Sound Menu August 19 2000 Thur
THURSDAY, AUGUST 17
NOTED ACTS
AC/DC, SLASH'S SNAKEPIT — AC/DC, I salute you. Thank you for the pre-pubescent adrenaline rushes. Thank you for providing an outlet during puberty-stricken moments of good grief. And thanks most of all for never changing. Your new album, Stiff Upper Lip contains the same chords and screaming visceral volume that helped me through my darkest hours so long ago. While Axl Rose prepares to, er, dazzle us with his new industro-thrash-metal version of Guns N' Roses, former GNR guitarist Slash gets on with rock business. There's nary a drop of irony to be found on his band's new album, which features a dozen tunes that wouldn't sound out of place on a late-70s Scorpions album. Recommended for all you Ronnie James Dio fans out there. Philips Arena (Allen/Robertson)
KEVN KINNEY, JOHN MAYER — Like bookends on Atlanta's current singer-songwriter scene, Kinney has been around about as long as anyone can remember, while young gun John Mayer continues his ascent toward future success. Both are worth a listen. Smith's Olde Bar (Sarig)
BIG BILL MORGANFIELD — Though he never lived with his legendary dad Muddy Waters, the gene pool is still active. He's hired some of his father's incredible backing musicians, and the hulking singer/guitarist does a bang-up job with Waters' covers, so who's complaining? Atlanta resident Big Bill's got the big soul and the big voice to make his famous pop proud, and his debut from last year was well received in the blues world, not an easy audience to impress. The rising son's originals are solid and he plays a mean slide guitar. Besides, wouldn't you rather hear him have a go with "Mannish Boy" than a local bar band? Blind Willie's (Horowitz)
M.U.R.D.A.H. O.N.E. — See Earshot. Karma (Chen)
PROJECT 86, LIQUID GANG, ULTRASPANK — A triple-bill of modern/aggro-rock, headlined by Orange County rock/rappers-for-Christ, Project 86. Also on the bill: Fellow SoCal headbangers Ultraspank and the Philly grind of Liquid Gang. Cotton Club (Sarig)
RHYTHM RYDER — This South Carolina jam band sounds like some unholy alliance between the Grateful Dead and Yes at their windiest. ("Tales From a Topographic Mars Hotel," anyone?). The guitar solos are longer than many full albums I admire, and honestly, how unfunky do you need to get before even your closet friends start telling you the truth. Brandy House (Robertson)
STRANGEBEDFELLOWS — A pre-Future Fest party, directed by DJs Skip, Brendon Lee, Kevin-O, Roger, Sherkhan, Bobble and Jeffrey, and also featuring a collaborative performance by Aerial's Heath and the Robustos' Tonya. Nomenclature Museum (Sarig)
ALSO PERFORMING
9 LIVES SALOON: AC/DC aftershow party, Bitch, Hung (free with concert ticket stub)
40 WATT CLUB-ATHENS: Little Red Rocket, the Modfathers
513 CLUB: Big D and the Kids Table, First Grade Crush, Treephort
AFTER DARK CABERET: Ricki Fargo
ANTHONY'S: Open-mic therapy with The Donors
ARCTIC CIRCLE: Trivia with DJ Rock entertainment
BILLY'S: Joe Perri
BLIND WILLIE'S: Big Bill Morganfield
BRANDYHOUSE: YG, Rhythem Ryder
BRIDGES: Paula Harris with Doug Jervey
CAJUN KITCHEN: Stella Bluegrass
THE CHAMBER: Club Fetish
CHAMELEON CLUB: Club Fetish
CHECKERED PARROT: Dave Williams
CHURCHILL GROUNDS JAZZ CAFÉ: Latin jazz with Jerry Fields and Vecinos del Mundo
CJ'S LANDING: Mike & Hank & Tim Acres; Anitra Holley
COBALT LOUNGE: Blue Room with DJ-Luv and musical guests spinning acid jazz and deep house. Decadence, dance music from the early '90s, upstairs
COTTON CLUB: Project 86, Ultraspank, Liquid Gang
CRESCENT ROOM: Laid Back Deep
DARK HORSE TAVERN & GRILL: Adom, The Rockin' Pontoons, Pigeon
DOTTIE'S: Amazing Laredo's
THE EARL: The Mercury Program, Fin Fang Room
ECLIPSE DI LUNA: Duo Latino
EDDIE'S ATTIC: Chris Chandler with Magda Hiller, Kit Rodgers, Over the Counter Culture
FAT MATT'S RIB SHACK: Chickenshack
FUEL: fete with DJs Marc-Alan Gray, Levi, Alex King & Justin. Also featuring John, Ricardo & Luis of Diestra
FUZZY'S: Donnie McCormick
KILLER CREEK: The Showtyme Jazz Duo
MARY'S: Video DJ Jigsaw
MASQUERADE: Old wave '80s dance party in Hell
NOMENCLATURE MUSEUM: STRANGEbedfellows host Miss Maya and pre Future Fest party with DJ Skip, Brendon Lee, Kevin-O, Roger, Sherkhan, Bobble and Jeffery, Heath (Ariel) and Tonya (The Robustos)
NORTHSIDE TAVERN: The Breeze Kings
PHILIP'S ARENA: AC/DC
POPPER'S: Andrew Black Band and Steve Hawkins and Friends Blues Jam
RAY'S ON THE RIVER: Mina
RED LIGHT CAFÉ: Dirt Road Scholars
SAMBUCA JAZZ CAFÉ: Salsa Thursday
SMITH'S OLDE BAR: Kevin Kinny, John Mayer
SOMBER REPTILE: Furious
STAR BAR-L5P: Kathleen Turner Overdrive, Amy Hailstone, Eskimos
WHISKER'S-DUNWOODY: Stacey James