This Weekend In Athens
- posted by Mail Clerk @ 7:46 AM | Permanent Link

These bands just relax casually...


FRI: Holy crap what a cool party the 'donia's throwing tonight. Or at least some folks there are throwin' it. It's the "Footbizzle All-Stars Show". You can see the rarely-appearing rock acts Je Suis France (Lite) and Bugs Eat Books, either of which would be enough to drag my old ass outta my house to a show. But then you throw in the fantasy football-based rap and expert flow of Excalibrah + Lil' Flip Scoldjah and you've got a winning ticket. HammJammin in the extreme. Tru.
(I also have it on good authority that the long-rumored France LP is in the prep stages. Hope that's true.)

Of course, if you're not into all that, there's plenty still going on. WUOG's throwing their yearly birfday party which is also a Halloween party over at Little Kings. This year, Pegasuses-XL and Cars Can Be Blue are performing. Great lineup as well, obviously.

Or for something heavier, there's Hank III at the 40 Watt. More on that here. And for something more twangy, there's Redneck GReece over at the sketchily-located (read: BEHIND the Happy Spa) Eastwood Pub.



SAT: Casper & The Cookies take the stage at the Caledonia to rock their new stuff. There's a whole write-up about it in Flagpole this week, but I would add that if you haven't seen 'em in a while, you owe it to yourself to check 'em out again. The new band is on fire.

For more rock, Lake City and Mother Jackson are at the 40 Watt, and starting around 11PM, DJ Other Voices, Other Rooms will be spinning at Little Kings. F'pole says, "At tonight's dance party, expect tracks from the Isley Bros., Ol' Dirty Bastard, The Glands, Midnight Star, some house, and more." I'm sure he can tell us more.


SUN: Madeline and Geoff Reacher at the Secret Squirrel. Outta town, back into town, back outta town. You know how it goes.