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Saturday, June 4
Jimmy Thackery
The Melting Point
The R&B circuit
features an old guard
of savvy veterans who
have paid and repaid
their dues while aiss-
crossing the country,
for life, with the under
standing that some
gigs are better than
others, ^muitantously,
the scene is teeming
with prodigious young
sters; the next Stevie
Ray Vaughn seemingly
always being discov
ered, waiting to sell
millions of records—
yet never quite living
up to the burden of
hype.
In 1972, Jimmy
Thackery was a
19-year-old founding
member of popular
D.C.-based roots outfit The Nighthawks—then a young virtuoso and now a card-carrying
member of the old school. After more than 30 years, with roughly 300 tour dates annu
ally, it's safe to say his has been a life dedicated to performing blues music.
Tve been kind of around the block—you know, Stevie [Ray Vaughn] and I were
good friends," he says. 'There was nobody that could touch the guy then, and no one
has come along that has been able to touch him since. There are a lot of young kids that
emulate him and have been able to recreate a lot of his stylistic approaches and that
kind of thing. You know, the fact of tire matter is, there was only one Jimi Hendrix, there
was only one Stevie Ray and there's only one Jimmy Thackery... Emulate whoever you
want to until you get your chops going, but at some point you have to figure out what
your voice is."
As for life on the seemingly endless road? "We're generally really just trying to get
from one town to the next and set up our tent and have a throw-down. It's about a
good vibe... You are, in a way, kind of a snake-oil salesman in that you're bringing your
product to the people. They can't get it at a record store; they don't have one*. They have
Wal-Mart and Best Buy and Borders," he sneers, adding with animation, "Ehhhhhh, not
everything shows up in those places’"
Last month, Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers released Feel the Heat on their own White
River Records label. Pick up a copy at the Melting Point gig and put standout instrumen
tal track "Bluphoria" on your lazy summer hammock-time playlist. [Oavid Eduardo]
Down the Line
KIDSTUFF: Family Fishing Day
6/9 (Sandy Creek Nature Center)
Bait, poles and tips provided. Call
to register. 6-7:30 p.m. $6/family.
706-613-3615
THEATRE: “Shakespeare Under
the Stars" 6/9 (Ashtord Manor)
Rose of Athens Theatre presents a
production of Shakespeare’s fairy
tale comedy. As You Like It. June
8-12.8 p.m. $5-15.706-340-9181,
www.rcseofathens.org
THEATRE: Twelfth Night 6/10
(Athens Community Theatre) The
Town & Gown Players present
Shakespeare’s famous cross
dressing comedy of mistaken
identity. Thursday-Saturday.8 p.m.
& Sunday. 2 p.m. $12-15.706-
208-8696
ART: Artist Walk 6/11 (State
Botanical Garden) Sculptor Andrew
T. Crawford will leada tour around
the garden to speak on his gates:
‘Forged from Nature: An Exhibit of
Garden Gates.’ 11 a.m. FREE! 705-
542-6156. www.uga.edu/botgarden
EVENTS: 4th Annual 10 Year
Anniversary 6/11 (Blind Pig
Tavern) Music, pig roast, fish fry
and drinks. Live music by The
Rattlers, Chris Moore, Betsy
Franck & the Bareknuckle
Band, Carla LeFever & the
Rays and the Adam Payne
Band. 4 p.m. www.BlindPiglavern.
com
KIDSTUFF: Second Saturday
Storytime 6/11 (Sanay Creek
Nature Center) Join the SCNC staff
for stories about the woods and their
resident creatures. 2:30 p.m. FREE!
706-613-3615, wwwaccleisureser-
vices.com
ART: Artist Reception 6/12 (State
Botanical Garden of Georgia) A
reception and art sale for ‘Art in the
Garden: Plein Air Paint Out* benefit
ing the State Botanical Garden’s con
servation and education programs.
1-4 p.m. FREE! 706-542-6156,
www.uga.edu/botgarden
EVENTS: 42nd Annual
Preservation Awards 6/13 (UGA
Fine Arts Building) Join the Alhens-
Clarke Heritage Foundation at this
ceremony to present awards for
outstanding local makeovers, from
DIY rehabs, to LEED-certified new
construction, to million-dollar his
toric restorations. Reception follows.
6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-353-1801
* Advance Tickets Available
LIVE MUSIC
Tuesday 31
Caledonia Lounge
9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18+). www.cale-
donialounge.com
THE MEMORIALS Female vocats add
beauty and dramatic eeriness to this
thrashy. dissonant alt-rock group
featuring ex-Mars Volta drummer
Thomas Pridgen.
SPRING TIGERS Led by British expat
Kris Barratt. this Athens-based band
offers high-energy, anthemic pop
and angular rock tunes. Loads of.
new songs and a new album in the
works.
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY Dark,
eclectic solo project of Nick
Podgurski, drummer for Baltimore-
based noise rock bands Yukon. Extra
Life, and others.
LES RHINOCEROS D C band that
jumps from ambient to noise-rock to
experimental jazz, splattered together
like a Jackson Pollack painting.
NUTRITIONAL PEACE Local “vegan
ambient* duo featuring Jeff Tobias
and Amy Whisenhunt create lush,
hypnotizing soundscapes using sax.
guitar, keys, autoharp and various
percussion.
Hendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. $3.706-353-3050
NO SHAME! Open mic hosted by
Rose of Athens Theatre. Every
Tuesday!
Highwire
8-11 p.m. FRE! 706-543-8997
KENOSHA KID Centered around the
irtstru-improv jazz compositions of
guitarist Dan Nettles. Kenosha Kid’s
music borrows freely from multiple
sources and hammers it all into a
seamless product glistening with
inspiration. Every Tuesday!
The Melting Point
Terrapin Bluegrass Series. 7 p.m. $5.
www.meltingpointathens.com
THE DEFIBULATORS From the thriv
ing roots scene of Brooklyn, this
band melds bluegrass, rockabilly,
honky-tonk and punk.
No Where Bar
9 p.m. $1,706-546-4742
LEAVING COUNTRIES Warm, invit
ing folk rod: from here in Athens
featuring tender violin, aching har
monica and melodic acoustic gui
tars. Also playing tonight at Allenls.
Rye Bar
10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.conV
ryebarathens
EVAN BARBER Southern rock with an
alt-country twang.
LANGE EVE Traditional, stripped-
down folk paired with gorgeous,
forlorn vocals.
Wednesday 1
Alibi
9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010
KARAOKE With the Singing Cowboy!
Blue Sky
5-10 p.m. www.blueskyathens.com
VINYL WEDNESDAY Bring your own
vinyl and be a DJ for the night.
Boar’s Head Lounge
9 p.m. 706-369-3040
OPEN MIC NIGHT Welcoming sing
er-songwriters every Wednesday.
Caledonia Lounge
9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+) www
caledonialounge.com
ANDY 0 A weird mix of party rock
and ‘80s synthed-out hip-hop, held
together by the glue of a strong
sense of humor and wildly praised
high-energy shows.
George’s Lowcountry
Table
"Acoustic Wednesdays’ 6-9 p.m.
FRE! 706-548-3359
KEN WILL MORTON Athens' own
Ken Will Morton has been strum
ming and singing lor over 20 years.
With his gritty, soulful rasp. Morton
trudges through Americana’s roots
with rock and roll swagger and a folk
singer’s heart. Recently recognized
as a “songwriter of the week' in
American Songwriter.
Go Bar
“John Prine Tribute Night.’ 9 p.m.
www.myspace.com/gobar
PAYTON BRADFORD Member of the
Futurebirds plays a solo set.
THOMAS HARDY Dead Confederate
frontman Hardy Morris performs
solo.
RUBY KENDRICK Local singer-
songwriter with a sweet voice and
prodding, poignant lyrics.
VAUGHN LAMB Gift Horse bassist
plays a solo set.
JEREMY WHEATLEY You may have
seen Wheatley perform as a member
of Tin Cup Prophette, The Low Lows
and Je Suis France. His solo shows
feature warm, endearing ballads ac
companied by guitar. *
Little Kings Shuffle Club
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/littlek-
ingsshuffleclub
CHIMNEY CHOIR Mulit-instrumen!/
synth mellow folk three piece from
Denver that is densely layered,
but ends up sounding charmingly
simple and is easy to enjoy.
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