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Podcast: This Weekend 05-30,31-08

Friday, May 30th, 2008

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This Weekend in the ClubsTHIS WEEKEND IN THE CLUBS: Who’s playing where this weekend in Athens, featuring a song from Holman Autry Band.

Today’s Best Bets: 05-30-08

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Titans of Filth, North Elementary, Schooner
8:30 p.m., Flicker Theatre and Bar

With a name like Titans Of Filth, you’d expect this local band to play hard core or metal, but they actually are an indie folk act similar to the Silver Jews with hints of twee like Beat Happening. They’ll be joined by two bands from Chapel Hill, N.C., North Elementary and Schooner. Led by songwriter John Harrison, North Elementary is collaborative collective that plays indie rock influenced by the fuzzed out guitars of Dinosaur Jr. and the melodies of Mercury Rev. Schooner, which is composed of siblings Reid and Kathryn Johnson, Billy Alphin (The Rosebuds, Ashley Stove) and Maria Albani (Pleasant, Un Deux Trois), plays indie folk rock with hints of alt-country and psychedelia. - Trisha Klein

Dancer Vs. Politician, Jeffrey Bützer
10 p.m., 40 Watt

Athens meets Berlin as Dancer Vs. Politician and Jeffrey Bützer take on the 40 Watt. Led by Sanni Baumgärtner, Dancer Vs. Politician plays orchestral pop with the accordion, musical saw, viola and glockenspiel in addition to guitars, drums and bass. Whether she’s singing in English of German, Baumgärtner has a softly beautiful and enchanting voice. Bützer is a multi-instrumentalist who incorporates toy instruments into his act, giving his music a mesmerizing, gypsy-like sound. - Trisha Klein

In the Clubs: 05-30,31-08

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Friday:
40 Watt: Jeffrey Butzer, Dancer Vs. Politician, Hola Halo.
Alibi: Avery Dylan Band.
Allen’s: The Transformers.
Caledonia: Bo Bedingfield, Rob Veal.
Farm 255: Grogus.
Flicker: Flowers of Evil, North Elementary, Schooner, Titans of Filth.
Foxz: Ralph Roddenbery Band.
Georgia Theatre: Brock & Albert Duo, Noise Organization.
Little Kings: Athens Americana: Trappers Cabin, Patrick Carey, William Tonks, Sticks and Steel, Kaitlin Jones, Justin Evans’ Chinatown diary, Don Chambers.
Melting Point: Sons of Sailors.
Mercury Lounge: The Peabodies.
Rye Bar: The Rattlers.
Tasty World: Radiolucent, The Children of Desolation, Cloak and Dagger Dating Service, Wristbandits.
Wild Wing Cafe: Not Yet.

Saturday:
40 Watt: Chris McKay and the Critical Darlings, Make the Fur Fly, Misfortune 500.
Alibi: Southern Soul.
Allen’s: Rollin’ Home.
Caledonia: In the Lurch, Music Hates You, Stinking Lizaveta.
Flicker: The Buddy System, Spring Tigers.
Georgia Theatre: Holman Autry Band.
Little Kings: Mandy Jane and the Jaws of Life, Timber.
Melting Point: EG Kight Band.
Wild Wing Cafe: Loop Master John.