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scribes himself as 'Bon Jovi meets
Allison Krauss meets John Mayer
meets...'
Boar’s Head
• 11p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040
KIP JONES Many of Jones' tunes split
between the reflective acoustic terri
tory of Harvest-era Neil Young and
the country-infused rock of '80s-era
Steve Earle.
Buffalo's Southwest
Caf6
7 p.m. $7. 706-354-6655
OWIGHT WILSON AND THE
CLASSIC CITY SOUL AKA Grains
of Sand Expect Motown rhythm
and blues!
Caledonia Lounge
9:30 p.m. $5 (21+). $7(18+) www
caledomalounge.com
50:50 SHOT Big-band ska like you
haven't heard in years.
DEAD LIKE LINCOLN Ska-core from
Atlanta
GROOVE STAIN This alternative rock
' septet out of Atlanta plays frenzied,
groove-filled, hard rockin' originals.
THE TAJ MOTEL TRIO Ironically
named eight-membered aggro-ska
outift from Cornelia. GA that sounds
like a SoCal transplant and features
a funky horn section
Go Bar
10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/
gobar
VINYL Throwback classic-rock sounds
shooting for something along the
lines of AC/DC. Skynyrd or Van
Halen.
11 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/
gobar
DR. FRED’S KARAOKE" Hosted
by karaoke fanatic John 'Dr. Fred"
Bowers, every Thursday.
Hotel Indigo
“Live After Five." 6-8 p.m. FREE! www.
athensdowntownhotel.com
CAROLINE AIKEN Renowned acous
tic folk artist who shared the stage
with the Indigo Girls for some time
Her soulful voice purrs the blues
over bright finger-picking
Little Kings Shuffle Club
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/littlek-
ingsshuflleclub
BRAVE NEW CITIZEN This local
band plays experimental electro-pop
with lots of synth and uncoventional
instrumentation.
FLASH TO BANG TIME Local new
. wave group finds a marriage be- •
tween fun and somber.
The Melting Point
8:30 p.m. $10 (adv.), $15*(door). www.
mettingpointathens.com
DUMPSTAPHUNK This New Orleans
ensemble is bossibly one of the fin
est funk bands around today.
New Earth Music Hall
*LF.0h Yeah!!!' 9 p.m. $10. www.new-
eafthmusichall.com
ANA SIA Female dubstep artist from
San Francisco who incorporates
elements like psychedelic hip-hop,
grimy glitch and more.
BEAT BABY Shannon Chubon, AKA
Beat Baby, has teamed up with
Heather B to form a strong feminine
force in the Atlanta dance com
munity.
D:RC The latest in global club sounds
ranging from dubstep. UK funky to
electro and bassline.
SEADUB Local DJ Colin Williams
spins and mixes dubstep
No Where Bar
10 p.m. $2.706-546-4742
ACTUAL PROOF Funk/jazz fu
sion from Charlotte. NC. Think
Parliament and Herbie Hancock with
a little Pink Floyd thrown in.
JAZZCHRONIC Local five-piece
explores freaky, funky, psychedelic
fusion jazz.
The Office Lounge
8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840
DIVA KARAOKE CONTEST Karaoke!
Every Thursday with The Singing
Cowboy. Contest finales!
The Rialto Room
9 p.m. $10.706-286-1700 (box office)
NATIONAL SONGWRITERS IN
THE ROUND See Calendar Pick
on p. 20.
Roadhouse
11 p.m. $1.706-613-2324
ASHUTTO MIRRA Local alternative
rock quartet features members of
alterna-soul group The Revival.
Rye Bar
9 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebara-
thens
DREW DIXON Local musician who
plays blues licks with a lot of soul. *
STILL TIME Groove rock with an
electric mix of harmonica, mandolin,
slide guitar and upright bass.
Sky City Lounge &
Bulldog Cafe
706-380-7699
KARAOKE (468 North Ave.) Join Lady
B every Thursday night for karaoke.
Tasty World Uptown
"Spring Phoenix Benefit.' 9:30 p.m.
$5. www.tastyworlduptown.com
DJ BLACKWELL Stan Walker of
of Velveteen Pink and Very Disco
fame gets the dance party started.
This event benefits the women of
the Kendene Street house fire on
Mar. 18.
IMMUZIKATION Celebrated local DJ
Alfredo Lapuz Jr. mashes up high-
energy electro and rock.
NUCLEAR SPRING Increasingly
cohesive local rock band that has
found a happy medium between folk
and glam.
THE PLAGUE The Plague was revital
ized in 2005 and continues to tear it
up with dark, angular rock.
Terrapin Beer Co.
5 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com
TIM MCNARY Sincere lyrics and
soul-baring melodies.
Cine Barcafe
'WUOG Benefit Prom' 9 p.m. www
athenscine.com
BUBBLY MOMMY GUN Raucous
psychedelic explorations led by
members of Sleeping Friends and
Ice Cream Socialists.
DJ DADDY'S MONEY Spinning indie
electro dance beats!
DOCTOR SQUID Jangly, frenetic rock
and roll at its best when emphasiz
ing its British Invasion sounds.
MANS TRASH Side project of Mercer
West.
QUIET HOOVES High-energy, idio
syncratic pop music that's loose and
full of fun.
SLEEPING FRIENDS Garage pop
featuring Joe Kubler (Bubbly
Mommy Gun) and friends.
Club Chrome
9 p.m. $5. 706-543-9009 .
GEORGIA WHISKEY BAND Athens
locals know their way around bluesy
Southern rock.
Farm 255
9 p.m. REE! www.farm255.com
THE HEAP Funky local indie-soul
band based here in Athens.
SVENSSON Mixing French pop
with moody, dark, post-punk.
SvenSson is a combination of Serge
Gainsbourg, The Cure and Nick .
Cave. Featuring frontman Steve
Axel B.
Saturday, April 10
The Black Lips,
Box Elders, "
Gay Africa
40 Watt Club
"Fun" isn't a very
sophisticated concept
because "fun" usually
means primitive urges
are being satiated.
Fortunately,
Athens is finally
getting a visit from
the Box Elders, a
funny little trio from
Omaha, NE, who
decided not to saddle
themselves with
creaky Conor Oberst-
isms and, instead, to
get buck-nutty with
catchy pop tunes.
To clarify, Box Elders are named after the ugly, infesting bug, not the Pavement song.
They call their sound "cave pop," a fitting descriptive device, as these crazy kids bring
the ruckus, keep the energy high and the tunes simple-yet-infectious. They also man
age to. effortlessly include bonus features like a stand-up-drummer who plays drums with
one hand, while the other hand is banging out keyboard riffs on a jerry-rigged organ/
Leslie speaker contraption. You gotta see this drummer, man... he looks like the sweating
lovechild of Peter Lorre and Serge Gainsbourg while working overtime on two instruments
simultaneously. Add in more bonuses like Troma-esque, green, frothing mouth action and
a longhaired bass player comfortable in just a fringe vest and scant loincloth and, well,
you can probably start to see why Box Elders captured the hearts of a notoriously rowdy
bunch like The Black Lips.
After Gay Africa is done with their drone-a-doodle-doo, Box Elders are the band
that's gonna kick the 40 Watt into high gear this Saturday night. Sounds like fun, right?
Advance tickets are on sale now at Schoolkids Records and online at www.40watt.com.
[Nate Mitchell]
Box Elders
Friday 9
283 Bar
11p.m. FREE! 706-208-1283
OJRX DJ-remixer Brian Gonzalez digs
deep into the DJRX vault, liberating
vintage mixes to Wend with his cur
rent productions.
i
40 Watt Club
10 p.m. $10(21+), $12(18+).
www.40watt.com
DJ GRAVER0B6ERS Winston Parker
spins high-energy electronic, dance
and rock music.
VERY DISCO High-intensity Daft
Punk tribute fed by Alfredo Lapuz, Jr.
(AKA Immuzikation).
Alibi
9 p.m. REE! 706-549-1010
MIKE WILLIS Now based in
Nashville, this Georgia-born singer
plays pop-oriented country. He de
Fat Daddy’s
9 p.m. REE! 706-353-0241
SUGARCOAT This foursome plays
high-energy rock influenced by Goo
Goo Dolls and 3 Doors Down.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/
flickerbar
BRER PALADIN Melodic stories from
Corey Loomis accompanied by Roy
Coughlin on guitar, bass and more.
SHAUNA GREESON Also currently-
a member ol Nanny Island and Hola
Halo. Greeson performs solo on
acoustic guitar and piano.
Gnat’s Landing
6-9 p.m. FREE! www.gnatsianding.net
TJ MIMBS This focal acoustic singer-
songwrHer plays everything from
hip-hop covers to alternative rock on
acoustic guitar backed by loops and
samples.
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B Bluegrass Series featuring
OPEN BLUEGRASS JAM
hosted by BORDERHOP TRIO
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CLAY LEVERETT
Tickets $17.50 adv. * S20 at the door
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* featuring THE BURNING ANGELS,
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Terrapin Tuesday
Bluegrass Series featuring
STRING THEORY
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SHAWN FISHER TIM BRANTLEY
BLOODKIN
BRAD DOWNS and the POOR BASTARD SOULS
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