Once again, Widespread Panic will be closing out The Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival, headlining the main stage on Sunday, June 15. The only other local act I could see performing at Bonnaroo this year was the Drive-By Truckers.
When the members of the South Carolina-based American Gun (playing tonight at the Rye Bar) assembled to record the follow-up to their 2006 debut album “Dark Southern Hearts” last spring, they knew they wanted to do something different. But they had no idea how much different things would turn out.
“Our first album was a little more stripped down, with a few friends of ours as guests,” says singer-guitarist Todd Mathis, who along with Donald Merckle is the band’s chief songwriter. “It was a little more raw, with songs we had hanging around for a long time. This time around, we wrote songs specifically for this album and Donald and I assumed production duties. And we wanted different textures and sounds for the new album, with steel guitars and horns.” Read the full story…
Mouser, Quiet Hooves, The Vulpines
11 a.m.-2 p.m., Tate Plaza, UGA
Catch three local bands at a free, lunchtime concert. Mouser is a large, loud, experimental rock band with fast drums and blaring horns. Quiet Hooves have a fun, lo-fi sound that feels like They Might Be Giants filtered through the Elephant Six Recording Co. The Vulpines are a local, psychedelic rock band with subtle hints of folk and Southern rock. - Trisha Klein
The Dallas Austin Experience
9:30 p.m., 40 Watt
After producing records and winning Grammy awards for working with artists like Boys II Men, TLC, Pink and Blu Cantrell, pop and R&B producer Dallas Austin is returning to his roots as a performer with the Dallas Austin Experience, a live concert that features Austin and friends Novel, Sy Scott and Colin Munroe. Munroe mixes indie rock and hip hop and recently gained attention for his remix of Kanye West’s “Flashing Lights” that was featured on West’s blog and perezhilton.com. Tickets are $8 to $10. - Trisha Klein
Double Phantom Records Showcase
10 p.m., Caledonia Lounge
Double Phantom Records, an Atlanta-based label that releases 7’s, presents Future Ape Tapes, The NEC, Chainstereo and Johnny Buffalo and the Mutinous Noise. Future Ape Tapes is a local hip hop act. You can download their recently released first record for free by visiting their MySpace page and clicking on the link in the “Sounds Like” section. Atlanta bands Chainstereo and Johnny Buffalo and the Mutinous Noise play garage rock, while The NEC plays psychedelic rock and shoegaze. Admission is $6-7. - Trisha Klein
THIS WEEKEND IN THE CLUBS: Who’s playing where this weekend in Athens, featuring a song from Last November.
Friday:
• 283 Bar: Velveteen Pink.
• 40 Watt: Dalla Austin Experience.
• Alibi: Eletrik Eelz.
• Allen’s: The Revival.
• Caledonia: Chainstereo, Future Ape Tapes, Johnny Buffalo * the Mutinous Noise, The NEC.
• Flicker: Sweet Tooth Simpleton, Kaitlin Jones & the County Fair.
• Georgia Theatre: Disco Biscuits.
• Go Bar: American Cheeseburger, Double Negative, We Need to Talk.
• Little Kings: The Heathens, The Plague.
• Melting Point: The Dirk Howell Band.
• Nuci’s Space: B-Side Revolution, hope for agoldensummer, John Youngblood & Greg Woodward, Paul Smith.
• Rye Bar: American Gun, Recycled Shotguns.
• Tasty World (downstairs): Mantooth Productions Showcase.
• Tasty World (upstairs): Last November, Sub Cam, Suburban Soul.
• Wild Wing Cafe: Dawgtown Ramblers.
Saturday:
• 40 Watt: Boybutante Jailhouse Frock.
• Alibi: Dixie Mafia.
• Allen’s: The Brothers Gore, Kris Langley, The Ribs.
• Caledonia: A.Armada, Building the State, Gift Horse.
• Farm 255: Bain Mattox, Joe Pug.
• Flicker: Ars Nova, Mudra, Pholksinger Josh.
• Georgia Theatre: Disco Biscuits.
• Globe: Pancho Magic, Red World Green World.
• Gnat’s Landing: Josh Taylor.
• Go Bar: Andy From Denver, Fruit Machine, The New Sound of Numbers.
• JR’s Baitshack: John and Brett Strickland.
• Little Kings: Darrell Kinsey Sr., Daniel Gold, Kilroy, Christopher Henderson.
• Melting Point: The Highballs.
• Rye Bar: Fester Hagood’s King Cotton Band.
• Tasty World: Band Marino, Baumer, Noises 10.
• Wild Wing Cafe: Lullwater.
