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Saturday, July 25
“Slopfest”
Little Kings Shuffle Club
For those of us who are
Athens residents all year
round, we've enjoyed seeing
our summers neatly book-
ended in the past few years.
Summer officially starts with
the cross-town free-for-all
of Athfest, and the season
is wrapped up only after
the much-beloved, genre-
defying Athens Popfest. The
announcement from the
Popfyst people a few months.
back that the multi-day
affair would be pre-empted
due to The Economy left
not a few of us a little
shellshocked. Derek Wiggs
of local punkers Daffodil
decided to, as he sincerely
put it, "humbly attempt to
fill the void."
"Popfest started around
the time I moved to town,
and it was always something
I looked forward to every
year," says Wiggs. "When I found out it was cancelled, I was bummed out... [I] had been
talking to Little Kings about a summer BBQ show, so the idea just grew from there."
Little Kings had been a mainstay of Popfest's lighthearted and low-key afternoon shows,
and Wiggs, working alongside that bar's staff, has coordinated an all-day event affec
tionately named Slopfest. The indoor area and comhole-friendly outdoor area will serve
as dual stages, providing the ever-elusive goal of less talk, more rock. While the line-up
has shifted like so much luggage in the overhead compartment, movers and shakers such
as Pride Parade, Lazer/Wulf and Christopher's Liver will be playing alongside up-and-
comers like Laminated Cat, Tendaberry and the sorely underrated Dead Dog.
Right now you're probably saying, "Hold on, friend. I blew all of my cash trying to get
a good iPhone shot of Avey Tare's goofy dad hat at the Pitchfork festival. I can't afford
this." Mr. Wiggs, how much is this going to cost us, the consumers? "I wanted to do it
for free or really cheap because I know a $5 door charge keeps me outta some shows I
wanna see. Two dollars is the price for everything... food if you want it, 'til it's gone." I
think it was Ludwig Wittgenstein who said it best: Dang, dude. [Jeff Tobias]
Daffodil
Monday 27
40 Watt Club
10 p.m. $15 www.40walt.com*
THE MOANERS Hailing from Chapel
Hill, NC this experimental rxk band
works plenty ot blues into its unique
rock sound. See story on p. 16.
M.WARD The Him side of She & Him
breaks away on his own singer-
songwriter career. M. Ward is wind
ing up a tour in support of his latest
album, Hold Time, which came out
in mid-February. Sec story on p. 16.
Ashford Manor
6 p.m. $15 (adults), $6 (ages 6-12),
FREE! (children under 6). www.
ambedandbreakfast.com*
GROGUS The local and long-running
Grogus ensemble plays jazz and
salsa accentuated with reggae, hip-
hop and Afro-Cuban styles.
MICHAEL MANN Radiolucent’s
songwriter and guitarist performs his
brand of bluesy Southern rxk.
Cin§ Barcafe
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 for an open mic jam.
Fat Daddy's
9 p.m. myspace.com/athensfatdaddys
HELEN DODGE Local Americana
act featuring Neal Canup, Mark
Cunningham, Roger Alan Wade
and Corey Holland performing both
original music and obscure covers
Half Moon Pub
11 p.m. FREE! 706-208-9712
THE PRIDE Local musician Lon
Martin creates experimental
melodies using synth, samples and
noise.
No Where Bar
.10 p.m. 706-546-4742
THE HYPSYS Prog-rxk jam band
from Tuscalxsa.
JAZZCHR0NIC Local five-piece band
that explores freaky, funky, psyche
delic fusion jazz while incorporating
rxk, R&B, heavy beats and more
into the stew.
Tasty World Uptown
10 p.m. $5. www.tastyworld.net
ABRAM AND SARAH Sisters Kayd
and Karoline Parker play deeply lay
ered acoustic sounds with ethereal
melodic harmonies that float on the
surface
KYSH0NA ARMSTRONG Local
songstress Kyshona sings soulful
ballads over acoustic guitar. She has
been compared to Tracy Chapman.
Diana Krall, Dionne Farris and the
like.
DEAR SAVANNAH Alternative pop
band from Atlanta with an emotional
delivery reminiscent of The Fray or
Gx Goo Dolls.
MAD WHISKEY GRIN Duo featuring
masterful guitarist Frank Williams,
who slides and finger-picks his
way fhrough bluesy and decidedly
American sounds, plus the smokey
vocals of Nancy Byron.
MARSHALL RUFFIN Roots and
blues singer/songwriter from
Columbus, GA. -
Tuesday 28
40 Watt Club
8 p.m. $6 (all ages show!).
www.40watt.com
JOACHIM’S DREAM Local high
school-aged quintet Joachim’s
Dream won the Monsignor Donovan
Ram Jam this year with its soulful
Americana-tinged indie pop.
LADY BLANCHE Acoustic country
singer-songwriter with sexually
charged lyrics.
TRACHTENBURG FAMILY
SLIDESHOW PLAYERS This
act—unlike any you’ve seen
before—takes vintage slide collec
tions it has found and turns the lives
of strangers into pop-rock musical
exposes. Dad sings and plays keys,
Mom works the projector and ador
able daughter Rachel plays drums.
Caledonia Lounge
9:30 p.m. $5(21+), $7(18+). www.
caledonialounge.com
CLOAK AND DAGGER DATING
SERVICE Local six-piece ensemble
plays loud straightahead rock with
dueling male/Iemale vocals.
DRAINBOW Bizarre, colorful, genre-
spanning local band that plays song
that range from being metal to the
core to having more tropical, inno
cently swaying vocals.
KILL THE SCHOOL Metal four-piece
based here in Athens.
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
KARAOKE Huge karaoke dance party
hosted by Lynn every Tuesday.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/
littlekingshuffieclub
PUNK ROCK DANCE PARTY Every
Tuesday! Hosted by Randy Smyre.
The Melting Point
7 p.m. $3. www.meltingpointathens.
com*
THE MUDFLAPJACKS This local
band performs old-time country and
* bluegrass jams.
No Where Bar
10 p.m. 706-546-4742
MATT MCKINNEY No info available.
Square One Restaurant
and Bar
7 p.m. FREE! www.squareonefishco.
com
NORMALTOWN FLYERS Athens
roots-rxk institution plays a set of
comfortable, good-time rock and roll
with a Southern leaning.
Tasty World Uptown
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."
CANDY MALDONADO New local
act that says it!s *no longer Chris
Hassiotis's favorite unintelligable
band featuring four dudes with
names that start with S,‘ as Tim
Vance has replaced James Pendley.
“We still suck though, lol.*
GLEEMONEX Brand-new local act
featuring members of Commander
Chameleon and Olympus Mans.
GREEN GERRY Particularly dreamlike
and subtly electronic local artist.
Wild Wing Caf6
10 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com
KARAOKE Every Tuesday night at
the downtown wing chain’s upstairs
space.
Wednesday 29
ATHICA
7 p.m. Suggested donation of $6-$9.
wwwathica.org
GUITARS AND THEIR GIRLS:
AN EVENING OF ORIGINAL
ACOUSTIC MUSIC Featuring
performances from Heidi Hensley.
Charleston artists Megan Jean
and the Klay Family Band, and
New York artist Chelsea Lynn La
Bate, joined by Tommy Hunt.
Special set of childrens songs in the
first half hour.
Caledonia Lounge
10p.m. $5 (21+). $7 (18+). www.cale-
donialounge.com
CASPER AND THE COOKIES
Reminiscent of bands like Talking
Heads and The Beatles, local pop-
rock superpower Casper & the
Cookies plays a diverse set of songs
built around one concept: fun.
Fat Daddy's
10 p.m.-1 a.m. FREE! 706-353-0241
OPEN MIC Every Wednesday featur
ing Avery Dylan.
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 Harvest-wa Neil
Young and the country-infused rxk
of '80s-era Steve Earle.
The Melting Point
9 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens
com
SCARLET STITCH Formerly known
as Sou! Shaker, this band combines
multiple offshxts ot hard rock to
gether with a Southern sensibility.
THE DANIEL LEE BAND Country-
tinged Southern rock based just out
side of Athens in Bethlehem, GA.
The Office Lounge
9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840
KARAOKE Every Wedxsday with
Stan.
Tasty World Uptown
10 p.m. $5. www.tastyworld.net
KAOS House music every Wednesday!
* Advance Tickets Available
7/30 Jon Penland (Allen's Bar &
Grill)
7/30 David Barbe / Lona (Farm 255)
7/30 Brothers Marler (Flicker
Theatre & Bar)
7/30 Sonny Got Blue (Girasoles)
7/30 Dangermuffin (Rye Bar)
7/30 Mercury Veil (Terrapin Beer
Co.)
7/30 The Sauce Boss (The Melting
Point)*
7/30 Napoleon Solo (Wild Wing
Caf6)
7/31 Chrissakes / Descender /
Ham1 / The Jack Burton (40
Watt Club)
7/31 Grains of Sand (Alibi)
7/31 Redstone Ramblers (Broad
Street Bar & Grill)
7/31 Jon Roniger (Terrapin Beer Co.)
7/31 Holman Autry Band (The
• Melting Point)*
7/31 Zach Fowler & the Essentials
(Wild Wing Caf6)
7/31 “It’s Friday!" (WUGA 91.7 FM)
8/1 Harvey Milk / Torche (40 Watt
Club)*
8/1 Artie Ball Swing Band / Claire
. Campbell (Athens Farmers Market)
8/1 Bubbly Mommy Gun / What
Cheer? Brigade (Farm 255)
8/1 Harp Unstrung (Go Bar)
8/1 The Healers (Harry Bissett’s
Bayou Grill)
8/3 The Pride (Half Moon Pub)
8/4 Honkytonk Daredevils (Lucky
Dawg Billiards)
8/4 Ashutto Mirra (No Where Bar)
8/4 Late Night Killers / Teenage
Eyes (Rye Bar)
8/4 The Incorrigible String Band
(The Melting Point)*
8/5 Grains of Sand (Harry Bissetft
Bayou Grill)
8/6 Ashutto Mirra (Rye Bar)
8/6 Full Moon Roast (Square One
Restaurant and Bar)
8/7 DJ Kurt Wood / Reigning
Sound / The Thomas Function
(40 Watt Club)*
8/7 Bear / Big John Bourbon
/ Molly / Stone Thrower
(Caledonia Lounge)
8/7 The Big Don Band (Wild Wing
Caffi)
8/8 Athens Folk Society Band /
Repent and Leisure (Athens
Farmers Market)
8/8 High Strung (Terrapin Beer Co.)
8/10 Randall Bramblett / Amber
Landress (Ashford Manor)*
8/11 Ashutto Mirra (Caledonia
Lounge) .
8/12 How I Became the Bomb
(Caledonia Lounge)
8/14 Amy Ray / Von iva (40 Watt
Club)*
8/14 Sons of Sailors (Higdon House
Inn and Gardens)
8/14 Monahan (Terrapin Beer Co.)
8/15 Caroline Aiken / Mary Sigalis
and Friends (Athens Farmers
Market)
8/15 Dr. Ian Johnson (Borders
Books & Music)
8/15Chrissakes/GG King/
Vincas (Farm 255)
8/15 The Brunettes / Throw Me
the Statue (Go Bar)
8/15 Moon Taxi (Rye Bar)
8/15 Celeb Stine (Terrapin Beer Co.)
8/15 Strawberry Flats (The Melting
Point)*
8/18 High Strung (The Melting
Point)*
8/20 Dave Howard (Terrapin Beer
Co.)
8/20 Sensational Sounds of
Motown (The Melting Point)*
8/21 The Suex Effect (Terrapin Beer
Co.)
8/21 Abbey Road LIVE! (The
Melting Point)*
8/22 Heathens / Mike Eudy and
Sean Arington (Athens Farmers
Market)
8/22 Rachel O'Neal (Terrapin Beer
- Co.)
8/24 Mama's Love / Grant
Mitchell (Ashford Manor)*
8/25 Grogus (State Botanical Garden
of Georgia)*
8/25 String Theory (The Melting
Point)*
8/26 The Eric Culberson Blues
Band (The Melting Point)*
8/27 The Hypsys / JazzChronic (No
Where Bar)
8/27 Hills Rolling (Terrapin Beer Co.)
8/27 Sam Bush Band (The Melting
Point)
8/28 Green River Ordinance /
Griffin House / Needtobreathe
(40 Watt Club)*
8/28 WILX (Terrapin Beer Co.)
8/29 High Strung String Band /
Dave Howard (Athens Farmers
Market)
8/29 Vinyl Strangers (Terrapin Beer
Co.)
8/29 Francine Reed (The Melting
Point)
9/3 Holiday Shores (Flicker Theatre
& Bar)
9/3 Curley Maple (Terrapin Beer Co.)
9/7 Dirk Howell / Adam Klein
(Ashford Manor)*
9/8 The Driftwood Band (The
Melting Point)*
9/10 Tea Leaf Green (40 Watt Club)*
9/12 Will Hoge (40 Watt Club)*
9/15 Smokey’s Farmland Band
(The Melting Point)*
9/17 Bloodkin / Leon Russell (The
Melting Point)*
9/18 The Border Lions (Terrapin
Beer Co.)
9/18 John “JoJo"Hermann (The
Melting Point)*
9/21 Lera Lynn / Packway Handle
Band (Ashford Manor)*
9/24 Ian Thomas (Terrapin Beer Co.)
■ 9/25 The Jesters (The Melting
Point)*
9/29 The North Georgia Bluegrass
Band (The Melting Point)*
10/2 A Darker Shade / Matthew
Pop (Rye Bar)
10/2 Rack of Spam (The Melting
Point)
10/6 Lonesome Traveler (The
Melting Point)*
10/13 Steel String Session (The
Melting Point)*
10/20 Tasty Tuesday (Tasty World
Uptown)
10/20 Curley Maple (The Melting
Point)*
10/27 Buck & Nelson (The Melting
Point)*
11/3 The Drovers Old Time
Medicine Show (The Melting
Point)
11/14 Rachel O’Neal (Terrapin Beer
Co.)
12/22 Tasty Tuesday (Tasty World
• Uptown)
* Advance Tickets Available
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