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Wednesday, September 21
The Antlers,
Yellow Ostrich
Georgia Theatre
It wasn't until what
started out as a solo experi
mental project for Peter
Silbermari evolved that The
Antlers gained much atten
tion, but when it came, it
came fast. He put out a pair
of solo recordings about five
years ago, then recruited
some buddies to flesh out the sound and, with the aid of drummer Michael Lerner and
multi-instrumentalist Darby Cicci, released 2009's overwhelmingly terrific album, Hospice.
A surprise success, the album was a muted and understated collection of tunes that
are more low-key than immediately headline-grabbing. Maybe the attention it drew,
though, isn't as surprising in a context where acts like Bon Iver can bring subtlety to
the forefront. The album's frosty sounds matched its elegiac lyrics; Silberman wrote the
songs to memorialize relationships by diagramming the fictionalized connection between
a terminally ill patient and a hospice worker. Hospice is packed with ambient and rousing
sounds (and is less of a downer than its description might suggest).
The Antlers have augmented their lineup for this current tour, upping the group to a
quartet. That's a promising move for this week's show, as the band's live performances
offer a different kind of potency—less meditative, more immediate—than its albums.
There's a new one of those out, by the way, and it's called Burst Apart, recorded with the
same lineup and self-engineered and self-produced. It's as epic as its predecessor, a little
more electronic, and the songs maintain impressive tension, even without the high con
cept. It's not Hospice Part II, and we're luckier for it, as that suggests the value of The
Antlers may reside more in creative growth than in dramatic context. [Chris Hassiotis]
The Antlers
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+), S7 (18t) www
caledomalounge com
JURASSIC HEAT Columbia SC
three-piece reters to "filthy blues"
in its origin story, to which they've
added strong female post-punk
vocals, grungy ritfage and primal
pounding to get a mix of Joan Jett.
Blondie and Pixies
THE NICE MACHINE Local instru
mental rock with surf undertones
THIEVES MARKET Local alternative
rock band
Farm 255
Jazz Night 8pm FREE 1 wwwfarm255
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
11pm FREE' wwv. tarm255 com
BIRD NAMES
twisted menagei- of psychedelic
often distorted sounds ditb childlike
melodies The former duo recently
expanded into a six-piece
BUBBLY MOMMY GUN Local
experimental pop band that plays
idiosyncratic, psychedelic tunes
LE BLORR I uzzed-out bluesy soul
two-piece
SUNBEARS Synthy pop rock influ
enced by The Flaming Lips circa
Yoshimi
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8 30 p m $5 www tlickertheatreandbar
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 from 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,
well cmNed songs
Flight Tapas and Bar
7 30 p m FREE 1 706-549-0200
MARY SIGALAS Visiting standards
and not-so-standards from the 20s
through the 50s Every Wednesday
40 Watt Club
8 p.m $13 (adv) www40watt.com
EASTER ISLAND Lush, post rock-
influenced shoegaze with sweet, pop
melodies, tender harmonies and
shimmering guitars
THE LOW ANTHEM Theis sweeping
Americana act offers goosebump-
* raising harmonies, lonesome lap
steel and lush arrangents
SLEEPY SUN Blissed out psych-folk,
not dissimilar to Wooden Shjips.
with dreamy vocals and fuzzy
basslines
George's Lowcountry
Table
6pm FREE' 706-548-3359
NAPOLEON SOLO Tn- multitasking
one-man rock band handles it all
Georgia Theatre
8pm $12 wwwgeorgiatheatfe.com
THE ANTLERS Begi • : as the
solo project ot Pet 0 ? Silberman.
The Antlers have become an mdie-
rock sensation featuring heartfelt
lyrics and lush atmospherics See
Calendar Pick on this page
YELLOW OSTRICH Ethereal space
pop with deeply layered vocals puls
ing like a dying star
Go Bar
10- p m 706-546-5609
GLUPIST New band featuring Danny
Gorbachev, formerly of Nuclear
Spring
GREEN GERRY Weird and wonderful
washes of psychedelic sound
Hendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8pm $3 wwwhendershotscoffeebar
com
SONS OF DAUGHTERS Young
drums/bass/sax jazz trio with major
credentials See how it's paid off
in hot originals and new takes on
standards.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
International Day of Peace" 7 p.m
FREE! 706-369-3144
GARNET RIVER GALS This old-time
string band features the talents of
local ladies Beth Kelley Zorbanos,
Noel Blackmon. Mary Wooten
Green, Annette Raymond and Dale
Weschler.
INCATEPEC A combination of tradi
tional tunes from South America and
Cuba with a unique jazz twist
THEKLEZMER LOCAL 42 A local
seven-piece Klezmer band specializ
ing in Jewish and Gypsy music and
featuring Dan Horowitz of Five Eight
Locos Grill & Pub
7 p m FREE' www locosgrill.com
(Timothy Rd. location)
VIOLENT UNCONTROLLABLE
LAUGHTER No info available
New Earth Music Hall
9 p m www newearthmusichall com
BONOBO English DJ Simon Green
presents his inventive electronica
with a live band, featuring himself
on bass plus keys, sampler, sax. a
three-piece string section, a vocalist
and more
PHAELEH Phaelah (pronounced
Fella") mixes a variety of styles,
from Nordic electronica to cinematic
breakbeat
The Office Lounge
9:30 p.m FREE'706-549-0840
KARAOKE With your host Lynn, the
Queen of Karaoke!
Omega Bar
9pm $3. www.theomegabar.com
SPICY SALSA Lessons at 9:30 p.m.
followed by open dancing at 10 30
No partner or experience necessary
Every Wednesday
Porterhouse Grill
7-10pm FREE'706-369-0990
JAZZ NIGHT Every Wednesday' This
week features Steve Key and Friends
with Bill Baker, Jeremy Roberts and
Nic Wiles Stop by for live jazz and
drink specials
Thursday 22
Amici Italian Cafe
11 p m FREE' 706-353-0000
NEW SNEAKERS Southern jam-rock
fusion.
Blind Pig Tavern
8 p.m 706-548-3442 (West Broad St.)
MIDNIGHT SUN Acoustic duo play
ing a mix of covers and originals
Caledonia Lounge
9:30 p.m. $5 (21+). $7 (under). All
ages welcome! www caledoma-
loungecom
THE CARRY0NS Melodic punk rock
with politically charged lyrics
KARB0MB High-speed, erratic and
angry punk Record release show'
NO FUEG0 Punk rock from Baton
Rouge featuring bagpipes'
DePalma's Italian Cafe
' Massage Relief Aid Benefit." 6 30—
8:30 p m. FREE' 706-552-1237
(Timothy Rd location)
NANNY ISLAND Local band featuring
SJ Ursrey (The Ones. Creepy) and
Shauna Greeson (Hola Halo) playing
dreamy, tropical melodies featuring
electric ukelele. bass and drums
Farm 255
11pm FREE' www.farm255 com
DANIEL FRANCIS DOYLE Austin
artist with vocals that recall Jesus
Lizard, Doyle constructs fractured,
silly guitar lines through a delay and
then plays drums while triggering
loops with his left foot.
HELEN SCOTT Lindsey Haddad (ex-
Laminated Cat). Emileigh Ireland,
Hannah Weyandt and sometimes
Dena Zilber (El Hollin) play folky
pop with a hint of psychedelic rock.
MESS WITH TEXAS Banjo and
drums project featuring members of
Werewolves
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m $5. wwwflickertheatreandbar
com
CALEY ROSS Local folk musician
known as half of A Tale of Two
Caleys
SENSUAL PREDATOR Noisy, experi
mental local rock band
40 Watt Club
9 p m $5 (21+), $7 (18+) www 40watt
com
JK& THE LOST BOYS This Atlanta
band plays acoustic-tinged blues
rock similar to Jack Johnson, Dave
Matthews Band or Counting Crows
STALKING LOUISIANA Poppy, alt-
rock band
STREET RHYTHM AND RHYME
Local four-piece jams on funk, reg
gae. jazz and blues
Georgia Theatre
8pm SIC. wwwgeorgiatheatre.com
ARCHNEMESIS Side project from the
electronic dub/jam act Telepath
WICK-IT Dub-step DJ/producer from
Nashviille with roots in hip-hop and
turntabilism
Z00GMA This group lays down
electro-driven funk and rock jams
that feature smooth improvization
and sampling.
Go Bar
10 p m FREE' www.myspace.com/
gobar
DR. FRED’S KARAOKE Hosted by
karaoke fanatic John "Dr. Fred”
Hendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8 p m FREE' www hendershotscof
feebar com
MARY SIGALAS Visiting standards
& not-so-standards from the '20s
through the 50s Performing as a
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
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SNARKY PUPPY V*
JAZZCHRONIC
Tickets S8 adv • S10 at the door
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
Terrapin Tuesday co-bill featuring
JONATHAN BYRD
& JASON KENNEY
with special guest performances by
JOHN KEANE & DAVID BLACKMON
Tickets S6 adv • $8 at the door
GEOFF ACHISON
& THE SOULDIGGERS
featuring YONRICO SCOTT & TED PECCHIO
Tickets $8 adv • $10 at the door
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Partner Software presents
ICE CREAM MEN
FREE MOUNTAIN
SAVE GRAND CANYON
DAN WENTWORTH
$5 admission
VON GREY
BETSY KINGSTON
Tickets $8 adv • $10 at the door
UPCOMING EVENTS
10.1 DARNELL BOYS, MAC LEARHART
& GUILT RIDDEN TROUBADOR,
OLD MEMPHIS KINGS
10.2 MARTIN SEXTON, CHRIS TRAPPER
IOA Ttff HOBOHEM1ANS
10 6 EMILY HEARN, THE LESS, JOHN FRENCH
IOJT TIM REYNOLDS A TR3
10.8 SONIA LBGH
10.14 CHICKASAW MUDOPUPHES, BURNING ANGELS
10 18 TYLER RAMSEYMBanaTor Harm)
10.19 FRONTIER RUCKUS
10 JO OTHER BROTHERS BAND (Alman Brothers
Tribute)
1021 CHARLIE GARRETT CD Release
10.22 MATT JOINER BAND, EMILY McCANNON
10.25 DANGERMUFFIN
10.27 MADSEN from GERMANY)
10.29 RICH ROBlNSOR DYLAN LeBLANC
113 JARON AND THE LONG ROAD TO LOVE,
JOERRSTMAN
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11.6 SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN TOUR WITH ED
ROLAND At© KEVIN GRIFFIN
TUT STEWART & W1NHELD
11.12 TIM M1UER BAND
11.16 CHARUE HUNTER
11.18 SHAWN MUUINS
11.19 JORMA KAUKONEN
12.23 RACK Of SPAM
1.14 SWINGIN' MEDALLIONS
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