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limey music for a very authentic
Appalachian sound. Playing earlier
this evening at White Tiger Gourmet
as well.
JUMPIN’ ESUS CHRISTERS
Lively Ic^l Appalachian-style string
band performing as part of the
weekly bluegrass series.
REBECCA JEAN SMITH Bluesy folk
from Atlanta.
The Melting Point
8.30 p m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door), www.
meltingpointathens.com*
THE HIGHBALLS Put on your bangle
bracelets and tuck in those shoul
der pads! Athens music vets The
Highballs will perform a totally awe
some set of ‘80s dance hits.
The Office Lounge
11 p m. FREE! 706-549-0840
KIP JONES AND JAY RING DUO
Resident bartender Jay Ring is
joined by local country folk artist
Kip Jones. The duo plays covers of
contemporary and classic hits.
Rye Bar
10 p.m. $2. www.myspace.com/rye-
barathens
TEN TOES UP This funk-infused rock
quartet from South Carolina plays
a jazzy mix of Allman Brothers and
Widespread Panic-style Southern
rock.
TENT CITY This local four-piece fuses
elements of jazz, funk, blues and
world music. The band says, “Come
prepared to boogie!”
Terrapin Beer Co.
5:30 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com
DEAD STICK LANDING Eclectic lo
cal “technically minded power trio”
Dead Stick Landing claims influ
ences such as Frank Zappa, 311,
Soundgarden, Umphrey's McGee
and Ween.
White Tiger Gourmet
Food &. Chocolates
6-9 p.m. FREE! 706-353-6847
JENNIE AND THE SURE SHOTS
This Detroit acoustic trio echoes
country, western swing and old-
timey music for a very authentic
Appalachian sound. Playing later
this evening at Little Kings Shuffle
Club.
Wild Wing Cafe *
9 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com
JOSH RAY Atlanta-based singer-
songwriter plays funk and reggae-
infused rock backed by friends.
WUGA 91.7 FM
4 p.m. FREE! www.wuga.org
“IT’S FRIDAYJ" High Cotton and
The Jersey Barrier will perform
on the local radio stations weekly
program. University Cable Channel
15 will also broadcast the show.
Saturday 23
40 Watt Club
Girls’ Rock Camp Benefit. 9 p.m. $5.
www.40watt.com
EMMIE BERETTA Vocalist from local
pop band Goodbye Donovan. .
BIRDS+WIRE This local group plays
a moody kind of alternative country,
incorporating sweet vocal harmonies
and steel sounds as well as a rhythm
section fluent in jazz.
HOPE FOR AGOLDENSUMMER
This local neo-folk band has spent
the winter “baking pumpkin cookies,
making art and catching babies in
Peru." They return to us all the wiser,
with a few new songs.
Alibi
9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010
CARLA LEFEVER AND THE RAYS
LeFever and her band play dance
tunes, sweet pop, classic rock and
originals.
ATHICA
“Wine, Women and Song."8 p.m.
$9-$13 suggested donation, www.
athica.org
CHARLOTTE LEE Local visual art
ist and singer-songwriter plays
originals and covers the most
woeful country music laments, gut-
wrenching Leonard Cohen ballads
and whatever else suits her fancy.
MANDY JANE AND THE JAWS OF
LIFE The original uranium miner's
daughter Amanda Crouse heads
up this tongue-in-whiskey-soaked-
cheek country ’n’ western-inspired
act. Ken Manring works the guitar
as the duo swings through tunes
influenced by Gram Parsons and
Loretta Lynn.
JANA MICHAELSON This local folk
musician who has been singing all
tier life hitches her wagon to tradi
tional folk, bluegrass and country
musicians, including George Jones,
Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and
Hank Williams.
Blur
9 p.m. www.myspace.com/blurathens
DJ ISAAC M Longtime Boneshakers/
Kultur Lounge deejay Isaac McCalla
mixes electro dance house tunes.
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.cale-
donialounge com
DUSTY LIGHTSWITCH Described as
“one of the most exciting and satis
fying live bands in town’ by our own
Gordon Lamb, this revolving cast of
local eccentrics delivers rock and
roll with epic possibilites.
MATT HUDGINS Former member of
The Visitations, Matt Hudgins plays
his own brand of electronic folk.
PAUL MCHUGH Longtime musician
who spends most of his time on
stage fronting Mother Jackson, the
hard-charging. '70s-sounding rock.
and roll band rattling around town
for several years.
SUPER COBRA Brand new power trio
recording its debut album. Tonight is
Super Cobra's first show!
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
KYSHONA ARMSTRONG Local
songstress Kyshona sings soulful
ballads over acoustic guitar. She has
been compared to Tracy Chapman,
Diana Krall and Dionne Farris.
THE DOLL DAZE Atlanta solo artist
with an edgy rock sound seasoned
with hip-hop.
Fat Daddy’s
9 pm. FREE! 706-353-0241
HONKYTONK DAREDEVILS
Southern rock delivered with outlaw
country style.
Go Bar
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar
“LATE NITE DISCO” The house
deejay and occasional special
guests spin a cool mix of disco, New
Wave and modern dance tunes for a
sweaty and energetic closing-time
crowd. Dance party begins after the
live music. Every Saturday
Little Kings Shuffle Club
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/littlek-
ingsshuffleclub
BLACKHOLICUS A shredding mod
ern interpretation of classic metal
influenced by Iron Maiden, Yngwie
Malmsteen and Judas Priest.
MARRIAGE Truly unclassifiable local
Christian sludge-rock trio experi
ments with every heavy and bizarre
sound it can muster.
THE MAH KURZ ONE One-man
rock machine Matt Kurz literally
plays drums, keyboard, guitar and
bass, by himself, all at the same
time. Expect a mix of garage rock
stomps and bluesy croons.
The Melting Point
8:30 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door), www.
meltingpointathens.com*
THE RICK FOWLER BAND Local act
led by guitarist Rick Fowler (Lonely
White Boys, Ralph Roddenbery, etc.)
specializes in a classic sort of British
blues rock.
Monsignor Donovan
Catholic High School
5-9 p.m. $5. 'www.mdchs.org
RAM JAM BATTLE OF THE BANDS
(Athletic Field) Local middle and
high school bands compete. Bring
lawn chairs and blankets. All pro
ceeds benefit Bethlehem Ministry's
Haiti Project.
Rye Bar
10 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/rye-
barathens
THE JOMPSON BROTHERS Big.
classic rock licks from Nashville
with even bigger, powerful Southern
pipes for a sound that lands between
Skynyrd and AC/DC.
SOLSHAKR Brand new rock power-
trio from Atlanta.
Tasty World
10 p.m. $5. www.tastyworld.net
A DARKER VISION This Gainesville/
Dahlonega band plays hard alt-rock
with a guitar virtuosity that sets off
their instrumental numbers.
CHAOS FRAME This quintet from
Griffin, GA plays mainstream ‘90s-
sounding alt rock with some metal-
inspired licks.
SGT. KICKASS North Georgia band
Sgt. Kickass performs nostalgic,
classic metal-inspired numbers with
influences from Dio, Danzig and
the like.
Terrapin Beer Co.
5:30 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com
HARP UNSTRUNG This local act
gives melodic alternative rock a
bluesy, Southern twist.
Wild Wing Cafe
9 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.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.
Sunday 24
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
INVISIBLE BOYFRIEND No info
available.
MIXEL PIXEL Spooky, lo-fi art-pop
trio from Brooklyn.
The Melting Foint
8:30 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door), www.
meltingpointathens.com*
TEALVOX All ages show! Local teen
indie-rock band Tealvox draws in
spiration from acts like Coldplay, U2
and The Beatles.
Monday 25
Ashford Manor
6 p.m. $15. www.ambedandbreakfast.
com
PACKWAY HANDLE BAND
Packway's "gather around the mic"
approach to bluegrass provides sly,
hearty original songs and renditions
of classic tunes. The band's close
four-part harmonies are backed by
high energy, and the contemporary
lyrics are delivered with an engaging
sense of humor.
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Tickets S5 adv. • S5 at the door
BRANDI CARLILE
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Tickets S8 adv.
Evening with
THE RICK FOWLER BAND
Tickets $8 adv. • $10 at the door
Taping with
DEAD CONFEDERATE
with opening set from PARKER GISPERT (of THE WHIGS)
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