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285 W Washington St. Athens, GA • Call 706-549-7871 for Show Updates
CHEAP DRINK SPECIALS EVERY NIGHT BEFORE 11PM • 18 ♦ UP
THURSDAY, MAY 1
BLUE FLASHING
LIGHT
ice cream socialists
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THE CRITICAL DARLINGS
doors open at 9pm # five dollars
FRIDAY, MAY 2
GIMME
SHELTER
BENEFIT.
SUPERCLUSTER • JACKPOT CITY • HEAP
WILLIAM TONKS & DAIWNY HUTCHENS
CLAY LEVERETT • DANA DOWNS
CARLA LEFEVER AND THE RAYS
THE CORDUROY ROAD
FRANK MASON, NEIL GOLDEN,
JOHN MILLS & TIGGER
CHAMBERS
doors open at 10pm « five dollars
All Shows IS and up • + $2 for Linder 21
Advance Tix Available at School Kids Records
Advance Tix Sold at http://www.40Watt.com
doors open at 9pm # six dollars
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7
doors open at 8:30pm * show at 9pm * ten dollars
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HOT
CORNER
SHOW
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SATURDAY. MAY 3
SUGAR DIXX
LITTLE FRANCIS
RED LEGS
DJs & MORE
doors open at 9pm * FREE
TUESDAY. MAY 6
CHUNKLET PRESENTS
TORCHE
BLACK TUSK
THE DUMPS
AMERICAN CHEESEBURGER
I Tickets available at Schoolkids Records
& online at athensareahomelessshelter.org I
THE CALENDAR!
Skate Shop of Athens
8 p.m FREE' 706-543-6368
CHAD OSBURN Opening recep
tion lor "Get Gnar* featuring Chad
Osburn's tine art photography taken
at local skate spots around Athens
over the past two years
Various Locations
5:30pm.-12am $5 wwwpros-
peousathens org
“BAPFEST” "Battle Against Poverty
Festival hosted by Young Partners
tor a Prosperous Athens At the
Athens Chamber o! Commerce
Parking Lot and Cin6 Featuring
a talent show, battle of fhe bands
with The Pool Boys Lis Carney
and The Connelly Crowe Band
a special performance by Gus D,
community speakers and screenings
of the documentaries Darius Goes
West and Wal-Mart The High Cost
of Low Price Also, enter a ratfle tor
door prizes if you bring in canned
food items
PERFORMANCE
Little Kings
9 p m $2 suggested donation www
myspace.com/littlekingsshuffieclub
BELLYDANCE SHOW Hosted by the
UGA Bellydance Club Half of fhe
proceeds benefit a local children's
charily
THEATRE
Historic Elbert Theatre
May 1-2 and 9-10.8 p.m. May 4
& 11,2pm S10/adv,S 12/door
706-283-1049
OKLAHOMA Encore Productions
presents the classic musical
Oklahoma directed by Johnny
Hallman Dinner and a Show on May
2 & 10 lor $25
Winder Cultural Arts
Center
May 2-3, 7 30 p m May 4 3pm $17
www winder barrowtheatre org
M-A-S'HiColieenO Williams
Theatre) The Winder-Barrow
Community Theatre presents
KVA ‘S‘H, a comedy in two acts
by Tim Kelly and based on Richard
Hookers novel and the classic
television show Discounted tick:
ets $14 lor seniors, students and
teachers Credit card purchases call
770-867-3106
LIVE MUSIC
40 Watt Club
Gimme Shelter Benefit 9 p.m $10
www40watt.com
3RD ANNUAL GIMME SHELTER
BENEFIT This annual event has
raised over $35,000 in the past two
years lor local charitable organiza
tion the Athens Area Homeless
Shelter. This year's theme is a
flamboyant costume ball. Hear lo
cal artists Jackpot City. HEAP
Clay Leverett Supercluster.
William Tonks. Dana Downs,
Carla Lefever, Frank Mason,
The Corduroy Road, and more
sing their lavorile Elton John covers!
In addition, a pre-party will be held
at 6 30 p.m. at Cine Space is limited
lor the pre-party. Call 706-354-0423
tor more info about the event.
Alibi
9 p.m. FREE' 706-549-1010
TANGENTS Country-fried rock from
Watkinsville with Lynyrd Skynyrd
licks and John Mellencamp melo
dies. As of March. Big Don Spurlin
Friday. May 2 continued from p 15
(The Big Don Band) replaced the
lale Danny Esposito on lead guitar
Expect a bluesier guitar style.
Allen’s Bar & Grill
9 p.m FREE' ww.vallensbarandgrill
com
JOHNNY OZONE Lead singer David
Whitehead reunites with Josiah
Baker and Carla LeFever of XXX
Hardnve to perform rock and roll
covers and originals
Caledonia Lounge
10 pm $6 (2L) $7 (18-20) www
caledoniaiounge.com
CORAL CASTLES Eclectic indie
pop Irom Chattanooga with bouncy
keyboards, electric guitars and lots
of hooks The Corpse and the Cake
should be available at the show
IRON HERO The local favorites Iron
Hero, dormant tor all of 2007. are
going steady with the new lineup of
Lawson Gnce (guitar, keys, com
puter). Sarg,Gunn (vocals, guitar,
keys). Jordan Noel (bass, keys) and
Thomas Wilcox (drums)
KUROMA Tonight is the CD release
for Kuroma—the brand new project
of ex-Whigs bassist Hank Suilivanl
Somcally the record has more in
common with his other Dand MGMT
than The Whigs, with divergent
melodies. Oueen-esque guitar solos
and dreamy vocals
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8 30pm $5 www my space com/
llickerbar
SPY FOR HIRE Contemplati.
ey electro-rock is the name ot the
game for this melodic and moody
Columbus. GA band
THE WINTER SOUNDS The Winter
Sounds infuse elements of new
wave, punk and synlh pop info their
carefully crafted songs
Georgia Theatre
10 pm $15 www georgiatheatre com
NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS
Bluesy Southern rockers North
Mississippi Allstars tour this Spring
in support ot their new release
Hernando See p 33
The Melting Point
8 30pm $10 wwwmeltmgpointa-
thenscom
BAIN MATTOX Mutti-instrumentai
Athens singer/songwriter otters au
diences acoustic-based college rock
that's both emotionally direct and
emphatically heart-turning This is a
solo performance
GRIFFIN HOUSE On Houses latest
record. Flying Upside Down, the
27-year-old sings deeply emotional
personal songs about "spirituality
and trying to find your place in the
world'
SONS OF WILLIAM The Stark broth
ers (sons of dad William Stark)
along with Jen Janet smg melodic
pop oallads with a rootsy organic
feel Thmk of Tom Petty in a duet
with Shama Twain
Mercury Lounge
8 p m FREE' www mercuryathens com
KENOSHA KID Part avanl-jazz
noise, part hillbilly string band.
Kenosha Kid otters compositional-
instrumental-improvisalional music
that has never been to Ipanema.
doesn t take the A tram and won't
play Misty for you Tonight drummer
Seth Hendershot will be guesting the
drum chair alongside Dan Nettles on
guitar and Neal Fountain on bass
Morton Theatre
Hot Corner Praise Celebration 7
pm $14(advance) $18(door)
706-543-2080
DEVYNE INSPIRATION Give your
soul a lift with the five lovely ladies
of local gospel group Devyne
Inspiration
THE GOSPEL IMPERIALS The
Gospel Imperials join us from
Huntsville, AL where they were voted
fhe number one local artist They ve
also been honored with The Mattie
Moss Clark Trail Blazer Award
THE WALKER BROTHERS Gospe
talent that's been singing God s
praise lor over 30 years.
Tasty World
DOWNSTAIRS 10 p m $5 www
tastyworld net
ATHFEST CO RELEASE PARTY
Featuring performances by Timber
Titans of Filth anc Packway
Handle Band
UPSTAIRS 10 pm $5 www tasty-
world.net
DICTATORTOTSSeeming;,
rageously crude the longtime
Athenian chaos cultivators stomp
about and trash the night with their
beery post-grunge sounds
SHITTY CANDY & THE CIRCUS
PEANUTS L :al 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
UGA Ramsey Concert
Hall
8 p m $7 50. $5/students www atn-
ensmaslerchoraie org
“SONGS OF SPRINGTIME" The
Atnens Master Chorale presents a
collection ot seasonal folksongs
Friday, May 2
The 3rd Annual
Gimme Shelter Benefit
40 Watt Club
It's a shame Elton John
doesn't have any tunes about
needing a house. "Gimme
Shelter" was a very clever
title for the Athens Area
Homeless Shelter benefit
when it debuted in 2006.
That night featured a host of
Rolling Stones covers (thus the
name), and when all was said
and done, over $18,000 was
raised for the charity. Instead
of sticking with the same
featured artist, the organizers
have stuck with the catchy
title and decided to mix up the
annual theme. We got a dose
of Neil Young covers last year
(and $15,000 for the cause),
and this year it's all about
Elton John. Going along with
his flashy persona, tonight is Supercluster
billed as a "flamboyant cos
tume ball" and eccentric outfits are highly encouraged! Hopefully the Rocket Man's clas
sic tunes can rake in just as much money—if not more—for this worthy cause.
The list of participating local artists is a mile long and crosses all genres. Catch art
ists like Jackpot City, HEAP, Clay Leverett, Supercluster, William Tonks, Dana Downs, The
Corduroy Road and many more leading Elton John sing-alongs.
This is also the first year that the AAHS will host a pre-party event before the con
cert. Details of the fun and games are in Threats & Promises this week.
"We are thrilled to, once again, coordinate the Gimme Shelter concert, and for the
first time, the pre-party event," says Courtney Davis, Executive Director of AAHS. "This
event is tremendously important to us in our efforts to raise the funds we need to sup
port homeless families with children in the Athens community. With the community's
support of this exciting annual event and the Athens Area Homeless Shelter, we are able
to serve several hundred homeless individuals each year." (Michelle Gilzenrat]
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