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THE CALENDAR!
Thursday, Jan. 16 continued from p. 19
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. FREE! www.fiickertheatreandbar.
com
THE PLAGUE Dark and visceral rock
and roll.
ST. EEL Local rock band featuring for
mer members of The Side Effects.
40 Watt Club
4 on the Floor. 9:30 p.m. $4.
www.40watt.com
WEREWOLVES Local band featuring
quirky lo-fi rock with bright, bouncy
flourishes, unique instrumentation
and emotive lyrics.
TITANS OF FILTH Quirky local indie-
pop band anchored by the droll
vocal delivery of songwriter Sam
Grindstaff.
DEEP STATE Members of Little Gold
and Brothers play driving, melodic
guitar-rock.
TROPHY WIFE Loud, angular, ener
getic duo from Philadelphia.
Georgia Theatre
9 p.m. $20. www.georgiatheatre.com
RIFF RAFF ???Shamelessly ecccentric???
hip hop artist and weirdly persis
tent millenial culture figure from
Houston, TX. See Calendar Pick
on p. 16.
Go Bar
10 p.m. 706-546-5609
KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic
John ???Dr. Fred??? Bowers.
Green Room
9 p.m. www.greenroomathens.com
DANK SINATRA Local jam band,
self-described as a ???high energy-low
stress groove jungle." See review
on p. 13.
HALEM ALBRIGHT BAND From
rock to reggae, Americana to
experimental, Halem Albright has
been performing his blend of unique
songwriting and electrifying guitar
around Athens and Atlanta for years.
FHendershot???s Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com
ASHER ARMSTRONG Local four-
piece Americana rock band.
CAREY MURDOCK Americana sing
er-songwriter from Nashville, TN.
The Melting Point
7 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20 (door), $10 (w/
UGA ID), www.meltingpointathens.
com
EMERSON HART The lead singer of
???90s alt-rock notables Tonic plays a
set of original solo material.
GABRIEL KELLEY A former Athens
resident, Kelley plays heartfelt,
country-inspired folksongs.
New Earth Athens
9 p.m. $10. www.newearthmusichall.
com
KAMI NAN DA Victoria, B.C.-based
electronic outfit whose ???mission is
to produce and perform music that
uplifts the spirit of the listener, while
allowing for the natural ebb and flow
of light and dark.???
SUBSQWAD Brian Amaral and Kenny
Ferron create and perform a unique
blend of glitch-hop, world bass and
future-funk.
SIRIUS COLORS Nashville-based
project of electronic artist Thomas
Orr Anderson.
Nowhere Bar
10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742
SWEET KNIEVELThis four-piece jam
band performs a variety of musical
styles ranging from melodic psyche
delic rock to funk and beyond.
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!
Friday 17
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $6 (adv.), $8 (door), www.
caledonialounge.com
LAZER/WULF This avant-metal
instrumental trio from Atlanta mixes
in progressive, thrash as well as
more eclectic influences for a high-
energy and highly entertaining live
show.
SAVAGIST Heavy-hitting local metal
band.
COLOSSUS ???Adventure-metal" band
from Raleigh, NC.
MANGER Speed thrash metal ???with a
dash of Satan.??? The band harks back
to the days of NWOBHM: ripping
solos and screeching vocals.
The Coffee Shop of
Athens
9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/
TheCoffeeShopofAthens
LEE ANN PEPPERS Local singer-
songwriter playing an acoustic
set with a mix of cover songs and
originals.
CORTEZ GARZA Local singer-
songwriter pushes the envelope
with his unique blend of indie and
Americana.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.
com
ONE MAN MACHINE New Orleans???
Bernard Pearce plays fun, energetic
funk-rock.
LEG & DAIRY No info available.
40 Watt Club
8 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com
MANMADE MOUNTAINS Folky local
quintet that describes its sound as
???banjos, but from outer space."
GRASSLAND STRING BAND New
local traditional and progressive
bluegrass group.
SOUTHERN BRED CO. Local funk-
inspired rock and roll band.
Georgia Theatre
8 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.com
EARPHUNK New Orleans based
act combining soul, funk and jam
music. The band will perform as
???Daft Phunk,??? a tribute to Daft Punk.
Go Bar
10 p.m. 706-546-5609
FOOZLE Fuzzed-out indie rock trio
from Washington, D.C.
REALISTIC PILLOW New local indie
band.
LILAC DAZE Melodic, lo-fi rock band
from Maryland.
EL HOLLIN This Athens band plays
haunting pop music with minimal
instrumentation and female vocals.
DJ BLOWPOPJoe Kubler (Bubbly
Mommy Gun) spins a set of tunes.
Green Room
9 p.m. www.greenroomathens.com
DAN AARON The Vespolina frontman
plays a set of rich, evocative, folk-
tinged rock.
CHUCK WAGON & THE DEUCE
CABOOSE Tapping into the tradi
tions of Waylon Jennings, ZZ Top
and everything in between, Chuck
Wagon???s brand of barroom honky-
tonk aims to satisfy the urge to
cause some trouble.
THE BLUE VELVETS Nashville-based
band that sounds like ???Tom Waits
fronting the White Stripes.???
Hendershot's Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com
JACK LOGAN & SCOTT
BAXENDALE Local musicians Jack
Logan and Scott Baxendale team up
to play songs from a new collab
orative album. They???ll be backed by
John Mills and Ben Mize.
KEN WILL MORTON With his gritty,
soulful rasp, Morton trudges through
Americana???s roots with rock and roll
swagger and a folksinger???s heart. CD
release show! See story on p. 12.
The Melting Point
8 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door), www.
meltingpointathens.com
BACK IN TIME Veterans of the local
and regional rock scenes play clas
sic beach and soul covers.
Normaltown Hall
8 p.m. $8. www.facebook.com/
NormaltownHall
HOWE GELB The founder of critically
acclaimed Arizona outfit Giant Sand,
Gelb plays devastating, low-key
desert-folk. See Calendar Pick on
p. 16.
JAY GONZALEZ Solo smooth-pop
jams from Drive-By Truckers??? key
boardist.
Nowhere Bar
10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742
FUNK BROTHERHOOD The local all-
star band plays classic funk, disco
and rock and roll covers.
The Office Lounge
6 p.m. 706-546-0840
ERIK NEIL BAND Local trio playing
blues/rock covers and originals.
(9:30 p.m.)
REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE
Newly relocated back to his old
stomping grounds of Athens, Tribble
is a Georgia rock and roll fixture.
(6 p.m.)
Pizza FHut
8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0888 (Baxter
Street location)
JOHN BOGGAN & FRIENDS Local
Americana/bluegrass picker holds a
jam session featuring other talented
locals.
Sundown Saloon
8 p.m. FREE! 706-248-0894
DJ LYNN CARSON Come on down
every Friday!
9 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1180
AVERY DYLAN PROJECT Southern
rock and Texas blues, originals and
covers.
Saturday 18
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www.
caledonialounge.com
T. HARDY MORRIS Dead
Confederate frontman performs a
solo set of his folky, lived-in tunes.
VELOCIRAPTURE This brash local
experimental rock group names The
Velvet Underground and Iggy Pop
and the Stooges among its influ
ences.
COUNTRY KNIGHTS Nashville-
based band.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.
com
J. LIFECOACH Local experimental
bassist.
MAGD Shapeshifting and dynamic
local experimental outfit.
40 Watt Club
8 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com
DAVE MARR The former Star Room
Boys singer plays a set of solo mate
rial in his deep and resonant country
twang.
MOTHS Jacob Morris and his all-star
backing band play an acoustic sort
of 70s folk-rock with a pop sensibil
ity and an inevitable psychedelic
tinge.
MOTHERS Local songwriter Kristine
Leschper performs gorgeous, haunt
ing folk tunes.
Georgia Theatre
9 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com
BLACK LIPS Celebrated Atlanta-
based garage-rock quartet famous
for its raucous live shows.
SHANTIH SHANTIH All-female
Atlanta-based band that draws from
???60s psych and ???80s dream-pop.
SHEHEHE Local punk rock band
???scorching the new American jet
rock stratosphere."
Go Bar
10 p.m. $3 (21 +), (18-20). 706-546-
5609
PROGRAMS New wave/dance project
featuring Glasscrafts drummer
Robby Casso.
DEAD NEIGHBORS Formerly known
as A Lot More Less, this local
band plays grunge- and shoegaze-
inspired rock tunes.
TWIN STUDIES Atlanta-based shoe-
gaze/dream-pop band.
DJ HOT WAX Max Wang (The Rodney
Kings) spins ???60s pop/soul and
punk rock.
Hendershot's Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com
ONE MAN MACHINE New Orleans???
Bernard Pearce plays fun, energetic
funk-rock.
SECRET EUROPEANS No info
available.
CHARTREUSE Drew Smith (formerly
of Chrissakes) crafts doom-laden
ambient drone music with this on-
again/off-again project.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/
Ikshuffleclub
DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ
spins freaky funk, sultry soul, and
righteous R&B.
The Melting Point
8 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20 (door), $10 (w/
UGA ID), www.meltingpointathens.
com
MOUNTAIN HEART Energetic and
virtuosic progressive folk/bluegrass
group from Nashville.
BOGGAN, DAVID, MULLINAX
Three local bluegrass pickers team
up for a set.
Nowhere Bar
10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742
THOSE CATS High-energy seven-
piece soul and funk powerhouse
from Statesboro.
The Office Lounge
9:30 p.m. 706-546-0840
DWIGHT WILSON AND THE
CLASSIC CITY SOUL Famous for
Motown and R&B sound, this group
offers soulful R&B.
Sundown Saloon
9 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1177
KARAOKE With your host Lynn, the
Queen of Karaoke!
Sunday 19
Hendershot's Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.
com
QUIET EVENINGS The local duo of
Grant and Rachel Evans plays drone
centric ambient music with synths,
loops and electronics.
FUTURE APE TAPES Local group
creating psychedelic, experimental
music driven by loops, beats, guitars
and synths.
MERLIN OLSEN TWINS Local
experimental duo.
Hi-Lo Lounge
9 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door). 706-
850-8561
THE PAUL COLLINS BEAT
Legendary power-pop figure Paul
Collins (The Nerves, The Beat)
heads this rotating cast. See
Calendar Pick on p. 16.
THE ARCS Local rock band featuring
Dave Gerow, Kevin Lane, Brandon
Reynolds and Ben Spraker.
THE VG MINUS ???70s-styled power-
pop/punk.
PARASITE DIET Nashville-based
power-pop group.
Pizza Hut
8-10 p.m. FREE! www.kevincodymu-
sic.com (Baxter Street location)
KARAOKE Choose from over 13,000
songs with host Kevin Cody. Every
Sunday.
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