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POINT
thurs-dec-27
70's&80's Classic Rock & Soul
big daddy???s band
TIX $7 adv, $10 door, $7 with UGAID
fri-dec-28
five eight
landmine, kick the robot
TIX $5 adv, $8 door
sat-dec-29
The Bright Spots pre-release party with
randall bramblett band
michelle malone
TIX $15 adv, $20 door, $15 with UGAID
mon-dec 31 New Year's Eve Party featuring
kinchafoonee
cowboys
Charlie garrett band
clay leverett
Packages still available!
General Admission tickets now on sale!
L8YAN TEDDY
CJSEM GS!6FI
swingin??? medallions
TIX$20 adv, $24 door, $20 with UGAID
tues-jan-8
justin townes earle
cory chisel
TIX$15 adv, $20 door, $15 with UGAID
teddy geiger, ryan
cabrera, tyler hilton
spencer simmons
TIX$15 adv, $20 door, $15 with UGAID
1.10
the lacs
2.5
dirty bourbon river show
1.11
the highballs
2.6
kyle kinane
1.15
yam
2.7
james gregory
1.16
storytelling with rabbit box
2.19
north georgia bluegrass band
1.17
missy raines & the new hip
3.6
little tybee, colorfeels, adron
1.19
grains of sand
3.7
paul thorn
1.22
big daddy love
3.12
the fiddleheads
1.23
night of blues w/ matt schofield, blonde
3.22
return of deia vu: tribute to csn&y
blues
3.29
iris dement
m
vie henley, haren morgan
4.2
reverend horton heat
1.25
asleep at the wheel
4.5
evening with scrapomatic
1.31
ike Stubblefield & friends, col. hruce
4.16
sol driven train
hampton
4.25
nitty gritty dirt band
2.1
@ 40 watt - yacht rock revue
5.4
mother???s finest
2.2
the english beat
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THE CALENDAR!
Monday; Jan. 7 continued from p. 13
GAMES: Trivia (Highwire Lounge)
Athens??? toughest trivia. $100 grand
prize every week! All ages. 8 p.m.
FREE! 706-543-8997
GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia
(Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a
team together and show off your
extensive music knowledge every
Monday! Hosted by Jonathan
Thompson. 9 p.m. FREE! www.mys-
pace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub
KIDSTUFF: Teen Advisory Board
(Oconee Co. Library) Teen Advisory
Board (TAB) is a group of teens
who gather at the beginning of
every month to discuss and plan
upcoming events. If you want to be
heard and want to make the library
a better place for teens, this is your
chance to be involved. Creativity and
leadership traits are necessary. Ages
11-18. Registration required. 7-8
p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950
LECTURES & LIT: Author Reading
(Oconee Co. Library) Eddie
Whitlock, author of Evil Is Always
Human, reads from his novel.
7-8:15 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950
Tuesday 8
CLASSES: Athens Swing Night
(Dancefx) The UGA Swing Dance
Club presents a casual evening of
social swing dancing. No experience
or partner necessary. Advanced les
son at 7 p.m., and beginner lesson
at 7:30 p.m. 7-10 p.m. $3-5. www.
athensswingnight.com
EVENTS: Winter Wine Tasting
(Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market)
White wines will be paired with
appetizers and desserts. 6 p.m. $15.
706-354-7901
GAMES: Trivia with a Twist
(Johnny???s New York Style Pizza)
Throw a lime in your Coors
Light and compete! Tuesdays &
Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. 706-
354-1515
GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill
& Pub) All three Athens locations
of Locos Grill and Pub (Westside,
Eastside and Harris St.) feature trivia
night every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE!
www.locosgrill.com
GAMES: Trivia (Fuzzy???s Taco Shop)
Compete for prizes and giveaways.
Every Tuesday. 9-11 p.m. 706-
353-0305
MEETINGS: Federation of
Neighborhoods Program
(Old Fire Flail #2) Senators Bill
Cowsert and Frank Ginn along
with Representatives Spencer Frye,
Regina Quick and Chuck Williams
with share goals for the upcoming
legislative season. Followed by a
Q&A. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.acc-
neighborhoods.org
Wednesday 9
EVENTS: Canine Cocktail Hour
(Madison Bar & Bistro) Drink and
food specials for you and your (well-
behaved) dog! Wednesdays. 5-7
p.m. FREE! www.indigoathens.com
GAMES: Trivia (Mellow Mushroom)
Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. FREE!
706-613-0892
GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie) (Five
Points location) Open your pie-
hole for a chance to win! Every
Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-
850-7424
GAMES: Trivia (Willy???s Mexicana
Grill) Trivia with a DJ! Every
Wednesday. 8-10 p.m. FREE! 706-
548-1920
GAMES: Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese
Korean Grill Express) Jump on the
trivia train! Every Wednesday. 7:30
p.m. www.choochoorestaurants.com
GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern)
Think you know it all? Test your
knowledge every Wednesday night.
8 p.m. (Baldwin St. & Broad St.
locations). 706-548-3442
GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef 0???
Brady???s) Test your sports knowledge
every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-850-1916
GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek
Brewing Company) Test your trivia
chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.
9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102
KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler
Storytime (Madison County
Library) Includes stories, finger-
puppet plays, songs and crafts for
literacy-based fun. For ages 2-5.
Every Wednesday. 10:30 a.m. FREE!
706-795-5597
KIDSTUFF: Barnes & Noble
Storytime (Barnes & Noble)
Storytime for all ages. Children
receive a free treat from the cafe. 11
a.m. FREE! 706-354-1195
LIVE MUSIC
Wednesday 28
Go Bar
10 p.m. 706-546-5609
MADELINE Bell-voiced songwriter
Madeline Adams plays endearing
songs of smalltown loves, hopes
and other assorted torments and
joys.
THEO HILTON Nana Grizol frontman
returns to play a solo set.
DJ FOG JUICE Spinning Euro/ltalo/
space-disco, new-wave, old school
R&B and current and classic dance
hits.
FHendershot???s Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.
com
OPEN MIC Local songstress Kyshona
Armstrong hosts this open mic
night.
The Office Lounge
9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840
KARAOKE With your host Lynn, the
Queen of Karaoke!
Tapped
9 p.m. FREE! 706-850-6277
KARAOKE Every Wednesday!
Thursday 27
Barbeque Shack
7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-6752
OPEN BLUEGRASS JAM All pickers
welcome! Every Thursday!
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9 p.m. FREE! 706-613-5557
DJ LP After spending the summer
touring the U.S. with Big Gigantic
and Drake, DJ LP has made Athens
his new home. Expect to hear classic
anthems and bass-thumping beats.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
THE FUZZLERS Ever-evolving local
punk band. ???Foam-core goof-punk
with an interactive live show."
SCUMBAG DAD Punk rock two-piece
from Tallahassee.
DAFFODIL This reunited local trio
plays hard-hitting, noisy rock.
Go Bar
11 p.m. 706-546-5609
KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic
John ???Dr. Fred" Bowers and featur
ing a large assortment of pop, rock,
indie and more.
FHendershot???s Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com
THE ODD TRIO One of Athens??? finest
original jazz ensembles, this innova
tive group often incorporates looped
audio into its compositions.
The Melting Point
7:30 p.m. $7 (adv.) $10 (door), www.
meltingpointathens.com
BIG DADDY???S BAND Dance to your
favorite tunes from the 70s and ???80s!
The Office Lounge
Blues Night. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-
0840
THE SHADOW EXECUTIVES Get
your fill of straight-up, authentic
blues covers from this skilled Athens
Tuesday, January 8
Justin Townes Earle,
Cory Chisel
Melting Point
"I hear my father on
the radio/ Singing 'Take
Me Flome Again,'" Justin
Townes EarLe sings on "Am
I That Lonely Tonight?",
the first track on his most
recent album, Nothing's
Gonna Change the Way You
Feel About Me Now. Later
in the same song, it's
"Sometimes I wish that I
could get away/ Sometimes
I wish that he'd just call."
It's an immediate and
effective method of getting
the backstory out of the
way while also acknowledg
ing its import; that Earle
is the son of country music
legend Steve Earle is an
unavoidable and oft-cited
part of his identity, but it
ain't the whole damn thing.
Of course, in many ways,
he is like his father, from
the unmistakably gruff vocal delivery to the lyrical ambiguities, which circle unimpeach
able truths like so many vultures. But the younger Earle's songwriting also showcases the
depth of his own character.
As a singer-songwriter, he stands head and shoulders above most, his lugubrious
tendencies balanced by a certain tonal lightness. Stylistically, he is unafraid to explore,
learned as he is in the history of folk culture. Nothing's Gonna Change... flirts with boo
gie, blues and many other points on the roots music spectrum, and sounds remarkably
convincing and cohesive while doing so.
More than most musicians, it seems that Earle's personal life will never be truly sepa
rated from his professional one. There are the oft-reported struggles: Fie makes no secret
of a longtime battle with addiction, and shortly after Nothing's Gonna Change... was
released, he was arrested in Indiana for drunkenness and battery.
And, yes, there is the matter of his dad. Let's just say the references don't end with
that opening couplet. But, tricky though that relationship may be, and complicated
though Earle's personal life may remain, his artistic output is a rich and singular state
ment of being, the powerful and bittersweet sound of a man searching for his place.
[Gabe Vodicka]
Justin Townes Earle
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