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ANDI HEDRICK
THE CALENDAR!
Friday; Jan. 11 continued from p. 19
The Melting Point
Totally ???80s Party! 9 p.m. $10 (adv.),
$13 (door), www.meltingpointa-
thens.com
THE HIGHBALLS Put on your bangle
bracelets and tuck in those shoul
der pads! Athens music vets The
Highballs will perform a totally awe
some set of ???80s dance hits.
Nowhere Bar
10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742
STRAIGHT NO CHASER This local
vocal group reinvents the idea
of a cappella in the modern pop
landscape.
The Office Lounge
9 p.m. 706-546-0840
CAROLINE AIKEN One of Atlanta???s
most talented and respected per
forming songwriters. Her bluesy
voice and masterful technique
guarantee a hypnotic performance.
She'll be joined this evening by John
Pagano and Eddie Glikin.
Terrapin Beer Co.
5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com
UP IN THE AIR California-based
worldbeat band.
Saturday 12
40 Watt Club
9 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com
BLIND BY SIGHT Local mainstream
leaning rock band.
REST. Alt-rockers from Tifton, GA
bring their talents to town.
DIAMONDBACK Heavy rock and roll
band.
40 Watt Club
3 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com
LIKE TOTALLY! Local ???kindie rock???
band plays family-friendly songs
featuring costumed characters and
interactive skits. CD release show!
See story on p. 15.
Amici
11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000
JUICE BOX Funky, groove-laden rock
from Athens.
Butt Hutt Bar-B-Q
8 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8511
TODD COWART Singer for local
Southern-fried rock act The
Hushpuppies Band plays a solo set.
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $5 (21+) $7 (18-20). www.
caledonialounge.com
SPIRIT HAIR Combining elements of
psychedelic rock, power-pop, blues,
jam and Americana.
REPTILE DYSFUNCTION Nashville-
based folk-punk band.
GOLDEN BROWN Side project of
Spirit Hair???s Neil Golden.
Crow's Nest
10 p.m. $5. 706-546-7050
FRANKENSTRANGLER Formerly
Frank & the Stranglers, this side
project from TJ Mimbs and Frank
Keith IV of The District Attorneys
puts their own spin on interestingly
chosen cover tunes.
THE BARLETTAS Local group plays
cheeky, ???60s-influenced rock with
harmonies and honky-tonk over
tones.
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
LAZY LOCOMOTIVE New local group
featuring members of Fuzzbucket
and High Strung String Band.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
COPPERMOUTH New rock/
Americana band featuring
Christopher Henderson, Ron
Winders (Dusty Lightswitch), Mike
Gavrieldes (Splinterbelly, Sweet
Knievel) and Ethan Davis.
BRAYSON WERTZ Local singer-
songwriter backed by cello and
mandolin.
KEN WILL MORTON With his gritty,
soulful rasp, Morton trudges through
Americana???s roots with rock and roll
swagger and a folksinger???s heart.
Georgia Theatre
8 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com
THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS
Improvised string band music with
country and bluegrass underpin
nings.
THE HONEYCUTTERS Americana act
from Asheville, NC.
Go Bar
Insurrection Ball. 10 p.m. $5. 706-
546-5609
DJ INCUBUS Playing ???80s electro and
industrial.
LEXUS LUTHOR Spinning trap and
ambient dubstep.
NEW ARMY Playing original synth-
wave and EBM.
PREYA Fetish and cabaret perfor
mance.
Hendershot's Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com
THE SKIPPERDEES Charming local
acoustic duo with rich, folky vocal
harmonies and a sense of humor.
AMY ANDREWS Melancholy folk
singer-songwriter.
ELIOT BRONSON Folk songwriter
from Atlanta.
The Melting Point
Back to School Show! 9 p.m. $8 (adv.),
$10 (door), www.meltingpoint.com
HOLMAN AUTRY BAND Described
as ???a little bit of Hank, a little bit
of Metallica and a healthy dose of
Southern rock.??? Fans of bands like
the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd
Skynyrd can???t go wrong here.
Nowhere Bar
10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742
CRAIG WATERS & THE FLOOD
Local blues guitarist and songwriter.
The Office Lounge
9 p.m. 706-546-0840
ERIK NEIL BAND Local trio playing
blues/rock covers and originals.
Sabine's Coffe FHaus
11a.m. FREE! 706-743-7777
REDNECK GREECE Greg Reece plays
old-time country songs ???about drink
and lust and disappointment and
hard times and infidelity."
Terrapin Beer Co.
5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com
TRE POWELL Bluesy acoustic tunes
with soulful vocals.
Jamaican Queens plays Farm 255 on Friday, Jan. 11.
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Friday, January 11
Dead Confederate,
Easter Island,
John French and
the Bastilles
40 Watt Club
Somewhere in
between solo projects,
stints with indie-rock
supergroup Diamond
Rugs and artistic endeav
ors in other, non-sonic
media, the members of
hometown favorites Dead
Confederate have found
time to release the much anticipated follow-up to 2010's Sugar. The band will be playing
its new EP, Peyote People, in its entirety at the 40 Watt Club on Friday.
Hardy Morris, the band's lead singer and guitarist, notes the spirit of spontaneity that
produced Peyote People. "A band can plot and plan and practice all they want, but there
is nothing like playing rock and roll simply for the sake of playing rock and roll," he says
on the band's website. "No visions of grandeur or hit singles, just making noise in the
basement for the noise of it. We found ourselves at Chase Park recently doing just that."
Fans of the group will find its latest release to be a more refined blend of the grunge
and psychedelic rock the group has become known for. Although Morris suggests that
the songs from Peyote People were intended as demos, there's a healthy mix of polished
crunch and melody that stays true to the rest of the band's corpus.
While it might seem like Peyote People has been a long time in the making, those
who have been following Dead Confederate closely should take solace in knowing that its
latest release is somewhat of a tease; a full-length record called In the Marrow is also in
the works and slated for release in April of this year. With big things still on the horizon,
the band's latest output provides more than enough reason to check out the 40 Watt
show this weekend. [Dan Mistich]
Dead Confederate
Sunday 13
FHendershot???s Coffee
Bar
SJ Ursrey???s birthday party! 8 p.m. $2.
www.hendershotscoffee.com
CHASED BY BEARS Formerly
Frangipani Mayo, this local band
features SJ Ursrey, Mandy Branch
and Forrest Letter.
CLAIRE CAMPBELL Gorgeous
folk tunes from half of Hope for
Agoldensummer.
The Melting Point
7:30 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door), www.
meltingpointathens.com
ED ROLAND AND THE SWEET TEA
PROJECT Collective Soul???s front
man sets up shop for a residency at
the Melting Point every Sunday from
Jan. 13 to Feb. 17.
Ten Pins Tavern
7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-8090
SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE BOWLING
ALLEY BLUES BAND Featuring
locals Paul Scales, Randy Durham,
John Straw, Dave Herndon and Scott
Sanders playing blues jams.
Monday 14
Flicker Theatre & Bar
9 p.m. FREE! www.fiickertheatreandbar.
com
THE DOCK LOCKS Local rock band.
FHendershot???s Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.
com
OPEN MIC Local songstress Kyshona
Armstrong hosts this open mic night
every Monday!
The Melting Point
8 p.m. FREE! www.meltingpointathens.
com
THE HOOT Monthly showcase put on
by the Athens Folk Music & Dance
Society. Tonight???s show will feature
the Americana/world music stylings
of Adam Klein, plus rockin??? R&B
from The Lucky Jones and Celtic
folk from Kiss Your Darlings.
Susan Staley and Joe Willey
host.
Tuesday 15
40 Watt Club
9 p.m. $8 (21+), $10(18+).
www.40watt.com
THE GROWLERS California-based
garage rock outfit.
THE VACANT LOTS Psych-rock band
from Vermont.
THE HUMMS Local three-piece
known for its loud and bizarre shows
and a raunchy, grooving blend of
psychedelic garage rock.
Green Room
6 p.m. FREE! www.greenroomathens.
com
KENOSHA KID Centered around the
instru-improv jazz compositions of
guitarist Dan Nettles, Kenosha Kid
also features bassist Robby Handley
and drummer Marlon Patton. The
group is packed with music, mis
chief, general mayhem, and offers
a sound far from the middle of the
road, serving noise-rock fans and
jam band listeners equally.
The Melting Point
Terrapin Tuesday! 7:30 p.m. $5. www.
meltingpointathens.com
YARN Brooklyn -based group with a
deep Americana sound.
FHendershot???s Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.
com
OPEN MIC Local songstress Kyshona
Armstrong hosts this open mic night
every Monday!
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.
EMILY JACKSON Self-taught folk
singer-songwriter on the rise.
THE LAW BAND Country-rock band
from Atlanta.
ISAAC BRAMBLETT Local country,
folk and Southern rock singer-
songwriter.
The Volstead
9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. 706-354-5300
KARAOKE Every Tuesday!
Wednesday 16
Boar???s FHead Lounge
11 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040
OPEN MIC NIGHT Showcase your
talent. Every Wednesday!
Caledonia Lounge
9 p.m. $6 (21+), $8 (18+). www.cale-
donialounge.com
THE SOFT MOON Luis Vasques
plays dark, moody, synth-driven
music that is experimental in nature.
MAJICAL CLOUDZ Montreal-based
experimental band.
TWIN TIGERS Loud and lush at the
same time, this local rock band
combines jarring guitar riffs with
sweeping melodies and heavy
percussion.
Farm 255
8 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
CALEB DARNELL Member of The
Darnell Boys and Bellyache sings
the blues.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
ECHO CANYON Local trio of Jim
Wilson, Chuck Bradburn and Craig
Lieske plays experimental music
that is playful yet demanding with
an other-worldly, delicate feel that
evolves into metal power.
Georgia Theatre
8 p.m. $11. www.georgiatheatre.com
TOUBAB KREWE Instrumental band
that uses African instrumentation
and blends Southern, classic rock
with the musical textures of Mali.