Sound Menu July 18 2001 Tues

REBECCA GATES — Rebecca Gates collected her fair share of critical hugs and kisses during her time as the centerpiece of the Spinanes, but if you want to know the truth, she deserves even more. On her imminent solo debut, Ruby Series, she wraps her smoky, gin-soaked declarations of lusting and losing in beguiling, loungey, post-rock atmospherics that suggest that as compelling a vocalist as she is, she’s an even better songwriter. Echo Lounge (Peisner)

SUN-XING TWO — In the tradition of John Coltrane and Rashied Ali, multi-instrumentalist Sabir Mateen teams with percussionist Ben Karetnick to produce beautiful, spontaneous music. Mateen plays saxophone in the New York free jazz ensemble Test and Karetnick has spent time studying under free-drumming legend Milford Graves. Worth checking out. Earthshaking Music (Khalid)

APACHE CAFE: 4 Kings with hip-hop on The Ave

BAYOU ROOM: ’80s night with DJ Karl Morrow

BLIND WILLIE’S: Delta Moon

BLUE SKY TAVERN: Motor City Josh

BRADLEY’S CAFE: Burt Mabry & Steve Ward

BRANDYHOUSE: Tone Mutts, Nothing Simple

CHURCHILL GROUNDS JAZZ CAFE: Jam Session with Danny Harper

COMEAUX’S: Falling Up

DAILEY’S DOWNSTAIRS: Obie Jesse Trio

DARWIN’S: Forrest McDonald’s Blues Jam

DIXIE TAVERN-SMYRNA: Ian Schumacher

THE EARL: Butterfield 8 presents Ladies Night

EARTHSHAKING MUSIC: Sabir Mateen & Ben Karetnick

ECHO LOUNGE: Rebecca Gates, guests

ECLIPSE DI LUNA: Trio Latino Band

EDDIE’S ATTIC: Comedy Combat

1848 CAFE: Blackgrass Blues with Hal Beaver

40 WATT CLUB-ATHENS: Mike Doughty of Soul Coughing, DJ Weatherman

FUZZY’S: 4 Out Of 5 Dentists Band

KAYA: Elevation with Sol Konfuscation and DJ Bruce Banner; House Arrest - house DJs including Kemit, Kevin O and J-Luv, plus buffet

LAST GREAT WATERING HOLE: Physical Trivia

LOCA LUNA: Andre Rievers

MCDUFF’S IRISH PUB: Open mic with Vicki Salz

METROPOLITAN PIZZA: Karaoke

MURPHY’S LAW: Hard Rock Night

NOMENCLATURE MUSEUM: Underground hip-hop with DJs Spearhead X, J-Sun, Boolicious

NORTHSIDE TAVERN: Mountain Jam hosted by Devon Oxford

PEASANT UPTOWN: The Steven Charles Jazz Duo

PLANETJAM COTTON CLUB: ASCAP Swap Meet with Debra Killings, Sophia Darcell

SAMBUCA JAZZ CAFE: Tony Castellano Trio

SMITH’S OLDE BAR: Mannix

STAR BAR-L5P: Funk with Romeo Cologne

TASTY WORLD-ATHENS: the Eskimos

VIOLETTE RESTAURANT: Jus Jazz featuring Dave Wallis, Eddie Taylor, Dan Coy, Shack Lewis, Rita Graham and Pete the bartender

WILD WING CAFE: The Pheromones