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THE CALENDAR!
UGA Hodgson Hall
3 p.m. $19-$24. www.uga.edu/pac
GEORGIA GUITAR QUARTET
Quartet features four UGA graduates:
Kyle Dawkins, Brian Smith, Phil
Snyder and Jason Solomon. Half-
price for UGA students. A pre-con
cert lecture on guitar performance
will be given by Matthew Anderson
at 2:15 p.m.
MONDAY 22
LECTURES & LIT.
UGA Student Learning
Center
4 p.m. FREE! jdingus@uga.edu
“WHY LITERARY JOURNALISM
ROCKS THE REAL WORLD"
(Room 150) Wil Haygood, a journal
ist with The Washington Post, gives
the talk.
LIVE MUSIC
40 Watt Club
9 p.m. $5 (21+). $7 (18+) www.40watt.
com
BAND OF ANNUALS Disarmingly
beautiful alt-country from Salt Lake
City. The discreet, minimalist instru
mentation adds weight to the heart-
wrenching vocals of Jay Henderson
and Jeremi Hanson.
BRIAN CONNELL Local guy Brian
Connell’s original songs are in the
classic spirit of Leonard Cohen and
Bob Dylan.
NATE NELSON AND CORTRIGHT
Nate Nelson started out in town a
couple of years ago as a tentative
young singer-songwriter, but he's
since found solid ground in the lo
cal scene. He’s comfortable either
going solo and acoustic or backed
by his full band Cortright, who will
perform with him tonight. Nelson’s
vocal style borders mainstream ac
cessibility and more indie-oriented
idiosyncrasy.
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $6 (21+). $7 (18+). www.cale-
donialounge.com
A. ARMADA Athens' A. Armada
plays energetic, epic indie rock. The
band's self-titled EP takes things in
a cinematic post-rock direction, with
touches of Godspeed and such.
ANTARCTIC St. Augustine's answer to
A. Armada featuring supremely tight,
progressive instrumental rock with
epic, thrashing climaxes.
KEBERT XELA Chris Howe and Doug
Saylor are dwarfed by their moun
tain of equipment, utilizing looped
sonics, shimmering atmospherics,
guitar, piano, electronic and acoustic
drums, cello, vocoders, occasional
vocals and plenty of keyboards
to create danceable, hypnotizing
electro-rock.
SUITE UNRAVELING With driving
saxophone, blistering guitar, and
a backdrop of blinking lights and
body parts, instrumental group Suite
Unraveling stirs up a theatrical and
highly visual jazz performance.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/
flickerbar
KYLE PATRICK The most recent
addition to The Click Five line-up,
21-year-old singer/guitarist Kyle
Patrick is an Atlanta native who
grdauated from the Berklee College
of Music. His smooth, pop-rock'
voice will appeal to fans of Goo Goo
Dolls and Switchfoot.
JESSE RUBEN With a genuine heart
and a sweet tirpbre, fresh-faced
Sunday, Sept. 21 continued from p. 19
Ruben will appeal to fans of John
Mayer, Jason Mraz and the like.
Georgia Theatre
9 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.com
PALEFACE Paleface is a veteran
musician with 12 records under his
belt. He was schooled personally by
Daniel Johnston and has since be
come something of a neo-folk icon.
He's appeared on a couple of Avett
Brothers records as well.
LANGHORNE SLIM On his new self-
titled record, Langhorne Slim draws
from both modern folk and the roots
of twangy Americana.
THE CORDUROY ROAD Kentucky-
bred, foot-stomping local duo play
ing non-traditional folk with a banjo
and guitar.
Tasty World
10 p.m $5. www.tastyworld.net
KILL LEBARON First known as
October Falls, and then known as
Sincerely Yours, but now known as
Kill LeBaron, inis local hardcore/
screamo band features five mem
bers.
MAGIC FOR JESUS Local psych-ga
rage rock trio featuring Taylor Brown
and Joe Peck on guitar backed by
J.P. Pruett on drums.
REEKS OF FAILURE Three-piece
punk band that takes its cues from
. bands like Bad Religion, Jawbreaker,
Minor Threat, The Descendents and
Face to Face.
THE FACT Latino punk rock based
here in Athens.
Washington Street
Tavern
7-10 p.m. FREE! 706-613-7817
OPEN JAZZ JAM Calling all jazz mu
sicians. Head down to Washington
Street Tavern every Monday for an
open mic jam featuring local jazz
group ii-V7-l.
DJs & DANCING
283 Bar
9 p.m-2 am. FREE! 706-208-1283
“HEAVY METAL MONDAY” With
Joel aka “DevilNECK" behind the
bar, and your favorite rockers on the
sound system.
OPEN MIC
Rye Bar
9 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/
ryebarathens
“OPEN MIC NIGHT” Hosted
by Bearfoot Hookers singer Ty
Manning, this open mic night comes
around every Monday. Show up
early to sign up.
Walker’s Coffee &. Pub
9 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/walk-
erspubandcoffee
OPEN MIC Budding artists are invited
to showcase their talents during
open mic night every Monday.
TUESDAY 23
EVENTS
North Oconee High
School
7 p.m. FREE! www.southarts.org
INDIES IN OCONEE (Auditorium)
Independent film producer Jed Riffe
presents his film Ripe for Change, a
documentary that centers around the
ongoing debate on agriculture and
sustainability in the U.S., focusing
on California. Q&A session with
Riffe follows.
Tasty World
8 p.m. $5. www.boybutante.org
BOYBUTANTE BINGO Hosted by
Sophia LoRent. Proceeds benefit
AIDS Athens.
LECTURES & LIT.
Oconee County Library
7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950
“THOMAS JEFFERSON AND
THE CONCEPT OF LIBERTY"
Gainesville State College Professor
of History Dr. Clay Ouzts will dis
cuss how the concept of liberty ap
plied to Jefferson’s ideas of religious
freedom, education, slavery and the
formation of our political parties.
UGA Dawson Hall
12:30 p.m. FREE! ymimura@fcs.uga.
edu
“MORTGAGE FRAUD: WHEN A
HOUSE IS NOT A HOME” (Room
202) Brent Brewer, a neighborhood
activist in the west end of Atlanta,
and Dr. Andy Carswell, UGA as
sistant professor of housing, give
the talk
LIVE MUSIC
40 Watt Club
8 p.m. $12. www.40watt.com
KYLESA Poised on the frontlines of
Savannah’s ever-growing psych-
metal army, Kylesa is down-tuned,
dinosauric fuzz at its most listenable
PINBACK Indie stalwarts currently
signed to Touch and Go Records.
The latest record, Autumn of the
Seraphs, offers increasingly dynamic
and aggressive melodies that sound
impressively tight for being recorded
in the band's home studio. See fea
ture on p. 33.
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $6 (21+), $7 (18+). www.cale-
donialounge.com
THE DESARIOS Local upbeat rock
band with a singer that sounds a
bit like Elvis Costello. For fans of
Phantom Planet, Rooney or The
Cars.
LOW END HONEY Local six-piece
Southern rock band.
Farm 255
9 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
DAN NETTLES TRIO Guitarist Dan
Nettles of Kenosha Kid heads up this
jazztrio.
The Melting Point
7-10 p.m. $3. www.meltingpointa-
thens.com
KEN WALDMAN & SECRET
VISITORS Alaska resident Ken
Waldmen plays spirited, fiddle-
driven roots Americana. Part of John
Straw's weekly blues series.
Rye Bar
9 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/
ryebarathens
DUB REGGAE Soulful reggae, hyp
notic riddims, heavy dub selections
interspersed with toasters, guest vo
calists and instrumentalists to spice
it up. Hosted every Tuesday night by
DJ Jeremy Moon.
UGA Hodgson Hall
3:45 p.m. FREE! www.uga.edu/pac
UGA CHORAL DAY Featuring UGA
Glee Clubs, \JGA Concert Choir and
high school participants.
OPEN MIC
Alibi
9 p.m.-1 a.m. FREE! 706-549-1010
“STAN S ALMOST FAMOUS
KARAOKE” Karaoke lady Lynn is
your energetic host for the night.
Fat Daddy’s
7-10 p.m. FREE! 706-613-7817
OPEN JAZZ JAM Calling all jazz
musicians. Recently relocated from
the Washington Street Tavern. Now
you can join local jazz group ii-V7-l
every Tuesday for an open mic jam.
Walker’s Coffee & Pub
10 p.m. FREE! 706-543-1433
KARAOKE In the caf6/bar's downstairs
room, every Tuesday and Thursday.
Wild Wing Cafe
10 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com
KARAOKE Every Tuesday night at the
downtown chain's upstairs space.
WEDNESDAY 24
LIVE MUSIC
40 Watt Club
10 p.m. $10 (advance). www.40watt.
com
BLACK KIDS Thanks to a hyped-up
PopFest show and an ecstatic review
on Pitchfork, this band has been rid
ing a wave of hype. Energetic cho
ruses and enthusiastic performances
don't disappoint.
MAGIC WANDS Dreamy electro-pop
duo not so far removed from Of
Montreal or Mates of State.
THE VIRGINS Funky, highly dance-
able throwback pop from NYC.
Having just performed on Conan a
few weeks ago, the act is swooping
south on its tour with Black Kids.
The Arbor
6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-543-2118
THE BACUPS Local cover band plays
fun '60s tunes from The Beatles to
The Temptations.
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $6 (21+), $7 (18+). www.cale-
donialounge.com
AQUILA Female duo from New York
plays Torche-ish psychedelia with
a fuzzed-out bass, drums and a
grudge.
ARMAZILLA Formed by ex-21 Top
roadie Randall Baird, Atlanta four-«
piece Armazilla delivers a heavy set
of late-TOs, British-influenced hard
rock, creating what the band calls
“cosmic weed rock."
SAMOTHRACE Dynamic, dramatic,
down-tempo sludge from Kansas.
Touring in support of its newest re
cord for indie label 20 Buck Spin.
SUDRIG OESTROYER The local
fuzzed-out, distorted duo of Chris
Holcombe on drums and Joel Marlin
on bass plays “loud and heavy mu
sic you'll stand around nodding your
head to," says Martin.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/
flickerbar
A TALE OF TWO CALEYS Local
guys Caley Smith and Caley Ross
“sound ifke a science-fiction folk
musical." The quirky lyrics address
meta- and astrophysical concerns,
and feature a heavy amount of
French and Greek wordplay.
scon DOWNES WITH THE
CLEANERS Atlanta folk singer per
forms tonight with Athenian friends
and functional band The Cleaners.
MARK WENTHE Member of the local
eccentric indie/blues outfit Dusty
Lightswitch and musical cohort of
Scott Downes.
Georgia Theatre
9 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.com
C-FRESH Athens rapper C-Fre$h puts
himself forward as the “Prince of the
Classic." He also performs with the
group Untame and recently released
the mixtape Self-Made, showcasing
a talent for rhyme flow (if not for
variety) and onstage presence.
MS. WILLIAMS L.A./ATL hip-hop
trophy back-up singer who rolls
irequently with R. Kelly and Young
Bree. She just released a mixtape
with the latter who is also perform
ing tonight.
YOUNG BREE Rising ATL hip-hop
artist, who rolls with Shawty Redd
and Killer Mike, invites you to
“Check Ya Swagg" tonight.
The Melting Point
8-11 p.m. $5. www.meltinypomt
athens.com
THE RATTLERS Local four-piece
bluesy rock band featuring the blaz
ing guitar work of Matt Joiner along
with vocalist Tracy Carroll, drummer
Kevin Christian and bassist Chad
McGlohan.
Rye Bar
10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/
ryebarathens
BURN IT UP! A new weekly series
from innovative local psychedelic
hip-hop group Future Ape Tapes,
mixing vinyl, CDs and improvised
live music. Perfomances may feature
guest artists.
Tasty World
10 p.m. www.tastyworld.net
RELAY FOR LIFE BATTLE OF THE
BANDS Details to be confirmed at
a later date.
DJs & DANCING
Farm 255
“Mixing Worlds." 10 p.m. FREE! www.
farm255.com
SELECTOR AZ-IZ Adrian Zelski
of Dubconscious hosts a night of
dance music including reggae, soul,
funk, breakbeat, electronic, down-
tempo and just about everything else
that inspires movement. Part of the
“Mixing Worlds" series presented by
Conscious Artists.
Go Bar
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar
IMMUZIKATION Immuzikation is
Alfredo Lapuz, Jr. He just wants
you to know that “he mixes music
together." Learn more at www.im-
muzikation.net.
Marriage
Sunday, September 21
Marriage,
Extra Life
Farm 255 -
When Josh Wootton
and Brent Blalock moved
to Athens in 2004, the
pair was on a mission:
to glorify and share,
the love of God in their
personal lives and in
their music. Coming from
secular musical pasts, the •
enlightened duo felt unfulfilled spiritually by their past projects, but "Christian rock" as
a genre didn't suit them either.
"I never liked Christian music," says Marriage drummer Blalock. “"If it's heavy at all
it's usually Christian hardcore, and that seemed limiting." So, instead of trying to fit any
particularly niche, Blalock and Wootton took their message of faith and spirituality and
churned out slow, sludge metal influenced by bands like the Melvins and early Metallica.
Perhaps not surprisingly, when Marriage took its act into Christian venues most kids
didn't get it
"We have a more confused reception [to our music] at Christian venues," says Blalock.
"Christian kids are confused because they can't hardcore dance." Conversely, music fans
that don't usually listen to faith-based tunes have been overwhelmingly receptive. That's
why you usually find Marriage sharing bills with fellow hard-rock acts in front of audi
ences holding beers instead of Bibles.
After a couple of years, the initial incarnation of the band proved too limiting as
well. On the second record, released this year, Marriage explored melody and harmonies
by going acoustic. Not long after, they met young bassist Ted Khun in church, and the
addition of a third member has significantly opened up the band's sound.
To showcase these divergent sonic perspectives, Marriage will play two sets at Farm-
one electric and one acoustic. The electric tunes are actually all new, classic rock-leaning
material that will be recorded with Joel Hatstat later this fall. "We want to be able to
appeal to fans of not only rock in general, but also to fans of music trying to push the
boundaries in any genre." [Michelle Gilzenrat]
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