Sound Menu April 11 2001 Tues
JETS TO BRAZIL — Jets don’t roar anything like singer/songwriter Blake Schawarzenbach’s first band, the punk-pop-grunge Jawbreaker, opting instead for an unusual and oddly affecting low-key mix of Cracker and late-period Beatles. While the introspective piano-based ballads threaten a move into smarmy Lennon/Elton territory, their new album floats on subtly oblique melodies and casually emotional vocals that definitely grow on you. Echo Lounge (Horowitz)
THE LIMIT — Solid and honest if occasionally lacking in sophistication, the Limit performs wide-open rock, borrowing a few compositional clues from the free-spirited energy of Pearl Jam’s Ten period. While vocalist Mark Daniel often pulls out the Vedder-esque long, dramatic baritone, this sonically-thick trio stamps their compositions with a sense of individuality. Somber Reptile (Hutchinson)
MICKLE-A-DO — It’s Celtic Tuesday at the Attic tonight, featuring local emerald ensemble Mickle-A-Do playing jigs, pub anthems and a mixture of rollicking traditional and contemporary tunes. Following their set will be a Celtic Music Session, open to the audience. Eddie’s Attic (Smith)
BILLY’S: Bluesrock Jam
BLIND WILLIE’S: Houserocker Johnson & The Shadows
CAJUN KITCHEN: The Limits
CHECKERED PARROT: Dance Party
CHURCHILL GROUNDS: The Jam Session with Danny Harper
DARWIN’S: Slim Fatz
THE EARL: Butterfield 8 presents Ladies Night
ECHO LOUNGE: Jets to Brazil, The Love Scene
ECLIPSE DI LUNA: Trio Latino Band
EDDIE’S ATTIC: Celtic Night with Mickle-a-do
1848 CAFE: Blackgrass Blues
FAT MATT’S RIB SHACK: Rough Draft
40 WATT CLUB-ATHENS: Swim Faster, Asia
FIREHOUSE FOOD & SPIRITS: Karaoke
FUZZY’S: Donnie McCormick
GEORGIA THEATRE-ATHENS: Sister Hazel, Marathon
KAYA: Elevation with Sol Konfusca-tion and DJ Bruce Banner; House Arrest - house DJs including Kemit, Kevin O and J-Luv
MCDUFF’S IRISH PUB: Open mic with Vicki Salz
METROPOLITAN PIZZA: Karaoke
NOMENCLATURE: Food For The Distraught with rotating DJs Spearhead X, J-Sun, Boolicious and Hazeus
NORTHSIDE TAVERN: Mountain Jam hosted by Devon Oxford
PEASANT UPTOWN: The Steven Charles Jazz Duo
PLANETJAM COTTON CLUB: 420 Monks, Modern Hero, Propaganda, Slang Banger, Tangerine, Velure
POPPERS: Blues Jam with Bones (open mic)
SMITH’S OLDE BAR: Cosmic Charlie
STAR BAR-L5P: Funk with Romeo Cologne
VIOLETTE RESTAURANT: Jus Jazz featuring Dave Wallis, Eddie Taylor, Dan Coy, Shack Lewis, Rita Graham and Pete the bartender