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Newspaper Page TextFriday, September 16 HotChaCha, Spring Tigers, Spirit Hair, Summer People Caledonia Lounge You know a band has the tour jones when it could be mistaken for a local band. One could easily make this error regarding HotChaCha, HotChaCha who in fact hail from the rock and roll wasteland of Cleveland, OH. "We tour a lot, but we always make sure we go down to Georgia because we really like it a lot in Athens. It's one of our favorite places to play," says Jovana Batkovic, vocalist for the art-punk-pop quartet, speaking to Flagpole as the band speeds through a west ward drive from Chicago to Des Moines. Athens audiences last saw HotChaCha at the Caledonia Lounge's "Dirty Athens" AthFest day party, but lest we start to really feel special, it's worth noting that they are a very hard-touring group. "We went for a month and a half, and now we're on tour for 48 days again that started a week ago," says Batkovic. "I think we would have done even more, but we had a member quit in February, so we had to kind of figure that out. It's going to be about three months [total] this year that we've toured." At the moment, the bandmembers are out promoting Do It, their new split LP with Summer People, who will be appearing with them at this week's show. Musically, HotChaCha is consistently driving itself, employing steady-rocking, delayed-out punk moves. Batkovic's personal boldness works in the same vein as Future Island's Samuel Herring, unafraid of skirting the edge of melodrama. In February the group welcomed new member Greg Gebhard, who represents a first for HotChaCha, being the only male musi cian to have joined their ranks. Has it changed the dynamic at all? "Not really, because Greg's kind of like a girl," says Batkovic, eliciting snickers from the van. [Jeff Tobias] Tuesday 20 Caledonia Lounge 10 pm $5(21+) $7(18+) wwv/cale- donialounge com ADAM ARCURAGI & THE LCS Folk rock group with a bohemian street performer quality BRASS BED A charming r 31 age ol late-era Beatles and pedal-steel country big. effervescent pop melo dies wooing backing voca>s and lighter-lhan-air choruses KATE MORRISSEY BAND I known for her dark velvet voice that stands on its own Morrissey s song- writing is literate and sincere CARL LINDBERG Lindberg performs standards, ongi rials and som* surprising tunes from divergent styles Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 30pm $5 wwwflickertheaireandbar com MADELINE Bell-voiced local songwriter Madeline Adams plays endearing songs of smalltown loves, hopes and othei torments and toys YOUR HEARTBREAKS indie rock, folk, queercore and punk collab orative music protect that includes regular members Clyde Petersen. Karl Blau and Steve Moore, as well as around 50 other participating mu sicians scattered across the country Flight Tapas and Bar 8pm 706-549-0200 HUNTER MORRIS r > an tor Gif Horse plays a set of originals. Go Bar 10 p m 706-546 5609 CONFUSED LITTLE GIRL : : an gry Southern rc:> - :m Grlandc Hendershot s Coffee Bar RUSTY BELLE Kate Lorenz otter strong harmonies and raw. original tunes that can ei ther 'hand you your a” or make you miss your Mom ” Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE' www highwirelounge com KENOSHA KID Centered around the instru-improv jazz compositions ot guitarist Dan Nettles. Kenosha Kid also features Robby Handley (bass) and Marlon Patton (drums) Little Kings Shuffle Club Athens Farmers Market' 4 30-6 30 p.m FREE' www athensfarmersmar- ket net CAROLINE AIKEN Funky rock origi nals and covers' The Loft Dance Lounge 9pm 706-613-7771 ATHENS 2 IBIZA DJ BangRadio pre sides over a special Girls Night Out. tor which he remixes current pop radio hits with beacti party beats The Melting Point Terrapin Biuegrass Series ’ 7 p m $5 www meltmgpointathens.com HIGH STRUNG STRING BAND This local act otters three-part harmonies and ramblm upbeat biuegrass No Where Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 MAC LEAPHART& THE GUILD RIDDEN TROUBADOURS Rowdy Soulhern rock and country blues Wednesday 21 Alibi 9pm FREt’ 706-549-1010 KARAOKE .. Ashford Manor , p 'i $1 ■). >12 (W'Student i. 1 military ID) $5 CmT und^r 12) FREE’ ikids i* ' h l /. /. 1 *'i RANDALL BRAMBLETT BAND ol Soutbern music. Either blowing the sax or delivering his gruff 'n' grumbly vocals. Bramblett can toss out direct. Southern R&B kickers. Blue Sky 5-10 p.m. www blueskyathens.com VINYL WEDNESDAY Bring your own vinyl and be a DJ lor the night. Boar’s Head Lounge 9 p m 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC NIGHT Welcoming sing er-songwriters every Wednesday Caledonia Lounge 9 30pm $5 (21+), $7 (18+) www caledonialounge.com JURASSIC HEAT Columbia. SC three-piece refers to "filthy blues" m its origin story, to which they've added strong female post-punk vocals, yrungy riffage and primal pounding to get a mix of Joan Jett, Blondieand Pixies THE NICE MACHINE Local, instru mental rock with sort undertones THIEVES MARKET Local alternative rock band Farm 255 Jazz Night 8pm FREE' wwwlarm255 com DIAL INDICATORS Background sounds lor 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 11pm. FREE' www tarm255 com BIRD NAMES A somewhat maniacally twisted menagerie of psychedelic, olten distorted sounds and childlike melodies Tne former duo recently expanded into a six-piece BUBBLY MOMMY GUN Local experimental pop band that plays idiosyncratic, psychedelic tunes LE BLORR SUNBEARS Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 30p m $5 wwwflickertheaireandbar com JUNIOR ASTRONOMERS Dancey rock band that describes its sound as "akin to hearing Ted Leo being played by lads years younger than The Black Lips." SPACE GHOST Expect keyboard-driv en pop Irom this local four-piece. THE WARM FUZZIES Weezer- inspired quirky local pop-rock outfit with adorably nerdy tunes THE WINTER SOUNDS New wave punk and synth-pop melded into lyrically inspiring songs Flight Tapas and Bar 8 p m FREE' 706-549-0200 MARY SIGALAS Visiting standards and not-so-standards from the 20s through the 50s Every Wednesday 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $13 (adv ). www 40watt.com* THE LOW ANTHEM Theis sweeping Americana act offers goosebump raising harmonies, lonesome lap steel and lush arrangents. SLEEPY SUN Blissed out psych- folk with dreamy vocals and fuzzy basslines George’s Lowcountry Table 7 p m FREE' 706-548-3359 NAPOLEON SOLO The multitasking one-man rock band handles it all. Georgia Theatre 8 p m $12. wwwgeorgiatheatre com THE ANTLERS Beginning as the solo project of Peter Silberman. right after he moved to Brooklyn. The Antlers have become an indie-rock sensa tion featuring heartfelt lyrics and lush atmospherics YELLOW OSTRICH Ethereal space pop with deeply layered vocals puls ing like a dying star. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p m S3 www hendershotscoffeebar com SONS OF DAUGHTERS Young drums/bass/sax jazz trio with major credentials, including big-name col laborations. study at top schools and international experience See how it's paid off in hot originals and new lakes on standards Locos Grill & Pub 7 p m. FREE' www.locosgrill.com (Timothy Rd location) VIOLENT UNCONTROLLABLE LAUGHTER No into available New Earth Music Hall 9 pm. www newearthmusichall com B0N0B0 English DJ Simon Green presents his inventive electronica with a live band, featuring sampler, sax. a three-piece string section, a vocalist and moie PHAELEH With a classical music education and a fascination with the world of electronic music, Phaelah (pronounced Fella) mixes a variety of styles, from Nordic electronica to cinemalic breakbeat The Office Lounge 9 30 p m FREE' 706-549-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn the Queen ot Karaoke 1 Omega Bar 9 p.m. S3 wvAvtheomegabar.com SPICY SALSA Lessons at 9 30 p m followed by open dancing at 10 30 Porterhouse Grill 7-10 f) m FREE' 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT bands and dunk spirals. ' Advance T'ckets Available OKeqifiLiliveiL WYE OAK doors open at 8pm DREWHOLCOHB D THE NEIGHBOR! MIKE KINNEBREW • NATHAN ANGELO doors open at 8pm * SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 15 ZUMBA AfTCR DARK doors open at 7:30pm FRIDAY/SEPTEMBER 16 THE DISTRICT WTORNEYf EDDIE AND THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS • MR. FALCON doors open at 9pm WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 21 a S—1 ww ? * % ANTHEM gj SLEEPY SUN doors open at 9pm THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 street & wtone STALKING LOUISIANA doors open at 9pm FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Matt Pond PA ROCKY VOTALATO doors open at 9pm SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 24 WILL HOGL NIC COWAN • THE JOHN KING BAND doors open at 8pm THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 TEAL WOIZ CHRIS McKAY & THE CRITICAL DARLINGS • LOWDIVE doors open at 8pm X>< FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 30 LER/4 LYNN SHOVELS AND ROPE • RUBY KENDRICK doors open at 9pm All Shows 0 and up • + $2 for Under 21 * Advance Tlx Available at Wuxtry Records ** Advance Tbc Sold at httpLZZwww.40watt.com SEPTEMBER 14. 2011 • FLAGP0LE.COM 23