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VOTE!
flagpole
2017
HEADER PICKS
Go to
favorites.flagpole.com
and VOTE for your favorite in
each of the categories, then we
will let everyone know what
athens locals like most about
our great town.
RESTAURANTS:
New (opened alter March 2016)
Italian
American
Asian
Sushi
Mexican/Latin A merican
BBQ
Bakery
RETAIL:
Naughty B usiness
Smoke/Vape Shop
Store to Buy a Gift for Her
Store to Buy a Gift for Him
Local Clothing Boutique
Place to Buy Local Art
and Handmade Goods
Downkome/Soutkern
Tkrift /Vintage Store
Local Coffee House
Place to Buy Wine
Local Pizza
Place to Buy Beer
Local Burger
Uniquely Atkens Store
Fries
Burrito
PETS AM) KIDS:
Taco
Vet Clinic
Steak
Pet Groomer
Seafood
Place to Take Kids on a
Rainy Day
Wings
Kids’ Classes: Movement
Vegetarian Options
Kids’ Classes: Creative
Sandwicli
Dessert
SERVICES:
Frozen Treat
Event Space
Buffet
Hotel
Breakfast
Pkotograpky Studio
Lunck
Florist
Brunck
Hair Salon
Late Nigkt
Stylist
Date Nigkt
Alternative Healtk Treatment
Meal for a Deal (name of restaurant)
(Chiropractic, Herhal,
Acupuncture, Rolfing, etc)
Special Occasion
Massage Tkerapist
Kid-friendly Local Restaurant
Tattoo Studio
Outdoor dining
Spa
Take Out
Fitness Instructor
Catering
Place to Get Fit
Ckef ^
Adult Classes: Movement
Food Truck/Cart
Adult Classes: Creative
Uniquely Atkens Restaurant
Car Repair Skop
BARS:
Car Dealerskip
Bartender
Plumker
Speciality Drinks
Electrician
Margarita
HVAC
Bloody Mary
Lawyer to Get You
Beer Selection
Out of a Jam (Criminal)
Wfrne Selection
Lawyer to Sort Out Your
Local Brewery
Affairs (Civil)
Bank
Place to Dance
Place to Play Games
Realtor
Happy Hour
STUFF AROUND TOWN:
Trivia
Place to See Local Art
Karaoke
Non-profit/Ckarity
College Bar
Festival/Event
Place to Watck tke Dawgs Play
Local Business
Uniquely Atkens Bar
MUSIC:
Recording Studio
Live Music Venue
(less than 200 capacity)
Live Music Venue
(200* capacity)
VOTING
DEADLINE IS
FEBRUARY 3 Rn
and the Favorites will be
announced in the
March 1 st issue of Flagpole.
VOTE ONLINE AT
FAVORITES. FLAGPOLE. COM
THE CALENDAR!
MEETINGS: Photo Sharegroup
(State Botanical Garden of Georgia)
The Photo Sharegroup meets at
the Garden to share digital images
of outdoor photography. Email for
more information. 6:30 p.m. FREE!
lpetroff@chartner.net, bc.akin@
charter.net
MEETINGS: Envision Athens
(Multiple Locations) See Monday
listing for full description Jan. 30,
6 p.m. at the Classic Center. Jan.
31,12:30 p.m. at the Lyndon House
and 6 p.m. at Cedar Shoals High
School. Feb. 1,10:30 a.m. at the
Classic Center. Feb. 2, 6 p.m. at
Clarke Central High School, www.
envisionathens.com
PERFORMANCE: National
Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
Wednesday, Feb. 1 continued from p. 23
Go Bar
10 p.m. 706-546-5609
TOM VISIONS Post-mystical, elec
tronic, psychedelic folk music from
the artist formerly known as Tom(b)
Television.
THE ELECTRIC NATURE Psych-
rock/electro duo from Athens.
SPACE BROTHER Local experimental
electronic artist.
SULTANS OF CRACHOSTAN No
info available.
Live Wire
Nuci’s Space Benefit. 8 p.m. www.
Iivewireathens.com
THE TUTEN BROTHERS New local
folk-rock band.
LIGHT BRIGADE New local rock and
roll five-piece.
Romani and Balkan folk to funk,
swing and jazz.
Nowhere Bar
10 p.m. 706-546-4742
CHRIS PADGETT Local guitar vir
tuoso and songwriter performs a
solo set.
The Office Lounge
8 p.m. $5. 706-546-0840
BOB HAY & THE JOLLY BEGGARS
Long-running local string band
that plays the songs of Scottish
poet Robert Burns. This is the 15th
annual Burns concert!
Porterhouse Grill
6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990
JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing
weekly music gig in Athens! Enjoy
an evening of original music, improv
and standards.
ing a large assortment of pop, rock,
indie and more. Every Thursday!
FHendershot's Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.
com
ONE TON TOMATO Calypso and
Latin jazz ensemble led by local
musician Tony McCutcheon.
FHighwire Lounge
11 p.m.$1 (headphone), www.high-
wirelounge.com
SILENT DISCO Dance the night away
with wireless headphones and two
channels of music. One of them is a
request line!
Nowhere Bar
10 p.m. 706-546-4742
GROOVE FETISH Proggressive jam-
rock group from Wilmington, NC.
Moe. plays the Georgia Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 28.
(Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall)
The program will include Dvorak’s
Carnival Overture, Prokofiev’s Piano
Concerto No. 3 and Shostakovich’s
Symphony No. 5. 8 p.m. $6 (w/ UGA
ID), $31-52. pac.uga.edu
THEATER: The Long Christmas
Ride Home (Seney-Stovall Chapel)
See Tuesday listing for full descrip
tion Jan. 31—Feb. 5, 8 p.m. Feb.
5, 2:30 p.m. $7-12. www.drama.
uga.edu
LIVE MUSIC
Tuesday 24
Flicker Theatre & Bar
9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
LOS CANTARES Local desert-rock
supergroup featuring members of
Old Smokey and Moths.
MINOR MOON Songwriting project
of Chicago-based musician Sam
Cantor.
FABULOUS BIRD Catchy, lo-fi indie
rock with the character of old guitars
and drums that’ve been collecting
dust in a garage for years.
The Foundry
7:30 p.m. $5. www.thefoundryathens.
com
LIVE BAND KARAOKE Sing your
favorite ’80s and ‘90s jams and
beyond, backed by Saved by the
Band.
Nowhere Bar
10 p.m. 706-546-4742
DJ WHOM Local DJ playing a mix of
hip hop, ‘90s and 2000s music.
Boar’s FHead Lounge
10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040
LEAVING COUNTRIES OPEN MIC
JAM Bands are welcome, backline
is provided and the jam rocks until
2 a.m.
Caledonia Lounge
9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www.
caledonialounge.com
REPLICKA Garage -rock project led by
songwriter Forde Weaver.
MURDER THE MOOD Local alterna
tive rock band.
SCM00ZE Athens-based alternative
rock four-piece.
The Foundry
7:30 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door), www.
thefoundryathens.com
DEAD HORSES Milwuakee-based
Americana trio. See Calendar Pick
on p. 21.
SARA RACHELE Independent singer-
songwriter from Decatur.
FHendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. $7. www.hendershotscoffee.com
ULTRAFAUX This trio of two acoustic
guitarists and an upright bassist
plays music with influences from
Thursday 26
The Bar-B-Que Shack
7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-6752
BLUEGRASS JAM Bring your own
instrument! All pickers are welcome
every Thursday.
Caledonia Lounge
9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18-20). www.
caledonialounge.com
LEE BAINS III & THE GLORY
FIRES Gritty, bluesy, socially
charged rock and roll band from
Alabama. See Calendar Pick on
P- 21.
FIVE EIGHT Legendary Athens rock
trio that consistently pumps out
boisterous rock and roll.
T. HARDY MORRIS Dead
Confederate frontman performs a
solo set of his folky, lived-in tunes.
The Foundry
8 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens.
com
GEORGIA JAZZ EDUCATORS JAM
Hosted by Georgia State University’s
Dr. Gordon Vernick.
Georgia Theatre
7 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com
SAMMY ADAMS Boston-based rap
per with pop sensibilities.
Go Bar
10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-5609
KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic
John “Dr. Fred” Bowers and featur
The Office Lounge
8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840
REV. TRIBBLE AND THE DANCING
MAGNOLIAS Local group led by
Athens rock fixture Rev. Conner
Mack Tribble.
Friday 27
Caledonia Lounge
9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18-20). www.
caledonialounge.com
MOTHERFUCKER Hard-driving, riffy
local rock and roll trio.
SAVAGIST Heavy-hitting local metal
band.
VINCAS Local downer-punk band fea
turing snarling guitars and doomy,
psychedelic flourishes.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
10 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatrean-
dbar.com
CHRISTOPHER WITHOUT HIS
LIVER Songwriter Chris Ingham
plays a set of acoustic folk-punk.
Album release show!
AS DUSK FADES Local acoustic
group that sounds like “Renaissance
doing Duran Duran covers."
LOOPER NOVA Jammy, guitar-ori
ented local project led by musicians
C-Loop and Razzi King.
The Foundry
8 p.m. $10 (adv). $15 (door), www.
thefoundryathens.com
KINCHAFOONEE COWBOYS
Country band from Albany, GA.
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