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rock star game night
justin brogdon
josh ray
Hve music with
burning nova
team trivia!
food & bev night
312 E. Washington Street
706-227-WING (9464)
wMdwiirgcafe.com
Dodd Ferrotlo
The Office Lounge
8 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840
THE HEATHENS Check out this /al
ternative rock from seasoned local
folk musicians: singer-songwriter
Michael Eudy (ex-One Big Eye),
drummer Bob Fernandez (The
Plague. ex-Star'Room Boys), and
bassist-vocalist Robert Kelleher
(Dime Bag).
RPM
9 p.m. FREE! 706-543-0428
DUKE FAME Guided-by-Voices-
inspired power pop dominates this
Atlanta band’s sound.
Tasty World
10 p.m. $5. www.tastyworld.net
COLEMAN FOX & THE FUNKY
BROADWAYS Coleman Fox's band
finds the happy medium between
low-fi, gritty rock and roll and the
gleam of infectious pop.
DEATH ON TWO WHEELS Blistering
classic rock from Atlanta with fierce
lead guitar, gravelly soulful vocals
and catchy choruses.
THE EXPLORERS CLUB This me
lodic pop band is compared to the
Beach Boys in every single review—
and with good reason.
Terrapin Beer Co.
5:30 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com
VINYL STRANGERS Timelessly
charming classic-sounding pop
rock reminiscent of early Beatles
and Byrds.
Wild Wing Caf6
9 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com
JUSTIN BROGDON Rock vet Justin
Brogdon puts a lot of Southern soul
into his epic songs—drawing from
artists like The Black Crowes and
Tom Petty. His all-American sound
owes a lot to his all-star backing
band: drummer Carlton Owens
(Squat); bassist Stephen Spivey
(Tishamingo); keyboardist/guitarist
Jess Franklin (Tishamingo); and lead
guitarist Benji Shanks (Last Waltz
Ensemble).
Blur
9 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/blu-
rathens
DJ SHINEIY] Spinning dance music
before and after Drag Night.
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $5 (21+). $7 (18+). www.cale-
donialounge.com
BETSY FRANCK AND THE
BAREKNUCKLE BAND Soulful,
brassy Southern rock and country
songs rooted in tradition, but with a
modern sensibility.
CLAY LEVERETT& THE TALL
BOYZ One of this town's finest
country frontmen, Leverett has led
both The Chasers and Lona. He will
perform with collaborators from
those projects and others tonight.
DANIEL MACK & THE PICK’N
COOP Four-piece country band
featuring Mike Jarrard on drums and
chicken coop. Jeremy Sellers on
bass, Johnny Evans on electric gui
tar and Daniel Mack on guitar and
vocals. “It's butt-shakin* country and
some sad songs, too!" says Mack.
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
PUDDIN’ TANG Upbeat, quirky and
stripped-down, Puddin’ Tang plays
rootsy garage rock.
DAN SARTAJN Birmingham, AL na
tive Dan Sartain experiments with a
mix of minimalist beats and psyche
delic garage rock.
TWO TEARS This one-woman art-
house rock outfit mixes lo-fi riot grrl
with bubblegum lyrics to create a
genuine proto-punk sound.
Fat Daddy’s
9 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241
BROS. MARLER Brothers Drew and
Daniel Marler are currently con
centrating on bringing their brand
of Neil Young/Elliot Smith/Allman
Bros.-influenced music to the people
as an acoustic duo.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/
flickerbar
DUST CONGRESS Nick Foreman
started Dust Congress as a solo act,
playing the drum with his feet while
playing banjo and guitar simultane
ously. He's now got a backing band
to fill out his indie-folk sound, com
plete with bassoon and marimba.
THE VISITATIONS Electronic folk
featuring a rotating cast of local
musicians and a heavy touring
schedule.
Highwire Lounge
8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-583-8510 ,
MARY SIGALAS Talented local jazz
vocalist Mary Sigalas performs with
her new classic jazz, swing and
blues band.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
10 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/littlek-
ingsshuffleclub
JENNIE AND THE SURE SHOTS
This Detroit acoustic trio echoes
country, Western swing and old-
Girasoles
6-9 p.m. FREE! 706-310-0410
SONNY GOT BLUE Local jazz group
featuring James Goodhand (bass),
George Davidson (tenor sax),
Andrew Murdison (trumpet) and
Karl Friday (drums) plays swing and
Latin jazz standards for the dinner
crowd every Thursday.
Go Bar
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar
“DR. FRED’S KARAOKE’’ Hosted
by karaoke fanatic John “Dr. Fred"
Bowers, every Thursday, following
the live music.
The Melting Point
7 p.m. SOLD OUT! www.meltingpoin-
tathens.com
BRANDI CARLILE Melodic folk-pop
charmer Brandi Carlile recently
released her second major-label
album, The Story.
GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV Breezy
riffs and contemplative lyrics
comprise this South African-born
singer-songwriter's music. Isakov's
inclination toward chamber and
organ music adds a quaint, human
touch to his otherwise distant folk
sound.
No Where Bar
11 p.m. 706-546-4742
JOSH PERKINS EXPERIMENT
Perkins' brand of rock and roll is
inspired by bands like Tool and At
the Drive-In.
SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY No info
available.
Friday 22
40 Watt Club
10 p.m. $5(21+), $7(18+).
www.40watt.com
BURNING NOVA Alternative-leaning
rock with vocals somewhere between
Incubus and Pearl Jam and guitars
that can be soft and acoustic in a
Matchbox 20 sort of way, or electri
fied with a grunge attack.
LULLWATER This local rock band of
fers high energy and solid melodies
that pull from both alternative music
and acoustic folk.
SEQUOYAH PREP SCHOOL
Southern rock from Florence, SC
with subtle twang and a heavy coat
of pop gloss.
Alibi
9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010
JOHN MARTIN AND SOUTHERN
DRIVE Athens-based country band
that blends in a bit of bluegrass and
Southern rock. For fans of Waylon
Jennings, George Jones or Trace
Adkins. Frontman John Martin has
been performing since he was 10
years old.
Allen's Bar & Grill
9:30 p.m. FREE! www.allensbarandgrill.
com
CLARKE COUNTY LINE Local band
plays classic country covers.
Thursday, May 21
Dodd Ferrelle,
The Help,
Starlite DeVilles
Caledonia Lounge
Following up the
March release of his
latest album, Lonely
Parades, Dodd Ferrelle
will perform at the
Caledonia Lounge
on Thursday, May 21
joined by openers
The Help and Starlite
DeVilles (featuring
members of Twain).
Ferrelle's Americana
sound, which many
know and tove from
his previous release,
The Murder of Love,
has been updated by
a pop sensibility that
is sure to bring more
depth and energy to
the stage. Ferrelle
officially celebrated
the release of his
album a few weeks
back at Little Kings,
but this is a niore "proper" release party, featuring the exciting addition of a new back
ing band.
"The songs are a lot of fun to play live," Ferrelle says, adding that mellotron, xylo
phone and glockenspiel will be part of his more complex and impressive live instrumen
tation. Ferrelle also invited some well-known names to contribute to his latest record,
including Claire Campbell of Hope for Agoldensummer and acclaimed folk musician Jim
White.
The set list primarily will feature songs off Lonely Parades, but he'll also include a
couple of brsnd-new numbers that have been written since the release. This show will be
one.of a few warm-up dates for Ferrelle an8 his band as they prepare for a national tour.
If you are out of town this week, don't fret Ferrelle will return to Athens on June 26 for
AthFest The full tour, facilitated by Team Clermont, will inctude national radio promotion
and coast-to-coast tour dates. Ferrelle awaits Thursday's show as "a great opportunity to
be reintroduced to Athens and to see old friends." Music will start at 10 p.m., and the
cover will be $5 at the door or $7 for those under 21. Lonely Parades is available now
from Two Sheds Music. [Ashby Soxzy]
THE CALENDAR!
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