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TH£WEEKS Deep-voiced rock and ;•;
ait-country from Nashvilfe.
The Office Lounge
9:30 p.m. FREE! >06-549-0840 \
KARAOKE Wim your host Lynn, the
Queen of Karaoke!
Terrapin Beer Co.
5:30 p.m. www.ferrapinbeer.com
MC BLUEZ Blues trio fronted by
Jim Cook and Bill Mitchell with
Bill Whitley on percussion. Strong
vocals and smoking slide guitar. ?
Hivatajftt
Caledonia Lounge
9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www.
caledonialounge.com
LULLWATER Gritty yet melodic local
rock band that pairs Southern rock
with ‘90s alternative.
ADMIRALS Modem classic rock from
Quebec. Canada.
THE RIVER RATS Playing a wide
affray of popular Irish, rock ‘n’ roll,
island reggae and folk.
KICK THE ROBOT Power-pop trio
Farm 255
II pm FREE! www.farm255.com
HELLO OCHO Atlanta pop band
with swaying grooves and fresh
harmonies.
KID S New tend playing quiet,
laid-back, poetic music. Featuring
members of Pretty Bird, The Rodney
Kings and Basshunter64.
SENSUAL PREDATOR Noisy, experi
mental local rock band.
Georgia Theatre
8 pm $10. www.georgiatheatre.com
HERE COME THE MUMMIES
Nashville performers play R&B
infused funk dressed in full mummy,
attire.
Go Bar
10 p.m. 706-548-5609
KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic
John "Or. Fred" Bowers and featur
ing a large assortment of pop, rock,
indie and more.
Hendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.
com
OLD SKOOL TRIO Jazz jams featur
ing Carl Lindberg, Seth Hendershot
on drums and Jason Fuller on keys.
High wire Lounge
8:30 pm FREE! www.highwirelounge.
com
BORDERHOP FIVE Lively local blue-
grass tend with a modem twist
The Melting Point
930 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25 (door), www.
meltingpointaihens.com
TODD SNIDER Alt-country singer-
songwriter who takes on old-time
traditional songs and more contem
porary tunes.
LERA LYJNi This local songwriter has
a haunting, smoky voice that glides
over tender Americana tunes
The Office Lounge
Blues Night. 8:30 pm. 706-546-0840
THE SHADOW EXECUTIVES Get
your fill of straight-up, authentic
from this skilled
Playing aTBIues
'every Thursday at The Office
Lounge. ,. - -. - - V. h
Your Pie
8-Midntght. FREE! www.yoiffpie.com
(Downtown location)
LOUIS PHILLIP PELOT Local | f
singer-songwriter performs solo folk
and country. Every Thursday!
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40 Watt Club
8:30 pm $12 (adv). www.40wattcom
MAN MAN Although the lyrics on this
PbiHy band* new record are themat
ically serious, the songs retain Man
Mans adventurous spirit with an
orchestra of quirky instrumentation
that's playful, ornate and energizing.
. See story on p. 17.
RALEIGH MONCRIEF Digital washes
and samples come together to form
beautiful electronic soundscapes
from this producer/engineer/musi
cian.
BABY BABY This charismatic Atlanta
band can be described simply as
"fun-rock." The tunes are upbeat
and super danceable, and the tenter
is cheeky.
Buffalo's Southwest
Caf6
8 pm $8. www.buffaloscaf8.com/
athens
THE SPUTZ BAND This band s
impressively wide range encom
passes classic Motown, funk, disco
and both old-school and contempo
rary R&B.
Caledonia Lounge
9:30 p.m. $6 (21+), $8 (18+). www.
caledonialounge.com
RUBY KBIDRtCK Local singer-
songwriter with a sweet voice and
prodding, poignant lyrics.
CICADA RHYTHM Athens/Atlanta
acoustic guitar and upright bass duo
playing bluegrass-tinged indie folk.
THE VIKING PROGRESS Patrick ,
Morales has a lovely, .tender voice
that sings gentle, indie/folk ballads
about love, death and isolation
inspired by his time at sea.
ADRON Adrienne McCann from
Atlanta wraps her voice in warbles
and sighs around late-’60s Brazilian
Tropicaiia and charming satire.
Farm 255
11 pm FREE! www.farm255.com
VINCENT THE DOG Athens rock
power trio informed by classic rodr,
blues, funk, jazz, hard rock and pro
gressive rock.
DAVIS GRIFFIN Local performer
who uses guitar pedals to create
live loops.
Ricker Theatre & Bar
8:30 pm. FREE! www.flickertheatrean-
dter.com
YOUNG BENJAMIN Solo project
of guitarist/banjoist Matt Whitaker
(The Premonitions, Emergent Heart).
Featuring swirling, looping guitars
and iush layers of moody melodies.
MONAHAN Ryan Monahan backed
by Josh McMichael on bass and
Lemuel Hayes on drums. Ryan has a
gorgeous, expressive Jeff Bucktey-
esque voice that soars and sighs
with equal grace.
NAKOTA No info available.
Georgia Theatre
Gypsy Farm Presents... 8 pm $5.
www.geortfaBieatre.com
THE HUMMS Local three-piece
known for its loud and bizarre shows
and a raunchy, grooving blend of
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GHOST LIGHTS Local psych-rock ;
trio that likes to get loud. /
RGBOOTS Local band formerly . -
known as Bftfootfhis group plays
howling indie classic rock that mixes
Tom Petty guitar solos wffo Captain
Beelheart strangeness.
KOKO BEWARE Local surf rock outfit
Go Bar 'v.-. • t
10 p.m.706-546-5609
FUTURE APE TAPES Local group
creating psychedelic, experimental. ^
music driven by toops, beats, guitars
andsynths.
CULT OF R1GGONIA Experimental
soundscapes with tribal, world
music beats and ornate instrumenta
tion.
BASSHUNTER 64 Post-functionalist,
psycedelic, electronic puke project
VISUALIZATIONS New local three-
piece band influenced by post-punk
era tends, new wave, psychedelic
and experimental musicians. !
DJ MAHOGANY Freaky funk, sultry
soul, righteous R&8 and a whole
lotta unexpected faves.
Hendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8 pm FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.
com
GRASSVILLE These guys offer an
original bent on contemporary
bluegrass.
High wire Lounge
"Friday Night Jazz." 8-11 pm. FREE!
www.highwirelounge.com
RAND LINES Original compositions
of pianist Rand Lines with drum
mer Ben Williams and bassist Carl
Lindberg.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
8:30 p.m. $7. www.facebook.com/
Ikshuffleclub
STEPHEN SIMMONS Prolific
American^singer-songwriter com
pared to the likes of Steve Earle and
Ryan Adams.
MOLLY JEWELL Classically trained
singer-songwriter with a variety of
influences spanning between rock
. and pop. Celebrating the first release
oft her new album, Everybody Just
W8nts Something.
THE ROCKINWOOD MOUNTAIN
BOYS Sextet specializing in a wide
array ot traditional Southern instru
ments (guitar, banjo, mandolin,
dobro, harmonica and upright bass).
Reuniting lor the first time in five
years to open the show!
The Melting F*oint
8:30 pm $20 (adv.), $25 (door), www.
meltingpointathens.com
OAR WILLIAMS New age folk-pop
with a bit ol rock influence and a
brand-new album titled In the Time
of Gods. See story on p. 14.
The Office Lounge
9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840
THE HANDS OF TIME Soul, funk,
pop, R&B. Motown and classic old-
school hits from the “60s and'70s
ttefl will get you out on the dance
floor.
Omega Bar
8 pm $5 (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.*
The Roadhouse
7 pm 706-618-2324
LOUIS PH1LUP PELOT Local
singer-songwriter performs solo folk
and country.
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welt known card tricks, as well as his ability to draw previously
in from the minds of audience members, Kreskin's sig-
jpper is locating what may be the most valuable part of his act: his
I turn my check over to a committee of strangers—people I have
. Two of them escort me from the theater. Four or five take my check
anywhere in the theater," Kreskin says. "When they return to the stage, I ask
» They simply must focus on what they've done, and if X don't find my fee
somewhere within the theater in which I'm performing, I forfeit it. And that's a
sway to make attiring.” \
rill feature two aU-ages shows,
at the 1
14 p,m. and one at 8 p.m. (3eff Tobias]
tre
Saturday 16
Bishop Park
Athens Farmers Market 8 am FREE!
www.athensfarmersmarkel net
PAULLOMBARD Backed by George
Norman, Edward Hunter and Mora,
Lombard performs a blend ol folk,
bluegrass, country and blues. (8
am)
DRIFTWOOD Traditional American
roots music blended with old-time
folk and world music influences.
(10 am.)
Caledonia Lounge
9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www..
caiedonialounge.com
EASTER ISLAND Lush, post-rock-
infiuenced shoegaze with sweet, pop
melodies, tender harmonies and
shimmering guitars. CD
GOSPEL MUSIC Solo project ot
indie-pop songwriter Black Kids
bassist Owen Holmes. For tens of
lo-fi pop.
GRASS GIRAFFES Featuring Eddie
"the Wheel" Whelan, this new
Athens tend crafts minimalist bed
room pop.
GRAPE SODA Local tend featuring
the brothers Lewis (Mat and Ryan,
also of The Agenda), on vocals,
organ and drums, pteyiog reverb-
heavy garage psych-rock.
Farm 285
11 pm FREE! www.term255.com
THE SHOAL CREEK STRANGLERS
Athens duo playing folk, bluegrass
and blues.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
Gumball Machine Records June
Showcase. 9 p.m. FREE! www.high-
wirelounge.com
DAVE WRATHGABER Electronic folk
artist known locally lor his work with
, The Visitations.
SMOKEDOG Local guys Thom
Strickland (vocals, guitar) and Jason
Jones (drums) play a noisy motorik
pulse with treated guitar. Says Jones,
“noisy lo-fi boogie smeared over
mechanical back-pocket beats."
Front Porch Book Store
6 p.m. FREE! 706-372-1236
STEPHEN SIMMONS Prolific
Americana singer-songwriter whose
work has been compared to artists
like Steve Earle and Ryan Adams.
MOLLY JEWELL Classically trained
singer-songwriter with a variety of
influences spanning between rock
and pop.
Go Bar
11 p.m. 706-546-5609
TWIN POWERS DJ Dan Gelier (Gold
Party, The Agenda) and friends spin
late-night glam rock, new wave. Top
40, punk and Britpop.
Hendershot's Coffee
Bar
9 pm $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com
CREEMO AND THE LOW BALL
TUMBLERS Original Southern
soul. The tend consists of Chris
Moore (AKA Cree Mo), Dennis'
Williamson (Adam Payne Rand) and
Ivey Hughes (90 Acre Farm, Betsy
Franck).
ORION FREEMAN Singer-songwriter
from Philadelphia playing soufed-
out, reggae-infused, bluesy folk-
rock.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
10:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/
Ikshuffleclub
EASYRIDER Spinning all your favorite
jams from the 70s, ‘80s and ‘90s.
The Melting Point
9 p.m. $6 (adv.), $8 (door), www.melt-
ingpointathens.com
THE GEORGIA HEALERS Athens'
premier blues band for over 20
years, known for its harmonica and
guitar-driven styL
THE RICK FOWLER BAND Local
guitarist Rick Fowler (Lonely White
Boys, Ralph Roddenbery, etc.)
specializes in acoustic originals
and blues.
/
The Office Lounge
9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840
CONNOR PLEDGER Singer-
songwriter whose mostly acoustic
sound is influenced by acts like
Dave Matthews, John Mayer and
Jack Johnson.
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High wire Lounge
8:30 pm FREE! 706-543-8997
ANSLEY RUSHING Local singer/
songwriter of the wistful farm-folk
kind.
NIGHT AND DAY Local (oik-rock
quartet.
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