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Tupelo or the cow-punkier moments
of Social Distortion.
Fat Daddy's
9 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241
THE RATTLERS This four-piece
Southern rock band continues to
build an impressive local follow
ing as its sound has evolved from
straight blues to edgier rock
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m $5 www myspace com/
flickerbar
BRIAN CONNELL Local guy Brian
Connell’s original songs are in the
classic spirit of Leonard Cohen and
Bob Dylan
SLEEPY HORSES Nic Goodson’s
band Sleepy Horses specializes in
West Texas alt-country rock and
feedback-and-loop-laced shoegazey
soundscapes. New album out now!
JIM WILLINGHAM Ham1 guitarist/
songwriter performs a solo set of his
folksy, quirky pop.
Georgia Theatre
Madfest 2.8 p.m. $15. www.geor-
giatheatre.com*
CONNELY CROWE BAND High
school trio with Connelly Crowe on
vocals and acoustic guitar, Gus Boyd
on bass and Lewis Jones on acous
tic guitar, drums or harmonica. Their
‘'Radio’ song featured on MySpace,
which also features backing horns
and electric organ, does indeed
sound radio-ready
PATRICK SMITH BAND Funky, soul
ful rock from consummate pianist
Patrick Smith, who sings with a
cajun, Dr John flavor and frequently
tours with the Dirty Dozen Brass
Band.
STRAWBERRY FLATS Veteran
Athens musicians John Keane,
Deane Quinter. Scott Sanders and
Tim White deliver a heavy dose of
psychedelia, covering classic songs
from the late '60s and early 70s.
Go Bar
10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/
gobar
IMMUZIKATION Local deejay
Immuzikation is Alfredo Lapuz. Jr.
He just wants you to know that "he
mixes music together ’ Learn more
about the mix master at www.im-
muzikation.net.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
Pet Volcano's Christmas Party. FREE! 9
p m.-midnight. www myspace.com/
littlekingsshuffleclub
PET VOLCANO Rock band featuring
guitarists/vocalists Spencer Frye
and jason Beckham, bassist Tommy
Jones of Ralph Roddenbery Band,
keyboardist Barf King and percus
sionist Eddie Glikin.
The Melting Point
9 pm. $10 (advance). $12 (door),
www.meltingpointathens com*
ABBEY ROAD LIVE Here come the
sun kings! The local cover band
delivers a starl-to-tinish perfor
mance of The Beatles' Abbey Road
and tosses in another full set of
high-energy, mostly later-era Beatles
rockers.
Mercury Lounge
8 p.m. FREE! 706-583-8510
BILLY BATTS TRIO The local trio led
by drummer Seth Hendershot fea
tures AJ Adams on bass and Tommy
Summerville on keys Smooth jazz
and soul classics.
Rye Bar
10 p.m. FREE! www myspace com/
ryebarathens
LEAVING COUNTRIES Warm, invit
ing folk rock from here in Athens.
The trio’s On the Journey EP features
tender violin, aching harmonica and
melodic acoustic guitars. Also play-
• ing tomorrow at Terrapin Beer Co.
SPLINTER BELLY This local band
describes itself as “blue(s)grass,'
which seems to be an apt summa-
* tion of its soulful, rootsy Americana
sound.
Tasty World
10 p.m. www.tastyworld net
KARAOKE CHRISTMAS PARTY TiS
the season to get sloshed and sing
your favorite songs written by other
people.
Terrapin Beer Co.
5:30 pm. www.terrapinbeer.com
JAZZ STRING DUO Guitarist Bryan
Williamson and bassist Kyle
Winchester play subtle, fluent im-
prov jazz.
Transmetropolitan
9 p.m. 706-613-8773
AMERICAN CHEESEBURGER
Athens four-piece American
Cheeseburger boasts former mem
bers of No 1 . Divorce and Carrie
Nations, delivering rapid-fire, loud
and aggressive thrash rock in an
old-school manner, winning fans
around town.
CANADIAN RIFLE Punk rock trio
from Chicago.
DEAR LANOLORD Energetic, light
hearted pop-punk
OFF WITH THEIR HEADS
Minneapolis pop-punk outfit The
band's newest release. From The
Bottom, is out on No Idea Records.
WUGA 91.7 FM
4 p m. FREE! www wuga.org
“IT'S FRIDAY" Harmonizing trio the
Solstice Sisters perform on the
local radio station’s weekly program.
University Cable Channel 15 will
aiso broadcast the show.
Saturday 20
40 Watt Club
An Evening of Country Music. 8 p.m.
$5 (2H), $7 (18+) www.40watt com
BETSY FRANCK AND THE
BAREKNUCKLE BAND Soulful,
brassy Southern rock and country
songs rooted in tradition, but with a
modern sensibility.
BO BEDINGFIELD AND THE
WYDELLES If Springsteen nad fol
lowed up Nebraska with Georgia, it
might've sounded something like Bo
Bedingfield's debut album The World
Is Ending, Show Some Decorum or
the new EP The Cleargreen.
CLAY LEVERETT AND KIMBERLY
MORGAN Performing songs by
George Jones and Tammy Wynette
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KAITLIN JONES AND THE
COUNTY FAIR Rustic Americana
with steel guitar and heartbroken
melodies
Alibi
9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010
DEEP FRIED Four-piece band that
plays deep, guitar-heavy Southern
blues-rock accented by Doug Peters’
slide guitar and singer Dave Hand's
harmonica blasts.
Allen’s Bar & Grill
9:30 p.m. FREE! www allensbarandgrill.
com
THEGRUNTTONESSaythe
Grunttones: “If you enjoy bluesy
rock and roll music played by
unique individuals in unconven
tional fashions,’ a Grunttones show
may be for you.
Borders Books & Music
3 p.m FREE! 706-583-8647
SEAN ARINGTON Rip-your-heart-out
acoustic pop originals and covers
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