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dusky garage rock feel— ike a
cleaner Gun Club or dirt : r Howlies.
GIANT LION This low-key experimen
tal band from Atlanta strips the psy
chedelic aspects of Beat Happening
and the Pixies down to somber vo
cals and almost no instrumentation.
NUCLEAR SPRING Athens natives
Nuclear Spring sound like a cassette
tape of Woody Guthrie that’s been
left in the sun and is now warped
and melted; the band’s folio/ under
tones are twisted and distorted by
experimental effects and overdubs.
Jot ‘Em Down Country
Store & BBQ
6 p.m. FREE! 706-549-2110.
REDNECK GREECE Traditionally
this show consists of two sets—a
clean one for the whole family and a
second set full of white-trash-fueled
naughtiness that is as twisted as
it is hilarious. Musically Redneck
GReece draws from the old country
classics—Merle Haggard. Hank
Williams, Johnny Cash and the like.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
8 pm. www.myspace.com/littlek-
ingsshuffleclub
KARAOKE Hosted by Dr. Fred.
The Melting Point
9 p.m. $16 (adv). S20 (door), www.
meltingpointathens.com*
FICTION FAMILY This rootsy alt-
rock outfit features Jon Foreman
of Switchfoot and Sean Watkins of
Nickel Creek.
SARA WATKINS Solo debut from the
Nickel Creek multi-instrumentalist.
Watkins plays a range of Americana
• with country and folk influences.
The Office Lounge
9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840
CARLA LEFEVER AND THE RAYS
leFever and her band play dance
tunes, sweet pop. classic rock and
originals.
Rye Bar
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryeba-
rathens
NO STAR These Augusta rockers take
their name from a Sonic Youth re
cord, but damn, their singer sounds
exactly like Chris Cornell. The tunes
seem to be in a similar alt-rock vein.
TREEHORN Bluesy alt-country riffs
and raw vocals make this local
Southern rock outfit sound as much
like the Allman Brothers as the
Drive-By Truckers.
Terrapin Beer Co.
5 30 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com
ROY SCHNEIDER Comic strip art
ist turned singer-songwriter Roy
Schneider croons folky blues over
harmonica and finger-picked guitar.
Wild Wing Cafe
9 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com
TYLER REEVE A blend of raw country
and big Southern rock currently
based Atlanta.
Saturday 13
40 Watt Club
9 p.m. $12 (adv). www.40watt.com'
PATTERN IS MOVEMENT
Rhythmically complex and overflow
ing with energy, this Philly duo
touches on abrasive sounds and pop
structures.
ST. VINCENT Multi-instrume n !alist
Annie Clark sings haunting lyrics
over minimalist, often lo-fi loops.
Before going solo, Clark played
with Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan
Stevens' touring band. See Calendar
Pick on p. 20.
The Athens Farmers
Market
10 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmers-
market.net
LERALYNN The tender, jazzy folk
voice behind Birds+Wire performs
a solo set.
8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmar-
ket.net
ATHENS FOLK SOCIETY BAND
Featuring rotating Folk Society
members on fiddle, mandolin, guitar,
harmonica and banjos. Confirmed
for this show are Susan Staley,
Tommy Jordan, Dale Wechsler and
Wallace Denton. The band invites .
you to join in on their songs.
Blind Pig Tavern
4 p.m. www blindpigtavern.com
2ND ANNUAL. 10TH
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Music Fest and pig roast!
Featuring live music from Avery
Dylan Project. Betsy Franck
and the Bareknuckle Band
Carla LeFever and the Rays
Oashboard Saviors Chris
Moore and The Rattlers
Blur
“POP Life!” 9 p.m. www.myspace.com/
blurathens
DJ ISAAC M Longtime deejay Isaac
McCalla mixes club beats for the
weekly Pop Life dance party.
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+) www.cale-
donialounge.com
KAITLIN JONES AND THE
COUNTY FAIR Local folk guitarist/
vocalist Kaitlin Jones’ five-piece
electric band performs a set of
Americana-tinged tunes that feature
guitars, bass, drums and keys.
ADAM KLEIN This local singer-
songwriter's latest release, Western
Tales & Trails, features a blend of the
finest elements of folk, Americana
and country with poetic lyricism and
striking imagery to create engaging,
well-crafted songs.
THE WYDELLES Local group that
plays rustic Americana with lone
some pedal steel wimpering behind
gritty, Springsteen-esque vocals.
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
NAUTILUS Featuring James Feeney
on drums, Andrew Haynes on bass
and Chris Keesecker on keyboards/
synth, this band plays covers and
originals inspired by hip-hop, jazz
and electronic music.
NEWBERRY JAM This Atlanta band
plays easy-going jazz, funk and
breakbeat with sax, bass, guitar and
drum machine.
Fat Daddy’s
9 p.m. FREE! www.allensbarandgrill.
com
TRACER BULLET Local band per
forms originals and some covers in
a Southern rock style.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/
flickerbar
JUNGOL Experimental electronic
rock from Atlanta that ranges from
ethereal to aggressive with operatic
pop vocals.
MANRAY Alternative Atlanta rock
band formerly known as Hot Pink
Money Shot.
Georgia Theatre
10 p.m. $7. www.georgiatheatre.com*
WRONG WAY Sublime tribute band.
1:30 p.m. $5. www.georgiatheatre.
com*
ABBEY ROAD 1IVEI Afternoon kids'
show. Here come the sun kings!
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The local cover band delivers a
start-to-finish performance of The
Beatles’ Abbey Road and tosses in
other high-energy, later-era Beatles
rockers.
Go Bar
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar
THE KYLE SOWASHES Columbus,
OH native Kyle Sowash belts out
humorous confessional lyrics as his
band accompanies him with fuzzy
•bubblegum power-pop hooks.
“LATE NITE DISCO” The house
deejay and occasional special
guests spin a cool mix of disco. New
Wave and modem dance tunes for a
sweaty and energetic closing-time
crowd. Dance party begins after the
live music. Every Saturday.
SOAPBAR Local group plays shaggy,
diverse alt-rock informed by its lo-fi
and folk peers.
THE WARM FUZZIES Weezer fans
should definitely pick up this local
band’s deliciously scratch and sniff-
scented Bubblegum £Pfor a set of
fun alternative rock numbers.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
8 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/little-
kingsshuffleclub
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.
JASON BECKHAM'S INNOCENT
Blues-influenced rock/Americana for
fans of Van Morrison, Kevn Kinney
and the like. The full lineup features
Beckham on vocals and guitar, Jeff
Rieter on bass, Brad Sikes on drums
and Jack Stirling on keys.
THE MUMBLEBEES Newly formed
local duo The Mumblebees sing
folk lyrics over acoustic guitar and
harmonica.
Late show! 11 p.m. www.myspace.com/
littlekingsshuffleclub
DJ MAHOGANY Freaky funk, sultry
soul, righteous R&B, and a whole
lotta unexpected faves as DJ
Mahogany dips into his enormous
bag of goodies from the ‘60s, 70s
and ‘80s.
The Melting Point
8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $13 (door), www.
meltingpointathens.com*
LIL’ MALCOLM AND THE
HOUSEROCKERS This five-man
band centers around guitarist Percy
Walker and his two sons, drummer
Percy Walker, Jr. and accordionist
Lil’ Malcolm Walker, playing a range
of different styles in the rich Zydeco
tradition.
The Office Lounge
9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840
THREE 7S Rock trio of current Seven
7 members performing rock and
funk covers. This subset of the band
features John Kirsch, Chris Turner
and Mary Jane Schwab.
Rye Bar
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryeba-
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THE BEST BROTHERS No info
available.
AMBER LYNN Young songwriter
Amber Lynn from Nashville sings
lively pop country over acoustic.
Terrapin Beer Co.
5:30 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com
BRUE CRUE Local band Brue Crue
offers Southern garage rock and
female lead vocals.
Wile! Wing Caf6
9 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com
DAVE FIRMIN Vocalist for Augusta's
alternative rock band Edison Project.
Somewhere left of brick-
wall backdrops, zinging one
liners of mainstream comedy of
yore and the alternavitriol of
Bill Hicks types lie The Beards
of Comedy. Composed of four
hirsute comedians based in the
Southeast—Andy Sandford,
T.J. Young, Dave Stone and
Joe Zimmerman—-the troupe
of Beards came together with
hopes of offering audiences
a full program of consistent,
quality stand-up comedy.
"We got the idea [for us to]
start our own little tour where
the four of us do equal time,"
says Dave Stone, a Beard
based north of Atlanta who
spoke of the group's shared
experiences in more traditional
comedy show formats. Rather
than fit themselves individu
ally into a program in which TJ. Young
the so-called headliner, open
ing act and host could be strangers to one another and at varying levels of skill and
experience, the four Beards here each perform quick solid sets showcasing their talents
as up-anc[-comers, all at comparable stages in their own respective careers as solo stand-
up comedians.
Some may recognize Athens' own T.J. Young, the prolific creator and host of The Loft's
monthly Loft Comedy series and OpenTOAD Comedy, a new comedy open mic night at
Flicker Theatre & Bar. Young opened for Patton Oswalt at the 40 Watt in February.
Stone also views the Beards show as an alternative to traditional comedy clubs that
charge audiences exorbitant prices to see a headlining sitcom star. Instead, Stone says
the Beards borrowed the concept propelled by Patton Oswalt's The Comedians of Comedy,
where rock clubs as venues take precedence.
And though it's true the four do have their facial scruff in common, along with simi
lar, just-shy-of-edgy comedic sensibilities, Stone lays a few common misconceptions
to rest; "We don't do beard-oriented comedy. We're not beard enthusiasts." Ah, well.
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Sunday, June 14
The Beards of Comedy
The Melting Point
Sunday 14
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
GIFT HORSE Athens’ Gift Horse is as
dark and brooding as it is sensual.
The ominous yet sparse tones creep
and ache with tingling reverb.
PONTIAK This psychedelic indie band
from Virginia cranks out distant,
mellow vocals with spacey riffs.
Jot ‘Em Down Country
Store & BBQ
3 p.m. FREE! 706-549-2110.
TANGENTS This country-fried rock
group from Watkinsville carries
Lynyrd Skynyrd licks and John
Mellencamp melodies.
Square One Restaurant
and Bar
1-4 p.m. FREE! www.squareonefishco.
com
CARLTON OWENS TRIO Live jazz
Monday 15
Cin6 Barcaf6
6-8:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.
com
OPEN JAZZ JAM Calling all jazz
musicians. Now you can join local
jazz group Sonny Got Blue every
Monday. Note the new location!
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/
flickerbar
BICYCLES & GRAVEL Sincere,
organic indie pop that recalls the
stable of artists over on K Records.
WEREWOLVES Quirky and minimal
ist from here in fown.
WILD MOCCASINS Houston-based
indie band Wild Moccasins offers
fuzzy power-pop tunes with girl-boy
vocals and a bit of a country rock
edge.
Tuesday 16
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.cale-
donialounge.com
BLUE FLASHING LIGHT Local band
Blue Flashing Light integrates dancy,
Killers-esque rhythms behind its al
ways emotional, alt-pop vocals and
supremely polished aesthetic.
EUREKA CALIFORNIA Recently
expanded from the solo project of
Jake Ward to a full band, Eureka
California is a local indie band
influenced by American indie that
sounds like British indie influenced
by American indie. Also, it rocks.
MICE IN CARS Loud post-rock band
from Atlanta inspired by Shellac,
Mogwai and The Pixies.
NIGHT NURSES The band for
merly known as The Flowers of Evil
. splits the difference between Joy
Division and Johnny Cash with
twang-infused guitar atmospherics,
throbbing, hypnotic basslines and
ominous baritone vocals.
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
CARL LINDBERG Jazz bassist Carl
Lindberg (Grogus, Squat, Kenosha
Kid, etc.) performs standards, origi
nals and some surprising tunes from
divergent styles.
Fat Daddy's
10 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241
KABAOKE Huge karaoke dance party
hosted by Lynn every Tuesday.
The Melting Point
7 p.m. $3. www.meltingpointathens.
com*
BUTTERMILK REVIVAL Traditional
bluegrass tribute, including songs
by the Stanley Brothers, Bill Monroe
and many others.
No Where Bar
9 p.m. 706-546-4742
SCARY GARCIA Local groove-rock
trio.
Square One Restaurant
and Bar
8-11 p.m. FREE! www.squareon-
efishco.com
ROBBY WELLS Vocalist for the
Savannah-based jam band Mellow
Motion plays a solo acoustic set.
Wild Wing Caf6
10 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com
KARAOKE Every Tuesday night at
the downtown wing chain's upstairs
space.
Wednesday 17
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.cale-
donialounge.com
FREE LUNCH Dynamic jazz-oriented
jam band with lots of funky slap
bass, saxophone and fun sing-along
melodies.
LEAVING COUNTRIES Warm, invit
ing folk rock from here in Athens.