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

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

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

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

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

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

THIS WEEKEND IN THE CLUBS: Who’s playing where this weekend in Athens, featuring a song from Ham1.

Mostly, it’s been the South. But today it’s Middle America putting a twinkle in Jim White’s voice. “It is so wholesome here,” he says, describing the scenery somewhere along Highway 61 in Iowa. As a musician, White (playing Wednesday at the Melting Point) doesn’t miss the opportunity to reference Bob Dylan here, either. “We’re revisiting it,” he jokes, noting he and his touring band are traveling Highway 61 on the way to a gig in Madison, Wis. They’re returning to the road after a detour to the Rock Island, Ill. FutureAppletree Studio 1 where they played for the studio’s Internet site, Daytrotter. Read the full story…

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

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