Sound Menu June 13 2001 Thur
THE FAINT — Leading a new wave of post-punk influenced synth bands, Nebraska’s the Faint progressed from more guitar-oriented rock on their debut Media to herky-jerky, angular keyboard-driven dark pop on their sophomore album, Blank-Wave Arcade. This go round, the Faint preview songs from their new album, due in August, which continues in the synth-pop vein but with a harder, more personal edge. 40 Watt Club/Athens (Ware)
GENTLE READERS, SUSI FRENCH CONNECTION, WEAKLAZYLIAR — The Gentle Readers politely skim through several volumes of intelligent rock and jazz-influenced music. The Suzi French Connection offer a few guilty pleasures as they present a Readers Digest condensed version of the ’80s best and worst hits. See Weaklazyliar in Earshot. Eddie’s Attic (Smith)
THE GET HUSTLE, ELECTROSLEEP INTERNATIONAL — The Get Hustle walk a fine line between happy-go-lucky melody and quirky atonality. The result is mirth-making mischievousness that, depending on your mood, is either endearing or wearisome. They do manage to get down to rocking now and then, but usually have something more obtuse on their minds. Local spazzo gestalt-rockers Electrosleep currently are one of the most exciting bands working the punk houses and rock dives. MJQ Concourse (Foy)
SCOTT MILLER & THE COMMONWEALTH, THE FAULTS — Opening for former bandmate Scott Miller (see article, p. 81) with some no-frills rough-and-tumble rock from Knoxville, the Faults take the alt-country sensibility of their former incarnation as part of the V-Roys and make it less alt, less country. The result is refreshingly gimmick-free rock songsmanship with just the slightest hint of a Memphis shoot-kicking stomp. Smith’s Olde Bar (Hutchinson)
SPACIOUS INTERNATIONAL — Kissed with ’60s bossa/lounge groove, ’80s lo-fi underwater synth and ’90s low-key indie vocals, Spacious International sets up camp in a quiet, peaceful spot in the musical woods. Cool in a sad kind of way, the bittersweet shag of this Tampa-based five-piece would provide a good soundtrack for a movie about a melancholy ’60s playboy. The Earl (Hutchinson)
THE TONE MUTTS — The Tone Mutts powerfully redeem themselves with their soulful Phish-on-a-sedative electric jams, despite the sing-songy, superficial vocals. While the instrumentation isn’t terribly unorthodox or original, these talented musicians (and doctors-by-day) make for one of those bands that might make you want to dance. Brandyhouse (Mossman)
ANDALUZ: Tarde Latina, DJ Carlos Morales
APACHE CAFE: The Free Spirits with members of the Chronicle
THE ATRIUM: Dance Party Club
BILLY’S: Bellum Rose Band
BLIND WILLIE’S: Houserocker Johnson & the Shadows
BLUE RACCOON: Open jam with Bill Sheffield
BLUE SKY TAVERN: Open blues jam with Ron Cooley & Hard Times
BRANDYHOUSE: Tone Mutts, Tonohoney
BRIDGES: Vocalist Paula Harris with Doug Jervey on keys
BUFFALO’S-SHANNON MALL: Al Brock
CAFE 290: The Mike Kelly Quartet
CAJUN KITCHEN: Ice Cream Dessert
THE CHAMBER: Club Fetish
CHECKERED PARROT: Mike Russell
CHURCHILL GROUNDS: Jerry Fields, Vecino del Mundo
CJ’S LANDING: Bullee, Sasquatch
CLUB GENO’S: Charles Lattimon
COMEAUX’S: Mudcat
COWBOYS: Talent Night
DAILEY’S DOWNSTAIRS: Atlanta Blaze
DARK HORSE TAVERN: Popaganda, Dan Adams Band, Sonomama
DARWIN’S: X Miss Americas
THE EARL: Low Life Quartet, Spacious International, Les Follies Noires
ECHO LOUNGE: Royal Finger Bowl, special guests
ECLIPSE DI LUNA: Trio Latino Band
EDDIE’S ATTIC: Gentle Readers, Susi French Connection, Weaklazyliar
1848 CAFE-ALPHARETTA: Jazz with Yusef Sharif
FAT MATT’S RIB SHACK: Chickenshack
40 WATT CLUB-ATHENS: The Faint, Jet By Day
FUZZY’S: Work in Progress
HARVEST CAFE: Open-mic
JAKE’S ROADHOUSE: Dysfunction Junktion, Ghost Trane
KAYA: Cancun Nights with DJ Carlos Morales
KAZOO’S: Band X
KILLER CREEK: Showtyme Jazz Duo
LUBY’S: Code Blue
METROPOLITAN PIZZA: Fursday Nite Lounge
MJQ CONCOURSE: The Get Hustle, Electrosleep International
MURPHY’S LAW: The Chat Man
9 LIVES SALOON: Flowers for Luci, Animal Filter, Cyco, Zero Machine
NOMENCLATURE MUSEUM: “Booty Bumps” with resident booty king Chris Leclair
NORTHSIDE TAVERN: The Breeze Kings
PECKERHEAD BREWERY-DOUGLASVILLE: Rock ‘n’ roll karaoke
PIPER’S PUB: Brad Large
POPPER’S: Open jam with Steve Hawkins
SAMBUCA JAZZ CAFE: World Mambo Mission
SMITH’S OLDE BAR: Scott Miller & the Commonwealth, Heritage Cherry
SOMBER REPTILE: Edgewood
SPONDIVITS: Don Law
THE STRAND THEATER: Further Seems Forever
STUDIO 72: DJ Special T & Shakim
SWEET DEVIL MOON: DJ Red
VIOLETTE RESTAURANT: Jus Jazz featuring Dave Wallis, Eddie Taylor, Dan Coy, Shack Lewis, Rita Graham
WHISKER’S TAVERN-DUNWOODY: The Eric Austin Band
WOODEN NICKEL: Angry Monkey Project