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POINT
AMERICAN
MUSIC 2015
FESTIVAL
tlMPEIBBICB DAT. Nil
tues-may-28 Terrapin Tuesday with
playing on the planet
wed-may-29 Georgia Women of Song with
Caroline aiken,
marly Winkler &
kyshona armstrong
thurs-may-30 Evening with
the new Orleans
suspects (featuring members of the
neville brothers, dirty dozen brass band, outformation,
the radiators and the james brown band)
fri-may-31
jessta james with
ty manning & friends
(featuring doyle from rehab)
sat-june-1
ralph roddenbery band
with ted norton (of the grapes)
& the squirreiheads
thursday uly-4
Tickets ON SALE NOW for our 5 th annual
classic city american music festival featuring
ralph Stanley
& the clinch
mountain boys
packway handle band
bluebilly grit
the honeycutters, string theory,
adam klein & the wildfires and more!
TIX $20 adv ??? All Ages Family-Friendly Event
NOW OFFERING RESERVED SEATING & VIP SUITE OPTIONS FOR SELECT SHOWS!
6.4 terrapin tuesday with johnny roquemore & 6.22 athfest night #2
the apostles of bluegrass henney-blachmo
6.5 @ world famous: foundry entertainment presents anl1 more
angie aparo w/ will mccranie 6.28 rich fowler band
6.6 emily mccannon band, boomfox watkins
6.9 jake shimabukuro deja vu: tribute 1
6.10 athfest 2013 hoot sampler on hoyt pavillion 7,2 {fids - tlxon sate
6.11 terrapin tuesday w/ david leinweber and the silverbirds ?4 ^ an|)ua| c|assj|
6.12 rabbit box: ???guns ??? a true story from my life??? 713 the hiqhballs
6.12 @ 40 watt foundry entertainment presents
jd mcpherson 721
6.13 comedy night with dannette flint & matt Chastain presents naie ci
6.14 JUST ANNOUNCED: evening with legendaiy motown 7 26 Claire lynch bam
singer martha reeves 7.27 sons of sailors
6.18 terrapin tuesday w/ north georgia bluegrass band 8-2 swingin??? medalli
6.19 candid coal people, the oak creek band 8.2 @ world famous:
6.20 blllv ioe shaver, matt hudgins presents the Md
6.21 athfest night #1 with strawberry flats, jim white, 8,8 * ames gregorv ???
dodd ferrelle & the freighters, the frets (featuring 8.10 phil and the blan
andrewhyraol billy pilgrim) 8.23 punch brothers i
FOR TICKETS & SHOWTIMES
WWW.MELTINGPOINTATHENS.COIVI
CALL THE BOX OFFICE 706.254.6909
295 E. DOUGHERTY ST., ATHENS, GA
6.22 athfest night #2 with the dappled greys,
kenney-blackmon string band, string theory
and more
6.28 rick fowler band featuring beverly ???guitar???
watkins
6.29 deja vu: tribute to crosby, stills nash & young
7.2 josh ritter & the royal city band, milk carton
kids - tix on sale now!
7.4 5" 1 annual classic city american music festival
7.13 the highballs
7.20 @ world famous: foundry entertainment
presents nate currin
7.26 claire lynch band
7.27 sons of sailors
8.2 swingin??? medallions
8.2 @ world famous: foundry entertainment
presents the black lillies
8.8 james gregory ???funniest man in america???
8.10 phil and the blanks reunion
8.23 punch brothers guitarist Chris eldridge and
julian lage
10.10 aaron carter located on
THE GROUNDS OF
fiuviA Team Tuesda y???
June 11
D 77?* T . 7:00PM
t>A 1 1 Lt at Buffalo's
for the Athens Area Homeless Shelter Blg Back Room
Any team with 4-8 people is a eligible to
duke it out in this trivia challenge!
Prizes and bragging rights to the winners!
Registration: $75 per team
www.HelpAthensHomeless.org
706-354-0423
Proceeds will help fund daycare and summer ATHENS area
camp scholarships for home???s children. HOMELESS SHELTER
THE CALENDAR!
Wednesday, May 29 continued from p. 19
JOHNATHAN BRILL Sweet Knievel???s
lead guitarist/vocalist plays solo.
Hendershot's Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com
CONNOR PLEDGER Singer/song
writer from Atlanta inspired by blues,
alternative rock, and pop hits.
The Melting Point
7 p.m. $5 (adv.), $8 (door), www.melt-
ingpointathens.com
GEORGIA WOMEN OF SONG An
in-the-round set of tunes from three
of Athens??? most talented local song
writers: Caroline Aiken, Kyshona
Armstrong and Marty Winkler.
Nowhere Bar
10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742
JERRY ON THE MOON ???Architects
of Southern fire, funk and soul."
The Office Lounge
9 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!
Terrapin Beer Co.
5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com
BLACKOUT SUMMER Pop-punk
band from Columbia, MO.
The World Famous
8 p.m. $8. www.theworldfamousathens.
com
LOUIS ROMANOS QUARTET Local
jazz combo led by percussionist
Louis Romanos.
Thursday 30
Amici
9 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000
OPEN MIC NIGHT Showcase your
talent! Email amiciopenmic@gmail.
com to get a spot.
Buffalo???s Cafe
9 p.m. $5. www.buffaloscafe.com/
athens
BACK ALLEY BLUES BAND
Featuring locals Paul Scales, Randy
Durham, John Straw, Dave Herndon
and Scott Sanders playing blues.
Caledonia Lounge
9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www.
caledonialounge.com
AMERICAN MANNEQUINS New
local band says, ???our influences
include Led Zeppelin, Rush,
Radiohead, My Morning Jacket,
Pearl Jam and many, many others.???
EN LIMBO Local rap-rock group.
AUTUMN SPRING Local power-pop
band.
COLTRON No info available.
DePalma's Italian Cafe
6 p.m. FREE! 706-552-1237 (Timothy
Road Location)
JIM COOK An electric blues set
featuring Bill Whitley and Charles
Sewell. Rocking blues jams accented
with slide guitar.
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREEIwww.farm255.com
FREAK IN THE FIRE New local alt-
rock duo.
MITCHELL THUNDERBOLT No info
available.
GUMSHOE Local alt-country band led
by Andy Dixon.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
NEW SOUND OF NUMBERS
Experimental pop and post-punk
project led by Hannah Jones,
visual artist and percussionist for
Supercluster.
FLASH TO BANG TIME Longtime
local pop-prog-psych band featuring
Oh-OK???s Lynda Stipe.
Gallery @ Hotel Indigo
Live After Five. 5 p.m. FREE! www.
indigoathens.com
KYSHONA ARMSTRONG Soulful
singer-songwriter with a rootsy,
bluesy sound.
Georgia Theatre
On the Rooftop. 10:30 p.m. $1. www.
georgiatheatre.com
KITE TO THE MOON Wild pop spur
ring from the edgy monsterbrain of
Timi Conley.
Go Bar
11 p.m. 706-546-5609
KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic
John ???Dr. Fred??? Bowers.
Hendershot???s Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com
PATTON/NELSON DUET Drummer
Marlon Patton and trombonist Dave
Nelson team up.
POCKET FULL OF CLAPTONITE
Experimental jazz ensemble led by
Killick Hinds.
The Melting Point
8 p.m. $10 (adv), $12 (door), www.
meltingpointathens.com
THE NEW ORLEANS SUSPECTS
This Louisiana supergroup
features members of the Neville
Brothers, Dirty Dozen Brass Band,
Outformation and more. See story
on p. 10.
Nowhere Bar
10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742
THE SOUTHERN BELLES A Zappa-
esque amalgamation of country, jazz,
rock and funk from Richmond, VA.
The Omega Bar
7 p.m. FREE! ($5 after 9 p.m.). www.
theomegabar.com
THE SEGAR JAZZ AFFAIR Local
smooth jazz group led by DJ and
musician Dwain Segar.
Terrapin Beer Co.
5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com
THE SOUTHERN BELLES A Zappa-
esque amalgamation of country, jazz,
rock and funk from Richmond, VA.
Walker???s Coffee & Pub
9 p.m. FREE! 706-543-1433
KARAOKE Every Thursday!
The World Famous
9 p.m. $10 (adv)., $15 (door), www.
theworldfamousathens.com
LEFTY HATHAWAY High-energy
organ-driven blues and rock band.
THE WELFARE LINERS This five-
piece bluegrass unit focusing on
brother harmonies for that authentic
high lonesome sound.
Friday 31
40 Watt Club
7:30 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com
THE DICTATORTOTS These longtime
Athenian chaos cultivators stomp
about and trash the night with post
grunge grooves.
MATT HUDGINS Local songwriter
plays ???songs about drinking, jail,
love and death, all done in the
popular ???country and western??? musi
cal style.???
THE HEAP Funky indie-soul band
with a killer horn section and fronted
by Bryan Howard???s low, bass growl.
Buffalo???s Cafe
9 p.m. $5. www.buffaloscafe.com/
athens
BART AND THE BACUPS Fun-
loving local cover band.
Butt Hutt Bar-B-Q
8 p.m. FREE! www.butthuttbarbecue.
com
JAKE DAVIS & DAVID MARTIN
Members of Southfire play a set.
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $6 (21+), $8 (18-20). www.
caledonialounge.com
MANRAY One of Athens??? most excit
ing live acts waves a big middle
finger to traditional song structure.???
LIFE IN VACUUM Canadian math-
rock/punk band.
NATIONAL ANTHEM Members of
Reptar, Marriage and Big C & the
Velvet Delta play high-energy rock.
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
EUREKA CALIFORNIA Melodic,
guitar-driven indie rock influenced
by bands like Guided by Voices.
WOOLEN MEN Crusty, melodic
punk band from Portland, OR. See
Calendar Pick on p. 16.
LAME DRIVERS Psychedelic, NYC-
based power-pop group.
DEAD DOG Blown-out local garage-
punk band.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
HOLY LIARS Dark, in your face
Southern rock from this local trio.
SCOTT BAXENDALE Classic bluesy
riffs and a lot of soul from the owner
of Baxendale Guitars.
Georgia Bar
10 p.m. 706-546-9884
AMERICOPIA Local Americana/roots-
rock band.
Georgia Theatre
On the Rooftop. 11 p.m. www.geor-
giatheatre.com
REVEREND DEBRUHL Steeped in
the heritage of strong guitar leads,
powerful vocals and a pocket rhythm
section, this local rock quartet plays
a bluesy Southern style with jazz and
jam-inspired sounds.
Green Room
10 p.m. FREE! www.greenroomathens.
com
CAMERAS, GUNS & RADIOS
Augusta-based rock band delivering
energetic, hook-driven rock in the
style of the Foo Fighters.
Hendershot???s Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com
COSMIC CHARLIE Grateful Dead
cover band that adds their own flair
to the classics.
Highwire Lounge
8-11 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.
com
FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ A set of jazz
tunes for your dinnertime pleasure,
usually led by pianist Rand Lines
and featuring various guests. Every
Friday!
Little Kings Shuffle Club
10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/
Ikshuffleclub
DJ KEIS Local DJ mixes up the hottest
party music for a high-energy set.
The Melting Point
8 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door), www.
meltingpointathens.com
JESSTA JAMES Rocking country art
ist from Montana.
TY MANNING & FRIENDS Bearfoot
Hookers guitarist performs with help
from some guests, including Doyle
Williams from Rehab.
Nowhere Bar
10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742
THE JAUNTEE Jam-funk band from
Allston, MA.
The Office Lounge
9 p.m. 706-546-0840
MATT JOINER BAND Local guitarist
draws inspiration from blues and
classic rock.
Terrapin Beer Co.
5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com
ROOT SPIRITS Local two-piece
blues-rock outfit draws from
American roots music and psyche
delia.
The World Famous
9 p.m. $10 (adv)., $15 (door), www.
theworldfamousathens.com
RIAN ADKINSON Multi
instrumentalist singer-songwriter.
Saturday 1
40 Watt Club
Hopscotch Road Show. 9 p.m. $5.
www.40watt.com
MUUY BIIEN Local band plays ???80s-
style punk rock that???s equal parts
Minor Threat and The Fall. See
Calendar Pick on p. 16.
FLOATING ACTION North Carolina-
based band blends multiple styles,
including indie rock, folk, dub and
blues.
LONNIE WALKER Folky rock band
from Raleigh, NC.
MURK DADDY FLEX Laid-back,
sample-driven, old-school hip-hop
beats from Terence Chiyezhan.
DJ DAFFY DUCK Psychedelic funk
bombs from this local DJ.
Amici
11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000
GRANNY???S GIN Rootsy, three-piece
funk-rock band out of Augusta, GA.
Bishop Park
Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m. FREE!
www.athensfarmersmarket.net
TODD LISTER Folky locan singer-
songwriter. (8 a.m.)
KIMBERLY MORGAN Local acoustic
singer-songwriter embracing the
rootsy, twangy appeal of traditional
country music. (10 a.m.)
Butt Hutt Bar-B-Q
8 p.m. FREE! www.butthuttbarbecue.
com
CLASSIC CITY SOUL Famous fora
Motown and R&B sound, this group
offers soulful R&B.
Caledonia Lounge
9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www.
caledonialounge.com
SAVE GRAND CANYON Long-
running local indie rock band.
BAD TEMPERED RABBIT Local
band plays progressive rock that
incorporates blues, jazz and sprin
kles of improvisation into a raw style
that is all its own.
RAE JON AND THE COSMIC
REBELLION Funky rock band from
Greenville, SC.
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREEiwww.farm255.com
PPP VS. BHC Party Party Partners
and the Birdhouse Collection team
up every Saturday in June for a
friendly variety show competi
tion. This week features Gentle
Beggars, Salsa Chest, Future
Ape Tapes and Tom Television.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
MADELINE Bell-voiced songwriter
Madeline Adams plays endearing
songs of smalltown loves, hopes
and other assorted torments and
joys.
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