About Flagpole. (Athens, Ga.) 1987-current | View Entire Issue (July 6, 2011)
THE CALENDAR! Thursday. July 7 continued from p 17 keys, Ben Williams on drums and Chris Enghauser on bass Hotel Indigo Live Alter 5 on the Madison Patio 6-8 p m FREE' www inoigoathens com BETSY FRANCK This local song- writer otters soultul brassy Southern rock and country songs rooted in tradition but with a modern sen sibility. ADAM PAYNE This local musician's impressively versatile tenor is some what reminiscent ot Neil Youngs He writes songs with a lot ot heart The Office Lounge 8 30 p m FREE' 706-546-0640 BLUES NIGHT The Shadow Executives host an open all-night blues jam Peking it oft with a set ot their own onginals Sign up at 3pm Terrapin Beer Co. 5 30pm StOgiass www.terrapinbeer com SHEA'S GIN Metro-Atlanta tie-’ '■* * oand with Athens roots and a left- eanmg political message Friday 8 Alibi 9pm FREE' 706-549-1010 THE HANDS OF TIME R - .er vaturing Charles Burgess The Common Peoples Band) cn vocals and keys, Amy Pritchett (Forward Motion) on keys and vocals. JC Plant (Blue Flame) on guitar and . cals Kenny Brawner (The Grams ot Sand) on bass, Danny Anthony (The Grams ot Sand) on sax, Jett Hammond (The Soul Pleasers) on trombone Bill Oglesby (The Soul Pleasers) on sax and Larry Freeman (The Soul Pleasers) on drums Boar's Head Lounge 9pm 706-369-3040 NATHAN SHEPPARD The local acoustic guitarist-harmonicist is known tor his emotive singing style and his modern reworkings ot clas sic tunes Caledonia Lounge 10 pm $5(21+), $7(18+) wwwcale- domalounge com BARONS OF TANG T : sett de scribed "gypsy death-core seven- piece is here in Athens all the way from Melbourne Australia They play innovative klezmer music with dis torted freakouts akin to Man Man FALCONES up crunchy stripped down reck and roll in the vein ot The Stooges and Dinosaur Jr JEFFERS MORNING Rccktrmtr it Athens Farm 255 11 p m FREE 1 www farm255 com DANK SINATRA rest local iam band in the Flagpole Athens Music Awards, these dudes play improv-heavy electronics mixed with jazz rock and reggae Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 30pm $5 www fitckerthealreandbar com PIPES YOU SEE i indie pop septet keeps it pretty mellow focusing on melody-craft and subtle nuance CD release show' 40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $5 (21+). $7(18+) www.40watt com DO IT TO JULIA Brooding folk rock band from the mountains of North Carolina The group cites Dave Matthews, Phish and Bright Eyes as influences EASTER ISLAND Lush, post rock- intluenced shoegaze with sweet, pop melodies, tender harmonies and shimmering guitars UTTLE TYBEE Dreamy . with lush violm and tropica' indie- folk melodies See Calendar Pick onp 19 Go Bar 9 30 p m FREE 1 www.myspace.com/ gobar SUPERDRUNK The Eureka California gang performs a set of Superchunk covers P'us' A bunch of friends will be doing covers too Daniel Powell will be playing Modem Lovers Sam Grandstatf has got some covers, and there are plenty of other tun surprises in store Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 6 p m FREE' www nendershotscoftee, com NANNY ISLAND SJ Ursrey (The Ones Creepy) and Shauna Greeson (Hola Ha'o) playing dreamy tropical melodies, The Melting Point 8 30pm $12 www meltmgpointa- thens.com GRAINS OF SAND This ( r .e band performs classic Motown, soul and R&B tuts from the 60s and 70s. The Office Lounge 8 30 p.m FREE' 706-546-0840 THE TANGENTS This country-fried rock group from Watkmsville car ries Lynyrd Skynyrd licks and John Mellencamp melodies Southern Vision 8 30 p.m FREE! 766 W Broad St PATRICK JENNINGS & ANDRE GALLANT Local punk rockers debut brand new solo sets See story p 13 Terrapin Beer Co. 5 30 p m $10 glass www.terrapinbeer com 40 NOTCHES Conyers rock quartet playing covers and originals ranging in style from classic Southern rock to nu-punk Saturday 9 Alibi 9 p.m FREE'706-549-1010 KARAOKE Bishop Park 'Athens Farmers Market" 8am- noon FREE'www athenslarmers- market net CAROLINE AIKEN Funky rock origi nals and covers'(10am) EMILY CHENEY song writer (8am) Caledonia Lounge 5 30 p m $5 (21+). $7118-1 www caledomalounge com CHRIS MCKAY AND THE CRITICAL DARLINGS new lineup and new tunes' Drawing equally on 80s power-pop and ear lier stuff like The Kinks THE ORKIDS P 1 Ted :a' a 'ec- tropop with catchy refrains TEALVOX Alternative rock band with a hint of classic British rock. Farm 255 11pm FREE' www farm255 com STRANGE TORPEDO Bouncy angu lar alternative rock meets post-punk sound, driven by melodic bass lines MAH WHITAKER Solo set from member of The Premonitions Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5 www.llickerthealreandbar com DODD FERRELLE Former Tintoil Stars frontman and longtime Athenian Dodd Ferrelte plays sweeping, anthemic ballads and alt- country rockers KATE MORRISSEY Best known for her dark velvet voice. Morrissey's songwriting is literate and sincere, and her conversational live shows come punctuated with an offbeat sense of humor Front Porch Bookstore 6 pm. FREE' 706-372-1236 NEAL CANUP & ADAM POULIN With Canup on acoustic guitar and Poulin on fiddle, this pair performs heartfelt rootsy ballads. Bring blan kets and a picnic for a fun. family- friendly evening Hendershot’s Coffee Bar Stephanie Reavis’ Art Reception. 6-9 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com THE DICTATORTOTS These longtime Athenian chaos-cultivators stomp about and trash the night with post-grunge grooves. Performing a special acoustic set. Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m www.myspace.com/littlek- ingsshuffleclub * DJ OTHER VOICES. OTHER ROOMS DJ OVOR presents "Dub Housing," wilh music progressing from rocksteady and dub to hip-hop. Miami bass and electronica as the night goes on No Where Bar 10 pm 706-546-4742 DOMINO EFFECT Smooth reggae from Savannah mlused with cool funk and soul The Office Lounge 8 30pm FREE'706-546-0840 THE BROS. MARLER Twin guitar siblings Daniel and Drew Marler perform original compositions of rock R&B and blues standards as an acoustic duo Rye Bar 9Dm $3 www.myspace.com/ryeba- rathens SHEA'S GIN Metro Atlanta mdie-folk band with Athens roots and a left leaning political message Terrapin Beer Co. 5 30 p m $10 glass www terrapmbeer com HWH Guitar, keyboard and drum trio performing covers and original songs based on improvisational rock and funk Sunday 10 Farm 255 9 p.m FREE’ www farm255 com CRUN PUN New crunk punk from Christopher Ingham, Dain Marx. Patrick Goral and Brian Veysey Says the band ot 4s souno, "kinda punk, kinda jammy, kinda weird, kinda silly, kinda tun' GNARX T he latest project from Christopher Ingham (Christopher s Liver Liverty) plays bluesy bar room punk Highwire Lounge The Evening Service 8 p.m FREE 1 www nighwirelounge.com THE DIAMOND CENTER This group formed in Athens in 2008 with ex-members of Sleepy Horses and Brown Frown but then relocated to Virginia Expect psychedelic folk and * haunting, gauzy vocals MATT HUDGINS Performing sans his Shit Hot Band, but still provid ing those sweet, oak barrel-aged burns-so-sweet-on-the-way-down country tunes VINCAS Energetic, erratic garage punk with growling guitars, howling vocals and a bit ot rockabilly blues swagger Monday 11 Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p m www caledomalounge com THE POISON CONTROL CENTER Iowa-based outfit weaving between lo-fi fuzz pop and '60s garage rock. The band has been touring non-stop for a year! See feature story on p 15. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE!, $3 to play. 706-353- 3050. OPEN MIC Mondays' Hosted by lo cal soul and R&B singer Kyshona Armstrong Tuesday 12 The Melting Point Terrapin Bluegrass Series. 7 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens.com THE FAREWELL DRIFTERS Rootsy Americana featuring shimmering vocal harmonies, honest, personal songwriting and a lineup that in cludes guitar, mandolin, fiddle and upright bass. Wednesday. July 6 R. Stevie Moore, Quiet Hooves Farm 255 There are about a billion places that you could start to unravel the nearly four decades of madness that is the musical career of R. Stevie Moore, but let's start with a number: 400. That's approximately how many albums he has recorded since he started in the '60s, and that's actually a low estimate. And here's where it starts to get really nuts: he did most of the recording entirely on his own. Moore has been called a lot of things: the Godfather of DIY recording, this country's greatest undiscovered talent, a creative genius, etc. His legacy dates back to 1952, when he was born in Nashville—the eldest son of Bob Moore, famous Nashville session bassist for the likes of Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison. Very early on, Moore had access to both instruments and recording gear. According to the extremely detailed timeline on Moore's website, he made his first home recordings at age 16. While continually recording, learning music and doing some session work in studios around Nashville, Moore also delved into the blossoming post-punk scene of the 70s and '80s in the New York/ New Jersey area. By 1982 Moore had launched the R. Stevie Moore Cassette Club, through which he distributed his home-recorded, hand-labeled records via subscription to what would become a loving, dedicated fanbase. Over those hundreds of releases he has covered a lot of ground—from post punk to metal to experimental noise to comedy to pop, all the way back to the Grand Ole Opry country of Nashville... not to mention plenty of deranged, homemade videos. Luckily for us, Moore has enough ego and eccentricity to share that creativity which has already inspired numerous artists—from experimental LA. freak folk-er Ariel Pink to local act The Apples in Stereo and countless others. And in this digital age, Moore now has many more channels through which to funnel his music, including YouTube and numerous MySpace accounts. He has even taken advantage of Kickstarter, creating an account there to fund this, his first-ever extended tour. If you've gone this long without hearing of Moore, do yourself this show. You only get to see genius every so often. [Chris Miller R. Stevie Moore + Tropical Ooze No Where Bar 9 p.m 706-546-4742 JAMES JUSTIN & CO. Captivating Americana roots-rock band from Charleston that draws-from bands like My Morning Jacket The Avett Bros and Band of Horses Wednesday 13 Alibi 9pm FREE' 706-549-1010 KARAOKE With the Singing Cowboy' Boar’s Head Lounge 9 p m 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC NIGHT Welcoming sing er-songwriters every Wednesday Caledonia Lounge 9 30pm S5 (21+). $7 (18+) www caledomalounge com BOMBSBOMBSBOMBS Local quirky pop rock HUMAN LIKE ME Dynamic angular indie rock with a vast array of break downs and abrupt, catchy choruses plus the occasional tree jazz trumpet solo. NATIVE KID Local indie band whose lo-fi sound and country undertones are somewhat reminiscent of Silver Jews Farm 255 Primals Night 9pm FREE' www farm255 com RYAN MOORE Solo set trom local musician. Moore also plays bass in theatrical rock band Hans Darkbolt. 11pm FREE' www.farm255 com DEAD DOG Local band delivers frenetic, spunky lo-li punk with a pop smile. GREEN THRIFT GROCERY New band featuring Ryan Donegan. Chloe Tewksbury, Hana Hay and Darn Marx. Playing noisy, hooky songs about dancing, science fiction and consumer culture." NUCULAR ANIMALS Grungy tolk- pop four-piece trom Portland touring behind a new self-titled release George’s Lowcountry Table 6 p.m FREE' www georgeslowcoun- trytable.net KIP JONES Many of Jones’ tunes split between the reflective acoustic terri tory of Harvest-era Neil Young and the rock ol 80s-era Steve Earle. Locos Grill & Pub 6 p m FREE 1 www locosgrill.com (Timothy Rd Location) THE VIBRATONES Local scene vets perform an original take on swing and jump-style blues. New Earth Music Hall 9 p m www newearthmusichall.com SHOVELS AND ROPE Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent playing ‘sloppy tonk" music. The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn, the Queen of Karaoke! Every Wednesday. Porterhouse Grill 7-10 p.m. 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT Every Wednesday! Stop by for live jazz bands and drink specials. * Advance Tickets Available Down the Line 7/14 Hans Darfcbolt / Young Empires (Caledonia Lounge) 7/14 Brothers / Major Love Event (Farm 255) 7/14 Carl LindbergTrio (Hendershot's Coffee Bar) 18 FLAGP0LE.C0M JULY 6, 2011
