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ATHENS HAPPENINGS:

Wondering what to do around town until the weekend? Don't wanna fish through all the other crap in Flagpole to find the good stuff? Here's a short list (I'm sure I'm leaving some good stuff out):

Wed: Locals Kyle Spence (The Tom Collins, Harvey Milk) and Dave Schools (Widespread Panic, Acetate) join former Dinosaur Jr. mastermind J Mascis as "J Mascis and The Fog" at the 40 watt. Meanwhile, local country legends The Chasers play The Caledonia (decisions, decisions).

Thurs: Early in the night (8PM), Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers) promotes his upcoming solo cd "Killers and Stars" (which is finally getting a real release early in May) by guest on 90.5's "Live in the Lobby" and then DJing a bit afterwards. Should make for a good time. And almost as soon as that's over, you can head to the 40 Watt to see an incredible comedic lineup - Brian Posehn and Patton Oswalt. If you've never been in physical pain from laughing too much, I recommend you try it. In the meantime, here's an interview that Gardner Linn did with Patton in Flagpole for his album-taping show at the Watt last year. Enjoy.

Be back later in the week for a weekend schedule of events, I'm sure...

(Update 11AM: According to Patton's site, there's been a replacement for his show; Zach Galifianakis will now be opening for him... definitely an equally-apt replacement.)