Sound Menu September 02 2000 Tues

NOTED ACTS

DEKE DEAN'S ROCKABILLY OPEN MIC — Suave crooner Dean and his Blue Avenue boys play host to an assortment of guest performers here every Tuesday. Not only are any strays cats encouraged to come in solo, but Dean's now requesting that whole bands drop by for impromptu sets as well. Northside Tavern (Nicoll)

STING — Sexier than Phil Collins and certainly more gifted, Sting continues to churn out well-produced pop CDs. Still, as if distrustful of his own inherent talent, he has veered away from environmental philanthropy and begun to rely more heavily upon commercialism, as a kind of endorsement for the latest model of Jaguars which bear little resemblance to the subtle sleekness of their former panther-like incarnations. Similarly, Sting's latest album is a commercial venture which bears a distant resemblance to the King of Pain's soulful, splintered vocals and the brilliantly stratified percussive layers that once characterized the Police. Lakewood Amphitheatre (Lueker)

ALSO PERFORMING

40 WATT CLUB-ATHENS: The Glengold, Espizito

BILLY'S: Blues-rock jam with The Blue Collar All Stars

BLIND WILLIE'S: Houserocker Johnson

BLUE RACCOON: Team trivia

BRIDGES: Piano with Bruce

CHURCHILL GROUNDS JAZZ CAFÉ: The Jam Session

CJ'S LANDING: Open mic

DOTTIE'S: Second Sight

EDDIE'S ATTIC: Barbara Brantley, Marlin Brackett, Rich Healy

THE ELBOW ROOM: YG

FAT MATT'S RIB SHACK: Rough Draft

FUZZY'S: Brass Pocket

KAYA: House Arrest with DJs Kevin O and J-Luv

LASETER'S: Trivia night

LAKEWOOD AMPHITHEATER: Sting

MARY'S: Karaoke with C.J.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN: Rockabilly Jam with Deke Dean

PEASANT UPTOWN AT PHIPPS: Steven Charles Jazz Duo

POPPERS: Blues jam with Bones open mic

RAY'S ON THE RIVER: Mina

SHADES-CONYERS: Open mic night

WILD WING CAFÉ: Intact