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BUSMAN S HOLIDAY Sparse folk- rock duo Irom Bloomington, IN. RICER Allania's Rlcer kicks off the Record Store Oay Mini-Fesl at 2 p m. with its progressive, intricate hard rock Live music continues into the night with many more acts TBA THE VIKING PROGRESS Imagery related to Vikings or Norse mythos will usually be metal, but as the ex ception that disproves the rule. The Viking Progress plays beautiful and touching folk songs. WEREWOLVES Local band featuring quirky lo-fi rock with bright, bouncy nourishes, unique instrumentation and emotive lyrics. THEO 2UMM Nana Grizol frontman plays a solo set of his punx-twisled pop anthems Flight Tapas and Bar 9 30 p m FREE' www llighttapasa- thenscom KYSHONA ARMSTRONG This en gaging local songwriter performs a fusion of acoustic folk and soul. Front Porch Bookstore 6 p m. FREE' 706-372-1236 THE DINNER MINTS Athens trio fea turing Laura Vickers. Allen Wagner and David Phillips (AKA Humble Dave the master guitar playing gran dad) playing a mix of jazz and folk. Go Bar 9 pm. FREE 1 www myspace com/gobar GHOSTLIGHTS Local psychedelic rock band INCATEPEC A combination ol tradi tional tunes from South America and Cuba with a unique jazz twist PHOLKSINGER JOSH & FRIENDS A blend of traditional folk music with old-time, country and blues influ ences Lyrically, his original tunes touch on everything from social ac- tivisim to forlorn love. Tonight with members of Crumbling Arches. Jim White and Grinnin’ Bear NOAH RAY Member ol sparse beat duo DIP spinning the jams. ZEKE SAYER Country-folk from The Humms' leading man. THE AROUND-THE-GLOBE SEA SHANTY SINGERS Lead by celebrated local music archivist and fiddle player Art Rosenbaum TWIN POWERS OJ Dan Geller (Gold Party. The Agenda) and friends spin late-night glam rock, new wave. Top 40. punk and Britpop Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8pm FREE!706-353-3050 JOSH DANIELS Local acoustic singer who works real emotion into classic bluegrass songs MATT KABUS This Atlanta-based singer-songwriter has a sweet pop voice and delivers heartfelt acoustic ballads. Highwire 8-11 p m. FREE! www highwirelounge. com FREE MONK TRIO Live jazz music. Every Saturday Hilltop Grille 7 pm. FREE! 706-353-7667 JAZZ NIGHT Every Saturday' Featuring The Chris Enghauser Trio and a rotation ot top jazz musi cians Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p m $5 'www myspace com/I ittlek- ingsshuftlectub 90 ACRE FARM This local seven- piece emphasizes vocal narmonies and lyrical imagery with its soulful, folk-roots Americana. HONEY BLUE Good-natured and mel low country-rock from St Simons wilh rough vocals and nostalgic lyrics Low Yo Yo Stuff Records Call for times FREE' 706-606-0842. Facetook conVLowYoYoStutl RECORD STORE DAY IN-STORE PERFORMANCE Live acoustic and organic performance all day from local bands including psychedelic noise from Mr Blank (solo project Irom Mux of Ral Babies) who is playing two sets, one solo and one with special guest Lon Martin (for merly of North South) plus Michael Guthrie Band. Dial Indicators and more. There will be gift bag giveaways full of CDs and other goodies from local bands, too' Max Record Store Day! 7 p.m. www Facebook com/LowYoYosfufl ALREADY TAKEN With band mem bers ranging in age from 11 to 15. these young rockers—two sets of siblings and a Iriend— will impress you with the maturity ol Iheir song writing Already Taken's set includes nine original tunes with more in the works THE HEAP Funky local indie-sou' band based here in Athens with a killer horn section and fronted by Bryan Howard's low. bass growl LEFTY HATHAWAY BAND Lefty is joined by other Bareknuckle Band members for a night of Letty's origi nals as well as a nice choice ol deli cious covers by Little Feat, JJ Cale. Leon Russell and many more. MR. FALCON High-energy, indie ga rage rock influenced equally by The Kinks and Pixies. YOU! That s right, you are DJ-ing this party In celebration ol Record Store Day, you’re invited to BYOR (bring your own records) and spin in between sets. New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m $15 wwwnewearthmusichall. com FLT RSK A funky blend of electronica and space rock featuring members ol DubConscious LOTUS The Strength of Weak Ties is the third album Irom Philadelphia quintet Lotus; it combines studio- sty^ electronic music with a more organic jam-rock element. PROPER MOTION Electronic, dub- step and bass mixes S'JMILAN Technically proficient mu sicians playing jam rock No Where Bar 10 pm. $5,706-546-4742 LUBRIPHONIC Funky blues and jazz sextet from Chicago with impressive musicianship, big horns and lots ol soul. Celebrating the release ot their new album, The Gig Is On, featuring legenda.y New Orleans keyboardist Ivan Neville. The Office Lounge Noon-8 p m. All Ages Welcome. 706- 546-0840 FUNDRAISER FOR OFFICER “BUDDY" CHRISTIAN Featuring live music Irom 706. The Athens Band. Tealvox The Flamethrowers Chris McKay and the Critical Darlings. The Avery Dylan Project and special guest Michael Guthrie 9 30 p in. 706-546-0840 THE GEORGIA HEALERS Athens’ premier blues band for over 20 years. Rye Bar 10 pm www myspace com/ryeba- rathens MAH KABUS BAND Atlanta-based singer-songwriter has a sweet pop voice and delivers heartfelt acoustic ballads. Tonight playing with a back ing band. >• continued on p. 39 OPEN ART STUDIO, GALLERY & LOUNGE GRAND OPENING RECEPTION SATURDAY, APRIL 16TH 7:00PM-10:00PM 296 W. BROAD ST. ATHENS. GA 30601 CORNER OF PULASKI & BROAD AT THE PHOENIX MURAL THE INDIE CRAFT MOVEMENT IS HERE at TREEHOUSE!. • ft ■ ; .•V * ;y r %', WE’VE GOT: JAPANESE WASHI TAPE .SCREEN PRINTED LINEN TAPE • BAKER S TWINE GRAFFITI ART COLORING BOOKS • DIY BOOKS PRINTED PACKING TAPE • FELT BALLS PINHOLE CAMERAS • DIY UKELELE KITS ADULT AND KID DIY CLASSES 815 V/. Broad St., Athens, GA • 706.850.8226 www.treehousekidandcraft.com across from peaches - between milledge ave.and downtown Now w(t/i l/Vc-FU OfL&i 7 dcufA vegetarian restaurant 199 prince avenue 706-543-6592 • thegrit.com flagpole * MUSE Thank You - for voting us k Athens’ Favorite Vegetarian and Uniquely Reader Picks Athens Restaurant! breakfast • mon - fri 8 am - 11 am brunch • sat - sun 10 am - 3 pm lunch • mon - fri 11 am - 5 pm dinner • sun - wed 5 pm - 9:30 pm dinner • th - sat 5 pm - 10 pm APRIL 13, 2011 FLAGPOLE.COM 37
