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THECALBfflARI
band Is driven bykeys, synibs, bass
X and drums accented by the unique
sound of a five-string electric vtofin.
KONTRABAND High-energy fusion of
rock and hip-hop.
Flicker Theatre A Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar.
com
SEA OF DOGS Songwriter and banjo-
picker Emily Armond leads this
endearing folk group with disarming
honesty, candid lyrics and warm
harmonies. >' -
THE WRECK OF THE ZEPHYR
Three-piece punk rock band from
Los Angeles.
Georgia Theatre
9 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.cnm
CONSPIRATOR Featuring Aron
Magner, Mam Brownstein, and DJ
Omen along with recent addition
virtuoso guitarist Chris Michetti
and stalwart drummers Darren
Shearer and Mike Greenfield (Lotus).
Conspirator explores the many
realms of electronic music, effort
lessly slipping between house, dub-
- step, drum and bass, and electro.
Album release party!
ROBOTIC PIRATE MONKEY
Electronic dubstep with bold bass
tines from Boulder, CO.
GREENHOUSE LOUNGE
Electfonica-heavy dub from Florida
with deep bass puises and space-
age, video game sound effects.
Go Bar
9 p.m. 706-546-5609
ATHENS CABARET SHOWGIRLS A
unique drag show featuring perfor
mances by local drag artists.
ROBERTA & CHARLENE These
Southern “ladies’ sing tongue-in-
cheek country songs about being
proud lipstick Republicans while
backed by syrtth beats. Expect a
wild show with Wilder costumes and
audience interaction.
IMMUZIKATION Celebrated local
DJ Alfredo Lapuz. Jr. hosts a dance
party featuring high-energy electro
and rock. v
Highwire Lounge
“Friday Night Jazz/ fW1 p.m. FREE!
www.highwirelounge.com
RAND LINES Original compositions
of pianist Rand Lines with drum
mer Ben Williams and bassist Cat!
Undberg.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
Athens Americana Fest 8 p.m. $10.
www.athensamericana.com
NORMA RAEThis local four-piece
. plays soulful, distinctively Southern
Americana (8 p.m. Outside Stage)
JUSTIN EVANS AND FRIENDS
Americana Fest co-founder with a
rich, deep voice who sings about
hard drinkin’, fast women and
country roads. Evans incorporates
elements o! old-time fiddle. New
Orleans jazz, blues and Americana.
(9 p.m. Inside Stage)
CHARLIE GARRETT BAND Country-
tinged Southern rock. (9:45 p.m.
Outside Stage)
THE MASTERSONS This Austin duo
plays rootsy. melodic, twangy pop
songs. (10:45 p.m. Inside Stage)
BIG C ANO THE VELVET DELTA The
local blues/R&B/rock band formerly
known as Big C and the Ringers now
has a new, more riff-oriented sound
and a set thaft heavier on originate.
(11:45 Outside Stage)
THE CORDUROY ROAD Although
rooted in classic Americana, with
lots of foot stomping, banjo plucking
and pedal steel, The Corduroy Road
also has a knack for endearing pop
sensibility. (12:45 Inside Stage)
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On the Patio! 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706-
254-3392 ■‘ "",0 A":/
OJS MAHOGANY AND
EASYRIOER Spinning at! your
favorite jams from the 70s, '80s
and*90s. V
The Melting F’olrtt .
1st Annual 420 Smokestack Jam. 6
pm $5 (adv.) $8 (door), www.melt-
ingpointatfffins.com
DANK SINATRA Voted as best local
jam band in the 2011 Flagpole
Athens Music Awards, these dudes
play improvisation-heavy electronica
mixed with jazz, rock and reggae.
LINGO Funky, soulful jam band from
Marietta that recorded its debut
album with John Keane (R.E.M.,
Widespread Panic) here in town.
SUEX EFFECT Aitemative/pfogressive
rock featuring a fusion of forte, reg
gae, metal and blues with plenty of
harmonies and improvisation.
JAZZCHR0N1C Local five-piece
explores freaky, funky, psychedelic
fusion jazz while incorporating rock,
R&B, heavy beats and more.
CHROMAZONE “Electronic-fosed
funk rock."
BEAR LEFT Athens' best bear-themed
band playing music (hat ranges from
rock to funk to jam.
THE BREAKS This local band formed
with the same spontaneity that char
acterizes their rock and jam sound.
New Earth Music Hall
8 p.m; www.neweartfmisichall.com
KILLER MIKE Atlanta rapper reminis
cent of many of today's mainsteam
rap acts.
SHAMROCK OA DON Shambrika
Evans is a hard-hitting local lady of
hip-hop.
DJ DARK KNIGHT No info available.
No Where Bar
10 p.m. $3.706-546-4742
THE BIG PAYBACK James Brown
tribute act
The Office Loungfe
9:30 p.m. 706-546-0840
THE GEORGIA HEALERS Athens'
premier blues band for 25 years!
Terrapin Beer Co.
5:30 p.m. $10. www.terrapinbeer.com
OAVE FORKER AND FRIENDS The
acoustic/electric alt-rock of Dave
Forker will be joined by the musical
• talents of soulful female vocalists
and guitarists Sayward and Jackie.
WUGA91.7FM
3 p.m. FREE! www.wuga.org
IT’S FRIDAY Efren will perform
on the local radio station^ weekly
program.
Saturday 21
40 Watt Club
10 p.m. $5 (18+). www.40watt.com
BUND BY SIGHT Modern rock/alter
native quartet from Athens drawing
from real-life experiences to create a
unique and finely tuned sound.
UNDER AUTUMN Local hard-rock
quartet.
Bishop Park .
“Athens Farmers Market/ 8 a.m.-
noon. FREE! www.athensfarmers-
market.net
JOE WILLEY Local multi-instrumen
talist.^ a.m.)
KATE MORRISSEY Best known for
her dark velvet voice, Morrissey’s
songwriting is literate and sincere,
and her conversational live shows
come punctuated with an offbeat
sense of humor. (10 a.m.)
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Caledonia Lounge
10p.m.$6{21+),$8(18+) www.crte*
doriialounge.com
MANRAY Local band waves a big
middle finger to traditional song •/
structure while playing what
Flagpolds Gordon Lamb has coined
“complicated-core.' Tonight the
band will be filming a music video
for the tune “Gordon Lamborghini,*
so get ready to rock extra hard for
the cameras.
LAZER/WUI.F This avant-metal
instrumental trio mixes in prog,
thrash as well as more eclectic influ
ences for a high-energy and highly
entertaining live show RECORO
RELEASE!
VINCAS Energetic, erratic garage
punk with growling guitars, howling
vocals and a bit of rockabilly blues
swagger.
Farm 255
11 p.m. fflEBwww.farm255.com
QUINTROH A MISS PUSSYCAT
Barely controlled electronic chaos,
“swamp-tech* dance beats, small
explosions, incredible clothes and
entertaining puppet stories. See
Calendar Pick on p. 24.
BUBBLY MOMMY GUN Local
experimental pop band that plays
idiosyncratic, psychedelic tunes.
SEAN NICHOLAS SAVAGE Pop
ballad songwriter from Montreal,
Canada
CLOUD BECOMES YOUR HAND
Chill bedroom rock with a quirky,
experimental folk twist.
Ricker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar.
com
SKIPPERDEES Charming local
acoustic duo with rich, tolky vocal
harmonies and a sense of humor.
SMALL HOUSES Michigan based
indie/folk project featuring foe songs
and poems of Flint native Jeremy
Quentin. Artfully crafted finger-style
guitar playing, and softly sung melo
dies describing the people, love and
homes of Quentirts life.
THE TARLATANS Subtly Southern,
gritty and sweet rock and folk band.
KYKY KNIGHT Local soulful tunes.
Georgia Theatre
9 p.m. $15. www.ge0r3iatheatre.com
FUTUREBIRDS Critically acclaimed
local folk-rock band with a tattered,
raspy edge and sweet harmonies,
but they aren't afraid to get rowdy,
too.
DON CHAMBERS +• GOAT This
local favorites whiskey-soaked
bootstomps capture a certain dusty
closing-time chic.
NEW MADRID Echoing, Americana
vocals and swHI, proficient guitar
plucks.
Go Bar
11 p.m. 706-546-5609
TWIN POWERS DJ Dan Geller (Gold
Party, The Agenda) and b lends spin
late-night glam rock, new wave, Top
40, punk and Britpop.
Jittery Joe's Roaster
Athens Fashion Collective Spring
Event. 6:30 p.m. FREB www.jit-
teryjoes.com
PACIFICUV Back after some time in
Portland, pacificUV is back with a
new album of atmospheric pop.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
Athens Americana Fest 8 p.m. $10.
www.athensamericana.com '
OLD SMOKEY Local band featuring
members of Ham1 doing spaghetti
western-style numbers. (8 p.m.
.Outside Stage)
SANS ASRI An intimate Americana
sound with experimental elements
blended into an acoustic set. (8:45
p.m. Inside Stage)
SMOKEY'S FARMLAND BAND This
Atlanta band plays a fun mixture
of bluegrass, funk, reggae, Eastern
European tunes and acoustic jazz.
(9:45 p.m Outside Stage)
ADAM KLEIN AND THE WILD
FIRES Local singer-songwriter
offers a blend of folk, Americana and
country with poetic lyricism. (10:20
p.m. Inside Stage)
OAVE MARR AND FRIENDS The
former Star Room Boys singer with
a deep country twang plays a set
with special guests accompanying.
(11:10 p.m. Outside Stage)
SHONNA TUCKER Former bassist of
the Drive-By Truckers plays 4 solo
set. (12 a.m. Inside Stage)
THE WHISKEY GENTRY Toe-tapping
Americana ranging from bluegrass
to punk-inspired songs. (1 a.m.
Inside Stage)
The Melting Point
9 p.m. $8.50 (adv.), $10 (door), www.
meltingpointathens.com
ORQUESTA MACU8A Eddie and
Mayi Lopez with a 13-piece orches
tra, consisting of full brass, percus
sion and rhythm sections.
DJ CANO Puerto Rican DJ based in
Atlanta, spinning hip-hop. reggae-
ton, merengue, bachata and salsa.
New Earth Music Hall
AianFest 2012.8 p.m. $15. www.new-
earthmusichall.com
QUBCONSCIOUS Athens' politically
minded reggae heavy hitters borrow
from the best from dub, funk and
jazz. See story oap. 15.
SUMILAN Reviving passion for rock
'o’ roll with modem tastes.
CHERRY R0YALE Sub-act of The
Axis, a funk/soul/R&B/hip-hop/
electro collective.
RUSTY LINDSEY BAND Songwriter
with a love of storytelling.
MC HOLLYWOOD ENT Your host for
the evening.
I <3 BANGRADIO This DJ offers a
mix of Eurotrash, dirty South, hip-
hop. dubstep, rock and popTemixes.
North PIJ Auditorium
Ecopella. 7 p.m. $6 (w/ UGA ID), $8.
ugaecotones@gmai.com
THE ECOTONES UGA ecology stu
dents rep environmentalism with this
a cappella group. See Calendar Pick
on this page.
CLASSIC CITY JAZZ Vocal and
instrumental jazz combo.
WITH SOMEONE ELSE’S MONEY
UGA-based, co-ed a cappella group
open to all students.
The Office Lounge
9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840
SALLY & THE SIX GRAND Rock and
roll covers.
Stan Millins' Art Studio
Athens Fashion Collective Spring
Event 10:00 p.m. FREE! 706-316-
2067
POWERKOMPANY Local husband
and wife duo playing sincere, bit
tersweet lullabies.
WALKER HOWLE Lead guitarist of
moody, Southern rock band Dead
Confederate plays a solo set.
PAUL NUNN Touring guitarist and
multi-instrumentalist.
DJ ELECTR0PH0R1A Swirls together
modern sounds and inspiration from
Indonesia.
Terrapin Brewery
5:30 p.m. $25 (21 and up), $10
(12-20), Kids under 12 are FREE!
www.willrock4food.org
RANDAlL BRAM8LETT This
Southern singer-songwriter-multi-
instrumentalist is celebrated for his
songwriting and musicianship.
FIVE EIGHT Near-legendary Alhens
rock trio with boisterous rock.
VFW
7 p.m. $12.706-546-5978
ED SAYE AND THE GENTEELS
Athens' favorite soul and beach band
is back lor one night only.
Sunday 22
Highwire Lounge
Athens Americana Fest Closing Party. 5
p.m. $5. www.athensamericana.com *
CICADA RHYTHM Acoustic guitar
and upright bass duo playing blue-
grass-tinged indie folk. (5 p m.)
BORDERHOP 5 This bluegrass
band's sound is “high* & “lone-'
some/ (6 p.m.)
BETSY FRANCK This songwriter
otters soulful, brassy Southern rock
and country. (7 p.m.)
KIM MORGAN AND THE
BAXENDALES Sunny-day country
music with a sassy voice. (8 p m.)
BOBBY'S SHORTS Grateful Dead
covers done by members of
Futurebirds. (9 p.m.)
The Melting Point
7:30 p.m. $15 (adv) $20 (door), www.
meltingpointathens.com
DARRELL SCOTT Award-winning
singer/songwriter, Scott is a master
ful picker and perceptive songwriter.
May 28
Buffalo’s Southwest
Caf6
7-10 p.m. $5.706-354-6655, www.
buifaloscafe.com/athens
LINE DANCING Learn to line dance in
the Big Back Room! Every 2nd and
4th Monday.
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