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Saturday, May 23
Girls’ Rock Camp
Athens Benefit:
Hope for Agoldensummer,
Birds & Wire,
Emmie Beretta
40 Watt Club
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In a heavily male-dominated
music scene, three local acts with
a strong female presence perform
this weekend at a benefit for a
rock and roll summer camp for
girls. Inspired by the original New
York Rock V Roll Camp for Girls
(documented in the 2007 doc Girb
Rock!), the Athens camp is raising ncney for its inaugural session this summer. Campers
ages nine through 15 will learn instruments, participate in workshops and form bands in
which they write their own songs and perform in a live showcase.
The organization's goal "is to build female youth empowerment through music educa
tion and creation," says.executive director Calley Payne via email. "By providing a safe
environment in which adolescent girls can express themselves, we are aiding the girls in
their development as freethinking individuals." Payne became involved with the organi
zation last year, volunteering at the Atlanta Girls' Rock Camp.
"It's our hope that the campers will grasp onto music as a means of self-expression
and see the potential they have in reaching their goals in life," says Payne. More informa
tion about the original Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls is available at www.girlsrockcamp.org,
and the local camp—a pending non-profit organization and member of the national alli
ance—has a website at www.girlsrockathens.org. Registration for this summer's session is
limited to 25 campers; tuition costs $250 and financial aid may be available to some. The
benefit concert costs $5 and starts at 9 p.m. It features Hope for Agoldensummer, Birds &
Wire and Goodbye Donovan front-woman Emmie Beretta. [Chris Hassiotis]
THE CALENDAR!
Fat Daddy’s
9 p.m.' REE! 706-353-0241
NATH N 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.
Go Bar
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar
COCO RICO No info available.
FRONTIER RUCKUS Michigan's
Frontier Ruckus features toned-down
bluegrass banjo and resonator ac
companied by traditional folk vocals
and the singing saw.
GREEN GERRY Particularly dreamlike
and subtly electronic local trio, like a
lullaby from a distance.
OWLBEAR Solo acoustic singer/
songwriter based here in Athens
whose plaintive voice is reminiscent
of Jeff Mangum's.
SUNSET This Austin band's laidback
and distant sound borrows as much
from the Magnetic Fields' minimal
ism as they do from Spoon's indie-
• rock feel.
Tasty World
10 p.m. $5. www.tastyworld.net
MISSION MAN Ohio native Mission
Man raps over keyboard MIDI
samples.
SUNSET SOUNDTRACK Poppy
vocals overlay this local indie band’s
trance synth and guitar-driven math
rock sound.
TRUE WIDOW.Shoegaze meets
garage rock via this Dallas band's
noisy guitar, grungy vocals and
minimalist drums.
VIOLENCE GANG Local trip-hop
group that names Gnarls Barkley and
The Roots as key influences.
Tuesday 26
Alibi
8p.m.-12a.m. FREE! 706-549-1010
DJ JOHN Country Rock DJ spins
every Tuesday for Bike Nite.
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.cale-
donialounge.com
CHRISSAKES Local hardcore band
with haunting, brooding guitar riffs
and explosive, screaming vocals.
THRONES Solo project of Joe Preston
(Harvey Milk, Earth, Melvins) on
Southern Lord.
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
DAN NETTLES Celebrated local jazz
musician known for his work front
ing Kenosha Kid.
Monday, May 25 continued from p. 21
Fat Daddy’s
10 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241
KARAOKE Every Tuesday, with Lynn.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
10 p.m. FF[EE! www.myspace.com/
littlekingshuffleclub
PUNK ROCK DANCE PARTY Every
Tuesday! Hosted by Randy Smyre.
The Melting Point
7 p.m. $3. www.mellingpointathens.
com*
THE DROVERS OLD TIME
MEDICINE SHOW This South
Carolina bluegrass band has been
around for over two decades, getting
its start as a back porch honky tonk
act. The Old Time Medicine show
still delivers its bluegrass with a
good dose of humor.
Tasty World
10 p.m. $5. www.tastyworld.net
13 DAY MISSION Atlanta duo that
plays propulsive, dynamic instru
mental rock inspired by The Mars
Volta and Trans Am.
BEATRIX KIDDO Athens' own Beatrix
Kiddo offers post-rock that will ap
peal to fans of Sonic Youth, Mission
of Burma and the like.
JACOB’S LADDER Prog rock finds
a funky and weird home with this
Raleigh-based Rush cover band. .
KID:NAP:KIN Haphazard and abra
sive, Boston’s Kid:Nap:Kin pounds
out odd-meter rhythms and jazz-
infused melodies that are replete
with distorted guitar and dissonant
harmonizations.
MILES FROM PANGAEA Marietta
band aiming for Floyd-styled psy
chedelia, but mixed with a heavy
amount of modern emo-rock sounds
and jam-band proclivities (and a bit
of dated post-rock guitar epicness).
THE VINYL STRANGERS Timelessly
charming classic-sounding pop
rock reminiscent of early Beatles
and Byrds.
Wild Wing Cafe
10 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com
KARAOKE Every Tuesday night at
the downtown wing chain's upstairs
space.
Wednesday 27
40 Watt Club
10 p.m. $3. www.40watt.com
A POSTWAR DRAMA Cowboy soul
from North Country featuring help
from local musicians and tunes for
the dusty trail.
DEAD DOG Local band delivers
frenetic, spunky lo-fi punk delivered
with a pop smile.
WITCHES Local rock band featuring
Cara Beth Satalino on lead vocals
backed by a drummer and bassist.
Influences include The Breeders and
Neil Young.
Alibi
8 p.m.-12 a.m. FREE! 706-549-1010
OPEN MIC JAM A call to any musi
cians out there—groups or solo
performers—bring your instru
ments, gear and voices for an open
jam!
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $5 (21+). $7 (18+). www.cale-
donialounge.com
THE PLAGUE One of the original
Athens punk bands formed in '80s,
The Plague was revitalized in 2005
and continues to tear it up with dark,
angular rock.
VIETNAM One of the original post
punk/hard new wave bands of the*
early '80s Atlanta scene. VieTNam
reformed just a few years ago, play
ing PopFest in 2007.
Fat Daddy’s
10p.m.-1 a.m. FREE! 706-353-0241
OPEN MIC Every Wednesday.
Flicker Theatre &. Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. Vkww.myspace.com/
flickerbar
MOTHS Featuring Jacob Morris
(Ham1).
SWEETBOX New local band plays
swampy, lumbering psychedelic
blues with wailing sax. Features
members of Mother Jackson plus
Jacob Morris. Kate Mikulka, Jef
Whatley and other guests.
TOMMY TELEVISION No info avail
able.
•
Harry Bissett’s Bayou
Grill
6 p.m. FREE! 706-552-1193
KIP JONES TRIO Many of Jones’
tunes split between the reflective
acoustic territory of HarvesLeia Neil
Young and the country-infused rock
of ‘80s-era Steve Earle.
Kingpins Bowl & Brew
8 p.m.-Midnight. www.kingpinsbow-
landbrew.com
NORMALTOWN KARAOKE Every
Wednesday night in the Terrapin
Grill and Tap Room.
The Max Canada
8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-254-3392*
THE DUMPS With four veterans of
the local punk scene at the helm.
The Dumps deliver angular metal
licks with lots of dual screaming
over sludgy grooves, making for one
intense rock performance.
HOT BREATH Thrash trio featuring
members of Garbage Island and
S.V.A.
MUSIC HATES YOU High-energy
and higher volume. Music Hates
You plays a dirty kind of punk metal.
There’s red clay under the fingernails
of this fist raised against authority.
The Melting Point
7 p.m. $8 (adv.), 10 (door), www.melt-
ingpointathens.com*
THE INCREDIBLE SANDWICH
Athens-based instrumental jam band
with some tropical leanings.
LINGO Funky, soulful jam band from
Marietta that recently recorded
its debut album with John Keane
(R.E.M., Widespread Panic) here
in town.
The Office Lounge
9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840
KARAOKE Every Wednesday with
Stan.
Tasty World
10 p.m. $5. www.tastyworld.net
LOW END HONEY Local six-piece
Southern rock band.
UNCLE LUCIUS Austin band with a
bluesy swagger that trots through
Southern rock, Stax Records soul
and outlaw country.
* Advance Tickets Available
Down the Line
5/28 All City Cannon Bailers /
Lona (40 Watt Club)
5/28 Chip McKenzie (Farm 255)
5/28 The HEAP / Vinyl Strangers
(Flicker Theatre & Bar)
5/28 3 Foot Swagger (Georgia
Theatre)
5/28 Sonny Got Blue (Girasoles)
5/28 Up with the Jones (Rye Bar)
5/28 The Chris Demarco Band /
Leaving Araby (Tasty World)
5/28 JazzChronic (Terrapin Beer Co.)
5/28 Dead Confederate / Parker
Gispert (The Melting Point)*
5/28 Napoleon Solo (Wild Wing
Caf6)
5/29 The Corduroy / Mama’s Love
(40 Watt Club)
5/29 The Classic Bastards /
Gaylord / Lazer/Wuif (Caledonia
Lounge)
5/29 Scarlet Snow (Crossroads
Community Church)
5/29 Brian Connell / Romanenko
(Farm 255)
5/29 Impulse Ride (Fat Daddy’s)
5/29 Patrick Carey / Thayer
Sarrano (Flicker Theatre & Bar)
5/29 The Arcs / Gift Horse / Ham1
(Georgia Theatre)
5/29 Grogus / Kevin Hyde Trio
(Harry Bissett’s Bayou Grill)
5/29 Pat Shields and the Georgia
Mudcats (Madison County Library)
5/29 Founder and The Invisibles
(Rye Bar)
5/29 Dusty Lightswitch (Terrapin
Beer Co.)
5/29 Strawberry Flats (The Melting
Point)*
5/29 Mr Fernando (Wild Wing Caf6)
5/30 Collective Efforts / Entropy
(40 Watt Club)
5/30 Bearfoot Hookers (Alibi)
5/30 Casper & the Cookies / The
Lolligags / Marshmallow Coast
(Caledonia Lounge)
5/30 Hola Halo (Farm 255)
5/30 Don Chambers / Clay
Leverett (Flicker Theatre & Bar)
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Sat. May 23 • 8:30am-2:30pm
HUGE YARD SALE
& FOLK ART
Two of everything -
Three of most
Peter Loose art
with Eric Leqge and
Flinn Family Folic Pottery
302 Oak Bend Drive Hull, GA off Charlie Bolton Rd near Athens
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