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Tonight in Athens

New Earth: Orquesta Grogus, One L (proceeds to benefit Doctors Without Borders)

Caledonia: Screaming Females, Jeff the Brotherhood, Witches, Dead Dog
Little Kings: Punk Rock Night
Go Bar: CJ Boyd
Melting Point: Silverbird Duo (Bluegrass night)
Tasty World: Drew Beskin, Founder and the Invisibles
TV: Lost Final Season Episode 2

Tonight in Athens

Caledonia: Red Cross Rock Show Benefit for Haiti with Kite To The Moon, Daffodil, Dusty Lightswitch
Flicker: Kenosha Kid (free)
Melting Point: 3rd Annual Sweetheart Duets Hoot
New Earth: Open DJ Night Tryouts
Little Kings: Rock & Roll Trivia

This Weekend in Athens

Friday

Classic Center: George Jones, Wilson Fairchild
Cine': Found Footage Festival (8 & 10 p.m.)
40 Watt: Clay Leverett & Friends (Kevin Lane, William Tonks, Bo Bedingfield, Brandon Reynolds, Neil Golden, Betsy Frank), Back Peddlers (members of Supercluster, Jolly Beggars, Corduroy Road)
Go Bar: The Agenda, American Cheeseburger, Twin Powers, Immuzikation (free)
Flicker: Carnivale of Black Hearts
Caledonia: Mr. Falcon, Kalvinova, Quiet Science
New Earth: Packway Handle Band (CD release), Lera Lynn
Flicker: Charlie Garrett Band (Charlie Garrett, Jay Rodgers, Andrew Hammer, Matt Stoessel; free)

Melting Point: Strawberry Flats
Little Kings: Dead Dog, Little Lungs, P.S. Eliot, Witches
Rye Bar: Eddie and the Public Speakers, Taste
Tasty World: Black Belt Patriots
Flora Hyrdoponics: Farmers' Market (2-7)

Saturday

40 Watt: Jonathan Richman

Caledonia: The Shut Ups, Casper and the Cookies, Nutria
Flicker: Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't, Nesey Gallons, Dave Campbell
Go Bar: One Wolf, Vespolina, Late Night Disco
Melting Point: Owl City, Lights, Deas Vail (sold out)
Farm 255: DJ Mahogany (benefit for PLACE)
Office Lounge: Mouser, The Border Lions (free)
Little Kings: Nightingale News, Kate Morrissey

Rye Bar: Noble Thieves, Pholksinger

Tasty World Uptown: PlumNelle Moon

Terrapin: Robbie Hazen & the Riot (happy hour)
Lay Park: African-New Earth: Wrong Way (Sublime tribute band)
American Film Festival: Ruby Bridges (2 p.m.; free)

Pet Supplies Plus: Dog Adoption Day (local animal groups)

Flora Hyrdoponics: Farmers' Market (2-7)

Sunday

Superbowl: Saints vs. Colts; drinking

Kingpins: Headbanger's Bowl with Burns Like Fire, Consult the Bones, Karbomb

Square One: Jazz Brunch (12-3)

If you know of any other events, drop us a line in the comments.

Tonight in Athens

Caledonia: Future Ape Tapes, Quiet Hooves, Roman Photos
40 Watt: Of Montreal (Night 2), James Husband
Flicker: Dusty Lightswitch, Zaka, Scott Spillane
Hotel Indigo: Clay Leverett (6), Bo Bedingfield (7)
Mama's Boy: Heidi Hensley (7:30)
Go Bar: Dr. Fred's Karaoke
Melting Point: Tab Benoit
Cine': Incatepec, DJ EZE (Haiti Benefit Concert)
283 Bar: Big Dawgs, Big Spenders
Rye Bar: Andy Erickson
New Earth: EP3, LSDJ, Zoogma
Nowhere Bar: Three Foot Swagger
Tasty World Uptown: Brother Brother, Drew Dixon, Shannon McArthur

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This and That

Creston Spiers from Harvey Milk is interviewed. Great stuff. [Exclaim]

PopMatters reviews Pylon's Chomp (which was released in October, but reviewed this week). [PopMatters]

They also have a piece on Skitter on Take Off, the final release of Vic Chesnutt's and produced by Jonathan Richman. [PopMatters]

Daniel Hutchens of Bloodkin wrote a new blog about their travels on the Simple Man cruise. [Bloodkin]

100 albums for $5 (mp3s). [Amazon]

UGA tech employee arrested for trying to bribe a student who illegally downloaded music. [Online Athens]

NPR has launched its new music site. [NPR]

Johnny Depp to direct a documentary about Keith Richards. [Playlist]

Flaming Lips to perform "Dark Side of the Moon" at Bonnaroo (funny quotes). [Spinner]

Famous Literary Drunks & Addicts [Life]

Tech Talk: YouTube HTML5

If you use YouTube a lot, you may wanna know that YouTube HTML5 is currently beta testing.

Here's a Brit to explain it:

Logos and Pie Charts

Read this amusing exchange for a chuckle.

Tonight in Athens

40 Watt: Of Montreal (Night 1), James Husband

Secret Squirrel: Fiery Furnaces ($5; 8 p.m.)
Go Bar: Mouser, The Jack Burton, Wild Yaks, Abbanna Lebon
Little Kings: Athens Showgirl Cabaret
Melting Point: Frontiers (Journey tribute band)
Tasty World Uptown: Circle in Flight, Harsh Flight, Kill the School, Of Legend
Flicker: Movie Trivia Night
Hotel Indigo: Canine Cocktail Hour