Sound Menu July 11 2001 Fri
BURNING AIRLINES, PINES OF NOWHERE — With so many uncertainties in this life, take solace in the Burning Airlines show: Rock will happen. J Robbins, who seems to produce every third indie album, captains his post-Jawbox incarnation in support of the recently released Identikit. Pines of Nowhere serve up a side of rock attitude on the undercard. The Earl (Griffis)
COWBOY MOUTH, GRAND THEFT AUDIO, LEFT FRONT TIRE — For this week’s On The Bricks fiesta, an unusual triple bill that won’t likely appeal to fans of all three bands. New Orleans’ Cowboy Mouth, popular locally thanks to 99X, headlines. Known for exuberant live shows, energetic drummer Fred LeBlanc and sing-along pop/rock, they’re hard-working 30-something frat rockers. The U.K.’s Grand Theft Audio grind out subtlety-free funk-metal, while Athens-based openers pound through enthusiastically snotty and hardly innovative three-chord pop/punk. As with all On The Bricks shows, this one’s free. Centennial Olympic Park (Horowitz)
THE FLAKES — For rock fans who suspect they’ll never understand the rambling discordance of free improvised music, Atlanta trio the Flakes provide about as good an entry point as any. In addition to offering ample bits of melody and power riffing, the two-guitar-and-drums combo brighten what can often seem insular and remote onstage with a collage of highly entertaining visuals that include junior-high sex-education films. Earthshaking Music (Sarig)
FLYING LUTTENBACHERS, THE LOCUST, GOOD CLEAN FUN, WAIFFLE — The Flying Luttenbachers deliver unrelenting volcanic impact tempered only by an arcane sense of humor and tight, thoughtful musicianship (see article, p. 73). Waiffle kicks around plenty of ominous hardcore/thrash/metal/grind power. Dense, with a slightly dissonant undertow. Good Clean Fun stamp out a familiar strain of energetic posi-core put into motion by Minor Threat lo those many years ago. Also see The Locust article, p. 74. Under the Couch (Foy)
JONNY LANG — Jonny made a record, went straight to number one and suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing his song. That was in 1995, though, when Lang was at the vanguard of an inexplicable fiery-blond-blues-playing-teenagers-with-guitars movement. At 21, the novelty of Lang’s youth has disappeared. What remains — and your opinion of it — will depend largely on whether you thought it was schtick in the first place. And time’s the only thing that will tell. Chastain Park Amphitheater (R. Kelly)
NEW ORLEANS KLEZMER ALL-STARS, LUST — The All-Stars are young guys who play accordion-driven klezmer with a fiery passion that combines the parade-band funk of their hometown and an irreverent attitude. Opening act Lust is a colorful punk rock trio known for injecting a wild Mardi Gras spirit into their amped-up tunes. Star Bar (Nicoll)
THE YARD — Technically speaking, local quartet the Yard makes its debut performance tonight. But for those not keeping score in the highly commodified game of modern-rock, here’s the footnote: This band originally arrived on Atlanta’s rock scene as Staryard, but was later retrofitted with a pretty-boy lead singer, renamed Travisty Theory and given a tremendous marketing push geared at making the band the greatest thing to happen to rock since, uh, Seven Mary Three. Despite key industry endorsements and the requisite critical lashings, the Staryard boys eventually came to their senses and ditched their quite-real travesty (which was apparently quickly restaffed and is forging ahead). Now shortened to The Yard, the third chapter in this band’s epic duel against the forces of irrelevancy continues. Smith’s Olde Bar (Sarig)
YOUNG ANTIQUES — The Antiques bring their energetic Cheap Trick-style power-pop over to Decatur’s rockin’est new music venue, where the bands are often as hot as the pizza. Tonight’s fare is as intense as a double-topping of jalapeño. Anthony’s Music Hall/Decatur (Nicoll)
ANDALUZ: Duo Latino
ANTHONY’S-DECATUR: The Young Antiques
BAYOU ROOM: Heart To Heart
B-52’s: Cocked Eddie, Red Clay, Earthmover, Omnibus
BILLY’S: Brent Lundy
BLIND WILLIE’S: Houserocker Johnson & The Shadows
BLUE RACCOON: Bill Sheffield’s CD Release Party
BRANDYHOUSE: Capt. Solarcat, Atma
BREWSTERS: Motor City Josh and The Big Three
BRIDGES: Jazz with the Sharp Four
BUFFALO’S-PLEASANT HILL: Karaoke
CENTENNIAL PARK: Cowboy Mouth, Grand Theft Audio, Left Front Tire
THE CHAMBER: Alabaster - progressive hits
CHASTAIN AMPHITHEATER: Jonny Lang
CHECKERED PARROT: Spider Kelly
CHIP’S-WINDER: The Breeze Kings
CHURCHILL GROUNDS JAZZ CAFE: In The Spirit
CJ’S LANDING: Ghost Town, Andy Easton & Tin Roof, Nanyana
C.K.’S GRILLED PIZZA: CK’s Jazz Combo
CLUB RARITY: DJ Das Wright
CLUB VENUS: DJ Gary B.
COWBOYS: Tracy Byrd
DADDY D’Z: Kindle Williams Sr. and Blue Soul
DAILEY’S DOWNSTAIRS: Blaze, Elvis
DARK HORSE TAVERN: Paul Sforza and Release, Acres, Persona, Brighter Shade CD release
DARWIN’S: Forrest McDonald & The 3D Blues Band
THE EARL: Burning Airlines, C’est Mortel, The Pines of Nowhere
EARTHSHAKING MUSIC: The Flakes
EAST POINT COMMONS AREA: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra free concert
ECLIPSE DI LUNA: Kim Rushing Band Jazz Quartet
EDDIE’S ATTIC: Richard Bicknell, David Olney, Nathan Beaver
1848 cafE: Live band, Jazz
FAT MATT’S RIB SHACK: The Moon
FERNBANK: Rick Sandford Duo
40 WATT CLUB-ATHENS: Little Red Rocket, Tom Collins, X-Models
FRONT PAGE NEWS: Zydefunk
FUNNY FARM-ROSWELL: Buddy Flip
FUZZY’S: Donna Hopkins
THE GRAPE AT VININGS: Code Blue
HEMINGWAY’S TROPICAL BAR AND GRILL: Rich Beatty
IF COFFEEHOUSE: The Intergalactic Cowboy
JAKE’S ROADHOUSE: Roger Wilson
KAYA: Northern Exposure with V-103’s Frank Ski, DJ Kemit, Buddy and J-Nice playing house and hip-hop plus soul/funk
KAZOO’S: Band X
KILLER CREEK: Showtyme Jazz Duo
LAST GREAT WATERING HOLE: Maria Gabriella
LUBY’S: Cigar Store Indians
MARY’S: Music videos with DJ Jigsaw
MCCOLGAN’S IRISH PUBLIC HOUSE: Sabin
MJQ CONCOURSE: Drums & Effects
MORGAN FALLS BILLIARDS: The Naked Truth
MURPHY’S LAW: Glory Hounds
9 LIVES SALOON: Cyberia Industrial, 9 From 10, Propoganda, 12 Step 9
NOMENCLATURE MUSEUM: Fly Girls
NORTHSIDE TAVERN: Sammy Blue Band
PIPER’S PUB-LILBURN: Livin Large
POOR RICHARDS’ PUB: Picasso
POPPER’S: Barry Richman
QUEEN OF SHEEBA: Live jazz
RAY’S ON THE RIVER: Tony Winston Jazz Trio
RED LIGHT CAFE: Jack Lawrence
SCROOGE’S: Radio Free Dixie
SMITH’S OLDE BAR: Elliot James and The Snakes, S.M.O., The Yard
SOMBER REPTILE: Frozak, Dan K. Theory
SPIKE’S BRICK OVEN PIZZERIA: Traci Wynn Trio
SPORTSTIME: Bullethead
STAR BAR-L5P: New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars, Lust
STARBUCKS-CUMBERLAND: Jeffrey Butts
SWEET MELISSA’S-DECATUR: Charm School
TASTY WORLD-ATHENS: XXX Harddrive, Diamondback, Green Light Council
TEN27: DJ Drama and J-Sun
UGLY MUG PUB: Seni and Desanto
UNDER THE COUCH: The Locust, Flying Luttenbachers, Good Clean Fun, Waiffle
VARIETY PLAYHOUSE: Kudzu Kings, ulu, Trucker
THE VAULT: Retro Wave with DJ Caz10
WHISKER’S TAVERN-DUNWOODY: Mike Veal
WILD WING CAFE: Shana Alverson