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* * * * * *★ ★ ★ * * * * * * * I Thanks for choosing us your 2"o FAVORITE VINTAGE ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ TO CELEBRATE WE ARE OFFERING 15* OFF EVERYTHING! wrth this ad. Valid April 13-20. ★ H3 N. Jackson St. • [Downtown ★ ★ Between Broad & Clogton, Across from Toppers ★ ******************** Open Weekdays 10-6 and Saturdays 10-4 Great Prices on Guitar Strings! New & Used Guitars, Basses, Band Instruments Instrument Repair I Mandolins $9999 Violin Lessons CONVENIENT LOCATION! 240 Collins Industrial Bfvd., Athens • 706-353-0802 Google KPsMusic for directions THE ff&T SIDE! wumuM fftlBUAKlSIfirFOt iwxmm THE CALENDAR! Tuesday, Apr. 12 continued from p. 33 EAGLE CLAW Brutal hard rock band with some crunchy metal ritfs from Austin. KILL THE SCHOOL Local metal four-piece. MANGER Punk rock lour-piece with screaming guitars and vocals. Farm 255 11 pm FREE! www.farm255 com BROKEN WATER Noisy indie rock trio that harks back to the pre-grun ge college radio days. See Calendar Pick on p. 27. DIET COKEHEADS Band from Gainesville. FL that sounds a bit like old Sonic Youth SHAVED CHRIST New local punk band featuring members of American Cheeseburger. Witches. Dark Meat and Hot New Mexicans. Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p m. $5 www flickertheatreandbar. com HOT NEW MEXICANS Catchy, boor/, punk-iniluenced power-pop Tour homecoming show! SLEEPING IN THE AVIARY Quirky lo-fi pop that’s alternately sweel and fierce. THE VISITATIONS Electronic folk featuring Davey Wrathgabar and a rotating cast of local musicians and a heavy touring schedule. 40 Watt Club 'Spring Showdown: Round 2.* 8 pm. $5. www.40watt.com ANSLEY RUSHING Local singer/ songwriter of the wistful farm-folk kind. CHR0MA20NE Local eleclro-infused funk rock band. HANDS IN AUDIO Local experimen tal indie rock trio. NEW SNEAKERS Rockin' local band. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $3.706-353-3050 NO SHAME! Open mic hosted by Rose of Alhens Theatre. Every Tuesday! Highwire 8-11p.m. FREE! 706-543-8997 KENOSHA KID Centered around the instru-improv jazz compositions of guitarist Dan Nettles. Kenosha Kids music borrows freely from multiple sources and hammers it all into a seamless product! Lit 1C pm. www litathens.com KARAOKE Every Tuesday! With over 30,000 songs to choose from. Little Kings Shuffle Club 'Athens Farmeis Market.* 4:30-6:30 pm. FREE! www.athenslarmersmar- kel net CAROLINE AIKEN Renowned acous tic folk artist Caroline Aiken shared the stage with the Indigo Girls lor* some time. Her soulful voice purrs over bright finger-picking. 8 p.m. $5. www boybutanle.org BOYBUTANTE ORAG SEARCH Contestants perform a number for judges to decide who wins a spot to perform during the 22nd Annual Boybutante Ball. The Melting Point 9 pm. $5. www.melfingpointalhens. com THE BRIDGE Rock band with folk, funk and bluegrass in its sound. Rye Bar 10 pm. www.myspace.com/ryeba- rathens SPARK TO INFERNO Melodic post- hardcore from Baltimore. VINCENT THE DOG Athens rock power trio informed by classic rock, blues, funk. jazz, hard rock and pro gressive rock. WUOG 90.5FM ’Live in the Lobby’ FREE! 8 p.m www wuog.org LIVE IN THE LOBBY Of the Vine will perform on the college radio sta tion's twice weekly program. Listen over the air. stream online or drop by the station lo watch! Wednesday 13 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE' 706-549-1010 KARAOKE With the Singing Cowboy! Tonight will! be an Alibi Idol Contest. The Bad Manor 9 p m -1am $3. pr gamrrasig® gmail.com KARAOKE FOR KIDS Gamma Sigma Sigma hosts a fundraiser lo benefit the March cl Dimes. Boar’s Head Lounge 9 p.m 706-369-3040 BOAR S HEAD OPEN MIC Welcoming singer-songwriters every Wednesday. Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5(21+). $7(18+). www. caLtfonialounge com ARCTURUS Locally based ambient, electronic outfit that slips some feel ing into robot chirps and bleeps. QURIOUS This Atlanta group cre ates spacey soundscapes featuring dreamy female vocals, samples, synthesizes and freaky masks. SPACE GHOST Expect keyboard-driv en pop from this local four-piece. Iron Grill 6 30 p.m. FREE! 706-543-9955 THE FLAME THROWERS Local surf-rock-style rock and roll band featuring young phenom Tyler Roberston on guitar. MCBLUEZ Made up ol the founding members ol Sea ol Storms, this blues-based band is influenced by classics such as Muddy Waters. Robert Johnson and Duane Allman. Farm 255 9 p.m FREE! www farm255.com EL UV New project from Little Francis drummer Jordan Noel, who de scribes it as an 'improvisaiional aural Gravitron' SENRYU This Knoxville outfit’s schizophrenic psych-pop will appeal to fans of groups like of Montreal. JEFF TOBIAS Solo alto sax from member ol Quiet Hooves. Flicker Theatre & Bar Happy Hour! 6-8 p m. $5. www flick ertheatreandbar com KARA KILDARE Local pianist playing ragtime and old-timey saloon music for a special Happy Hour set. Flight Tapas and Bar 8 p.m. wwwjlighttapasathens.com LATE AS ALWAYS Live jazz music every Wednesday. Go Bar "artUGA Party.’ 10 p.m. wwwmyspace. com/gobar DJ GRAVEROBBERS Winston Parker spins high-energy electronic, dance and rock music. JAMES DEAN & THE SHRINERS Bluesy rock band. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-3050 SCOTT BAXENDALE Guitar dynami- oism from the owner of Baxendale Guitars. Classic bluesy ritfs and a tot of soul. The Manhattan Cafe Manhattan's Sweet 16 Birthday Party. 9 p m-1 am. FREE! 706-369-9767 DJ CRASH LANDERS Spinning funk, soul. R&B. northern soul and girl groups. New Earth Music Hall “Benefit: Rebuild the Georgia Theatre.’ 8 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). *.vww newearthmusicball.com CHR0MA20NE Local electro-inlused funk rock band. DANK SINATRA Improvisation-heavy electronica mixed with elements of jazz, rock and reggae. EDDIE AND THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS Local blues-lunk trio MAMA’S LOVE Young, funky jam band from right here in Alhens. The band's slogan says it all: ’Bringin’ it back lo the roots while goin’ beyond the bounds.’ The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE' 706-549-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn, file Queen ol Karaoke' Porterhouse Grill 7-10 p m 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT Every Wednesday! Stop by for five jazz bands and drink specials. Tonight features the Jake Mowrer Quartet. Rye Bar 10 p m www myspace com/ryeba- rathens 3RYAN & COMPANY Cover band Terrapjn Beer Co. 5-7 p m $10 Glass, www.lerrapinbeer com INNOCENT FLANNEL This Nashville band draws Irom both honky tonk and modern indie rock. Thursday 14 The Bad Manor 9 p.m. FREE 1 wwwthebadmanor.com DJ DECEPTICRON Mixing today s hottest house, electro and club hits. Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m $5(21+). $7(18+). www caledonialounge.com THE GOLD PARTY This local band plays original, danceable new wave and synth-driven glam Saturday, April 16 SoftSpot, Big Hug, Little Kiss, Sunspots, Green Gerry Farm 255 SoftSpot's Bryan Keller and Sarah Kinlaw, cur rently on their fourth tour in a year, radiate confi dence. "Bryan and I have worked so hard on this... and we're pretty good at it," says Kinlaw, who sings and plays bass. The group's brand of considered, oense pop-equal parts grounded ambience and soaring melody—relies on tight driving rhythms to achieve its sense of urgency. Guitarist/keyboardist Keller uses an elaborate set-up of loop and effects pedals to painstakingly build the sonic backdrop for each song. Kinlaw sings with precision, measuring each note. But together with drummer Andrew Spaulding, the band shows no signs of strain. "I think we've settled into the music we're playing," Keller says, shrugging. For the Brooklyn band with North Carolina roots, this self-assuredness carries over into the business of booking and managing a tour. The group has refined its approach with each opportunity. "Touring is such a learning process in terms of what works... booking, finding bands, it all becomes easier," says Kinlaw, who is quick to credit the help of friends in each town along the way who help tc put bills together and to draw crowds. The members of SoftSpot hope to make playing music a viable, long-term career. "I want it to be a sustainable way of life," Kinlaw says. To that end, certain comforts have to be considered. The van can be a cozy place. "We actually have a coffee grinder and a water boiler," Keller says. "We try to eat healthy apart from Bojangles'." Kinlaw agrees. Tm gonna bring a blender. I'm gonna make guacamole," she sayi* getting excited. "If we're gonna stay up late every night getting drunk with strangers, at least I want to eat well." 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