Sound Menu January 13 2001 Wed
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FIGHTING GRAVITY, THE CLARKS — Richmond, Va.’s Fighting Gravity has been touring and recording for over 12 years. The long-standing band offers a spin-dizzy mix of reggae, ska, rock and funk. Imagine the English Beat and Dave Matthews lost in the throes of a tepid grudge-fuck. This year’s live double CD, Hello Cleveland, produced by local studio guru and Cracker hand David Lowery, offers a thorough look at Fighting Gravity’s upbeat and energized global take on rock. Another long-running independent, opening act the Clarks create rock solid melodic pop tunes with an often rough edge. Their latest release, Let It Go, contrasts a kind of thematic lyrical simplicity with a more developed sense of vocal harmony and sly hook savvy. Smith’s Olde Bar (Smith/Hutchinson)
MOONSHINE KILLERS, HELGAS, BORN TO PLEASE — The Star Bar will probably sell as many earplugs as longneck Buds tonight. The Killers are as raw and wild as rock groups come, snarling with overdriven guitar fury and booze-fueled backwoods rage. The Helgas hit hard with an early ’80s Brit-punk bop, after Born to Please starts the show with some energetic pop/rock. Star Bar (Nicoll)
BASIL’S CAFÉ: Showtyme Jazz Duo
BAYOU ROOM: Lachez Les
BLIND WILLIE’S: Chicago Bob Nelson
THE BLUE RACCOON: Frankie Moates
BRANDYHOUSE: Charms, Mike Hartnet & the Aliens
BRIDGES: Piano with Bruce
BUFFALO’S-PLEASANT HILLS: Karaoke
CAFÉ TU TU TANGO: Caliente — live reggae
CHECKERED PARROT: Mike Russell
DARK HORSE TAVERN: New Talent Night with TBA
DARWIN’S: Open Blues Jam hosted by Liz Melendez
ECLIPSE DI LUNA: Bonaventure Quartet
EDDIE’S ATTIC: Gail Anthony, Kevin Caran, Matthew Smith, Gretchen Gigley
FAT MATT’S RIB SHACK: The Electromatics
FUZZY’S: Mike Veal
KAYA: Wind Down Wednesdays with live jazz, spoken word and poetry
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. INTERNATIONAL CHAPEL-MOREHOUSE COLLEGE: Denyce Graves, Don Byron, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Spelman College Glee Club and Morehouse College Glee Club
MARY’S: Music videos with DJ Jigsaw
MASQUERADE: Falling Up, Superjak, Superconductorm, Ludlow
METROPOLITAN PIZZA: Metropolitan is Wednesday
9 Lives Saloon: Bitch featuring Tyson & Charly Starr
NORTHSIDE TAVERN: Mudcat
PEASANT UPTOWN: Steven Charles Jazz Duo
RED LIGHT CAFÉ: Open mic
ROXY: Vagina Monologues
SOMBER REPTILE: Fellow Man, Soma
SMITH’S OLDE BAR: Fighting Gravity, the Clarks
STAR BAR-L5P: The Moonshine Killers, the Helgas, Born To Please
WHISKER’S TAVERN-DUNWOODY: Ghost Trane
WOODEN NICKEL: Get A Woody
YA YA’S: Zydeco dancing