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live music with
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team trivia!
food & bev night
& karaoke night
312 E. Washington Street
706-227-WING (9464)
wildwingcafe.com
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BEAUTIFUL,
FACIALS!
1538 Prince Ave
Athene, GA 30606
706-227-1669
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The Melting Point
8 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens.
com*
THE DONNER PARTY This Pogues
tribute band features “drinking
songs, traditional singalongs,
more drinking songs, and also
some songs for drinking to.’ The
all-star cast features members of
local bands Olympus Mans, Half
Dozen Brass Band, Greyhounds and
Positrgxion.
ONE L Locafband One L plays Afro-
Cuban-inspired music that blends
rock, funk and soul with clave pat
terns and electric guitar. Featuring
Afro-Cuban percussion, a searing
horn section and authentic Cuban
instruments.
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
KAOS House music every Wednesday
night!
Thursday 4
40 Watt Club
10 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com
DON CHAMBERS This local favorite's
whiskey-soaked bootstomps capture
a certain dusty closing-time chic.
Rough and tumble vocals scratch
and howl over rootsy guitars, banjo
and pedal steel.
DRUID CITY Julien DeRocher’s songs
are pastoral, emotional and sincerely
moving folk-leaning works deco
rated with electronic flourishes.
THE GINGER ENVELOPE Patrick
Carey's slow-rolling countryish pop
is marked by breezy, melodic sounds
with chiming acoustic and electric
notes and vocal melodies. Debuting
new material and new lineup tonight!
Seestcy on p. 16.
year tenure in Little Feat with their
signature bluesy, funk-rock sound.
Early show! On the patio. 6-8 p.m. $3.
www.meltingpointathens.com’
MAYHEM STRING BAND Veteran
instrumental bluegrass quintet
from Mississippi performs for the
Terrapin Tuesday Bluegrass Series
on the patio.
straightforward, honest songs oeliv-
ered with authentic Southern twang.
FAST RYDE With solid, heavy hitting
drums, rockin' guitars and hooks
that you can sing for days, the
Nashville band Fast Ryde provides
energetic tunes for both the classic
and the progressive country music
fan.
Tasty World
10 p.m. $5. www.tastyworld.net
BUNNY CARLOS Longtime Athenians
Doug Pynn (guitar, vocals), Bill
Bokas (drums, vocals) and Mike
Flynn (bass), formerly of Barking
Charlie, play “rock and roll the way it
was meant to"be played.’
HALF DOZEN BRASS BAND Highly
praised local ensemble, and Athens’
only New Orleans-style brass band,
claims Rebirth. The Dirty Dozen
Brass Band and Youngblood Brass
Band as influences.
SAMURAI TROUT Local roots-rock,
swamp-boogie band featuring
singer-songwriters Mark Wilmot
and Woody Garrison backed by Bill
Bokas (drums), Chip Barnett (guitar)
and Mike Flynn (bass).
Go Bar
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar
ENTERTAINMENT The Atlanta/
Athens band plays dark, synth- and
bass-heavy rock that’s propulsive
and layered, maybe a little like the
lovechild that results from the late-
night gropings of U2, Echo & the
Bunnymen ana The Cure.
THUNDERS Dark, angular ‘80s-
infuenced psych-rock that’s a little
Suicide, a little Joy Division and a
little MC5.
TWIN POWERS Local Kindercare
Records alumn Dan Geller and
local chef Eddie Russell mix up
contemporary Top 40 with danceable
'80s new wave and Britpop tunes.
Late-night dance party to follow The
English Beat show!
Wild Wing Caf6
10 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com
KARAOKE Every Tuesday night at
the downtown wing chain's upstairs
space.
Wednesday 3
Harry Bissett’s Bayou
Grill
6 p.m. FREE! 706-552-1193
TONGUE N GROOVE The acous
tic trio of Henry Williams, Don
Henderson and Amy Moon plays
lively originals and classic acoustic
rock covers.
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.cale-
donialounge.com
DELETED SCENES Eclectic indie
rock that shares a lot with The Shins
and a little with Vampire Weekend.
The soaring vocals and swirling gui
tars are accented by colorful vibra
phone, trumpet, organ and piano.
HOWLIES Buzz band from Atlanta,
formerly Moresight, devours ‘60s
garage, ATL crunk and doo-wop.
THE STARTER KITS Multi
instrumentalist Mikey Dwyer fronts
this band sounding a bit like a
Southern Elvis Costello with a slight
punk snarl. He's joined by bass
ist Jamie Coulter (The Help) and
new drummer-vocalist Dan Orchik
(Dictatortots and The Help).
Fat Daddy’s
10 p.m.-1 a.m. FREE! 706-353-0241
OPEN MIC Every Wednesday featur
ing Avery Dylan.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/
flickerbar*
CATAWBA Local four-piece plays
mellow indie rock informed by wind
swept Americana. Lots of new tunes
available!
TREES LEAVE Nashville duo offers
alt-folk originals and re-woven tra-
ditionals via guitar, fiddle and dual
vocals. On tour all summer.
Georgia Theatre
10 p.m. $15 (adv), $20 (door), www.
georgiatheatre.com*
LUKE BRYAN Capitol Records
Nashville recording artist Luke Bryan
is a down-home country boy with
Alibi
9 p.m.-1 a.m. FREE! 706-549-1010
“STAN’S ALMOST FAMOUS
KARAOKE” Karaoke lady Lynn is
your energetic host for the night.
Buffalo’s Southwest
Caf6
6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-6655
LIVE JAZZ Jazz Tuesdays feature a
new jazz band every week.
Caledonia Lounge
9:30 p.m. $8 (21+), $10 (18+). www.
caledonialounge.com
GARBAGE ISLAND Loud, metal
lic and edgy, the band dips into
krautrock and progressive thought,
earning it the “experimental" tag.
HOTEL HOTEL Ethereal, ambient
soundscapes from Austin.
MAXIMUM BUSY MUSCLE Local
tech-metal trio featuring Jay Roach
on guitar and Mary Joyce on drums,
and newly-recuited Kris Deason
on bass.
THE SUBLIMINATOR Combining
spoken-word poetry with experimen
tal music, Atlanta's one-man show
and motorcycle enthusiast The
Subliminator backs his sometimes-
heavily-processed words with
sounds created from AirSynths,
effects pedals and loops.
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
CHIP MCKENZIE The Still, Small
Voice and the Joyful Noise frontman
plays a solo set.
Fat Daddy’s
9 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241
WES Dixie Mafia main man plays
aoustic music every Thursday.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/
flickerbar
MEGAN BAER Local songwriter
Megan Baer performs a bittersweet
and dusky set of country-folk tunes.
40 Watt Club
8 p.m. $15 (adv). www.40watt.com*
THE ENGLISH BEAT Influential UK
band that plays two-tone ska revival
that fuses pop. soul, reggae and
punk rock. This tour honors the
band's 30th anniversary. See story
on p. 15.
OUTLAW NATION New Orleans'
Outlaw Nation plays funky hip-hop
and reggae beats.
Locos Grill & Pub
8 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 (Westside
location)
JOHN KEANE AND NATHAN
SHEPPARD Acclaimed producer
John Keane will be joined by local
acoustic stalwart Nathan Sheppard
for a set of rock and Americana
numbers.
Monday, June 8
The “AthFest Sampler” Hoot
The Melting Point
The monthly music event put on
by the Athens Folk Music and Dance
Society is a variety-packed and
friendly get-together known as The
Hoot, and every June it draws on
AthFest’s deep roster of performers as
a way to liven things up and offer a
preview of the late-Oune downtown'
festival.
Hosted by the local singer and
community lynchpin Susan Staley, a
member of the folk group The Solstice
Sisters, The “AthFest Sampler" Hoot
gets going with a performance from
Young Goodman Brown, a versatile
Georgia singer and a snappy dresser
to boot, who takes the '60s folksinger
template of vest and # hat and mar
ries it to his harmonica and guitar.
Rootsy band The Corduroy Road has
established itself as one of Athens'
more ambitious and energetic Americana acts, and is about to head out on an extensive
U.S. tour. Betsy Franck, who's normally found fronting her Bareknuckle Band, is flying
solo, though, a quieter presentation perhaps for her lively, bluesy country rock and roll.
Finally, the trio of Lombard, Norman & Hunter unites the local pros for a set of finger
picking-style guitar music from Paul Lombard (Trunkfire), mandolin from George Norman
(Calliope Fair) and fiddle from Edward Hunter (Blueground Undergrass).
For those interested in volunteering at this year's AthFest, event representatives will
be on hand at 7 p.m. to answer questions and provide information. For more on the
Athens Folk Music and Dance Society, visit www.athensfolk.org. Information on AthFest,
including a schedule of announced performers, is over at www.athfest.com. The festival
takes place June 25-28. Monday night's show is free of charge, and the music runs from
8 to 10 p.m. [Chris Hassiotis]
Young Goodman Brown
THE CALENDAR!
Tuesday, June 2 continued from p. 19
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