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THE CALENDAR!
Wednesday, Apr. 20 continued from p. 23
Wednesday, April 20
To Ail My Dear Friends,
6rey Milk,
John French and the Bastilles,
Adam Poulin
Flicker Theatre & Bar
Marc Hennessey lives a somewhat
solipsistic existence. He is the sole tour
ing member of To All My Dear Friends,
the band for which he is also the sole
creative force. He is his own record label,
promoter, tour manager, booking agent
and personal manager. For a guy with
the word "friends" in his band name, you
would hope he'd get a little more help
from them. Hennessey, though, doesn't
mind singlehandedly shouldering the
workload.
"I love handling everything,"
Hennessey says. "It's very empowering. Plus, I get to create shows with unique bands at
unique venues, like Ricker Theatre. A record label might happen in the future, but cur
rently, it's an unnecessary hassle."
Hennessey is currently on a three-month tour—which he booked himself, of course—
in support of his third album, entitled Transparent Voyages. Hennessey describes his own
music as "Bach meets Talking Heads," but a more accurate comparison might be Owen
Pallett of Final Fantasy. Like Pallett, Hennessey employs copious amounts of violin in his
music and performs with the help of loops which he creates himself onstage.
"Nothing is prerecorded," Hennessey says. "Everything is done right in front of the
audience without the use of a laptop. I create a very big orchestra of sound as one
person."
For Hennessey, the songwriting process is similar to the way he performs his songs
live.
"Writing a new piece of music happens all in one moment," he says. "I usually create
a complex layer of sound in one sitting and then I quickly transcribe all the notes onto
manuscript paper. Next, I carefully arrange the layering to complete the final piece."
The result is soothing, trance-inducing music, driven by Hennessey's shape-shifting
violin. Hennessey—as To All My Dear Friends—truly is a band of one, comprised of
multitudes.
Tm now feeling really comfortable with my defining sound, and you can see it in the
fact that over two-thirds of the album is instrumental music," says Hennessey. "At times
post-rock. At times pop. Always beautiful." [John Seay]
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
caledonialounge.com
MILES BENSON Local artist inspired
by the lite world beats and acoustic
noodlingot Jack Johnson.
DUSTY LIGHTSWITCH Quirky, high-
energy local band featuring blues-
influenced rock.
OH NO OH MY Elegantly orches
trated. bouncy pop from Austin with
warm, acoustic finish that E6 fans
will appreciate.
TURNUPS A group of ‘super MCs*
from here in town spinning hip-hop
and dance
The Classic Center
9 p.m. SOLD OUT! www.ciassiccenter.
com
ECLECTIC METHOD The trio's audio
visual mash-ups feature television,
film, music and video game footage
sliced and diced into blistering,
post-modern dance-floor events.
STS9 An ambient mix of trance, dub
and samples paired with live instru
ments in a jam band from the future.
Farm 255
“Primals Night." 8-10 p.m. FREE! www.
farm255.com
DIAL INDICATORS Background
sounds for dinner and cocktails.
This quiet jazz duo features Jeremy
Roberts on guitar and George
Davidson on tenor sax playing odd
covers and improvising on familiar
themes.
10 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
NUDE BEACH This Brooklyn-based
plays scrappy, melodic rock that
lands somewhere between The
Ramones and The Replacements
WITCHES Local oufit plays edgy, me
lodic rock led by the rich vocals of
Cara Beth Satalino with touchstones
that include The Breeders and Neil
Young.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
Happy Hour! 6-8 p.m FREE! www.
flickertheatreandbar.com
KARA KILDARE Local pianist playing
ragtime and old-timey saloon music
for a special Happy Hour set.
8:30 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatrean-
dbar.com
GREY MILK This edgy folk rock outfit
recently relocated to the Classic City
from New England.
JOHN FRENCH AND THE
BASTILLES Songwriter John
French’s sincere acoustic composi
tions are backed by a group of
musicians with country and rock
influences.
ADAM POULIN Local, acoustic folk
compositions.
TO ALL MY DEAR FRIENDS
Instrumental songs featuring lush
violins, electronic guitar and various
sound eflects See Calendar Pick on
this page.
Flight Tapas and Bar
8 p.m. www.flighttapasathens.com
LATE AS ALWAYS Live jazz music
every Wednesday.
40 Watt Club
9 p.m. $6 (21+), $8 (18+). www.40watt.
com
BOYS WHO ROCK FOR GIRLS
In this special benefit show for
the Girls Rock Camp-Athens, the
following local, male-fronted acts
will take on two or three covers
originally performed by female art
ists: Athens Bambara Eureka
California Free Mountain.
Maximum Busy Muscle. Dave
Martin Vinyl Strangers Ken
McLain and Wedge. Check out
Homedrone at www flagpole.com for
more info.
George’s Lowcountry
Table
6 p.m. FREE! 706-548-3359
KIP JONES AND JAY RING DUO
The duo plays covers of contempo
rary and classic hits.
Go Bar
10 p.m. www myspace.com/gobar
FOUR EYES Jace Bartet and Erin
Lovett lovingly mingle gentle melo
dies with bombastic shredding.
LET ME CRAZY Thrash punk with
frantic surf guitars and vocals.
LOS MEESFITS The music of The
Misfits done in Spanish/Cuban
salsa style.
MATT KURZ ONE One-man rock
machine Matt Kurz literally plays
drums, keyboard, guitar and bass,
by himself, all at the same time.
MONTGOMERY WHITE No info
available.
Hendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-3050
SCOn BAXENDALE Guitar dynami-
cism from the owner of Baxendale
Guitars. Classic bluesy riffs and a
lot of soul.
Iron Grill
6 pm FREE' 706-543-9955
THE BACUPS Local cover band plays
fun ‘60s lunes from The Beatles to
The Temptations.
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6 p.m. FREE! 706-548-4261
LEAVING COUNTRIES Warm, invit
ing folk rock from here in Athens
featuring tender violin, aching
harmonica and melodic acoustic
guitars.
Legion Field
Anchor Jam. 6:30 p.m. $10. www.
AthensMusic.net
DAVE MATHEWS TRIBUTE BAND
Playing all your favorite DMB tunes.
GROOVESHIRE This band from
Cincinnati jams on bluesy rock.
ZOSO Expect typical Led Zeppelin
covers as well as a trip into relative
Zep obscurity performed with stun
ning accuracy.
New Earth Music Hail
10 p.m $17. www.newearthmusichall.
com
PANTYRAID Music producers Martin
Folb (AKA Martyparty) and Josh
Mayer (AKA Ooah) come together to
make melodic, electronic dance mu
sic that combines elements of hip-
hop, dubstep and more experimental
sounds. After party for STS9 show.
TROGDOR Local trance DJ named
after the cartoon Burninator.
No Where Bar
10 p.m. $4. 706-546-4742
FLT RSK A funky blend of electronica
and space rock featuring members of
DubConscious. Tonight they play the
STS9 after-party.
The Office Lounge
9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840
KARAOKE Karaoke contest tonight
with your host Lynn, the Queen of
Karaoke!
Rye Bar
‘STS9 After Party * 10 p.m. www.mys-
pace.com/ryebarathens
EARPHUNK Psychedelic funk from
New Orleans with plenty of jazzy
solos.
SUNLIGHT ALCHEMISTS New lo
cal rock band featuring members
of Revo. *•
Terrapin Beer Co.
5-7 p.m. $10 Glass, www.terrapinbeer.
com
NOISE ORG Lush electronic sound-
scapes. STS9 pre-show!
Thursday 21
Amici Italian Cafe
"We’re hEAR for You Spring
Fundraiser’ 5 p.m. $10 (all you an
drink Terrapin), www.werehearfo-
ryou.org
BROCK BUTLER Perpetual Groove
frontman weaves complex, inspired,
loop-based soul jams.
The Bad Manor
9 p.m. FREE! (21+). $5-10(18-20)
www.thebadmanor.com
DJ CHRIS WARE Audio/visual DJ
mixing rock, rap, and Top-40 hits.
Caledonia Lounge
‘Happy Hour.* 5 p.m. FREE! (21+), $2
(18+) www.caledonialounge.com
MAH HUDGINS & HIS SHIT-HOT
COUNTRY BAND The local band
plays classic country and honky tonk
that goes down well with a shot of
whisky or an ice cold beer. Hudgins
will also be performing a solo set.
9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.
caledonialounge.com
THE ATOM AGE Punk rock and roll
from Berkeley, CA with a blaring
horn section Members include The
Queers' drummer, Ryan Perras.
THE K-MACKS Danceable, high-
energy country-fried punk rock.
SO IT GOES Socially conscious punk
rock band that infuses elements of
Spanish lock, folk and ska.
THE TAJ MOTEL TRIO Ironically
named eight-membered aggro-ska
outift from Cornelia. GA that sounds
like a SoCal transplant.
The Classic Center
9 p.m. $30. www.classiccenter.com
STS9 An ambient mix of trance, dub
and samples paired with live instru
ments in a jam band from the future.
UP UNTIL NOW Local duo plays
electronic dance music with driving
uptempo beats and catchy, unforget
table melodies.
DePalma’s Italian Cafe
6:30-8:30 p.m. (weather permitting).
FREE! 706-552-1237 (Timothy Rd.)
NANNY ISLAND Local band featuring
SJ Ursrey (The Ones, Creepy) and
Shauna Greeson (Hola Halo) playing
dreamy, tropical melodies.
Farm 255
‘Africa Volunteer Corp Show." 11 p.m.
FREE! www.farnri255.com
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