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THE CALENDAR! continued from p. 17
Sunday 13
ART: Opening Reception (The
Myers and Bertelsmann Galleries
at Athens Academy) For ???The Spirit
Show,??? featuring the works of Ana
Anest, Barbara O???dil, Claire Dunphy,
Mary Padgelek, Father Anthony
Salzman, Wendy Ortel and Scott
Pope in the Myers Gallery. The art
work of Gary Grossman and Stanley
Bermudez is in the Bertelsmann
Gallery. 2-4 p.m. FREE! 706-549-
9225
EVENTS: Classic City Throwdown
(Manor) Flair bartending competi
tion featuring bartenders from
around the country competing for a
chance to win prize money. 9 p.m.
$5. www.manorathens.com
GAMES: Trivia (Fuzzy???s Taco Shop)
Compete for prizes and giveaways.
Every Tuesday. 9-11 p.m. 706-
353-0305
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-
ART: Spotlight Tour (Georgia
Museum of Art) Meet docents in the
lobby for a tour of highlights from
the permanent collection. 3 p.m.
FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org
ART: Opening Reception (State
Botanical Garden of Georgia) For
???Women on Paper,??? works by Lauren
Kerbelis, Gail Smith, Caroline
Swanson, Nancy Schultz, Karen
Banker, Lillie Morris and Ingrid
Hofer. 2-4 p.m. FREE! www.botgar-
den.uga.edu
GAMES: Trivia (Buffalo???s Cafe)
???Brewer???s Inquisition,??? trivia hosted
by Chris Brewer every Sunday. 7
p.m. FREE! 706-354-6655, www.
buffaloscafe.com/athens
GAMES: Trivia (The Capital Room)
Every Sunday! Hosted by Evan
Delany. First place wins $50 and
second place wins $25. 8 p.m.
FREE! www.thecapitalroom.com
GAMES: Trivia Sundays (Blind Pig
Tavern) At the West Broad location. 6
p.m. 706-208-7979
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: Happy Hour Games (Little
Kings Shuffle Club) Play Magic
the Gathering or choose from the
bar???s selection of board games. 4-9
p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/
Ikshuffleclub
GAMES: Pool Tournament (The
Office Lounge) Double elimination
round. 9:30 p.m. $5. www.facebook.
com/officeathens
PERFORMANCE: State Ballet
Theatre of Russia (UGA Fine Arts
Building) A fully-staged production
of Cinderellamlh Prokofiev???s music,
dancers, sets and costumes. 8 p.m.
$49-59. www.pac.uga.edu
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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
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: Anime Club (Oconee
Co. Library) All dedicated fans
and new fans of anime and manga
are invited. Ages 13-18. 6-8 p.m.
FREE! 706-769-3950
LECTURES & LIT: Talking About
Books (ACC Library) Adult book
discussion group. This month???s title
is The Art of Racing in the flam by
Garth Stein. Newcomers welcome.
10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650,
ext. 324
LECTURES & LIT: Muslim
Journeys Bookshelf Program
(Oconee Co. Library) Colonel (ret.)
Lawrence H. Saul hosts the program
???Islam, Foundation, History, Tenants
of the Faith, and the Role Of Islam In
Today???s World." The Library received
the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf, a
collection of 26 books related to the
people, places, history, faith and cul
tures of Muslims around the world,
including those within the United
States. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950
LIVE MUSIC
Tuesday 8
Monday 14
EVENTS: Pets and Wonder (Pain
and Wonder) Get a tattoo, piercing
or t-shirt and a portion of proceeds
will be donated to the Athens Area
Humane Society. Make tattoo
appointments in person on Jan.
12,12-10 p.m. Walk-ins welcome.
Temporary tattoos available for kids.
12-10 p.m. www.athenshumaneso-
ciety.org
GAMES: Trivia (Highwire Lounge)
Athens??? toughest trivia. $100 grand
prize every week! All ages. 8 p.m.
FREE! 706-543-8997
GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef 0???
Brady???s) Win house cash and prizes!
Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-850-1916
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
PERFORMANCE: Opus Two (UGA
Ramsey Concert Hall) Violin and
piano duo performance. 8 p.m.
FREE! www.pac.uga.edu
Tuesday 15
ART: Athens Metal Arts Guild
Meeting (Lyndon House Arts
Center) The guild???s first meeting
will include a presentation on goals
and an opportunity for attendees to
share an original piece of work. Alan
Bremer, president of the Georgia
Goldsmiths Group, speaks. 4 p.m.
FREE! athensmetalartsguild@gmail.
com
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
ART: Decorative Arts Tour (Georgia
Museum of Art) Meet docents in the
lobby for a tour of the decorative arts
from the museum???s historic collec
tion. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamu-
seum.org
CLASSES: Native Plant
Symposium (State Botanical
Garden of Georgia) Learn how to
garden with native flowers and trees
while considering related conserva
tion issues and how to incorporate
these plants into a home landscape
plan. Lunch included. 8:45a.m-
3:30 p.m. $55-60. www.botgarden.
uga.edu
CLASSES: Certification for
Women-Owned Small
Businesses (UGA Small Business
Development Center) 8(m) presents
a step-by-step certification process
for women-owned small businesses.
Breakfast included. 10a.m.-12 p.m.
$29. www.georgiasbdc.org
GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek
Brewing Company) Test your trivia
chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.
9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102
GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern)
Think you know it all? Test your
knowledge every Wednesday night.
8 p.m. Broad St. location. 706-548-
3442
GAMES: Trivia (Willy???s Mexicans
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 fast-moving trivia train! Every
Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. www.choo-
choorestaurants.com
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 (Mellow Mushroom)
Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. FREE!
706-613-0892
GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef 0???
Brady???s) Test your sports knowledge
every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-850-1916
Green Room
10 p.m. www.greenroomathens.com
ROADKILL GHOST CHOIR Folk-
influenced rock six-piece from
Deland, FL.
FHendershot's Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com
LOVE-UP TIME Garage-punk band
from Boston featuring members of
Major Stars.
The Melting Point
8 p.m. $15 (adv) $20 (door), www.
meltingpointathens.com
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE The
talented and astute son of
leftist-country king Steve Earle, the
younger Earle has earned a spot in
the folk pantheon with his earnest,
incisive songwriting. See Calendar
Pick on p. 14.
CORY CHISEL Wisconsin-based
Americana songwriter known for
fronting The Wandering Sons.
Nowhere Bar
Tuesday Night Confessional. 9 p.m.
FREE! 706-546-4742
FESTER HAGOOD This local song
writer sings in a soft drawl that
accents his simple, plucked country
songs.
JOHN HIRT No information available.
DAVID LEINWEBER Leinweber has
a repertoire that stretches for miles,
tackling classic country, rock, folk
and singer-songwriter favorites.
WESLEY COOK Upbeat Atlanta-based
songwriter with a knack for both
melody and rhythm.
The Volstead
9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. 706-354-5300
KARAOKE Every Tuesday!
Boar???s FHead Lounge
11 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040
OPEN MIC NIGHT Showcase your
talent. Every Wednesday!
Friday, January 11
Mad Axes,
Moths,
National Anthem,
Ritvals
Caledonia Lounge
2012 was, in many
ways, a banner year
among Athens' bur
geoning hip-hop com
munity. Though not as
expansive as Atlanta's, Mad Axes
our scene put forth an
increasingly noteworthy share of trap-happy underground sounds, psych-tinted samplef-
ests and and skewed synth pad-rap. In the hazy middle stood Mad Axes, a group featur
ing two-thirds of belated outfit Deaf Judges.
Mad Axes' initial offering, Debut Smash, was a natural continuation of the Judges'
Dirty South-meets-Def Jux style, but it leaned more toward the dark side of sound, a
nightmarish blend of bile-gurgling synths and back-alley whisperings. The new album,
You Are the Real Monster, is another fine entry in what one hopes is an ongoing series,
an even more ambitious outing that finds the group's two anchor members (MCs Louie
Larceny and Walter Kovax) playing it cool while surrounded by chaos.
While less cohesive than Debut Smash (on which production duties were singly
handled by the group's longtime DJ, Cubenza), Monster is, arguably, a more interesting
record, thanks to its diverse lineup: Cubenza appears, providing beats for a handful of
tracks, but so does local DJ mainstay TRIZ, as well as mysteriously named producer The
Conspiracy, who deals out a sick (and sickly) backing track for the strange, psyched-out
"South of Macon." Other game locals show up unexpectedly, such as Garbage Island gui
tarist Craig Lieske ("Tomahawk Blunt Technique"), or Future Ape Tapes' Tom Television,
who delivers an Aesop Rock-ish verse on "Turn the Lights Out."
Indeed, Monster is a collaborative affair, and the record release show, which features
the Axes alongside psych-poppers Moths, new heavy-rock heavyweights National Anthem
and scrappy junk-rockers Ritvals, emphasizes the group's inclusive spirit.
But what of other local hip-hop? Downtown clubs showcase Athens' extensive, eclec
tic scene so painfully infrequently, you'd be forgiven for thinking there was no real rap
scene to be found. But you'd be wrong. It's time for everyone???Flagpole included???to
take note of the invisible underground. [Gabe Vodicka]
Farm 255
8-10 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
DIAL INDICATORS Local jazz act
featuring Jeremy Roberts on guitar
and George Davidson on tenor
saxophone.
Go Bar
10 p.m. 706-546-5609
BLACK VELVET Velvet Underground
cover band featuring members of
Olivia Tremor Control, El Hollin and
more.
MAGIC THE BAND No information
available.
TLC SOUNDSYSTEM LCD
Soundsystem cover band.
Green Room
7 p.m. www.greenroomathens.com
CARL LINDBERG & FRIENDS
Beloved local latin-jazz bassist
performs a mix of standards and
originals.
FHendersFiot???s Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com
THE HOBOHEMIANS This six-piece,
acoustic band utilizes banjo, ukulele,
flute, accordion, saxophone, piano,
various percussion, drums and bass
to perform popular American and
European roots music of the 1910s,
???20s and ???30s: a potent mix of proto
jazz, blues and folk.
The Melting Point
8 p.m. $15 (adv) $20 (door), www.
meltingpointathens.com
TEDDY GEIGER Bestselling singer-
songwriter from New York.
RYAN CABRERA Pop-rocker from
Dallas, TX.
TYLER HILTON Singer-songwriter
and actor.
SPENCER SIMMONS Insightful
singer-songwriter from Greenville,
SC.
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 10
40 Watt Club
9 p.m. $3. www.40watt.com
BLUE DIVISION Quirky local art-
punk band.
SUPERCLUSTER Athens supergroup
featuring members of Pylon, Casper
and the Cookies and The Olivia
Tremor Control. The band???s sound
is as diverse as its lineup, with ele
ments of psychedelic experimenta
tion and angular rock.
TUNABUNNY Local act featuring
hazy and warped experimental psy
chedelia.
MONSOON No information available.
Amici
11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000
OPEN MIC NIGHT Showcase your
talent! Email amiciopenmic@gmail.
com to get a spot.
Barbeque Shack
7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-6752
OPEN BLUEGRASS JAM All pickers
welcome! Every Thursday!
Crow's Nest
9 p.m. FREE!706-546-7050
GRAY BRANTLEY Singer-songwriter.
Farm 255
12 a.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
GRIM PICKINS AND THE
BASTARD CONGREGATION
Southern blues-metal with a tinge of
darkness.
JOHN COVINGTON Dogs on the
Porch vocalist plays a solo set.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
HAND SAND HANDS Experimental,
psychedelic pop-rock from Jonathan
Miller. Every Thursday in January!
See story on p. 16.
WOODFANGS Loud, psychedelic,
guitar-driven rock.
BLACK MOON Loud, psychedelic,
guitar-driven rock.
DAVEY WRATHGABAR Visitations
frontman performs a solo set of
psychedelic folk.
Georgia Theatre
9 p.m. www.georgiatheatre.com
WHO???S BAD The ultimate Michael
Jackson tribute band!
Go Bar
8 p.m. 706-546-5609
MATT JOINER Local guitarist draws
inspiration from blues and classic
rock.
11 p.m. 706-546-5609
KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic
John ???Dr. Fred??? Bowers and featur
ing pop, rock, indie and more.
Green Room
10 p.m. FREE! www.greenroomathens.
com
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS This
Atlanta/Athens group plays breezy,
beachy Americana.
RUBY THE RABBITFOOT Formerly
Ruby Kendrick, this local singer-
songwriter has a sweet voice and
prodding, poignant lyrics.
FHendershot's Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.
com
JAZZ NIGHT Jazz jam featuring drum
mer Seth Hendershot and others.
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