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Thursday. September 15 Rockin’ the Sustainability Revolution ' Stan Mullins’ Warehouse Art Studio (650 Pulaski St.) "Music has always been at the forefront of social change. Bands use the power of their lyrics and their fan-base to affect a real change towards sus tainability," explains Dogwood Alliance Event Promoter, Jenni Laporte. Recognizing the magnitude of music's capacity to communicate messages of social, political and envi ronmental activism, the organizers behind Rockin' the Sustainability Revolution have created an event to showcase live entertainment while simultaneously raising awareness about issues confronting the community. Guests are invited to arrive early at 5:30 p.m. for an intimate VIP cocktail recep tion with a light dinner of locally sourced hors d'oeuvres catered by A Divine Event, in exchange for a $35 suggested donation. The Josh Phillips Folk Festival will perform a short set during a silent auction which will feature an R.E.M. poster signed by all band- members and a skateboard hand-carved by Circle Factory artist George Peterson. Later in the evening, at 8 p.m. host Stan Mullins' studio will open to the general public for a full concert by the Josh Phillips Folk Festival, a band that blends folk, soul, R&B and rock. Proceeds will benefit two organizations: Product Policy Institute, a non-partisan research and educational organization that promotes state-level policies driving green product designs and advancing sustainable production and consumption, and the Dogwood Alliance, a network of 70 groups working to end unsustainable forestry practices in the South and whose three primary campaigns include "Fast Food Paper Packaging," "Combating Climate Change" and "Saying No to Burning Forests as Fuel." Event sponsor R.E.M., who is interested in raising the visibility of regional sustainability and environmental issues in Athens, has been a supporter of both Dogwood Alliance and Product Policy Institute for several years. Advance tickets can be reserved online at www.dogwoodalliance.org/athens-rsvp and by contacting Amanda Rodriguez at Amanda@dogwoodalliance.org or (828) 251-2525, ext. 13. 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NC six-piece that's all about the roots folk. soul, rock R&B and reggae Friday 16 Alibi 9pm FREE'706-549-1010 WILD CARD Local four-piece rock and roll band Amici Italian Cafe 11pm FREE' 706-353-0000 BABY BABY Atlanta band can be described as tun-rock" The Bad Manor 9pm FREE'(2>• $5 if- before 11 p m ) $10 (18* alter 11 p m ) www thebadmanor com FERAl YOUTH house, dubslep with a dash ot top 40 remixes Following the MMA Fight Night! Caledonia Lounge 10 pm $5 (21+). S7 (18+) wwwcale- donialounge com HOTCHACHA infectious danceable punk/new wave See Calendar Pick on p 23 SPIRIT HAIR Psychedelic rock layered with multiple guitars and ec centric keyboards SPRING TIGERS Led by British expat Kris Barratt. this Athens-based band offers high-energy, anthemic pop and angular rock tunes Loads ol new songs and a new album in the works Tonight's set will be filmed tor an upcoming music video' Theft- will be (lake) blood SUMMER PEOPLE Big radio hit pop rock that's totally willing to get weird with melodies and structure in a Modest Mouse kind of way Farm 255 11pm FREE' www.tarm255.com BIGFOOT Howling indie classic rock as intriguing as it is difficult to pin down This Athens group mixes Tom Petty guitar solos with Captain Beetheart strangeness EDDIE THE WHEEL Moody melodic indie rock GRINNIN BEAR Rockabilly Americana, blues and country brewed with equal parts fiddle, three-part harmonies, raunchy guitar and a tunky rhythm section VELOCIRAPTURE Loud and brash local rock duo that names Velvet Underground among its intluences Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 30pm $5 www tlickertheatreandbar com LITTLE TYBEE witn lush noun tiiid iropicai mdie- folk melodies RIVER WHYLESS Brooding folk rock band from the mountains of North Carolina formerly known as Do It to Julia THAYER SARRANO Local smger- songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with lovely, airy vocals singing dark, gentle melodies 40 Watt Club 9pm $13 (adv) www40wait com NATHAN ANGELO Soulful pop rock from Atlanta influenced by artists like Ray Charles and The Jackson 5 DREW HOLCOMB AND THE NEIGHBORS Folk-rock with a Nashville vibe MIKE KINNEBREW Fans ol artists like John Mayer will cling lo Mike's romantic whisper as he shares his poetic tales of faith, love and loss over acoustic guitar with great pas sion and convickon George’s Lowcountry Table 7pm FREE' 706-548-3359 DIRK HOWELL Beachy 60s-slyle R&B Georgia Theatre 8pm $20 wwwgeorgiatheatrecom* BUCKETHEAD A masked vigilante who travels the world distributing guitar shreddage to the starving masses A master ot many styles, he auditioned ter Sabbath and would ve had the part it he would've taken that bucket off his head LYNX female vocals and rapping From Oakland CA Gnat's Landing 8 p m FREE 1 www qnalslanding net STRAWBERRY FLATS A . : :>• o! psychedelia, covering classics Irom tne late oOs arid eany 70s ► ontinut‘d on fh?x! paw HAPPY HOUR M-F 2-8 S 1 PBR & HIGH LIFE s 2 DOMESTIC BOTTLES s 3 CALL SHOTS x good I'Uc, lmiiV/f 0 £ “I fH - - ^ I \JJ burgers • Subs • Hot Pogs • drilled Sandwiches Now ALSO serving Chinese Food! 489 E. 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