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Classic Center’s Theatre. Oct. 23,
7:30 p.m. www.classiccenter.com/
tickets
SHOWDOWN AT THE EQUATOR
(Flicker Theatre & Bar) A witch
doctor brings a murdered ninja back
to life to defeat a spider-obsessed
karate cult in Ninja Zombie. Outdoor
patio Oct. 12, 7 p.m. FREE! www.
facebook.com/showdownatthe
equator
SUMMER SOIREE (Online) The 9th
annual Mercedes-Benz of Athens
Summer Soiree features a virtual live
auction to benefit the Boys & Girls
Clubs of Athens on Oct. 15. 6 p.m. A
silent auction is currently being held
through Oct. 15. 706-546-5910,
www.greatfutureathens.com
SUNFLOWER MUSIC SERIES
(State Botanical Garden of Georgia)
Caroline Aiken plays Oct. 8. Timi
Conley plays Oct. 22. The series will
be held virtually, www.botgarden.
uga.edu
VIRTUAL FALL SEASON (UGA
Performing Arts Center) The PAC
will host a variety of performances
and events through October, such as
an Arts Chat with Wynton Marsalis
(Oct. 12), Peachtree String Quartet
(Oct. 18) and LA Theatre Works’
The Rivalry (Oct. 21). The Chamber
Music Society of Lincoln Center
Front Row: National Artist Series
presents performances and Q&As
with Gilbert Kalish (Oct. 7-12) and
David Shifrin (Oct. 28-Nov. 2). pac.
uga.edu
VIRTUAL JACK-O-LANTERN
JOG AND GOBLIN FUN RUN
(Athens, GA) Participants can run
independently from Oct. 24-31.
Run in costume and email a photo
to scncinc@gmail.com if interested.
Proceeds benefit the Sandy Creek
Nature Center Inc. Report your time
at tiny.cc/J0J5KTimes. scncinc@
gmail.com
WILD RUMPUS HALLOWEEN
PARADE & SPECTACLE (Athens,
GA) This year’s activities include
a virtual art show at tinyathgallery.
com, an auction fundraiser, a social
ly-distanced “rumpus-in-place"
parade and a Halloween “Holiday TV
Special." www.wildrumpus.org
ZOMBIE FARMS (568 Smithonia
Rd., Winterville) Zombie Farms
is a haunted trail of unique horror
sets with professionally trained
scary actors, storytelling and more
surprises. Check website for dates.
$20-25. www.zombiefarms.com
Kidstuff
FREE FAMILY PROGRAMS (Sandy
Creek Nature Center) “Critter Tales"
is held Oct. 10 and Nov. 14 at 2:30
p.m. A Naturalist's Walk is held Nov.
7 at 10 a.m. www.accgov.com/sandy
creeknaturecenter
SANTA AT THE MADISON-
MORGAN CULTURE CENTER
Schedule a photo with Santa. Dec. 4
& 5,10 a.m -5 p.m. 706-342-4743,
www.mmcc-arts.org
Support Groups
ADULT SURVIVORS OF
CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE
SUPPORT GROUP (Online) A
safe and confidential space for
adult survivors of childhood sexual
abuse to connect with and receive
support from other survivors.
Mondays from 5:30-7 p.m. for 8
weeks starting Oct. 19. Please note
the week of Thanksgiving will be
skipped. Screenings are required to
participate. 1-877-363-1912, www.
northgeorgiacottage.org
AL-ANON 12 STEP (Multiple
Locations) Recovery for people
affected by someone else’s drinking.
Visit the website for a calendar of
electronic meetings held throughout
the week, www.ga-al-anon.org
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
(Athens, GA) If you think you have
a problem with alcohol, call the
AA hotline or visit the website for
a schedule of meetings in Barrow,
Clarke, Jackson and Oconee
Counties. 706-389-4164, www.
athensaa.org
RECOVERY DHARMA (Recovery
Dharma) This peer-led support group
offers a Buddhist-inspired path to
recovery from any addiction. Visit the
website for info about Zoom meet
ings. Thursdays, 7-8 p.m. FREE!
www.athensrecoverydharma.org
SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS
(Athens, GA) (Email for Location)
Athens Downtown SAA offers a mes
sage of hope to anyone who suffers
from a compulsive sexual behavior.
www.athensdowntownsaa.com
On the Street
ABSENTEE BALLOTS (Athens, GA)
Registered voters can request an
absentee ballot before Oct. 30 for the
Nov. 3 election through the Georgia
Secretary of State’s online portal at
ballotrequest.sos.ga.gov
ACRONYM (Athens, GA) ACRONYM
is a new website compiling COVID-
19 aid for Athens-based live music
venues and artists. Check the
website for updated listings on
funding and financial opportunities,
mental health guides, organizational
support, community resources and
more. Visit acroynym.rocks
ATHHALF HALF MARATHON AND
5K (Athens, GA) This year’s race will
be held in a virtual format. Proceeds
benefit AthFest Educates. Register
by Oct. 23. $70 (half marathon), $30
(5K). Submit times by Oct. 25. www.
athhalf.com
THE MARIGOLD MARKET (Online)
The Marigold Market aims to make
fresh food easily accessible to the
Eastside Athens and Winterville
communities. The market is open
online every week from Friday—
Wednesday, and orders can be
picked up every Saturday, www.cityof
winterville.com/marigold-market
MUSICIANS (AND FRIENDS)
HEALTH CLINIC (Nugi’s Space)
In-person and telephone appoint
ments are available on Oct. 12 & 26,
and Nov. 2, 9 & 16. Open to anyone
on a low income who is uninsured
or under-insured. Call to book. 706-
227-1515
NATIVE PLANT SALE (State
Botanical Garden of Georgia) The
Connect to Protect plant sale will be
held online. Schedule a plant pickup
time. Through Oct. 27. botgarden.
uga.edu/fall-native-plant-sale-events
STEPS TO CONNECT CHALLENGE
(Athens, GA) Family Connection-
Communities in Schools Athens
hosts a challenge during the month
of September with three different
mileage goals for walking, running or
biking. $15-30/individual, $50/fam-
ily. www.facebook.com/fccis athens
TRASHERCISE (Athens, GA)
Complete your own Trashercise
workout by walking, jogging or
running along, trails, roads and
neighborhoods. Bring a bag, gloves
or a grabber, and pick up any trash
you see. Share photos through
Itrasherciseathens. Report your
cleanup online, and Keep Athens-
Clarke County Beautiful will send
a prize, carlos.pinto@accgov.com,
www.keepathensbeautiful.org, www.
accgov.com/aahcleanupreport
VIRTUAL LEISURE SERVICES
(Online) A variety of activities are
offered in arts, athletics, nature
and recreation, www.accgov.com/
leisure©
threats & promises
The Humms Release
PLUS, MORE MUSIC NEWS AND GOSSIP
By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com
UP ALL NIGHT: The long-awaited and, unfortunately, previously
delayed new album Vampire Hours by The Humms is finally
out now, a full decade after 2010’s Lemonland. As longtime
fans will expect, it encompasses smokin’-n-kickin’ garage
rockers (“Lady Low,” “Level With The Devil”), groovy and
funky soul numbers (“Howl”) and tastes of tiki-tinged
exotica (“Easy To Forget”). This album is a real expansion,
though, and there’s a cinematic quality to the open-high-
way bliss and worry of tracks like “Blue Bite” and “Miss No
One.” Similarly, the galloping charge and retreat of “P.G.P”
is unlike anything they’ve done before. Most importantly,
though, is the unbelievably tender and reflective “Forward
Cue.” While not exactly a love song
with discernible subjects, it’s very
much a song on resolve/resignation
with an ambivalent longing and, per
haps, a jaundiced eye towards any
actual resolution. It’s just stunning. At
least it stunned me. Vampire Hours is
available both digitally and on vinyl.
Stream along and lay your money down
at gypsyfarmrecords.bandcamp.com.
AUTUMN ATTIC FOR THE PEOPLE: Composer
and author Grant Evans (Quiet
Evenings, et al) has a new tape
out via Los Angeles label Monorail
Trespassing, and it’s called Albatross.
Described both creatively and accu
rately as Americana-concrete, this
release scrapes along Evans’ familiar
dark path of experimental doom but
never crosses into brute coldness. It’s
the sonic equivalent of a time-lapse
film of a flower disintegrating and uses
both the mechanical and organic in similar fashion. Dig it
at monorailtrespassing.bandcamp.com.
KICK UP THE DUST: For a painfully long time it’s been unnec
essary to actually listen to any band using the descriptor
“doom metal” because it’s all been, basically, three Sabbath
riffs played at half speed on the dark side of the moon
and—whoopdeedoo!—right? So when the new two-song
release from Sacred Bull crossed my desk, I was naturally
a little apprehensive. Well, punky, I dove in anyway and
learned these dudes are well versed in crafting legitimately
interesting, spacey metal more than a little informed by
2000s instrumental rock. I’m more partial to the A-side
here (“Creeping Serpent”) because it employs a much wider
base of melody and dynamism than the flipside track
(“Galvanic Battery”) but, hey, that’s why it’s the A-side,
right? All in all, it’s a not bad slice of up-and-coming Athens
metal. Sacred Bull also did a five-song EP last year named
Subtle Phase which, in addition to being a solid release in its
Vampire Hours
own right, is a nice roadmap to where they are now. Check
both of these out over at sacredbull.bandcamp.com.
SWIRL AROUND: Athens producer and engineer Annie Leeth
recently released her first song since last December. It’s
named “Tired Eyes,” and it’s melodically lilty, vocally pleas
ant and, of course, produced very nicely. Unfortunately, it’s
also completely based around a pulsating track that affects
my ears just like so many modern dance and experimental
tracks that use a swooping in-and-out oscillating roller
coaster audio effect: It makes me dizzy, and I need to go lie
down. That said, this particular mode of composition and
production was deliberately crafted to impart a sense of dis
sonance such that the music aligns with the lyrics. So, I can
respect that. Your particular experience may vary, so take a
chance at annieleeth.bandcamp.com.
BELATEDLY RELATEDLY: The aforementioned Grant Evans and
partner Rachel Evans continue to move forward the
engine of Athens outsider composition and the documenta
tion thereof. In the past two months, the pair have released
new collections from Wipe, Ross Gentry (Asheville, NC),
Uaxactun (Guatemala) and Rachel Evans’ own Motion
Sickness of Time Travel. The limited-edition cassette
copies of both the MSOTT and Ross Gentry releases are
sold out, but all of this is available digitally at adversary
electronics.bandcamp.com. I actively encourage you to
spend some time there and really dig through what the
pair have been spending so much time and energy with.
Speaking for myself, I’m sometimes confounded but never
disappointed. ©
The Humms
003313 KS50327
Rube: When We Wake Up It’s Gonna Hurt (Luftmensch Records) While many
small-town expats strive to disguise any shred of a bumpkin identity, this poppy
country rock trio seems to fully lean into its Southern roots—its name is Rube,
after all. Prior to relocating to New York, bassist Jeff Gees, guitarist Daniel
Gold and drummer Marshall Yarbrough (a former Flagpole contributor) were
active in the Athens music scene, performing in multiple bands over the years,
such as Nero and the Burning Violins, Stegosaurus and Big Hug, Little Kiss.
As with 2019’s debut, Clean, Masculine & Confident, the band boomeranged
back to town to record its sophomore album at The Glow Recording Studio. As
the title suggests, When We Wake Up It’s Gonna Hurt reflects a perseverance
through hopelessness, reinforced by tracks such as “I Didn’t Know Any Better
Blues” and “I’ve Got Big Dreams (and a Big Mouth)” about the pressures of aging while still searching for the
opportunities promised by a large city. They may not know quite yet where they’re headed, but they know where
they came from—there’s even a shoutout to the Billups crew on the record. [Jessica Smith]
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