Sound Menu August 19 2000 Wed week out

NOTED ACTS
A PERFECT CIRCLE, SUNNA — Although A Perfect Circle is the pet project of former Smashing Pumpkins and Nine Inch Nails guitar tech Billy Howerdel, the band's biggest claim-to-fame is sharing lead singer Maynard James Keenan with the mega-selling Tool. While Maynard's presence likely helped boost the sales of that band's self-titled debut to gold status, Howerdel's intricate guitar work and songwriting skills certainly didn't hurt, either. A Perfect Circle has already successfully translated their studio work to the live stage while touring with NIN earlier this summer and should put on an even stronger performance at this smaller venue. Newcomers Sunna open the show. Described as "sinister post-millennial rock," this English band sounds more like a pre-millennial hangover of post-grunge, genre mongering. Combining a bit of Nirvana's edgy melodic explosiveness with a hearty share of Nine Inch Nails-ish industrial-sized beats yields oddly reactionary results. While admittedly attractive to the ears, ultimately it comes off as a bit "old hat." Tabernacle (Williams/Robertson)

AMY PIKE — Opening for Mike Ireland tonight, the former Continentals vocalist/bandleader gets a chance to exercise her oh-so-fine voice, which we expect should still be well warmed-up from her performance during the Elvis Deathday Observance the previous weekend. Echo Lounge (Nicoll)

ALSO PERFORMING
40 WATT CLUB-ATHENS: Michelle Malone, John Mayer

AFTER DARK CABERET: Lou Vandora

BLACK REPERTORY GROUP: Third Eye Theatre

BLIND WILLY'S: Francine Reed

CAJUN KITCHEN: Super Phactual Assembly: Karen Leppo

THE CHAMBER: Love break with DJ Biff

CHASTAIN AMPHITHEATER: Rippingtons

CHURCHILL GROUNDS JAZZ CAFÉ: The Mahluli Workshop

DARK HORSE TAVERN: Shut Eye Records Showcase

DOTTIE'S: Pretty Pony, Sofia

ECHO LOUNGE: Mike Ireland & the Holler, Amy Pike

ECLIPSE DI LUNA: Kim Rushing

EDDIE'S ATTIC: Tammy Allen, Eva James

FADO IRISH PUB: The Charms

FAT MATT'S RIB SHACK: The Electromatics

FUZZY'S: Mike Veal

GOLDFISH RESTAURANT: The Showtyme Duo

LASETER'S: Jagermeister night with $2 shots

MARY'S: Video DJ Jigsaw

MASQUERADE: Raising Hell Wednesday with old and new school hip-hop

POPPER'S: Eric Austin open mic night

PEASANT UPTOWN AT PHIPPS: The Steven Charles Jazz Duo

THE PLACE: Ballanger & Park

RAY'S ON THE RIVER: Mina

THE SHARK BAR: Mid-week Mixer

SMITH'S OLDE BAR: Tastebud, Soulspeak and YG downstairs

SOMBER REPTILE: Habu, former members of The Grape, Lickity Split, Boom Bust and Echo

STAR BAR-L5P: Immortal Lee County Killers

THE TABERNACLE: A Perfect Circle with Sunna