Friday, May 16, 2008
FRI: The Arcs are back! The local super-group of sorts plays its second (or third depending on what you count) show at the Caledonia tonight. It's fair to say that the vast majority of the attendees at their last show thought it rocked. Because it did. Tonight they're with The Empties and Olympus Mans.
Just up the street, the now-infrequently performing Lona (who just re-released their first album and are supposedly going to deliver the oft-delayed follow-up album this year - just like Guns N' Roses will) play the Georgia Theatre tonight. Betsy Franck & The Bareknuckle Band will be there too.
For a more bluegrass-y feel, there's 16 Tons and Curley Maple at the Melting Point. And for the best of local R&B, Ben Stevens can be heard at Little Kings.
SAT: The big show tonight is undoubtedly the Fat Man showcase at the Georgia Theatre. The lineup is: Matias (10:00), Buddy System (10:30), Fairmount Fair - as a duo? (11:00), Casper & the Cookies (11:30), Deaf Judges (12:00), and Venice is Sinking (12:30) who are recording their newest album at least in part at that very venue. Helluva lineup.
There are actually a couple of other showcase style shows - the Superfluous Umlaut showcase at the Caledonia and the Gypsies Killing Unicorns showcase at the 40 Watt.
Finally, there's some dancing to be had Rye Bar with DJ Mahogany and at Little Kings with Bitch Switch.
SUN: Kingpin's hosts a new house band called Strike Force, the description of which in Flagpole sounds fantastic: "The new house band at Kingpins features members of Barbara Cue, Southern Bitch and The Dashboard Saviors, rocking covers (Rolling Stones, Alice Cooper, etc.) and originals." Sounds like my peeps, but I haven't heard about this - details, y'all?
Labels: Tonight In Athens
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