STREET SWEEPER Ska-tinged thrash punk band. HUNGER ANTHEM Fuzzed-out, lo-fi guitar driven local indie rock band. Live Wire 9 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door) www. livewireathens.com JIMKATA Electro-rock band blending heavy beats, synthy hooks and big guitars. MOMCAT Lyrically driven rock and roll duo from Atlanta. Lumpkin Street Station 10 p.m. $20. www.facebook.com/ LumpkinStreetStation WHITEY MORGAN AND THE 78S Old-school honky tonk country outfit from Flint, MI. See Calendar Pick on p. 17. Morton Theatre 7 p.m. www.mortontheatre.com ATHENS HIP HOP AWARDS The annual awards show celebrating local hip hop culture returns for a third year. See story on p. 12. The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 CARLA LEFEVER AND THE RAYS This band, led by longtime Athenian LeFever, plays old-school jams, groovy funk and sweet pop.
Sunday 8 Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com KEVN KINNEY The Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ frontman performs a set of his solo material. TIM KNOL Singer-songwriter from the Netherlands performs a set of solo folk. Hi-Lo Lounge 8 p.m. www.hiloathens.com THE UKIAH DRAG Boston-based punk rock band. HARSH WORDS Fast hardcore group featuring members of Shaved Christ and Gripe. MUUY BIIEN Local band plays doomladen goth-punk influenced by ‘80s hardcore and new wave. PINECONES Atlanta/Athens-based rock band that touches on flailing, melodic grunge and urgent postpunk.
Monday 9 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com CAPSULA Spanish native band playing psychedelic rock laced with “brutal fuzz.” FEATHER TRADE This local band plays lush, moody post-pop. BEL VAS Local alt-rock group influenced by jazz, surf and bossa nova. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com PREE Experimental pop group from Washington, D.C. The Foundry 8 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens. com THE HOOT Monthly showcase put on by the Athens Folk Music & Dance Society. This month’s Hoot features The Vinyl Strangers, MrJordanMrTonks and Honeychild. Tommy Jordan opens and hosts.
Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. SOLD OUT. www.georgiatheatre. com MODEST MOUSE The Pacific Northwest indie rock legends return to Athens after more than 10 years. See story on p. 13. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 CURT OREN Minimalist, experimental saxophonist and composer from Iowa. KILLICK Freeform jazz experimentalist Killick Hinds coaxes sounds from unconventional instruments like his H’arpeggione and his “harp guitar,” Big Red. ALEC LIVADITIS Local experimental musician performs solo. MAGICICADA Alter ego of Atlantabased noise/electronic artist Chris White. KUSA87 Local experimental band creating visual soundscapes through tapes, pedals, vinyl and more. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com OPEN MIC Showcase your talent at this open mic night every Monday. Live Wire 7 p.m. $10. www.livewireathens.com IKE STUBBLEFIELD TRIO Soulful R&B artist Ike Stubblefield is a Hammond B3 virtuoso who cut his teeth backing Motown legends like the Four Tops, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 MUSCLE SHOALS MONDAY Local artists pay tribute to the Alabama hotspot.
Tuesday 10 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $10 (21+), $12 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER North Carolina’s M.C. Taylor plays laidback folk-rock with hints of Wilco and the Grateful Dead. TWINSMITH Omaha, NE-based rock group on Saddle Creek Records. The Foundry Tailgate Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www.thefoundryathens.com CRESTON MAXEY BAND Singersongwriter from Winder, GA playing a mix of new country, traditional country and Southern rock covers. DALTON GANG BAND Country and Southern rock from Jefferson, GA. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com ANTHONY D’AMATO Singersongwriter on New West Records who has recorded with members of Bon Iver, Megafaun and others. Kumquat Mae Bakery Café 7 p.m. www.kumquatmaebakery.com DK & THE JOY MACHINE New York-based group featuring “humorous tenderness, feminist anthems, alt-folk and acoustic punk.” The Manhattan Café Loungy Tuesday. 9 p.m. FREE! 706369-9767 DJ NATE FROM WUXTRY Playing an all-vinyl set of slow and melan-
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SUPPER 6 NIGHTS A WEEK!!
Wednesday 11 Blue Sky 5 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3153 VINYL WEDNESDAYS Bring your own records and spin them at the bar! Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 SINGER-SONGWRITER SHOWCASE Rock out every Wednesday at this open mic. Contact louisphillippelot@yahoo.com for booking. Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $8 (21+), $10 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com SCREAMING FEMALES New Jerseybased indie-punk trio fronted by diminutive and energetic guitarist Marissa Paternoster. DOWNTOWN BOYS “Dance-punkpolitics” band from Providence, RI. T HARDY MORRIS AND THE HARD KNOCKS Dead Confederate frontman performs a solo set of his folky, lived-in tunes. SHADE Local three-piece skews stoner riffs by sleight-of-hand over oceans of confusion. Frontwoman Phelan LaVelle throttles through dark, unlearned outsider jazz. The Foundry 7 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens. com AMERICOPIA Local Americana/ roots-rock band. Playing for Tommy Jordan’s retirement party. Hi-Lo Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 KARAOKE WITH THE KING See Wednesday’s listing for full description
TUESDAY, MARCH 3RD
A little bit of the Gulf Coast comes to Athens
Oh Jeremiah Southern Bred Co. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4TH
FREE SHOW
Nick Austin Trio THURSDAY, MARCH 5TH
FREE SHOW
Jazz Thursday presents Carl Lindberg Trio
Book Our Upstairs Private Dining Room
FRIDAY, MARCH 6TH
Kyshona Armstrong Rick Lollar Clay Evans
for meetings, date nights, parties, etc.
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Big C and the Velvet Delta Cree Mo SUNDAY, MARCH 8TH
Kevn Kinney (of Drivin-N-Cryin) with special guest Tim Knol MONDAY, MARCH 9TH
Open Mic
Su�d�y Bru�ch
TUESDAY, MARCH 10TH
Anthony D’Amato
4 Mimosas · $2 Bloody Marys featuring Breakfast Quesadilla, Shrimp & Gritcake, Fish & Gritcake, Fish & Grits, Omelette of the Day $
Happy Hour • Monday-Friday 5:30-8pm
ATHENS’ INTIMATE LIVE MUSIC VENUE See website for show times & details
WATCH THE WORLD GO BY IN FIVE POINTS
At the corner of Lumpkin & Milledge
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Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 DIABLO SANDWICH & DR. PEPPER New local acoustic band featuring Bo Hembree, Adam Poulin and Scotty Nichols. The Office Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 KARAOKE See Wednesday’s listing for full description Porterhouse Grill 7 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing weekly music gig in Athens! Join drummer Nicholas Wiles with bassist Drew Hart and pianist Steve Key for an evening of original music, improv and standards.
Down the Line 3/13 THE BEST OF UNKNOWN ATHENS (Buffalo’s Café) 3/13 SAM SNIPER / SMALL REACTIONS / SCOTT LOW (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 3/13 MOTHERFUCKER / MAXIMUM BUSY MUSCLE / THE PLAGUE / LOS MEESFITS (Little Kings Shuffle Club) 3/13 MASSEUSE (Nowhere Bar) 3/13 REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE (The Office Lounge) 3/14 METH WAX / BOY / VUNDABAR / DEAD NEIGHBORS (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 3/14 THE VOODOO FIX (Terrapin Beer Co.)
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Laugh Athens presents evening of Comedic Comedy & Musical Music
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Evening with Zach Deputy
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Grains of Sand
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Marshall Crenshaw & The Bottle Rockets
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