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JASON THRASHER
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
“Water Lilies” by Ann Hamlin on display at Lumpkin Cafe, through May 31.
The Dreaded Mindz Family. Share
through poetry, emceeing, singing,
acting or any talent. Or just come
to watch Last Wednesday ol the
month is taped lor YouTube. Every
Wednesday.
LIVE MUSIC
Farm 255
10:45 p m $5. www farm255 com
KITE TO THE MOON Timi Conley
(Aqualove. Fuzzy Sprouts, etc.)
heads up outfit Kite to the Moon,
handling vocals and guitar for the
noisy pop cacophony
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. $5 www myspace com/
flickerbar
PAUL MCHUGH McHugh spends
most of his time onstage fronting
Mother Jackson, the hard-charging.
70s-sounding rock-and-roll band
rattling around town lor several
years. Tonight, however, he's taking
the solo approach which should
prove essential for those eager to
decipher Mother Jackson^ lyrics.
McHugh says he’ll tackle some
tunes on piano, too.
JEF WHATLEY Local singer/
songwriter. Recently joined as the
guitarist for Still. Small Voice and
the Joyful Noise. Says Whatley, *My
songs are unintentional stories of
drinking and loneliness, or so my
friends say.‘
Little Kings
Freedom Week All-Stars Showdown.
10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/
littlekingsshuflleclub
DAFFODIL Trio Daffodil—Derek
Wiggs, Zack Kennedy and Max
Talkovich—plays fuzzed-out, early-
‘90s sounding heavy rock and roll.
DIVIDED LIKE A SAINT’S This en
velope-pushing rock band has been
retooling its sound and lineup. Most
recently. Mercer West (Mouser) and
Kelsey Brooks (Sea of Dogs) have
hopped on board
FREEDOM RIDE The 30 Days of
Vance music series comes to a close
with this Southern rock act.
NECKLACES // WANDERING DEAD
WOMEN Kate Schoenke solo per
formance.
THE 4TH DIMENSION Dance troupe
TUNABUNNY Eccentric, eclectic and
esoteric local experimentation.
The Melting Point
8 p.m. $5 www meltingpointathens
com.
DEGE LEGG Legg offers a mesmer
izing new take on Delta blues with
haunting slide guitar. "Middle East
meets South" melodies and dark,
apocalyptic lyrical themes
MAD WHISKEY GRIN Alternating
between six- and 12-string guitar,
local musician Frank Williams slides
and finger-picks his way through
bluesy and American sounds.
Rye Bar
9 p.m. FREE! www myspace com/
ryebarathens
BIG JOHNSONVILLE Live jazz.
THE PEABODIES Local band playing
‘straightahead jazz, blues and gos
pel* standards and originals.
Tasty World
DOWNSTAIRS. 10 p.m $5 www.
tastyworkf net
CHROMA Brooklyn band that jams on
funky jazz and has shared the stage
with Perpetual Groove, Dap Kings
and Zebulon Bowles.
LEAVING COUNTRIES Warm, invit
ing folk rock from here in Athens.
The trio* On the Journey EP features
tender violin, aching harmonica and
melodic acoustic guitars.
SPLINTER BELLY This local band
describes itself as ‘blues(s)grass‘
which seems to be an apt summa
tion of its rcotsy Americana sound
UPSTAIRS 10 pm $5 wwwtasty-
world.net
GYPSIES KILLING UNICORNS
New Athens collective aspir
ing to create a band-owned
record label and strengthen the
local music community Tonight's
showcase features Single White
Herpe The Transformers
Dusty Lightswitch and Candy
Maldonado.
Washington Street
Tavern
7 30 p.m FREE' 706-613-7817
UNCLE DADDY & THE TIME
MACHINE REVIVAL This new lo
cal band offers up acoustic old-time
and bluegrass music
Wild Wing Cafe
9 p.m. FREE' www.wildwingcafe com
EVERYDAY ATLAS Powerpop
from Nashville featuring the bright
tenor of Ryan Thies and Danny Tran
backed by an energetic R&B groove.
Wow Caf6 & Wingery
8 p.m. FREE! 706-543-5510
NATHAN SHEPPARD Known for his
emotive singing style and his mod
em reworkings of classic tunes, from
Dylan and Young to Van Morrison
Every Wednesday.
DJs & DANCING
The Library
9 p.m. www.libraryathens com
SPICYSALSA Salsa night hosted by
MK Experiences. Every Wednesday.
After a long national tour, EH Power will play a homecoming show at the
Caledonia on May 3.
NEW DEADLINE: Deadline for getting listed in the calendar is every FRIDAY at 5 p.m.
for the issue that comes out the following Wednesday. Email calendar@flagpole.com.
featuring bluesy guitar riffs and
energetic, narrative lyrics.
POLEMIC Local band Polemic
blasts out tough-to-pin-down.
hard-edged alt-metal given a softer
touch. Polemic will be borrowing
Nexusnul’s drummer lor the evening.
TURN AND 8URN Featuring long
time Athens musician Lars Rudow
on guitar and vocals.
UPSTAIRS. 10 p m. $5 www tasty-
world.net
CHOPTOP No information available
SERVICE INDUSTRY Fast, loud rock
from local talent
DJs & DANCING
Buffalo’s Southwest
Caf6
10p.m.-12a.m.$3cover.
706-354-6655
SWING DANCING Learn, practice or
observe swing dancing. Free les
sons, 9 p.m. Every Tuesday.
Level 131
www.level131.com
SALSA NIGHT Lessons at 9 p.m.
Open dance at 11 p m.
OPEN MIC
Alibi
Every Tuesday and Thursday. 9 p.m-1
am. FREE' 706-549-1010
“STAN'S ALMOST FAMOUS
KARAOKE” Karaoke Indies Lynn
and Vickie are your energetic hosts
Walker’s Coffee & Pub
10 p.m. FREE! 706-543-1433
KARAOKE Every Tuesday and
Thursday night
Wild Wing Caf6
10 p.m. FREE! www wildwingcafe.com
KARAOKE Every Tuesday night at the
upstairs space.
WEDNESDAY 30
EVENTS
Cin6 Barcaf6
5-7 p.m. REE! www.athenscine.com
“MEMORY COLLECTIVE" Reception
for ‘Memory Collective: Explorations
into Social. Cultural and Individual
Perception* featuring work by 10
artists from the Lamar Dodd School
of Art. Through a variety of media,
the artists explore the elements and
implications of memory.
PERFORMANCE
Diverse Universe
9-11 p.m. S3. undergroundathens2@
yahoo.com
POETIC CONFESSIONZ Student
and community forum presented by
TDESDAY 29
EVENTS
UGA Chapel
7 p.m. www uga.edu
CANDLE-LIGHTING CEREMONY
Annual memorial to honor and
remember UGA students, faculty and
staff that have passed during the last
year. Open to the public.
LECTURES & LIT.
ACC Library
12:15 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
BROWN BAG LUNCH ‘Rare
Plants in Georgia.* Linda Chafin,
Conservation Botanist at the State
Botanical Garden, will discuss her
recently published book. The Field
Guide to the Bare Plants of Georgia.
Feel free to bring a lunch.
LIVE MUSIC
Caledonia Lounge
www.caledonialounge com. $6 10 p.m.
AEGIS OF ATHENA Thundering,
monster-voiced, but melodic doom
metal from this group of young lo
cal guys. They split up earlier this
year but are playing a reunion show
tonight.
FIRST MASTER New doom-metal
band featuring members of local
hardcore bands Aegis of Athena and
Golden Emperor
KILL LEBARON First known as
October Falls, and then known as
Sincerely Yours, but now known as
Kill LeBaron. this local hardcore/
screamo band features five mem
bers.
OF LEGEND Local metalcore band
Little Kings
10 p.m. FREE' www myspace.com/
littlekingsshuflleclub
ANIMAL ELECTRIC Local folk duo
featuring Tess Brunet on auto-harp,
vocals and percussion, and Kat
Roman on bass and vocals.
CAPRICORN Experimental solo
Athens artist. In a Field came out
earlier this year on Ionized Records.
FAIRMOUNT FAIR Tonights perfor
mance will feature just half of the
“deluxe emcee duo’ as Fluff N stuff
is on the road with Elf Power, MC
Great Games promises to drop some
serious ’something.’
MY GREATEST HEIST Experimental
rock from here in town
PEOPLE EATING PIZZA According
to Vance, the focus of this project
is simply ‘songs about getting
wasted * Part of the 30 Days of
Vance music series.
The Melting Point
7-10 p.m. $3. www.meltingpointa-
thenscom
KORT MCCUMBER &
MCCUMBERLAND GAP Energetic,
original bluegrass and Appalachia
stylings from Orlando. Part of the
Melting Point’s Terrapin Tuesday
bluegrass series. Out on the patio.
Rye Bar
9 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/
ryebarathens
DUB REGGAE Soulful reggae, hyp
notic riddims, heavy dub selections
interspersed with toasters, guest
vocalists and instrumentalists.
Hosted every Tuesday night by
Adrian Zelski.
Tasty World
DOWNSTAIRS. 10 p.m $5 www tasty-
world.net
THE COOL SWAP Straightahead
rock and roll band from here in town
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