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THE CALENDAR!
DePalma’s Italian Cafe
7 p.m. FREE' 706-552-1237 (Timothy
Rd. Location)
BREATHLANES Led by guitarist/
composer John Miley, Breathlanes
features atmospheric, organic tones
built around guitar, drums and
stand-up bass. Miley will be joined
by Steve Abercrombie, Dan Roth and
Jamie DeRevere.
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.tarm255.com
WOODFANGS Grungy, lo-fi psyche
delic pop.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar.
com
ETIENNE DE ROCHER Lovely,
sweeping ballads and finely crafted
rock numbers by a talented singer/
songwriter with a magnetic voice.
Performing with a full band.
GRIFFIN AND THE TRUE
BELIEVERS Indie folk pop from
New York highlighted by bright,
inspired female lead vocals.
KARA KILDARE Local pianist and
Kill Kill Buffalo front-woman playing
ragtime and old-timey saloon music.
MIWA GEMINI Country-informed folk
with Miwa's airy and idiosyncratic
vocals (which have drawn compari-'
sons to Bjork, Nina Simone, Tom
Waits and Patsy Cline) and bluesy
guitar work, elaborating on a love
of Leonard Cohen, Robert Johnson
and other porch-type music of the
AntiFolk variety. See story on p. 14.
The Globe
8:30 p.m. FREE! www.globeathens.com
THE AROUND THE GLOBE SEA
CHANTEY SINGERS An informal
evening of sea chanteys and mari
time songs.
Go Bar
10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/
gobar
DR. FRED’S KARAOKE Hosted
by karaoke fanatic John “Dr. Fred’
Bowers
Hendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.
com
CARL LINDBERG TRIO Beloved lo
cal latin-jazz bassist performs a mix
of standards and originals, tonight
featuring Seth Hendershot himself
on drums.
Hotel Indigo
6-8 p.m. FREE! www.athensdowntown-
hotelxom
JUSTIN BROGDON Rock vet Justin
Brogdon puts a lot of Southern soul
into his epic songs.
New Earth Music Hall
9 p.m. $3 (w/swimwear), $5 (w/out).
www.newearthmusichall.com
BEAT THE HEAT SUMMER BASH
A full night of the proverbial wet
‘n’ wild summer fun, featuring live
painting by local artists Zachary
Locker and David Unruh, lace/body
painting, and a slew of DJs (DJ
GTFO, DJ Bsnax, Taylor Houchena
of DeadBeatDJs ad DJ Trogdor) to
help you work up a sweat.
No Where Bar
9 p.m. 706-546-4742
DEEP FRIED 5 Satisfying, synthy
party music with funky riffs from
Spring Hill, TN.
The Office Lounge
8:30 p.m. REE! 706-546-0840
BLUES NIGHT The Shadow
Executives host an open, all-night
blues jam, kicking it off with a set
Monday, June 13
Shithead,
Green Gerry,
Dirty Lungs,
Silent Coyote
Caledonia Lounge
Despite its some
what confrontational
name, the title track
off The Dirty Lungs'
Don't Fucking Remind
Me 7-inch is surpris
ingly warm. Singer
Carson Mitchell coos
about San Francisco over glistening surf-guitar riffs and a lazy, lumbering beat. The flip
side, "Serial Suicide" is a more riotous affair, a snarling retro rocker with a throbbing,
grooving bassline and a melody that builds tension and momentum with each verse, cul
minating in an explosive chorus.
So, yes, this is another band that likes '60s garage, reverb and surf. But this
Birmingham, AL five-piece isn't as late to the party as you might think—the group actu
ally formed about six years ago, debuting as a garage-oriented four-piece and evolving
into a more adventurous, psychedelic band. And while they may have many peers in the
modem garage-rock revival, what sets Dirty Lungs apart is their impressive musicianship.
Dirty Lungs manage to remain cohesive even while their energy is reckless. The songs
on the Deregulate Your Heart EP (originally released in 2010 on Sleepy Tofu Records and
then re-released early this year) somehow manage to feel scuzzy and loose without ever
coming across as sloppy.
When pressed to name influences, the band is decidedly reticent. Were there any
touchstones that inspired the band's aesthetic in the studio? Do they favor a raw, lo-fi
sound or a more polished finish?
"It depends on the song," Carson offers succinctly. The band dismisses questions
about their vinyl collection by saying bassist Jordan Sellers "sold all his LPs to go to
Dave & Buster's." What about on the road, surely they've got some tunes on the stereo?
"Pink Floyd... and The Jason Ellis Show." Right. Well, you'll just have to dive in your
self and dig the band's obvious affection for melodic, propulsive fuzz. And just like the
recordings, you can expect the set to be lively without ever totally losing control, thanks
to some recent precautions: "We've had to put a pre-show limit to three beers," Mitchell
says. [Michelle Gilzenrat]
Thursday, June 9 continued from p. 17
ol their own originals. Sign up at
8 p.m.
Rye Bar
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryeba-
rathens *
CONNECTED HOUSES Funky, local
blues tourrolece.
Terrapin Beer Co.
5-7 p.m. $10 Glass, www.terrapinbeer.
com
BUNNY CARLOS Longtime Athenians
Doug Pynn (guitar, vocals). Bill
Bokas (drums, vocals) and Mike
Flynn (bass), formerly of Barking
Charlie, play “rock and roll the way it
was meant to be played.’
Friday 10
Alibi
9 p.m. REE! www.Facebook.com/
AlibiBar
SCARLET STITCH A blend of
Southern rock, stadium rock and
metal.
Amici Italian Cafe
11p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000
CHR0MAZ0NE Local electro-infused
funk rock band.
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.cale-
donialounge.com
CASPER AND THE COOKIES
Increasingly experimental but always
rooted in pop sensibilities, this lo
cal act presents a danceable mix of
quirky fun driven by keyboard and
guitar.
THE SHUT-UPS The Shut-Ups pro
duce sounds reminiscent of The Joe
Jackson Band, The Paul Collins Beat
and The Brains.
SLEEPY VIKINGS Tampa-based hazy
and jangly shoegaze with post-rock
interludes and sweet vocals.
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
THE BEETS Reverb-heavy, lo-fi ga
rage rock band from New York.
BRILLIANT COLORS Female post
punk three-piece, pop rocky and
melodic with a delicate touch of un
nerving dissonance.
BUBBLY MOMMY GUN Local
experimental pop band that plays
idiosyncratic, psychedelic tunes
GREEN THRIFT GROCERY Local
band featuring Ryan Donegan, Chloe
Tewksbury, Hana Hay and Dain
Marx. Playing “noisy, hooky songs
about dancing, science fiction and
consumer culture.’ Prepare for a
quirky, costumed, avant-garde show.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar.
com
THE DECORATIONS Synth-infused,
marching band dance music with
extra drums and featuring members
of The Awesomelies and The Buddy
System.
GUMSHOE New project from Andy
Dixon (Sweet Tooth Simpleton).
Though still somewhat folky, these
songs cover themes ranging from
love, murder, drugs and zombies.
SEA OF DOGS Songwriter and banjo-
picker Emily Armond leads this
endearing folk group with disarming
honesty, candid lyrics and warm
harmonies.
40 Watt Club
9 p.m. $5 (21+). $7 (18+). www.40watt.
com
BEARFOOT HOOKERS This rowdy
local band performs funky, good-
humored country. It’s beer-drinkin'
gospel.
THE BUZZARDS All-star lineup
featuring the songwriting talents of
Scott Baxendale. Clay Leverett and
Bo Bedingfield.
CLAY LEVERETT AND THE
CHASERS Old-school, original
country music that ranges from bar
room stomps to heartlelt ballads.
See Calendar Pick onp. 17.
Go Bar
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar
DAMON MOON & THE
WHISPERING DRIFTERS This
band from “the hills of Georgia*
mixes guitars, bass and drums to
make ‘/Os-sounding psychedelic
folk rock.
DJ IMMUZIKATION Celebrated local
DJ Alfredo Lapuz, Jr. hosts a dance
party featuring high-energy electro
and rock.
Hendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.
com
WHISPER KISS Acoustic project fea
turing multi-instrumentalist Michael
Wegner (Abbey Road LIVE!, Fuzzy
Sprouts, Sunny-Side Up Band)
and Shelley Olin (DubConscious,
Grogus).
The Melting Point
8:30 p.m. $8 (adv.), $12 (door), www.
meltingpointathens.com
HACK BARTLEY AND SHUFFLE
Party band driven by the blues.
Featuring Bartley, an original mem
ber of The Swingin' Medallions.
Check out the song “Don’t Wait Up
on the Shrimpboat Cause I'm Cornin'
Home with the Crabs,’ which was
nominated “blues song of the year.’
The Office Lounge
9:30 p.m. FREE! www.Facebook.com/
OfticeAthens
THE ORIGINAL SCREWTOPS
Formerly the SOB Blues Band.
Rye Bar
10 p.m. $2. www.myspace.com/rye-
barathens
THE HYPSYS Prog-rock jam band
from Tuscaloosa.
Terrapin Beer Co.
5-7 p.m. $10 Glass, www.terrapinbeer.
com
LOUISE WARREN Emotionally
honest songs by 20-year-old singer-
songwriter from Macon. Her perfor
mance will include originals and a
few surprise covers.
Saturday 11
Amici Italian Caf6
8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000
NEW SNEAKERS Five-piece
Southern jam-rock fusion formerly
known as The Blekers.
Bishop Park
‘Athens Farmers Market.’ 8 a.m -
noon. FREE! www^thensfarmers-
market.net
AJ WEISS Also the voice of Arturo
in Letto, AJls tunes feature sincere
songwriting and memorable rock
melodies. (10 a.m.)
WHISPER KISS Acoustic project fea
turing multi-instrumentalist Michael
Wegner (Abbey Road LIVE!, Fuzzy
Sprouts, Sunny-Side Up Band)
and Shelley Olin (DubConscious,
Grogus). (8 a.m.)
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $5 (21+). $7 (18+). www.cale-
donialounge.com
BAMBARA Local power trio that
draws from both the atmospherics of
bands like Slowdive and the ferocity
of bands like Fugazi with mind-
melting volume.
MANRAY Manray waves a big middle
finger to traditional song structure
while playing what Flagpoles
Gordon Lamb has coined “compli
cated-core.*
VINCAS Energetic, erratic garage punk
with growling guitars, howling vo
cals and rockabilly blues swagger.
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! WAW.farm255.com
MONTGOMERY WHITE Featuring
Matt Kurz.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar
com
MR. GUPPY FIN Old-time acoustic
geetar and warshboard gospel blues
duo featuring Zach Clayton from A
Postwar Drama.
RYAN SHEFFIELD Mostly acoustic
indie rock with clever, story-telling
lyrics.
YO SOYBEAN Local “party-folk’ trio
featuring upbeat, sing-a-long num
bers with guests on guitar, banjo,
mandolin, violin and more. For fans
of Bright Eyes and the like.
40 Watt Club
9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.40watt.
com
DICTATORTOTS These longtime
Athenian chaos-cultivators stomp
about and trash the night with post
grunge grooves. Celebrating Gene
Wilder* 78th birthday!
THUNDERCHIEF Local act with a
West Coast punk sound influenced
by classic rock.
Front Porch Bookstore
6 p.m. FREE! 706-372-1236
KYSHONA ARMSTRONG This
engaging local songwriter performs
a unique fusion of acoustic folk
and soul.
Go Bar
10:30 p.m. $5.706-546-5609
HOT BREATH Intense thrash trio
featuring members of Savagist and
Rectanglers.
NU SENSAE Female-fronted, drum
and fuzz bass gutteral gutter punk
from Vancouver.
SHAVED CHRIST New local grinder/
punk band featuring members of
American Cheeseburger, Witches.
Dark Meat and Hot New Mexicans.
TWIN POWERS DJ Dan Geller (Gold
Party, The Agenda) and friends spin
late-night glam rock, new wave. Top
40, punk and Britpop. Dance party
begins after the punk rock show.
WHITE LUNG Vancouver screeching
speed punk that is very precisely
disordered.
Hendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.
com
KENNY AND THE BASHERS New
band featuring Dan Nettles (Kenosha
Kid), Kenny Copes, Seth Hendershot
and JoJo Glidewell.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
9 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/little-
kingsshuffleclub
DJ KURT WOOD Spinning danceable
selections from his expansive vinyl
collection featuring garage, psyche
delia. soul, funk. R&B and surf.
DJ MAHOGANY Freaky funk, sultry
soul, righteous R&B and a whole
lotta unexpected faves. Also screen
ing two episodes of “Ready, Steady,
Go* during the dance party.
The Melting F*oint
8 p.m. $6 (adv.), $8 (door), www.melt-
ingpointathens.com
MATT JOINER Perhaps best known
for his previous work with local band
The Rattlers, guitarist Matt Joiner
draws inspiration from blues and
classic rock. Tonight with special
guest John Keane.
EMILY MCCANNON Desperately
beautiful Southern ballads filled out
by church hall piano.
New Earth Music Hall
9 p.m. FREE! www.newearthmusichall.
com
SUMMER PARTY SERIES PART
1 Presented by Athens DumStomp.
this event features the best in local
and regional dubstep DJs.
The Office Lounge
9:30 p.m. FREE! www.Facebook.com/
OfticeAthens
THE SHORT BUS ALLSTARS Heavy
metal band that has been on the bill
with the likes of Orange October,
Dead Silent Orchestra and Arazi.
Rye Bar
9 p.m. 706-354-6629
DOMINO EFFECT Smooth reggae
from Savannah infused with cool
funk and soul.
Terrapin Beer Co.
5-7 p.m. $10 Glass, www.terrapinbeer.
com
FISH OUT OF WATER Rock funk,
reggae and hip-hop dudes from
Cali making their first-ever stop in
Athens.
Sunday 12
Farm 255
9:30 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
CO CO Rl CO Angular, guitar-driven
rock that melodically meanders
through post-rock soundscapes fea
turing technical drums, wandering
bass and glockenspiel.
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