About Flagpole. (Athens, Ga.) 1987-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 2011)
THE CALENDAR! Fnday, Dec 23 continued from p 19 MANRAY Local band waves a big middle finger fo traditional song structure while playing what Flagpoles Gordon Lamb has coined “complicated-core * WADE BOGGS Local punk band featuring Ian McCord (of local bands Hot New Mexicans and Carrie Nations) and lots of raw. catcby hooks YE OLDE SUB SHOPPE Big-hearted pop music played on tiny instru ments The Melting Point Annual Christmas Show 8 30 p m $10 (adv) $13 (door) wwwmeltmg- pointathens com* RACK OF SPAM This regional eight- piece group got its start here in Athens in 1981 With three decades in the business, the groups Detroit- style R&B and blue-eyed soul still sounds powedul Celebrating their 35th anniversary tonight' Read a tan s recollections of the bands career at www flagpole com The Office Lounge 9pm FREE' 706-546-0840 THE TANGENTS This country-fried rock group from Watkinsville car ries Lynyrd Skynyrd licks and John Mellencamp melodies. Saturday 24 Go Bar 9pm 706-546-5609 DJ MARK MOBLEY Get your Xmas groove on with Mark, who'll be "spinning music for the season from The Nutcracker Suite to The Pogues “ Monday 26 Go Bar 10 pm FREE'706-546-5609 DR. FRED S KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic John Dr Fred" Bowers and featuring a large assort ment of pop. rock, indie and more Tuesday 27 Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p m 706-369-3144 OJ LOZO Spinning punk rock' EL HOLUiN Local band offers ethereal vocals and minimalist ar rangements KOKO BEWARE Surf rock outfit from Augusta YOUNGER SIBLINGS Featuring members of PS Eliot stradling the indie-pop/punk line The Melting Point 7pm $5 wwwmeltmgpointathen <: com BORDERHOP 5 This bluegrass quin tet sums up its sound in two words " high" and "lonesome' Wednesday 28 Boar’s Head Lounge 9 p m 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC NIGHT Welcoming smg- er-songwriters every Wednesday Caledonia Lounge 8pm $5(21 +•) $7(18+) wwwcale- domalounge com AN ISLE ATE HER A hybrid of techni cal metal and grmdcore from Atlanta CITY OF IFA Progressive and play fully experimental screamo from Orlando COME WHAT MAY Melodic hardcore band with a positive message for the people HEATHEN TALK Brand-new local ‘jazzy tap math' band featuring ex members of Cioudeaters Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 30 p m FREE' www tlickertheatrean- dbar com BOYCYCLE Brand-new local band featuring Andre Ducote Ashley Floyd Austin Williams and Bryson Blumenstock playing dreamy inven tive tunes driven by various percus sive instruments and synth GLUPIST New band featuring Danny Gorbachev formerly of Nuclear Spring, playing folky rock numbers with a sense of humor WOODWORKS Jenny Woodward and Mandy Riley (of Like Totally') and Stephanie Davis (visiting from the Big Apple) sing ethereal folk songs that will knock you to your knees They'll be joined by Scott Woodward on percussion and Will Taylor on cello Hendershot's Coffee Bar 8pm $3 wwwhendershotscoffeebar com SCOn SPILLANE The former Neutral Milk Hotel horn player and current Gerbils frontman will play a solo set The Office Lounge 9 p m FREE' 706-549-0840 KARAOKE This is your last chance this year to party with your host Lynn the Queen of Karaoke' ' Advance Tickets Available Wednesday, December 21 The Winter Sounds Caledonia Lounge According to the flyer for this special holiday show. The Winter Sounds will be playing “BUTT-NAKED,* and by butt-naked they mean STRIPPED DOWN. And by “stripped down* they mean... acoustic. The one time Athens-based electro pop band chums out melodic and intricately lush tunes accented by synth and vio lin, but bass player EUen Angelico says this set will feature accordion and banjo instead of keys and bass. “It's going to be pretty chill,* she says, with the band tackling “as many Christmas songs and fun '80s covers as we can think of...* And dam it, The Winter Sounds deserve a good time. The Nashville-based band has been touring nonstop since September, swinging through Athens several times this fall. And while the band has been busy, they did manage to record a sweet little EP called L'fte des Trois Michelles. “Merci Michelle Dupont* offers a rousing anthemic chorus in French, while "Michelle and Ryan* bounces with a new wave feel as it depicts a hipster and her whale tattoo (“and if you think it's a shark—you're way off*). Final track “The Glorious Union" showcases The Winter Sounds' more orchestral side, with swelling strings and equally lavish vocal harmonies. How does a band get lucky enough to write three different songs about Michelles? Angelico explains. "The EP was made after The Winter Sounds did a couple different fundraisers and ended up writing a bunch of songs for donors. Three of the songs ended up being pretty good, and they also ended up being about girls named Michelle who donated to the fundraisers." Gee, aren't Michelles generous? And modest, too. Another interesting side note: the artwork on the EP was designed by another former Athenian: Allison Weiss, and it's “made up entirely of pictures of people who donated to The Winter Sounds' first Kickstarter campaign.* Check out www.thewintersounds.com for the EP, and then head to Caledonia Lounge fo’’ a free show. The band might not play any of the Michelle tunes, but you will likely hear a lot of songs about some guy whose birthday is pretty soon. [Michelle Gilzenrat] THIS NEW YEAR’S EVE Join, us for dinner, drinks, and. daneinq wilk --me- Southern Style Buffet Cash Bar Champagne Toast Sataday, Dtcanfatr 31st A Biotest From Nature for l tfe Join Our Team Plasma Donors Needed Now Please help us help those coping with rare, chronic, genetic diseases. New donors can receive $30 today and $70 this week! Ask about our Specialty Programs! Must be 18 years or older, have valid I.D. along with proof of SS# and local residency. Walk-ins Welcome. Wireless Internet Available. Biotest Plasma Center 233 West Hancock Ave. Athens, GA 30601 706-354-3888 www.biotestplasma.com 20 FLAGP0LE.C0M-DECEMBER 21, 2011
