Sound Menu August 19 2000 Wed week out
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23
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