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Jan. 14-15, 8 p.m. $50-60. www.
pac.uga.edu
LIVE MUSIC
Tuesday 7
Go Bar
10 p.m. 706-546-5609
DJ HOT WAX Max Wang (The Rodney
Kings) spins ???60s pop/soul and
punk rock.
The Melting Point
Terrapin Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5. www.
meltingpointathens.com
DRIFTWOOD Local Americana col
lective plays darkly accented folk.
Nowhere Bar
10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742
THE FRITZ Jammy rock band from
Asheville, NC.
The Office Lounge
9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840
KARAOKE With your host Lynn, the
Queen of Karaoke!
Porterhouse Grill
7 p.m. FREE!706-369-0990
JAZZ NIGHT Join Nicholas Wiles,
Drew Hart and Steve Key for an
evening of original music, improv
and standards.
Tapped
9 p.m. FREE! 706-850-6277
KARAOKE Sing your heart out every
Wednesday.
CICADA RHYTHM Atlanta-based
acoustic guitar and upright bass duo
playing bluegrass-tinged indie folk,
filled with beautiful, paired vocal
harmonies.
Go Bar
10 p.m. 706-546-5609
YULETIDE KARAOKE Hosted by
karaoke fanatic John ???Dr. Fred???
Bowers and featuring a large assort
ment of pop, rock, indie and more.
Green Room
9 p.m. $5. www.greenroomathens.com
LINGO Jam band featuring heavy
guitar melodies, African and Latin
grooves, old-school funk and fusion
jazz.
BUBONIK FUNK Funky, soulful rock
band from Charlotte, NC.
RED OAK SOUTHERN STRING
BAND This Watkinsville-based band
plays rootsy Americana tunes.
Nowhere Bar
9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742
TUESDAY NIGHT CONFESSIONAL
Host Fester Hagood presents
this week???s showcase of singer-
songwriter talent, featuring Anna
Hamilton and the Rick Fowler
Band.
The Volstead
9 p.m. 706-354-5300
KARAOKE Every Tuesday!
Boar???s FHead Lounge
10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040
OPEN MIC NIGHT Rock out every
Wednesday. Contact louisphillip-
pelot@yahoo.com for booking.
Georgia Theatre
9 p.m. FREE! www.georgiatheatre.com
BACKROAD ANTHEM Country-rock
band from Fayetteville, AR.
Go Bar
10 p.m. 706-546-5609
BAXTER AND THE BASICS Local
folk-inspired indie rock band that
borrows from the fuzz of ???90s alter
native.
WIEUCA A fuzz-heavy, slightly coun
trified alt-rock version of wistful
slacker-rock.
STEPHANIE SCHECTER Local
singer-songwriter with a personal
acoustic style.
SCOTT New garage-rock band from
local musician Louis Arnold.
FHi-Lo Lounge
9 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561
KARAOKE WITH THE KING Sing
your guts out every Wednesday!
The Volstead
6 p.m. FREE!706-354-5300
TRE POWELL Bluesy acoustic tunes
with soulful vocals.
Thursday 9
Caledonia Lounge
9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www.
caledonialounge.com
JUNA Sweeping local post-rock band
featuring epic, end-of-the-world
instrumentation.
KELSI GRAMMAR Screamo group
from Kennesaw, GA.
RAINTREE Emo-influenced post-rock
band from Charlottesville, VA.
CLAIM CULTURE Indie rock band
from Richmond, VA.
NEW WIVES Charming Athens indie
rockers inspired by groups like
Modest Mouse and Cursive.
Dirty Birds
9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-7050
BLESS THE MIC Open mic and kara
oke night. Every Thursday!
Flicker Theatre & Bar
9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar.
com
HARSH WORDS Local hardcore band
featuring members of Gripe and
Shaved Christ. See story on p. 14.
SOKEA PISTE Finland-based punk
rock band.
SHAVED CHRIST Local punk band
featuring members of American
Cheeseburger, Witches, Dark Meat
and Hot New Mexicans.
Georgia Theatre
9 p.m. $8. www.georgiatheatre.com
FAMILY AND FRIENDS Buzzworthy
local folk-rock act featuring double
percussion and anthemic vocals. EP
release show!
SAINTSENECA Columbus, OH-based
indie-folk outfit.
FHendershot's Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com
JAZZ JAM Some of Athens??? most
talented jazz musicians will get
together to make America???s music at
this cool happening. So bring your
saxophone and join in with the band,
or grab a brew and a table and give
an ear.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
10 p.m. www.facebook.com/lkshuffle-
club
kids This local band, led by song
writer Jared Collins, plays reverb-
washed melodic pop.
DEEP STATE Members of Little Gold
and Brothers play driving, melodic
guitar-rock.
GROWL Austin, TX-based indie rock
band.
MOTHERS Local songwriter Kristine
Leschper performs gorgeous, haunt
ing folk tunes.
The Melting Point
7 p.m. $13 (adv.), $18 (door), www.
meltingpointathens.com
KEVN KINNEY The Drivin???N???Cryin???
frontman performs a set of his solo
material.
CHUCK MEAD The creative force
behind the critically acclaimed
alt-country outfit BR549 performs
a solo set.
ANGIE APARO Accomplished singer
and performer who has appeared
onstage and on record with many
big names, including Tim McGraw
and Matchbox 20.
FESTER HAGOOD This local song
writer sings in a soft drawl that
accents his simple, plucked country
songs.
Nowhere Bar
10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742
STRAIGHT NO CHASER Local
groove-oriented group.
The Office Lounge
8 p.m. 706-546-0840
NEAL CANUP Dusty vocals and well-
crafted songs from this local artist.
The Office Lounge
9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840
CARLA LE FEVER???S LOUNGE
LIZARD JAM PARTY Local singer
hosts an open full-rock jam. P.A.,
drums, bass rig, keyboards and
guitar amps set up and ready to go.
Please bring your guitars and sticks.
Every Thursday!
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www.
caledonialounge.com
DON CHAMBERS This local favorite???s
whiskey-soaked bootstomps capture
a certain dusty closing-time chic,
though he has recently opted for a
more minimal, pastoral sound.
THAYER SARRANO Local songwriter
playing hazy, desolate, Southern-
inspired rock tunes. This show will
also feature magician Jeff Morris.
The Coffee Shop of
Athens
8 p.m. FREE! 706-542-8990
RICK BEDELL Local flautist playing
Native American-inspired music.
Georgia Theatre
9 p.m. $15 (door), $20 (two-day pass).
www.georgiatheatre.com
THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS
Improvised string band music with
country and bluegrass underpin
nings. See Calendar Pick on p. 16.
PACKWAY HANDLE BAND
Packway???s ???gather around the mic"
approach to bluegrass provides sly,
hearty original songs and renditions
of classic tunes.
Go Bar
10 p.m. 706-546-5609
DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ
spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righ
teous R&B and a whole lotta faves.
Green Room
9 p.m. $5. www.greenroomathens.com
LAZY LOCOMOTIVE Local group
featuring members of Fuzzbucket,
Juice Box and High Strung String
Band.
THE KINKY APHRODISIACS
Southern progressive rock trio.
FHendershot???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
7:30 p.m. $10. www.meltingpointa-
thens.com
LERA LYNN & HER BAND Former
Athenian turned Nashville resident
playing country-influenced music
with distinctive, sultry vocals. See
Calendar Pick on p. 16.
JOHN FRENCH & THE BASTILLES
Songwriter John French???s sincere
acoustic compositions are backed by
a group of musicians with country
and rock influences.
JOSH PERKINS Long-running local
folk-rocker.
New Earth Athens
9 p.m. $8. www.newearthmusichall.
com
TERRAVITA Pioneering drumstep
group from Boston.
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Family and Friends will release its debut EP and play the Georgia Theatre on Thursday, Jan. 9.
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DOORS AT 5:30PM
STORIES AT 7:00PM
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KEVN KINNEYS
ANGIE APARO
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JAM 11 A TRIBUTE TO CROSBY,
$10 STILLS, NASH & YOUNG
TERRAPIN TUESDAY WITH
HIE 14 NORTH GEORGIA
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Wed. Jan 15 Georgia Women of Song featuring Marty Winkler, Kate Morrisey and
Mary Sigalas
Thu. Jan 16 Emerson Hart (lead singer of Tonic) with Gabriel Kelley
Fri. Jan 17 Back in Time
Sat. Jan 18 Mountain Heart featuring special guests Boggan, David, Mullinax
Mon. Jan 20 Athens Nurses Clinic Benefit
Fri. Jan 24 Mother's Finest
Sun. Jan 26 Alzeheimer's Music Fest
Thu. Jan 30 Bobyn Hitchcock with Thayer Sarrano
JUST ANNOUNCED
Fri. Jan 31 Sam Hunt Band, Eric Dodd Band
Sat. Feb 1 Soul Babels Brass Band w/ Dirty Bourbon Diver Show
Sun. Feb 2 The Wild Feathers, Saints of Valory, Jamestown Revival
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