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THE KENNFY BLACKMON STRING
BAND A quartet of string virtuosos,
mixing traditional rools music with
modern blues and rock.
The Office Lounge
9:30 p.m. FREE 706-546-0840 , >:j
SEVEH7 This cover band plays '60s
soul,'70s disco and'80s pop with a
mix of new and classic rock. v
Omega Bar -
8 p.m. S5 (ladies), $10 (men). 706-
340-6808 ; .
THE SEGAR JAZZ AFFAIR Every
Friday. Dancing all night on two
dance floors with live entertainment
including The Newlywed Game.*
Saturday 18
Amici Italian Caf6
11 p.m. FRED 706-353-0000
STRANGE TORPEDO Bouncy,
angular alternative meets post-punk
driven by melodic bass lines.
The Bad Manor
11 p.m. www.thebadmanor.com
DJ OECEPTICRON Mixing today*
hottest house, electro and club hits.
Bishop Park
Athens Farmers Market. 8 am. FRED
athensfarmefsmarket.net.
JAKE MOWRER Classic and contem
porary jazz originals and rarely heard
“standards.* (8 a.m.)
COCONUT MOON All female four-
piece band piays Brazilian music.
(10 a.m.)
Caledonia Lounge
SXMX. 9:30 p.m. $5(21+), $7(18+).
www.caledonialounge.com
MATT HUDGINS & HIS SHIT-HOT
COUNTRY BAND Local band play
ing “songs about drinking, jail, love
and death, all done in the popular
'country and western' musical style.’
See story on p. 15.
CtELO K-LENTANO Athens-based
band piays a mix of ranchero and
cumbia.
LOS MEESFTTS Misfits covers done
Cuban salsa-style.
Farm 255
11 p.m. FRED www.farm255.com
EACH OTHER Nuanced guitar pop
with extreme harmonies.
DUBBLY MOMMY GUN Local
experimental pop band that plays
idiosyncratic, psychedelic tunes.
CARA SATAUNO Local indie rock
and roll band influenced by Tom
Petty and Neil Young.
WHITE UFE Dance-oriented throw-
tack pop group conceived by
Baltimore* Jonathan Ehrens (The Art
Department).
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. FRED www.flickertheatrean-
(tear.com*
HELEN SCOTT Lindsey Haddad (ex-
Laminated Cat), Emileigh Ireland.
Hannah Weyandt and sometimes
Dena Zilber play folky pop with a
hint of psychedelic lock.
THE GOONS Local indie-pop-
rock featuring members of The
Glands. Casper & the Cookies and
Marshmallow Coast — ;
AJ GRIFFIN Soto set from a member
. ofVespolina.
Georgia Theatre
On the rooftop! 11 p.m. FRED www. *
georgiathffltre.com' J
MOON HOOCH A wild, jazzy trio of
two saxophones and a drummer.
Go Bar
9 p.m. $5.706-546-5609
SUPERDRUNK Superchunk covers!
THUNDER8AND Featuring members
ofCarrabelle.
SHIT BRIGADE Video game covers.
COVER SETS Erica Shout -
(Incendiaries,-Life Coach), May
Joyce+Erita Bfefcen (Incendiaries)
few surprise covers.
DJ MAHOGANY Freaky funk, sultry
soul, righteous R&B and a whole
lotta unexpected tavas. Late night
dance party begins at 12:30 a.m.
Kumquat Mae Bakery
Caf6 . . - <
6-9:30 p.m. FRED 706-760-1105
LOUIS PHILLIP PELOT Local
singer-songwriter performs solo folk
and country.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
Occupy Athens Fundraiser 5 pm $5.
www.facebook.com/lkshufiieclub
GRIPE Formed in 2010. this Athens
thrash, grind and powervtoiert tand
. is known for its live show intensity.
SHMOUSER Colby Carter of Mouser
performs solo acoustic.
TOM(B* TELEVISION Htp-bopand
indie-rock songs over looped instru
mentation.
GREY MILK This edgy folk-rock outfit
recently retocated to the Classic City
from New England.
MARK WBmiE A member of Dusty
Lightswttch, Wenthe will be playing
original tunes on acoustic guitar
influenced by rock, jazz and classical
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The Office Lounge
9:30 p.m. FRED 706-5464840
DANGEROUS DAVE AND THE
INSTIGATORS Bluesy rock and
roll.
Terrapin peer Co.
4 pm $10 (souvenir glass), www.ter-
rapinbeer.com / -
KEflH MOODY Nashville country art
ist plans an acoustic set.
Silly 20
Highwire Lounge
8:30 p.m. FREE! wwwbighwlrelounge.
com _ •
■GLUPIST Local band featuring Danny
Gorbachev, formerly of Nuclear
Spring, and friends playing “psyche
delic future-folk."
SEA OF DOGS Songwriter and banjo-
picker Emily Armond leads' this
endearing folk group with disarming
honesty, candid lyrics and warm
harmonies.
Mnrisy21
Caledonia Lounge
9:30 pm www.caiedoniatounge.com
MUUY BtlEN This one-time bedroom
pop project has morphed from ambi
ent sounds to driving, old-school
punk with a full backing band.
LAST REMAINING PINNACLE
Experimental, psychedelic shoegaze.
HEAR HUMS This Florida duo creates
layered experimental tracks with lots
of unique instrumentation.
TOM(B) TELEVISION Hip-hop and
indie-rock songs over looped Instru
mentation from Thomas Valadez.
Georgia Theatre
10 p.m $10. www.georgiatheatre.com
PENGUIN PRISON New York disco
intermingled with burbling bass
lines, resonant rhythms, shimmering
synths and heavenly melodies.
CLASS ACTRESS Depeche Mode
meets eariy Madonna and Five Star
; as heard on the radio in the pleather
backseat of a cab/
Go Bar
10 pm 706-546-5609
SIX BREW BANTHA Three-piece
- grindcore from Victoria. Canada.
SCUM OF THE EARTH! DJ.Y. hip-
hop crew from Gainesville, FL
I AM INTE5TENE Hardcore from New
"/ Hampshire. ■* ’' ; ’ %< ■ ;
GRIPE This Athens thrash, grind and
powervtolent band is known for its
live show intensity.
SHAVED CHRIST Local punk tend
featuring members of American
Cheeseourger, Witches, Dark Meat
and Hot New Mexicans. .
The Grotto
6 pm FRED 140 E. Clayton St.
THE SEGAR JAZZ AFFAIR Every
Monday. Smooth jazz played by DJ
SegarfromWXAG 1470, the light
radio station.
Hendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. FRED www.hendershotscoffee.
com
OPEN MIC Local songstress Kyshona
Armstrong hosts this open mic night
every Monday!
Little Kings Shuffle Club
10:30 p.m. www.facebook.conV
Ikshuffleclub
HOT BREATH Intense thrash trio
featuring members of Savagist and
Redangters.
TORCH RUNNER Punk and metai trio
from Greensboro, NC.
BACCHUS Hardcore, crust and doom
band from Galway, Ireland.
THE FALLOW Southern metal band
based here in Athens. *
Tuesday 22
Ricker Theatre & Bar
5-6:30 pm FREE! www.flickertheatre-
andbar.com
RAND LINES Local jazz musician
Lines will be playing a happy hour
solo piano set every Tuesday in May!
Georgia Theatre
9 pm $12. www.georgiatheatre.com
LUCERO Hailing from Memphis,
Lucero* hometown influence really
shows In its Southern-charged rock
. and roll.
DEAD CONFEDERATE Local rock
heroes offer a moody, dark weaving
of Southern rock and grunge.
On the rooftop! 11 p.m. $2. www.geor-
Qiatheatre.com
KITE TO THE MOON Local band
led by Timi Conley and featuring a
stimulating live show with jubilant
rowdy pop music. Event is rain or
shine—in case of inclement weather
the event will be moved to the bal
cony or main room.
TAYROCKS Special guest opener.
Hendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8:30 pm $5. www.hendershotscoffee.
com
IKE STUBBLEFIELD AND FRIENDS
Soulful R&B artist Ike Stubblefield is
a Hammond S3 virtuoso who cut his
teeth backing Motown legends.
Uttt3 Kings Shuffle Club
10 pm $3. www.facebook.com/
Ikshuffleclub
DEAD DOG Triumphant homecoming
show celebrating the re-release of
their debut album.
DAFFODIL Reunited! This local trio
plays hard-hitting, noisy rock.
LITTLE MASTER Frank Blade-style
pop punk. •
IN TENTS New jams from Christopher
Ingham.
DJ LQZ0 Spinning punk rock!
The Melting Point
Terrapin Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5. www.
meitingpointathens.com
GRAYSON CAPPS & THE LOST
3 CAUSE MINSTRELS Prepare to
be enthralled by “stinging tales of
the Southern Gothic.” Capps writes
roctsy, Southern rock with poetic,
V storytelling lyrics and a lot of soul,
The Volstead
9 pm-1:30 am 706-354-5300
KARAOKE Every Tuesday!
Caledonia Lounge
8:30 pm $5(21+), $7(18+). www.
catedonialounge.com ~ ;
RUNAWAY SUN Celebrating the
retease of their sophomore album,
Let* Hun, this band combines ele
ment of country and rock with jazz-
influenced drums and bluesy bass.
MATT JOINER Local guitarist draws
inspiration from blues and classic
rock.
RICK FOWLER BAND Local act led
by guitarist Rick Fowler (Lonely
White Boys, Ralph Roddenbery, etc.)
• specializes in a classic sort of British
blues rock.
Farm 255
8 pm FRED www.larm255.com
CALEB DARNELL Member of The
Darned Boys and Bellyache sings
theblues.
Ricker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. www.fiickertheatreandbar.
com
LES RAQUET Proficient rock trio from
Brooklyn with three-part harmonies
and some funky jam breaks.
Georgia Theatre
10:30 p.m. $15. www.georgialheatre.
com
TRIVIUM This contemporary metal
band celebrating their fifth full-
length album In Waves that encom
passes boundary-defying music,
moods, movement and visuals.
DEAD TO THE WORLD Successful
Atlantan metal five-piece band that
dabbles in hardcore and thrash, but
with an eariy Lamb of God groove.
SAVAGIST Impressive Athens metal •
band featuring the fine folks from .
punk/metal bands 300 Cobras, Hof
Breath and The Dumps.
Go Bar
10 p.m. 706-546-5609
CATANISE M1LHAS New project
featuring members of Save Grand
Canyon.
THE LAST TYCOON Local act plays
rockin’ indie Americana.
COWBOY MALOGNE No info avail-
Hendershofs Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. $3. www.hendershotscoffee.com
ADAM KLEIN & THE WILD FIRES
.Local country-folk and Americana
singer-songwriter. Each evening
Adam Klein & the Wild Fires will
oertorm a different original album in
its entirety. Tonight he performs as
Lassine Koyate featuring songs off
Malian Mande meets American roots
album Dugu Woto.
The Melting F’oint
8 p.m. $20. www.meltingpointathens.
com
KETCH & CRITTER Founding mem
bers of Old Crow Medicine Show
play an authentically country, home
grown set
The Office Lounge
9:30 p.m. FRED 706-549-0840
‘90s KARAOKE With your host Lynn,
the Queen of Karaoke!-
The Winery
7-11 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0095
LOUIS PH1LUP PELOT Local
singer-songwriter performs solo folk
and country: Every Wednesday.
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| & ffriendS featuring
- Jeff sipe, sunny ortiz,
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dianne durret & ralph roddenbery
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grayson capps
, & the lost cause minstrels
\ wed-may23
ketch & critter
(of old crow medicine show)
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, and the downtown rumblers
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