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Allen’s Bar & Grill
6:30 p.m. FREE! www.allensbarandgrill.
com
JON PENLAND This acoustic singer-
sqngwriter from Toccoa, GA is
influenced by artists like Switchfoot,
Creed and Jack Johnson. He has a
"rare comfortableness in front of a
crowd" thanks to years performing at
his church.
Broad Street Bar & Grill
10 p.m. FREE! 706-548-5187
KARAOKE Every Thursday.
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.cale-
donialounge.com
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 experimental local acts
Garbage Island and-S.V.A.
LIONS Hailing from Austin, TX, Lions
have a sound encompassing aspects
of droning psychedelic music, hard
rock and power ballads.
PEACHES No. not the Canadian
electro-clash queen...This Peaches
is a new project featuring former
members of local prog metal group
Coulier.
Club Chrome
9 p.m. 706-543-9009
KARAOKE Every Thursday night at the
new dance club off Atlanta Highway
across from Sam’s Club.
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
DAVID BARBE Acclaimed local pro
ducer and former member of Sugar
and Mercyland. David Barbe excels
as a solo artist as well. His driving
rock songs feature full-throttle elec
tric guitars that venture from indie
psychedelia to twangy blues.
HENRY BARBE The next generation
of local rockers! David Barbe's son
takes center stage. Henry made his
live solo debut back in May.
LONA Lona is the flagship band for
local songwriter, guitarist and drum
mer Clay Leverett (The Chasers,
Now It's Overhead, Bright Eyes).
The band sends out more than a
little country and more than enough
gutsy, mid-tempo rock.
Fat Daddy’s
9 p.m. FREE! myspace.com/athens-
fatdaddys
HIP-HOP NIGHT Spinning your fa
vorite hip-hop tunes all night.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8 p.m. www.myspace.com/flickerbar
90 ACRE FARM This acoustic trio
from Watkinsville plays traditional
rock.
BROS MARLER Brothers Drew and
Daniel Marler are currently con
centrating on bringing their brand
of Neil Young/EHiot Smith/Allman
Bros.-influenced music to the people
as an acoustic duo. Also playing
tomorrow night at Gnat’s Landing.
HELEN, DODGE Local Americana
act featuring Neal Canup, Mark
Cunningham, Roger Alan Wade
and Corey Holland performing both
original music and obscure covers.
Playing at Flicker again on Saturday,
too.
CHRIS MOORE Chris Moore (ex-
Spins) performs a solo acoustic set
of original Southern soul.
Girasoles
6-9 p.m. FREE! 706-310-0410
SONNY GOT BLUE Local jazz group
featuring James Goodhand (bass).
George Davidson (tenor sax),
Andrew Murdison (trumpet) and
Karl Friday (drums) plays swing and
Latin jazz standards for the dinner
crowd every Thursday.
Gnat’s Landing
6 p.m. FREE! www.gnatslanding.net
NATHAN 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
11 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar
“DR. FRED’S KARAOKE" Hosted
by karaoke fanatic John "Dr. Fred"
Bowers, every Thursday, following
the live music.
SMEGMA Featuring members of
scrappy punk bShd Rockspring
Destroyers.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/littlek-
ingsshuffleclub
DEAF JUDGES Consisting of three
MCs and one DJ, the Deaf Judges
focus on an energetic live show
backed by beats that utilize elements
of world music and old school funk
and soul, and lyrics influenced by
the modern underground as well as
a classic New York hip-hop style.
MAH KURZ ONE One-man rock
machine Matt Kurz literally plays
drums, keyboard, guitar and bass,
by himself, all at the same time.
THE NICE MACHINE Local spastic
surf-punk trio whose debut album.
Earthquake Drill, is now available.
The Melting Point
7:30 p.m. $10 (adv), $13 (door), www.
meltingpointathens.com*
THE SAUCE BOSS The inventor of
gastronomical boogie woogie.
No Where Bar
9 p.m. 706-546-4742
JAZZCHRONIC Local five-piece band
that explores freaky, funky, psyche
delic fusion jazz while incorporating
rock, R&B, heavy beats and more.
Rye Bar
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryeba-
rathens
DANGERMUFFIN These Americana
rockers call to mind My Morning
Jacket.
Tasty World Uptown
10 p.m. FREE! www.tastyworld.net
FREEBIRD COVER BAND Lynyrd
Skynyrd covers from members of
well known Athens bands Quiet
- Hooves, Titans of Filth, and more
provide you the only acceptable
place for druken requests of “Free
Bird!"
PLUME Local guy William C. Goss,
with members of Kuroma, makes
bright, melodic psych-pop with oc
casionally tongue-in-cheek lyrics.
Last show ever as Will Goss is mov
ing back to Chicago.
TITANS OF FILTH This local band
combines droll Southern voices with
easy-rolling, efficient and uncompli
cated indie-pop rock about the ups
and downs of young love.
Terrapin Beer Co.
5:30 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com
MERCURY VEIL Formerly known as
The Children of Desolation, local
band Mercury Veil plays emotional
alternative rock with crunchy guitar
riffs, male and female vocals as well
as an obvious affinity for bands like
Tool and Smashing Pumpkins.
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Wild Wing Cafe
10 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com
NAPOLEON SOLO The multitasking
. one-man rock band who handles
it all.
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