PLANT SALE
(Madison Street) 'Growing Vibrant
in 2008" fair will feature a water
conservation exhibit, arts and crafts,
produce, live music, a raffle and
more. Plant sale will be locally-
grown perennials and vegetable
transplants
Farm 255
www.shimonpresents.com/biscoseder.
$30.3-6 pm
BISCO SEDER Celebrate Passover
with The Disco Biscuits Limited
seats available. Includes a lull
Passover meal with matzah, wine,
harosets. gefilte fish and more
Tickets available in advance online
Little Kings
www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuflle-
club. FREE! 8 p.m.
BOOK RELEASE PARTY Book
release party lor Torsino. a book of
poetry by Darrell Kinsey. Featuring
performances by Darrell Kinsey. Sr
on piano. Daniel Gold and Kilroy.
Monroe Art Guild
10am.-2pm.
YARDSALE FUNDRAISER Annual
event to raise money for scholar
ships to summer art camps at
Monroe Art Guild, www monroeart-
guild.org.
Mount Vernon Masonic
Lodge #22
706-255-9658 $7.11 a m.-2 p.m.
CHICKEN BBQ Supporting B-H-L
School Programs Carryout only
Old Farmer's Market
Brenda Beckham. 706-549-0981.
FREE' 8-12 pm.
PLANT SALE (Next to the Clarke
County Extension Office) Green
thumb explosion featuring master
gardeners Q&A booths on rain bar
rels, drought bed preparation, mulch
and garden equipment maintenance
Rain barrels, plants and more will
be on sale
State Botanical Garden
of Georgia
www.oconeeriversaudubon.org. FREE 1
8 am.
SPRING BIRD HIKES Join Oconee
Rivers Audubon Society members
for their spring bird hikes Bring
binoculars. Ages 13 & up
UGA Intramural Reids
706-542-1433
TOLI TOURNAMENT (Field near
Lake Herrick) Annual loli tourna
ment between the UGA Flying Rats
and the Conehatta Skunks. Irom the
Choctaw reservation in Mississippi.
Greg Keyes will participate in an
'Old Timers' game at 1 p m The
'Real Game’ will start at 2 p m See
story p. 27.
UGA Livestock Teaching
Area
706-542-9374. www uga edu/bandb/
gssr $15 Gates 6 p.m.. show 8 p.m
GREAT SOUTHLAND STAMPEDE
RODEO The 34th Annual Great
Southland Stampede Rodeo is back
in Athens ' Off South Milledge Ave
PERFORMANCE
Canopy Studio
706-549-8501, wwwcanopystudio.
com $15. Apr. 18-19 & 25-26.8
p.m. Apr. 20 & 27.5 p m.
“WATER BODY" Presented by the
Canopy Repertory Company. See
Apr. 18 Performance.
Cine Barcafe
www athenscine com S5-S10 Apr
18. 7 30pm Apr 19.4 30 pm &
7:30 pm
“THE SHOW WITH NO NAME"
UGA's improvisational comedy
group. Laugh Out Laud Industries,
will provide performances similar
to the TV show "Whose Line Is It
Anyway 7 '
Winder Cultural Arts
Center
678-425-6884 $18.7pm.
ATWATER-DONNELLY The award
winning hundbanj-wife duo blends
traditional American and Celtic folk
music and dance, along with original
songs and poetry www atwater-
donnelly com
THEATRE
Athens Community
Theatre
www.townandgownplayers.org $18
Apr 17-19.8 p m Apr 20.2 p m
BEYOND THERAPY Presented by
Town and Gown Players See Apr
17 Theatre.
UGA Rne Arts Theatre
www drama uga edu $15 Apr 16-19,
8pm Apr 20.230pm
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
The University Theatre presents
Shakespeare's whimsical comedy
www drama uga edu. See Apr 16
Theatre
LIVE MUSIC
Alibi
706-549-1010. FREE'9 p.m
DIXIE MAFIA Athens newest rock
cover band
Allen's Bar & Grill
wwwaltensbarandgrill com FREE'
9 p.m.
THE BROTHERS GORE Local trio,
batting out rough and upbeat power-
pop songs
KRIS LANGLEY Kn$ Langley blends
dark, cinematic electronic sounds
EARLY SHOW' FREE' Noon
THE RIBS Local blues band
fronted by Mike Pulliam This
early performance will kick off Biker
Appreciation day
Caledonia Lounge
www caledonialounge com $6(2L).
$7(18*). 10 pm
A. ARMADA Athens'a armada plays
energetic, epic indie-rock The
band's self-titled EP takes things in
a cinematic post-rock direction, with
touches of Godspeed and such.
BUILDING THE STATE Atmospheric
post-rock from Brooklyn by way of
Gainesville For fans of Explosions
in the Sky and Sunny Day Real
Estate
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
Farm 255
www farm255 com $3. $5 (couple).
11 pm.
BAIN MATTOX Multi-instrumental
Athens singer/songwriter offers au
diences acoustic-based college rock
that's both emotionally direct and
emphatically heart-turning
JOE PUG Chicago-based singer/
songwriter with a tot of Dylan in
his plaintive delivery Pug's strong
lyrical prowess and sense of melody
has garnered comparisons to artists
like Richard Uckner and M Ward
Flicker Theatre & Bar
www myspace com/flickerbar $5
8:30 pm.
ARS NOVA Formed Irom the remnants
of Atlanta band The Blind Swimmers.
Ars Nova features sparse acoustics,
unconventional harmonies and an
anti-folk aesthetic.
MUDRA New local five-piece band
Mudras slowly stepping into the
public arena, playing mellow, dra
matic pop-rock songs sometimes
accentuated by keys either nervy or
plodding
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