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Saturday, Mar. 21 continued from p. 25
influenced by punk, ska, rock, hip-
hop and metal. The lineup features
guitarist/singer Chris Cramer,
drummer Vinnie Amelio and bassist
Chris ‘Cookie’ Fail. The name is
pronounced “Eh-Pahb."
BASTARD SUNS Atlanta-based
“drunk-punk" that claims a sound
“like if Sublime and Dropkick
Murphys" had a bastard son.
KARBOMB Local trio (Webster
Couch, Nick Skillman and Jesse
Messer) plays high-velocity, erratic
and angry punk not dissimilar to
early-’90s Orange County stuff.
SO IT GOES Socially conscious punk
rock band that infuses elements of
Spanish rock, folk and ska.
Fafm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
DJ MAHOGANY Freaky funk,
sultry soul, righteous R&B, and
a whole Ifltta unexpected faves as
DJ Mahogany dips into his bag of
goodies from the ‘60s, 70s and ‘80s.
Fat Daddy’s
9 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241
RUNNING WILD This Madison, GA
quartet plays classic Southern rock
with an extra helping of country.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/
flickerbar
MELISSA COLBERT You've seen
Colbert strut her stuff in local bands
Creepy and Everybody Everybody.
Don't miss her always-energetic per
formances and rich, powerful vocals.
Georgia Theatre
8 pm SOLD OUT! www.georgiatheatre.
com
CAP’N KRUNK This Austin DJ likes
to pontificate on - issues of impor
tance to him (the ladies, traffic, ha
tred of Captain Cat. etc.) while laying
down some funky grooves.
STS9
Go Bar
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar
“LATE NITE DISCO” Every Saturday.
Just Pho and More
7-9 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1420
WITHOUT PEARLS Professors Lew
Allen, Bob Fecho and Janette Hill
from the UGA College of Education
get together to play covers and origi
nals with a focus on strong harmo
nies, alternative country and folk.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
8 p.m.-2 a.m. www.myspace.com/
littlekingsshuftteclub
DR. FRED’S KARAOKE Hosted
by karaoke fanatic John "Dr. Fred"
Bowers.
Nu$i’s Space
"Underage Music Night." 8 p.m. $5
donation. 706-227-1515.
CONNELLY CROWE BAND This
young band features Clarke Central
High students Connelly Crowe, age •
16 (rhythm guitar, vocals), Lewis
Jones, age 16 (lead guitar, drums,
harmonica, vocals) and Gus Boyd,
age 17 (bass guitar).
DR. SQUID Jangly, frenetic rock and
roll, at its best when emphasizing its
British Invasion sounds.
THE WARM FUZZIES Weezer fans
should definitely pick up this local
band's deliciously scratch and sniff-
scented Bubblegum EP for a set of
fun. alternative rock numbers.
Tasty World
10 p.m. $5. www.tastyworld.net
LAZY MANE & KOSHER BEETS
Hip-hop from Atlanta featuring
slow-building, mellow rhymes over
bleepy. electro beats.
TOM P. Hip-hop artist from Decatur.
EARLY SHOW. 6-9 p.m. www.tasty-
world.net
CLIFF CORR Formerly of the band
BlueLine, Corr moved to Tennessee
after graduating from the university
and has since released a solo album.
THE REEDS Josh Reid leads this
duo-turned-four piece. They re
leased their full-length album Bleed
Lust last year.
BILLY THOMPSON Formerly of the
band Seconds to Safety, this UGA
student is now performing as a pop
solo acoustic act.
Terrapin Beer Co.
10 p.m. $5. www.tastyworld.net
TIM ENGLISH No info available.
Wild Wing Caf6
10 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com
CLAY COLEY Acoustic pop-rock in
the style of Edwin McCain or Goo
Goo Dolls, with an impressive arse
nal of ‘90s covers including both.
Sunday 22
Borders Books & Music
4 p.m. FREE! 706-583-8647
JENNY JUMPSTART Recent Athens
transplant Jenny Jumpstart has a
voice like a perfect glass of iced tea:
classic yet refreshing and seeped
in a sweetness that's distinctively
Southern.
Lucky Dawg Billiards
8 p.m. 706-354-7829
LUCKY DAWG KARAOKE Every
Sunday!
Monday 23
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. Tonight you are in
control! Bring your iPod with a 15
minute playlist ol your favorite metal
tunes for your chance to DJ a set!
40 Watt Club
9 p.m. www.40watt.com
GARBAGE ISLAND The challenging,
interesting Athens improvisational
group soldiers on despite lineup
shifts. Loud, metallic and edgy, the
band dips into krautrock and pro
gressive thought.
DJ OTHER VOICES, OTHER
ROOMS Spinning rock, soul, rap,
punk, '60s girl groups and dubstep.
DJ P-MASTER HOOD Birthday boy
Patterson Hood tries his hand at
spinning records.
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.cale-
donialounge.com
FLASH TO BANG TIME Local new
wave trio finds a marriage between
fun and somber, like a stormy beach
party.
NU EROTIC No info available.
RESIN HITS Driven by Buzzcocks
like punk buzz, this Portland band
weaves in intricate embellishments
like surf guitar lines, keys and
unique percussive elements.
SING IDOG Local act that's loud, dis
torted and psychedelic.
Fat Daddy’s
9 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241
NATHAN SHEPPARD The local
acoustic guitarist-harmonicist is
known for his emotive singing
style and his modern reworkings of
classic tunes, from Dylan and Neil
Young to Van Morrison.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/
flickerbar
COY KING Local songwriter Coy King
often performs his poetic country-
tinged ballads under the moniker
Nightingale News. You can also
catch him playing upright bass and
piano tor Americana band Timber.
KEVEN GILBERT The Kilroy frontman
performs a solo set.
Go Bar
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar
AMERICAN CHEESEBURGER
Athens four-piece American
Cheeseburger boasts former mem
bers of No!, Divorce and Carrie
Nations, delivering rapid-fire, loud
and aggressive thrash rock in an
old-school manner, winning fans
around town.
MASSHYSTERI Timeless near-surf
garage-pop from Sweden.
WITCHES Local rock band featuring
Cara Beth Satalino on lead vocals
backed by a drummer and bassist.
Influences include The Breeders and
Neil Young.
Tasty World
10 p.m. $5. www.tastyworld.net
JOHN CRAIGIE A true humanist and
a thoughtful storyteller, following
closely in the footsteps of such
folk legends as Woody Guthrie,
Leadbelly and Ramblin Jack.
CHRISTOPHER HENDERSON
Athens musician Chris Henderson
plays dobro, mandolin, banjo,
melodica, harmonica and more. You
can find his most recent release,
full of intimate acoustic ballads, in
delightful homemade brown paper
bag packaging around town.
MAD WHISKEY GRIN Alternating
between six- and 12-string guitar,
local musician Frank Williams slides
and finger-picks his way through
bluesy and decidedly American
sounds. Joined today by Nancy
Byron (of Elijah) to play a short set
to try out some new material.
PHOLKSINGERJOSH The sound
ot Pholksinger Josh is described
as “gangsta folk," incorporating a
combination of folk, country, blues,
hip-hop and spoken word.
Tuesday 24
40 Watt Club
9 p.m. $10. www.40watt.com*
LARKIN GRIMM Although often
grouped with freak-folk musi
cians, Grimm was inspired most by
hardcore, noise rock and shaman
mystics.
VETIVER San Fran songwriter Andy
Cabic's music has been described as
"dreamy, gentle songs that George
Harrison would have written in
some sunny country garden." See
Calendar Pick on p. 25.
Borders Books & Music
7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-583-8647
JAZZ STRING DUO Guitarist Bryan
Williamson and bassist Kyle
Winchester play subtle, fluent im-
prov jazz.
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $6 (21+), $8 (13+). www.cale-
donialounge.com
CINEMECHANICA This intensely vo
luminous local quartet is the aggro
math-rock indie outfit that doesn’t
know it’s a metal band. Or perhaps
vice versa
EDIE SEDGWICK Justin Moyer (ex-
Antelope. El Guapo) fuses musical
performance art, ironic pop culture
worship and electro sounds.
MEDICATIONS Dischord Records
act featuring former members of
Faraquet. The tunes are progressive
rocks songs featuring serious guitar
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