Monday, September 5
Shaved Christ,
The Men,
Gripe
Go Bar
The Men take what
they want. The Brooklyn
quartet's influences are
unabashedly pilfered
but uniformly solid,
blurring the borders
between '80s-style hard
core, psychotic garage-
punk reactions, surfy
guitar alohas, nihilistic
sludge and krautrock
repetition. Additionally,
the title of their latest
album, Leave Home, might strike many as familiar.
"Well, I mean, part of it's a little bit tongue in cheek, because, obviously, everyone
knows that it's a Ramones title," says guitarist Mark Parro, who, speaking via cellphone
as the band travels en route to Missoula, MT, sort of sounds like a Ramone himself. "Part
of it is a little bit of a joke to just blatantly steal that from them, part of it's an hom
age to them, part of it's just, I don't know—we're leaving home symbolically in a sense.
We’re on a big six-week tour now; we quit our jobs; we're just focusing on this full-time
now. So, in a way, we're leaving home ourselves."
A commitment like that—the lifer-status-affirming never-ending tour—can be gruel
ing. But for The Men, a sprawling, 45-date U.S. tour makes perfect sense in support of
an album as strong as Leave Home. Produced by Ben Greenberg (Zs, Pygmy Shrews), the
recording sounds massive, nasty and raw; the approach in the songwriting appears to
have been to cherry-pick the most exciting moments in aggressive music's history and to
blast them back at the listener, blown out tenfold.
"We like to take influences and kind of turn 'em up and turn 'em into something dif
ferent," says Parro. Was it hard to make the decision to leave home? "No, it was pretty
easy," Parro says, definitively. "I think we've reached a point in our lives where that
decision, it wasn't even a decision. We had no other option, really.' [Jeff Tobias]
The Men
synlh-pop band otters tun. irrever
ent tunes with angular rhythms
and danceable beats in the vein
of Vampire Weekend and Talking
Heads
Buffalo’s Southwest
Cafe
6-9 p m $5 706-613-5386, www but-
taloscate com/athens
SHAG NIGHT Bring your da
shoes lor shag dancing m the BBP
Go Bar
10 p m 706-546-5609
GRIPE
THE MEN
through hardcore and r? :mge punk
See Calendar Pick on this page
SHAVED CHRIST Hew
punk band featuring mempers ot
American Cheeseburger Wih ries
Dark Meat and Hoi f-Kv Mexicans
Hendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8pm FREE' S3 to play 7 m 353
3050
OPEN MIC
soulful singer Kyshona Arms' i ;
Tuesday 6
Farm 255
9 p m FREE' www tarm255 com
DELETED SCENES Fi t :
rock that shares a lot with The Shins
and a little with Vampire Weekend
The soaring vocals and swirling gui
tars are accented by colorful vibra
phone. trumpet, organ and piano
PRETTY BIRD Heavy on percussion
and tribal-style hollering/chanting/
panting, expect an avant-garde
performance that's equal parts weird
and lun
SPIKED PUNCH Reggae band from
Austin
STAR SLAMMER New rock band
dishes out the good vibes with
drums and wires, keys and croons
Features ex-members ot Wickets,
Iron Hero Casper & the Cookies and
Shitty Candy
Highwire Lounge
8 p m FREE' www highwirelounge com
KENOSHA K'D Centered around the
mstru-improv iazz compositions ot
guitarist Dan Nettles. Kenosha Kid
also features Robby Handley pbass)
and Marlon Patton (drums) Every
Tuesday
The Loft Dance Lounge
9pm 706-613-7771
ATHENS 2 IBIZA idio pre
sides ove f a special Girls Night Out.
to: which he remixes current pop
ra-jio tuts with tistpurnping beach
parly beats Every Tuesday
The Melting Point
Terrapin Bluegrass Senes 7 p m $5
www mellingpointathens com
STRING THEORY Traditi rl Id
lime Appalachian music
New Earth Music Hall
9pm $3 wwwnewearlhmusichall
com
GHOST LIGHTS
three-piece that likes to get loud
MAN/MIRACLE m Franci
tour-piece ttiat weds powerlul post
rock and gentle country-tinged
harmonies
Alibi
9pm FREE'706-549-1010
KARAOKE With the red-hot Singing
Cowboy'
Boar’s Head Lounge
9p.m 706-369-3040
OPEN MIC NIGHT Welcoming
singer-songwriters to the mic every
Wednesday
Farm 255
Jazz Night. 8pm FREE 1 www farm255
com
DIAL INDICATORS Background
sounds for dinner and cocktails
This quiet jazz duo features Jeremy
Roberts on guitar and George
Davidson on tenor sax playing odd
covers and improvising on familiar
themes
10 pm FREE 1 www.tarm255.com
GREEN GERRY AND THE
GELLYFISH Electronic local artist
with layers ol mind-bending layers
coming from bis backing band
ROYAL BATHS Droning psy<' -r k
from San Fran
TIMMY TUMBLE Tim Schreiber
(Dark Meal, The Lickity-Splits)
howls and spasms over garage
rock-anthems and pop songs His
backing band features members ot
Mouser and The Humms
George’s Lowcountry
Table
6-9 p.m FREE' 706-548-3359
THE HANDS OF TIME
featuring Charles Burgess (The
Common Peoples Band) on vocals
and keys Amy Pritchett (Foiward
Motion) on keys and vocals. JC
Plant (Blue Flame) on guitar and
vocals. Kenny Brawner (The Grains
ot Sand) on bass Danny Anthony
(The Grams of Sand) on sax. Jett
Hammond (The Soul Pleasers) on
trombone, Bill Oglesby (The Sou!
Pleasers) on sax and Larry Freeman
(The Soul Pleasers) on drums
Hendershot's Coffee
Bar
8pm $5 wwwhendershotscofleebar
com
SCOn BAXENDALE Guitar dynami-
cism Irom the owner of Baxendale
Guitars Classic bluesy rills and a
lot of soul
DUSTIN EDGE Widely traveled New
York songwriter focused on “extend-
Wednesday 7
ing the boundaries of traditional pop I
music”
Little Kings Shuffle Club
9 p.m www myspace.com/littlek-
ingsshuffleclub
LANDMINE New rock and roll band
featuring Alison Divine (ex-Wet,
ex-Bunny. ex-Mother), Joe Rowe
(The Glands. The Goons. LW0W.
ex-Bunny), Creston Spiers (Harvey
Milk. Magic Missile, ex-Bunny, ex-
Mother) and Jett Matthews (ex-Jack-
0-Nuts. ex- Daisy, ex-Hall of Fame)
THE MOANERS Two Chapel Hill
ladies play slide-guitar-led rock that
sounds like the grungy, beachy side
of The Breeders stripped down to
its core.
THE STONE BREAKERS Local act
playing straight-up rock and roll
with influences like Elvis Costello
and The Who
Locos Grill & Pub
7 p m. FREE 1 www locosgrill.com
(Timothy Rd location)
CLASSIC CITY SOUL Motown and
R&B classics
The Office Lounge
9 30 p m. FREE' 706-549-0840
KARAOKE With your host Lynn, the
Queen of Karaoke!
Porterhouse Grill
7-10 p m FREE' 706-369-0990
JAZZ NIGHT Every Wednesday' Stop
by lor live jazz bands and drink
specials
Terrapin Beer Co.
5 30 p m $10 glass www terrapin-
beerco.com
MCNARY Three-piece pop band play
ing a blend of up-tempo cover songs
and soulful originals
Down the Line
9/8 Corry Parker (Blind Pig Tavern)
9/8 Emperor X / Four Eyes / The
Front Bottoms / Grape Soda
(Caledonia Lounge)
9/8 The Burning Angels (DePalma's
Italian Cafe)
9/8 Bright Eyes / First Aid Kit
(Georgia Theatre)*
9/8 Emily Davis (Hendershot's Coffee
Bar)
9 8 Antlered Aunt Lord / Green
Gerry/Los Meesfits /
TaterZandraZandra (Little Kings
Shuttle Club)
9/8 Kite to the Moon / The
Woodgra' 'S (Max)
9/8 Athens DubStomp (New Earth
Music Hall)
9/8 Eddie and the Public Speakers
(No Where Bar)
9/8 Mark Maxwell Group (The
Melting Point)
9 8 TaterZandraZandra (WU0G
90.5FM)
9/9 Toro y Moi / Unknown Mortal
Orchestra (40 Watt Club)
9/9 The Desarios / Ocean is
Theory / Santah / Slowriter
(Caledonia Lounge)
9/9 Velveteen Pink (Farm 255)
9/9 Gary Clark Jr. / Futurebirds
(Georgia Theatre)*
9/9 Cowtown Siring Band
(Hendershot's Coltee Bar)
9/9 Tre Powell (Johnny's New York
Style Pizza)
9/9 Guzik / Hot Breath / Lazer/
Wulf (New Earth Music Hall)
9/9 Big Kitty / Holopaw / Witches
(The Globe)
9/9 Dyrty Birds / Grains of Sand
(The Melting Point)
9/10 Mute Math (40 Watt Club)*
9/10 Earth / Mount Eerie/The
Microphones (Caledonia Lounge)
9/10 Heavy Petty (Farm 255)
* Advance Tickets Available
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JMELTIng
Eat. Drink. Listen Closely.
point
Terrapin Bluegrass Series featuring
NORTH GEORGIA
BLUEGRASS BAND
$5 Admission • $2 Terrapin Pints All Night!
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31
Van Morrison Birthday Celebration with
T)THE VAN MORRISON
/ TRIBUTE
FEATURING GREG HESTER
$7 adv. • $10 at the door
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
THE SOLSTICE SISTERS
Tickets $5 adv • $8 at the door
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
Evening of Motown and R&B featuring
THE SPLITZ
Tickets $6 adv • $8 at the door
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
Tailgate Party featuring
THE BEARFOOT HOOKERS
Live Music 6-8pm • $5 admission
- FOLLOWED BY-
UGA vs. BOIS^ STATE
ON THE BIG SCREEN!
All Ages! Free Admission to Watch the Game! $2 Bud & Bud Lights
'f***3|*S
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
Terrapin Bluegrass Series featuring
STRING THEORY
$5 admission • $2 Terrapin Pints All Night!
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
An Evening with
THE MARK MAXWELLL
GROUP
Music at 7:30pm
Tickets $10 adv • $15 at the door
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mtJJ GRAINS OF SAND
V ! i Tickets $10 adv • $12 at the door
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PRESENTS
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 @
TERRAPIN BREWERY
DEL YEAH! featuring
DEL McCOURY BAND
CORNMEAL, DREW EMMITT &
DANNY BARNES, DAVID MAYFIELD
PARADE, WELFARE LINERS
$20 adv. • $25 at the door • $50 VIP
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 @
GEORGIA THEATRE
COREY SMITH
AMERICAN AQUARIUM
$21 adv. • $25 at the door
UPCOMING EVENTS
910 OAVE MATTHEWS TRIBUTE BANO
9.13 JP & THE GILBERTS
9.14 DYRTY BIRDS WITH DANNY HUTCHENS
& ERIC CARTER
9.16 SONS Of SAILORS
9.17 THE ORKIDS, THE BEAUV1UES
9.20 HIGH STRUNG STRING BANO
9.22 ADAM KLEIN S THE WILD FIRES.
irmE COUNTRY GIANTS
9.23 THE HIGHBALLS
9.25 MEAT PUPPETS. HAYRIDE
9.26 SNARKY PUPPY
9.27 HOMEGROWN REVIVAL
JONATHAN BYRD
9.28 GEOFFACH1SON&THESOUDKJGERS
! ft; MfO Oh
>1 C.ROCKOS o
9 JO SAINT FRANCIS, VON GREY
102 MARTIN SEXTON. CHRIS TRAPPER
10.4 THE HOBOHEMIANS
10.7 TIM REYNOLDS &TR3
10.14 CHICKASAW MUDD PUPPIES.
BURNING ANGELS
10.19 FRONTIER RUCKUS
1022 MAH JOINER BAND, EMILY McCANNON
1025 DANGERMUFFIN
10.27 MADSEN (from GERMANY)
UJ JARON AND THE LONG ROAD TO LOVE.
JOEF1RSTMAN
114 SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN TOUR WITH ED
ROLAND AND KEVIN GRIFFIN
11.11 STEWART & WINFIELD
11.12 TIM MILLER BAND
11.16 CHARLIE HUNTER
11.19 JORMA KAUKONEN
295 E. DOUGHERTY SI.. ATHENS. GA
706.254.6909
for tickets & show times WWW. M ELTING POINTATH E NS, COM
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