Sound Menu September 19 2001 Wed week out
BUILT TO SPILL, MODEST MOUSE — See listing for Tues., Sept. 25. Variety Playhouse (Jordan)
TRACY BYRD & MARK CHESNUTT — These two countryfied Texans have managed to survive in a genre that has lost almost all connection to its roots. Byrd may be closer to the mainstream, but he's a good singer with decent material. Chesnutt is a honky-tonker in the George Jones mold and knows a good song when he finds it. Let's go to the Fair! North Georgia State Fair/Marietta (J. Kelly)
DOOBIE BROTHERS — Call it classic rock or biker boogie, the Doobies have enough hook-heavy, air-guitar strumming, lighter-raising hits to keep their train runnin' as long as they want. By now they're a dependable, well-oiled machine churning through the motions as if they still care. But deep down they're just another oldies act with a new album nobody wants to hear. Dekalb Atlanta Center (Horowitz)
RAINER MARIA — Named after a poet, emo trio Rainer Maria play music both melodic and muscular, with energetic and heartbreakingly enchanting female vocals. Echo Lounge (Ware)
PROCESS ATLANTA — Ain't no half-steppin' to the hard steppin' of the Metalheadz' DJ Lee, who brings that UK drum 'n' bass flava. Locals Mayhem, Simlock, Maze, Brain and MC Race One also get technical on the 1's and 2's. Nitro/Pleasantdale Rd. (Ware)
SOUNDSTAIN — This heavy new Atlanta rock band features Bonnie Wallington, formerly of Gracie and the Slipcovers. Imagine Ozzy Osbourne singing for Stuck Mojo, with a bit of Vernon Reid's voice and Mitch Mitchell's drum kick added into the mix. Masquerade (Nicoll)
YAYHOOS, STEAMROLLERS — The Dan Baird-led headliners sound like what you'd expect from the ex-Georgia Satellite — cranked up, dumbed down, Stonesy rockin' with boozy Southern swagger and C&W twang. Nothing we haven't heard before, but they'll rock you all night long and score points for playing it straight on ABBA's "Dancing Queen." The openers are grizzled local vets of the same no-frills roots scene, making this a particularly rowdy bill. Smith's Olde Bar (Horowitz)
THE BAYOU ROOM: Tak Attack
BRIDGES: Piano with Bruce
CAJUN KITCHEN: Occam's Razor
CALLANWOLDE: the Clark Atlanta University Jazz Orchestra
CHURCHILL GROUNDS JAZZ CAFE: Pursuance with Lee Hogan & Dan Furman, Joe Grandsen Quartet
CHECKERED PARROT: John McClain
CJ'S LANDING: Pre-Tree Showcase with Blindspot, Low-Z
CLUB GENO'S: The Brethern
COWBOYS: Darrin Robbins, Kickback
DARK HORSE TAVERNThe Snap Dragons, The Velvet Donz, Allison Jarrell
DARWIN'S: Open Blues Jam hosted by Blues Barons
DEKALB ATLANTA CENTRE: Doobie Brothers
DOCK HOLLIDAY'S-BUFORD: Robby ROberson
ECHO LOUNGE: Rainer Maria, guests
ECLIPSE DI LUNA: Bonaventure Quartet
EDDIE'S ATTIC: Caroline Aiken and Geoff Achison
FAT MATT'S RIB SHACK: The Electromatics
FUZZY'S: Motorcity Josh
GEORGIA THEATRE-ATHENS: Tom Tom Club featuring Tina and Chris from the Talking Heads with Aqualove
THE GRAPE AT VININGS: New South Jazz
KARMA: Cream
KAYA: L.O.A. and DJ Rasta Root
LOCA LUNA: Rhythmic Fusion with Andre Rievers, Drew Dudley, Juan Bonini
MASQUERADE: Soundstain, Silence, Slip Agnt, Karma Lingo
METROPOLITAN PIZZA: Metropolitan Wednesdays
9 LIVES SALOON: Bitch & Special Guests
NITRO: Process Atlanta with Mayhem, Simlock, Maze, Brain, more
NOMENCLATURE MUSEUM: Reunion - featuring dark wave, ether pop and trance
NORTHSIDE TAVERN: Daniel "Mudcat" Dudeck
NORTH GEORGIA STATE FAIR: Tracy Byrd & Mark Chestnutt
PLANETJAM COTTON CLUB: Will Hoge
POPPERS: Karaoke
RAY'S ON THE RIVER: Waveform with Doc Samuels, Larry Jackson, Tom Woodruff
RED LIGHT CAFE: Open Mic
SAMBUCA JAZZ CAFE: Mina
SMITH'S OLDE BAR: Yayhoos and Steamrollers
SOMBER REPTILE: TenBall, Cancerstick
STAR BAR-L5P: Gargantua, guests
VARIETY PLAYHOUSE: Modest Mouse and Built to Spill
VIOLETTE RESTAURANT: Jus Jazz featuring Dave Wallis, Eddie Taylor, Dan Coy, Shack Lewis, Rita GrahamContributors to this week's Menu are Hal Horowitz, Matthew Hutchinson, Hamilton Jordan, James Kelly, Omar Khalid, Kevin Madigan, Gregory Nicoll, David Peisner, Justin Robertson, Hobart Rowland, Roni Sarig, Lee Smith and Tony Ware.