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Friday, Apr. 25 continued from p. 17
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11 pm
STUBBLE ON STUBBLE Local
comedian Conner Taylor and friends
perform slandup comedy with spe
cial guests
Tasty World
UPSTAIRS 9 p m. $5. www.tastyworld.
net
“KAOTIC NIGHTS” Drag show
featuring only the finest of Athens'
female impersonators.
THEATRE
Athens Academy
Apr. 24-26. 7:30 p.m. 706-549-9225
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
Presented by the Upper School
drama department. See Apr. 24
Theatre.
Athens Community
Theatre
Apr. 25-26.8 p.m. Apr. 27.2 p.m. S5
wwwtownandgownplayers org
PATIO/PORCH Town and Gown
Players present the Second Stage
production of Jack Heifner's two
one-act plays that examine the des
perate lives of four Southern women
struggling to pass through life while
watching the emptiness that lies
before them Reminiscent of Steel
Magnolias.
Winder Cultural Arts
Center
Apr 25-26 & May 2-3,7:30 p.m. Apr
27 & May 4.3 p.m. S17. www wind-
erbarrowtheatre org.
M*A 0 S 0 H( Colleen 0. Williams
Theatre) The Winder-Barrow
Community Theatre presents
M'A *S‘H, a comedy in two acts
by Tim Kelly and based on Richard
Hooker's novel and the classic
television show. Discounted tick
ets: $14 for seniors, students and
teachers. Credit card purchases call
770-867-3106
LIVE MUSIC
40 Watt Club
9 pm $8. www 40watt com
THE BRIDGES Cousins from Oxford,
AL with haunting melodies and
memorable pop hooks For fans of
Eisley or Fleetwood Mac
MODERN SKIRTS This piano-driven
local pop group has gone a long way
to charm Athens The 2005 debut
full-length is Catalogue of Generous
Men, a harmony-soaked collection
of pop numbers that bridges The
Beatles and Ben Folds Tonight $1 of
every ticket sold and all profits from
poster sales go directly to Global
Endeavors
PICO VS. ISLAND TREES Highly
accessible, sunny and spirited
pop from Raleigh, NC by way of
Nashville.
Alibi
706-549-1010. FREE! 9 pm.
JAMES HUNTER & SOUTHERN
PRIDE James Hunter and his crew
of local rockers in Southern Pride
turn out some swampy, hard-rockin'
Southern covers and originals.
Allen’s Bar & Grill
9 p.m. FREE! www.allensbarandgrill.
com.
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.
Amici Italian Caf6
10 p.m FREE' 706-353-0000
TJ EDMONDS TJ Edmonds is the
lead singer of Atlanta-Athens
Americana band Beggar's Guild He
performs solo tonight
KEN WILL MORTON AND THE
WHOLLY GHOSTS 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.
Caledonia Lounge
EARLY. 9 p.m wwwcaledomalounge
com
EVERYFUCKINGTHING Pre-show
gathering on the Caledonia patio.
Everybody is encouraged to bring
their own equipment, drum sets,
PAs. etc. to play all at the same time
Earplugs are probably a good idea,
too Part of the 30 Days of Vance
music series
LATE. 10 p m $6 www caledonia-
loungecom
BAD DUDES Party prog from L A
See box.
CINEMECHANICA This bands ver
sion of what can be shoehorned into
the math-rock category = unexpected
time changes * aggressive rhythms
♦ abrasive vocals The group has
weathered lineup changes, taken a
few national tours and has settled
back into Athens, releasing an album
titled The Martial Arts in 06
HO-AG Ho-Ag plays a “weird mess
of sci-fi B-movie spazz-rock drama
songs’ feauting theremin. Moog and
guitars.
MDUSER Colby Carter (vocals, guitar)
and his expanding gang of backing
musicians play efficient and exuber
ant garage-pop songs that suggest a
willingness to experiment, working
through outre noise jams to find the
aggressive pop hiding behind.
Farm 255
10:45 p m $5 www farm255 com
ALL GET OUT Melodic indie rock
from Charleston The debut EP
Spitting was released on the Favorite
Gentlemen label last year.
THE HEAP Local indie-soul band
that's been praised by the likes of
Violent Femmes and Kevn Kinney
The unconventional lineup features
two bass players, a three-piece horn
section, a keyboardist, a percussion
ist and a drummer.
STILL. SMALL VOICE & THE
JOYFUL NOISE A loving family of
friends and local all-stars from Lona,
Baby Black and the Nice Machine
assemble for a fiery treatment of
Chip McKenzie's garagey rock spiri
tuals. Jef Whatley recently joined
on guitar.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
Carnival Night 9 p m. $5 wwwmys-
pace com/flickerbar
PATRICK CAREY Patrick Carey s
slow-rolling countryish pop is
marked by breezy, melodic sounds
with chiming acoustic and electric
sounds and vocal melodies
DON CHAMBERS Don Chambers
whiskey-soaked bootstomps have a
certain dusty closing-time chic
MOTHER JACKSON After a half-
year's absence from the local stage,
the Mother Jackson guys return with
a heavy dose of their raw. blues-in
fluenced. ‘70s-rock-and-roll sound
MOTHS Featuring Jacob Morris
(Ham1).
Foxz Tavern
10 p.m. FREE' 546-8209
JOHNNY OZONE Lead singer David
Whitehead reunites with Josiah
Baker and Carla LaFever of XXX
Hardrive to perform rock and roll
covers and originals
Georgia Theatre
www.georgiatheatre.com. $20, $35
(two day pass). 9 p m
OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW
Nashville-based group plays old-
time rootsy Americana including
bluegrass and folk with heartwarm
ing passion
The Globe
UPSTAIRS 10 p.m. FREE'
ONE L 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.
POSITRAXION Featuring heavily fin
ger-picked electric guitars, this new
local band draws on classic rock and
roll sounds and features a none-too-
sublle Dire Straits influence.
Gnat's Landing
7:30 p.m. FREE! www gnatslandmg net
JOSH TAYLOR Josh Taylor plays a
set of his songs and a few choice
rock covers at the Baxter Street
seafood shack, backed by some
uuudies.
Go Bar
10 p.m www myspace com/gobar
GARBAGE ISLAND The challenging,
interesting Athens improvisational
group soldiers on desoite lineup
shifts. Loud, metallic and edgy,
the band dips into krautrock and
progressive thought, earning it the
• ‘experimental’tag.
MARTYR AND PISTOL Playing
an eerie, almost ominous mix of
dramatic torch-pop. noise-rock and
demento chamber music, this un
predictable local trio of Kera Schaley
(celio, guitar, vocals). Brent Van
Daley (guitar) and NYC drummer
Mitchell King released the album
Misanthrope last year
Karma Salon
4-7 p m FREE' 706-353-8515.
3 FOOT SWAGGER New local band
featuring musicians Dave Cardello.
Jake Cohen. Scott Lerch. Charlie
McCoy and Jeff Reusche The
Swagger plays dynamic high energy
rock and roil with a lot of funk
Little Kings
“Frilight Delirium * 9 p m. www mys
pace com/iittlekmgsshuffieclub
BUGS EAT BOOKS Its a been a while
since these local pop innovators got
together Enjoy a set of lo-fi quirky
yet charming tunes that'll take you
back to 2004
CREWSIN' FOR A BREWSIN Brian
Crews, formerly of the Wee Turtles,
will play his nine-minute set ol
ukulele jams
NIPPLES FOR DAYS Old Athens
noise giants reunite for this show
only!
SI, CLARO Featuring members of
Track Star, Still Fiyin and The Wee
Turtles, this band sings endearingly
awkward indie ballads
Mercury Lounge
www mercuryathens com FREE 1 10
pm
LIVE JAZZ Jazz Fridays feature a new
jazz band every week Call for this
week's lineup
Rye Bar
10 p m FREE 1 www myspace com/
ryebaratbens
THE BROTHERS GORE Local trio,
batting cut rough and upbeat power-
pop songs
TELEVISION BUZZ John Alford
(bass, vocals). Brent Cash (drums,
vocals) and Kris Langley (guitars,
vocals) create a fuzzed-out garage-
pop experience, but not for long
This is the band's final show'
Tasty World
DOWNSTAIRS 9 p m $5 www tasty-
world net
JY THE KING OF DRUNK Hip-hop
from Atlanta that belongs in the
clubs with tracks about friends and
partying Joined by special guests
DJ Madd DJ Citrine JDown
Valmont. Byron B Tom P and
Thicker Than Blood
UGA Georgia Center
Benefit for WUGA 7 p.m. $8
THE SOLSTICE SISTERS The
Solstice Sisters celebrate their CD
release tonight The event takes
place within Masters Hall at the
Georgia Center. The Solstice Sisters
sing energetic renditions of old
time country ballads, traditional folk
and ‘40s stylized swing Special
guests include David Blackmon
of Biueground Undergrass on fiddle
and mandolin. Dick Daniels on
stand-up bass and Tommy Jordan
on claw hammered banjo
UGA Hodgson Hall
706-542-4400. $19-$24. 8 p.m
ALEXANDER KOBRIN Russian
pianist Alexander Kobrin performs
at UGA Among his many achieve
ments is a gold medal at the pres
tigious Van Clicurn International
Piano Competition in Moscow Pre
concert lecture at 7:15 p m
UGA Spec Towns Track
7 p.m $8 (non-team members). $5
(children) www uga edu/relay
UGA RELAY FOR LIFE This year s
theme is “Rock Out to Block Out
Cancer,’ and local artists Velvet
Runway, Trucker Love Band
Mama's Love, and DJ Mays will
all be performing as relay members
do their thing around track! There
were also be performances by UGAs
a cappella groups plus break danc-’
ers, step teams and more
Various Locations
www uga edu/music/jazzfestival
UGA/ATHENS TWILIGHT JAZZ
FESTIVAL Enjoy eclectic jazz per
formances Apr. 24-26 Highlights
include Joshua Redman Trio,
Mona Knopller, and local artists
Jazzenigma and Trey Wright
Trio For complete schedule and
listings see p 33
Wild Wing Cafe
10 p m FREE' www wildwingcafe com
SQUIRREL Squirrel is a power trio
of experienced musicians who play
a range of covers Make your re
quest—Squirrel can probably do it!
DJs & DANCING
Go Bar
10 p m. www myspace com/gobar
DJ MAHOGANY Freaky funk,
sultry soul, righteous R&B. and
a whole lotta unexpected faves as
DJ Mahogany dips into his bag of
goodies from the '60s, '70s and '80s
Level 131
www level 131 com Price vanes (2H).
$5(18+) 10 p.m
DJ BLAZE DJ Blaze hosts tonight’s
dance party, mixing contemporary
hip-hop with older favorites Every
Friday and Saturday
The Loft Dance Lounge
10 30 pm. FREE' www theloftathens
com
DJ JOHNNY D One ol The Loft
Lounge's rotating crew of house
deejays, Johnny D—whom you may
recognize from Atlanta's 95 5 The
Beat—lays down the new dance
sounds, heavy on the hip-hop
Rumor
www.rumorathens com FREE' 11pm
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
LECTURES & LIT.
The Classic Center
706-357-4444 wwwclassiccentercom
$26 75. Lunch begins at 12 p m
WRITE AROUND HOME
LUNCHEON (Empire Room 2) The
Classic Center Cultural Foundation
presents Watkinsville author Julie
Cannon, reading from her new book
The Romance Reapers'Book Club
Georgia Center
Apr. 25.9 a m -10 p m Apr 26.12-5
p m FREE' www rom uga edu
SYMPOSIUM "Brazilian-Amencans
in Georgia and Beyond: a Multi-
Disciplinary Symposium' will
address Brazilian immigration
Speakers include Dr Maxine
Margolis. Dr Alan Marcus and TAnia
Cypnano
Rubber Soul Yoga
Revolution Studio
www rubbersoulyoga com Donations
8 30-10 pm.
POETRY & EXPRESSION Poetry
and radical expression night hosted
by Tiffany Tunno
SATURDAY 26
EVENTS
Agrarian Connections
Historic Farm
3-8 p.m FREE 1 wwwuga.edu/ebl/ssl
11TH ANNUAL SEED SWAP
(Crawford. GA) Hosted by the
Southern Seed Legacy A get togeth-
Thursday, April 24
Druid City,
Geoff Readier,
Madeline
Flicker Theatre & Bar
Saturday, April 26
Geoff Readier,
Ishues,
Deaf Judges,
Famous Darnell
Farm 255
When Geoff Reacher
moved to his home state Geoff Reedier
of Texas two years ago,
Athens tost one of its more idiosyncratic performers. Reached music is its own thing, a
fizzy conTabulatioh achieved by finding the common ground (or making it if none's to be
found) between acoustic country laments, Deep South hip-hop beats, precision-tuned fin
ger-picked guitar and freaky looped electronics. Imagine Beck, Bun B, Waylon Jennings
and Dave Van Ronk all jamming together in one dude's head. Reacher's back in Athens for
two shows this weekend. 'Things are pretty good in Austin," he says. Tm holding down
, the day job, playing locally, traveling for shows on weekends whenever possible."
Reacher says his style has evolved a bit since he last hit town. "[I've been] trying
to tighten up my beats, hit more notes when I sing, /rail the guitar parts, but also give
myself more improvisational options" says Reacher, who's at work on new songs, but
says a new album won't be out until this time next year. "One big change is that now I
sit down when I play—which is something J resisted for a long time. But it does let me
make more intricate use of my foot pedals without losing my balance!"
Two upcoming shows will allow Reacher to indulge both the folk and hip-hop tenden
cies for which he's always shown both equal and enthusiastic interest. Pint, is a headlin
ing gig at Ricker on Thursday, Apr. 24, with Orange Twin Records labelmate Madeline.
Second, is a late-night outdoor show on Saturday, Apr. 26 at downtown restaurant Farm
255, again accompanied by Ishues and Deaf Judges. DJ Mahogany wraps up that night's
music [Chris Hassiotis]
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