About Flagpole. (Athens, Ga.) 1987-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 2025)
10 FLAGPOLE.COM ■ DECEMBER 24, 2025 & DECEMBER 31, 2025 Q Tuesday 23 Normal Bar 8-11 p.m. FREE! booking@rudy montayremusic.com OPEN MIC All musicians welcome. Every Tuesday. Friday 26 Buvez 7-10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ darkentriesathens DARK ENTRIES KARAOKE Sing your favorite song from a curated catalog of classic to modern goth, post-punk, punk, ’80s and J-Pop songs. Normal Bar Soul Spectacular Dance Party. 8 p.m. FREE! www.instagram.com/ normal bar athens DJ NATE & DJ KURT WOOD Two local vinyl hounds bringing you all the best ’60s soul platters that mat ter for your dancing pleasure. Suturduy 27 Athentic Brewing Co. 6-8 p.m. www.athenticbrewing.com THE REVEREND CONNER TRIB BLE Old-fashioned rock and roll with a sprinkle of good-humored irreverence. Buvez 7:30 p.m. FREE! (cash donations to help Buvez employees with job transition), www.instagram.com/ buvez_athens SPOIL Hardcore band. ATTEST Originally formed in 2008, the group took a long hiatus before returning with a more refined hard- core punk sound. CRYING FORM Local hardcore punk trio. CRYPTORCHID Local blackened hardcore punk. HATE SPAWN SLIME West Geor gia angry-fun eldritch hardcore. MR. [REDACTED] Local band with new brakes and tires. OBSCURITY Noise and synth-punk band. Flicker Theatre & Bar A Peculiar Noise Screening. 7 p.m. $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com JIM WILLINGHAM Local folk rock singer-songwriter (Dim Watts, Burly Ivy). COCOMOKAZE Eclectic and dreamy folk rock singer-songwriter. INFINITE FAVORS Project of brothers Andrew and Nathan Prater featuring vocal harmonies, melodic basslines and hand percussion to create unforgettable, minimal bedroom pop. The Foundry Aubrey Entertainment Presents. 6 p.m. (doors), 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. (two shows). $20 (adv.). $25. bit.ly/ SegarJazzOct25 SEGAR JAZZ AFFAIR WXAG radio DJ Dwain Segar curates a night of smooth jazz. TONY EXUM JR. Sensational saxophonist blending contemporary jazz, R&B and funk. Hendershot’s 8 p.m. $10. www.hendershotsathens. com BIG BAND ATHENS 18-member Athens band whose swinging tunes consist of cover music from the '40s to the 70s. Marigold Auditorium for Arts and Culture Aubrey Entertainment Presents. 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $30 (adv.), $35. bit.ly/RandallBramblettDec27 RANDALL BRAMBLETT BIG BAND American roots musician known for his genre-blending style and creative song imagery. Holiday performance! Pancho’s Tacos & Tequila 7 p.m. www.panchostacosandtequila. com KARAOKE Every Saturday. The Root 10 p.m. FREE! www.therootathens.com SILENT DISCO Grab a pair of headphones, choose a music chan nel and dance the night away. Sunday 28 Buvez 7:30 p.m. FREE! (cash donations to help Buvez employees with job transition), www.instagram.com/ buvez_athens TREPID Local grungegaze and bouncy electro-punk. LITTLE MAE Trio blending indie, pop and shoegaze, drawing from influences such as Samia, Mercury and Alice Phoebe Lou. KNURD Hardcore rock band. THE THINGS Alternative country noise for sweetie pies. THOMAS FULFORD Alternative indie musician. 7TH TRY Atlanta-based alt-rock band. Tuesday 30 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $10. www.40watt.com HAYRIDE Long-running local three-piece rock band led by guitar ist Kevin Sweeney. Spoil will play an employee benefit show at Buvez on Saturday, Dec. 27. WYLD STALEYZ Self-described hot blooded, ball clenching power rock band from Athens. Normal Bar 8-11 p.m. FREE! booking@rudy montayremusic.com OPEN MIC All musicians welcome. Every Tuesday. Wednesday 31 40 Watt Club Classic City Wrestling. 8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $20-30. www.40watt.com THELMA AND THE SLEAZE Nashville-based all-female, queer Southern rock band. Athentic Brewing Co. 8 p.m.-12 a.m. $20. www.athenticbrewing.com THE ORIGINAL SPLITZ BAND Part 70s funk and disco flavor, a dash of old-school R&B, and a guaranteed good time. Cine Athens Goth Night Dance Party. 9:30 p.m. $10. www.athenscine.com DJ CROWE DJ Steven Crowe. DJ TOMB LILY Adria Stembridge of Tears For The Dying spins death- rock, post-punk, goth and more. TWIN POWERS Local DJ who is also a member of DJ trio Booty Boyz. DJ GOTH DAD Dustin Gannon of Vision Video leads a dance party spinning goth, post-punk. '80s, Halloween music and more. The Classic Center 8 p.m. (doors). 9 p.m. (show). $58- 333. www.classiccenter.com BLACKBERRY SMOKE Country rock band formed in Atlanta in 2001. NAT MYERS Korean-American blues poet based in Kentucky. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. (doors). 9 p.m. (show). $48.53. www.georgiatheatre.com RUMOURS Atlanta-based Fleet wood Mac tribute band formed in 2014. Nowhere Bar 7 p.m. (doors), 9:30 p.m. (show). www.instagram.com/nowherebar athensga VICIOUS DEVIL Project from Cur tiss Pernice, Ballard Lesemann and Larry Tenner. TRYCOH Brawny rock and roll capable of veering into regions of desolation. DEVILS OF THE NEW FRONTIER Steven Chambliss' fist pumpin’ power pop trio with Andy Pope and Brandon McDearis. Porterhouse Grill 7 p.m. www.porterhousegrillathens. com JAZZ NIGHT Longest running jazz gig in Athens featuring a rotating cast of familiar faces performing American songbook, bossa nova classics and crossover hits. Saturday 3 Hendershot’s 3-5 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotsathens.com CLASSICAL REVOLUTION Open classical play by local musicians. The Root 10 p.m. FREE! www.therootathens.com SILENT DISCO Grab a pair of headphones, choose a music chan nel and dance the night away. Sunday 4 Boutier Winery & Inn Wine Down. 3-5 p.m. www.boutier winery.com DENNY MARTIN Country acoustic guitarist. Tuesday 6 Hendershot’s No Phone Party. 7 p.m. www.hender shotsathens.com KENOSHA KID The brainchild of guitarist Dan Nettles performs two sets of adventurous new music each week from his ever-expanding catalog that exists “somewhere in the Schrodinger's nexus of jazz, post-rock and improvised music.” Wednesday 7 Hendershot’s 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotsathens.com OPEN MIC Hosted by Liz Farrell the first Wednesday of every month. Sign up online. Porterhouse Grill 7 p.m. www.porterhousegrillathens. com JAZZ NIGHT Longest running jazz gig in Athens featuring a rotating cast of familiar faces performing American songbook, bossa nova classics and crossover hits. Down the Line 1/08 Randall Bramblett, Mike Mat tison (Rialto Club) 1/09 Soul Spectacular Dance Party (Normal Bar) 1/10 Wolves, Lower (Hendershot's) 1/10 Annie Leeth, Dhemo, Little Mae (Cine) 1/10 Slack Times, Feltie, The Fall ing Spikes (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 1/10 Mab s-Ban, Gods., Nineveh’s Garden (The Roadhouse) 1/11 Mojo Confessional Songwrit ers Showcase (No. 3 Railroad Street) © 312 E. BROAD ST. * 3RD FLOOR * 706.208.5222 * FRIGIDAIRE BUILDING * ENTRANCE ON JACKSON ST. * WWW.REPUBLICSALON.COM
