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285 W Washington St Athens GA • Call 706-549-7871 for Show Updates
CHEAP DRINK SPECIALS EVERY NIGHT BEFORE 11PM • 18 + UP
WEDNESDAY. JUNE 22
DAN TELFER
DAVE WAITE • TJ YOUNG
CHRIS PATTOIM
NATALIE GLASER
MATT GILBERT
ED BURMILA
DREW DICKERSON
LUKE FIELDS
PLUS DJ BANGRADIO spinning I
doors open at 8pm
THURSDAY, JUNE 23
iTHPeST KICKOFF MRTy
ISfSM ROBERT
WILD MOCCASIN -
BUXTON
LATE NIGHT: IMMUZIKATION
doors open at 10pm
FRIDAY. JUNE 24
PRIDE PARADE • MANRAY
'POWERS
doors open at 9pm
SATURDAY. JUNE 25
present
REPTAR • FLT RSK
LATE NIGHT: DJ WINSTON PARKER
doors open at 9pm
All Shows 18 and up • + $2 for Under 21
Advance Tix Available at Schoolkids Records
and Wuxtry Records
Advance Tix Sold at www.40watt.com
THE CALENDAR!
Wednesday, June 22 continued from p. 21
George’s Lowcountry
Table
6 p.m. FREE! 706-548-3359
THE BACUPS Local cover band plays
fun ‘60s tunes from The Bealles lo
The Temptations.
Go Bar
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar
BURNS LIKE FIRE Local punk band
featuring members of Karbomb,
Wristbandits and Celerity. A quartet
of musical disarray!
CHATTY KATHIES Power-trio pop
punk from Lafayatte, LA.
SQUIRT GUN WARRIORS Quirky,
nasal-y pop ska with a dose of
synths from Baton Rouge.
WRISTBANDITS Energetic teen-pop-
punk trio rocking out in the vein of
Millencolin or NOFX.
Hendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com
ERIC SOMMER Upbeat songs that
showcase the D.C. guitarist’s pro
ficiency in slide guitar and Travis
picking.
Locos Grill & Pub
6 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com
(Timothy Rd.)
RICK FOWLER BAND Local guitarist
Rick Fowler specializes in a classic
sort of British blues rock.
New Earth Music Hall
7 p.m. $5. www.newearthmusichall.
com
B0RDERH0P TRIO This bluegrass
trio sums up its sound in two words:
“high" and “lonesome."
JOEL HAMILTON Minimalist robot
chirps and echoes that swirl into
nothingness. Inlluences include the
"end of days’ and “entropy."
JON LINDSAY Solo act of frontman
for Carlisle, The Young Sons and
The Catch Fire plays a diverse mix of
pop-rock based tunes.
MARK CUNNINGHAM AND THE '
NATIONALS Soulful, heartfelt
Americana featuring Daniel Marler
on dobro and Coy Campbell King on
upright bass.
NIGHTINGALE NEWS Coy Campbell
King (The Vestibules) plays tender,
rootsy acoustic ballads.
The Office Lounge
9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840
KARAOKE With your host Lynn, the
Queen gf Karaoke! Every Wednesday.
Omega Bar
9 p.m. $3. dg2003@yahoo.com
SPICY SALSA No partner necessary.
Every Wednesday!
Porterhouse Grill
7-10 p.m. 706-369-0990
JAZZ NIGHT Wednesdays! Stop by for
live jazz bands and drink specials.
Terrapin Beer Co.
5 p.m. $10 glass, www.terrapinbeer.
com
GIN HOUSE Atlanta two-piece acous
tic Americana featuring plenty of
sweet, soft strumming and harmony-
heavy ballads.
Thursday 23
Alibi
9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010
PARTY NIGHT Dance to the music ol
‘80s and ‘90s.
Amici Italian Cafe
11 p.m. FREE! www.amici.cafe.com
B0RDERH0P FIVE This bluegrass
quintet sums up its sound in two
words: "high" and “lonesome."
Caledonia Lounge
9:30 p.m. $5(21+), $7(18+). www.
caledonialounge.com
THE DARNELL BROTHERS Country
blues originals backed by upright
bass, singing saw and junkyard
percussion.
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.
REDNECK GREECE Local artist sings
swingin’ hillbilly honky tonk.
DePalma’s Italian Cafe
6:30-8:30 p.m. (weather permitting).
FREE! 706-552-1237 (Timothy Rd.)
THE BACKSLIDERS Old time folk/
bluegrass trio:
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
INCENDIARIES Ladies of pedigree
enforcing angular sensibilities.
MAXIMUM BUSY MUSCLE Local
tech-metal trio.
THE PLAGUE Original ‘80s Athens
punk band continuing to tear it up
with dark, angular rock.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. www flickertheatreandbar.
com
FOUR EYES Jace Bartet and Erin
Lovett lovingly mingle gentle melo
dies with bombastic shredding.
NEW SOUND OF NUMBERS
Experimental pop and post-punk
project led by Hannah Jones of
Supercluster.
TIMMY TUMBLE AND THE
TUMBLERS Tim Schreiber howls
and spasms and literally tumbles
over garagey rock-anthems and
retro-inspired pop songs.
Georgia Bar
9 p.m. 706-546-9884
WORN OUT WELCOME A rootsy
mix ot alt-country and rock.
Go Bar
10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/
gobar
DR. FRED’S KARAOKE Hosted by
fanatic John “Dr. Fred* Bowers.
Hendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8 pm. www.hendershotscotlee.com
JAZZCHR0NIC Local five-piece ex
plores psychedelic fusion jazz
Hotel Indigo
“Live After 5 on the Madison Patio."
6-8 p.m. FREE! www.indigoathens.
com
MIKE KILLEEN Decatur-based per
former who counts Bob Dylan and
Vic Chesnutt as inlluences.
Max
“MaxFest." 7:30 p.m. $3. 706-254-
3392
HOLY LIARS This local four-piece
tends towards blue-collar rock.
MACHISMO Local gutter pop group
who want nothing more than for
you to give in to Ihe white (ire and
destroy yourself.
MIKEY DWYER AND THE
STARTER KITS There’s a touch
of Elvis Costello in Athenian Mikey
Dwyer's distinctive vocals.
NUTRIA This rootsy local powerpop
band features tormer members of
The Eskimos and The Possibilities.
SAM SNIPER Southern jungle rock
lhat holds together firmly with big
rhythms and harmonies despite joy
ful bouncing between genres.
TUMBLEWEED STAMPEDE
Adventurous and energetic dance-
■jam-lolk sextet plays party music
with folksy and surl touches.
YO SOYBEAN Local “party-folk-
trio featuring upbeat, sing-a-tong
numbers.
The Melting Point
9 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens.
com
ALLMAN BROTHERS TRIBUTE
BAND Featuring Members ol
The Hypsys, Betsy Franck and
the Bareknuckle Band and Lefty
Hathaway.
Morton Theatre
8 p.m. $5 (w/ AthFest wristband). $8
(adv.) $10. 706-613-3771
FLAGPOLE ATHENS MUSIC
AWARDS We’re rolling out the red
carpel for Athens' finest talents as we
announced the winners of this year’s
awards! See Calendar Pick on p. 20.
New Earth Music Hall
9 p.m. www.newearthmusichall.com
FREE TOMORROW Sophisticated,
high-energy live hip-hop band utiliz
ing multiple genre styles.
JUICE BOX New local band lays down
some smooth, funky jams.
SUMILAN Technically proficient mu
sicians playing jam rock.
No Where Bar
10 p.m. $3, 706-546-4742
MAMA’S LOVE Young, funky jam
band from right here in Athens.
The Office Lounge
8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840
BLUES NIGHT The Shaddw
Executives host a blues jam.
The Roadhouse
Happy Hour! 6 p.m 706-613-2324
JOHN BOYLE Forty-year music vet
performs on acoustic guitar in the
vein of John Prineand Dylan.
RPM
9 p.m. FREE! 706-543-0428
DJ JUSTIN LEGEND Spinning old-
school hip-hop.
Rye Bar
10 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/rye-
barathens
BROCK BUTLER Perpetual Groove
frontman weaves complex, inspired,
loop-based soul jams.
Terrapin Beer Co.
5 p.m. $10 glass, 'www.terrapinbeer.
com
OUTSIDE THE BOX Poppy rock and
roll band with lots of Rhodes organ.
Friday 24
Alibi
9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010
AFTERSHOCK Rock covers
Amici Italian Cafe
11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000
WORLDWIDE ZOO This Tampa band
grooves, swings, sizzles and jives
their way into your mind and soul.
Boar’s Head Lounge
9 p.m. 706-369-3040
KIP JONES Like the reflective acoustic
territory of Hsrvesl-wa Neil Young „
and ‘80s-era Steve Earle.
Georgia Bar
9 p.m. $10 (includes new CDs from
both bands). 706-546-9884
EFREN Local indie-folksters along the
lines of Iron and Wine.
STARLIGHT DEVILLES Poppy ga
rage rock with alt-country leanings.
Hendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8 pm. www.hendershotscoffee.com
BILL MALL0NEE AND MURIAH
ROSE The engine behind seminal
Athens outfit Vigilantes of Love, Bill
Mallunee takes his love ot twangy,
soulful pop to near-perfection.
The Office Lounge
9:30 p.m. FREE! facebook.com/
OfficeAthens
EXCEPTION TO THE RULE This
group infuses elements of classical,
jazz, blues and rock.
The Roadhouse
11 p.m. FREE! 706-613-2324
THE DICTATORTOTS These longtime
Athenian chaos-cultivators stomp
about and trash the night with post
grunge grooves.
RPM
10 p.m. FREE! 706-543-0428
DJ MAHOGANY Freaky funk, sultry
soul, righteous R&B and a whole
lotta unexpected laves.
Terrapin Beer Co.
5 p.m. $10 glass, www.terrapinbeer.
com
LAURA SLADE WIGGINS You may
have seen Laura on Showtime’s
“Shameless." but tonight she’s put
ting on her musician’s hat.
Saturday 25
Alibi
9 p m. FREE! 706-549-1010
KARAOKE With the Singing Cowboy!
Amici Italian Cafe
11 p.m. FREE! www.amici.cafe.com
BABY BABY This charismatic Atlanta
band can be described simply as
“fun-rock."
Bishop Park
“Athens Farmers Market." 8 a m-
noon. FREE! www athensfarmers-
market.net
KYSH0NA ARMSTRONG This en
gaging songwriter perlorms a fusion
of acoustic folk and soul. (10 a.m.)
REPENT AT LEISURE Traditional
Cellic tunes. (8 a.m.)
Caledonia Lounge
Noon-8 p.m. FREE! www.caledonia-
lounge.com
DIRTY ATHENS Day parly featuring
performances by Bambara (last
show in Athens for a while!) Casper
& the Cookies. Co Co Ri Co,
Prizmatic Spray. White Violet.
Abby Go Go. Turf War and more
lo be announced. Find the event on
Facebook for lineup details.
Front Porch Bookstore
6 p.m. FREE! 706-372-1236
H0B0HEMIANS Local lour-piece
playing a mix of prolo-jazz, blues
and folk music ol Ihe 1910s, ’20s
and ’30s.
Georgia Bar
9 p.m. 706-546-9884
THREE FOOT SWAGGER Local
band that plays dynamic, high-ener
gy rock and roll wilh a lot of funk.
Highwire
10 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge
com
KENOSHA KID Genre-bending jazz
ensemble expands into a six-piece
with Dan Nettles on guitar, Marlon
Patton on drums, Robby Handley
on bass, Neal Fountain on baritone
guitar, and some incredible NYC
horn players.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
Slush Fund Recordings Day Party.
1 p.m. FREE! www myspace.com/
littlekingsshuffleclub
DAVID ROLAND AND THE LAST
TRANSMISSION Theatric rock six-
piece driven by emotional fortitude
of Roland's Rufus Wainwright-esque
vocals.
22 FLAGP0LE.C0M -JUNE 22,2011
