Sound Menu October 03 2001 Wed
FLATHEAD MIKE AND THE MERCURYS — A high-octane local trio, Flathead Mike and the Mercs play unchained psychobilly in the smokin’ tradition of the Reverend Horton Heat. Frontman Mike (whose mile-high pompadour is anything but flat) cites Megadeth and Carl Perkins uppermost among his musical influences, which gives an accurate impression of this band’s sizzling sensibility. Star Bar (Nicoll)
THE LUXURY KINGS — Decatur’s destination for Cajun cuisine has been upping the profile of its live music bookings recently. Among the regular events going down in Ya-Ya’s music hall is the Wednesday night Blues Invitational, hosted by local blues band the Luxury Kings. Each week, the Kings invite a fellow member of the Atlanta Blues Society to join them for a jam. Featured tonight is Brent Cashman. Ya-Ya’s Cajun Cuisine (Sarig)
THE RIPPINGTONS — For almost 15 years, Russ Freeman’s ever-changing combo has effectively delivered the smooth jazz goods. The band’s chops are impeccable as they spice their gooey ear-candy with tropical rhythms and enough flashy showmanship to provide a crowd-pleasing, if hardly ground-breaking, evening of tight, yuppie-approved, easy-listening fusion. Variety Playhouse (Horowitz)
BILLY’S: Partay with Martay
BLIND WILLIE’S: The Griswold’s
BLUE RACCOON: Acoustic Open Mic hosted by Mark Holder
BRANDYHOUSE: Z93/Brandyhouse Victim Relief Benefit
BRIDGES: Piano with Bruce
BUFFALO’S: Name That Tune
CHECKERED PARROT: Mike Russell
CHURCHILL GROUNDS JAZZ CAFE: Pursuance with Lee Hogan & Dan Furman
CLUB GENO’S: The Brethern
COWBOYS: Darrin Robbins, Kickback
DARK HORSE TAVERN: Four Daze, Cog, Bachelor Red
THE DOWNTOWN TAVERN: The Grassmen
ECLIPSE DI LUNA: Bonaventure Quartet
EDDIE’S ATTIC: Kodac Harrison, Shiloh Parker
EYEDRUM: Synchilla, 2 Ply Shaman
FAT MATT’S RIB SHACK: The Electromatics
THE GRAPE AT VININGS: Breck Allen
KARMA: Cream
KAYA: Wind Down Wednesday - live jazz, spoken word, poetry
KAZOO’S: Tony Fortner & Double Shot
LOCA LUNA: Latin Jam Session hosted by Andre Rievers, featuring Juan Bonini and David Bass.
LUBY’S: Stuart Sullivan
METROPOLITAN PIZZA: Metropolitan Wednesdays
MJG CONCOURSE: Brit Pop with Daniel Gresham, Cozy Shawn
MUSIC FARM: Gran Torino
9 LIVES SALOON: Bitch, Sunshine
NOMENCLATURE MUSEUM: Reunion - featuring dark wave, ether pop and trance
NORTHSIDE TAVERN: Daniel “Mudcat” Dudeck
PECKER HEAD BREWERY: Open Mic with Debone
POETRY PLANET: Bare Soul Wednesday
POPPER’S: Karaoke
RAY’S ON THE RIVER: Waveform with Doc Samuels, Larry Jackson, Tom Woodruff
THE ROADHOUSE: Silence
SAMBUCA JAZZ CAFE: Bob Lewis
SMITH’S OLDE BAR: Reckless Kelly, The Lost Trailers
STAR BAR-L5P: Flathead Mike and The Mercury’s with guests
SWEET DEVIL MOON: Mauricio Manuza
VARIETY PLAYHOUSE: The Rippingtons featuring Russ Freeman
VIOLETTE RESTAURANT: Jus Jazz featuring Dave Wallis, Eddie Taylor, Dan Coy, Shack Lewis, Rita Graham
WHISKERS TAVERN-DUNWOODY: Derek St. Holmes
YA YA’S CAJUN CUISINE: The Luxury Kings with special guest Brent Cashman