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THE CALBVDAR!
Tuesday, Nov. 16 continued from p. 23
honor o( game designer and pro
ducer Shigeru Miyamoto. 8 30 p.m.
wvw.myspace.com/fltckerbar
GAMES: Trivia (Alibi) Find out what
Visual Audio Trivia is! 8 p m FREE 1
706-549-1010
* Advance Tickets Available
LIVE MUSIC
Tuesday 9
Alibi
9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010
KARAOKE With the Singing Cowboy 1
Caledonia Lounge
9:30 p.irf $5 (21+). $7 (Under 21). All
ages show, www caledontalounge. -
com
ARTISTS OF WAR Solo ad of local
musician Brad Olsen. Highly techni
cal. propulsive metal.
FALC0NES Brand-new locai band
that serves up crunchy, stripped
down rock and roll in the vein of The
Stooges and Dinosaur Jr.
DYLAN GILBERT Gilbert writes pop
gems with a mastery that is far be
yond his years. Big. sweeping melo
dies bounce along upbeat rhythms
NATIVE KID Soulful indie pop.
Farm 255
10 pm. FREE 1 www farm255.com.
GRINNIN’ BEAR Exped fast-paced
country and bluegrass tunes from
this local band
LEOTARDS With jangiy guitars and
upbeat, half-shouted vocals, this
band calls to mind such recent acts
as Abe Vigoda or No Age
PH0LKSINGER JOSH A blend of
traditional folk music with old-time,
country and blues influences
The Globe
8 p.m. FREE! www.globeathens com
IAN MCFER0N AND ALISA
MILNER Upbeat country from
Seattle with Texas-style fiddle ac
companiment
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Highwire Lounge
8-11 p.m. FREE! 706-583-8510
KENOSHA KID Centered around the
instru-improv jazz compositions of
guitarist Dan Nettles
Little Kings Shuffle Club
. 'Athens Fanners Market.' 4-7 p.m.
FREE! www.athsnsfarmersmarket.net
CARLY GIBSON Georgia-born song
writer who draws on rock, jazz, folk
and blues. (5:30 p.m.)
BRETT VAUGHN Recent Athens
transplant and member of Indie-pop
band The Urns plays his songwriter-
iype folk music. (4-5:15 p.m.)
The Melting Point
‘Terrapin Bluegrass Series.* 7 p.m.
FREE! www.mettingpointalhens.com
SEVEN HANDLE CIRCUS Layered
and lush bluegrass with modem
sounding vocals and lyrics.
New Earth Music Hall
8 p.m. FREE! (2i& up) $2 (under 21).
www.neweatfthmusidiall.com '
POETIC SOUL Mon2 and Buddah
host an open-mic for poets, sing
ers and other soulful types. Every
Tuesday.
Rye Bar
10:30 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.conV
ryebarathens
RIBBONS Bright, soaring rock from <
Philadelphia with intricaie guitar
parts reminiscent ot Chin Up Chin
Up.
SUMILAN Technically proficient
musicians playing progressive jam
rock.
Wilson’s Soul Food
“Sidewalk Symphonies.’ 5-7 p.m.
706-353-7289
BIGFOOT Howling indie classic rock
as intriguing as it is difficult to pm
down. This Athens group mixes
Tom Petty guitar solos with Caotain
Beefheart strangeness
CO CO Rl CO Angular, guitar-driven
rock featuring technical drums, wan
dering bass and glockenspiel.
WUOG 90.5FM
8 p.m FREE! www wjog.org
"LIVE IN THE LOBBY " Modem
Skirts wiil perform on the college
radio stations twice weekly program
Listen over the air or drop by the
station to watch! See story p 14.
Wednesday 10
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $5(21+), $7(18+) www cale-
donialounge.com
CO CO Rl CO Angular, guitar-driven
lock that meiodically meanders
through post-rock soundscapes fea
turing technical drums, wandering
bass and glockenspiel.
GOLDILOCKS Funky, layered surt-
rock with jangiy optimism.
WOWSER BOWSER Blissed-out.
bittersweet synth-pop
*3e’s Bar
10 p.m FREE! 706-613-1764
DJ ANOYREDRUM Atlanta-based
deejay offering *the other side’ of
the '80s.
Farm 255
‘Primals Night!’ 9 pm. FREE! www
farm255.com
DIAL INDICATORS New local jazz
duo featuring Jeremy Roberts on .
guitar and George Davidson on tenor
saxophone. Dial Indicators play
standards from the ‘20s through the
‘50s plus original compositions
Hendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-3050
“ONE MAN WEDNESDAY" Surprise
guest solo artist!
Last Call
9 p m -1 a m FREE* For more info
contact dg2003@yahoo.com
SPICY SALSA DANCING Lessons
begin at 9 p m and dancing starts
at 10 pm
The Melting Point
9pm $5 wwwmeltingpointathens
com
KYSHONA ARMSTRONG This lo
cal group plays smooth, funky rock
that's good tor the soul
EMILY HEARN Young singer-
songwriter perforins sweet, innocent,
melodic acoustic ballads
JOHN FRENCH AND THE
BASTILLES Songwriter John
French's sincere acoustic composi
tions are backed by a group ot musi
cians who show country and rock
influence
The Office Lounge
9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840
KARAOKE With Lynn.
Rye Bar
10:30 pm. www myspace com/rye-
barathens
DJ KILLACUT Killacut invites focal
rappers to perform to their own
music or some choice cuts from the
DJs selection.
Sky City Lounge &
Bulldog Cafe
9 p.m. FREE! 706-380-/699
POETIC RELEASE THERAPY Let
your positive energy and serenity
shine bright at this candlelit open
mic for artists, singers and poets
Sign up at 8:30 p m.
Terrapin Beer Co.
5 p.m. FREE! www terrapinbeer.com
LAURA MEYER NYC-based folk-rock
artist known for her intricate style of
guitar playing and evocative lyrics
TMay 11
Aftermath
6&8p.m. 706-613-1000*
MUZIK Happy hour jazz set every
Thursday
Alibi
9 p m. FREE' 706-549-1010
OLD SKOOL DJ Dance party 1
The Bad Manor
9 p m $5(18+). FREE 1 (21+) www
thebadmanorcom
ROD MICHAEL Edgy pop/rock from
Atlanta
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $5(21+), $7 (18+) wwwcale-
donialounge com
DUSTY LIGHTSWITCH Quirky, high-
energy local band featuring blues-
influenced rock.
GREAT DAY IN THE MORNING
Critically acclaimed upbeat, melodic
rock band from Augusta.
HANS OARKBOLT Fiercely melodic
pop tunes with swelling vocals and
eerie harmonies
DePalma’s Italian Cafe
6-6:30pm. FREE' 706-552-1237
(Timothy Road)
THE WELFARE LINERS Bluegrass
band complete with upright bass
banjo, mandolin, guitar and fiddle
El Paisano
8 p m 706-353-0346
KARAOKE Every Thursday .with mar-
garita specials
Farm 255
'WUOG Fesf 10 p.m PREE! www
farm255.com
MARSHMALLOW COAST Local
group that once featured smooth and
Friday, November 12
The Cocker Spaniels,
Werewolyes,
Ye Olde Sub Shoppe,
Four Eye
The Coclrer Spaniels
Flicker Theatre and Bar
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"Praise the Lord for indie
rock and black women. :
You've reached the voice “
mail box of Sean Padilla." It
seems .hat everything 5ean
Padilla records is an unadul
terated, 100 percent repre
sentation of his personality,
right down to his voicemail greeting. The Texas native is the sole force behind The Cocker
Spaniels, singing every harmony, shredding every guitar solo, self-recording every take.
Compounding that, the lyrics almost read like literal transcriptions of what one might
guess is Sean's personal journal.
"I grew up listening to hip-hop, and a lot of hip-hop songs tend to be narrated from
the first person/ says Padilla. "So, when I started writing lyrics for my own songs, that
just stayed with me. Part of it is also a reaction to a lot of the indie rock that I grew up
Listening to where the lyrics are more cerebral—if they meant anything at all. So, the >
literal first-person narrative style of lyrics is partially stylistic but jt
;'irt:.me/ " r J’
Padilla was steeped ih East Coast rap, but sayt, "Guided by Voices was the band that
motivated me to finally ask my parents, 'Hey, can you please (my me a multitrack for
Christmas? I can do this, I want to do this/ The result is songs like 'The Only Black
Guy at the Indie Rock Show" and other similar tracks that communicate Padilla's unique
personal experience. The Cocker Spaniels (just Sean, of course) are on a five-week tour /
supporting his long-gestating sophomore LP, Sometimes You Have to fight to Get a Bit of
Peace," which he .ecorded on a digital 24-track recorder, a step up in fidelity from
He describes the new record's sound as "mid-ft—I like that “it
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