Sound Menu September 09 2000 Wed

NOTED ACTS

COLLEGE URBAN MUSIC FESTIVAL — The sixth annual black college fest gets underway today with music business seminars, fashion shows and movie screenings on the Clark Atlanta campus, plus a late-night party at Karma featuring Dallas Austin and J.T. Money. For more information, call 770-908-6102. various locations (Sarig)

MR. C — Mr. C, the former member of the Shamen who could move any mountain, moves his “Subterrain” event (popularized at C’s London club the End) stateside. C’s set, captured on Mr. C Presents Subterrain 100% Unreleased, features some of the finest tech-house, with a mix of Detroit techno, electro, deep baselines, dark breakbeats and acid-etched house. Any lucky soul who caught Mr. C’s contemporaries Layo & Bushwacka! at Fusion will recommend others flock to catch this set. Crescent Room (Ware)

SMITHWICK MACHINE, DROPSONIC, TELEPATHICS — Forget the other bands on this bill; they are both great, sure, but the one to go see is the Telepathics. Shonali and Michele of Ultrababyfat anchor this group with the able aid of Turban-wearing “Congac the Magnificent.” Don’t ask who or why, just go for some Psychotic Reaction-ary Nuggets from this fun new side-project. Star Bar (Smith)

SOLO NIGHT AT THE ECHO — Individual players from a wide range of excellent local bands step into the solo spotlight this evening. Featured performers include Jon Byrd (Slim Chance and the Convicts), Cynthia Osbourne (the master cylinder of Elroy’s Big Machine), Blake Rainey (the Young Antiques), Rob Mallard (Sky City), Kenny Howes (without the Yeah!) and Deke Dean (sans Blue Avenue). Doors open at 8 p.m. Echo Lounge (Nicoll)

PAUL VAN DYK — Recently named Rolling Stone’s “Hot DJ,” Germany’s Paul van Dyk has been, along with BT and Paul Oakenfold, one of the foremost artists responsible for popularizing trance in America. For the most part van Dyk has done so by foregoing more traditional mix CDs for original productions, which fairly accurately represent his live set: melodic manipulation, heavy on the acid build-up. Using van Dyk’s new album, Out There and Back, as a primer, expect the symphonic sweep associated with BT’s progressive house mixed with the hard breakbeats of Way Out West with the occasional uplifting vocal. Van Dyk’s last show at the Warehouse was anthemic and heavily attended. The Chamber (Ware)

ALSO PERFORMING

9 LIVES SALOON: Algernon 9, Protoculture

40 WATT CLUB-ATHENS: Vigilantes of Love, Red Letter Blonde

ATLANTA UNIVERSITY CENTER: Annual College Urban Music Festival

BASIL’S CAFÉ: Showtyme Jazz Duo

BLIND WILLIE’S: Francine Reed

BRANDYHOUSE: Drawing Lines, 3Dk

BRIDGES: Piano with Bruce

BUFFALO’S-KENNESAW: Keren Leppo

CAFÉTU TU TANGO: Live Reggae with Poshtoner

THE CHAMBER: Lovebreak with DJ Biff

CHURCHILL GROUNDS JAZZ CAFÉ: The Mahluli Workshop

CJ’S LANDING: Francisco Vidal

CULTURE CLUB: Apollo Night

DARK HORSE TAVERN & GRILL: New Talent Night with Grigt, Smugface, Cold

DARWIN’S: Open blues jam hosted by Donna Hopkins and Liz Melendez

DEUX PLEX: Buzz Factory

DIXIE TAVERN-MARIETTA: Paul Sforza

DOTTIE’S: Rick F. Dang’s mondo electric open-mic night

ECHO LOUNGE: Jon Byrd, Kenny Howes, Deke Dean, Cynthia Osborne, Rob Mallard, Blake Rainey

ECLIPSE DI LUNA: Kim Rushing

EDDIE’S ATTIC: Jeffrey Thompson, Karen Reynolds, Rob Seals, Dave Potts, Steven Jackson

FAT MATT’S RIB SHACK: The Electromatics

FUZZY’S: Lou’s Blues Revue

GEORGIA THEATRE-ATHENS: Leo Nocentelli

LASETER’S: Jagermeister night

MARY’S: Video DJ Jigsaw

MASQUERADE: College Urban Music Fest Kickoff party; Raising Hell Wednesday

NORTHSIDE TAVERN: Daniel “Mudcat Dudeck

RAY’S ON THE RIVER: Mina

SHARK BAR: Mid-week Mixer

SMITH’S OLDE BAR: David Ryan Harris, John Mayer; YG downstairs

STAR BAR: Smithwick Machine, Dropsonic, Telepathics

WHISKER’S-DUNWOODY: Stacy James