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WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Joan Rasmussen's ceramic work, "Puppet's Puppet," is part of the 13th Annual SOUTHWORKS Juried Art
Exhibition at OCAF in Watkinsville through May 31, 2008.
It "algebra makes you think math
rock—yes. there's definitely some
cf that too. but all the dissonance is
surprisingly melodic
COMPLETE ADVENTURER Loca
rock trio featuring Jake Ward Colli’
Dibble and Randy Singer Melodx
quitars, sooke-sung-shouted vocals,
heavy percussion
DIVIDED LIKE A SAINT'S Tt
velope-pushmg rock band has been
retooling its sound and lineup Most
recently. Mercer West (Mouser) and
Kelsey Brooks (Sea of Dogs) have
hoppeo on board
LAST AMERICAN HERO New local
trio featuring sullen, airy rock with
a bit of punk bite over acoustic
guitars.
Farm 255
8 p m FREE' www farm255.com
RAND LINES TRIO Jazz standards
and originals from this trio led by
Rand Lines, who also played in now-
defunct pop group Freeze Tag. He's
backed by bassist Jason Cheek and
drummer Dennis Baraw
Tasty World
DOWNSTAIRS 10 p m $6 www
tastyrworld.net
THE HELP Recently parted from its
country-tmgeo sound in favor of
mere pop-oriented rock Overall tm
sound is reportedly "more Sooo r
and less Black Crowes
J RODDY WALSTON & THE
BUSINESS
Roddy Walston & the Busmess con
across like an off-kilter version c‘
Tne Band in the late 60s See p.3(
JACKPOT CITY H •
the name of the game for this long-
running but infrequently playing
local act From catchy pop harmo
nies drawing on Big Star and The
Beatles to dirtier. Stones-msp;rec
blues-rock
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-lime
and bluegrass music
DJ SIZZLE Spinning the danc-
bers every Wednesday and Saturday
Mercury Lounge
10 pm FREE' www mercurvathens co"
DJ SOPHISTADISIAC irayse:...
five & suggestive music iron a
over the world says Sop’' stacisia:
Rye Bar
10 p m FREE’ www rr,space c:rr
ryeoaratnens
DJ KURT WOOD '.
party every Wednesday or Tnursda,
Tonight features artists he discov
ered in New Orleans last week
OPEN MIC
Foxz Tavern
9 p m FREE 1 706-549-8209
KARAOKE Every Wednesday
Red Rooster
706-549-1668
KARAOKE Be a star lor the night win
Red Rooster every Wednesday
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TUESDAY
EVENTS
Various Locations
8 p m -2 a m. FREE* www athenscine
com. www myspace.com/little
kingsshuffleclub
“LET'S POW WOW: 2” A two-part
event hosted by the Digital Media
Department/Essefar Collective at
UGA. Featuring video screenings.
( visual art installations and perfor
mance works The festival begins
at Cine (8-11 p m.), then ventures
down to Liftle Kings for the rest of
the evening with an inflatable moon-
walk and VJ performances
Walker’s Coffee & Pub
7:30 p m 706-227-2124
DAVID MACK Opening reception
tor “Mrs Colelasure's Third Grade
Class" by David Mack, featuring
portraits illustrated from a 1962
class photo.
LECTURES & LIT.
ACC Library
12:15 p.m. FREE'706-613-3650
“BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: 13
VIRTUES FOR THE 21ST
CENTURY" Examine Franklin's 13
virtues during four upcoming lunch
time programs Up next: a Clarke
Community' Federal Credit Union
representative will look at frugality
and order with a budgeting discus
sion Feel free to bring a lunch to
this 45-mmute program
Oconee County Library
7-8pm. FREE! 706-769-3950
“DEPRESSION IN TEENS" Kan
McFarland speaks on "Depression m
Teens for parents and other caregiv
ers. educators and community lead
ers. Part of Mental Health Month
LIVE MUSIC
40 Watt Club
9:30 p.m. $6 (hand-made advance
tickets!) www 40watt.com
AMERICAN CHEESEBURGER
Athens four-piece American
Cheeseburger boasts former mem
bers of No!, Divorce and Carrie
Nations, delivering rapid-lire, loud
and aggressive thrash rock in an
• old-school manner, winning Ians
around town
BLACK TUSK Sett-described “swamp
metal" from Savannah The record
Passage Through Purgatory is avail
able through Hyperrealist Records
THE DUMPS With lour veterans ol the
local punk scene at the helm, The
Dumps deliver angular metal licks
with lots ol dual screaming over
slow, heavy grooves, making lor one
intense rock performance.
TORCHE Sieve Btooks iguitar/vGCals
and Juan Montoya (guitar) were
graduates ol cult favorite Floor, and
formed Torche with drummer Rick
Smith (ex-Tyranny of Snaw) and
bassist Jon Nunez, The Miami band
challenges your ear drums with
heavy, boundless Stoner pop-metal
New record Meanderthal out now
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m $6 (21+). $7 (18+) www cale-
donialounge.com
JUKEBOX THE GHOST Lively pop-
rock band Jukebox the Ghost has
a melodic new self-tilled album
that's a little reminiscent of the
Dismemberment Plan's quirkier
moments
MORNING STATE Melodic Athens/
Atlanta rock band celebrates the
release of its debut lull length
You Know People, I Know People
recorded with Asa Letter at DARC
studios Seep 34
THE XYZ AFFAIR Shiny power-pop
from Brooklyn with a tun sense of
humor and big hooks
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 pm $5 www.myspace.com/
llickerbar
BLASTOIDS Gentle whirring, bleeps
and assorted electronica create a bed
under this Murfreesboro. TN band's
more jarring indie rock vocals.
KEBERT XELA Chris Howe and Doug
Saylor are dwarfed by their moun
tain ol equipment, utilizing looped
sonics. shimmering atmospherics,
guitar, piano, electronic and acoustic
drums cello, vocoders occasional
vocals and plenty ol keyboards to
create sometimes sligh* sometime-
noisy electro/ experiment;) stuff aim
ing for the eoic
OLYMPUS MANS Two dudes :n
on arums, cne on keys and vocals
They've used samDies arid nea..
percussion to create repetitive spaiy
melodigs. Out Will at times lean a
little more to the traditional side
The Melting Point
7-10 p.m. $3 www.mellmgppint
athens.com
JEFF & VIDA BAND This acoustic
roots act calls New Orleans home,
and performs original material span
ning from Appalachian bluegrass to
alternative country Performing as
part of the weekly bluegrass series.
Rye Bar
9 pm. FREE! www myspace.com/
ryebarathens
DUB REGGAE Soulful reggae, hyp
notic riddims. heavy dub selections
interspersed with toasters, guest vo
calists and mstrumentalists-to spice
it up. Hosted every Tuesday night
by AZ-IZ, Dubconscious frontman
Adrian Zelski.
Tasty World
DOWNSTAIRS. 10 pm. $5. www.
tastyworld.net
C-FRESH FreSh puls
himself forward as the Prince cf the
Classic" He also penorms with the
group Untame ana recently released
the mixtape Self-Made, showcasing
a talent for rhyme flow fit not to f
variety) and onstage presence
SON 1 Local T-Nebula rapper Curtison
Jones is a former military brat,
and he chose to locus his debut
record. The American Hero A
Soldier 's Story on the war in Iraq
This innovative emcee often lays his
rhymes down over hard rock rifts
and samples.
YEA BIG & KID STATIC Hip-hop
that will make you move and groove
from Chicago Says the duo: “Yea
Big and Kid Static is a comic book
style action ligure tor all ages, ready
to destroy the plastic casing and
blow up the spot with the power and
skill ol 47 stuntmen wearing mylar
battle gear."
DJs & DANCING
Buffalo’s Southwest
Cafe
10pm.-12a m. S3 cover
706-354-6655
SWING DANCING Learn practice or
observe swing dancing Soft drinks
included Free lessons. 9 p m. Every
Tuesday
OPEN MIC
Walker’s Coffee & Pub
10 p.m FREE' 706-543-1433
KARAOKE In tne cal6/0ars downstairs
room, every Tuesday and Thursda.
nignt.
Wild Wing Cafe
10 o m FREE 1 wav. wi d.vingcate com
KARAOKE Every!
downtown wing chains upstair?
soace
WEDNESDAY 7
LIVE MUSIC
40 Watt Club
9 p m. S5 www 40watt.com
COMMANDER CHAMELEON
Incorporating punk-ish pop rock,
calypso, rap and spacey surt mania,
the local band s self-titled debut
album is full ol both sly and sopho-
moric humor, a littie like a Georgia-
bred Dead Milkmen
KRIS LANGLEY Local artist Kris
Langley blends dark, cinematic elec
tronic sounds
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $6 (21+), $7 (18+) wwwcale-
donialounge.com
ALGEBRA OF NEED Fuzzed out
post-hardcore from Philly thats
drawn comparison to Jesus Lizard
The Melting Point
8 p m $5. www meltingpointathens
com
THE BREEZE KINGS The Breeze
Kings have been playing the blues
in Atlanta for 11 years. In that time
they've had the honor ol opening
tor Bo Diddley, Steve Miller Band,
George Thorogood and other
legendary performers p art ol the
Wednesday night blues series.
DJs & DANCING
Level 131
www level 131 com
SALSA NIGHT Lessons at 9 p.m
Open dance at 11 p m.
The Loft Dance Lounge
10 30 p.m FREE 1 www thelottathens
com
THDRSDAY
EVENTS
ACC Solid Waste
Department
5-7 p m $45 706-613-3501. ext 312
COMPOST BIN SALE (1001 College
Ave) Start will be on site to answer
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