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Friday, May 21
An Evening with
Randall Bramblett
and Friends
The Melting Point
This is "storytime" for
adults. Remember those
quiet afternoons
sitting cross-legged
berber carpet, mesmer
ized by your elementary
school teacher's voice as
pages to another world
were flipped in front of
you? It was a time to
recharge, to refocus and
reflect; couldn't you use
a break like that again?
On Friday evening the grand piano
Bramblett's silky voice and masterful storytelling will captivate and transport you as he
runs through a set featuring songs off of his new release, The Meantime, I know you've
heard him get funky before, either solo or jamming with Sea Level, The Grateful Dead
or any other number of legendary acts wbo've relied on his mutti-instrumental skills and
songcraft but on this record he slows down and oozes soul. The characters in these
stories are as rich as his vocals; weary and contemplative, they hang in the balance
between hope and regret. Distinctively Southern in scope as always, 8ramblett seam
lessly draws on gospel without being preachy and smooth jazz without being too ambi
ent. The Meantime goes down like chicken soup in your tummy, familiar, warming and
therapeutic.
Your evening with Bramblett will actually consist of two sets. The first will be a run-
through of The Meantime with Randall at the piano backed by the soft brushes of Gerry
Hansen on drums, the tender groove of Chris Enghauser on standup bass, plus special
guests on horns, strings and backup vocals. Before you get too mellow, the Randall
Bramblett Band will Hit the stage for set number two, featuring crowd favorites from
Bramblett's seven other solo albums as well as Sea Level classics.
Tickets are available in advance on www.meltingpointathens.com. Doors open early at 6
p.m. for dinner and drinks, and the live music will begin at 8:30 p.m. [Michelle Gilzenrat]
Terrapin Beer Co.
5 p.m. www lefrapinbeer.com
DREW KOHL Original singer/song-
writer who plays bluegrass-inspired
iolk music.
Thursday 20
40 Watt Club
9 p.m. $10 (adv). www.40watt.com
HOLOPAW Enchanting indie-folk
band from Florida with bright, occa
sionally twangy guitars, pedal steel
and tender vocals.
BOBBY LONG British singer-
songwriter influenced by Bob Dylan,
Elliot Smith and Leonard Cohen.
MATT POND PA Dreamy Iolk pop
often backed by strings. See story
onp. 17.
Athens Community
Council on Aging
5.30-7 p.m. $12/person. $20/couple.
706-549-4850
DAVE DEANGELO JAZZ QUARTET
Bring your own picnic favorites to
this concert in the courtyard.
Barnette's
10 p.m. RE! 706-546:0966
KARAOKE Every Thursday.
Buffalo's Southwest
Caf6
7 p.m. $12, $100 (table of 10). 706-
354-6655
ELVIS! A night with The King. Monthly
sensation returns to entertain you
with all your old favorites.
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18r). www.cale-
donialounge.com
AMERICAN CHEESEBURGER
Athens four-piece that boasts former
members of No!, Divorce and Carrie
Nations, delivering rapid-fire, loud
and aggressive old-school thrash
rock. Fronted by Jett Rapier (ex-The
Dumps).
GENTLEMAN JESSE Acclaimed
bouncy, uptempo rock-pop tTom
Atlanta influenced by ‘The Beatles
and Bruce Springsteen' See story
on p. 15.
THE HUMMS Local act plays what’s
been described as ‘Happy Hippie
Horror Rock.* Imagine the sunny
side of '60s garage rock tainted lyri
cally by a quirky flirtation with evil.
VINCAS Energetic, erratic garage
punk with growling guitars, howling
vocals and a bit ot rockabilly blues
swagger
DePalma’s Italian Cafe
6-8:30 pm. FRED 706-552-1237
(Timothy Road)
JAKE M0WRER TRIO Guitarist Jake
Mowrer (ol Brazilian-styie band
Cachaga) teams up with Dennis
Barew (bass) and Kane Stanley
(drums) for a set of classic jazz.
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.larm255.com
CLAN OF THE CATE BEAR
Blistering, erratic metal from
Cleveland with unpredictable time
signature changes.
HOT BREATH Thrash trio featuring
members of experimental local acts
Garbage Island and S.VA
MEGACHURCH Punk band from Ohio
that uses clips from films and ser
mons to deliver a satirical message.
UTAH Post-metal and hardcore duo.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/
Mckerbar
BRIAN CONNELL Local musician
whose original songs are in the
classic spirit of Leonard Cohen and
Bob Dylan.
SLEEPY HORSES Nic Goodson's
band Sleepy Horses specializes in
West Texas alt-country rock and
feedback-and-loop-laced shoegazey
soundscapes
The Globe
8 p.m. FREE! www.globeathens.com
IAN MCFERON All original roots.
country and folk.
ALISA MILNER Texas-style tiddler,
cellist and harmony vocalist
Gnat’s Landing
6:30 p.m. FRED 706-850-5858
MY NEXT BEST FRIEND No info
available.
Go Bar
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar
DR. FRED’S KARAOKE Hosted by
karaoke fanatic ‘Dr. Fred’ Bowers
Hotel Indigo
‘Live After Five.' 6-8 p.m. FREE! www.
athensdowntownhotet.com
WILMA Featuring Bobby Lee Rodgers,
this local songwriter performs jazz
and originals.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/litllek-
ingsshuffleciub
THE FUZZLERS Goof punk with a
highly interactive live show.
THESE MAGNIFICENT
TAPEWORMS Surly scuzz punk
akin lo The Cramps and Jetlo Biafra.
The Melting Point
9 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens.
com
THE HEAP Funky local indie-soul
band based here in Athens with a
killer horn section and fronted by
Bryan Howard's low, bass growl.
New Earth Music Hall
‘Gris-Gris for Haiti.* 9 p.m. $5. www.
newearthmusichall.com
BEN STEVENS & JON GRIS
Acoustic soul and urban alternative
set Neil Young meets Marvin Gaye
ELITE THA SHOWSTOPPA Gravel
voiced rapper Elite tha Showstoppa
is one of Athens’ favorite hip-hop
personalities.
KEVIN “KALIMBAMAN” SPEARS
Renowned kalimba and sanza player
See Calendar Pick on p. 23.
DJ KILLACUT Spinning an eclectic
mix ol music and mashing it up DJ
Shadow-style.
SNAP! Snap!, formerly known as the
King Daddy Conspiracy, features
organ-heavy funk/jazz tunes deliv
ered by local all-stars
SUBURBAN SOUL Funk- and soul-
influenced acoustic rock, incorporat
ing both sung and breathy spoken/
rap vocats care ol Andy Greene Ball
No Where Bar
10 p.m. $2. 706-546-4742
JAZZCHRONIC Local five-piece
explores freaky, funky, psychedelic
fusion jazz while incorporating rock,
R&B, heavy beats and more
The Office Lounge
8:30 p.m. FRED 706-546-0840
KARAOKE Karaoke! Every Thursday
with The Singing Cowboy
Rye Bar
'Residency Show 2.‘ 9 p.m. www.mys-
pace com/ryebarathens.com
JUST PEACHY Jazz fusion jam band
that draws on The Allman Brothers
and Led Zeppelin.
Tasty World Uptown
9 pm. www tastyworlduptown com
ELEPHANT No into available, but
it's not the indie band Elefant Irom
New York.
MR. FALCON High-energy, indie ga
rage rxk influenced equally by The
Kinks and Pixies
NO STAR These Augusta rockers take
their name from a Sonic Youth re
cord, but damn, their singer sounds
exactly like Chris Cornell. The tunes
seem to be in a simitar alt-rock vein.
Terrapin Beer Co.
5 p.m. www.terrapmbeer com
PUMPKIN CITY Laid back jam with
bright horns and an occasional sum
mery ska riff.
Friday 21
Barnette’s
10 p.m. 706-546-0966
BROS. MARLER Brothers Drew and
Daniel Marier bring their brand of
gypsy-Amerkana.
Boar’s Head
9 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040
BRENNAN JOHNSON Athens song
writer Brennan Johnson takes things
soulfully acoustic with his songs
about beaches, beer and girls.
Caledonia Lounge
“Hello Sir Presents.’ 10 p.m. $5 (2H).
$7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com
CINEMECHANICA This intensely vo
luminous local quartet is the aggro
math-rock indie outfit that doesn't
know itts a metal band. Or perhaps .
vice versa. Recently reunited with its
original bassist Joel Hatstal.
SELF-EVIDENT Transcendental math
rock with sparse vocats. intricate
song formula, and Influences that
include Fugazi, Faraquet and The
Dismemberment Plan.
THE BRONZED CHORUS Hello Sir
Records’ ace-in-the-hoie instru
mental guitar-and-drum duo plays
trotting, acrobatic indie post-rock.
See story onp. 13.
Club Chrome
8 p.m. $5.706-543-9009
HOGJAW Southern rock from Arizona
with jam leanings.
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COMING SOON
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8iuegross Series featuring
RIVER WHEEL
Tickets $3
Concert S'
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Free! Music from 6 10 on the ocfto
Celebrating 3 years
with an evening wifrt
THE HEAP
/RANDALL
BRAMBLETT
& FRIENDS
Celebrating the release of The Meantirrv
fs S13 odv, • S IS at the door
ONE ESKIMO!
Tickets $8 adv. • $10 or the doer
ALL AGES • Showtime 3pm
•hi Bfucgrcss Series fcetming
SILVERBIRD
DUO
RYAN BINGHAM
AND THE DEAD HORSES
CHARLIE GARRETT BAND
THE
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