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Friday, July 8 Little Tybee, Easter Island, Do It to Julia 40 Watt Club Little Tybee front man Brock Scott says he considers Venice Is Sinking and Reptar his "Athens bud dies," having shared the stage with both here in town. And it's funny that they found each other, because stylistically this Atlanta-based ensemble falls right in between the two—bridging the former's delicate string arrange ments with the latter's Paul Simon-influenced songwriting. "I'm really inspired by bands that can reinterpret the ideas of pop music," says Scott, and innovation is something Little Tybee does well. Between Scott's intuitive«ear and the theoretical knowledge of his classically trained bandmates, Little Tybee crafts lush, lovely ballads that are both unpredictable and underscored by irresistible hooks. Scott says there is a pool of about 12 musicians who lend their talent to Little Tybee on record and live when available, but the core of the band is Scott on vocals, keys and guitar, backed by Nirvana Kelly on violin, Ryan Donald on bass, Pat Brooks on percussion and Josh Marton on the eight-(count 'em!) string electric guitar. The latter instrument certainly turns heads at their shows, and Marion's technical skill is something of a rein terpretation of pop in itself. , "Usually, if you see eight strings you think of Animals as Leaders or the metal scene, but he takes those same ideas and [turns them into] a kind of tasteful jazz," says Scott. And while Scott is certainly drawn to melodic earworms, he's also lyrically inspired by the resilience of a melody and its power as a mnemonic device. "I find it really fascinating... that you can hear a song you haven't heard in 13 years and you'll instantly know all the words to it. Your mind can remember things associated with music or a melody," he says. In fact, sometimes Scott writes songs simply because there's something he wants to learn and remember. "I did a whole album on Greek mythology just because I was interested in Greek mythology," he says. "I had a song about Paul Revere's ride that Palin should probably hear." So, who knows, you might just learn something at this show, and if not... at the very least you'll have a few great tunes stuck in your head. [Michelle Gilzenrat] 7/M Lera Lynn (Hotel Indigo) 7/M Blues Night (The Olhce Lounge) 7/15 Carla Lefever & Ihe Rays / The Georgia Healers (40 Watt Club) 7/15 The Atom Age / Burns Like Fire / Karboinb / So It Goes (Caledonia Lounge) 7/15 Bo Bedingfieltl / The Buzzards (Farm 255: 7/15 David Dondero / Emily Lynch / Mark Cunningham and Ihe Nationals / Nightingale News (Flicker Iheatre & Bar) 7 15 The Decorations / Desert Cult Ritual /DJ Mahogany/ Nutritional Peace /Tunabunny (Go Bar) Brian Connell Cottee Bar) 7 15 Songwriters in the Round (Hotel Indigo) 7/15 DJ Dreamdawg / Save Grand Canyon / The HEAP (New Earth Music Hall) 7/15 Graham's Number (Rye Bar) 7/16 Karaoke (Alibi) 7/16Hall Stitched /Kate Morrissey (Bishop Park) 7/16 Collosus / Lazer Wulf (Caledonia Lounge) 7/16 Gray Young / Incendiaries / Wade Boggs (Farm 255) 7/16 Star Slammer / Werewolves / Xtramedium (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 7/16 Revien (Hendershot's Cottee Bar) 7/17 David Barbe / Dodd Ferrelle (Highwire Lounge) 7/16 Open Mic (Hendershot's Cottee Bar) 7/18 BADMAN :New Earth Music Hall) 7/19 Mandolin Orange (The Melting Point) 7/20 Open Mic (Boar's Head Lounge) 7/20 Karaoke (The Oftice Lounge) 7/20 Normaltown Flyers (Locos Grill & Pub) f/20The Artifacts / Cesar Commanche (Mew Earth Music Hall) 7720 McNary (Terrapin Beer Co.) i The K-Macks / Zoo (Farm 255( ' 71 Megaphone Man (Hendershot's Cottee Bar) "21 Graduate Guitar Quartet (Hotel Indigo) 721 Drew Carmen / Austin Darnell / The Hawkeyes / Matt Hudgins / Scott Low ill Earth Music Hall) 7/22 Casper & the Cookies / Chris McKay and the Critical Darlings /The Shut-Ups (40 Watt Club) 7/22 Jane Lane Pollack / Loud Valley (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 7/22 8-track Gorilla / Jazy Gonzalas and Friends (Hendershot's Cottee Bar) 7/22 Free Mountain (New Earth Music Hall) 7/22 The Shack Band (No Where Bar) 7/23 Bubba Sparxxx / Darius Weems / Elite tha Showstoppa / The Georgia Gurlz / The Nappy Roots (40 Watt Club) 7/23 Kyshona Armstrong / Repent at Leisure (Bishop Park) 7/23 Bit Brigade / The Bronzed Chorus / Eszett / Prismatic Spray (Caledonia Lounge) 7/23 D. Charles Speer (Farm 255) 7/23 Daddy Lion / Shmouser / Timmy Tumble (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 7/23 Camp Amped Session Two Grand Finale (Nugi's Space) 7/24 Jesse Owen (Farm 255) 7/24 Bang Radio (New Earth Music Hall) 7/26 Ed Shrader's Music Beat (Farm 255) 7/26 Sunflower Music Series (State Botanical Garden ol Georgia) 726 The Barker Brothers (The Melting Point) 727 Neal Cannup and Adam Poulin (Hendershot's Cottee Bar) Rachel O'Neal : Grill & Pub) 27 Pick Your Switch (Rye Bar) 7 27 Harvey Milk (The Melting Point) 7/28 Whatever Brains (Farm 255) Odd Trio (Hendershot's Coftee Bar) 7/28 Dodd Ferrelle (Hotel Indigo) 7/28 Nick Cowan (The Meiting Point) 7/29 Dex Romweber Duo / Fire / Lee Bains and the Glory (Caledonia Lounge) 7/29 Ken Vandermark and Tim Daisy / Pocketful of Claptonite (Cine Barcafe) 7/29 Individuator / The Swank (New Earth Music Hall) 7/29 Phil and Ihe Blanks (The Melting Point) 7/30 Sons of Sailors (Ashford Manor) 7/30 Athens School ol Music Student Ensemble Showcase (Hendershot's Coftee Bar) 7/30 Mason Douglas (Terrapin Beer Co) 7/30 Bomber City / Klezmer Local 42 (The Melting Point) 7/31 Live! at the Library‘{ACC Library) 8/1 The Glands (Georgia Theatre) 8/2 Chuck Leavell and Friends / SNAP! (Georgia Theatre) 8/3 Kenosha Kid (Georgia Theatre) 8/3 Tangents (Locos Grill & Pub) 8/3 Listen2three (Rye Bar) 8/4 Open Mic Nite (DePalma's Italian Cate) 8/5 Blackberry Smoke (Georgia Theatre) 8/6 Kurt Vile and The Violators (40 Watt Club) 8/6 The Folk Society Band / The For Peace Band (Bishop Park) 8/6 RJD2 (Georgia Theatre) 8/8 Aquarium Resque Unit (Georgia Theatre) 8/9 Don Chambers and GOAT / J. Roddy Walston and the Business (Georgia Theatre) 8/10 Bela Fleck and the Flecktones (Georgia Theatre) 8/11 Big Boi (Georgia Theatre) 8/12 Drive-by Truckers (Georgia Theatre) 8/13 The For Peace Band (Bishop Park) 8/13 Kinchafoonee Cowboys (The Meiting Point) 8/14 Gillian Welch (Georgia Theatre) 8/17 Stockholm Syndrome (Georgia Theatre) 8/20 Old Time String Band / Michael Wegner (Bishop Park) 8/20 Johnny Corndog / Those Darlins / The Whigs (Georgia Theatre) 8/20 Randall Bramblett / Callaghan (The Melting Point) 8/23 Sunflower Music Series (State Botanical Garden ol Georgia) 8/25 Kuroma / Thayer Sarrano (Georgia Theatre) 8/25 Carl Lindberg / Carl Lindberg (Hotel Indigo) 8/26 Excalibrah / Swamp Thang (40 Watt Club) 8/26 Allgood / Indecision (Georgia Theatre) 8/26 Blind Boys of Alabama (The Melting Point) 8121 Kevn Kinney Band (40 Watt Club) 8/27 High Strung String Band (Bishop Park) 8/27 REHAB / Rittz / Space Capone (Georgia Theatre) 9/1 Gold Party / of Montreal / Yip Deceiver (Georgia Theatre) 9/2 The Chris Robinson Brotherhood (Georgia Theatre) 9/3 Matrimony Play / Modern Skirts (40 Watt Club) 9/3 Calico Jig (Bishop Park) 9/3 The Corduroy Road (Georgia Theatre) 9/4 Grogus / Vieux Farka Toure (Georgia Theatre) 9/5 Half Dozen Brass Band (Ashlord Manor) 9/9 Bass Drum ol Death / Toro y Moi / Unknown Mortal Orchestra (40 Watt Club) 9/9 Velveteen Pink (Farm 255) 9/9 Futurebirds (Georgia Theatre) 9/10 Heavy Petty (Farm 255) 9/14 Okkervil River (40 Watt Club) 9/14 Robert Randolph and the Family Band (Georgia Theatre) 9/20 Caroline Aiken (Little Kings Shuttle Club) 9/21 The Low Anthem (40 Watt Club) 9/21 Randall Bramblett Band (Ashlord Manor) 9/22 Daniel Francis Doyle (Farm 255) 9/23 Matt Pond / Rocky Votolato (40 Watt Club) 9/24 Old Time String Band (Bishop Park) 9/25 Tiesto (Classic City Arts) 9/25 Gaelic Storm (Georgia Theatre) 9/27 Sunflower Music Series (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) 10/1 Michael Wegner (Bishop Park) 10/5 A Tribute To Santana (Ashford Manor) 10/6 Ghostland Observatory (Georgia Theatre) 10/8 Caroline Aiken (Bishop Park) * Advance Tickets Available Eat. 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