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KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler
Storytime (Madison County
Library, Danielsville) Stories, songs
and simple crafts. Ages 0-5.10:30
a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/
madison
KIDSTUFF: Wonderful
Wednesday: Build Itl (Bogart
Library) Children ages 4 and up
will engage in building, based on a
theme from a story. 11:30 a.m. &4
p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/
bogart
KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee
County Library) Stories, songs,
movement, crafts and fun for pre-
school-aged children. 10 a.m. & 11
a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950, www.
athenslibrary.org/oconee
KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime
(ACC Library) See Tuesday listing
for full description. Tuesdays and
Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens
KIDSTUFF: Open Play for Babies/
Toddlers (Bogart Library) Little
ones and their guardians are invited
to a morning play session featuring
toys, blocks, cars and board books.
10 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.
org/bogart
KIDSTUFF: Pizza and Paperbacks
Teen Book Club (ACC Library)
Read with friends, eat pizza and chat
about popular Young Adult books.
4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.
org/athens
KIDSTUFF: Baby & Me Storytime
(Barnes & Noble) Read a book and
participate in activities featuring sen
sory growth for the little ones. For
caregivers and children ages 0-2.
This week’s book is / Love the Earth.
11 a.m. FREE! www.barnesandnoble.
com
KIDSTUFF: Elementary Read
Aloud (Madison County Library,
Danielsville) Ms. Carley will read
aloud from a book while participants
complete a related activity. Ages 6 &
up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athensli-
brary.org/madison
KIDSTUFF: Button Making (Oconee
County Library) Make buttons.
Grades 6-12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.
athenslibrary.org/oconee
KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC
Library) Children of all ages are
invited for bedtime stories every
Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www.
athenslibrary.org/athens
LECTURES & LIT: Poetry and
Literature Open Mic (Normal
Bar) Participants get five to seven
minutes to present a piece of their
choice. Poet, author and UGA alumni
Paul Cunningham will be featured.
7-9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/
normal.bar.7
PERFORMANCE: Vienna Piano
Trio (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall)
The Vienna Piano Trio performs a
program including Haydn’s Trio in E
Minor Ravel’s Piano Trio in A Minor
and Beethoven’s Archduke Trio in
celebration of his 250th birthday.
7:30 p.m. $10-35. 706-542-4400,
pac.uga.edu
THEATER: Vanity Fair (UGA Fine
Arts Building) See Thursday listing
for full description. Feb. 20-22,
25-29, 8 p.m. & Mar. 1,2:30 p.m.
$12-16. www.ugatheatre.com/
vanityfair
LIVE MUSIC
Tuesday 18
Caledonia Lounge
8 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18-20). www.
caledonialounge.com
STUYEDEYED Brooklyn-based exper
imental garage-rock band.
MOTHERFUCKER Hard-hitting local
math-rock trio.
HUNGER ANTHEM Local indie pow
er-rock trio.
The Foundry
8 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens.
com
EMERALD EMPIRE Wedding band
specializing in party-pop favorites.
Wednesday 19
Boar’s FHead Lounge
11 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040
OPEN MIC A weekly open-micjam
hosted by Louis Phillip Pelot.
All musicians welcome. Backline
provided.
Caledonia Lounge
8 p.m. $10 (21+), $12 (18-20). www.
caledonialounge.com
WELL KEPT Emo-influencd alt-rock
group led by songwriter Tommy
Trautwein.
HEFFNER New local indie rock band.
DREW BESKIN Local power-pop
singer-songwriter known for fronting
the bands Purses and The District
Attorneys.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
10 p.m. $7. www.flickertheatreandbar.
com
FRANK HURRICANE Experimental
artist that describes his music as
“spiritual mountain psych gangsta
folk."
KACEE RUSSELL Indie-folk artist
from Jackson, TN.
JORDAN SMITH No info available.
LILY DABBS Local acoustic folk sing
er-songwriter.
The Foundry
8 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door), www.the
foundryathens.com
CHEESE DREAM Local teenage rock
band influenced by 1990s alternative
rock and grunge.
MISS DESTROYER New, young local
indie-rock outfit.
The Globe
8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721
THE HOT HOTTY-HOTS Mary
Sigalas, Dan Horowitz, Steve Key
and surprise guests play swingin’
tunes from the ’1 Os, ’20s and ’30s.
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.
Thursday 20
Boar’s FHead Lounge
11 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040
LEAVING COUNTRIES & FRIENDS
Louis Phillip Pelot and friends play
country-rock and Southern soul.
Caledonia Lounge
8 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www.
caledonialounge.com
LET’S ROCK ATHENS Girls Rock
Athens presents a showcase,
featuring DJ Kaptain, Jada
Wynter, Convict Julie, Kudzu,
Cosmonot, Megan Moroney,
CannonandtheBoxes and
Common Currents.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
10 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic
Dr. Fred and featuring a large
assortment of pop, rock, indie and
more.
40 Watt Club
7 p.m. $15 (adv.), $17 (door).
www.40watt.com
RUSTON KELLY Nashville-based
“dirt-emo” singer-songwriter and
multi-instrumentalist. See Calendar
Pick on p. 12.
VALLEY QUEEN Los Angeles-based
indie-rock band.
FHendershot's Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com
JAZZ JAM Some of our town’s most
talented musicians get together at
this happening. Bring your axe, or
grab a table and give an ear.
Nowhere Bar
9 p.m. www.facebook.com/
NowhereBarAthens
PREACHERVAN Alt-pop four-piece
band from Atlanta.
Southern Brewing
Company
5-10 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com
KARAOKE Hosted every Thursday by
DJ Gregory.
VFW
6 p.m. $5-10. 706-543-5940
GROWN FOLKS DANCE PARTY
WXAG’s DJ Segar plays jazz and
R&B.
Friday 21
Caledonia Lounge
9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18-20). www.
caledonialounge.com
DEAD VIBES ENSEMBLE Two-piece
local sludge-metal band.
HORSEBURNER Sludgy stoner-metal
band from West Virginia.
TORRENTS Heavy, melodic rock
group from West Virginia.
PARATHION New local metal band.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
CHROME CASTLE Atlanta band
playing sunny psychedelic surf with
cloudy post-punk melodies.
KUDZU SAMURAI Athens-based
alt-rock group with blues and folk
influences.
40 Watt Club
9 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door).
www.40watt.com
SHEHEHE Local band that draws from
old-school punk and arena rock to
create a fist-pumping atmosphere.
FIVE EIGHT Legendary Athens band
known for its boisterous, thoughtful
rock and roll.
THE ARCS Long -running local rock
four-piece with power-pop influ
ences.
The Foundry
8 p.m. $10. wwwthefoundryathens.
com
SLOW PARADE Atlanta-based indie-
rock band led by songwriter Matthew
Pendrick. See Calendar Pick on
P-12.
THE MINKS Bluesy, psychedelic
group on tour from Nashville, TN.
NORDISTA FREEZE Psych-rock
project from Nashville, TN.
The Globe
11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721
SILENT DISCO Dance the night away
with three channels of music. One of
them is a request line!
FHendershot's Coffee
Bar
7 p.m. $7. www.hendershotscoffee.com
LUCKY 7 POETRY & MUSIC
NIGHT Featuring live poetry,
plus music from Thinner, Gift
Economy and Blacknerdninja
Little Kings Shuffle Club
9 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/lkshuf-
fleclub
LET’S ROCK ATHENS Girls Rock
Athens presents a showcase, featur
ing Avery Leigh’s Night Palace,
Emileigh Ireland, Rebreeders,
Small Beige Girl and Tim
Denson.
Nowhere Bar
10 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/
NowhereBarAthens
MOON CHIEF Funky prog- and
fusion-rock group from Athens.
ELECTROCHEMICAL “Psychedelic
progtronica” group from Asheville,
NC.
Peach Pit Cafe
5 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/
PeachPitCafe
KARAOKE Hosted by Cowboy Anglin,
featuring live guitar performances
by RC Cowboy between singers.
(Other musicians are also invited to
play along.)
Terrapin Beer Co.
5 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com
FIVE LONG YEARS Atlanta-based
three piece influenced by Allman
Brothers Band, Led Zeppelin, Jimi
Hendrix and Muddy Waters.
VFW
8 p.m. $10. www.vfwathens.com
CHRIS HAMPTON BAND Local vari
ety cover band hosts a dance party,
playing classic and new tunes.
Saturday 22
Caledonia Lounge
9 p.m. $10(21+), $12 (18-20). www.
caledonialounge.com
CLASSIC CITY WAX A release show
for a new vinyl compilation of local
hip hop, featuring performances
by Linqua Franqa, Caulfield,
The YOD, DK, Ishues, Kxng
Blanco, Squalle, LB, Son Zoo,
Motorhead 2x and L.G. See story
on p. 8.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
10 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
TEARS FOR THE DYING Local
death-rock group fronted by song
writer Adrya Stembridge.
HUMMIN’ BIRD Scrappy punk group
from Tulsa, OK.
FISCAL SPLIFF Punk band from
Russellville, AR.
FHendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com
GEORGIA SIRENS Local group play
ing covers and originals in four-part
harmony, featuring Maggie Hunter,
Susan Staley, SJ Ursrey and Marty
Winkler.
FHighwire Lounge
11 p.m. $2 (headphone), www.high-
wirelounge.com
SILENT DISCO Dance the night away
to two different channels of music in
your headphones.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
9 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/lkshuf-
fleclub
LET’S ROCK ATHENS Girls Rock
Athens presents a showcase,
featuring DJ Mahogany, The
Tightness, Bate Kush. Balding,
It’s Not Britney Bitch, Sewer
Eilish and T. Hardy Morris.
Nowhere Bar
9 p.m. www.facebook.com/
NowhereBarAthens
FREEHOLD Local band with an
upbeat, melodic sound blending
classic and contemporary rock.
Album release show!
Peach Pit Cafe
5-7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-2410
RC COWBOY Local performer playing
country and gospel standards and
originals.
The Rialto Room at
FHotel Indigo
7 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25 (door), www.
indigoathens.com
RANDALL BRAMBLETT This estab
lished Georgia singer-songwriter’s
Southern-tinged music pulls from a
variety of influences. Reissue release
party!
Southern Brewing
Company
5 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com
BRAD GERKE Local folk and
alt-country singer-songwriter.
That Bar Athens
10 p.m. www.thatbarathens.com
DJ 0 Local DJ spins a blacklight party.
Sunday 23
Buvez
8 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/buveza-
thens
BETTER LIVING New local
dance-centric dark electro group.
DAGMAR VORK Athens-based indie-
pop artist with a crisp, warm sound.
Cali ’N’ Tito's Eastside
6 p.m. FREE! 706-355-7087
THE LUCKY JONES Local band
playing old-school rockin’ rhythm
and blues.
FHendershot’s Coffee
Bar
LLS Benefit. 7 p.m. www.hender-
shotscoffee.com
AD BLANCO New local rock band that
sprouted out of Full Moon School
of Music.
Terrapin Beer Co.
2 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com
SCOTT LOW Rustic folk singer-song-
writer based in Clayton.
Monday 24
FHendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.
com
OPEN MIC Showcase your talent at
this open mic night most Mondays.
Hosted by Larry Forte.
Nowhere Bar
10 p.m. www.facebook.com/
NowhereBarAthens
MINGLEWOOD MONDAY Local art
ists pay tribute to the Grateful Dead.
Veronica’s Sweet Spot
7 p.m. FREE! facebook.com/sweetspo-
tathens
OPEN MIC NIGHT Showcase your
creative talent.
Tuesday 25
Caledonia Lounge
8 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www.
caledonialounge.com
SWAMP Melodic and wiry local indie-
rock band.
BBIGPIGG Noise rock band from
Brooklyn, NY.
VANGAS Loud, noisy, Atlanta-based
experimental punk outfit.
NOISE MOUNTAIN New heavy rock
group.
Nowhere Bar
9 p.m. www.facebook.com/
NowhereBarAthens
MILE FROM MEADOW Georgia-
based alt-rock three-piece.
The Rialto Room at
FHotel Indigo
7 p.m. $15-90. www.indigoathens.com
BLAIR CRIMMINS AND THE
HOOKERS Atlanta-based ragtime/
Dixieland jazz revival outfit.
GRANT COWAN Local jazz-influ
enced, piano-playing singer-song-
writer.
Wednesday 26
Boar’s FHead Lounge
11 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040
OPEN MIC A weekly open-mic jam
hosted by Louis Phillip Pelot.
All musicians welcome. Backline
provided.
Caledonia Lounge
8 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www.
caledonialounge.com
^BANANA? Comedic, acoustic local
singer-songwriter three-piece.
SWALLOWED SUN Groovy, psy
chedelic alternative rock band from
Atlanta.
CHRIS HURST Nashville, TN-based
singer-songwriter.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
10 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
ANNIE LEETH Local experimental
violinist and multi-instrumentalist
composer.
CAL FOLGER DAY Lush, wintry folk
artist from Dublin, Ireland via New
York City.
BENJAMIN SHEPHERD Anti-folk
singer-songwriter from Richmond,
VA.
Georgia Theatre
7 p.m. SOLD OUT. georgiatheatre.com
TRAMPLED BY TURTLES
Acclaimed five-piece alt-bluegrass
band formed in Duluth, MN.
SIERRA FERRELL Alt-country sing
er-songwriter from Nashville, TN.
The Globe
8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721
THE HOT HOTTY-HOTS Mary
Sigalas, Dan Horowitz, Steve Key
and surprise guests play swingin’
tunes from the ’10s, ’20s and ’30s.
Porterhouse Grill
6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990
JAZZ NIGHT Enjoy an evening of orig
inal music, improv and standards.
Down the Line
2/27 HIT LIZARD/STONEMAN/
ASHES TO OMENS (Caledonia
Lounge)
2/27 MISSISSIPPI JAKE /HERE
BE MONSTERS / HIBBS FAMILY
BAND (Flicker Theatre & Bar)
2/27 CHRIS CHAPMAN / LANCE
PEACE (40 Watt Club)
2/27 MURIEL ANDERSON (The
Foundry)
2/27 OF MONTREAL/LILY’S
BAND/SWOWCE (Georgia
Theatre)
2/27 BIG BAND ATHENS
(Hendershot’s Coffee Bar)
2/27 SHAW DAVIS & THE BLACK
TIES (Nowhere Bar)
2/28 THE NEW SOUND OF
NUMBERS / CELINES /
REALISTIC PILLOW/ROBERT
SCHNEIDER (Caledonia Lounge)
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