THE CALENDAR!
Wednesday. Aug 17 continued from
late-mgh: glam rock, new wave Top
40 punk and Britpop
Hendershot's Coffee
Bar
8-11 p m rnvw henPershotscotfee.com
GUITAR SUMMIT Local guitar ■.
ards Allen Owens. Dan Nettles and
Craig Lieske geek out on the guitar,
joined each week by other Athens
guitar talent for an evening of six-
string mayhem every Wednesday
this month This week features Jace
Bartet (Prismatic Spray) ana Ben
Spraker (The Arcs. The Shutups)
Locos Grill & Pub
6 p.m FREE' www locosgrill com
(Timothy Rd Location)
RICK FOWLER BAND Local guitars
Rick Fowler (Lonely White Boys
Ralph Roddenbery. etc) specializes
m a classic sort ot British blues
rock
The Melting Point
7pm $5 (adv.) $7(door) www.melt-
mgpomtathens com’
THE HANDS OF TIME
featuring Charles Burgess iThe
Common Peoples Bands on vocals
and keys. Amy Pritchett (Forward
Motion) on keys and vocals. JC
Plant (Blue Flame) on guitar and
vocals. Kenny Brawner i The Grains
of Sand) on bass, Danny Anthony
(The Grains of Sand) on sax. Jeff
Hammond (Tne Soul P'easers) on
tiombone, Bill Oglesby (The Soul
Pleasers) on sax and Larry Freeman
(The Soul Pleasers) on drums
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New Earth Music Hall
Stockholm Syndrome Atterparty' 10
p.m www newearlhmusichall com
HAYRIDE This long-runmng Athens
trio has maintained a steady output
ol melodic, prog* and metal-mtlu-
enced rock
The Office Lounge
9 30 p.m FREE' 706-549-0840
KARAOKE your host Lynr
Queen ot Karaoke' Every Wednesday
Omega Bar
9 p.m. S3 www theomegabar com
SALSA BACK TO SCHOOL BASH
Lessons (9-10 30 p m) followed by
salsa, merengue and bachata
Porterhouse Grill
7-10pm 706-369-0990
JAZZ NIGHT Stop by for live jazz
bands and drink specials
Terrapin Beer Co.
5 30pm $10 glass wwwterrapmbeer
com
TRE POWELL This local songwriter
sings soulful, acoustic R&B
Thursday 18
The Bad Manor
Party Rock Athens' Benefit tor the ACC
Animal Shelter 10 p m Donations
requested www badmarior com
BANGRADIO
"Athens Euro th*s DJ oilers a mix
ot Eurotrash, dirty South, hip-hop
dubstep classic rock rock and pop
remixes
DJ DMN
Dodd mixes hip-hop. top 40 and
electronica
DJ KAYEZ focal DJ spinning
thing from pop to trance to salsa
Caledonia Lounge
9 30pm $5 (21+). $7 (18+) www
caledomalounge com
CICADA RHYTHM Athens/Atlanta
acoustic guitar and upright bass duo
playing bluegrass-tinged indie folk
RUBY KENDRICK Local singer-
songwriter with a sweet voice and
prodding, poignant lyrics
MONAHAN Ryan Monahan hacked
by Josh McMichael on bass and
Lemuel Hayes on diums Ryan has a
gorgeous, expressive Jeff Buckley-
esque voice that soars and sighs
with equal grace.
GABRIEL MILLER PHILLIPS Subtle
Americana-folk under an ambient,
mildly psychedelic veneer
DePalma’s Italian Cafe
6 30-8 30 p m FREE' 706-552-1237
(Timothy Rd. location)
KINKY WAIKIKI Playing modern ar
rangements ol traditional Hawaiian
music, with a little Western swing
thrown into the mix
Farm 255
11pm FREE' www farm255.com
THE CORDUROY ROAD Although
rooted in classic Americana, with
iots of toot stomping, banjo plucking
and pedal steel. The Corduroy Road
also has a knack for endearing pop
melodies
DARNELL BOYS The three Darnell
brothers play and sing country blues
originals hacked by upright bass,
singing saw and junkyard percus-
PICKIN PARTY Alter sets by DarneH
Boys and The Corduroy Road the
line- will D-' 1 open to an; and alt who
wanl to join in Bung your acoustic
instruments and tarn with the boys'
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m $5 www.ilickertheatreandbar.
com
ANTLERED AUNT LORD Fuzz-pop
guitar/drums duo featuring featuring
local producer and songwriter Jesse
Stinnard
TATERZANDRAZANDRA Brand-new
local hand playing angular, often
dissonant, but catchy grunge that
still maintains a distinct sense ot
melody
WADE BOGGS New band featuring
Ian McCord (Hot New Mexicans,
Carrie Nations).
Monday, August 22
Whisper Kiss,
Adam Klein
Melting Point
Musicians tend
to have all sorts of
delays and distrac
tions in writing and
recording material:
side projects, day jobs, mental health breaks or—in the case of Athens trio Whisper
Kiss—family responsibilities.
"Shelley [Olin, vocals] and I are both single parents that work a lot," says primary
songwriter and guitarist Michael Wegner, "so finding the time and the head space to
work on recording can be challenging."
Though the process took three years, the end result is at hand for this trio as Wegner,
Olin and cellist Karen Bergmann are finally set to release their debut collection, The
Doors Are About to Close.
"Shelley and I met about three years ago," says Wegner. "She was looking to sing,
and I was looking for a singer. I have always been partial to female vocalists, and I had
just written a bunch of songs that seemed to beg for a 'co-lead' male/female vocal. Then
we decided to add cello, and, eventually, we found our way to Karen."
If based on nothing other than these individual members' past projects, the trio's
cello-pop tunes should be chock full of influences and subtle surprises. Wegner's personal
playing roster includes Abbey Road LIVE!, Fuzzy Sprouts and Caroline Aiken, while Olin
has lent her vocal talents to the likes of DubConscious and Grogus. Bergmann's cello,
meanwhile, has been a staple in numerous orchestras and ensembles around town and
beyond.
"The cello makes everything beautiful and often melancholy. But it can also be majes
tic and celebratory at times," says Wegner before summing up the tunes in a couple of
succinct phrases: "Delicately haunting. Sentimentally groovy."
And while Wegner would love to count on a shorter wait for the sophomore record, he
knows that's not entirely up to him.
"Well, we have already written and worked up a second album's worth of material, and
are well into the third," says Wegner. "So, I guess we need these kids to grow up fast so
we can get some more recording done." [Alec Wooden]
Whisper Kiss
Gnat’s Landing
6 30 pm FREE! www gnatslanding net
TONGUE & GROOVE The acoustic
quartet of Henry Williams Don
Henderson. Jason Peckham and
Amy Moon plays lively covers and
originals
Go Bar
10 p m FREE! www myspace com/
gobar
DR. FRED'S KARAOKE Hosted
by karaoke lanalic John 'Dr Fred"
Bowers and featuring a large assort
ment ol pop, rock, indie and more.
Hendershot's Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. FREE' www hendershotscoffee
com
MARY SIGALAS Visiting standards
& not-so-standards from the 20s
* through the '50s. Pertorming at a
duo tonight with Stuart Pittman on
jazz guitar.
Hilltop Grille
7pm FREE'706-353-7667
MILLIGAN Acoustic duo reworks Ootn
classic rock and more recent hits
from CSNY to Johnny Cash to Jack
johnson to Maroon 5
Hotel Indigo
Live After 5 on the Madison Patio."
6-8 p m FREE' www.indigoathens
com
REDNECK GREECE Local artist sings
swingin' hillbilly honky tonk about
"folks that grew up on the wrong
side ot the tracks" with both an ear
nest conviction and a biting sense
ot humor
The Melting Point
9 p rn $10 (adv), $13 (door), www
meltingpoinlathens.com*
JIM LAUDERDALE Grammy-winning
musician and songwriter who has
meandered the genres of country
and bluegrass for around 25 years
and written songs recorded by
Patty Loveless and George Strait.
Lauderale also recently toured with
Elvis Costello
LERA LYNN This local songwriter has
a haunting, smoky voice lhat glides
over tender, original Americana
tunes. Lynn recently took home top
prize in the Chris Austin songwriling
competition at Merletest.
New Earth Music Hall
9 p.m. $13 wwwnewearthmusichall.
com
BIG K.R.l.T. Hot new Meridian. MS
hip-hop artist, with a debut album
and collaboration with Wiz Khalifa
under his belt.
No Where Bar
10 p m. $5. 706-546-4742
MAMA’S LOVE Young, funky jam
band from right here in Athens. The
band's slogan says il all: 'Bringin' it
hack to the roots while goin’ beyond
Ihe bounds."
The Office Lounge
8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840
BLUES NIGHT The Shadow
Executives host an open, all-night
blues jam, kicking it oft with a set
ol their own originals Sign up al
8 p.m.
Terrapin Beer Co.
5:30 p m $10 glass www terrapinbeer.
com
KEITH MOODY AND MY BAND
Punchy, last-paced Southern rock
heavy on hyper-catchy hooks.
WUOG 90.5FM
"Live m the Lobby" FREE! 8 p.m www
wuog org
LIVE IN THE LOBBY Brothers will
perform on the college radio station's
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 16
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20
MONDAY, AUGUST 22
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25
ON THE HORIZON:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26
An Evening with
THE BLIND BOYS
OF ALABAMA
Tickets $30 adv • $35 at the door
UPCOMING EVENTS
8-27 DEJAVU: TROUT! TO CSNAY
827 OAOWATT: KEVN KJNNEYBAND,
THE HEAP, SOME DARK HOUER
830 NORTH GEORGIA BLUEGRASS BAND
92 OTERRAPW BREWERY: DEiYEAHI
Featuring DEI McCOURY BAND,
CORNMEAU DREW EMMETT and
DANNY BARNES, DAVID MAYFKLD
PARADE, and THE WEIFARE UNERS
9.6 STRING THEORY
93 MARX MAXWELL GROUP
9.9 GRAINS Of SAND
9.13 JP 4 THE GILBERTS
9.15 O GEORGIA THEATRE: COREY SMITH
wfeh AMERICAN AQUARIUM
9.16 SONS Of SAILORS
920 HIGH STRUNG STRING BAND
922 ADAM KLEIN & THE WILD FIRES,
UTTIE COUNTRY GIANTS
923 THE HIGHBALLS
925 MEAT PUPPETS, HAYRIDE
927 HOMEGROWN REVIVAL,
JONATHAN BYRD
928 GEOf F ACM1SON & THE SOUlDiGGERS
930 SAINT FRANCIS, VON GREY,
JOSH DANIELS
102 MARTIN SEXTON, CHRIS TRAPPER
102 TIM REYNOLDS B TR3
10. .4 CHICKASAW MUDO PUPPIES,
BURNING ANGELS
11.11 STEWART & WINFIELD
11.12 TIM MILLER BAND
11.16 CHARLIE HUNTER
11.19 JORMA KAUKONEN ^
Terrapin Bluegrass Series featuring
CURLEY MAPLE
$5 Admision • $2 Terrapoin Pints All Night!
THE HANDS OF TIME
(MOTOWN, R&B and BEACH MUSIC)
Tickets $5 adv. • $7 at the door
Early Show from 7-10pm
ABBEY ROAD
LIVE!
Tickets $10 adv. • $12 at the door
WHISPER KISS
CD RELEASE PARTY
wiih ADAM KLEIN
Tickets $5 adv • $8 at the door
Terrapin Bluegrass Series featuring
VON GREY
$5 Admision • $2 Terrapoin Pints All Night!
Comedy Befitting of a Gentleman & Scholar featuring
PAUL GALLOIS
TJ YOUNG, DREW DICKERSON, JESSE ROSOFF,
MATT GILBERT, CRAIG HOELZER, ED BURMILA,
WALKER SMITH AND CHRIS PATTON
$5 Admission
79S l. OOUGHERIY Sf., AIHFNS. GA
706.254.6909
WWW.MELTINGP0INTATHENS.COM
FOR TICKETS 4 SHOWTIMES
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