Sound Menu August 05 2000 Wed

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ADOM -- Musical inspirations mentioned in this local quartet's press kit: Tortoise, Portishead, the Police, Mogwai, U2 — disparate enough for you yet? Layering atmospheric, though resolutely melodic, tunes over languorous grooves, the band creates an oddly sexy sound driven home by Conal Byrne's attractively reedy lead vocals. All told, Adom's quite compelling, and certainly one of the more promising up-and-comers I've heard lately. Smith's Olde Bar__ (Robertson)

IMMORTAL LEE COUNTY KILLERS, THEM WRANCH — These Alabama "duo jets" are anything but flat. Led by former Quadrajets guitarist Chet "the Cheetah" Weise, they're a gruesome twosome whose primal sound is torn raw and bloody from the dark underbelly of the Auburn rock scene. Three-chord punkers from Ohio, Them Wranch should be perfect on the bill with the 'Killers. At times wandering into bluesy-rock territory, these Wranch-hands clutch tightly 'round the listener's neck until the victim begs for more. Good-time fuzzed-out garage rock with a twist-off cap. Hell, yeah. Star Bar (Nicoll/Smith)

VOCAL BAOBOB — An Afro-Cuban concert with the Havana-based roots group that specializes in Yoruba chants, bata and rumba rhythms. Show time is 7 p.m.; admission is free. Vocal Baobob also performs later that night as part of the Renaissance Hotel's "Midnight Jams" series. Urban Life Auditorium/Georgia State (Powell)

?#CC0000:?ALSO PERFORMING Petri Dish's Public Practice w/Wonderlust, Valor and Erector Set

AFTER DARK CABARET: Andrew Black

ANTHONY'S-DECATUR: Karaoke w/Bob

BAYOU ROOM: Heaven Davis

BELUGA: Steve McRay, Michael Bastedo

BLACK REPERTORY GROUP: Third Eye Theatre

BRANDYHOUSE: Ghost Train

BLIND WILLIE'S: The Shadows

BRIDGES: Bruce Stanforth

CJ'S LANDING: Scott Munns, Tim Acres

CAJUN KITCHEN: Open Mic

CAFÉ TU TU TANGO'S: Live reggae w/Poshtoner

CHECKERED PARROT: Sonny Fontaine

CHURCHILL GROUNDS JAZZ CAFÉ: The Mahluli Workshop

COBALT: Hacienda feat. Carlos Alberto and La Perfecta

COSMOPOLITAN: ABSINTHE w/DJ Little Jen

CRESCENT ROOM: Mid-week party w/no dress code and laid-back atmosphere

DARK HORSE TAVERN: Ed Zachary, Centipede, Falling Up

DARWIN'S: Open Blues Jam w/Mothers and Sinners

DOTTIE'S: Vicious Cycle, Squares

ECLIPSE DI LUNA: Nadav Sela

EDDIE'S ATTIC: Daniel Lee, Ahmond Jackson, Tim White

FUZZY'S: Lou's Blues Revue

KAYA: Wind Down w/jazz, poetry and spoken word, also WRFG's Mighty Samson and guests spinning reggae, soca and hip-hop

LASETER'S: Jagermeister Night

MASQUERADE: Raising Hell w/DJs Trauma, Talib "Shab 365" Shabazz, Namahs and b-ing spinning old/new skool and underground hip-hop

NORTHSIDE TAVERN: Mudcat

THE PEASANT UPTOWN: The Steven Charles Duo

POPPERS: College Nite w/Eric Austin Open Mic

RAY'S ON THE RIVER: Mina

RENAISSANCE HOTEL: Latin Dance Party

SAMBUCA JAZZ CAFÉ: Cooper Tisdale Trio

THE SHARK BAR: Midweek Mixer hosted by Ryan Cameron, 5-7 p.m.

SMITH'S OLDE BAR: Adom, Re-Model

STAR BAR: Immortal Lee County Killers, Them Wranch

URBAN LIFE AUDITORIUM-GSU: Vocal Baobob

WHISKERS-DUNWOODY:__ Little Sizzlers