Sound Menu April 22 2000 Fri
APPLES IN STEREO, WEE TURTLES - The Denver-based Apples are a throwback to the time when records sounded good on transistor radios and Beach Boys-style harmonies with sunny pop melodies weren't "oldies," but current hits. Dreamy, colorful and hip. The Wee Turtles, from Athens, are like-minded Rubber Soul-mates of the Apples. Echo Lounge (Smith)
WENDY BUCKLEW - Singer/songwriter Wendy Bucklew returns to Decatur to preview songs from her forthcoming live album, Still 'Live. My Sister's Room/222 E. Howard Ave. (Sarig)
COUNTDOWN QUARTET, UBEREASY - Call this "offbeat lounge night!" The Countdowners are an excellent North Carolina-based jazz/free-rock group and UberEasy are Atlanta's own campy cabaret combo. Also appearing tonight are the Jet Set Six. Star Bar (Nicoll)
DIESTRA ACUSTICA - As they finish up work on their debut CD, local trio Diestra Acustica preview their Latin acoustic guitar sounds. Yin Yang Café (Sarig)
TISH HINOJOSA - Tex-Mex troubadour Tish Hinojosa has made a career hopping the borders that separate her roots, her home state and her time spent writing songs in Nashville. Her latest CD, the mostly-English Sign of Truth, elevates mainstream country songs with the addition of tejano accordion and horns, along with Texan pedal steel. Smith's Olde Bar (Sarig)
JIMMY'S CHICKEN SHACK, KATHLEEN TURNER OVERDRIVE - Jimmy Haha, founder of Jimmie's Chicken Shack, won't be tricked into labeling his music. "We're all pretty scatterbrained," he says of his band. "If we listen to music on our bus, it goes all over the place." The same can be said of JCS. Atlanta fans will hear the band spray from radio-friendly ("Do Right") to reggae-funk ("Lazy Boy Dash"). One of three opening acts is KTO, legendary Atlanta punkers re-united with their original 1994 lineup. See story in Earshot on p. 91. Cotton Club (Allen/Nicoll)
KING'S ENGLISH, MOTO-LITAS - The English are '60s-style garage rawkers who probably dream of growing up to become the Woggles. The Motos are an all-girl combo whose surfy/new wave sounds evoke both the Neptunas and Ultrababyfat, with a sweet dollop of Oh-OK and Pylon scooped on top. Dottie's (Nicoll)
JENNIFER NETTLES, LITTLE RED ROCKET - A double-whammy of a release show. Nettles, formerly of Soul Miner's Daughter, celebrates her debut solo release, while Athens' quartet Little Red Rocket present their second CD, It's in the Sound (see review on p. 105). Variety Playhouse (Sarig)
WREK 32ND ANNIVERSARY SHOW - Red Krayola headline the first night of this two-day event; see article on p. 92. Also on the bill: John Forbes, a noise rock icon who's served up guitar and vocals for Mount Shasta and Phantom 309 - as well as defunct local band Dirt - returns as part of Tijuana Bible. And New York no-wave veterans Sue Garner (ex-Run On) and Rick Brown, former Atlantans, return as well. The Earl (Hatcher)