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The Bittheeiser Select Music Series
at The Classic Center Theatre
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Classic center
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Tickets $25
« ($30 day of show)
Call, click or stop by the Box Office
706.357.4444 * www.ClassicCenter.corr
300 N. Thomas St., Downtown Athens
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THE CALENDAR!
Tuesday, Aug. 25 continued from p. 21
Wild Wing Caf6
10 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com
KARAOKE Every Tuesday night at
the downtown wing chain's upstairs
space.
Wednesday 26
40 Watt Club
9 p.m. $5 (21+). $7 (18+). www.40watt.
com
3 FOOT SWAGGER Local band
featuring musicians Dave Cardello,
Jake Cohen. Scott Lerch. Charlie
McCoy and Jeff Reusche. The
Swagger plays dynamic, high-ener
gy rock and roll with a lot of funk.
HARP UNSTRUNG This local act
gives melodic, alternative rock a
bluesy. Southern twist.
XG1 Brand-new Athens band plays
straightahead rock and roll informed
by eclectic influences.
Alibi
9 p.m. FREE! 706-456-0840
BROKEN GLASS Jam rock band from
Atlanta.
Caledonia Lounge
9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.
caledonialounge.com
EMMIE BARETTA Local multi
instrumentalist with a silky smooth
voice and eclectic, moody songs that
swing from jazz to blues to rock. You
may have seen her front local band
Goodbye Donovan.
THE IBILISI TAKEDOWN This
Athens band plays energetic
Southern rock and sultry blues
punctuated by fiddle, harmonica
and guitar.
ROB VEAL Rob Veal (currently of Jack
Logan's Monday Night Recorders
and Todd McBride’s Cooler Heads,
and formerly of The Dashboard
Saviors. Liquor Cabinet and Little
Oconee) is a songwriter whose casu
al performance style can sometimes
hide a pointed focus on lyricism.
WE'RE INTO SURVIVAL Raw. dis
torted garage punk from Mississippi.
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
ALLIGATOR Angular and loose punk
rock from St. Augustine.
DREAM DADS Brand-new band fea
turing Jim McHugh (Dark Meat), B.P.
Helium (Of Montreal). Jason Robira
(ex-The Ginger Envelope) and Rob
Peterson (Dan Hole Pond) perform
ing psychedelic, experimental jams.
This is their live debut!
HERE COMES A BIG BLACK
CLOUD With a sound that seems to
combine lo-fi grunge with '60s surf
music, this Portland outfit is good
fun for fans of either genre.
THE WINSLOWS Reckless and spir
ited power pop-punk.
Fat Daddy’s
10 p.m.-1 a.m. FREE! 706-353-0241
OPEN MIC Every Wednesday featur
ing Avery Dylan.
voice and sings earthy folk rock that
isn’t afraid to boogie He'll be ac
companied by upright bass. This is
Hammond’s first ever Athens show,
but you can get a preview at 4 p.m.
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Gnat's Landing
6 p.m. FREE! 706-850-5858
DAVID PRINCE This Athens staple
and one-time member of The Jesters
plays your favorite soul, rock and
R&B oldies.
Go Bar
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar
CLOAK AND DAGGER DATING
SERVICE Local six-piece ensemble
plays loud and loose straightahead
rock wilh dueling male/female
vocals.
DIVIDED LIKE A SAINTS Local
envelope-pushing rock band.
FAHRI Female fronted indie-rock band
influenced by acts like Pavement.
Sonic Youth and Superchunk.
HOT GARBAGE Fun and experimental
grime rock from Illinois.
Harry Bissett's Bayou
Grill
8 p.m. FREE! 706-552-1193
THE COMMON PEOPLE BAND
Local group pays tribute to Motown’s
greatest hits.
Locos Grill & Pub
6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700
RICK FOWLER TRIO Local guitarist
Rick Fowler (of Lonely White Boys.
Ralph Roddenbery, etc.) specializes
in a classic sort of British blues
rock.
The Melting Point
8:30 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door), www.
meltingpointathens.com*
THE ERIC CULBERSON BLUES
BAND John Straw's Monthly Blues
showcase. Culberson (formerly
known as Erok) hails from Savannah
and plays energetic, authentic blues
The Office Lounge
9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840
KARAOKE Every Wednesday with
Stan.
Rye Bar
9 p.m. FREE! (706)354-6629
TRIBAL ZINE Local band with a clas
sic rock/jam band sound featuring
live improvisation.
Tasty World Uptown
10 p.m. FREE! www.tastyworld.net
DANIEL PUJOL AND SOME
BEANS Enjoyable garage pop from
a Nashville native.
DENNEY AND THE JETS Nashville
group that plays '60s garage soul
with songs about drugs and gals.
FREON FIGHTERS Members of the
Futurebirds change things up with
this brand-new side project.
Thursday 27
Ricker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/
flickerbar
VIGILANTES OF LOVE Newly re
formed Athens staple with bluesy,
folk roots infused with gospel and
Southern rock.
The Globe
8 p.m. 706-353-4721
CAROLINE AIKEN AND JOHN
MILEY Celebrated, soulful folk
artist Aiken performs in a duet with
local composer Miley of the band
Breathlanss.
DAVID ALLEN HAMMOND Singer-
guitarist Hammond has a rich, deep
283 Bar
10:30 p.m. FREE! 706-208-1283
DJ ELTON COUGAR Join DJ Elton
for Ladies’ Night featuring your
favorite dance hits.
40 Watt Club
Presented by GA Theatre. 9 p.m.
S10.50 (adv). www.40watt.com
AMAN AMUN Local artist Brian
McGraw combines elements of
trip-hop. electronic, and psychedelic
music into a truly unique live experi
ence featuring interactive media. See
Calendar Pick on p. 24.
BOOMBOX Alabama duo Zion
Godchaux (guitar, vocals) and Russ
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Randolph (turntables, samples)
create atmospheric, light rock in- .
fluenced by hip-hop and electronic
music.
Alibi
9 p.m. 706-456-0840
OPEN JAM NIGHT Come jam with
fellow local musicians. Drums and
PA will be provided. Special guest
every week!
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 of a
crowd” thanks to years performing at
his church.
Caledonia Lounge
Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records
10th Birthday! 9 p.m. $5 (21+). $7
(18+). www.caledonialounge.com
CARS CAN BE BLUE Quirky and
sometimes naughty local duo that
sounds like “Sarah Silverman front
ing Dressy Bessy: bubblegum pop
with raunchy, satirical lyrics.'
THE LOVELY EGGS Hailing from the
UK, this duo combines upbeat and
occasionally wacky lyrics with tradi
tional indie/alternative guitar and. in
their own words, “other stuff.’
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.
TUNABUNNY Experimental local
act featuring hazy and warped ex
perimental psychedelia. Dual female
guitarists/vocalists are backed by
synthesized percussion.
THE VISITATIONS Electronic folk
featuring a rotating cast of local
musicians and a heavy touring
schedule.
Cin6 Barcafe
Project Safe Benefit. 7 p.m. $5. www.
athenscine.com
DJ MAHOGANY Freaky funk,
sultry soul, righteous R&B, and
a whole lotta unexpected faves as
DJ Mahogany dips into his bag of
goodies from the ‘60s, 70s and ‘80s.
ONE L Afro-Cuban-inspired music
that blends rock, funk and soul with
clave patterns and electric guitar.
Featuring Afro-Cuban percussion, a
searing horn section and authentic
Cuban instruments.
PET VOLCANO Rock band featuring
guitarists/vocalists Spencer Frye
and Jason Beckham, bassist Tommy
Jones of Ralph Roddenbery Band,
keyboardist Bart King and percus
sionist Eddie Glikin.
Club Chrome
9 p.m. FREE! 706-543-9009
KARAOKE Every Thursday night!
Farm 255
11 p.m. REE! www.farm255.com
DON CHAMBERS AND FRIENDS
Rough and tumble vocals scratch
and howl over rootsy guitars,
banjo and pedal steel. Playing every
Thursday in August at Farm 255.
Fat Daddy’s
10 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241
KARAOKE Hosted by Lynn!
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/
flickerbar
THE AWESOMELIES Third and last
show! The awesome duo of Ian
Rickert (bass) and Becky Lovell
(keys) sing silly, irreverent pop
songs.
WEREWOLVES Quirky and minimal
ist rock from Wyatt-Strother.