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Saturday. May 3 continued from p 17
RED LEGS Athens trio Red Legs
formed last August, playing '50s-
inspired jangly indie rock as well as
stuff that's a little more predictable
SUGAR DIXX Sell-proclaimed greasy
garage rock superstars (formerly The
Sugar Dicks)
WOLF PAK Psychedelic, experimental
hip-hop based in Athens Features
members ct Future Ape Tapes
Alibi
9pm FREE! 706-549-1010
BACKWATER No into available.
Allen's Bar & Grill
9 p.m FREE 1 www allensbarandgrill
com
WILL HODGES Country rock covers
and originals
Amici Italian Cafe
10 p m FREE' 706-353-0000
JAZZCHR0NIC Local five-p:ece band
Jazzchronic explores freaky funky,
psychedelic fusion jazz while incor
porating rock R&B heavy beats and
more info the stew
Caledonia Lounge
10 pm $6(2U) $7(18*) wwwcale-
dornalounge com
ELF POWER Acclaimed local act E.t
Power slops at home in the midst
ol a national tour supporting the re
lease ot In a Cave El! Power recently
added former Olivia Tremor Control
drummer Eric Harris to the lineup,
taking the new record to more ex
perimental territory
NIGHT MOVES Adrian Finch (ex-
Masters of the Hemisphere. Ell
Power) heads up this new Atlanta-
based five-piece, bringing his atmo
spheric. head-trip rock to a mellower
place, taking a soulful cue from Hall
& Oates and The Doobie Brothers
SPACE COOKIE Originally based
in Athens back in the '90s. Space
Cookie's members are now spread
across Brooklyn and Austin
Although the band claims to have
never split, it's been ages since
Athens enjoyed Space Cookie's
rapid-fire ritfage and surprisingly
accessible punk tunes
Cine Barcafe
4 p m and 7 p m $8 706-353-3343
SHORT ROAD HOME & MERIDIAN
The blending ol two well known lo
cal groups hopes to put a little Irish
in your spring Short Road Home,
a Celtic music ensemble, and the
women's singing group Meridian
will perform Irish lullabies and
ballads
Farm 255
11p m www farm255 com
THE SUEX EFFECT The trio of guitar
ist Ricky Barrett, drummer Jonathan
Daniels and bassist Miles Karp plays
psychedelicized funk rock instru
mentals. relying on spacey harmo
nies Faces of the Tree is the debut
lull-length Also playing a short set
during Human Rights Festival at
5:15 pm
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8 30 p m. $5 www myspace.com/
llickerbar
DEAF JUDGES Collaborative project
features Athens' non-traditional
hip-hop talents Old White Women.
Rorshak and Produce Man. trading
verses and spitting provocative,
kinetic rhymes
EDDIE SPAGHETTI AND THE
MEATBALLS Improvisational rock,
R&B. blues and jazz
NIC G00DS0N Sleepy Horses Iront-
man Nic Goodson performs a solo
set ot his dusty, shoegazey country
rock numbers
RYAN HETRICK Athens songwriter
Ryan Hetrick plays melodic, soulful
troubadour tunes
Georgia Theatre
10 p m $8 (advance), $10 (door)
www georgiaiheatre com
DANCER VS. POLITICIAN Band/
recording project (formerly known
as Panda) fronted by Sanm
Baumgartner, the songs, sung
in both German and English, are
gentler and more pop-oriented than
the cabaret of Baumgartner's former
band Audition with Max Reinhardt
PACKWAY HANDLE BAND
Packway s one-mic bluegrass pro
vides sly. hearty original songs and
renditions of classic tunes
Hot Corner Celebration
Corner of Wasnmgton St and Hull St
12-8pm FREE 1
AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE
GOSPEL HOUR Brought to you by
the tme folks at Weaver D s Gospel
tunes start at 4 p m
BROKEN BITS Local songwriter
Aaron Gentry has released two
albums of Magnetic Fietds-y pop
songs, morose and charming and
quirky, but is just now stepping into
the live performance arena
BUBBLY MOMMY GUN New local
band featuring members of Sleeping
Friends. Lickity Splits and Ice Cream
Socialists Short set
COMMON PEOPLE BAND Local
band pays tribute to Motown's great
est hits.
ELITE THA SHOWSTOPPA Gravel
voiced rapper Elite Tha Showstoppa
won tans last year with his video
“Liquor." He's back with a new mix-
tape called A Haler's Motivation,
packed with upbeat party tunes
prime for summer bouncing
EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY Setf-
descnbed “weird dance band
featuring Nate Mitchell (Cars
Can Be Blue) and Laura Swmdall
(Christopher's Liver)
PHARAOH Local rap artist
QUIET HOOVES Folk, semi-
psychedelic, semi-experimental,
semi-comedy, semi-sleepy pop from
tons ot little toy instruments.’ says
the band Short set
RORSHAK Performance by Rorshak ot
focal hip-hop group Deat Judges
THE SPLITZ The Sphtz perform clas
sic Motown. 70s tunk, R&B. disco
hits ana more
SURSIE Contemporary British-leanmg
soul with a hint ot eiectromca.
Sursie features dynamic vocals
(Slar Scott) and melodic drumming
(Shannon Sausser).
Human Rights Festival
Downtown Athens 130-11 p m FREE'
Fuli schedule at www athenshuman-
rightsfest org
ATHENS MONTESSORI SINGERS
Elementary and middle school stu
dents from the Montessori School
perform as a chorus
BREATHLANES Led by guitarist-
composer John Miley, Breathlanes
features atmospheric, organic tones
built around guitar, drums and
stand-up bass
VIC CHESNUTT One ot Georgias
most acclaimed singer/songwriters
Chesnult's rich, melancholic voice
and olten brooding, enigmatic lyrics
inspire and enchant
THE DIVAS Members ot this lively
drag show have been performing al
the Human Rights Festival for the
past 12 years
GOODBYE DONOVAN This local
band plays rock and roll with a
little country pop on some songs,
a lot more bratty anthemic punk on
others
JACKPOT CITY Hook-heavy rock is
the name of the game tor this long-
running but infrequently playing
local act From catchy pop harmo
nies drawing on Big Star and The
Beatles to dirtier. Stones-inspired
blues-rock
KITE TO THE MOON Timi Conley
(Aqualove, Fuzzy Sprouts, etc.)
heads up outfit Kite to the Moon
handling vocals a..J guitar for the
noisy pop cacophony
MICHAEL GUTHRIE BAND For
years. Athenian Michael Guthrie
(also ol The 60s and Disraeli Gears)
and his various bandmates have
delved into the world of melodic
jangly Bnfish-soundmg throwback
rock
FLEET* MITCHELL At 95 years
young M-’chell has been performing
Gospel standards at her ministry for
several decades
ART ROSENBAUM Traditional
American folk music
SQUALLZ Acoustic r '/r i r^r
featuring members or Jolly Beggars
Squallz will k.ck off me mam pro
gram ot this year's fesitva a: 1 30
p.m
THE SUEX EFFECT T ie tr •
guitarist Ricky Barrett drummer
Jonathan Darnels and bassist Miles
Karp play psychedelicized funk rock
instrumentals, relying on spacey
harmonies Also performing at Farm
255 tonight
Little Kings
10 pm www myspace com/littlek-
ingsshuttleciub
GIMME HENDRIX J.mi Hendrix
tribute band
GUS D Local teen rapper Gus Darnell
performs tracks off his debut CD The
Search, released late last year with
instrumental help from local song
writer Nate Nelson
BRENNAN JOHNSON Athens song
writer Brennan Johnson takes things
soulfully acoustic presenting his
solo songs about beaches, beer and
girls He also collaborated with for
merly local producer/rapper Nobody
Famous on the song 'Meant 2 Be *
S0N1 AND THE INSURGENTS
While the profile of his group The
Renegadez has dropped over the
past year. Athens rapper Curtison
Jones has upped his solo work,
releasing new album The American
Hero and collabo'atmg with numer
ous local artists (particularly the
T-Nebula crew)
BEN STEVENS Local singcf/song-
writer performs soulful, airy R&B-
infiuenced ballads over acoustic
guitar
The Melting Point
9 p.m $16 50 (advance), $18 (door)
www mettingpointathens com
JOSH RITTER Idaho’s folksy bal-
ladeer Josh Ritter is on tour now
supporting the release of his new
record The Historical Conquests ot
Josh Ritter
INGRID MICHAELSON Ingrid
Michaelsons sweeping piano-based
romances have beer turning ears on
numerous commercials and televi
sion soundtracks, and there's a bold
sensilivity that recalls singers like
Mia Doi Todd
Rye Bar
10 p m FREE 1 www myspace com/
ryebaralhens
THE LEVERS No information avail
able.
MASS SOLO REVOLT More feed
back. angles and weirdness, but in
the end still just dark, rocking pop
music.* he says
Wild Wing Cafe
10 p m FREE'wwwwildwmgcale comp
AFTER AUGUST Polished alternative
rock from Spartanburg. SC
NEWS & FEATURES I CALENDAR I MOVIES I A&E 1 MUSIC I COMICS & ADVICE I CLASSIFIEDS
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