Sound Menu October 03 2001 Fri
JOHN ACQUAVIVA — See Record Reviews. eleven50 (Ware)
INDIA.ARIE — Atlanta’s one true national breakout story of 2001 has slicked up her folk/soul act for the bigger venues she’s playing, but will undoubtedly revel in her first major headlining hometown gig since the excitement began. She didn’t quite steal the show from Sade last month, but dot-Arie’s stage presence is unpretentiously mesmerizing and if her mom comes out to duet with her again, it’ll be a moment you won’t forget. Tabernacle (Horowitz)
ATHENAUM, THE PUSH STARS — The earnest Greensboro, N.C., pop-rocking headliners have their echoey Collective Soul/Hootie sound in place for the arena band they yearn to become. Drums pound authoritatively, guitars ring convincingly and big-voiced bombastic vocalist Mark Kano over-sings everything, making even their modest love songs sound like major statements. They’re not. Post-alt-pop openers the Push Stars, Boston’s next-big-thing of 1998, have obviously not followed through on their hype. Cotton Club (Horowitz)
RACHEL BARTON, ASO — See listing for Thurs., Oct. 4. Symphony Hall (Brown)
JOHN BERRY, SUZY BOGGUSS — When you recall Athens music of the ’80s, you probably think of R.E.M., Pylon and the like, but country singer/songwriter Berry was a part of that same scene for years before heading off to make it big in Music City. Suzy Bogguss is an often-underrated singer who has released a string of commercially successful mainstream country albums during the past decade. She’s touring in support of her most recent, Live at Cafe Milano. Cumming County Fair (Smith)
DAMIAN CARTIER AND HIS MY-NEWT ORCHESTRA — Although Cartier is best known as the keyboardist of local heavy-pop ensemble Brighter Shade, his My-Newt Orchestra side project showcases a far wider dynamic, ranging from funk and jazz to Latin, hip-hop and reggae-with-a-jolt-of-ska. Star Bar (Nicoll)
DAYROOM — They’re baa-aack! A little over a year after their “last” show, the safe and easy rock of Dayroom returns to Smith’s. The Athens-based band that carved out a successful niche in the college market are only playing two reunion shows — for now. Lead singer Michael Winger has been performing solo on the West Coast, but it seems like they never left. Lithp opens. Smith’s Olde Bar (Smith)
DJALMA, ENSEMBLE ELASTIQUE — Improvisational group Djalma, led by former Atlantan Neel Murgai, links styles of India, Indonesia and the West. Combining throat singing, heavy percussion, Malaysian lute and butoh (a form of Japanese modern dance), Djalma’s live performance rests on the union of intense musical and physical expression. Opening, loosely organized, avant chamber collective Ensemble Elastique features Gold Sparkle band trumpeter Roger Rudzow with the twin cellos of Kim LeMonde and Daniel Brown, and Bill Nittler on clarinet. Featuring works by Ruzow as well as some improvised pieces by the ensemble, the group’s novel configuration sounds like something that could utilize well the acoustics at the new Eyedrum space. Eyedrum (St. John/Khalid)
THE FEATURES, CHINASKI — At first, it seems the Features write pop music for the homebody set — pleasing little domesticated ditties about making babies and making good on a host of grown-up responsibilities. But lest you think these Nashville misfits are nothing but a bunch of self-satisfied couch-jockeys with an all-too-quaint Village Green-era Kinks fixation, they turn around and hammer you with an angst spun from that uncanny sense of being pulled in eight different directions. Moments on the band’s new EP, In the Beginning, are delivered with the oafish, organ-driven frenzy of a new father stumbling blindly toward the sink with an eye full of pee. Up and coming indie band Chinaski — featuring Patrick Hill of Red Level Eleven — lob influences like Pavement, Television, Johnny Cash and riot grrrl. Local indie rock outfit Shamgod also opens. Echo Lounge (Rowland/Ware)
STEVE FORBERT — Like the title character of his last studio album, Evergreen Boy, Forbert is a folk/pop-rocker whose rootsy songs, infectious enthusiasm and boyish charm never go out of season. Though best known for “Romeo’s Tune,” his single shot at radio stardom, he’s no one-hit wonder — his new stuff is just as good as the previously unavailable early work he recently released. Edie’s Attic (Horowitz)
GODDESS TOUR — See Earshot. Masquerade (Ware)
ALLAN HARRIS — Jazz vocalist Allan Harris delivers with the kind of moist, mellow croon that could ruin a brand new paint job. A pleasing musical anachronism, Harris draws from that cool, Rat-Packish vibe of yester-decade, his comfy vocals floating through tendrils of cigarette smoke like a sleepy parachutist. Churchill Grounds (Hutchinson)
JAMES MATHUS — Mathus, frontman of neo-ragtimers the Squirrel Nut Zippers, has redirected his musical attention of late to his Mississippi roots. His performing companions, the Knockdown Society, include members of juke-joint revivalists, the North Mississippi All-Stars, and together they stamp out a genuine article of crafty, raw, delta blues. Georgia Theatre/Athens (Hutchinson)
ORBITAL — See review. Local DJs Clay Ivey and J-Luv help hype the crowd with the sounds of techno and hard, deep house. EarthLink Live (Ware)
SUMMER HYMNS, DESTROYER — See Summer Hymns in Earshot, p. 91. Destroyer is the project of Daniel Bejar, part of the Canadian indie-pop supergroup New Pornographers. From acoustic to assertive, Destroyer’s Streethawk: A Seduction is a skillfully arranged, British-influenced ’70s-pop-meets-’90s-indie-rock that gels in to a more compelling amalgam. The Earl (Ware)
PHILIP THOMSON — It’s the sort of thing most pianists wouldn’t even take on as a very heavy bet, let alone a dare. But pianist Philip Thomson embarks this month on the concert pianist’s version of ballooning around the world, by starting a recital series featuring all 32 Beethoven Sonatas. The first of the eight-concert series begins with four heavy-hitters, including the “Pathetique” and the “Moonlight.” Pre-concert lecture at 7:15 p.m. by Dr. Benjamin Arnold. Performing Arts Studio/Emory (Brown)
ANDALUZ: Ruda
ANTHONY’S-DECATUR: Bullithead
THE BAYOU ROOM: Anzari
BILLY’S: Second Hand Jive (Acoustic)
BLUE RACCOON: Bill Sheffield and the Ringtail Rounders
BRANDYHOUSE: Ghost Trane with Moonshine Still
BREAKERS: Clocked in, Sun Young Guyz
BRIDGES: Jazz with the Sharp Four
BUFFALO’S-PLEASANT HILL: Karaoke
CARNEGIE’S: Andrew Leanza
THE CHAMBER: Alabaster - progressive hits
CHECKERED PARROT: Louis Blues
CHIP’S-WINDER: King Cotton
CHURCHILL GROUNDS: Allan Harris
CJ’S LANDING: Loud American Tourists, Sasquatch, Grasshopper
C.K.’S GRILLED PIZZA: CK’s Jazz Combo
CLUB RARITY: DJ Das Wright
CLUB VENUS: DJ Gary B.
COTTON CLUB: Athenaeum, the Push Stars
CUMMING FAIRGROUNDS: John Berry, Suzie Boggs, Billy Dean
DADDY D’Z: Kindle Williams Sr.
DARK HORSE TAVERN: Nillah, Chain Poets, Acres
DARWIN’S: Breeze Kings
DEUX PLEX: Apologetic Fridays
DOGWOOD BREWING COMPANY: Ron Cooley and Hard Times
THE EARL: Summer Hymns, Destroyer, Silent Kids
EARTHLINK LIVE: Orbital
ECHO LOUNGE: Chinaski, the Features, Shamgod
ECLIPSE DI LUNA: Kim Rushing Band Jazz Quartet
EDDIE’S ATTIC: Steve Forbert, Sam Shaber
ELEVEN50: John Acquaviva
EMORY PERFORMING ARTS STUDIO: Philip Thompson
EYEDRUM: Djalma, Ensemble ElasTique
FAT MATT’S RIB SHACK: Eric Austin
40 WATT CLUB-ATHENS: The Star Room Boys, The Desperators
FRONT PAGE NEWS: Blind Slim
FUNNY FARM: Brad Carver
FUZZY’S: Java Monkey
GEORGIA THEATRE-ATHENS: North Mississippi All-Stars, Jim Mathis & His Knockdown Society
THE GRAPE AT VININGS: Lindsay Rakers
HARRIS & JACK’S: Jabari Jazz Group
HEMINGWAY’S TROPICAL BAR & GRILL: Frogz
JACKALS-LILBURN: Live Acoustic Music
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
KOLORS LAWRENCEVILLE: DJ Duct Tape Rodeo
LENNY’S: Drunk Stuntmen
THE LIVING ROOM: Garage, House, Guest DJ’s
LUBY’S: Brian Ashley Jones & the Pheromones
MAGGIE’S NEIGHBOORHOOD BAR & GRILL: Acoustic DROP
MARY’S: Music videos with DJ Jigsaw
MASQUERADE: Goddess Tour
MCCOLGAN’S IRISH PUB: Buddy O’Reilly Band, Lee Griffin Band
MICHAEL’S COFFEE: Lindsay Smith, Night Flight
MJQ CONCOURSE: The Right Direction, Bobble and crew.
MURPHY’S LAW: Blue Collar Allstars
MUSIC FARM: Goat Booty featuring Booty Call
9 LIVES SALOON: Brown, Groove, Circle’s End, Goliath Johnson
NOMENCLATURE MUSEUM: SoCo Audio Fridays - DJs Michael Scott and Marcos Pieras
NORTHSIDE TAVERN: Zydefunk
THE OFFICE-NORCROSS: Uncle Don’s Bullet-Proof Blues Band
PECKERHEAD BREWERY: Motorcity Josh
PHUNKY PHISH TAVERN: Basement
PIPERS PUB: Livin Large
POETRY PLANET: Dinner and a Movie with DJ and featured poet
POPPER’S: The Bear Facts Band
QUEEN OF SHEEBA: Live jazz
RAY’S ON THE RIVER: Waveform with Doc Samuels, Larry Jackson, Tom Woodruff
SAMBUCA JAZZ CAFE: Jez Graham
SCROOGE’S: Crossover
SMITH’S OLDE BAR: Dayroom, Lithp
SOMBER REPTILE: Peeks, Kelpies, Frost
SPIKE’S BRICK OVEN PIZZERIA: Traci Wynn Trio
SPORTSTIME BAR & GRILLE: Unmarked Rare Abiss
STAR BAR-L5P: Damian Cartier and his My-Newt Orchestra
SWEET DEVIL MOON: Mauricio Manuza
SYMPHONY HALL: Rachel Barton, ASO
TABERNACLE: India.Arie
TEN27: DJ Drama and J-Sun
UGLY MUG PUB: Live Music
UNDERGROUND ATLANTA: Margarita Madness
VARIETY PLAYHOUSE: Youssou N’Dour
THE VAULT: Retro Wave with DJ Caz10
WHISKER’S TAVERN-DUNWOODY: Version
WILD WING CAFE: Homemade Jam
YA YA’S CAJUN CUISINE: The Gettin’ Head Stones