Do you remember where you were 30 years ago? Ed Tant does. He attended the first annual Student Rights Festival - a few years later to become the Human Rights Festival - which this year celebrates three decades of activism in Athens. In honor of this anniversary, we asked Tant, who is a columnist for the Athens Banner-Herald and a 27-year festival volunteer, to share some of his memories about the Human Rights Festival. Read the interview…

THIS WEEKEND IN THE CLUBS: Who’s playing where this weekend in Athens, featuring a song from Goodbye Donovan.

Athfest CD Release Party
8 p.m., Tasty World
Titans of Filth, Timber and Packway Handle Band will perform a free show to celebrate the release of the latest AthFest compilation. With a name like Titans Of Filth, you’d expect this band to play hard core or metal, but they are actually a indie folk act similar to the Silver Jews with hints of twee like Beat Happening. Their track “Our Impending Engagement” is included on the AthFest CD. Timber, a local folk rock band, contributed its song “Don’t Fail Me Now” to the compilation. Local bluegrass favorites The Packway Handle Band lent “Gets Me Every Time” to the CD. In addition to above tracks, the CD includes songs by Madeline, Hope For Agoldensummer and Dead Confederate, among other local favorites. For a full track listing, visit www.ghostmeat.com or www.athfest.com. - Trisha Klein

North Mississippi Allstars
9 p.m., Georgia Theatre
This blues trio, (Luther Dickinson on guitar and vocals, Cody Dickinson on drums and keyboards, and Chris Chew on bass), hails from the small town of Hernando, Miss., which borders Memphis. Their sound is informed by the legendary blues men of both Mississippi and Memphis fused with rock and roll and some jam band-style improvisation. Tickets are $15. - Trisha Klein

Iron Hero, Kuroma, Coral Castles
10 p.m., Caledonia Lounge
After taking a break after the release of its 2006 debut album, “Safe As Houses,” local band Iron Hero is back in action, playing shows and posting new songs on its MySpace page. Kuroma is the solo vehicle of Hank Sullivant, a former member of The Whigs and a touring member of MGMT. Chattanooga’s Coral Castles just released its debut EP, “the Corpse and the Cake,” a catchy mix of powerpop and classic rock that will appeal to fans of Billy Joel. Tickets are $6. - Trisha Klein

Friday
• 40 Watt: Gimme Shelter Benefit with Jackpot City, HEAP, Clay Leverett, Supercluster, William Tonks, Dana Downs, Carla LeFever, Frank Mason, The Corduroy Road and more.
• Alibi: Tangents.
• Allen’s: Johnny Ozone.
• Caledonia: Iron Hero, Coral Castles, Kuroma.
• Flicker: The Winter Sounds, Spy For Hire.
• Georgia Theatre: North Mississippi All-Stars.
• Melting Point: Bain Mattox, Griffin House, Sons of William.
• Mercury Lounge: Kenosha Kid.
• Tasty World (downstairs): AthFest CD release party with Timber, Titans of Filth, Packway Handle Band.
• Tasty World (upstairs): Dictatortots, Shitty Candy & the Circus Peanuts.
• Wild Wing Cafe: Electric Eelz.

Saturday
• 40 Watt: Little Francis, Red Legs, Sugar Dixx, Wolf Park.
• Alibi: Backwater.
• Allen’s: Will Hodges.
• Caledonia: Elf Power, Night Moves, Space Crooke.
• Farm 255: The Suex Effect.
• Flicker: Deaf Judges, George Spaghetti and the Meatballs, Nic Goodson, Ryan Hetrick.
• Georgia Theatre: Dancer Vs. Politician, Packway Handle Band.
• Hot Corner Celebration: Music from noon to 8 p.m. at the corner of Hull and Washington streets.
• Human Rights Festival: 1:30 to 11 p.m. in College Square - Breathlanes, Vic Chesnutt, The Divas, Goodbye Donovan, Jackpot City, Kite to the Moon, Michael Guthrie Band, Fleeta Mitchell, Art Rosenbaum, Squallz, The Suex Effect. Full Schedule.
• Little Kings: Gimme Hendrix, Gus D, Brennan Johnson, Son1 and the Insurgents, Ben Stevens.
• Melting Point: Josh Ritter, Ingrid Michaelson.
• Rye Bar: The Levers, Mass Solo Revolt.
• Wild Wing Cafe: After August.