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NATE NELSON Local singer-
songwriter whose songs offer both
mainstream accessibility and more
indie-oriented idiosyncrasy.
Club Chrome
9 p.m. $5,706-543-9009
SOUTHSIDE OF THE TRACKS
Blues and country from Atlanta.
Farm 255
10 p.m. www.farm255.com
POWER ANIMAL This experimental
group from Philly plays lo-fi ambient
in the subtlest sense of the word,
performing with distant vocals, per
cussion and synth.
SEA OF 006S Songwriter and banjo-
picker Emily Armond leads this
endearing folk group with disarming
honesty, candid lyrics and warm
harmonies. This is an early show
celebrating the release of You're
Not Too Old. See Calendar Pick on
on p. 24.
Fat Daddy’s
9 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241
GEORGIA WHISKEY Southern rock
country blues.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
6 p.m. (EARLY SHOW), www.myspace.
com/flickerbar
SEA OF DOGS Songwriter and banjo-
picker Emily Armond leads this
endearing folk group with disarming
honesty, candid lyrics and warm
harmonies. This is an early show
celebrating the release of You're Not
Too Old Sea of Dogs also plays
Farm 255 at 10 p.m. See Calendar
Pick on p. 24.
9 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/
ftickerbar
HOWL YE An eclectic whirlwind of
folk and screaming noise rock.
NICE MACHINE Instrumental rock
with surf undertones.
ELI TRUETT Soft electro-acoustic
rock from here in town.
Go Bar
'Dance Back the Night.* 9 p.m. $3 (IB-
20), suggested donation (21+). www.
myspace.com/gobar
GRAPE SODA Lewis brothers Ryan
and Mat team up to create soulful,
spaced-out pop songs buried in
lush reverb. See Calendar Pick on
this page.
IMMUZIKATION Celebrated local DJ
Alfredo Lapuz Jr. mashes up high-
energy electro and rock.
WEREWOLVES Local band featuring
• quirky lo-fi rock with bright, bouncy
flourishes, unique instrumentation
and emotive lyrics.
YE OLDE SUB SHOPPE Local
'mountain twee project.’
Last Call
9 p.m. 706-353-8869
LAISSEZ FUNK Local group plays
funk-jam fusion plus a variety of
covers.
THE SUEX EFFECT Alternative/
progressive rock featuring a fusion
of funk, reggae, metal and blues with
plenty of harmonies and improvisa
tion.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
9 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/littlek-
ingsshuffleclub
PUNK ROCK ALL STARS COVER
SHOW Karbomb as NoFX,
Thunderchief as Dropkick
Murphys. So It Goes as Rancid,
Guff as Face to Face, and Bums
Like Fire as Social Distortion. All
proceeds benefit the Classic City
Rollergirls!
The Melting point
8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $15 (door), www
meltingpointathens.com
R.E.M. 30 Celebrating the 30th
anniversary of RE-M-ls first live
performance! Featuring live music
from Cindy Wilson, Oana Downs
and the Debauchelors, Mitch
Easter, The HEAP, VieTNam,'
Casper and the Cookies, John
Keane, Supercluster and more!
See story onp. 19.
New Earth Music Hall
9 p.m. $8. www.newearthmusichall.
com
ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS Down-
tempo funk mixed with elements of
hip-Tiop.
ECLECTIC METHOD The trio* audio
visual mash-ups feature television,
film, music and video game footage
sliced and diced into blistering,
post-modem dance-floor events.
SILENT DISCO First made famous at
Bonnroo. this unique dance event
works like this: attendees slip on
wireless headsets to hear the music
being spun by live DJs!
The Office Lounge
9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840
KARAOKE Karaoke with Lynn!
Rye Bar
9 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebara-
thens
FREE LUNCH Dynamic jazz-oriented
jam band with lots of funky slap
bass, saxophone and fun sing-along
melodies.
Tasty World Uptown
8 p.m. www.tastyworlduptown.com
BEST BROTHERS BAND Atlanta
band that plays R&B infused with a
Dave Matthews Band kind of sound.
BLUE REMEDY Eclectic, bluesy rock
sextet from Atlanta.
RAMBLEWOOD No info available.
Terrapin Beer Co.
5 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com
BORDER LIONS Performing simple
pop songs in the vein of The Beatles
and The Velvet Underground.
Saturday 3
40 Watt Club
9 p.m. $5 (adv). www.40watt.com
RAP TO THE FUTURE Presented
by Valentine and West &
Strong Arm Management, this
performance will feature an all-star
hip-hop lineup including Profound
Breadth, Stanza, Mike E.P. and
DJ Killacut. See Calendar Pick
onp. 26.
Boar’s Head
11 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040
JOHN SOSEBEE BAND These
Georgia natives play hill country/
Mississippi blues and the occa
sional Hendrix cover.
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $5(21+), $7 (18-20). www.
caledonialounge.com
CASPER AND THE COOKIES
Increasingly experimental but always
Friday, April 2
“Dance Back the Night”
Go Bar
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talk about activism. Please note:
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rooted in pop sensibilities, this lo
cal act presents a danceable mix of
quirky fun driven by keyboard and
guitar.
KATIE GRACE HELOW Acoustic folk
with songbird vocals.
MINORCAN Folk singer performing
love songs with rough edges.
NUTRIA This rootsy local powerpop
band features former members of
The Eskimos and The Possibilities.
Club Chrome
9 p.m. $5,706-543-9009
SOUTHFIRE Covering current hits
plus 70s, country and Southern rock
classics.
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
HEIGHT Baltimore band that has
toured extensively with Dan Deacon.
NUCLEAR POWER PANTS Off-the-
wall power pop with all manner of
mysterious electronic soundmaking
devices and costumes.
MAH KURZ ONE One-man rock
machine Matt Kurz literally plays
drums, keyboard, guitar and bass,
by himself, all at the same time.
Expect a mix of garage-rock stomps
and bluesy croons.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/
ftickerbar
EFREN Local indie swamp-folk band
plays selections from their new
album Thunder and Moan.
KATE MORRISSEY Best known
throughout this corridor for her dark
velvet voice that stands on its own,
Morrissey’s songwriting is literate
and sincere, and her conversational
live shows come punctuated with an
offbeat sense of humor.
Go Bar
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar
TWIN POWERS DJ Dan Gelier (Gold
Party. The Agenda) and a rotating
cast of partners: Winston °arker
(ATEM), Tom Hedger (owner of Go
Bar) and Eddie Russell (of Farm
255) spin top-40/hip-hop mixed
with indie, synthpop, new wave and
Britpop.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
10 p.m. FREE! www.myspac8.com/
littlekingsshuffieclub
DJ MAHOGANY Birthday bash dance
party for Mahogany!
Madison Memorial Park
& Gym
1-10 p.m. FREE! (1-5 p.m.), $5
(Admission to Dance), $3 (Under
17). 706-795-3223
10TH ANNUAL FOLKUFE IN
GEORGIA FESTIVAL (Danietsville)
Celebrating the traditional music,
dance and handywork of rural
Georgia. Live music from 1-5 p.m.,
followed by an old time bam dance
from 7-10 pm
The Melting F*oint
9 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20 (door), www.
meitingpointathens.com
BANKS AW) SHAKE A high-energy
band with some of Atlantal best
players on electric and acoustic gui
tars, fiddles and mandolin. .
New Earth Music Hall
8 p.m. $5. www.newearthmusichall.
com
ATHENS HUMAN RIGHTS
FESTIVAL BATTLE OF THE
BANDS All proceeds go towafd
funding the 32nd Annual Athens
Human Rights Festival. Competing
this year are: Entropic Constant,
Cruising Grey, Ad Lucem. Moss,
Albatross, tollin’ Home, Doc Brown
and the Deloreans, The Fact and
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Eat. Drink, Listen Closely.
TUESDAY, MARCH 30
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31
FRIDAY, APRIL 2
SATURDAY, APRIL 3
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 71
I THURSDAY, APRIL 8
COMING SOON
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Terropin Tuesday
Bluegrass Senes featuring
THE BORDERHOP TRIO
Tickets S3
BETSY FRANCK AND
THE BAREKNUCKLE BAND
CD Release
RANDALL BRAMBLETT,.
KEVIN HYDE J.R. BECKWITH
BIG ”C AND THE RINGERS
ZACH DEPUTY
\ pf w Celebrating R.E.M.'s 30th Birthday
^ hosted by their friends Maturing
CINDY WILSON DANA DOWNS & THE DEBAUCHELORS
MITCH EASTER THE HEAP; VIETNAM JOHN KEANE
SUPERCLUSTER CASPER AND THE COOKIES
Tickers S 10 adv * S15 at the door
BANKS AND SHANE
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CD Release x
BEAT THE DRUM
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CLAY IEVERETT
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