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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
i return of the legendary LEON RUSSELL
with special acoustic guests BLOODKIN
. Tickets $27.50 adv • $33 day of the show
Monthly Jazz Spotlight with
BABY'S BLUE SWINGSET
and THE JAKE MOWRER TRIO
Tickets S5
Evening with
THE BIG DADDY'S BAND
Tickets S7 adv. • $ 10 at the door
Athens Folk Music & Dance Society presents
THE HOOT
featuring THE MUSICSMITHS, THE SOLSTICE SISTERS and THE VINYL STRANGERS
FREE SHOW from 8-10pm
KINKY WAIKIKI
and BIG C& THE RINGERS
Tickets $5 • music at 8:30pm
evening
STRAWBERRY FLATS
Tickets S10 adv. • S12 at the door
8 17 Evening w lh AMERICAN AQUARIUM
3 19 Women oi Song n »he Round wdEi CAROUNE AIKEN
MEIKE KOESTER {from Gcrmony) end KATE MORRISSEY . .
8 20 SOUNDS OE MOtOWN
Athens Area Canci r^Aumiiory fundraise'
8 21 ABBEY ROAD UVE-
8 24 Svvmg Night with 8UGG
8 26 John Straw s Monthly Blurv SirovvcOHr ft. ERIC CU18ERSON BAND
8 28 THE HlGHBAUS
COMING SOON
3- 29 £v. n r,g with ERANCiNE REED and JAVA MONKEY
9 18 MISSING CATS featuring
JOHN JOJO HERMANN & SHERMAN EWING
9 23 INGRID MICHAELSON ' .
9 24 A HAWK & A HACKSAW w.th
DAMON & NAOMI
9 25 THE JESTERS
TERRAPIN TUESDAY KlUEGRASS SERIES)
$3 Ail the time • Every Tuesday 7-10pm
$ 2 TERRAPINS
(India Brown Ale, Rye Pale Aie,
Golden Ale & Sunray Wheat)
AUGUST 4 - THE INCORRIGIBLE
STRING BAND
AUGUST 11 - THE NASHVILUAN
FAMILY BAND
295 f. -DOUGHERTY SI.. ATHENS' GA
706.254.6909
WWW: ME LTINGPOINTATHENS.COM
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High-energy battle rapper Bear heats up the Caledonia on Friday, Aug. 8.
rootsy guitars, banjo and pedal steel.
Playing every Thursday in August at
Farm 255.
Fat Daddy's
10 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241
MAC-N-CHZ These Southern rockers
do originals and classic covers with
their own unique spin.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
9 p.m. FREE! myspace.com/flickerbar
A POSTWAR DRAMA Local act
plays folk-rock with an occasional
eastern-European bent. Dramatic
tales of loss and hardship are mixed
with driving, upbeat stomps. See
story on p. 16.
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.
THE CALENDAR!
specializes in a classic sort of British
blues rock. Playing during ’Yappy
Hour,’ the pet-friendly happy hour.
BilFs Surprise Birthday Party! 3 p.m.
FREE! 706-549^2110
KEN WILL MORTON Athens own
Ken Will Morton is an engaging and
prolific songwriter with several full-
lengths under his belt His soulful
rasp and sharp lyrics encompass
both the heart of folk and the rough
and tumble vitality of rock. Also
playing tomorrow at Terrapin.
Locos Grill & Pub
8 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 (Westside
. location)
NAPOLEON SOLO The multitasking
one-man rock band handles it all.
The Melting Point
9 p.m. S5. meltingpointathens.com
BABY'S BLUE SWINGSET Vocalist
Mary Sigalas delivers classic jazz,
swing and blues band.
Monday, August 3 continued from p. 19
rage-rock rave-ups ranging from the
tight and efficient to the expansively
sprawling, drawing inspiration from
free-jazz, punk and showboating
funk. Tonight the band celebrates the
release of its new EP.
DEAD CONFEDERATE With its
moody, dark weaving of Southern
rock and grunge, Dead Confederate
is quickly ascending in popularity
across the nation and beyond. Catch
them now.
DRAKKAR SAUNA Rootsy, high-
spirited oldtime folk with lots of
banjo pickin' and fiddlin'.
QUIET HOOVES Increasingly pop-
oriented experimental psych-folk
* from here in town featuring toy
instruments and creative arrange
ments.
Alibi
9 p.m.-1 a.m. FREE! 706-549-1010
KARAOKE DANCE PARTY WITH
LYNN Every Thursday.
THE JAKE MOWRER TRIO Guitarist
Jake Mowrer (of Brazilian-style band
Cachaga) learns up with a couple of
buddies on this new side project.
The Office Lounge
9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840
KARAOKE Every Wednesday with
Stan.
Rye Bar
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryeba-
rathens
CHUCK WAGON Country songwriter
Chuck Wagon sticks to the basics:
livin', leavin' and raisin' hell.
Square One Restaurant
and Bar
8 p.m. www.squareonefishco.com
TJMIMBS This local acoustic singer-
songwriter’plays melodramatic pop
in the vein of Dave Matthews.
Tasty World Uptown
10 p.m. $5. www.tastyworld.net
KAOS House music every Wednesday!
Thursday 6
233 Bar
10 p.m. FREE! 706-208-1283
DJ SHINE(Y) Mixing up dance hits
from female artists in celeoration of
ladies night.
40 Watt Club
Nuci's Space Benefit. 9 p.m. $5.
40watt.com
DARK MEAT Super group ot 10+
members playing psychedelic ga-
Allen’s Bar & Grill
6:30 p.m. FREE! www.allensbarandgrill.
com
JON PENLAND This acoustic singer-
songwriter from Toccoa, GA is
influenced by artists like Switchfoot,
Creed and Jack Johnson. He has a
’rare comfortableness in front ot a
crowd" thanks to years performing at
his church.
Broad Street Bar & Grill
10 p.m. 706-548-5187
KARAOKE Every Thursday.
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.cale-
oonialounge.com
LAZER/WULF This instrumental lo
cal avant-metal trio mixes in prog,
thrash and more eclectic influences.
SWANK SINATRA Funky and
energetic riff-heavy rock trio from
Atlanta.
UTAH Head-banging three-piece fea
turing Wil “Mantooth* Smith on gui
tar, venturing through rapid tempo
changes and monster riffs.
Club Chrome
9 p.m. 706-543-90C9
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
DON CHAMBERS AND FRIENDS
This local favorite's whiskey-soaked
bootstomps capture a certain dusty
closing-time chic. Rough and
tumble vocals scratch and howl over
Go Bar
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar
“DR. FRED’S KARAOKE" Hosted
by karaoke fanatic John “Dr. Fred"
Bowers, every Thursday, following
the live music.
DRAINBOW Local prog-metal band
delivers rollicking guitar licks
aplenty.
MOESHA JENKINS This Virginia
death metal band asserts that “you
will never hear a band more metal
than this band.’
The Melting Point
8:30 p.m. $7 (adv), $10 (door), www.
meltingpointathens.com
THE BIG DADDY’S BAND Covering
rock legends like Eric Clapton and
The Allman Brothers.
No Where Bar
9 p.m. 706-546-4742
3 FOOT SWAGGER Local band
featuring musicians Dave Cardello,
Jake Cohen, Scott Lerch, Charlie
McCoy and Jeff Reusche. The
Swagger plays dynamic, high-
energy rock and roll with a iot of
funk thrown in.
DJ TRIZ Local talent performs his
brand of electro-turntablism, blend
ing original compositions with an
array of electronica/hip-hop/house/
funk/D&B and dubstep.
Rye Bar
10 p.m. $2. 706-354-6629
ASHUTTO MIRRA This alternative
rock quartet features some members
of the alternative soul group The
Revival.
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