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every Tuesday. This week: Young
Marble Giants—Live at the Hurrah.
LECTURES & LIT.
ACC Library
12:30-1:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
DIGGING ARCHAEOLOGY Bring
a bag lunch and learn about UGA’s
project of excavations of ancient
Roman Carthage and Dr. Naomi
Norman's experience as director.
LIVE MUSIC
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8 30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/
flickerbar
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
SLAVE DAVIES New act from Dave
V. Johnson, former Drivin' n' Cryin'
drummer and member of Kevn
Kinney's Sun Tangled Angel Revival.
AARON LEE TASJAN Alt-country
with a youthful sense of humor.
Go Bar
10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/
gobar
GAY AFRICA Dark Meat's Jim
McHugh goes solo. “Psych-drone
reverb mellow mind-out done by just
me and an electric tanpura I just got
from New Delhi,' he says.
MOUSER Colby Carter (vocals, guitar)
and his expanding gang of backing
musicians play efficient and exuber-
an» garage-pop songs that suggest a
willingness to experiment, working
through outre noise jams to find the
aggressive pop hiding behind.
SUPER VACATIONS Throbbing psy
chedelic rock.
TEETH MOUNTAIN Tribal chants and
sundry bongo-inspired fervor.
TUNABUNNY Eccentric, eclectic and
esoteric local experimentation.
GARY WAR Former member of Ariel
Pink's band. War traffics in §imiliar
flanged out psych.
The Melting Point
7-10 p.m. S3, www.meltingpointathens.
com
WELL STRUNG Five-piece Atlanta
bluegrass band singing three-part
harmonies with some lighthearted,
frontporch storytelling.
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 to
spice it up.
Tasty World
DOWNSTAIRS. 10 p.m. $5. www.
tastyworld.net
CLOACK AND DAGGER DATING
SERVICE With melodies sewn
throughout the hard-hitting rock,
this Snellville six-piece offers male/
female vocals and a dark mood
punctuated by intricate guitar solos.
ROMANENKO Local band influenced
by everything from folk standards
and classic country to riot grrrl and
'70s pop. Romanenko has been
compared to everyone from Elliott
Smith to Luscious Jackson.
WRISTBANDITS Energetic teen-pop-
punk trio rocking out in the vein of
Millencolin or NOFX.
OPEN MIC
Alibi
9 p.m.-1 a m. FREE! 706-549-1010
“STAN’S ALMOST FAMOUS
KARAOKE" Karaoke ladies Lynn
and Vickie are your energetic hosts
for the night. Every Tuesday and
Thursday.
Wild Wing Caf6
10 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com
KARAOKE Every Tuesday night at the
downtown wing chain's upstairs
space.
WEDNESDAY 16
LIVE MUSIC
Arbor Salon A Spa
Arts at the Arbor. 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-
543 2118
TONGUE & GROOVE The acous
tic trio of Henry Williams. Don
Henderson and Amy Moon play
lively covers and originals.
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $6 (21+), $7 (18+). www.cale-
donialounge.com
DEAD STICK LANDING Eclectic
local “technically-minded power
trio" Dead Stick Landing claims
influences like Frank Zappa. 311,
Soundgarden, Umphrey's McGee
and Ween.
SEMATIC Five-piece metal band from
Fairfax, VA.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
10 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/
flickerbar
SEAN ARINGTON Rip-your-heart-out
acoustic pop originals and covers
from Athenian singer/songwriter
Sean Arington, formerly of bands
Big Atomic and One Big Eye.
THE MAYHAWS Like their name
sakes, The Mayhaws are sweet and
thorny, playing music rooted in
American and American-immigrant
traditions. The resulting tunes are
a piquant mix of folk, honky-tonk,
soul, bluegrass and old-school
country. .
The Melting Point
8-11 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointa-
thens.com
JW-JONES Canadian blues guitarist
picking up from B.B. King and oth
ers who music formed the bedrock
of rock and roll. JW-Jones sings
competently, but the more improtant
voice here is the one leaping from
bent electric strings.
Rye Bar
10 p.m. FREE 1 www.myspace.com/
ryebarathens
SILVER STAR Formerly known as Ars
Nova, this local band features eerily
distant vocals, sparse acoustics,
unconventional harmonies and an
ani. f olk aesthetic.
Tasty World
DOWNSTAIRS. 10 p.m. $5. www.
tastyworld.net
• 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 for the evening.
TURN AND BURN Featuring long
time Athens musician Lars Rudow
on guitar and vocals.
DJs & DANCING
Go Bar
10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/
gobar
DJS MANNEQUIN AND VISION
Spring Tigers' keyboardist Stephen
James (DJ Mannequin) and bass
ist Eli Barnard (DJ Vision) are the
new hosts of Go Bar's Wednesday
night dance party. Expect classic
new wave. Britpop, electro and ‘80s
hits plus hot new tracks, remixes
and imports as well. This is an 18+
only event!
OPEN MIC
Foxz Tavern
9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-8209
KARAOKE The long-running karaoke
night continues every Wednesday.
ART AROUND TOWN
ANTIQUES AND JEWELS Oil paintings by Mary
Porter featuring landscapes and scenes of Athens.
Through July. 706-340-3717
ATHICA “Emerges II' is ATHICA’S summer exhibit
featuring large-scale collage works by Jon Barwick, a
site-specific installation by Kim Deakins and photog
raphy by Rylan Steele. Through July 16.
BIG CITY BREAD CAFE Recent work by Kate SchOnke.
Tnrough July.
CINE BARCAF£ “Lightboxes and Shadowboxes,"
a collection of found art assemblages and 3-D
constructions by Alabama folk artist and Dexateens
singer/songwriter Elliot McPherson. Through July.
CIRCLE GALLERY (UGA COLLEGE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN) "Eyesight
Photography' featuring work by Chris Balthrop.
Through July 18.
CLARKE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
HEAOQUARTERS ‘Blue Donkey' paintings by
Edwyna Arey. A portion of painting sales goes
towards the Clarke County Democratic Committee.
Through the election season.
ELEMENTS HAIR SALON Abstract paintings by Meg
McConnell.www.myspace.com/megmcconnell29.
Through July.
FLICKER THEATRE & BAR “Articles and Revisions"
featuring paintings by Eric Simmons. Through July.
GEORGIA CENTER “Boundaries: Landscapes and.
Identity" features the art of Roberta Griffin and Bosco
Meneses in the Hill Atrium. Through July 31.
GOOD DIRT Wood-fired functional pottery by Rob
Sutherland. Through August.
LAST RESORT GRILL Abstract underwater paintings
by Amy Cline. Through July.
LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER ‘Common
Structures" showcases utilitarian secondary struc
tures of the rural landscape through large format
photography by Tim Reilly and pen and ink draw
ings by Pete Muzyka. July 11-Sept. 9. Reception
on July 20. “Immersion—Exploring the Depths of
• Watermedia' incorporates techniques of watermedia
fhat span from traditional to experimental. Artists in
clude Celia Brooks, Nyambi Mwaura, Par Ramey and
Elizabeth Vitale. Through July 19. “Portraits of Our
Community" by Stan Mullins features pencil portraits
of patrons and volunteers at the Council on Aging. It
also incorporates their oral histories on panels in the
gallery. Through July 19.
MARIGOLO CAFE (Winterville) Abstract paintings by
Meg McConnell, www.myspace.com/rnegmecon-
nell29. Through July.
MERCURY ART WORKS Exhibit featuring drawings
and paintings by Ainhoa Bilbao Canup. Through
AugusL
STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA ‘Frogs:
Artistry in the Gardens' features a collection of
original nature art including several by nationally re
nowned nature artist W. Carl Ealy. Through July 25.
THE GRIT Folk art by Savannah artist Scott Stanton-
Cox. Through July 20.
UGA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ‘Southern
Memories' featuring paintings by award-winning
author Mary Padgelek. Through August in the Office
of Information and Technology.
WALKER’S COFFEE & PUB Paintings by Chance
Fiveash. Through July.
WASHINGTON HISTORICAL MUSEUM
(Washington) 'Checking Out the Past in Glass'
featuring Bill Baab, Jr.'s collection of glass bottles.
Admission is $3.
WHITE TIGER GOURMET FOOD & CHOCOLATES
Watercoiors with drawings by Rebecca Brantley.
Closing reception on July 13. Recent work by
Rebecca Jollay.
WILD CHILD ARTS (Monroe) “Vessels’ features work
of all media. Through Aug. 25 Reception on July 12.
www.wildchildarts.net
Former Toad the Wet Sprocket frontman Glen Phillips plays the Melting
Point Friday. July 11.
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