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THE CALENDAR!
POWERS Four shredding, math/metal
guitarists set up in the corners of the
venue for a unique, quadrophonic
rock experience with the audience
and one amazing drummer in the
middle of it all.
SHANNON WRIGHT Singer-
songwriter from Atlanta focusing on
eerie tension, aggressive thrashing
and muted calmness. See Calendar
Pick on this page.
Cine BarCafe
Athens Burning screening (showtimes
TBA). www.athenscine.com
BLOODKIN Bluesy roots-rock music
with big guitars and sharply written
lyrics for darkly countrified bar-room
rock. *
Email for Location
9 p.m. £5 suggested donation, wbken-
nedy1@gmail.com
AGESANDAGES Bright, optimistic
folky rock with big group harmonies.
See story on p.19.
CASPER AND THE COOKIES
Increasingly experimental but always
rooied in pop sensibilities, this lo
cal act presents a danceable mix of
quirky fun driven by keyboard and
guitar.
LAKE Sing-song folk with aptly self-
categorized bossa nova and jazz
percussion.
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
FREE TOMORROW High-energy,
intellectual hip-hop with a unique
dance blend of violin, cello, keys,
bass and drums.
HANS DARKBOLT Local band
performing fiercely melodic pop
tunes with swelling vocals and eerie
harmonies. Debuting new songs
tonight that further the Supervillian's
mythology! With added keys, horns
and more
Flicker Theatre & Bar
9 p.m. $5 www.flickertheatreandbar.
com
DARNELL BOYS The three Darnell
brothers play and sing country blues
originals backed by upright bass,
singing saw and junkyard percus
sion.
OL’ BLUE HEELER Wistful, percus
sive folk from good ol’ Athens.
YE OLDE SUB SHOPPE Big-hearted
pop music played on tiny instru
ments.
40 Watt Club
9 p.m $10 (adv.) www.40watt.com
COLOUR REVOLT With a revamped
touring lineup and an impressive
new release produced by Hank
Sullivant. this melodic band from
Mississippi offers intricate, moody
alternative rock.
DEAD CONFEDERATE With its
moody, dark weaving of Southern
rock and grunge, Dead Confederate
is quickly ascending in popularity
across the nation and beyond.
TWIN TIGERS Loud and lush at the
same time, this local rock band
combines jarring guitar riffs with
sweeping melodies and heavy
percussion.
Georgia Bar
10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-9884
THREE FOOT SWAGGER Local
band that plays dynamic, high-ener
gy rock and roll with a lot of funk.
Go Bar
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar
CCBB Cars Can Be Blue, the sweetly
sarcastic lo-fi pop duo of Becky
Brooks and Nate Mitchell, recently
acquired a bassist (Jeremy Dyson)
and an abbreviated moniker. “Our
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Shannon Wright,
‘Powers and
Chrissakes
(CD release)
Caledonia Lounge
Any Pitchfork-
obsessed college kids
who think they know
indie music should sit
down with Atlanta's
Shannon Wright. She
could tell some stories
to get their panties
in a major wad. Her
first band, Crowsdell, Shannon Wright
recorded with
Pavement's Stephen Malkmus. As a solo artist, she has toured with Sleater-Kinney. And
she once swam in the ocean with local legend Dexter Romweber of Flat Duo Jets.
She could probably spend hours imparting some fascinating, envy-inducing tales. But
she'd rather let her music speak for her.
"I have the mindset that when I'm playing a show, everybody in the room is involved.
When I go see shows and they really move me, those are the best moments in life. Maybe
it's only 45 minutes out of your day, but you always remember it," she says. "And if the
whole room can experience it together with the people playing music, that's something
very special. I don't take it for granted."
Since 1999, Wright has released eight solo records, some with superstar producer
Steve Albini, and recorded and toured with "it" French composer Yann Tiersen. Musically,
she's been all over the map, but her most recent record, 2010's Secret Blood, finds her
returning to her first love: guitar.
"I just backed off of [guitar] for a while because I wanted to try new things, but I
love playing guitar," she says. "On the new record, I go back to guitar and play the way I
usually play live."
While she has toured Europe extensively, locals haven't witnessed her live show in
almost seven years. That's partly because foreign audiences have ultimately been kinder.
"There's a much higher regard for artists, especially if you're slightly different. Here
it's like music is for young people," she says. "But rock and roll is American music. It's
very exciting." [Jennifer Gibson]
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songs are catchier than genital
warts," says the band.
THE FUZZLERS Goofy punk with a
highly interactive live show and a
brand-new album!
GNARX The latest project from
Christopher Ingham (Christopher's
Liver, Liverty) plays bluesy bar punk.
IMMUZIKATION Celebrated local
DJ Alfredo Lapuz, Jr. hosts a dance
party featuring high-energy electro
and rock.
ROBERTA & CHARLENE Tongue-
in-cheek country vocals backed by
synth beats.
Hendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-3050
BORDERHOP TRIO This bluegrass
trio sums up its sound in two words:
“high” and "lonesome."
Little Kings Shuffle Club
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/iittlek-
ingsshuffieclub
KITE TO THE MOON Local band
led by Timi Conley and featuring a
stimulating live show with jubilant,
rowdy pop music accompanied by
spontaneous video mixing, trapeze
girls and more.
THE KNOCKOUTS This local group
of all-star musicians plays original
tunes that pack all the punch of punk
rock with diverse, worldly melodies
that draw on polka, bluegrass. Cajun
and Irish folk music.
The Melting Point
9 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door), www.
meltingpointathens.com
KINCHAFOONEE COWBOYS
Georgia six-piece playing country
and Southern rock that has kept
mostly the same lineup since the
members were in high school nearly
20 years ago. They've since been a
favorite around the state and have
shared bills with such well known
acts as the Dave Matthews Band
New Earth Music Hall
“New Earth Day." 6 p.m. $7. www.new-
earthmusichall.com
COSMIC CHARLIE Grateful Dead
covers like you’ve never heard
before.
GROGUS The local and long-running
ensemble plays jazz and salsa ac
centuated with reggae, hip-hop and
Afro-Cuban styles.
The Office Lounge
9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840
THE COMMON PEOPLE BAND
Local group pays tribute to Motown's
greatest hits.
Rye Bar
10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/
ryebarathens.com
TASTE Classic rock combined with
synth-driven funk and pop for an
energetic live show.
Terrapin Beer Co.
5-7 p.m. $10 Glass, www.terrapinbeer.
com
SUMILAN Technically proficient mu
sicians playing jam rock.
Saturday 23
Allen’s Bar & Grill
8:30 p.m. www.allensbarandgrill.com
LEAVING COUNTRIES Warm, invit
ing folk rock featuring tender violin,
aching harmonica and melodic
acoustic guitars.
Amici Italian Caf6
11p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000
STUMBLIN' TOADS Bluesy rock
and roll.
The Bad Manor
9 p.m. FREE! (21+), $5-10 (18-20)
www.thebadmanor.com
DJRX DJ-remixer Brian Gonzalez de
livers original audio/video produc
tions that focus on pop music of this
generation, with forays into rock, old
school, country and electronica.
Bishop Park
“Athens Farmers Market." 8 a.m -
hoon. FREE! www.athensfarmers-
market.net
LEAVING COUNTRIES Warm, invit
ing folk rock from here in Athens
featuring tender violin, aching •
harmonica and melodic acoustic
guitars. Also playing tonight at
Allen's. (10 a.m.)
MICHAEL WEGNER Layered but
sparse guitar folk with a wonderful
wistful feeling. (8 a.m.)
Buffalo’s Southwest
Caf§
6 p.m. FREE! 706-354-6655
GRAINS OF SAND This cover band
performs classic Motown, soul and
R&B hits from the '60s and 70s.
Caledonia Lounge
9:30 p.m. $8 (21+), $10 (18+) www.
caledonialounge.com
MIKEY ERG Punk rock drummer,
guitarist and vocalist that has played
with The Ergs, Star Fucking Hipsters
and The Dopamines.
IAN GRAHAM Singer and bassist of
guitar-driven, pop rock band Cheap
Girls.
DAVE HAUSE Lead vocalist and
guitarist of Philly punk band The
Loved Ones.
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
DR. SQUID Jangly, frenetic rock and
roll at its best when emphasizing its
British Invasion sounds.
TUMBLEWEED STAMPEDE
Adventurous and energetic dance-
jam-folk sextet plays party music
with folksy and surf touches.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar. •
com
KILL KILL BUFFALO Grungy hard
rock duo based in Athens featuring
Kara Kildare’s powerful pipes and
Tyler John on drums.
LOVE TRACTOR Original Love
Tractor member Mike Richmond
recruited Nathan Collins on drums,
Kevin Fleming on guitar, and Jarred
Forrester on bass to round out his
new lineup. The album Black Hole
features spacey and compelling
prog-influenced guitar epics.
40 Watt Club
9 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com
CLAY LEVERETT & THE CHASERS
Old-school, original country music
that ranges from bar room stomps to
heartfelt ballads.
KAITLIN JONES AND THE
COUNTY FAIR Local folk guitarist/
vocalist Kaitlin Jones' five-piece
electric band performs a popular
set of Americana-tinged country
originals.
SPIRIT HAIR Psychedelic rock
layered with multiple guitars and ec-
. centric keyboards.
Front F*orch Bookstore
6 p.m. FREE! 706-372-1236
CALICO JIG Celtic and traditional
' Irish music.
Georgia Bar
10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-9884
CAROLINE AIKEN Funky rock origi
nals and covers! With special guests
Carly Gibson (singer/songwriter/
guitarist C). Rev. Paul Scales (keys/
harmonica) and Eddie Glikin (per
cussion).
Go Bar
8 p.m.—Midnight. FREE! www.myspace.
com/gobar
DR. FRED’S KARAOKE Hosted by
fanatic John “Dr. Fred’ Bowers.
Midnight. FREE! www.myspace.com/
gobar
TWIN POWERS DJ Dan Geller (Gold
Party. The Agenda) and friends spin
late-night glam rock, new wave. Top
40, punk and Britpop.
Hendershot’s Coffee
Bar
"First Annual BLUAU." 5-10:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-353-3050
BIG C AND THE RINGERS Local
bluesman and UGA grad Clarence
Cameron takes inspiration from
artists like B.B. King, Muddy Waters
and Buddy Guy.
KINKY WAIKIKI Playing modern ar
rangements of traditional Hawaiian
music, with a little Western swing
thrown into the mix.
High wire
8-11 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.
com
SWEET DEATANDTHE
REVIVALIST QUINTET Live jazz
every Saturday!
Hilltop Grille
7 p.m.FREE! 706-353-7667
JAZZ NIGHT Every Saturday!
Featuring The Chris Enghauser
Trio and a rotation of top jazz musi
cians.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (16+). www.
myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub
EFREN Local indie-folksters along the
lines of Iron and Wine and Bonnie
‘Prince* Billy..
THE RESTORATION Merging back
grounds in classical, rock and fiddle
music. The Restoration channels
storytelling and Southern regional
history through layers of banjo,
voice, violin, piano, organ and
percussion that fluctuate between
tradition and modernity.
WHISKEY GENTRY Toe-tapping
Americana ranging from bluegrass
picking to punk-inspired songs.
The Melting Point
6 p.m. FREE! www.meltingpointathens.
com
EARLFEST A celebration of the life
of Earl Murphy. Performances by
Charlie and Nancy Hartness,
Art Rosenbaum, The Andy
Carlson Band, Brian Burke,
David Blackmon and Cal Hale,
Bill Ashley and Earl’s Kitchen
Band, Incahoots and Joel
Cordle.
New Earth Music Hall
9 p.m. $10. www.newearthmusichall.
com
FUTEXTURE Lounge beats from
Asheville.
PLAYLOW Clean, airy, trance from
Asheville.
TIPPER Mostly known in the break
beat scene. Tipper experiments with *
extreme bass frequencies as he
explores elements of electro, IDM
and other dance sub-genres.
The Office Lounge
9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840
THE WELFARE LINERS Bluegrass
band complete with upright bass,
banjo, mandolin, guitar and fiddle.
Rye Bar
10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/
ryebarathens.com
JUNK Keys, bass and drums trio with
an emphasis on jazz fusion and
group improvisation.
SUZY SKARULIS Competitive surler
infuses her singer/songwriter rock
with beach music.
Speakeasy
12 a.m. FREE! 706-546-5556
INCATEPEC A combination of tradi
tional tunes from South America and
Cuba with a unique jazz twist.
Terrapin Beer Co.
5:30-7:30 p.m. $10 Glass, wwwler-
rapinbeer.com
ILLiCITIZEN Originally the solo
project of singer-songwriter Eric
Cavanaugh, lllicitizen has fleshed
out its sound with a programmed
rhythm section and Maria Zaccaro
on bass. Performing music inspired
by post-punk and rock.
Wayfarer Music Hall
8 p.m. $5.114 N. Broad (Downtown
Monroe)
THE RAMBLERS A rootsy Americana
rock sound dominates the music
of The Ramblers, whose influ
ences reach across the country.
Celebrating their first anniversary.
Sunday 24
Farm 255
10 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
CRYSTAL STILTS Featuring moody,
stripped down garage pop from
Brooklyn.
GERMAN MEASLES Expect psy
chedelic melancholic pop from New
York.
MAN’S TRASH Local DIY promoter
and mutli-instrumentalist Mercer
West fronts this new project featur
ing improvisation, controlled chaos
and a muted pop spirit. Celebrating
the release of a new 100-song
CD-RW!
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