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pub notes Bits and Pieces Check My Math: Latest estimates so far put the total oil spill in the Gulf at 3.5 million gallons. The United States consumes 84 million gallons of oil a day. All that oil already spilled would have fueled our consumption for exactly one hour. Kind of shows you just how great our dependence is. The spill now devastating our Gulf coast is to our daily habit about like an alcoholic pouring another drink out of a gallon jug and spilling a few drops on the countertop. We can’t stop. We’re in too deep. We’re so much in denial that we refuse to fund mass transportation or demand really fuel-efficient vehicles, and we’re enraged by those who’re trying to do something about this mess by riding bicycles.

Spring Greens: On this past weekend’s bright, cool Saturday morning, the Athens Farmers Market opened for the season in Bishop Park (and Tuesday evening at Little Kings downtown). Saturday morning was like a reunion, with people greeting each other and their farmer friends and admiring the plethora of spring greens, some early tomatoes, sugar snaps, beets just out of the ground and music in the air. A lot of hard work goes into the market—by those who organize and staff it and by those who grow the bounty. The market is even more user-friendly this year, since it can now accept food stamps, which some of the regulars from the university may need, once the budget-cutting is done.

Spring Planting: How many actors does it take to plant a shrub? A lot of Town and Gown people turned out Saturday morning to work on a different kind of plot: the new garden in memory of Ben Teague, Marie Bruce and Tom Tanner, who were the heart and soul of the theater. Their lives were snuffed out by a murderous assault from Marie’s husband a year ago, witnessed by many of the Town and Gown crew at a reunion picnic on the theater’s grounds. Now, those grounds include this garden in memory of their friends. Thanks to extensive preparation by ACC landscaping crews and design by landscape architect Chris Anderson, the garden was ready for planting.

The shrubs—bought by the actors, crew and friends of Town & Gown—were pre-placed just where the holes were to be dug.

With the same enthusiasm they put into learning lines and building sets, the chattering actors tore into the ground— some expertly, some more amateurishly—and within a couple of hours dozens of sweetshrubs, native azaleas, oakleaf hydrangeas, bottlebrush buckeyes and the like were in place. When you’re out for walk, stop by the garden along the Grady Ave. side of the theater and take a look. The creativity of the theater now spills out toward the neighborhood, into a space all can enjoy.

A Way With Words: Coleman Barks and Jeff Fallis were among local poets taking part in a poetry-at-school day recently—Jeff at Chase Street Elementary and Coleman at Barrow Elementary. Coleman says he was really nervous facing such an audience and quickly realized they were much more hip to poetry than he had assumed, familiar with onomatopoeia and such stuff as poetry is made on. At one point, Coleman was talking about the use of words, and he asked his audience if anybody knew the meaning of the word “grovel.” A young scholar immediately answered, “Act pitiful on purpose.”

Coleman was amazed and still is.

Coincidentally, Coleman and Jeff each have a poem included in a new collection by the poet Kevin Young, whom we let get away from the UGA English department. The book is entitled The Art of Losing: Poems of Grief & Healing and contains 150 poems by the best modern poets. Coleman’s “Luke and the Duct Tape,” is his tribute to Luke Poucher, a pharmacy graduate student who worked at Add Drugs. Jeff’s “Marquee Moon” is his lament for his friend, the musician Peter Smith, first published in Flagpole. Coleman is accustomed to being included among such renowned company, and it’s another significant recognition of Jeff’s work that Kevin selected him for this collection.

The globe-trotting Barks is soon off for South Africa, while Fallis has just finished his first year of work on a Phd in the UGA writing program. He’s also the guy who wrote the wonderfully tongue-in-cheek tribute to Athens lore, “The True Golden Era,” in the current Flagpole Guide to Athens. Pick up a Guide from a rack near you and get a taste of Jeff’s way with words.

Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com

THIS WEEK’S ISSUE: News & Features City Dope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Athens News and Views

A parking shortage highlights growing pains of eastward downtown expansion.

Road Trip to Clarksdale, MS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Gettin’ the Juke Joint Blues

A trip to a music festival at the birthplace and world capital of the blues.

Arts & Events Movie Pick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Not the Least Bit Rusty

Iron Man 2 builds on 2008’s superpowered first entry.

The Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Trips and Journeys

The Harvard Psychedelic Club explains why you can’t get your mind blown at Harvard anymore.

COVER DESIGN by Kelly Ruberto featuring a painting by Gail Vogels on display at the ACC Library

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Music Pontiak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 The Cows Don’t Mind the Noise Psychedelic rock from the farms of Virginia.

Free the Robots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 No Guitars Necessary

Discussing sound design and the future of electronic music with Chris Alfaro.

LETTERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CITY DOPE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 CAPITOL IMPACT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 CITY PAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 WORLD VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ATHENS RISING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 BARGAINING FOR HEALTH CARE. . . . . . . 8 ROAD TRIP TO CLARKSDALE. . . . . . . . . . 9 LETTER FROM PERU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 GRUB NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 MOVIE DOPE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 MOVIE PICK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

THE READER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 THREATS & PROMISES. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 BATTLE FOR PEACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 RECORD REVIEWS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 PONTIAK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 FREE THE ROBOTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 THE CALENDAR!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 BULLETIN BOARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 ART AROUND TOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 COMICS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 REALITY CHECK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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letters RIGHT ON Mr. McCommons [Pub Notes, Emancipation Proclamation, Apr. 21], I don’t think many people could say it better. Both sides of my family are from the South, and I grew up in Atlanta. I remember questioning the “The Civil War wasn’t about slavery” textbook jargon when I was 12, and at 35 I still don’t completely understand. I get it, but I don’t get it. How do you separate the South from the slavery? You can’t. It’s part and parcel. And I believe it’s our cross to bear. Thank you for your succinct perspective—clear and uncontrived. I hope we can keep moving forward.

Laura Shain Athens

DIVAS: A CRUEL JOKE It really won’t matter to most. I’ve been shouting at the wind for a long time. The wind isn’t about to be quiet, and neither am I. The so-called divas performing at the Human Rights Fest are an embarrassment and a cruel joke.

In this day and age, would we laugh and applaud a minstrel show? Would we accept white men in black face shucking and jiving, “Lordy, lordy, it be hot todays. Ize love me some watermelon!!” No! We would not. It was offensive to anyone with half a brain from the beginning.

The Sequin Sambos on the Human Rights Fest stage last night are no different. Many suffer from a birth defect that continues to be misunderstood. Transsexuals are marginalized at best and usually face physical if not emotional violence. Families turn their backs at a rate much higher then any other (“sexual”) minority. Employment hopes are few. Classism and mislabeling of procedures as elective place corrective reconstruction beyond almost all transsexuals.

The public, straight and gay, expect transsexuals to be not unlike these Sequin Sambos.

In fact, many think transsexual women are gay men. And so the true nature of the birth

CONTACT US AT P.O. BOX 1027, ATHENS, GA 30603, LETTERS@FLAGPOLE.COM OR VIA THE “TALK BACK TO US” LINK AT FLAGPOLE.COM defect remains misrepresented. And those who Spencer has an established record of prospeak out against the dominant paradigm are moting green initiatives, such as implementscoffed at by the very people who like to think ing EarthCraft standards at Habitat, whole they are sooo progressive. Such was my experi- house recycling and the ReNew Athens initiaence last night. Seems that Human Rights are tive. At the recent debate on sustainability, only for those who fit into what is perceived he continued to advocate for new ideas such within a narrow, uninformed world view by at as an Office of Sustainability and (to quote least one of the organizers. It isn’t likely to Flagpole magazine) “exhibited the most change any time soon. impressive command of the issues.”

Transsexuals do not have large enough Athens must be just as forward thinking, if numbers to win public understanding. A march not more so, in creating jobs. With 80 percent on Washington even by the larger transgender of jobs being created by existing businesses, group had little if any media attention. But Spencer understands that in addition to bringthings like this minstrel show? Well, these ing new businesses to Athens, we must be men can shuck and proactive in business jive, and the organizexpansion and reteners in their ignorance tion. Spencer also BUMPERSTICKER OF THE WEEK: can pat themselves knows firsthand the on the back, ignoring pressures that busiWhenever Chickens Are Outlawed reality. As was the nesses face as the Only Outlaws Will Have Chickens. case last night. founder of a medical How many of your export company and Thanks, Jamie. Send your sticker sightings to friends were murdered the founder of an letters@flagpole.com. for being transsexual? international enviHow many of your ronmental company. constituents commitIf there is one candited suicide because they were homeless and date that can bring Athens together to create could not find employment or shelter? How more jobs and more sustainability, that candimany? And if you had men and women close date is Spencer Frye. to you die because of the lack of this culture’s Brandon Shinholser understanding of what a true transsexual is?

Athens Shame on those who applaud these hurtful lampooning caricatures!

Name Withheld Athens Move over Berkeley! It’s 2010, and due to the relentless pursuit of the University of Georgia’s Living Wage campaign members of students and professors, the Old South is With the recent entry of a candidate who now the hottest hotbed of progressive activshares my forward-thinking vision for Athens, ism in the nation. Nowhere in this country is I had to ask myself a serious question: If I economic and social justice fought for harder really care about this vision for Athens, how than at the University of Georgia in Athens can I continue a candidacy that would weaken (count and compare!). The sheer volume and the chances of electing a mayor with the same attendance of student protests for fair ecovision? nomic policy surpasses those of the most wellThat is why I have chosen to suspend my known liberal colleges in the nation, including campaign and support the candidate with the Berkeley and UCLA. This traditional southern best chance of bringing about forward thinking institution is undergoing undeniably measurpublic policy. That candidate is Spencer Frye. able progressivism.

PROGRESSIVE STUDENTS

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In two years, UGA students succeeded by enlarging the scope of free speech on campus.

Students rewrote the university’s non-discrimination act to include sexual orientation. Students demanded a childcare program to support the needs of female employees.

Students staged sit-ins in favor of employees that were systematically excluded from worker benefits due to their bogus status as “temporary employees.” Students disrupted major budget meetings, demanding a living wage for the lowest-income employees from a university president who has gone on record saying that he “philosophically agrees with the living wage,” yet has done nothing in his power to prioritize their needs. UGA students are only growing more passionate with announcements of astounding budget cuts and tuition hikes.

Activism in the name of economic and social justice is happening at the University of Georgia more often, and more effectively, than anywhere else in the United States. Next time you pass the arch, take a look at the students and professors holding up signs and consider joining the biggest and most recently successful progressive university movement in America.

Hadas Peles Manhattan Beach, CA

LEFT TURN Most of us can relate to being scared awake when your driver makes a sudden lane change or nearly misses a turn. Gradual changes are easier to sleep through of course, so a courteous steward will be gentle with their passengers. Politically speaking, some of our past presidents have been known to veer left ever so gently only waking a few, but now Obama’s driving—on a learner’s permit. Past presidents have certainly been fond of veering left but in a gradual way so as to not awaken the passengers, but now Obama’s changing three lanes at a time without checking his mirrors. It’s my hope that his sharp left exits from America’s highway.

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Parking and More: On-street parking was removed from Willow Street between North Avenue and East Broad about six months ago at the request of Athens-Clarke County Police, who cited the safety hazard created by vehicles having to cross the double yellow line to avoid cars parked outside the apartment building at 909 E. Broad St. Some of that building’s renters, and especially their guests, had come to depend on the street parking, partly because the building’s parking deck only provides six free spaces for overnight visitors, along with 30 two-hour spaces that are mainly intended to serve ground-floor retail businesses. Guests now vie for those six spots, along with nine restricted-access overnight spots that can be reserved in advance for $5.

The overflow is being handled, in part, by Weaver D’s restaurant across the street at the

terms as mayor and is trying hard to shape the plans for its continuing development. Parking is just one of many aspects of that process that will continue to require careful guidance, though it’s certainly one of the trickier considerations. Whoever succeeds Davison had better already be putting together some ideas.

The Week in Ed: ACC District 6 Commissioner Ed Robinson has made a few lonely, “principled” stands of late, a la his predecessor, Carl Jordan. One of those was his admittedly symbolic “No” vote on the plan for a $3.7 million expansion to the county landfill, based on his frustration with the slow progress of local recycling initiatives. That didn’t seem to sit very well with some of Robinson’s colleagues behind the rail, who collectively took their medicine in voting for a plan that nobody was particularly enthused about.

Andy Herod may have summed up their mood when he pointedly remarked, “I think voting against this doesn’t get us very far.”

But Robinson appears to be making an effort to change his solitary ways when it comes to one of his top priorities: Safe Routes to Schools initiatives in the 2011 SPLOST referendum. As the M&C get closer to finalizing the compendium of projects that will go before local voters this November, Robinson says he’s working with This home, with its handsome metal roof, is within the borders of the Cobbham some of his fellow Historic District. commissioners to lock SRTS plans into broadly same price rate; the owner of another lot a defined Transportation and Public Works block farther up Broad recently ceased providprojects. Ed’s always been a creative thinker ing the same service. Some tenants had used whose big ideas were sometimes compromised the county-owned lot farther up the street by his less advanced communication skills; until it was fenced in; some may still be using let’s hope this is the start of a trend. the lot just beyond that beside Jittery Joe’s (and we all know how complicated that part of Tin Tin Tin: The ACC Historic Preservation the story is).

Commission’s denial of a request for a metal It appears the developers of 909 E. Broad replacement roof on a home in the Cobbham didn’t plan for this shortage of on-street Historic District (brought by contractor Matt parking before the complex opened two years Alston, the husband of Flagpole co-publisher ago; it took a serious failure of communicaAlicia Nickles) was recently upheld on appeal tion between them and the ACC governby the ACC Commission. After the hearing, ment, which could easily have ascertained ACC commissioners were frustrated by the proin advance that Willow wasn’t suited to that cess, which didn’t allow them to consider the purpose, for this to have become a problem substance of the request, but only whether once 909 was rented to capacity. And that’s preservation guidelines had been properly a compact illustration of the kinds of growapplied. Commissioner David Lynn spoke up ing pains downtown Athens has experienced, about it at last week’s voting session, askand will continue to, as it creeps slowly east ing ACC Attorney Bill Berryman to provide toward the river. clarification on the commission’s role in such Mayor Heidi Davison recently asked county proceedings. Lynn and other commissioners staff to look at the possibility of on-street saw no reason why a home in the historic parking on Hickory Street near the entrance district shouldn’t have a metal roof—many to the Multi-Modal Transit Center even farther already do—but were “hamstrung by the up East Broad, but that request doesn’t appear process itself,” Lynn says. “We’re not judges; to have spurred much action as yet. And even we’re commissioners… we’re good at solvif that end of Hickory became available, it ing problems,” he says. If, in considering an would barely make a dent in the shortage— appeal, commissioners are only being asked to especially if further development increases ensure that “the process is upheld,” and not retail traffic in that corridor, as most of us to solve the problem, Lynn suggests, “send it presumably hope. to Superior Court.”

Davison has seen a quick and dramatic transformation of this corridor during her Dave Marr news@flagpole.com

Georgia has never been an oil-producing state, but its congressmen have always been the most enthusiastic supporters anywhere of exploring every conceivable location where black gold might be located. When Zell Miller was still in the U.S. Senate, he and Saxby Chambliss called for oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska.

During the summer of 2008, Georgia’s current and former members of Congress were among the loudest voices demanding that America’s coastlines be opened up to oil exploration. Reps. Tom Price of Roswell and Lynn Westmoreland of Sharpsburg participated in mock sessions of the U.S. House where Republicans denounced Speaker Nancy Pelosi and chanted, “Drill, baby, drill!” Former House speaker Newt Gringrich wrote a book with the provocative title, “Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less.”

In recent weeks, of course, TV news programs have shown us compelling images of what happens when offshore oil drilling goes wrong. The explosion and collapse of British Petroleum’s Deepwater Horizon rig has caused the release of more than 200,000 gallons of oil per day into the Gulf of Mexico, with a huge black slick threatening the coastal areas of the gulf states.

Scientists have also raised the alarming possibility that the oil slick could move around the southern tip of Florida and be carried by ocean currents up the East Coast.

Has the oil spill caused any second thoughts for Georgia politicians who have been such determined advocates of offshore drilling? That does not appear to be the case.

Their support remains strong, even as the oily slick edges closer to the Louisiana marshlands.

“The answer to the crisis in the Gulf is not to move backward by halting new American offshore energy production,” Gingrich says.

Ryan Murphy, the communications director for Tom Price, says the congressman “believes we need an ‘all of the above’ energy

plan—offshore exploration is one component of that. This is a tragedy, it needs to be addressed, lessons need to be learned, but that’s no reason for Americans to abandon the search for energy.”

Westmoreland’s media spokesman, Justin Stokes, says there has been “no change in the congressman’s position. He still supports an ‘all of the above’ energy policy, and that includes offshore drilling.”

Rep. John Linder of Gwinnett County, the 7th District congressman, tells a reporter: “I support exploring and drilling anywhere we can. We need to explore everywhere we think there might be any recoverable oil.”

Rep. Jim Marshall of Macon, a Democratic congressman who has supported oil exploration off the coasts and in the Alaska wilderness, wrote in a newspaper column two years ago that “virtually all general drilling bans should be lifted.” Marshall spokesman Doug Moore says he is “a combination of frustrated and disappointed” by the events surrounding the oil spill.

“I don’t know if he has fully changed his mind on this or how it might affect drilling off the Georgia coast,” Moore says. “We have talked about it, but haven’t gotten to the point of, ‘have you changed your position?’”

Tom Barton, a conservative columnist with the Savannah Morning News, opines that “The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which is threatening the coastal areas of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, is Exhibit A for those who doubt the wisdom of sinking wells off the Atlantic coast… Unfortunately, some of the slick that’s now the size of West Virginia could wind up near here.”

Barton is concerned about the effects of gooey, black oil washing up on the beaches around his city. I would guess he’s not the only coastal resident who’s worried.

Tom Crawford tcrawford@capitolimpact.net

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city pages State and Local Governments Cope with Revenue Crunch Falling real estate prices meant lower taxes for many Athens-Clarke County residents this year, according to acting county tax appraiser Kirk Dunagan. Since the downturn, homes (especially in newer subdivisions) have been selling for lower prices, he says. That has affected the appraisals of other homes in those subdivisions, lowering their property taxes. “We had to lower quite a few this year,” Dunagan says. Home prices have dropped especially in “new developments where they haven’t been able to sell the lots and new houses. Those have been hit pretty hard.”

Foreclosures have also caused appraisals to drop in some neighborhoods, says Dunagan.

In addition, the state Legislature last year passed a two-year freeze on assessments (they can go down, but not up). As a result, ACC’s tax digest (the total value of all taxable property) has gone down this year—for the first time in decades—by nearly 3 percent. So, tax revenues to the county will go down, too; the tax freeze hits the school system hardest, Dunagan says, because it cannot raise its tax rate to compensate (it’s already at the 20-mill maximum).

ACC’s general government has no such limit, and Mayor Heidi Davison is proposing a half-mill increase for next year (adding $25 to the tax bill for a $150,000 home, twice as much as last year’s small increase). The mayor’s recommended budget contains no raises for county employees—not even cost-of-living raises, for the second straight year—and would fund only one new employee.

Nor are budget problems limited to local government, Athens-area legislators told a Federation of Neighborhoods audience last week. The state’s financial pinch is a “crisis that we’re still in the middle of,” said Senator Bill Cowsert—and the state’s budget will be even tighter next year, because there won’t be federal stimulus money to close the gap. But the legislature’s new “zero-based” budgeting plan assures that each state department will have its budget examined over the next three or four years, he said. “We get to look at all spending, instead of just new spending.”

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“What you’re going to see next year is wholesale tax reform,” added Rep. Doug McKillip. “There’s no alternative.”

Legislators should consider taxing highearners more or closing corporate exemptions, said Rep. Keith Heard. “Everything isn’t on the table… We don’t have any money, yet we are able to give tax breaks to higher earners, and a lot of other stuff” like $600 million worth of corporate exemptions.

A compromise transportation funding bill passed during the recent session is “ponderously complicated” and mostly tailored to Atlanta’s needs, McKillip said. “Most of the rest of Georgia doesn’t have… ‘the transportation problem.’” The new law will allow voters to approve—region by region—local transportation projects paid for by a one-cent sales tax. It is “a compromise that probably nobody’s delighted with,” Cowsert said, but he was optimistic it can be amended and “fit into a statewide plan that makes sense.”

“The state is not really committed to transportation,” Heard said, adding that a higher gas tax (Georgia has one of the lowest) was never on the table.

“A lot of this isn’t perfect,” Cowsert added.

“You get to where you have to build a consensus for what will pass. You don’t have to do it all in one year.”

John Huie

Stopgap Expansion Will Buy Landfill Four More Years ACC commissioners have OK’d a stopgap expansion of the county landfill that they’d hoped wouldn’t be necessary. The county has already purchased 79 acres for future landfill expansion, but buying that land (from an unwilling owner) took two years, and state EPD permits are taking longer to get than expected. “It’s a multi-year process,” solid waste director Jim Corley says. Meanwhile, the landfill is filling up, so it must expand into an already-permitted 12-acre “cell” near Lexington Road. That will add four years of capacity, cost $3.7 million, and require moving the vehicle scales closer to the facility entrance on Lexington Road.

More recycling wouldn’t dramatically lengthen the landfill’s life—ACC already recycles a lot, especially if leaf/limb scraps and sewage sludge are included. But commissioners and county staffers still hope to increase recycling, perhaps by requiring apartments to furnish recycling containers, and by organizing private trash haulers into “exclusive franchises” so that only one hauler would serve any area. (Some medium-sized haulers have fought that idea, Corley says, fearing they’ll be put out of business—but Corley thinks the zones and bidding process could accommodate any who want to participate.) Franchise zones would allow the county to standardize rates for trash pickup, and that could encourage recycling, because recycling more would mean paying less. It would also mean fewer trash trucks on neighborhood streets and (if people are required to pay for trash pickup) less illegal dumping. “We catch people all the time” dumping illegally, he says. Some such proposal may come before commissioners later this year.

Asked if the proposed “waste-to-energy” incinerator near Elberton could eventually

lighten the load on ACC’s landfill, Corley is dubious. “If it made economic sense, possibly,” he says. But he is skeptical that Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division will even allow the incinerator to be built—”I will be surprised if they have a permit in five years,” he says—and also that its “tipping fee” for accepting trash could match fees at area landfills.

Waste-to-energy plants make sense in Florida, where the high water table precludes building landfills, Corley says, and “in the Northeast, where landfill tipping fees are $100, waste-to-energy works.” But landfill fees here can be less than half that, and already more landfills are being proposed for the region. Plus, he adds, “electricity doesn’t pay that much.” The Elberton incinerator would sell electricity produced from burning trash and wood waste. And though a petition by Elbert county residents to vote on the controversial plan has been rejected, it’s still “a long way from being a sure thing,” Corley says.

John Huie

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What’s Up in New Development

Faisal Shahzad was no Timothy McVeigh, let alone a Mohamed Atta. McVeigh, who killed 168 people in Oklahoma City in 1995 with a massive truck-bomb, took the trouble to learn how to make a bomb that actually works. Atta, who piloted one of the planes that crashed into the Twin Towers on 9/11, even learned how to fly. Shahzad, who left a vehicle rigged to explode near New York’s Times Square on the night of May 1, was a bumbling amateur.

He might still have killed some people, of course. “[The bomb] certainly could have exploded and had a pretty big fire and a decent amount of explosive impact,” said New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. But the casualties would have been in the dozens, at worst, and more likely only a few. Not enough, in other words, to drive Americans crazy again.

I’m choosing my words carefully here. Ever since the 9/11 attacks nine years ago, the U.S. media (with the eager assistance of the Bush administration until the end of 2008) have worked to persuade Americans that terrorism is the greatest threat facing the country. The enterprise has succeeded, and most Americans actually believe that terrorism poses a serious danger to their personal safety.

Quite a few Americans have already died as a result of that belief, not just in the wars overseas that were justified in the name of fighting terrorism but even at home. In the first year after 9/11, for example, many Americans chose to drive long distances rather than risk flying, and highway deaths went up by 1,200 people as a result. Nobody died in the planes.

Nobody has been killed by terrorists in the United States since 9/11, but the fear is so great that just one big attack with lots of casualties would still have disastrous consequences. There would be huge public pressure for the government to do something very large and violent, in the delusional belief that that is the way to defeat terrorism. That is what I mean by “driving Americans crazy.”

The main goal of terrorist attacks anywhere is to drive the victims crazy: to goad them into doing stupid, violent things that ultimately play into the hands of those who planned the attacks. Terrorism is a kind of political jiu-jitsu in which a relatively weak group (like al-Qaeda) attempts to trick a far stronger enemy (like the U.S. government) into a self-defeating response.

The U.S. response to 9/11 was certainly self-defeating. A more intelligent strategy

would have been to try to split the Taliban regime of Afghanistan, many of whose leading members were outraged by the threat of an American invasion that the action of their Arab guests had brought down on their heads.

A combination of threats and bribes might have persuaded the Taliban to hand over Osama bin Laden and his whole al-Qaeda crew.

It was certainly worth trying first, but the political pressure on the White House to invade Afghanistan was extreme. Even though those who knew anything about terrorist strategies understood that that was exactly what bin Laden wanted Washington to do.

Osama bin Laden’s goal was to build support among Muslims for his militant ideology by convincing them that they were under attack by the infidels. The best way to do that was to sucker the infidels (i.e., the Americans) into invading Muslim countries.

The 9/11 attacks succeeded in triggering a U.S. invasion of Afghanistan (and Bush then gave bin Laden even more help by invading Iraq as well). As a result, al-Qaeda has made some progress towards its ultimate goal of sparking Islamist revolutions in the Arab world and even the broader Muslim world, though probably not nearly as much as bin Laden hoped.

Since Washington was already doing what bin Laden wanted, he had no reason to carry out further major terrorist operations in the United States after 9/11, and there is no evidence that al-Qaeda has attempted any. Faisal Shahzad’s amateurish bomb certainly did not meet that organisation’s highly professional standards.

Would al-Qaeda have gone with a bomb triggered by dozens of firecrackers, which were intended to set two jugs of petrol (gasoline) alight, in turn causing three propane gas cylinders to explode, and finally setting off a much bigger explosion of eight bags of fertilizer (except that it was of the non-explosive kind)? I think not.

But would al-Qaeda now be interested in carrying out a big attack in the United States, if it could manage it? Probably yes, for by the middle of next year U.S. troops will be gone from Iraq. There is reason to suspect that Barack Obama’s ultimate goal is to get them out of Afghanistan too, even if he first has to protect his flank politically by reinforcing them.

As long as American troops are occupying Muslim countries, bin Laden’s cause prospers.

If they leave, the air goes out of his balloon. He therefore now has a strong motive for mounting a major terrorist operation on American soil.

The goal would be to drive Americans crazy enough that they decide to keep fighting the “war on terror” on Arab and Afghan soil. The last thing al-Qaeda wants is for the infidels to go home.

Gwynne Dyer Gwynne Dyer is a London-based independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

Athens is a city known for the music which I’ve heard not only those train whistles, but emanates from it, but how does sound factor the familiar rhythm of the trains’ wheels into the landscape of the Classic City? The carry all the way to my house, miles from the best time to really hear Athens is at night, tracks. Whenever passenger rail finally comes when most of the hum of traffic has faded to Athens, perhaps the sound of the train will away, allowing more distant sounds to carry take on a different association beyond freight. clearly across the hills. These subtle elements Buses are a prominent sound on campus and of life in the city are rarely considered in an downtown, where the frequency of service objective way, but they do help create the makes them much more noticeable than furatmosphere of Athens which we hold so dear. ther out, where they only run once per hour.

Most planning for sound comes in response to Downtown is also home to the sound of complaints about noise violations, or concerns church bells, which keep time by chiming about noisy industry or new fraternity houses. out every 15 minutes. Troubadours occupy Rarely are other decisions considered based on street corners near College Avenue, providing sonic impact.

The university has some quite distinct sounds, which make Athens what it is.

Sanford Stadium’s unusual open end amplifies the roars of the crowd, pushing them west. If you’re watching a football game on television, you’ll likely hear an eruption of sound when the Bulldogs score, reaching your ears before the cable signal, delayed seven seconds or so, reaches you. The sound of 100,000 screaming fans can be disconcerting, and so sometimes the football team practices with the sounds of a crowd pumped through the stadium’s speakers. Passersby on Sanford Bridge are likely baffled when they hear this, but see the stadium empty.

The chapel bell, rumored to have once inhabited the old red “R.E.M.” steeple, tolls nearly unceasingly after football games, but is also rung by tour groups, From within the gates of the Navy School ring several stirring bugle calls a as well as drunken students day. on their way home after partying downtown early in the morning. When the Redcoat Marching entertainment as well as ambience. I have Band moved from its old practice grounds by personally seen and heard bucket drummers, the Spec Towns Track on Lumpkin Street to the guitar players, flutes, violins and even bagintramural fields, that part of town got a little pipes downtown. More professional music quieter. spills out of venues and bars. Farm 255, with The closing of the Navy Supply Corps its outdoor stage, makes a particularly great School also means the loss of one of my contribution to downtown’s nightlife sounds. favorite local sounds. Several times a day, the Churches produce interesting sounds other sound of a bugle wafts through Normaltown. than bells, too, sometimes on Sunday, and “Reveille” sounds in the early morning, sometimes when it’s less expected. One late though you’ll have to have your car windows night on Reese Street, I heard some particurolled down if you want to hear it on your larly amazing gospel music exploding from the morning commute. At night, another bugle Masonic Hall. It’s quite a contrast from the call signals sunset and the lowering of the classical organ that can be heard a few blocks flag. It’s been an integral part of life in that away outside the Episcopal Church. Those two area of town for decades; I hope that this equally traditional approaches to religious ritual might be continued as the property music provide an audible demographic crosstransitions into a medical school. A physical section of life in Athens. monument in the form of an anchor sits on Here, of all places, we ought to listen and Broad Street, but an auditory one could be an experience our community with all senses. Our immensely more powerful reminder of Athens’ local cultural identity is so tied up with things surprising naval history. that are heard, that there must be some betTransportation also figures heavily into the ter way to understand and celebrate those local soundscape. The CSX rail line, which features of life in Athens. Making that sensory cuts through the northern part of town, runs experience a part of the local planning and several trains a day; its whistles and rumbling design process would surely produce fascinatcan be heard for miles. The hum of the bypass ing results. What would be the architecture and other traffic is pretty powerful during of a city which was actually designed to be the day, but dies down at night, allowing the heard? sounds of the train to carry quite a distance.

There have been particularly still nights when Kevan Williams athensrising@flagpole.com

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Bargaining for Health Care Reform Reproductive Justice Hits a Roadblock

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he march towards health care reform has been difficult. With only Democrats in support of President Obama’s bill, he was left without bipartisan back-up in making legislative history.

During the eleventh hour, following the passage of the bill, the president met with U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak and other anti-choice Democrats to reach an agreement. The agreement was to issue an executive order—a bargaining point to get pro-life Democrats, like Stupak, to vote for the bill. The order adheres to the Hyde Amendment, which restricts all federal funding of abortions.

“But nothing’s changed,” says Eric Gray, the communications director for the Democratic Party of Georgia. He says the Hyde Amendment is nothing new: federal funding for abortions had been restricted since 1976 when Congress passed the amendment to ban Medicaid coverage for abortion.

Still, there is something about this executive order that makes the Hyde Amendment stronger than before. In the past, the amendment was not law; rather, it was an add-on to an annual appropriations bill that has always been passed. Because it is now a part of an executive order, the only way it can be changed is by the president himself. Many reproductive justice organizations are now asking supporters what can be done to tackle this barrier.

“It wasn’t what [Obama] wanted to do, but what he had to do,” says Gray. “The choice

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was either to not do the executive order on biology and the politics of women’s reproand not have the bill passed by four or five ductive health. She began our interview by Senators, or do it and have it passed.” explaining to me that access to abortion is a The new order was a blow to many reprocivil rights issue: that because only women ductive justice activists, and feminists are in can get pregnant, the government has an oblidisbelief that a pro-choice president would gation to protect women’ reproductive rights. enact such anti-choice legislation.

But it hasn’t. She said that the fact that Many pro-life activists claim that the women’s rights were leveraged in order to pass order means nothing and won’t stand up in the health care bill reveals much about the the courts. But these complaints have not standing of women in this society. decreased the size of the obstacle that the “We don’t think of other rights in this order has placed in the path of women’s repro- way,” said Happe. “Restricting access to aborductive justice. The National Organization tions is not understood as hindering women’s for Women (NOW) rights. So it’s easy for and NARAL (National “Restricting access to abortions people to think that Association for the it’s plausible to sacriRepeal of Abortion is not understood as hindering fice abortion rights for Laws) Pro-Choice health care reform.” women’s rights.”

America have both The Feminist issued press releases Women’s Health Center questioning the use of this particular bargainis an organization in Atlanta that works to ing point. NOW says that the bill projects the educate and train both women and men in message “that it is acceptable to negotiate order to empower them to go out and speak health care reform on the backs of women.” about reproductive justice rights. The center NARAL has stated that “the legislation holds “local advocacy days” for volunteers to includes an onerous provision that requires go to the capitol and lobby both the House Americans to write two separate checks if the and the Senate, depending on what legislation insurance plan they choose includes abortion is pending. coverage.” NARAL claims that this “bureau“There’s a lack of education on legislation cratic stigmatization” could cause insurance and policies that affect reproductive rights, companies to stop coverage of abortions. so we want to train and educate as a way of I met Kelly Happe in her office in March. empowerment,” says Lauren Williams, the legShe’s a professor in women’s studies at the islative coordinator at the Feminist Women’s University of Georgia who teaches a course Health Center.

Aubrey Denmon is a graduate student in public health policy and management at UGA. Kelly Happe told me that Denmon had conducted an analysis of the health care bill with an emphasis on women’s reproductive rights. I met with Denmon and she explained to me her concerns that access to reproductive health options across the board would be compromised in the process of the health care debate.

Denmon described a delicate dance of finding a good compromise that would help the uninsured without limiting women’s reproductive options. She said that each state decides whether it wants to set up a plan that covers abortion, and that there’s no guarantee that women will even be able to get a plan that covers one. Denmon cited a list of women this will affect, including those on Medicaid and receiving assistance from Indian Health Services, Peace Corps volunteers, women on disability, military personnel and all federal employees.

“Why can’t we just trust women to know what’s best for them?” asks Denmon, expressing disappointment in Obama. “This abortion issue represents cultural-wide paternalism.

Personally, I would rather have seen him be a strong proponent for women. I wish he would have used the opportunity to say, ‘This is an important health care service, and we’re going to protect it.’”

Crystal Villarreal

Road Trip to Clarksdale, MS

Gettin\ the Juke Joint Blues

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you didn’t know and were too shy to ask, a juke joint is any informal venue for drinking, dancing and listening to live music—low-rent places usually linked to AfricanAmerican culture in the rural Deep South and the blues, in particular. The heyday of juke joints was the 1920s and ‘30s, so today they are viewed with nostalgia and a sense of cultural preservation, along with the raw emotional tenor of the blues—melancholy, depression and sadness.

The blues are not easy to define, but most would agree that the lyrics are soul-searching and the music has a powerfully rhythmic baseline with outbursts of boogie and passion. The blues are mainly played on guitar, often using a slide, harmonica and occasionally a homemade cigar-box guitar called a bilbo.

Pat House, son of the famed Son House, described the blues like this in the documentary M for Mississippi: “If you got a good woman and she quits you—that ain’t nothing but the blues. The blues hurt ‘cause you can’t change nothing.”

Shaking the blues drove me and local music entrepreneur JR Green to Clarksdale, MS in mid-April for the annual Juke Joint Festival. Clarksdale, located at the famed Crossroads of Highways 49 and 61, calls itself “the birthplace and world capital of the blues.” That claim has merit. At the heart of the Mississippi Blues Trail, the hamlets surrounding this tiny burg of 21,000 have produced the titans of the blues: Robert Johnson, Son House, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Lead Belly, John Lee Hooker, Bukka White and B.B. King.

To honor its legendary “bluesicians” and cultural heritage, Clarksdale’s Downtown Development Association organized the Juke Joint Festival seven years ago. It aspires to be a “realdeal blues festival” and it does deliver almost three days of non-stop shows.

Appearing in 17 venues—a few in bona fide juke joints and others in impromptu street settings—the roster of local blues performers at this year’s festival sure sounded authentic: Watermelon Slim, James “Super Chikan” Johnson, T-Model Ford, “Honeyboy” Edwards, Louis “Gearshifter” Youngblood, Terry “Harmonica” Bean, Pork Chop Willie, Robert “Wolfman” Belfour, “Bilbo” Walker and Big George Brock.

The best place for listening, dancing, drinking and eating was Ground Zero Blues Club, which is a large venue with a stage, a dance floor and old couches out front. It’s co-owned by local resident and actor Morgan Freeman and easily accommodates big bands. Stacy Mitchhart’s Blues Band, a brassy ensemble from Nashville, and Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band filled the room with sound and admiring attendees.

Red’s Lounge, the most authentic juke joint, was so small, it felt claustrophobic, but the room was hot in every which way.

The most consistent venue for traditional blues was out front of the Cat Head Blues and Folk Art store on Delta Avenue.

Many of the old-timers said they learned to play from their fathers and grandfathers and were simply paying tribute to

A Return to Roots Music It was an “a-ha” moment—my love for the blues.

My interest started when I was about 14 but, as a typical teen in the 1960s, it was the British blues bands that “threw the blues back at us Americans,” as B.B. King once recalled. Even though I promoted a blues festival in Athens for six years, going to the Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale was a powerful reminder of my musical roots.

My family on my father’s side was originally from Yazoo City, MS, but I never really connected the dots with Delta music until this festival. Then I realized this place and this music were in my blood.

If you comprehend and appreciate the blues, you have to think about the land and the lives of the people of the Delta. These performers share their blues.

The juke joints are simple—a bar and a band.

The atmosphere is relaxed. There are no rules, so the sense of freedom is liberating. It’s not intimidating because people are there just to have a good time.

The interaction between whites and blacks in Clarksdale seems better than in Georgia, because whites there have really embraced the black culture, especially the blues. It felt more progressive than I imagined possible.

JR Green

them. Spontaneous dancing was a frequent response to their playing.

The liveliest spot we encountered was Pete’s Grill, a small, concrete-block building with a bar. The All-Night-Long Blues review, featuring Earl the Pearl, among others, was constantly changing band members, but when Mary Ann “Action” Jackson wailed “Wang Dang Doodle,” the old Willie Dixon tune

popularized by Koko Taylor, the whole place was up dancing and almost levitating. It was about as close to being “upside down,” the local term for getting “messed up” clubbing, as it got.

The biggest surprise of the festival was a fourpiece blues band from The Netherlands called Bradley’s Circus. They performed in front of Hambone’s Art Gallery late Saturday afternoon; the bluesharp playing of Lidewij Veenhuis was blistering and the singing of Mattanja Joy Bradley was red-hot.

It was so memorable a set, I bought both of their CDs, thinking it was likely I’d never hear them again otherwise.

In many ways, the Juke Joint Festival was perfect. It’s a bargain by anyone’s standards. You only have to buy a wristband for $10 for all Saturday shows. Accommodations in the area are in the $50 range. Parking is free. The city allows drinking in the streets and smoking in bars. People bring their dogs and there is no leash law. Motorcyclists ride without helmets. Everything runs a little late, so a 9 p.m. show actually starts about 9:45. There is a 54-page program and generally it’s reliable, but the event is also a bit chaotic, which also seems right.

The food is Southern to the max: BBQ and catfish on every menu. Tamales are a local specialty and a New Orleans influence means spicy gumbo and crayfish as well.

The crowd was mostly white and middle-aged, yet whitehaired folks were aplenty. A few European and Japanese visitors were also evident. We even ran into a couple of musicians with Athens connections—Zach Kennedy of the band Daffodils and Marshall Ruffin, who plays here occasionally. Some of the non-music activities—such as a parade, 8K run, petting zoo, turkey-calling contest, racing pigs and moon bounce— obviously didn’t appeal to the hard-core blues aficionados, but local families participated.

It’s impossible to estimate the size of the crowd, since at any given moment it was dispersed over several sites. But the festival is beginning to revive the city’s center, observed Stan Street, who runs the Hambone Gallery. “Clarksdale had been on the skids for the last half century, but its renaissance began about four years ago,” he said. “It’s still got a long way to go!”

The Delta Blues Museum, located at 1 Blues Alley, has all sorts of artifacts, recordings, photographs and memorabilia, but we never got there because we were too busy listening to the real thing.

Going to a blues festival isn’t fluffy entertainment, but it can be satisfying. Music from the heart, even a broken one, is intensely engaging and you can’t help but empathize with a blues singer who seems to be pouring out his or her tortured soul for everyone to feel. If “misery loves company,” as the saying goes, then a blues festival may be the perfect antidote for the blues. It certainly can lighten the load.

John W. English

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Letter from Peru

thankfully kept at the margins. Although I’ve only seen a small sliver of Latin America, I’m now convinced that Latino eating habits are healthier than American ones. They eat their biggest meal when the body can best handle a big meal, at midday, not late at night just before bedtime. The plates are pre-portioned, and large containers of easy-to-reach second, third and fourth helpings are not resting mere inches from the said plates. And generally, they eat pretty healthily, despite all my talk of pork fat and churros. AND I FINALLY DID COKE! Just making sure you’re still reading—but I did get to try the coca leaf. It’s a pretty ordinary looking and bitter tasting plant, although I’m weird enough to actually enjoy chewing it. And given that coffee is now off-limits to my sensitive stomach (per the doctor from my $3.40 gastroenterologist visit), it’s a good energy substitute.

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ow that my lecture’s over, here’s a short news bulletin—I’ll be returning to the States in less than two weeks.

Chalk it up to terrible financial planning— when I told a group of Peruvian locals how much money I had come with, even they laughed at me—and my lack of enthusiasm at the prospect of teaching English full-time for $5 an hour to extend my stay. Surely, it’s cheap down here, but as a traveler spending a limited time in a foreign country I want to do more than remain inside, eating only produce and starchy staples, clutching my precious coins to my breast. So in taking the more exciting option one pays for the tourist attractions, the social outings, the giftbuying, the experimental eating, the medical care shortly after said experimental eating… and it all adds up quite quickly. In summary, I don’t know what the hell I was smoking in the financial planning stages of my trip, and Jeff Gore

lthough I haven’t taught much English, I’ve still got some solid hours under my belt, and my conversation class—in which I speak only English with a small group of intermediate- to advanced-level adults—has provided me some interesting

in 2007, local APRA officials offered to fund the reconstruction of some houses, but only provided that the owners consented to having their new homes painted in the party colors, red and white.

The End of the Line

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nfortunately, the enthusiasm for punctuality is not shared by all Peruvians, who have so far given me no reason not to believe the stereotype of the average Peruvian as hopelessly tardy. Not that I mind much—for a lazy teacher, a 45-minute class is better than an hour-long class—but it is a bit annoying when you’re waiting for a pharmacy to open and it has no semblance of a schedule posted outside, thus I don’t know if I’m going to be sitting out here with a vice-gripped stomach for just five more minutes or another half hour.

Speaking of health, Peru is both a terrible and wonderful place for the traveling hypochondriac. Surely there’s the constantly present nightmare scenario of a burst appendix being operated on hundreds of miles from home, and that an exotic foreign infection will creep into the surgical incision, causing severe complications… but then again, if you actually do need medical care, the public system here is decent and won’t bankrupt you, although it is stretched pretty thin.

Even by Peruvian standards, public health care is cheap, especially when you compare it to the system run by our American insurance mafia. I’ll give you an example: in the middle of the night a couple of weeks ago I was jolted awake by that terrible industrialstrength cleaner taste of stomach acid in my mouth, along with wheezing breaths and sharp abdominal pains. Given that an unusually long chain of hiccups was once enough to start my heart palpitating with worry, surely, this midnight episode justified some immediate medical attention. So, after waking up David—the head of the NGO I’m working for who sleeps a couple rooms down the hall—in my moment of terror, we went to the hospital.

The episode thankfully passed on its own, and for the emergency room visit, an anti-nausea injection and a cherry-flavored electrolyte solution, I forked over the equivalent of about seven U.S. dollars.

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side from cheap medical treatment, I’ve also been fortunate enough to get quality preventative care in the form of healthy food and solid wisdom from David’s aunt Carmen, a widow who owns the building

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that I both sleep and teach in. Like my friend Gloria in Ecuador, Carmen spends most of her day attending to the matters of the house, and as with Gloria, I’ve spent more time with Carmen in Trujillo than I have anybody else.

(Judgmental readers can ask themselves at this point: does the author have some strange fetish for older Hispanic women, or is he simply a homebody loser imposing himself on these poor ladies?) Like Gloria, Carmen doesn’t see the point of my “thank you” for lunch. She reacts as if I was thanking the sun for shining or thanking my stomach for digesting properly. “Muy bien, joven,” she says crisply, and goes about her business. (Gloria would just say “Yeah,” and look down after I thanked her post-lunch.) One of Carmen’s daily tasks is tending to the pen of guinea pigs— known here as cuyes—on the patio outside the kitchen door. Cuy is a common meal in the Peruvian sierra, and the chubby, eternally hungry little things are quite tasty. I’ll indulge the cliché: tastes like chicken, but with a few more bones to navigate through. In the evening the cuy pen is alive with strange sounds, and every night for the past month I’ve fallen asleep to an amorphous symphony which resembles anything from a flock of pigeons rustling about in dry leaves, to a nest of hungry chicks chirping obnoxiously, to something like laser blasters from an old arcade space shooter.

On to the other Peruvian culinary favorites.

Since I’m on the coast, cebiche—a salad of different sea creatures marinated in lime—is everywhere in varying qualities. For the lowbudget seafood lover with a tough stomach, there’s the streetside leche de tigre, which is a small helping of bare-bones cebiche doled into a plastic cup. Also popular on the street are spotted quail eggs, beef heart on a stick topped by sweet potato, and warm, sugary churros filled with manjar, the syrupy core ingredient in any Peruvian pastry with a hint of moisture. On Mondays, Trujillanos can eat a lunch of shambar, which is like any other creamy vegetable soup except that a giant slice of pork fat floats on the surface.

The general gastro-habits are the same as Ecuador’s: an emphasis on lunch, tons of delicious fruit, and American fast-food chains

insights into the Peruvian psyche. Most memorable so far is discovering their severe distrust of politicians and of politics in general; a brief glance at the litany of public betrayal and corruption in Peru’s recent history leaves little question as to why Peruvians would feel this way. Throughout the 1980s many Peruvians were caught in the middle of a war between the Shining Path, a Maoist guerilla group, and the Peruvian government, both sides claiming to fight on behalf of the people, and both summarily executing and intimidating those very same people. Then there was President Alberto Fujimori, who in 2000, after it was discovered that he had “bugged and bribed opposition politicians, journalists and businessmen,” fled to Japan and faxed in his resignation. Unfortunately, in spite of all this, Peruvian voters are still, in the words of one of my favorite punk bands, just “shuffling the same old decks.” The current president is Alan García, who already had served a presidential term in the 1980s, which was, according to The New York Times, “an unmitigated disaster.”

But two decades later, the Times continues, “voters saw Mr. García as the lesser of two evils.” Sound familiar? The slogans of Garcia’s political party, APRA, cover large swaths of walls around Trujillo. “El APRA—siempre con el pueblo!” One of my students told me that when an earthquake struck the city of Ica

secondly, I’ll say that my grandma was right: “Money is freedom.” And with those words begins the campaign to free myself from slavery when I get back home.

Jeff Gore Notes on Photos: Picture 1: A typical day in the life of a typical Peruvian rag. Even by American standards, Peruvian newspapers are pretty disgusting stuff. Our tabloids may treat the living pretty badly, but at least we respect the dead. Not so here, where the sensationalist fetish is decidedly morbid. At the top of the fold here we have the exciting news that two young thieves died in a car accident just after a robbery, and that a local father cut the throat of his two-year-old son.

With every new corpse comes an exclamation-pointed headline that seems like some sort of twisted editorial orgasm, rejoicing at the newest bloodbath.

Picture 2: From a surprisingly spirited and large march in support of La Hora del Mundo or Earth Hour.

These women are not radical anarcho-primitivists advocating a return to pre-electric times, but rather, merely suggesting that everybody turn off their lights for an hour in solidarity with our ailing planet. As I stood in the median of the road taking pictures, the emboldened youngsters, upon making eye contact with me, shouted “Apaga tu luz!” (Turn off your light!), implying that they know quite well what electricity hogs we gringos are.

grub notes The Real Deal Orange: The secret word, y’all, is apparently “orange.” For years now, I’ve heard that this or that Americanized Chinese restaurant in Athens has a real Chinese menu, but I hadn’t had any luck tracking one of these down until a few weeks ago, when the Chinese menu at the eastside location of Peking (1935 Barnett Shoals Rd.) was revealed to be a) orange and b) stored right behind the menus we round-eyes get handed automatically at the entrance. Ask for it before you get seated, and you should have good luck choosing from items such as pork intestine with chili sauce, Kung Pao kidney and a whole lot more.

The menu runs to 90 items, so even on two visits with a largish crowd the amount I was able to try was limited, but most of it was good enough to motivate me to keep going back.

Asking for exactly what is in a dish doesn’t elicit much in the way of description, and the menu isn’t much more illuminating. Responses from the staff so far have been limited to “it’s spicy” and “it’s good,” both of which were frequently accurate but hardly helpful in making a decision. So far, I’ve learned that “Zhi Ran” translates roughly as “prepared with an amount of cumin most people would feel is insane,” that “Xiang Tzuan” means “salty, with a ton of garlic and preserved greens,” and that you shouldn’t be afraid to order tendon. The Zhi Ran lamb was a lucky guess on my first visit, a Mongolianstyle dish that seems to vary considerably from order to order and has a strange grittiness that is not unappealing. The section of the menu that immediately follows the soups, on the first page, consists of cold dishes, including cold boiled beef with tendon, in which both ingredients are sliced thin and tossed with what may be Szechuan peppercorns, judging from the tingly feeling it leaves on …mouthfeel as the lips. You’ll find the Xiang Tzuan tofu here, too, small cubes of very soft as silk… delicate bean curd that are anything but flavorless, accompanied by finely shredded preserved greens, plenty of salt and a wicked amount of garlic. Each of these dishes would be worth a visit to the restaurant.

The distinctive sour tang of preserved vegetables recurs throughout the menu, from the “clear noodle with soup [sic for “sour”] cabbage soup,” which is delicious but difficult to share due to the slipperiness of the glass noodles that fill the bowl, to the beef with sour green beans, a wondrously strange composition of ground beef stir-fried with finely cut preserved vegetables that was certainly like nothing else I’d eaten before.

The pork with yellow chives is simpler, cut in pinky-fingersized pieces, pleasingly oily and cooked with lots of the special onions grown in near-lightless conditions to preserve their pale color. The Yu Shing eggplant was a particular delight, too, its mouthfeel as soft as silk without crossing the line into gross, and the dumplings are as porky as pork can be, meaty and firm but not greasy.

There are disappointments, too. The northern-style liver was surprisingly unexotic, tossed in a brown sauce with vegetables, and you might well be able to sneak it by someone afraid of organ meats, as it’s missing the metallic hint that usually hits you on the tip of the tongue with liver. The home-style tofu (brown sauce, veggies) isn’t bad, but it’s not exciting, and ditto for the snow-white fish (white sauce, snow peas, fried), but either dish could feed an army, which makes the $17 price tag on the latter a bargain and the $8.95 cost of the former practically ridiculous.

It’s a learning process, this orange menu, and you should have a backup in mind when you order, in case the kitchen happens not to be making your choice on that day. On the whole, though, it’s a bit like discovering unicorns are real after all. Yay! Peking is open every day for lunch and dinner, delivers, does take-out and accepts credit cards.

What Up?: Reggie DiSante, ex-Harry Bissett’s downtown, emailed recently to say he’s been hired by Reds Southern Tavern. He’s working on a new menu and adding other items that you could get at his previous place of employment, like char-grilled oysters and oysters Rockefeller. He also mentioned shrimp and grits, which was already on the menu at Reds, at least at one point, but may be changing its iteration. It also appears as if his previous place of employment may have a buyer, but the details haven’t been confirmed.

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movie dope Some releases may not be showing locally this week.

ALICE IN WONDERLAND (PG) In Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll’s young heroine is now an adult. This nearing-20 Alice seeks to escape an arranged engagement to the odious son of her late father’s business partner by again falling into a hole while chasing a tardy white rabbit.

Sadly, this Alice has, like the Hatter astutely announces, lost its muchness.

This return trip feels less like Tim Burton’s adventures in Wonderland than a Disney approximation of the auteur’s vision.

AVATAR (PG-13) On a remote planet, a paraplegic marine, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), is promised the use of his legs if he helps the Corporation relocate a race of blue warriors, the Na’vi. Jake takes control of a Na’vi/ human hybrid, infiltrating the aliens to learn their ways but falls in love with Neytiri (Zoe Saldana), the chief’s daughter. Now Sully must lead the Na’vi against the space marines led by the dastardly General Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang). Cameron is thought of as a filmmaker more obsessed with technology than story and character. At heart, his Avatar is about the spiritual bond between all the creatures of Pandora, as well as the John Smith/ Pocahontas love affair of Sully and Neytiri. Once you visit Pandora, you will never want to leave. At the very least, you will want to visit again very soon.

BABIES (PG) Shockingly, I found the trailer for this infant doc as cute and endearing as it was intended.

(The Sufjan Stevens song is perfect accompaniment to the two crying babies.) Chronicling a year in the lives of four babies from around the world--Ponijao (Opuwo, Namibia), Bayar (Bayanchandmani, Mongolia), Mari (Tokyo, Japan), and Hattie (San Francisco, California)—Babies appeals to me much more than the animal documentaries of the last few years.

Director Thomas Balmes won a couple of awards for his The Gospel According to the Papuans.

THE BACK-UP PLAN (PG-13) Jennifer Lopez stars as Zoe, a single lady who meets the man of her dreams, cheesemaker Stan, on the same day she conceives twins through artificial insemination. Imagine the laugh riot that ensues. The real riot should be led by women offended by the genre’s casual sexism, but if you still think

Lopez retains a marketably funny screen presence, you probably did not notice. The only movie more excruciating that I have seen even a scene of this year is Valentine’s Day. I don’t care to waste time figuring out which one is worse.

CASINO JACK AND THE UNITED STATES OF MONEY (R) Alex Gibney, the Academy Award-winning documentarian behind Taxi to the Dark Side who also directed the Oscarnominated Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, returns to reveal the lies, greed and corruption surrounding D.C. super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Casino Jack has already been nominated for the Sundance Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize; I am sure there are more awards to come. Featuring the voices of Stanley Tucci as Abramoff and Paul Rudd as Michael Scanlon.

CLASH OF THE TITANS (PG-13) Zeus (Liam Neeson) impregnates a mortal woman as a shower of gold.

From that sexual congress issues Perseus (who grows up to be Avatar’s wooden Sam Worthington, who might just be the next Harry Hamlin), which is a good thing for mankind because it is not long before the Z-man gets fed up with the minions he made and releases the Kraken—a devastating beast created from the flesh of Hades to defeat the Titans—on their collective asses (via the Greek city-state of Argos).

THE CRAZIES (R) This remake of George A. Romero’s quasi-remake of/ prequel to his own Night of the Living Dead stars Timothy Olyphant (see him on FX’s new show, “Justified”) as a local lawman who must save his tiny Iowa town after a contaminated water supply turns everybody loony. Costar Radha Mitchell has become quite the genre vet; The Crazies is her fourth scary movie (Pitch Black, Silent Hill and Rogue). Parts of this flick were filmed in Cordele, Fort Valley, Macon, Montezuma and Perry, GA. DATE NIGHT (PG-13) Tina Fey and Steve Carell are the Fosters, a married couple trying to liven things up with a night on the town. But a simple case of mistaken identity turns into more than the Fosters bargained for. The hilarious supporting cast includes Mila Kunis, Mark Wahlberg, James Franco, Ray Liotta, Kristen Wiig and more. At its core, Date Night should be no better than your average rom-action-edy, but Fey, Carell and their inspired support

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shape a run-of-the-mill, high-concept blockbuster in their comedic image rather than allow it to remove their brainy comic brawn.

DEATH AT A FUNERAL (R) At the memorial service for the patriarch of an African-American family, all sorts of blisslessly transparent, sitcom-y shenanigans ensue as sons, disappointingly stalwart Aaron (Chris Rock) and successful writer Ryan (Martin Lawrence), are harried by a small stranger (Peter Dinklage) with devastating fatherly revelations. Meanwhile, a gaggle of black stereotypes are handling the day with indignity and self-centeredness. Most shamefully, the reliably funny James Marsden is wasted—literally—the entire film.

Death at a Funeral has the chuckle-less feel of politically correct, culturally vacant, LCD humor.”

about Niels Arden Oplev’s film, which has some tremendous moments/performances, but overall is too strippeddown an adaptation to satisfy any fan of the novel.

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (PG) How to Train Your Dragon is a terrific computer-generated animated feature, and the first I recommend you should watch in 3D. As great as it is for families (if I had a kid, I would rush out to see it with him/her), Dragon left me breathless at the animation and kind of bored with the familiar story and tired pop culture jokes. Dragon is the latest from DreamWorks Animation, the home of Shrek, and the family resemblance is strong. Hiccup (v. Jay Baruchel) is a scrawny Viking screw-up who wants to hunt dragons like his gigantic, heroic dad (v. Gerard Butler). But after capturing his own flying firebreather, Hiccup

The origin of “shit storm.”

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID (PG) Wimpy Kid is all about the kiddies.

Gordon, Capron and Russell are terrific little comedians. Cowriters Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah bring a definite “Freaks and Geeks” vibe to middle school. While the movie never slows down enough to deliver a really serious message, it does impart its share of comic, valuable insights into the middle-school experience. Diary of a Wimpy Kid reminds me of the days when Hollywood, especially Disney, produced live-action fare that was not dominated by CG-ed talking animals or Home Alone’s slap-shtick. They were age-appropriately smart, did not condescend, and were genuine about the highs and lows of being a kid.

FURRY VENGEANCE (PG) In this awful live-action cartoon, Fraser stars as developer Dan Sanders, who uproots his family—wife Tammy (Brooke Shields) and cute teen son Tylor (Matt Prokop)—to the Oregon wilderness in order to start work on a subdivision for a not-so-ecofriendly Neal Lyman (an abysmal Ken Leong).

The woodland creatures, led by a maniacal raccoon, fight back. A few kids and one comically malnourished adult in attendance may have laughed, but exercise your parental discretion and do not start your kid down the road of lowest-common-denominator family films. It will be better for both of you in the long run.

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (NR) For those unfortunate few who have yet to read Stieg Larsson’s novel Men Who Hate Women, as the Swedes know it, it is a fairly typical serial-killer murdermystery with a hint of financial scandal mixed in for variety. I feel ambivalent

learns there may be more to these creatures than hunting them.

IRON MAN II (PG-13) See Movie Pick.

THE JONESES (R) Steve and Kate Jones (David Duchovny and Demi Moore) move into a gated community.

The perfect couple with their perfect teenagers (Pineapple Express’s Amber Heard and Ben Hollingsworth) soon charm their neighbors, all of whom attempt to keep up with the Joneses, who might not be quite what they seem.

Writer-director Derrick Borte makes his directorial debut with this comedy that sounds more like a new Showtime sitcom. With Gary Cole, Glenne Headly and Lauren Hutton.

JUST WRIGHT (PG) Physical therapist Leslie Wright (Queen Latifah) falls for Scott McKnight (R&B star Common), the basketball star whose career-threatening injury she is rehabbing. Too bad McKnight is falling for Wright’s childhood friend, Morgan (Paula Patton, Precious), who has her sights set on being an NBA trophy wife.

Director Sanaa Hamri did a great job with the adult romance of Something New. Hopefully, she can elevate this romcom past its punny title.

KICK-ASS (R) Stop! Put the comic book down. Do not read Mark Millar and John S. Romita Jr.’s demythification of the superhero origin story. If you do, you are sure to be disappointed

by Matthew Vaughn’s well-meaning adaptation. Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) is your average nobody teen, masturbating to images of his busty, middle-aged English teacher while dreaming of his school’s Mary Jane, Katie Deauxma (Lyndsy Fonseca). One day, Dave gets the stupid/bright idea of becoming a real live superhero.

THE LAST SONG (PG) Bestselling novelist Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook) wrote this screenplay specifically for Miley Cyrus, who is making her live-action, non-Hannah Montana feature debut. Cyrus plays Ronnie Miller, a rebellious young girl who finds love the summer she is sent to live with her estranged father (Greg Kinnear).

LETTERS TO JULIET (PG) A young American woman (Amanda Seyfried, the Mamma Mia! beauty that is on her way to a big 2010) visiting Verona finds an unanswered letter addressed to “Juliet” and decides to answer it for her and her Romeo. I really do like this cast (Seyfried, Vanessa Redgrave, Gael García Bernal), but director Gary Winick’s last movie, Bride Wars, was awful. (However, his Charlotte’s Web was quite radiant.) Thankfully, cowriter Jose Rivera was the Oscar-nominated scribe of The Motorcycle Diaries.

THE LOSERS (PG-13) The Losers at your local multiplex look just like the ones on the pages of DC imprint Vertigo’s comic book. The exactness of the depictions of Colonel Clay and company is about all the movie gets right about Andy Diggle and Jock’s espionage caper. Written by Diggle as “a great action movie,” The Losers loses its snap, crackle and its pop, substituting casual violence and bon mot banter for conversation and characterization.

MOTHER AND CHILD (R) The stories of three women—a 50-yearold health care professional (Annette Bening), the daughter (Naomi Watts) she gave up for adoption over 30 years earlier, and an African-American woman looking to adopt—unfold in writer-director Rodrigo García’s new film. García has made quite a career out of helming quality HBO series— “The Sopranos,” “Carnivale,” “Six Feet Under,” “Big Love,” “In Treatment.” His features—Passengers—have not fared as well. With Jimmy Smits and Samuel L. Jackson.

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (R) A horribly scarred serial killer named Freddy Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley) hunts a group of teens while they sleep. If they can’t stay awake, they die a horrible death in their dreams.

This remake of a horror classic has me more excited than any since Rob Zombie’s Halloween, and I might be more pumped for Nightmare. Haley (Watchmen’s Rorshach) is inspired casting, though Robert Englund leaves him a big glove, hat, and sweater to fill.

“Smells Like Teen Spirit” video director Samuel Bayer makes his feature debut.

OCEANS (G) Disneynature’s second Earth Day release, following last year’s Earth, is being described as “part thriller, part meditation.” Narrated by Pierce Brosnan, Oceans examines the mysteries of what truly lives under the sea. Directors Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud were responsible for the awe-inspiring, technological breakthrough Winged Migration.

PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF (PG) Troubled teen Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman) discovers he is a demigod, the son of Greek god Poseidon (Kevin McKidd), and must recover his Uncle Zeus’ (Sean Bean) master bolt before an Olympian civil war rocks the entire world.

Accompanied by protective satyr

Grover (Brandon T. Jackson) and Annabeth (Alexandra Daddario), the daughter of Athena, Percy crisscrosses the country for silly reasons only a screenwriter would devise.

PLEASE GIVE (R) In Friends with Money, filmmaker Nicole Holofcener’s newest film, a couple, Kate and Alex (Catherine Keener and Oliver Platt), plot to expand their New York City apartment. But things grind to a halt after they befriend their elderly neighbor Andra (Ann Guilbert) and butt heads with her granddaughters (Rebecca Hall and Amanda Peet). One can easily imagine this film appealing to the fanbase Holofcener has built through Friends with Money, Walking and Talking, and Lovely & Amazing.

REMEMBER ME (PG-13) This dramatic romance is Robert Pattinson’s cinematic excursion from The Twilight Saga. Two young lovers, Tyler (RPattz) and Ally (Emilie de Ravin, “Lost”), find each other in the wake of personal tragedy. Tyler’s brother just committed suicide, and Ally witnessed her mother’s murder. l ROBIN HOOD (PG-13) Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott reunite for the fifth time in another retelling of the legend of Robin Hood. Toward the end of the 12th century, expert archer Robin (Crowe) travels to Nottingham to take on a despotic Sheriff (Matthew Macfadyen, Pride and Prejudice) and woo a local widow, Maid Marian (Cate Blanchett). Crowe’s Robin is joined by all the typical Merry Men—Little John (Kevin Durand), Friar Tuck (Mark Addy) and Will Scarlett (Scott Grimes). The trailer is thrilling in that Ridley Scott period action kind of way.

THE ROOM (R) The Room might be the “Mona Lisa” of bad movies; its greatness lies in its mysterious smile, which a laughing Tommy Wiseau, the baffling “auteur,” trots out at the oddest moments.

THE SECRET OF KELLS (NR) In the Middle Ages, amid the barbarian invasions from the North, young Brendan lives in a walled city under the guardianship of his stern uncle, the Abbot Cellach (v. Brendan Gleeson). When Father Aidan, a master illuminator, seeks refuge in Kells, Brendan learns the methods behind the scribe’s mysterious art. The Secret of Kells should be known to everyone, especially parents seeking a superior substitute to Furry Vengeance. Parents, despite the lack of a rating, the film is suitable for all ages, though your youngest may be a wee bit intimidated by the Viking invasions.

SHARKWATER (PG) 2006.

Filmmaker Rob Stewart tries to undo the damage done to the reputation of the shark by Peter Benchley and Steven Spielberg. Filmed in stunning high-def video in the shark-rich waters of Cocos Islands and the Galapagos Islands, this documentary shows sharks to be more than just blood-crazed hunters; they are an essential part of the marine ecosystem.

SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE (R) Little-known British comic Jim Field Smith makes an underwhelming directorial debut with another script from the Sex Drive duo of Sean Anders and John Morris—also responsible for Hot Tub Time Machine.

THE SPY NEXT DOOR (PG) Former CIA agent, Bob Ho (Jackie Chan), must look after his girlfriend’s three kids, a task complicated by the Russian nemesis who is on the trail of a top secret formula accidentally downloaded by the youngest kid. The Spy Next Door sounds like so many of the other uninspired, family-friendly action comedies that dominated the 1990s and in which director Brian Levant specializes (Are We There Yet?, Jingle All the Way).

With Amber Valletta, Billy Ray Cyrus and George Lopez.

Drew Wheeler

movie pick Not the Least Bit Rusty IRON MAN 2 (PG-13) Iron Man 2 builds on 2008’s superpowered first entry, and without besting its predecessor, continues the franchise’s forward momentum. All of the credit is due to star Robert Downey, Jr., whose excellent eccentricity makes the flesh and blood Tony Stark more interesting than his pen-andink counterpart. Huge comic book fan that I am, I have never been a fan of Iron Man, but due to Downey, his movies easily best those of my favorite characters, the X-Men, and I would choose to watch both Iron Men over any of Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man films.

Iron Man’s second mission picks up right after his last. Tony Stark, having outed himself as the armorclad superhero, must do battle against a Robert Downey, Jr. new foe: government bureaucracy. Facing down a congressional committee chaired by a particularly snide Senator played by Garry Shandling with rapidfire wit as opposed to his trademark repulsor beams, Stark manages to maintain control of his proprietary technology as fears of other iron men become campaign fodder.

Enter Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell), a rival weapons developer with more cunning

than mechanical creativity and an ax to grind with Stark. Hammer hires a Russian technical genius, Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke), to assemble an army of Iron Man knockoffs with which he can embarrass Stark Enterprises. Much to Hammer’s chagrin, Vanko, AKA Whiplash, is plotting his own revenge on Stark. With so much on his plate (he’s also dying from Palladium poisoning), it’s no wonder Stark turns over control of his company to his Girl Friday, Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow).

Screenwriter Justin Theroux (Tropic Thunder) almost buries the witty humanity that distinguished Iron Man under a heap of metallic superhero clichés. Almost. He wisely gets off at the last exit before committing to barreling toward comic book movies’ most overused tropes: the hero “retires” and the public loses faith in the hero.

Director Jon Favreau trusts the instincts of his star. No current comic book franchise is built more around/for its actor than its main character than Iron Man, and it succeeds all the more for it.

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A few years back, rock dinosaur/Second Amendment poster boy Ted Nugent was asked about “Journey to the Center of the Mind,” the ‘60s hit by his old band The Amboy Dukes, one of the many songs about acid-tripping to come out at the time. Incredibly, Nugent claimed complete ignorance of the song’s drug references, despite the passing of at least four statutes-of-limitations worth of years since its release. Nope, no idea it was about LSD, nosirree. Either Nugent never listened to the words while they were being written, rehearsed, performed and recorded around him, or the Motor City Madman is a balls-on crusader when he’s pushing guns but an utter pussy when it comes to possibly offending the right-wing ideologues holding his leash.

Despite a century of heated discourse on the topic in this country, we are still awfully squeamish and fuzzy when we talk about drugs. Not about the drug trade, which all of us (with the possible exception of the CIA) agree is a blight the world over, but about drugs themselves. The Justice Department has only now agreed to forego federal prosecution of users of marijuana for medicinal purposes in spite of decades of conclusive research as to its benefits, because the stigma surrounding pot proved far too powerful. We are a nation flying on Prozac, Xanax, OxyContin and other addictive substances from Eli Lilly and the rest of the state-sanctioned drug lords, but can’t abide the idea of a patient smoking a joint to ease the agony of chemotherapy, glaucoma or AIDS-related ailments. Marijuana? Why, that’s drugs!

A scientific conference was recently held in California, at the nondescript San Jose Airport Holiday Inn, seeking to test the waters of returning to research into the psychiatric and therapeutic uses of hallucinogens. Called “Psychedelic Science in the 21st Century,” the conference drew an odd mix of psychiatric heavyweights, drug researchers and old-school hippies, in an effort to explore whether there is still an intrinsic medical benefit to the use of modern psychedelics, primarily MDMA (the main component of Ecstasy), or whether these powerful substances will be forever relegated to the party-drug ghetto where they’ve languished, more or less, since the meteoric rise and spectacular fall of Timothy Leary.

Leary took a lot of grief, most of it brought on himself, for his excesses, his bad associations, his ego and his shameless attempt to position himself as a messiah of the drug counterculture. But it must be remembered that at the beginning of his career he was considered a superstar in the field of psychology, a brilliant mind and student of behavior who came to Harvard in the ‘50s with what appeared to be a sound theory about the use of organic hallucinogens, particularly psilocybin (magic mushrooms), as a corrective for psychotic behavior. His initial experiments with psychiatric patients and violent criminals proved fruitful, and it was thought that he

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could make even more progress with the new synthetic LSD-25 from Sandoz Labs.

Leary reached out to other luminaries, including Dr. Richard Alpert (who would become the spiritual guru Ram Dass) and Dr. Huston Smith (theologist and author of the seminal work The Religions of Man) and crossed paths with an undergraduate pre-med student named Andrew Weil (who later became and remains America’s foremost homeopathic pitchman). The intersection of these four men at the dawn of the psychedelic revolution is the subject of Don Lattin’s new book The Harvard Psychedelic Club (HarperCollins, 2010).

Lattin’s book builds itself around the radical experimentation done by Leary and Alpert, who maintained that in order to connect on a therapeutic level with their subjects, they must take the same drugs at the same dosages. While this sounded good in theory, the continual tripping negated any hope of objectivity and sent both men down a more spiritual (and hedonistic) path of excessive self-actualization. They became their own subjects and their focus shifted from therapy to turning the world on one tripper at a time.

Before long, Leary and Alpert were ousted from Harvard, their departure hastened by an exposé in the college newspaper written by Andrew Weil, who had been denied entry into the program (though his roommate had caught Alpert’s eye and been ushered right in).

The actual convergence of Leary, Alpert, Smith and Weil is short and fairly tenuous, and Lattin makes more of it than events warrant, but the rest of the book is interesting as it follows the parallel paths of the four men on their post-Harvard journeys. A disillusioned Alpert makes his way to India and discovers an oddly prescient guru who converts him to Hinduism and his new identity as Ram Dass, who would go on to help bring Hindu spirituality into the American counterculture.

Smith takes his own journey and experiences firsthand the Buddhism that before he had only studied as a scholar. Weil embraces hippie mysticism and sets out on a journey to South America in search of healing and psychedelic plants. And Leary embarks on his famous flights from the law in America and Europe, escaping from jail, falling in with the Black Panthers, singing with John Lennon, and finally emerging as a comic on the lecture circuit.

Lattin’s book falters when it tries too hard to assign a grand meaning to the four men’s adventures, but taken as a set of interwoven narratives it serves just fine (though anyone particularly interested in Leary is better off reading his 1983 autobiography Flashbacks— much funnier and surprisingly honest). If nothing else, it does a good job of explaining why you can’t get your mind blown at Harvard anymore.

John G. Nettles

First off, I want to say congratulations to everyone in the local music scene who graduated from UGA last Saturday. Hopefully, y’all will get to stay in Athens. For those moving elsewhere, I wish you good luck. Now, for all of you lifers, here’s your local music news for this week…

Celebrate, Um, Me: This is a public service announcement to let you know that my annual birthday party/rock show will take place Friday, May 14 at the Caledonia Lounge. What I always try to do is showcase the bands I liked most in the previous year.

Sometimes I can score them all and sometimes I can’t, but I think I did pretty well this year because performing that night will be Black Balloon, A Jetpack Operation, Atlanta’s La Chansons and The Gold Party. So you’ve got your melodic moody stuff, your shoegaze fuzz stuff, your dance duo stuff and your synth-y new wave stuff all on one night. See ya there.

Back Again, Back Again: Jacob Hunt (cartoonist of My Doomed Affair) is still kicking around his music via the moniker Tracer Metula and has a new EP to show for its efforts. The five-song EP, Prey, was recorded with Billy Justineau (Hillside Manor) and mastered by Joel Hatstat. The new songs are less urgent and immediate than Hunt’s previous work, but there’s still a certain eagerness to his songwriting that hasn’t been lost. I’m not too sure how much I like these new tracks, but I was tickled to see he had included a new version of the song “Phantoms Offend,” which was the song that first caught my ear almost six years ago. Tracer Metula will play its first Athens show in three years on Wednesday, May 12 at the Caledonia Lounge with Incendiaries, Coco Rico and Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun. Stream the new tracks over at www.tracermetula.com and read our review on p. 16.

And, Now, in the Fancy Room…: Atlanta/ Athens boogie-rock band Crane will host a release show for its EP That’s the Boogie at the Rialto Room on Friday, May 14. The Warm

Practicing Perfect: After hearing rumors for some time, I can confirm that much loved but long lost Athens band The Glands has been rehearsing for a while now. But, to what end?

After reminding member Joe Rowe that our conversation was on the record, he simply said, “Well, I imagine we’re rehearsing to play shows. Why else would we be rehearsing?” And that’s all I know about that. In other news, Rowe has a brand-new band named The Goons that will play AthFest this year.

The Glands, circa 1958 The band is made of up Rowe, Jim Hix (Casper & the Cookies), Andy Fuzzies will open the show, and Crane will Gonzales (Marshmallow Coast) and Emily also premiere its video for the song “Nasty Growden (M. Coast). Three songs are availPill.” Considering that this new-ish band feaable to check out over at www.myspace.com/ tures locals Daniel Collins (Pigpen Studios) theegoons. and Patrick Ferguson (Five-Eight, ex-Music Hates You), both of whom are more than Broke Down and Busted: Yep, it’s true. The amply talented, I was surprised and disapCorduroy Road is breaking up. If you missed pointed by how boring and forgettable this their last Athens show at the 40 Watt you band’s music is. It’s basically a mash of midare in luck because there is still one more tempo funk and radio-alternative-rock that local(ish) show on the books. The band’s falls somewhere between Living Color and a Ashford Manor gig, originally scheduled frat party. I can only assume that the musifor Monday, May 3, was rescheduled due to cal direction is handled by guitarist/vocalist inclement weather and will now take place on Anthony Crane because I can’t really imagine Monday, June 7. The band’s final show will Collins and Ferguson writing this stuff on their happen July 2 in Cashiers, NC. You can see own. Judge for yourself, though. You might the band’s final live dates, all of which are love ‘em. The evidence is over at www.my within driving distance of Athens, over at its space.com/craneproject. website: www.thecorduroyroad.com. In related news, here is that a new band has formed Rock the Vote!: The 2010 Flagpole Athens named Moses Gunn (yes, like the actor) with Music Awards nominees have been announced! ex-Corduroy Road members Elijah NeeSmith, You’ll find a ballot online at www.flagpole.

Cameron Thomas and John Cable. Eminently com and on p. 35. The award for best local charming Thayer Sarrano is also in the band music video is not yet included on the baland will play keys as well as sing. See them lot, but that’s because we’re teaming up with next at the Caledonia Lounge on June 10.

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Pledge ‘Em Up: The Burning Angels are back com/film for more info. [Michelle Gilzenrat] in John Keane’s studio this week completing their new album, The Sky Beneath Our Feet.

Tasty World Closing: Owner Murphy Wolford The group is raising funds for the project via posted on Facebook that Tasty World will be UK website Pledge Music, with a percent“no more” as of July. He promises to reveal age of the money being donated to Nuçi’s the details of his plan in the next week. [MG] Space. Please visit www.pledgemusic.com/ projects/568 for more details.

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stylistically inclusive and ostensibly nurturing as the world-famous Athens music community is, there is a segment of the population that is too often overlooked by those ringleaders so entrenched in the depths of the scene. I’m talking about the kids! Remember the kids? You were one at some point. Remember the unbridled optimism, the fever dreams of the future? This was, mind you, before you became all jaded and jerky, before you got your heart broken, before bills and student loans and terrible jobs and… well, you get the point.

If you’re involved in a music scene like the one here in Athens, you know that it’s not all bad. And chances are, you had someone giving support and advice along the way—someone older, if not wiser, with at least more life experience. I’m just saying that as independent and freak-flag-flying as you are now, you didn’t go it alone.

Enter Clarke Central High School’s newly formed Music Business Club, dubbed Backstage Productions by its student members. As club sponsor and CCHS literature teacher Allen Witt describes it, “The idea behind the Music Business Club was to give high school students who are interested in a musicrelated career greater access to the wealth of music industry expertise here in Athens.” And why not? In a town with a talent pool this deep, it don’t make no damn sense to keep all the water bottled up inside a few dank clubs.

Ryan Lewis agrees. When approached by L.E.A.D. Athens, where the idea for the group sprouted, the local musician and outspoken political rabble-rouser jumped on the chance to help out. “I spent a few Mondays meeting with the club and discussing promotion, booking and just general music stuff for this show they were planning as their big project,” he explains.

That big project is the Battle for Peace, a Battle of the Bands-style event. The all-student band Battle will see participators divided into two groups—rock/alternative and hiphop—with one winner emerging from each. In a cool twist, the judges for the competition will be local hip-hop outfit WildKard and Lewis’ own band, enduring Athens institution The Agenda.

Both of those groups will perform at the end of the evening.

Clearly, the students involved with Backstage Productions are enthused about the work they are doing. “I wanted to gain more knowledge on the music business, and I thought I would have an opportunity to meet some bigger [folks] in the Athens music scene, which I have,” says Backstage president Mykier Aziabor. Fellow student and Backstage VP Lonnie Fox excitedly concurs. “As soon as I heard about it, I joined.”

These kids are industrious; not only did they organize the Battle and book the headliners, but they’ve also secured sponsorship from several local businesses. On top of that, these kids are altruistic, too: the entire shebang is geared towards raising money for and awareness of the conflict in Darfur, and 100 percent of the proceeds raised will go to refugee camps in that beleaguered region. “I’m glad to be helping someone else by using music,” says Fox. Hear that, Athens? The Who said it best: The kids are alright.

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The formerly Athens-based group Tracer Metula, now rooted in Atlanta, has remerged with a bright five-song EP. The tunes prominently feature Jacob Hunt’s smooth, sometimes breathy vocals over more jangly guitars which alternate between alt-rock riffing and powerpop bounce.

The fuzzier guitars save Prey from being totally glossy, but this is a relatively slick production that speaks to the band’s potential for radio success.

Oh, wait, are rock bands on the radio any more? Well, maybe 10 years ago Tracer Metula could have found a niche in the mainstream, somewhere between the hazy, metallic warmth of The Shins and the more anthemic side of Weezer.

The band explicitly names Pinkerton and Pixies as influential, but Prey isn’t quite that quirky or adventurous.

“Yellow as Well” and “One Is Silver” actually sound like lost tracks from the “Blue” and “Green” albums, respectively, with the big hooks of the former and the breezy “Island in the Sun” pacing of the latter.

Aside from the more obvious comparisons, Tracer Metula stands on its own as a straightahead poprock group. The tunes are simple and direct, and the EP serves as an efficient summation and reintroduction to the band’s aesthetic. Hunt’s performance is particularly standout here; while Athens may be more familiar with his cartoon work (“My Doomed Affair”), he proves himself to be a versatile, expressive vocalist.

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I Learned the Hard Way Dap-Tone The inimitable soul singer Sharon Jones has over the past few years been making a name for herself at an exponential rate, launching into brassy, sultry tunes backed by her Dap-Kings.

Earlier albums found the band diving into raw Southern soul, primal funk and a little bit of Afrobeat. I Learned the Hard Way, the group’s newest, presents a cleaner and classier sound, borrowing

from the lush arrangements and smoother sheen of ‘60s Motown. The group hasn’t lost its raw, JBs-inspired edge, but some pop has been smuggled into the show and passed around.

While versatility and reliability are hallmarks of the band—they’ve backed acts as relatively disparate as Amy Winehouse and Michael Bublé—the Dap-Kings never slip into weddingband anonymity. Jones sounds positively Mahalia Jacksonesque on “Mama Don’t Like My Man,” and Dave Guy’s trumpet solo on “Better Things” is a knockout. The disc’s sinewy, sultry title track puts the Dap-Kings up there with backing legends like the Funk Brothers or The M.G.’s.

If there’s a shortcoming to I Learned the Hard Way, it’s that the album, like its predecessors, doesn’t quite capture the punch of a live DapKings performance, where the true grit and attitude of Wilson Pickett and Marva Whitney are clear influences.

The band is a relentless entertainment machine, and Jones herself is a near-matchless attention magnet (and at 4’11”, no less). Luckily, you’re in a position to hop in a car and find the real deal just down the highway in a don’t-miss-it show.

Chris Hassiotis Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are playing at Center Stage in Atlanta on Thursday, May 13.

TOBACCO Maniac Meat Anticon If TOBACCO’s 2008 debut, Fucked Up Friends, was a greasy handful of Skoal, then his 2010 follow-up, Maniac Meat, is a smooth, filter-tip Black and Mild. Sounding like a distant (and possibly evil) cousin to Air, the component parts from TOBACCO’s first record are all here—analog synths, spacey sound effects, electronic voice modulation— but they present themselves in a slightly softer light. The early track “Fresh Hex” sets the album’s friendlier tone, trading its predecessor’s rapidfire, Aesop Rock jeremiad for some chill, funky rhyming from the inimitable Beck. The fuzzed-out bass and aggressive beats that were the hallmarks of TOBACCO’s earlier work here often end up giving way to dryer-warm sheets of sound—most noticeably on the shimmery, intergalactic “Lick the Witch”— perhaps betraying the influence of last year’s chill wave craze. Lest the listener forget who he is dealing with, however, “Sweatmother,” which could almost pass for a B-side from Pretty Hate Machine, quickly reminds him.

At the end of the day, this is still a TOBACCO album. It’s going to be dark. It’s going to be groovy. It’s going to feel like a rave inside the burning husk of the Death Star. That’s just the way TOBACCO is. Minor tweaks aside, fans of his moody, hip-hop flavored takes on his more famous project, Black Moth Super Rainbow’s cosmic psychedelia will be pleased, and any

detractors will remain unconvinced. As for me, chaw or cigs makes little difference; I’m hooked on TOBACCO. David Fitzgerald

MAMA’S LOVE Mama’s Love EP Independent Release Athens five-piece Mama’s Love churns out a sampling of catchy, melodic, jam-friendly rock on its selftitled EP, the group’s first release since 2007’s Willow Street Sessions.

Judging by the stout, part blues/ part jazz guitar riffs, monster organ and layered harmony vocals heard on the recording, put together at Atlanta’s famed Southern Tracks Studio, one can assume that the Mama’s boys share Homer Simpson’s belief that “rock achieved perfection in 1974.” Tracks like “Wake Up Woes,” “Busted & Blinded” and “Son of a Blind Dog” pay homage to that bygone time of such longhaired, hook-infused Southern rockers as Little Feat, the original Allman Bros. and the Marshall Tucker Band.

That’s no knock against the group, though. Even if most of its membership was not even born when that style was gaining steam in and outside the Southeast, the group never fails to do it up right, here. From the sawdust floor shuffle of “Texas Truckstop Boogie” to the secret weapon of keyboard man William Boyd to some serious hooks that catch your attention within the first few seconds, Mama’s Love proves its affection for unadulterated, hairychested rock and roll while adding a few new steps to the playbook, too.

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GAYNGS Relayted Jagjaguwar The first impression notes regrettably scribbled on the palm read: George Michael. Written in response to album opener “The Gaudy Side of Town,” an overtly sexy saxophone-driven jam the unknighted (maybe perverted) UK crooner would approve of, it’s easy to hear why. Relayted is familiar, yet unbridled, adult contemporary poised to soundtrack backseats and bedrooms all summer long.

So familiar in fact, I’m informed by my roommate—as he emerges from his room to grab orange juice from the fridge—that this version of “Cry” is a lot better than the one from the ‘80s. I

wonder out loud if it’s a Tears for Fears cover… Having never heard, or completely forgotten, the song’s original self, it is decided this version will be the only one for me. It soars through the speakers with cavernous percussion and reverb drenched production suggesting a steady, infinite ascent.

Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) possesses a distinct voice and flexible range, set here at the perfect temperature for a warm, bitter and beautiful anti-hymn.

The brainchild of Minnesotabased producer Ryan Olson, Relayted features a slew of notable guests from Midwestern bands, each decidedly influential within the album’s 11 tracks, all written at 69 BPMs. Olson and paleface-soul duo Solid Gold leave fingerprints all over the edges with fuzzed-out, jarring Flash Gordonesque synth interludes, sick beats and extended electro-meanderings. The result? Relayted is the best mix-tape of the year.

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RAT BABIES Beautiful Smokers Cough Medicine EP Mux Productions This is the heaviest Rat Babies have ever sounded. This EP has three long (7:08, 8:39 and 12:54 minutes) tracks that ostensibly cover subjects such as depression and addiction. On its surface, though, you never know, because the vocals are largely guttural screams that are unintelligible. What they lack in clarity, however, they deliver in mood and emotion. Rat Babies, now a threepiece again, opens the record with “Smokers Cough” and doesn’t so much pummel as weave through guitar and bass lines that begin with a low howl, shift into sludgy mid-tempo metal and then fade out with digital noise. The record ends with “Beautiful,” which, at almost 13 minutes, is a bit too long, considering the final three minutes feel kind of tacked on and unnecessary. The first five minutes of the track are snailspace slow with hushed vocals and minimal music that lead into a somewhat hypnotic back-and-forth bass line augmented by background noise and layered fuzz guitar.

The best thing here is the second track, “Medicine,” which is also the most easily accessible and straightforward. On this track Rat Babies sound complete, and the song feels composed as opposed to jammed-upon.

It’s this completeness that reveals the band’s potential strength. There’s a lot of worthwhile, creative stuff going on guitar-wise on the whole EP that can only be heard via headphones, and it takes multiple listens to pick everything out. Rat Babies are currently operating in what is best (or, at least, traditionally) referred to as dirge-stoner-metal.

Fans of such will note that it’s incredibly rare to find a band with a truly distinctive sound in that genre. Rat Babies have the dedication to do so, and this EP puts them one step closer.

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The Cows Don’t Mind the Noise amid the pastures and farmO ut lands of Virginia, about an hour and half west of D.C., the Carney brothers are making a racket.

Jennings, Lain and Van grew up ‘round these parts, surrounded by the music of their guitar-picking father and the 12-bar blues of their uncles. But it wasn’t until some 25 odd years later, after venturing off to find their own paths as adults, that the brothers decided to collaborate as musicians.

Pontiak started around 2004 when all three members were finally in one city again; Van had been off studying in England and Jennings had been in Colorado, but they made the effort to relocate and start a band.

Since then, the guys have moved out to the country, and the band has its own studio/ rehearsal space at eldest brother Jennings’ place. The walls are thin, but the neighbors are far. “[Our playing] is actually super loud, but nobody cares, which is awesome,” says Van. “It’s so weird because when we travel around and people see our shows, they’re like, ‘You guys are so fucking loud,’ and I didn’t understand. But I think it’s just that we’re super privileged; we can have our amps as loud as we want and nobody says anything to us…”

The same can be said for the cattle that share the farm.

“There are cows that will stand outside, literally 10 feet from the window, and we’ll be playing super loud, and they don’t care at all…”

It’s in this studio that Pontiak crafted its newest release, Living. Fans of the band’s sludgy psych rock will still find some of that bass-heavy ferocity, but Living offers more dynamic twists and turns and is full of space and subtlety. Van says the band approached this record as one cohesive piece, planning its overall arc rather than narrowly focusing on just one song at a time. He hopes that by aiming for depth rather than instant gratification, the impression made by the record overall will be more fulfilling.

“It’s like when you watch a movie or read a book,” says Van. “Your enjoyment doesn’t necessarily hit you immediately… Personally that’s the kind of thing I tend to like more… I like to have that patience with something and to go through with it, and then when you’re on the other side of it, if the work is effective in a certain way; you’ve let it kind of transport you into seeing something differently, or

having thought about something differently, in a way that might not have happened necessarily with just a single, or a sitcom or something shorter.”

But that doesn’t mean Pontiak has written a concept record. “It’s not the kind of album where it’s one really long postrock piece that’s 40 minutes,” says Van. “The intention was to have one piece that flows, but within that there are varying dynamics—not just the usual build up, build up, crescendo.”

For as loud as Pontiak can get, there are plenty of subdued moments on Living.

Sabbath-inspired, rumbling bass lines give way to sparse, mostly acoustic arrangements led by Van’s melancholy vocals. The dark mood, Vans insists, is really just incidental.

“I have heard people say it’s dark or it’s heavy,” says Van, then adds, “It’s funny, though, because the only thing that’s dark or heavy about the music to us is the fact that it’s really loud. If you hung out with us, we’re laughing, like, all the time. My last intention would be ‘I’m going to write something depressing’ or even sad. I just don’t even think like that.”

While Living was put together in a precise way and is best enjoyed as a whole, from beginning to end, for Pontiak’s live set the band takes the music apart and writes a new story—one that integrates both new and old material.

“We write our setlist like we’re writing an album,” says Van. The brothers look at their full catalog and pieces the songs together in whatever way works best, and then they don’t stop, playing the whole set straight through without pause.

One thing the band won’t be recreating live, however, is the ambient farm noises sometimes captured on its records.

“There’s definitely been tons of bird song and dogs on the recordings,” says Van. “You can actually hear it if you really listen closely to certain tracks… You may actually be able to hear some mooing!”

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Free the Robots: ot one string was plucked in the making of this record; no reeds were vibrated; no skins were beat. There was only the tap of fingers—across keyboards, against mouse buttons and on drum machines. Maybe some knobs were turned. And yet the electronic landscapes created by Free the Robots (AKA Chris Alfaro) on Ctrl Alt Delete have all the depth and mood of any classical piece. The tracks aren’t particularly danceable. There are scarce vocals, and they don’t invite a sing-a-long. This is music to fall into and absorb—from the dark, bass-heavy grooves to the psychedelic, jazz-inspired freak-outs.

Besides the occasional collaboration (Mars Volta keyboardist Ikey Owens appears on one track), Alfaro prefers to work alone. He has worked with bands in the past, got into punk for a while and made beats for his college hip-hop group, but Free the Robot’s lush arrangements are all created in his home studio.

“I think for Ctrl Alt Delete, the creative process kind of started off with a lot of recorded improvisation,” he says. “I’ll sit there and record like a 20-, 30-minute session, an hour session, and I’ll go back and revisit it and listen to different parts I came up with on accident, or parts that I liked, and I’ll relearn them and take it from there. It’s just a step-by-step, multi-tracking process to really, really build songs up from nothing. I don’t like to start a song by over-thinking how I want it to sound.

I really want to start it just as raw as possible, and I think improvisation, just recording and jamming in my room, is the best way.”

This organic approach is a marked departure from his earlier work and from a lot of other electronic artists who rely on samples to build their tracks.

“Maybe 10 percent of this record actually has samples,” Alfaro says. “My first work was heavily sample based—I was totally inspired by the whole DJ Shadow kind of style, and I kind of wanted to step away from that and really develop myself as a musician. I understand song structure from working with a lot of bands, and I think it was about time for me to step it up; and that’s what I did. I took a piano class, and got the basics of it and tried to really learn for myself. I’ll still always sample; sampling is a whole ‘nother art form in itself… but for this record, I focused more on the composition side.”

And while more traditional musicians think of “composition” in terms of song structure and melody, Alfaro spends hours upon hours on what he calls “sound design.” “If you spend enough time on it, you can make your synthesizers sound like anything,” he says. “Like on the track ‘Global Warming,’ there’s a blend of acoustic-sounding sounds, and a lot of people were convinced it was all live, but it’s just serious sound design. I was able to emulate guitar sounds with one of my synthesizers… that’s the beauty of electronic music. I play guitar myself and I love it, it is what it is, but with synth and electronic

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music, you can make sounds that are unprecedented—sounds that no one has ever made and that are completely original.”

Free the Robots made its recorded debut back in 2004 with a 10-song album called The Protoype. Alfaro says it was a very DIY affair, taking cues from the hardcore scene in D.C. with a limited run of CDs featuring stenciled art. It was more down-tempo than his current work, a little darker and dirtier with more emphasis on weird samples rather than synth. Right around that time, MySpace started to take off. Alfaro put his songs online, and the record started to get some buzz.

“It sold out pretty quick,” he says. “To my surprise, it was starting to sell in different parts of the world, and I thought ‘Wow, man, the Internet is a powerful force.’ So, then I decided to take it more seriously and put out an EP with a real pressing, legit artwork and everything…” The EP then eventually led to the release of Ctrl Alt Delete on Alpha Pup Records.

“That’s the cool thing about being able to have bedroom studios,” he says about his Internet-driven career. “It cuts out the middle man and takes the power away from the major labels and major markets and puts it in the hands of the people themselves, and more people have a voice. I’ll tell you, the most talented people are just these humble kids who might not have the flashy attitude for Hollywood or for the majors to say ‘this our next star.’ The most talented kids are just bedroom nerds with endless ideas and, guess what, they have the Internet and they can do whatever they want with it. I’m constantly amazed, every single day.”

Alfaro says the next step is expanding the live element as he takes these songs on the road. Despite the growing popularity of electronic music, Alfaro says he and his peers are sometimes met with audiences who don’t really get what what electronic performance is all about.

“There’s definitely a different vibe compared to the rock scene or hip-hop…The shows aren’t as aggressive, per se, performance-wise. But it’s really more about the sound and the music. It’s almost like DJ-ing, but you’re actually playing live… We actually were just talking about this, and you hear people call us DJs, but it’s different,” he adds, laughing. “You get, ‘What are you spinnin’? and I’m like, ‘We’re not spinnin’!

We’re playing!’”

Of course, he admits that there is increasing cross-over between the DJ set and electronic artists. Alfaro himself has a DJ background and often integrates scratching into his set.

“I’d say the label of ‘DJ’ these days should be confined to anyone who is playing vinyl or digital for the purpose of mixing music to make people dance or… generally playing other people’s music. And the electronic thing is playing your own music.” After a pause, he starts to back peddle. “I don’t know; it’s hard to say because a lot of electronic acts, like Rusko, DJ a lot, play CDs, but at the same time call it their music… so… ha, there is a very gray area there!”

And then, of course, you have artists who do all mash-ups and exclusively use other people’s music to make their own. At what point does playing someone else’s tunes turn into creating something original?

“It all depends on how you flip it. With sampling you can take a loop as it is and put it out there, or you can chop it up and make it yours. Just use the sound and really, really mix it up so it’s not even recognizable.

Daedalus does that. You hear the sample as it’s used in the song; it sounds nothing like the original sample at all…

It’s almost like using [the samples] as your own instrument.”

Between all the sampling, mixing and re-working, Alfaro feels that electronic music is really “genre-less” in scope and is growing at an incredible rate, limited only by tomorrow’s technology.

“There are precedents being set every day. In the past we’ve said, like, ‘That’s the ‘80s sound and that’s the ‘90s sound.’ Now you have this era where people are coming out of the woodwork, and there are billions of different sounds coming out of everywhere. So, what does the future hold? I think we’re looking at it right now.”

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Tuesday 11 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Check out the afternoon market in its convenient downtown location! Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads. Now accepting EBT cards. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Senior Picnic (Call for location) Athens-Clarke County celebrates Older Americans Month with a picnic. Share your favorite picnic staples with some good company!

10 a.m.–2 p.m. $2 706-613-3800 PERFORMANCE: Georgia Children’s Chorus (UGA Hodgson Hall) The chorus presents “Voices Raised in Song… How Sweet The Sound.” Presented by the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. 7 p.m. $5. www.uga.edu/pac, www.georgiachildrenschorus.org LECTURES & LIT.: AfricanAmerican Authors Book Club (ACC Library, Small Conference Room) This month’s title is Jessica Baptiste’s Shopping for Shoes: A Collection of Short Stories.

Newcomers welcome. 5 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 MEETINGS: Athens Area Fibercraft Guild (Lyndon House Arts Center) Meet up with other fibercraft enthusiasts the second Tuesday of each month. 12:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3623 MEETINGS: Genealogy Society (The Peoples Financial Center, Winder) Hank Segars, this month’s featured speaker, discusses the importance of family stories. 7 p.m.

FREE! www.rootsweb.com/~gaeggs MEETINGS: Great Decisions Discussion Group (ACC Library) Group meets every Tuesday through May 25 to discuss U.S. foreign policy. Space is limited. Contact Jeff Tate to sign up. 7 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650, jtate@athenslibrary.org GAMES: Blind Draw Poker (Fat Daddy’s) Bring your poker face. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241 GAMES: Dart Tournament (The Pub at Gameday) You can’t spell dart without the art. Compete against other bar game extraordinaires. 706353-2831 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) All three Athens locations of Locos Grill and Pub (Westside, Eastside and Harris St.) feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Think you know it all? 8 p.m. 706548-3442

Wednesday 12 EVENTS: Girls Night Out (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Cocktail Hour starts at 5 p.m. Featuring karaoke in the

atrium. Wednesday is also oyster night! 5 p.m. 706-354-6655 PERFORMANCE: Athens Cabaret Showgirls (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Local drag troupe. 10 p.m. $3. www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub THEATRE: Charlotte’s Web (SeneyStovall Chapel) Kids will delight in this musical adaptation of E.B. White’s classic tale of Wilbur and his talented, spindly friend, Charlotte.

May 12 & 13, 9 & 11 a.m. www. roseofathens.org KIDSTUFF: Children’s Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m., Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Knee-High Naturalists (Sandy Creek Nature Center) A program of age-appropriate nature exploration, animal encounters, hikes and crafts. For parents and children.

Mar. 3–May 12, Wednesdays, $13.

706-613-3515, www.sandycreeknaturecenter.com KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday for Teens (ACC Library) Up next: Game Day. Don’t worry–no football prowess necessary. Play board games with your inside friends! Ages 11-18. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 MEETINGS: Library Sewing Group (Madison County Library) Currently crocheting with double-ended crochet needles. Newcomers welcome.

1–3 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 GAMES: Dart Night (Fat Daddy’s) Because you’re a different kind of athlete. FREE! 706-355-3030 GAMES: Movie Trivia Night (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Whence came this auteur? Prizes! Sign up at 8 p.m. Trivia starts at 8:30 p.m.

FREE! www.myspace.com/flickerbar GAMES: Poker Night (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Texas Hold ‘Em every Wednesday. 18 and up. Sign in at 6:30 p.m. Dealing begins at 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.interstatepokerclub. com GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Every Wednesday. Win house cash and prizes! 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Trivia Wars (283 Bar) Become a fan of “Trivia Wars” on Facebook and receive the weekly online question worth 20 points! 8:30 p.m. (sign up) 9 p.m. (game starts).

FREE! 706-208-1283

Thursday 13 EVENTS: Live After Five (Hotel Indigo, Phi Bar and Bistro) Get a headstart on your weekend with live music from Ken Will Morton (FREE!) and wine tastings. 6–8 p.m. $15 (wine tastings). 706-546-0430, www.athensdowntownhotel.com

EVENTS: Senior Skills Day (Columbus Avenue Senior Center) Stay sharp with a variety of fun activities, including card games, puzzles, board games and computers. Every Thursday! 10 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3603 THEATRE: Charlotte’s Web (SeneyStovall Chapel) A Rose of Athens production. See Calendar May 12 Theatre. May 12 & 13, 9 & 11 a.m. www.roseofathens.org KIDSTUFF: Homeschoolers Chapter Book Review (Madison County Library) Elementary schoolage homeschoolers gather at the library to read a book together and talk about it. Every Thursday. 2 p.m.

FREE! 706-795-5597 LECTURES & LIT.: Poetry Reading (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Tarpaulin Sky Literary Journal and Press presents an evening of poetry featuring readings along with screenings of poem-films

by Zachary Schomburg and Andy Frazee. 6 p.m. FREE! www.myspace. com/flickerbar GAMES: Texas Hold ‘Em (Fat Daddy’s) Bring your poker face for a game of Hold ‘Em. Turbo game at 9 p.m. 6 p.m. 706-353-0241

Friday 14 EVENTS: Sacred Earth Farmers Market (Flora Hydroponics, 195 Paradise Blvd.) The Sacred Earth Growers Co-Op sets up their yearround farmers’ market. Organic meat and dairy vendors, produce vendors, local artisans and more. 3–7 p.m.

FREE! 706-353-2223 LECTURES & LIT.: VOX Reading Series (ATHICA) “Flood Lines: Watery Stories and Poems” features readings of original work by local writers, including Lily Brown, Michael Tod Edgerton, Michael Ford, Sara Henning, Kevin Vaughn and Caroline Young. 7–9 p.m. $3–$6 (suggested donation), www. athica.org MEETINGS: Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art Annual Meeting (Lamar Dodd School of Art, Room S151) The Friends of the Museum celebrate the past year’s achievements and announce the 2010 recipient of the “Smitty,” the M. Smith Griffith Volunteer of the Year Award. A reception and hardhat tours of the new GMOA will follow. Open to the public. 5:30–8 p.m.

FREE! 706-542-0437 MEETINGS: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (Trumps on Milledge) The organization, formerly Learning in Retirement, holds its annual meeting and celebrates its anniversary. Meeting to include reports on last year’s activities and a look ahead to the coming year, election of new officers and a discussion on how to improve growth. 9 a.m. 706549-7350, www.olli.uga.edu

The Morton Theatre celebrates its centennial on Tuesday, May 18 with an art show and open house.

Saturday 15 EVENTS: Annual Book Sale (Front Porch Bookstore) Stock up on summer reading material and listen to readings from local authors! 10 a.m.–5 p.m. FREE! 706-372-1236 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads. Now accepting EBT cards.

Every Saturday. 8 a.m.–Noon. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Contra Dance (Memorial Park) Old-time contra dance with live music by Beverly Smith and friends and calling presented by the Athens Folk Music & Dance Society.

No experience necessary, no partner needed. Free lesson at 7:30 p.m.

8–11 p.m. $7 (18+), FREE! (ages 17 & under). www.athensfolk.org EVENTS: Grandparents Social (Rocksprings Park) Grandparents and grandchildren are invited to a day of food, games and crafts in the park. Entrance fee includes a special photo shoot! Call to register. 5–7:30 p.m. $4. 706-613-3603 EVENTS: Marigold Festival (Downtown Winterville) All-day event featuring juried arts and craft vendors, games, demonstrations, food, music, an author’s corner, a children’s area and more. Catch a ride on the free shuttle which includes stops at the eastside WalMart and Lowes every 30 minutes between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. All proceeds go toward improvement projects in Winterville. This year’s live music lineup includes Wilma, Curley Maple, Dodd Ferrelle & the Wintervilians, Efren and Betsy Franck. 9 a.m.–8 p.m. FREE! www. cityofwinterville.com/marigold EVENTS: Misguided Tours with Amanda Burk (Downtown Athens) Performance artist Amanda Burk is your official guide on this brief downtown tour which “involves an almost imperceivable amount of walking.” Meet at the Arch.

Sponsored by ACC’s Arts Unleashed program. May 15, 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.

May 16, 2 p.m. FREE! 706-2240235, amandajaneburk@gmail.com

EVENTS: Mule Day (Shields Ethridge Heritage Farm, Jefferson) Check out farming and crafting demos as you tour the farm complex, eat some BBQ and shake it to some bluegrass music. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. $5 (adults), FREE! (kids). 706367-2949 EVENTS: Sacred Earth Farmers Market (Flora Hydroponics, 195 Paradise Blvd.) The Sacred Earth Growers Co-Op sets up their yearround farmers’ market. See Calendar May 14 Events. 3–7 p.m. FREE! 706-353-2223 OUTDOORS: Arborist’s Walk (Sandy Creek Nature Center) The County Arborist leads a hike down Cook’s Trail. Bring insect repellant and some water and get familiar with Georgia’s native trees. All ages. 10 a.m.–noon, FREE! 706-613-3800 OUTDOORS: Naturalist Walk (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Search for signs of spring when you join SCNC staff for a walk around the property. Bring a camera or binoculars. All ages. Call to register. 10–11 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 OUTDOORS: Saturday Strolls at Harris Shoals (Harris Shoals Park, Watkinsville) Explore nature next door with this series of walks led by local naturalists and artists. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service specialist Steve Holzman leads the third stroll of this three-month series sponsored by the Oconee County Democrats.

An avid birder, Holzman will discuss birds, nest boxes and bird conservation in your own backyard. 9–10 a.m. $5. 706-353-8310, ppriest@ charter.net KIDSTUFF: Kids Dance Party (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Bring your little movers and shakers out to the bar early for the afternoon dance jam summer kick-off! Drink specials for grown-ups. Swimsuits and hula hoops encouraged. 3–5 p.m. $5/ family. www.myspace.com/flickerbar KIDSTUFF: Nature Trading Post (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Program intended to encourage personal nature exploration and raise awareness about ecological connections among young collectors. Participants earn points for their collected items (shells, rocks,

animal bones, etc.). The points can be banked or used to trade for another object from the Nature Center’s Trading Post. Kids, bring an adult to participate! 11 a.m.–noon. FREE! 706-613-3615

Sunday 16 EVENTS: Birchmore Trail Day (Memorial Park) 10th annual event includes games and activities for children, scavenger hunts on the trail and a chance to meet legendary Athenian Fred Birchmore. 2–4 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3512 EVENTS: “Good for the Hood” (White Tiger Gourmet Food & Chocolates) A celebration and live auction featuring art, food and music by neighborhood residents. Bid on pottery, various handmade goods and gift certificates from local restaurants. Proceeds benefit the Buena Vista Historic Neighborhood Project.

2–5 p.m. FREE! 706-206-3055, goodforthehood@gmail.com EVENTS: Misguided Tours with Amanda Burk (Downtown Athens) Performance artist Amanda Burk is your official guide on this brief downtown tour which “involves an almost imperceivable amount of walking.” Meet at the Arch at College and Broad. Sponsored by ACC’s Arts Unleashed program. May 15, 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. May 16, 2 p.m. FREE! 706-224-0235, amandajaneburk@ gmail.com PERFORMANCE: Athens Youth Symphony (UGA Hodgson Hall) Co-sponsored by the UGA Office of Performing Arts. 4 p.m. FREE! 706543-1907 GAMES: Trivia (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Test your knowledge of pop culture in the ‘00s every Sunday.

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based on folk and fairy tales. This month, see The Swineherd, an adaptation of the Grimm fairy tale. 7 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Every Monday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Nurture language skills.

10:30 a.m. & 2 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Open Playtime (ACC Library) For children ages 1–3 with their caregivers. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 GAMES: 20 Questions (Transmetropolitan) Hosted by Chris Creech. Join the “20 Questions at Transmet” Facebook group to receive the online question of the week. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-613-8773 GAMES: Game Night (The Pub at Gameday) New games including Wii bowling! 706-353-2831 GAMES: Ping Pong (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Get your paddle ready for a riveting round of table tennis. 4–8 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ flickerbar GAMES: Poker Night (Last Call) Get in on a game of Texas Hold ‘Em. Sign up between 9 and 10 p.m.

Every Monday! 9 p.m. FREE! www. lastcallathens.com GAMES: Pool Tournament (Fat Daddy’s) Sharks and minnows compete. 8 p.m. 706-353-0241 GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a team together and show off your extensive music knowledge every Monday! 8 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub GAMES: Trivia and Karaoke and Pool (Alibi) Handsome Ken has his hands full hosting various bar games to keep you happy. 9 p.m.

FREE! 706-549-1010

Tuesday 18 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Check out the afternoon market in its convenient downtown location! Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads. Now accepting EBT cards. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Green Fest (Athens City Hall) Be part of the green scene at this mayoral proclamation commemorating the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Noon, FREE! www. athensgreenfest.com EVENTS: Morton Theatre Anniversary and Open House (Morton Theatre) Happy Centennial, Morton! Tour the Theatre, check out the Centennial Art Show and celebrate the culture and heritage of Athens’ Hot Corner with cookies and punch in the beautiful, historic theatre. No crumbs, please. 2–6 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3770 EVENTS: Movie Night! (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Catch a screening of The History of Choking. FREE! www. myspace.com/flickerbar EVENTS: Smart Travel Displays (Bishop Park) Learn how to clean up your commute! Part of Green Fest, a community-wide celebration commemorating the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Noon–2 p.m. FREE! www. athensgreenfest.com PERFORMANCE: Athens Choral Society (UGA Hodgson Hall) ACS presents Cherubini’s Overture to Faniska and Requiem in C Minor. 8 p.m. FREE! www.uga.edu OUTDOORS: Spring Bird Hike (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Join the Oconee Rivers Audubon

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Society for a morning bird walk. All birding levels are welcome. Ages 13 & up. 8 a.m. FREE! fieldtrip@ oconeeriversaudubon.org KIDSTUFF: Children’s Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m., Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 MEETINGS: Athens Rock and Gem Club (Friendship Christian Church) José Santamaria of the Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville discusses a meteorite that tore a hole through a house in Cartersville last year. All interested parties are welcome to attend. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-8082 MEETINGS: Great Decisions Discussion Group (ACC Library) Group meets every Tuesday through May 25 to discuss U.S. foreign policy and global issues. Space is limited. Contact Jeff Tate to sign up.

7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, jtate@ athenslibrary.org GAMES: Blind Draw Poker (Fat Daddy’s) Bring your poker face. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241 GAMES: Dart Tournament (The Pub at Gameday) You can’t spell dart without the art. Compete against other bar game extraordinaires. 706353-2831 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) All three Athens locations of Locos Grill and Pub (Westside, Eastside and Harris St.) feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Think you know it all? 8 p.m. 706548-3442

Wednesday 19 EVENTS: Bad Movie Night (Ciné Barcafé) Don’t miss this one-nightonly screening of Italian horror director Bruno Mattei’s Rats: Night of Terror. One hundred years after the nuclear war, your typical nomadic motorcycle gang of the apocalypse traverses a barren wasteland in search of water and sustenance.

The mutant blood-feasting rats who guard the water make this potentially stale story fresh! 8–10 p.m. FREE! http://facebook.com/badmovienight EVENTS: Girls Night Out (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Cocktail Hour starts at 5 p.m. Featuring karaoke in the atrium. Wednesday is also oyster night! 5 p.m. 706-354-6655 KIDSTUFF: Children’s Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m., Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday for Teens (ACC Library) Artist Trading Cards. Ages 11–18. 4 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT.: Talking about Books (ACC Library, Small Conference Room) This month’s title is Anne Tyler’s The Accidental Tourist. Newcomers welcome. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 MEETINGS: Library Sewing Group (Madison County Library) Currently crocheting with double-ended crochet needles. Newcomers welcome.

1–3 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 GAMES: Dart Night (Fat Daddy’s) Because you’re a different kind of athlete. FREE! 706-355-3030 GAMES: Movie Trivia Night (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Whence came this auteur? Prizes! Sign up at 8 p.m. Trivia starts at 8:30 p.m.

FREE! www.myspace.com/flickerbar GAMES: Poker Night (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Texas Hold ‘Em every Wednesday. 18 and up. Sign in

at 6:30 p.m. Dealing begins at 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.interstatepokerclub. com GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Every Wednesday. Win house cash and prizes! 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Trivia Wars (283 Bar) Become a fan of “Trivia Wars” on Facebook and receive the weekly online question worth 20 points! 8:30 p.m. (sign up) 9 p.m. (game starts).

FREE! 706-208-1283 * Advance Tickets Available

Down the Line EVENTS: Bike to Work Day 5/21 (Downtown Athens) Give bike commuting a try today! Resource stations will be set up around town for your morning ride to work. FREE! www.bikeathens.com ART: Closing Reception and Gala 5/22 (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, 34 School St., Watkinsville) For “Let’s Go Postal,” an exhibit featuring postcard dabblings and masterpieces by artists from all over the country. Bid on select works in a silent auction and reward your palate in The Ultimate Taste Showdown, a competition between chefs and their celebrity assistants. Proceeds benefit the Sculpture Garden. 6–8 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25 (after May 15). 706-769-4565, www. ocaf.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market 5/22 (Bishop Park) Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads. Now accepting EBT cards.

Every Saturday. 8 a.m.–Noon. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: The Human Energy Fest 5/22 (Whippoorwill Hollow Organic Farm) All are invited out for a day of food, music and fun on the farm at this celebration held in conjunction with The Agro Cycling Tour. Lunch will be provided courtesy of Farm 255. 11 a.m. $3 (adults), FREE! (students and kids). www.agrocycletour.com EVENTS: Pet Clinic 5/22 (Z-Dog Bakery and Pet Supply) Keep your pets up-to-date on their vaccinations and safe from loathsome parasites!

12:30–1:30 p.m. 706-354-1804, www.zdogbakery.net EVENTS: Tea Time with Grandma 5/22 (Various Locations) Grandmas are invited to bring their “little princesses” out for an old-fashioned tea.

Please, only princesses 12 years and younger. Call to register at either the Rocksprings Community Center or Columbus Avenue Senior Center. 2 p.m. $4/person. 706-613-3603 KIDSTUFF: Taps for Tots 5/22 (ACC Library) Terrence “Taps” Bennett motivates young readers in this program that connects tap dance to literary skills. 3 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650 OUTDOORS: The Agro Cycle Tour 5/22 (Various Locations, Walnut Grove) Cyclists are invited on a bike tour featuring stops at Darby Farms, Whippoorwill Hollow Certified Organic Farm and Down to Earth Energy, a bio-diesel production and research facility. Registration fee includes admission and lunch at The Human Energy Fest at Whippoorwill Hollow Organic Farm. Go online to register for the 18.5-mile loop or the 44-mile loop. 8:30 a.m. $40. www. agrocycletour.com OUTDOORS: Pool Open House 5/22 (Green Acres Pool) Start swim season right with FREE! admission

to the pool for two weekends! May 22 & 29, 10 a.m.–7 p.m. May 23 & 30, 1–7 p.m. FREE! www.greenacrespool.org OUTDOORS: Saturday Strolls at Harris Shoals 5/22 (Harris Shoals Park, Watkinsville) Explore nature next door with this series of walks led by local naturalists and artists. Ben Emanuel of Georgia River Network and Jess Sterling of UGA’s Odum School of Ecology lead the fourth stroll of this three-month series sponsored by the Oconee County Democrats. 9–10 a.m. $5.

706-353-8310, ppriest@charter.net EVENTS: Cocktail Party 5/26 (Aromas) Learn how to make cool summer drinks with fresh fruits and herbs! 7 p.m. $15. 706-208-0059, www.aromaswinebar.com EVENTS: Plotluck Night 5/26 (Ciné Barcafé) Come with a true short story from your life to share at this monthly event. Ten names will be drawn from a hat and those chosen get five minutes and a microphone.

The audience votes for the best story and prize recipient. 7–9 p.m.

FREE! (donations welcome), www. athenscine.com ART: Closing Reception and Porch BBQ 5/30 (ATHICA) For “Deluge,” the spring exhibition featuring paintings, photography, embroidery and sculpture to address concerns about global warming, land use issues and the social impact of floods. Curator Lizzie Zucker Saltz and guest essayist Ben Emanuel will moderate a panel discussion with visiting and local artists. Learn how to make a rain barrel at 4:15 and fill your belly at 5:30 with supper from White Tiger Gourmet. 3:30–6 p.m. $6 (suggested donation) www. athica.org EVENTS: Memorial Day in Memorial Park 5/31 (Memorial Park) An afternoon of music, crafts and activities to celebrate Memorial Day weekend. Noon–3 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3580 EVENTS: Opening Reception 6/6 (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) For “Spirit of the Land.” The exhibit and affiliated events are meant to increase awareness about shrinking greenspace. All work is for sale and benefits the Athens Land Trust and the Oconee River Land Trust. 2–4 p.m. FREE! 706-542-6156, www. uga.edu/botgarden MEETINGS: Athens Area Fibercraft Guild 6/8 (Lyndon House Arts Center) 12:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3623 ART: Five Points Art Fest 6/12 (Five Points) Paintings, hand-crafted jewelry, ceramics, drawings and more are on display on the lawns of Five Points boutiques. Also featuring a KidZone area with games and crafts this year. Light refreshments.

Noon–7 p.m. FREE! www.visit5points.com ART: Athens Sculpture Festival 6/24 (The Classic Center) The first annual juried exhibition and sale features the work of over 20 local artists including Beverly Babb, Matt Boland, Jaclyn Enck, Will Eskridge and Stan Mullins. June 24–26, 706-208-0900, www.athenssculpturefestival.com * Advance Tickets Available

Live Music Tuesday 11 Barnette’s 9 p.m. 706-546-0966 OPEN MIC Bring your guitar and some tunes!

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com BANGUTOT Featuring a fresh lineup and a sound that has only been described as “styrofoam music” as opposed to “paper cup music.”

DAFFODIL Local trio plays hardhitting, noisy rock.

DEAD RABBITS Bluesy duo inspired by ‘60s garage-rock soul.

HOT AND COLD Local duo featuring Chase Prince (Spring Tigers) and Joseph Campbell playing raw, blues rock.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com LITTLE FRANCIS Local group plays raw, rowdy rock and roll from the garages of the ‘50s and ‘60s.

PHYSICS OF MEANING Chamberrock band from Durham, NC, led by multi-instrumentalist Daniel Hart, contributor to records from The Polyphonic Spree, The Rosebuds and Pattern in Movement.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ flickerbar THE BORDER LIONS Rock and roll trio that plays ‘70s-inspired songs, with styles ranging from beachy to bluesy.

JESS MARSTON Singer/guitarist from local rock band Romanenko.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 4–7 p.m. Athens Farmers Market.

FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net CARL LINDBERG AND EVAN MCGOWEN Jazz bassist Carl Lindberg (Grogus, Squat, Kenosha Kid, etc.) performs standards, originals and some surprising tunes from divergent styles.

10 p.m. www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub PUNK ROCK NIGHT Every Tuesday at Little Kings! Featuring a mix of punk rock bands and DJ-led dance parties.

The Melting Point 7 p.m. $3. www.meltingpointathens. com EXCEPTION TO THE RULE A young, progressive bluegrass band from northeast Georgia with members ranging in age from 16-23. They infuse elements of classical, jazz, blues and rock.

UGA Hodgson Hall 7 p.m. $15. 706-613-3800, www.accleisureservices.com MOONLIGHT MADNESS TRIP In honor of Older Americans Month, ACC sponsors a concert by the Georgia Children’s Chorus. Depart from Memorial Park at 6 p.m. Call for more info.

Wednesday 12 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KARAOKE Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday with the Singing Cowboy!

Barnette’s 9 p.m. 706-546-0966 OPEN MIC Bring your guitar and some tunes!

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com COCO RICO This local post-rock trio performs over experimental samples.

Reptar’s William Kennedy takes on keyboard duties.

INCENDIARIES Local indie-prog outfit featuring ex-Cinemechanica bassist and Shitty Candy member Erica Strout.

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TODAY THE MOON, TOMORROW THE SUN Endearing electro-rock from Atlanta featuring sweet and strong female vocals backed by fierce guitars.

TRACER METULA Formerly Athenian alternative powerpop group now based in Atlanta. Check out our reivew of the new EP on p.16.

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Calvary Chapel 7:30 p.m. $10. 706-543-0901 THE LOST DOGS Collaboration between Nashville songwriters Terry Taylor (DA, the Swirling Eddies), Gene Eugene (Adam Again), Derri Daugherty (The Choir) and Michael Roe (The 77s) playing a tender mix of alt-country and roots. CD release show!

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Farm 255 9 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com RAND LINES TRIO Rand Lines and fellow trio members, drummer Carlton Owens and bassist Dennis Baraw, play modern and original jazz compositions.

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The Melting Point 6–10 p.m. FREE! www.meltingpointathens.com THE HANDS OF TIME Featuring Charles Burgess (The Common Peoples Band) on vocals and keys, Amy Pritchett (Forward Motion) on keys and vocals, JC Plant (Blue Flame) on guitar and vocals, Kenny Brawner (The Grains of Sand) on bass, Danny Anthony (The Grains of Sand) on sax, Jeff Hammond (The Soul Pleasers) on trombone, Bill Oglesby (The Soul Pleasers) on sax and Larry Freeman (The Soul Pleasers) on drums.

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Flicker Theatre & Bar 11:30 p.m. www.myspace.com/ flickerbar SONGWRITER SHOWCASE Featuring local musicians.

Go Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar TWIN POWERS DJ Dan Geller (Gold Party, The Agenda) and a rotating cast of partners: Winston Parker (ATEM), Tom Hedger (owner of Go Bar) spin top-40/hip-hop mixed with indie, synthpop, new wave and Britpop.

160 Tracy St.

in the Locos Mooseyard

Nathan Sheppard

Sat. May 15

Gates open at 4:00 • Show starts at 5:30

Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com THE WOODGRAINS Local band that plays a blend of funk, rock and soul featuring three vocalists and charismatic harmonies. See Calendar Pick on p. 25.

Thursday 13 40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $5.www.40watt.com JOHN FRENCH Drummer and musician who formerly played with Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band.

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THE CALENDAR! Barnette’s 10 p.m. 706-546-0966 KARAOKE Every Thursday.

Morton Theatre Centennial Celebration Tuesday, May 18

2-6pm Open House Art Show, Theatre Tours, Cookies and Punch. Free!

7pm Concert and Birthday Cake Reception On May 18, 1910, the Morton Theatre Opened with a piano concert

by Alice Carter Simmons. One hundred years later, join us for a piano concert by Dr. Rosalyn Floyd. Birthday cake reception. Tickets are FREE but must be reserved in advance by calling 706-613-3771.

Smooth Jazz & Soul in the Springtime featuring King of Strings

Ken Ford Saturday, May 22 World renown jazz violinist Ken Ford along with Avery Sunshine. 7:30 PM $25 Orchestra, $20 Balcony, $15 Bleachers Joyce Littlel’s Home Girl Concert Series in Conjunction with the Morton Theatre’s Centennial Celebration.

www.mortontheatre.com or 706-613-3771 for tickets 195 West Washington Street Downtown Athens, Georgia At the corner of West Washington and Hull Streets

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com THE CUBISTS Augusta psych-shoegaze band in the vein of My Bloody Valentine.

UNION OF SOCIALISTS Featuring Nate Nelson and Hunter Morris (Gift Horse).

WAGES As self-proclaimed “New Impressionists,” Wages belong to a generation of musicians reacting to their impressions of what rock music was in the past.

DePalma’s Italian Cafe 6–8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-552-1237 (Timothy Road) JAKE MOWRER TRIO Guitarist Jake Mowrer (of Brazilian-style band Cachaça) teams up with Dennis Barew (bass) and Kane Stanley (drums) for a set of classic jazz.

El Centro 11 p.m. $1. 706-548-5700 TWISTED ROOTS This trio rocks covers on congas and guitar.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com KENOSHA KID Centered around the instru-improv jazz compositions of guitarist Dan Nettles, Kenosha Kid’s music borrows freely from multiple sources and hammers it all into a seamless product glistening with inspiration. If you like jazz, you might like this; if you hate jazz, you still might like this.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ flickerbar JOE CHALMERS Local musician who fronts Animals That Will Kill Your Ass performs solo.

EFREN Local indie swamp-folk band with lonesome vocals.

DANIEL GORBACHOV A solo set from Nuclear Spring’s frontman.

Gnat’s Landing 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-5858 BROS. MARLER Brothers Drew and Daniel Marler bring their brand of gypsy-Americana.

Go Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar BELOVED BINGE Two-piece indie pop band with a garage aesthetic.

BLACK BALLOON Somber, experimental folk from local transient Christopher Rabbit.

DR. FRED’S KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic John “Dr. Fred” Bowers, every Thursday.

Hotel Indigo “Live After Five.” 6–8 p.m. FREE! www. athensdowntownhotel.com KEN WILL MORTON Athens’ own Ken Will Morton has been singing for over 20 years. With his gritty, soulful rasp, Morton trudges through Americana’s roots with rock and roll swagger and a folk singer’s heart.

The Morton Theatre Centennial Year Celebration is Presented by The Morton Theatre is a unit of the Art Division of Athens-Clarke County’s Leisure Services Department.

Managed by the Morton Theatre Corporation, a 501 (C)(3) non-profit.

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Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub DAMIEN CHURCHWELL Soothingly mellow acoustic rock tricked out with electro bells and whistles.

Several Athens musicians show up on his recorded tracks.

FIRE ZUAVE Dreamy, fun psych-pop based here in town.

THE OMENS Psychedelic garage punk with swooping melodies and yelping vocals.

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Mama’s Boy Benefit for Nuçi’s Space. 7 p.m. www. eatatmamasboy.com FABULOUS BIRD Local troubadour Peter Alvanos plays bright, ‘60sinspired pop. A portion of tonight’s sales will be donated to Nuçi’s Space in memory of Mama’s Boy employee Reese Fitts.

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens. com NATHAN SHEPPARD AND JOHN KEANE Acclaimed producer and rocker John Keane will be joined by local acoustic stalwart Nathan Sheppard for a set of rock and Americana numbers.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. www.newearthmusichall.com FREE LUNCH Dynamic jazz-oriented jam band with lots of funky slap bass, saxophone and fun sing-along melodies.

HEAVY PETS Critically acclaimed jam band from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. TENT CITY This local four-piece fuses elements of jazz, funk, blues and world music.

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 KARAOKE Karaoke! Every Thursday with The Singing Cowboy.

Roadhouse 11 p.m. $1. 706-613-2324 ASHUTTO MIRRA This alternative rock quartet features members of alterna-soul group The Revival.

Rye Bar 9 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens.com GREG MOYER BAND No info available.

Tasty World Uptown 10 p.m. www.tastyworlduptown.com VINCENT THE DOG Local power trio featuring members of Welcome to Buckhead, its sound is influenced by jam and classic rock.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com LEAVING COUNTRIES Warm, inviting folk rock from here in Athens, featuring tender violin, aching harmonica and melodic acoustic guitars.

Friday 14 283 Bar 10 p.m. FREE! (until 11 p.m), $2 (after 11 p.m.). 706-208-1283 IMMUZIKATION Celebrated local DJ Alfredo Lapuz, Jr. mashes up high-energy electro and rock for this Friday Night Dance Party!

40 Watt Club “Loretta Lynn After Party.” 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.40watt.com CHASE 56 Twangy folk rock that lists boiled peanuts and sweet tea as influences.

CLAY LEVERETT AND FRIENDS One of this town’s finest country frontmen, Leverett has a new band featuring members of The Chasers.

BETSY FRANCK Soulful, brassy Southern rock and country songs rooted in tradition, but with a modern sensibility.

Boar’s Head 9 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 JOHN SOSEBEE BAND These Georgia natives play hill country/ Mississippi blues and the occasional Hendrix cover.

Buffalo’s Southwest Café 8 p.m. $7. 706-654-6655.

DWIGHT WILSON AND THE CLASSIC CITY SOUL AKA Grains of Sand. Expect Motown R&B in the Big Back Room.

Caledonia Lounge Gordon Lamb’s B-Day and Benefit for the Boys and Girls Club of Athens.

9 p.m. $3 (21+), $5 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com A JET PACK OPERATION First show! Shoegazey local rock trio featuring Caledonia sound guy Gene Woolfolk on vocals and guitar, Blaze Bateh (Bambara) on drums and Aaron Stephenson on bass.

BLACK BALLOON Somber, experimental folk from local transient Christopher Rabbit.

THE GOLD PARTY Danceable new wave and synth-driven glam featuring Dan Geller (Ruby Isle, The Agenda), Benji Barton (exBoulevard) and Brian Smith.

LA CHANSONS Dancey electropop duo from Atlanta featuring a former Athenian, two keyboards, a laptop and female vocals.

The Classic Center 7:30 p.m. $32–$42. www.classiccenter. com CLAY LEVERETT One of this town’s finest country frontmen, Leverett has led both The Chasers and Lona.

LORETTA LYNN As one of the top leading country vocalists and songwriters during the 1960s, Lynn achieved over 70 hits as a solo or duet partner in the ‘60s and ‘70s and has released 16 number-one country hits over the course of her career.

See Calendar Pick on p. 27.

Club Chrome 8 p.m. $15 (adv), $20 (door). 706543-9009 5TH WHEEL Country meets Southern rock.

THE BIG DON BAND Don Spurlin’s band delivers “workingman’s blues from a country perspective” with a catalog of Southern blues covers and originals.

CONFEDERATE RAILROAD Formed in the early ‘90s, this country band got its major break when signed to Atlantic Records and the song “Trashy Women” scored a Grammy nomination.

El Centro 11 p.m. $1. 706-548-5700 TRAINWRECK RALLY Formerly known as Joker, this band plays catchy hard rock in the vein of Alice in Chains or Live.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com MATT KURZ ONE One-man rock machine Matt Kurz literally plays drums, keyboard, guitar and bass, by himself, all at the same time.

Expect a mix of garage rock stomps and bluesy croons.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/ flickerbar DUSTY LIGHTSWITCH Described as “one of the most exciting and satisfying live bands in town” by our own Gordon Lamb, this revolving cast of local eccentrics delivers rock and roll with epic possibilites.

ZAKA Local singer-songwriter Kate Powell plays guitar and piano and loves Bowie. Word on the street is she does a killer Lady GaGa impersonation.

Gnat’s Landing 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-5858 TJ MIMBS This local acoustic singersongwriter plays everything from

Wednesday, May 12

The Woodgrains Terrapin Brewery On their recently released self-titled debut, The Woodgrains immediately impress. Trafficking in a nostalgia-tinged brand of lysergic folkrock, the local trio— recently relocated from Waycross, GA—is young and excited about the prospect of not having to spend much more of their youth in South Georgia.

“It’s getting easier—the road feels more like home now,” says bassist Nick Carroll. “In Waycross there’s not much to do— after so long, there’s only so much you can do with Waycross,” adds Evan Amburn. And Flagpole agrees. A band like The Woodgrains, rounded out by guitarist (and occasional banjo picker) Dylan Crosby, can outgrow a town like Waycross pretty quickly. Gram Parsons did. Interestingly enough, the group’s sound is reminiscent of the genre created by their hometown hero: cosmic American music, “a holy intersection of unpolished American expression,” as Parsons once described his own music.

For the record (and because of the banjo featured prominently in the above photograph) we’re obligated to caution: The Woodgrains are not a bluegrass band. Sure, there are rural and Southern elements at play, but the three-piece has more in common with Levon Helm, Dr. Dog and Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show than anything from Kentucky.

The Woodgrains specialize in bourbon-soaked, honey-dipped three-part harmonies and songs about everything and not much, really—simultaneously. You’ll find more than a few heady, perfectly nonsensical and inviting sing-a-longs. Listeners tag along as the band drifts away during wonderful little daydream jams where fantasy and autobiography are indiscernible.

“I feel like sometimes you can be writing something—and it can kind of be about nothing—and then all of a sudden you can think about it later and be like, ‘Yeah, maybe I can relate that to this part of my life,’ or something,” shares Amburn before adding, “I guess you can’t really write life before it happens.” Cryptic, but we totally get it. Music starts at 5 p.m. [David Eduardo]

hip-hop covers to alternative rock on acoustic guitar backed by loops and samples.

Go Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar DJ MAHOGANY Freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub BORDERHOP TRIO The bluegrass trio sums up its sound in two words: “high” and “lonesome.”

SMOKEYS FARMLAND BAND This Atlanta band plays a fun mixture of bluegrass, funk, reggae, Eastern European tunes and acoustic jazz.

The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com THE PRITCHETT BROTHERS BAND Also known as Sons of Sailors, these guys are Athens’ go-to Jimmy Buffett cover band.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. www.newearthmusichall.com CHRONICLES OF THE LANDSQUID This experimental rock band borrows elements from drum and bass, breakbeat, progressive trance and jazz fusion.

PAPADOSIO A combination of eclectic musical traditions with modern electronica.

Nuçi’s Space 6–11 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7. www.nuci.org THE AGENDA In-your-face punk rock ensemble that features a high-energy show that’s both reckless and wildly entertaining.

BATTLE FOR PEACE Battle of the bands featuring six student bands presented by Backstage Productions, a new Music Business club at Clarke Central High School. All proceeds benefit Darfur. See story on p. 15.

WILDKARD This Athens hip-hop group boasts a guitar player and melodic, danceable tracks. See story on p. 15.

Skate Shop O F AT H E N S

improvisational jams and spacey rhythm guitar.

RECYCLED SHOTGUNS Local guys Aaron Lee, Franklin Engram and Jake Lovejoy play gentle acoustic rock that occasionally leans towards country and also borrows some percussive traits from hip-hop.

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 THE UNFORGIVEN Expect bluesy tunes from this Atlanta-based fourpiece.

Tasty World Uptown 10 p.m. $5. www.tastyworlduptown. com COME ON GO WITH US Southern twanged pop rock from Mississippi.

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS Poppy Americana influenced by acts like Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac and The Replacements.

GLOSSARY Well respected Southern indie rock that fuses elements of blues, country and folk with just enough pop.

The Rialto Room 8 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.therialtoroom.com CRANE Bluesy rock band celebrating the release of its new EP, That’s the Boogie, plus the video premiere for the track “Nasty Pill.”

THE WARM FUZZIES Weezerinspired quirky local pop-rock outfit with adorably nerdy tunes.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com EXCEPTION TO THE RULE Progressive bluegrass band from Northeast Georgia with members ranging in age from 16-23. Fueled by a hard-driving banjo style, sultry violin and mandolin, this group infuses elements of classical, jazz, blues and rock.

Rye Bar 9 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens.com KINGATOR Funk and jazz incorporated into rock with extended

VFW 7 p.m. $7. 706-543-5940 DAVID PRINCE This Athens staple and one-time member of The Jesters k continued on next page

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THE CALENDAR! plays your favorite soul, rock and R&B oldies.

Eat. Drink. Listen Closely.

TUESDAY, MAY 11 2 TERRAPIN PINTS ALL NIGHT!

$

WUGA 91.7 FM 4 p.m. FREE! www.wuga.org “IT’S FRIDAY” Lara and Canton Street will perform on the local radio station’s weekly program.

University Cable Channel 15 will also broadcast the show.

Terrapin Tuesday Bluegrass Series featuring

EXCEPTION TO THE RULE Tickets $3

WEDNESDAY, MAY 12 Stay and Play Spring Concert Series with

THE HANDS OF TIME Free! Music from 6-10 on the patio.

THURSDAY, MAY 13

NATHAN SHEPPARD & JOHN KEANE Tickets $5

FRIDAY, MAY 14

THE

PRITCHETT BROTHERS BAND Tickets $10 adv. • $12 at the door

SATURDAY, MAY 15

MICHAEL GUTHRIE BAND

CHRIS McKAY AND THE CRITICAL DARLINGS, VINYL STRANGERS

Tickets $7 adv.

TUESDAY, MAY 18

Terrapin Tuesday Bluegrass Series featuring

2 TERRAPIN PINTS ALL NIGHT!

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RIVER WHEEL Tickets $3

WEDNESDAY, MAY 19 Stay and Play Spring Concert Series with

THE SPLITZ

Free! Music from 6-10 on the patio.

THURSDAY, MAY 20 Celebrating 3 years of Hot Indie Soul with an evening with

THE HEAP Tickets $5 adv.

FRIDAY, MAY 21 Nomad Artists presents

RANDALL BRAMBLETT & FRIENDS

Celebrating the release of “The Meantime” Tickets $13 adv. • $18 at the door

ON THE HORIZON WEDNESDAY, MAY 26

RYAN BINGHAM AND THE DEAD HORSES

with CHARLIE GARRET BAND Tickets $10 adv. • $15 at the door

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FRIDAY, JUNE 4

LEON RUSSELL

Tickets $25 adv. • $30 at the door

SAVE THE DATE! The Melting Point and Packway Handle Band present the 2nd Annual Classic City 4th of July American Music Festival featuring Packway Handle Band and Cherryholmes.

Event takes place July 3rd and July 4th. Tickets on sale soon!

COMING SOON 5/23 - ONE ESKIMO 5/25 - SILVERBIRD DUO 5/26 - RYAN BINGHAM AND THE DEAD HORSES 5/28 - Totally 80s Party with THE HIGHBALLS 6/4 - LEON RUSSELL 6/9 - CARRIE RODRIGUEZ 6/11 - SOUNDS OF MOTOWN 6/12 - JIM WHITE, DARE DUKES, CAROLINE HERRING 6/18 - RACK OF SPAM 6/19 - THE HUSHPUPPIES LOCATED ON 7/9 - NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE THE GROUNDS OF 295 E. DOUGHERTY ST., ATHENS, GA

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Saturday 15 Allen’s Bar & Grill 9:30 p.m. FREE! www.allensbarandgrill. com PETEY WHEATSTRAW Athensbased Southern rock band covers everyone from Bon Jovi to Bowie!

Barnette’s 10 p.m. 706-546-0966 DJS ZAGO AND DJ 818 Spinning all night long! Plus special guests.

Bishop Park 8 a.m.–12 p.m. Athens Farmers Market. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net JAKE AND THE JAKE MOWRER QUARTET Classic jazz. (8 a.m.)

MAD WHISKEY GRIN Local duo featuring masterful guitarist Frank Williams, who slides and fingerpicks his way through bluesy and decidedly American sounds, plus the smoky vocals of Nancy Byron.

(10 a.m.).

Borders Books & Music 3 p.m. FREE! 706-583-8647 DR. IAN JOHNSON Local musician plays easy listening jazz on two keyboards to emulate a jazz band sound.

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com KARBOMB Local quartet (Nick Skillman, Jay Kellom, Rory Riley, David Brown) plays high-velocity, erratic and angry punk rock not dissimilar to early-’90s Orange County stuff.

SHARK HEART Adam Bugbee, Jason Askew, and Matt Riley team up to bring brutal progressive metal influenced by Melvins, Pig Destroyer and Slayer.

THUNDERCHIEF “We play classic rock-influenced punk, or punk-influenced classic rock,” says the WestCoast-sounding band. “Whichever way you wanna look at it.”

TRIPLE OVERHEAD CAM Threepiece punk band from Alamance County, NC influenced by Green Day, Blink-182, The Minutemen and The Police.

Ciné Barcafé 9 p.m. www.athenscine.com INCATEPEC A combination of traditional tunes from South America and Cuba with a unique jazz twist. This is a benefit show, and the band will be joined by a DJ spinning salsa in between sets.

Club Chrome 8 p.m. $8. 706-543-9009 DIAMONDBACK Hard Southern rock influenced by Lynyrd Skynyrd and AC/DC. SUPER V Featuring Chris and Jeff Worley from Southern metal band Jackyl.

El Centro 11 p.m. FREE! 706-548-5700 THE JOHN SOSEBEE BAND These Georgia natives play hill country/ Mississippi blues and the occasional Hendrix cover.

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Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com ABANDON THE EARTH MISSION Recently expanded into a five-piece featuring Josh McKay (ex-Macha) on lead vocals backed by Winston Parker, Lawson Grice (Iron Hero), Mason Brown (Jet By Day) and drummer Sam Fogarino (Interpol).

The band has gone in a more ambient and lush direction, driven by vibraphone, hammered dulcimer and heavier beats.

BRAINWORLDS Mason Brown provides massive guitar sonics.

LYONNAIS Fuzzed-out, experimental shoegaze.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/ flickerbar MAGIC MISSILE Jake Mosely’s main songwriting vehicle for pop songs about the periodic table of the elements and other quirky topics. Musically influenced by acts like Guided by Voices and Teenage Fanclub.

RIFLE IN THE SKY No info available.

Gnat’s Landing 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-5858 TONGUE AND GROOVE The acoustic quartet of Henry Williams, Don Henderson, Jason Peckham and Amy Moon plays lively covers and originals.

Go Bar 10:30 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar AMERICAN CHEESEBURGER Athens four-piece that boasts former members of No!, Divorce and Carrie Nations, delivering rapid-fire, loud and aggressive old-school thrash rock. Jeff Rapier (The Dumps) recently joined as the new singer.

IMMUZIKATION Celebrated local DJ Alfredo Lapuz, Jr. mashes up high-energy electro and rock. There will also be a drag show as part of tonight’s entertainment!

SAVAGIST Athens band featuring fine folks from punk/metal bands 300 Cobras, Hot Breath and The Dumps.

WORLDS This grindcore quartet from Florida features members of Assuck and Asshole Parade.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub BARREL SEAMSTRESS Featuring members of The Jack Burton, Dark Meat and Timber.

THE TAKERS Country band influenced by music icons such as Waylon Jeninngs, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard.

UNION BROADCAST New band featuring seasoned musicians Daniel Ray (The Jack Burton), Coy King (Timber), Dan Bollinger, Kyle Gann (Timber) and Forrest Leffer (Dark Meat).

Locos Grill & Pub 5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-548-7803 (Mooseyard at Harris St.) JOHN KEANE AND NATHAN SHEPPARD Acclaimed producer and rocker John Keane will be joined by local acoustic stalwart Nathan Sheppard for a set of rock and Americana numbers.

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $7. www.meltingpointathens. com CHRIS MCKAY AND THE CRITICAL DARLINGS Drawing equally on ‘80s power-pop like The Cars and earlier stuff like The Kinks, frontman Chris McKay has a sharp lyrical turn for every melodic offering of his bandmates.

MICHAEL GUTHRIE BAND For nearly 40 years, Athenian Michael Guthrie (also of The ‘60s and Disraeli Gears) and his various bandmates have delved into the world of melodic, jangly Britishsounding throwback rock.

VINYL STRANGERS Catchy ‘60sstyle pop that’s filled with soaring harmonies and bright guitars.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. $18 (adv.), $20. www.newearthmusichall.com DERU Electronica from L.A. FREE THE ROBOTS Combining 8-bit synths, dubstep basslines and ‘70s psych-influenced spacey L.A. beats.

See story on p. 19.

GLITCH MOB A symphonic blend of hip-hop, electro and dubstep. The live show features guitar, bass, keys and three drummers! Their debut release, Drink the Sea, comes out next week.

The Office Lounge 9 p.m. $5. 706-546-0840 THE GEORGIA HEALERS Athens’ premier blues band for over 20 years.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com BUTTERMILK REVIVAL Traditional bluegrass tribute, including songs by the Stanley Brothers, Bill Monroe and many others.

VFW 7 p.m. $7. 706-543-5940 DAVID PRINCE This Athens staple and one-time member of The Jesters plays your favorite soul, rock and R&B oldies.

Sunday 16 Ben’s Bikes 9 p.m. FREE! www.bensbikesathens. com COP DOPE Local band featuring members of Dark Meat and Backtalk playing “power-violent ‘80s hardcore.”

PRODUCEMAN & DJ TRIZ The Deaf Judges MC is joined by electroturntabilist DJ Triz.

THE SUGAR DICKS Greasy, fun garage rock featuring guitars and ominchord.

TRUNK DRUIDS Will Donaldson, Adam Bewley and John Richardson play effects-laden, dreamy noise rock that lands somewhere between Witch Mountain and the Holy Mountain.

Borders Books & Music 4 p.m. FREE! 706-583-8647 NANCY HEIGES AND LAVON SMITH Crooning together in the café.

Square One Fish Co. Noon-3 p.m. FREE! www.squareonefishco.com SUNDAY JAZZ BRUNCH Rotating local jazz artists play Sunday afternoons on the patio.

Monday 17 Ashford Manor 6 p.m. $15 (adults), $12 (students), $5 (ages 12 & under), FREE! (ages 5 & under). www.ambedandbreakfast. com THE LAST WALTZ ENSEMBLE The Ensemble is a tribute group for ‘70s Canadian-American rock act The Band and Bob Dylan.

Barnette’s 9 p.m. 706-546-0966 OPEN MIC Bring your guitar and some tunes!

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com ARBOURETUM Moody doomfolk and apocalypse-blues from Baltimore.

PONTIAK This psychedelic indie band from Virginia cranks out distant, mellow vocals with spacey riffs. See story on p. 17.

YAAL HUSH Local hard psych band featuring members of Dark Meat, Chrissakes and Part Bear making noise on guitar, keys and oscillator.

Ciné Barcafé 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com JAZZ JAM SESSION Athens jazz ensemble Sonny Got Blue hosts a standing jam session on Mondays joined by a rotating cast of regulars on various instruments.

Tuesday 18 Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com BURNING ANGELS Local act that plays Americana soul. Featuring Natalie Garcia on vocals and guitar Mark Cunningham on vocals, guitar and dobro, Josh Westbrook on drums plus special guests.

GEISHA HIT SQUAD Latest acoustic project of Atlanta musician Eric Jennings of Black Light District.

THE BORDER LIONS Rock and roll trio that plays ‘70s-inspired songs, with styles ranging from beachy to bluesy.

Little Kings Shuffle Club Athens Farmers Market. 4–7 p.m.

FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net THE MUSICSMITHS Natalie Smith of Grogus and husband Brian Smith of the Georgia Guitar Quarter put together eerily beautiful flute/guitar compositions. Their version of “Ave Maria” is to die for.

The Melting Point 7 p.m. $3. www.meltingpointathens. com RIVER WHEEL Bluegrass band with guitar, mandolin, five-string banjo, fiddle and upright bass.

Rye Bar 9 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens.com GLASGOW Brainchild of Sam and Jack Craft. A tightly orchestrated set of prog-pop.

THE MIGRANT Denmark musician Bjarke Bendtsen’s experimental, folk-inspired pop songs on guitar, ukulele and other instruments.

Wednesday 19 Barnette’s 9 p.m. 706-546-0966 OPEN MIC Bring your guitar and some tunes!

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com ALL THAT TALK Screamo akin to Chiodos, The Devil Wears Prada and The Audition.

BURNS LIKE FIRE Local punk band featuring members of Karbomb, Wristbandits and Celerity. A quartet of musical disarray!

HEY, BASTARD Indiana quartet offers screaming vocals and harmonies over punk-metal riffs.

SHARK HEART Adam Bugbee, Jason Askew and Matt Riley team up to bring brutal progressive metal influenced by Melvins and Slayer.

SO IT GOES Socially conscious punk rock band that infuses elements of Spanish rock, folk and ska.

Friday, May 14

Loretta Lynn, Clay Leverett The Classic Center Theatre In 2004 Loretta Lynn released Van Lear Rose, her 37th solo studio album. The collaboration with Jack White, who contributed guitar and production, and some of the musicians who would go on to become The Raconteurs, is one of the strongest offerings in an extensive and varied career that has spanned, reflected and influenced the last half-century of American country music. Lynn’s music has always had an edge to it, offering a woman’s point of view frequently at odds with the sweet ideals of the ‘50s.

Lynn, now in her 70s, sounded confident, sly and wise on Van Lear Rose. It was only Loretta Lynn the second of her 70 albums overall on which Lynn either wrote or co-wrote every song, and the personal lean of the lyrics lent a poignancy to the songs that would be familiar to any who’ve seen Coal Miner’s Daughter, the 1980 film adaptation of Lynn’s autobiography, starring Sissy Spacek.

Word surfaced last year that Lynn was working with John Carter Cash, the only child of Johnny Cash and June Carter, on two follow-up albums to Van Lear Rose: reinterpretations of her hits and a disc of more new tunes. No new details about the projects have surfaced, but Lynn peppers new tunes into her live performances alongside straight classics like “I’m a Honky Tonk Girl,” “Don’t Come Home a’ Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind)” and “What Kind of a Girl (Do You Think I Am)”—among many, many, many others.

Lynn continues to perform backed by a band comprised of kids and grandkids, and has been added to the lineup of this year’s revitalized Lilith Fair.

“I’m happy they wanted me on this Lilith tour,” says Lynn on the festival’s website. “I have never done shows just with other girl singers before. When I first started out, they said girl singers couldn’t sell records or concert tickets. We’ve come a long way since then, and we’re gonna have a big time out there!”

The Classic Center has been roping in some serious country legends recently, with more high-profile shows than has been the case over the past several years. Willie Nelson and George Jones passed through recently, and Merle Haggard is booked for later this fall.

The Lynn show starts at 7:30 p.m., and tickets in different sections of the Classic Center’s main performance theater cost either $32 or $42. There aren’t many performers identifiable by first name alone, but Loretta? She’s at the front of the stage. [Chris Hassiotis]

Farm 255 9 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com RAND LINES Live jazz music.

Last Call 9 p.m.–1 a.m. FREE! For more info contact dg2003@yahoo.com SALSA DANCING Lessons begin at 9 p.m. and dancing starts at 10 p.m.

No partner or experience required.

The Melting Point “Stay and Play Series.” 6–10 p.m.

FREE! www.meltingpointathens.com THE SPLITZ Live on the patio! The Splitz play all your favorite Motown, R&B and soul hits from across the decades.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. www.newearthmusichall.com BODEGA ROJA Progressive jam rock.

MOON TAXI Progressive, psychedelic rock from Nashville with a good dose of improvisational folk, jazz and jam.

SUEX EFFECT The trio of guitarist Ricky Barrett, drummer Jonathan Daniels and bassist Miles Karp plays psychedelicized funk-rock instrumentals with spacey harmonies.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com DREW KOHL Original singer/songwriter who plays bluegrass-inspired folk music. * Advance Tickets Available

Down the Line 5/20 Holopaw / Bobby Long / Matt Pond PA (40 Watt Club) 5/20 Elvis! (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) 5/20 Gentleman Jesse & His Men / Vincas (Caledonia Lounge) 5/20 Jake Mowrer Trio (DePalma’s Italian Cafe) 5/20 Megachurch / Utah (Farm 255) 5/20 Brian Connell (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 5/20 Wilma (Hotel Indigo) 5/20 Jazzchronic (No Where Bar) 5/20 Just Peachy (Rye Bar) 5/20 Pumpkin City (Terrapin Beer Co.) 5/20 Ian McFeron / Alisa Milner (The Globe) 5/20 The HEAP (The Melting Point) 5/21 Cinemechanica / SelfEvident / The Bronzed Chorus (Caledonia Lounge) 5/21 Hogjaw (Club Chrome) 5/21 Suex Effect (Farm 255) 5/21 Sean Arington / Greg Benson (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 5/21 Ziggy Stardust (New Earth Music Hall) 5/21 Kyshona Armstrong (Terrapin Beer Co.) 5/21 Randall Bramblett (The Melting Point) 5/21 Power Play (VFW) 5/22 Boo Ray / Radiolucent (40 Watt Club) 5/22 Stereofidelics / Whisper Kiss (Bishop Park)

5/22 Oh, Manhattan / Places and Numbers (Caledonia Lounge) 5/22 Southfire (Club Chrome) 5/22 Produce Man / Quiet Hooves (Farm 255) 5/22 A PostWar Drama / No Eye Contact (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 5/22 Desperate Measures / Guide / Unplanned Pregnancies (Rye Bar) 5/22 The Burning Angels (Terrapin Beer Co.) 5/22 Sounds of Motown (VFW) 5/23 Heavy Cream / Jeff the Brotherhood (Farm 255) 5/23 Sunday Jazz Brunch (Square One Fish Co.) 5/24 Ashutto Mirra / Dusty Lightswitch / Megafauna / Mercury Veil (Caledonia Lounge) 5/24 Jazz Jam Session (Ciné Barcafé) 5/24 Peter Squires and Lizzie Wright / Super Spaceship (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 5/25 Count / Justin Evans (Little Kings Shuffle Club) 5/25 Silverbird Duo (The Melting Point) 5/26 Salsa Dancing (Last Call) 5/26 The Hold Steady / Twin Tigers (40 Watt Club) 5/26 Kinky Waikiki (Farm 255) 5/26 Elephant (Terrapin Beer Co.) 5/26 Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses (The Melting Point) 5/27 Love Tractor / Michael Guthrie Band / Romanenko (Caledonia Lounge)

5/27 Efren (DePalma’s Italian Cafe) 5/27 Kenosha Kid / Kenosha Kid (Farm 255) 5/27 Brian Ashley Jones (Hotel Indigo) 5/27 John Sosebee Band (Roadhouse) 5/27 Just Peachy (Rye Bar) 5/27 Capibara (Terrapin Beer Co.) 5/28 Truth and Salvage Co. (40 Watt Club) 5/28 Power Play (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) 5/28 Guzik / Noble Rust / Savagist (Caledonia Lounge) 5/28 Texas Paul Southerland (Club Chrome) 5/28 Big Eyed Beans from Venus (Farm 255) 5/28 The Lokshen Kugel Klezmer Band (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 5/28 Blue Billy Grit (Terrapin Beer Co.) 5/28 Highballs (The Melting Point) 5/28 Electrik Eels Band (VFW) 5/29 George Boggs / Lera Lynn (Bishop Park) 5/29 Abandon the Earth Mission / Creepy / Andy LeMaster (Caledonia Lounge) 5/29 DJ Mahogany (Farm 255) 5/29 Albatross (Terrapin Beer Co.) 5/29 Mike Watson (VFW) 5/30 Balkans / Bambara / Grape Soda (Farm 255) 6/2 Holopaw / Matt Pond (40 Watt Club) 6/2 Just Peachy (Terrapin Beer Co.) 6/3 Betsy Franck (Hotel Indigo) 6/3 Carla LeFever and the Rays (Roadhouse) 6/3 Squish (Terrapin Beer Co.) 6/4 Holman Autry Band (Boutier Winery) 6/4 The Big Don Band (Club Chrome) 6/4 Free Lunch Trio (Terrapin Beer Co.) 6/4 Leon Russell (The Melting Point) 6/5 Artie Ball Swing Band / Kate Morrissey (Bishop Park) 6/5 Smalltown Mayors (Terrapin Beer Co.) 6/5 Contagious (VFW) 6/10 Kyshona Armstrong (Hotel Indigo) 6/10 NoStar (Terrapin Beer Co.) 6/11 Broken Bells / The Morning Benders (40 Watt Club) 6/11 Discordian Society (Terrapin Beer Co.) 6/11 Sensational Sounds of Motown (The Melting Point) 6/12 Carolina Chocolate Drops (40 Watt Club)* 6/12 Repent at Leisure / Solstice Sisters (Bishop Park) 6/12 Holman Autry Band (Club Chrome) 6/12 Dare Dukes / Caroline Herring / Jim White (The Melting Point) 6/12 Time Travelers (VFW) 6/14 Isis / The Melvins / Totimoshi (40 Watt Club) 6/17 Etienne DeRocher (Hotel Indigo) 6/18 Otherside of Homer (Club Chrome) 6/18 Rack of Spam (The Melting Point)

In the ATL 5/13 Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings (Center Stage) 5/15 Norah Jones (Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre) 5/15 Tim McGraw (Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood) 5/17 Agnostic Front (The Masquerade) 5/28 Harvey Milk / Black Breath / Gaza (The Masquerade) 5/29 Neil Young (Fox Theatre)*

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bulletin board DO SOMETHING; GET INVOLVED! Deadline for getting listed in Bulletin Board and Art Around Town is every THURSDAY at 12 p.m.

Email calendar@flagpole.com. Listings are printed based on available space; more listings are online.

ART Call for Art (Morton Theatre) Now accepting submissions of work for the Morton Theatre Centennial Art Show and Sale. Deadline is May 13. $20/submission, 706-613-3770, centennial@mortontheatre.com Call for Artists Now accepting entries for the third annual Five Points Art Fest in June. Go online to register by May 15. $50/booth, www.5pointsartfest.com Call for Artists The Moonlight Gypsy Market is currently seeking artists, musicians and performers for its inaugural event in August.

Outsider, erotic, macabre, weird or dark art will feel at home here. moonlightgypsymarket@gmail.com Call for Submissions The EcoFocus Film Festival is now accepting film submissions for the local fall festival celebrating environmentally concerned films. Go online for requirements. Deadlines: Aug. 1 (short films), Jul. 1 (feature-length films). www.withoutabox.com, eco focusfilmfest.org FilmFest Call for Entries The AthFest Film Committee is currently seeking submissions for local independent films, music videos and student projects to be screened during AthFest 2010. Entries must be produced in Georgia or by a Georgia-based filmmaker or band.

Go online for more information and submission categories. May 15 ($20 entry). www.athfest.com/film

AUDITIONS Seussical (Historic Crawford Schoolhouse, 325 Park Ave.) Arts!Oglethorpe is holding auditions for its upcoming July production of

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the delightful family musical. No experience required. May 20, 6–8 p.m.

706-354-1339, www.artsoglethorpe. org

CLASSES Adult Beginner Trapeze Workshop (Canopy Studio) Intro to aerial dance on the trapeze.

Register for June/July session now!

Mondays, 5:30–6:30 p.m. $135/9 weeks. 706-549-8501, www.canopy studio.com Advance Directives Workshop (UGA Catholic Center, Georgia Conflict Center) Learn how living wills and health care POAs can prevent future family conflict.

May 25, 6–8:30 p.m. $10. 706-8507838, www.halowdr.com Asian Cooking Class (Email for Location) Learn how to make tasty Asian noodle dishes from Karen Fooks of Fooks Foods. Sign up today! May 23, 7 p.m. $25. fooks foods@bellsouth.net Basic Computer Skills and Introduction to Computers (Oconee County Library) Learn the basic components of your computer or master Microsoft Windows XP. Registration required. Go online for list of upcoming classes. 706-769-3950, FREE! www.clarke.public.lib.ga.us/ oconee.html Basket Weaving (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn how to construct a basket for your garden or market veggies! Cost of class includes materials. Registration required. June 23, 6:15–8:45 p.m. $48. www.uga.edu/botgarden Beginner Bellydance (Sangha Yoga Studio) New instructor Murjanah teaches this multilevel class in the basic technique,

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postures and choreography.

Wednesdays, 7:00–8:15 p.m. $60/6 weeks, $14/class. 706-613-1143, bellydancebody@gmail.com Certificate in Native Plants Elective Course (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Connie Gray, a consultant in natural area restoration and management, leads a certificate course on “Non-Native Pest Plants of the Southeast.”

Registration required. June 25, 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. $45. 706-542-6014 Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Weekly “Try Clay” class every Friday from 7–9 p.m. and “Family Try Clay” every Sunday from 2–4 p.m. ($20/ person). 706-355-3161, www.good dirt.net Computer Class (ACC Library, Educational Technology Center) Two-part introduction to computers. Call to register. May 12–13, 10–11:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 Computer Classes (ACC Library, Educational Technology Center) Introduction to Word. Call to register. May 18, 7–8:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 Crafting Classes (Hobby Lobby) Now offering classes in papermaking, soapmaking, crocheting and more! Call for details. $5–$25. 478718-5180, www.nataliebush.com Creative Kids (Blue Tin Art Studio) Help your little artist grow this spring and summer with classes in drawing, painting, printmaking and more! Call to register. 828-2750451, www.bluetinstudio.com Dance Classes (Jadespring Wellness Center, Comer) Now offering classes in Nia, a blend of dance arts, martial arts and healing arts.

Fridays, 5:15–6:15 p.m. $12, 706614-6126 Dance Classes (Studio Dance Academy) Now registering for a wide range of youth and adult classes,

Gary Hudson’s memorial retrospective exhibition is at the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center through July 9. from ballet and tap to swing and Nia. 706-354-6454, www.studiodance academy.com Dance Classes, Martial Arts and Yoga (Floorspace) Now registering for adult and children’s classes, featuring Open Dancing, Creative Movement, Zumba, Nia and more! See full schedule online. www. floorspaceathens.com Digital Plant Photography: Wildflowers, Gardens and Landscapes (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Led by nature photographers Hugh and Carol Nourse. Registration required.

June 12, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. $45. 706-542-6014, www.uga.edu/ botgarden Extreme Couponing (Family Counseling Service, Inc.) Leigh Ellen Magness, Athens BannerHerald coupon columnist, explains how clipping coupons can clip grocery costs by up to 50 percent! May 15, 2–3:30 p.m. $10 (suggested donation). 706-549-7755, www. fcsathens.com Gentle Pilates/Yoga (Sangha Yoga Studio) A therapeutic mind/ body workout to help create balance and wellness. Mondays & Wednesdays, 706-613-1143 Gentle Yoga for Seniors (Council on Aging) Regain flexibility, stamina and muscle tone with gentle stretches and breathing techniques.

Tuesdays, 8–9:15 a.m. Wednesdays, 3–4:15 p.m. Fridays, 10–11 a.m.

FREE! 706-548-3910 Getting Started with Genealogy (ACC Library) Genealogy for beginners. In the Heritage Room. May 20, 6–8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 Greening Your Home (Athens Technical College) Instructor Jeremy Field teaches you how to go green at your house! May 17 & 24, 5:30–7:30 p.m. $79. 706-369-5763, bmoody@athenstech.edu Laugh-a-Yoga (Mind Body Institute) Laugh your stress away.

May 21, 5:30–6:30 p.m. $5. 706475-7329, mbiprograms@armc.org Line Dancing for Seniors (Council on Aging, Harris Room) Keep your health in line and have fun at the same time! Tuesdays, 4–5 p.m. $5/class. 706-549-4850 Meditative Yoga (YWCO) Easy meditative yoga for every body.

Mondays and Thursdays, noon;

Wednesdays, 7 p.m. FREE! (members) $7 (non-members). 706-3547880, www.iriseabove.com Mind Your Muscles (Council on Aging) Bring your muscles into focus with a combination of tai chi, yoga and Pilates! Fridays, 3–4 p.m. $5/class. 706-549-4850 Nature Dojo (Greenway) Nurture your original animal intelligence and “re-wild” your body and mind through fun exercises in nature.

Meet at Greenway parking lot behind Mama’s Boy. For ages 18 & up.

Tuesdays–Thursdays, 5:30–7 p.m. $10/drop-in, $40/month. www.wild intelligence.org Outdoor Fitness Boot Camps (Various Locations) Now registering men and women of all fitness levels for weekday morning and evening programs. Learn more and register online! www.wowbootcamp.net Prenatal Yoga (Full Bloom Center) Get ready for birth and beyond. Thursdays, 5:30 p.m., Saturdays, 12:30 p.m. $14/class or $60/6 classes. 706-353-3373, www. fullbloomparent.com Prenatal Yoga (Sangha Yoga Studio) Tuesdays, noon–1 p.m.

Thursdays, 10:30–11:45 a.m. 706613-1143 Summer Tree Identification (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn the basics of identifying common (yet extraordinary!) trees of the Georgia Piedmont. June 19, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. $45. 706-5426014, www.uga.edu/botgarden Tae Kwon Do & Jodo Classes (Live Oak Martial Arts, Chase Street Warehouses) For kids and adults, beginner through advanced.

Mondays–Thursdays, 3:30-8:30 p.m. 706-548-0077, www.liveoak martialarts.com Tai Chi for Seniors (Council on Aging) Increase strength and balance at your own pace! Every Tuesday. 2–3 p.m. $15/semester.

706-549-4850 Tai Chi in the Park on Talmadge Drive (Mind Body Institute, Athens Regional Medical Center) Offering Tai Chi instruction. Call ahead to reserve a spot.

Saturdays, 9:30–10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-475-7329, mbiprograms@ armc.org Yoga and Tai Chi Classes (Athens Wellness Cooperative) For beginners through experienced. See

full calendar online. $14/drop-in, $60/6 classes, $108/12 classes. www.wellnesscooperative.com Yoga Classes (Five Points Yoga) Classes in Mama-Baby Yoga, Prenatal Yoga and Forrest Yoga. Full schedule online. $10–$14/class.

706-355-3114, www.athensfive pointsyoga.com Yoga Classes (Bliss Yoga, Watkinsville) Now offering classes and workshops in Kundalini Yoga, Integral Hatha Yoga, Nia Movement and more. See complete schedule online. 706-310-0015, www.bliss yoga.me Yoga for Moms (Bliss Yoga) Whether you’re prenatal, postnatal or looking to reconnect with your child, Bliss has you covered. Go online for full schedule. 706-310-0015, www. blissyoga.me Yoga for Teens (Floorspace) Build strength and flexibility, improve your posture and coordination and reduce daily stess! Mondays, 5–6 p.m. $12/class, 706-424-9873, www.thebodyeclectic.net Yoga, Tai Chi and Mindfulness Classes (Mind Body Institute) Experienced and highly educated instructors offer a wide variety of basic and specialty classes throughout the day. 706475-7329, www.armc.org/mbi Zen Meditation and Book Discussion (Email for Location) For both new and experienced meditators. Reading Cheri Huber’s The Key. Meets every Monday. 7:15 p.m.

FREE! 706-714-1202, meditate athens@gmail.com, thezencenter. livingcompassion.org Zumba (Dancefx) This calorie-burning workout combines interval training techniques with Latin rhythms.

Your first class is free! Wednesdays, 6:30–7:30 p.m. www.dancefx.org

HELP OUT! Athens-Oconee CASA (CASA, 220 College Ave.) Now recruiting volunteers! CASA volunteers provide legal advocacy for abused and neglected children. Male and Spanish-speaking volunteers are especially needed. 706-613-1922, www.childrenfirst-inc.org Become a Mentor (Boys and Girls Clubs of Athens) Volunteer one hour per week to make a differ-

ence in the life of a child. Training provided. 706-546-4910, mentor@ athensbgca.com, www.fflife.net Bike Recycling Program (BikeAthens) Join BikeAthens volunteers as they clean and repair donated bicycles for local service agencies. Bike repair skills a plus, but not necessary. Sunday, 2–4:30 p.m. Monday & Wednesday, 6–8:30 p.m. www.bikeathens.com Blood Drive (Red Cross Donor Center) Give the gift of life! Call to make an appointment today. 706546-0681, 1-800-GIVE-LIFE Cameras for Peru (Email for Location) Consider donating your old digital camera to children in a Peruvian orphanage! 706-254-9061, jennlee@pdx.edu, www.venperu.org Free IT Athens (Free IT Athens, 594 Oconee St.) Donate your old laptop or desktop to be refurbished and supplied to low-income members of the community. Now accepting computers with Pentium III or better processors. Drop off on Sundays from 1–5 p.m. or Wednesdays from 6–8 p.m. at the Action, Inc. building. 706-621-6157, freeitathens@gmail.com Volunteer Gallery Sitters (ATHICA) ATHICA needs gallery sitters now through mid-summer. Visit www.athica.org/volunteer.php for info and email volunteers@athica. org to start.

Vote for Avid Bookshop Help bring an indie bookstore to Athens!

Once a day throughout May, vote to get Avid Bookshop a $50,000 grant. www.refresheverything.com/ avidforathens, http://imanavidreader. blogspot.com

KIDSTUFF ACC Summer Camps (Various Locations) Registration for Athens Creative Theatre Camp, Sandy Creek Teen Camp, Teens in Tennis Camps and more continues! Call or go online for more information. 706-6133625, www.accleisureservices.com Babies & Beasties Series (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Help your toddler discover nature. Ages 18 months–2 years, with adult.

Registration required. Thursdays, 10 a.m. $7. 706-613-3615 Belly Dancing Class (ACC Library) Clara Smith teaches the basics of belly dance. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a scarf to tie around your hips. Ages 11–18. Call to register. May 25, 2–3 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 EcoCamp (Georgia Nature Center, Watkinsville) Summer day camp for ages 4–16. Kids learn about solar power, organic farming, carnivorous plants and green building while ex-

ploring over 100 acres of fern grottos, springs, creeks and waterfalls.

Five-day sessions begin in May and run through July. $49–$199. 706769-1000, www.ecocamp.org Girls’ Rock Camp Athens (Pigpen Studios) Girls learn an instrument, form a band, write a song and participate in various empowering workshops. Showcase scheduled for July 31. Ages 9–15.

Now registering! July 26–30, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. $300 (scholarships available). 706-498-2507, www. girlsrockathens.org Kids Summer Day Camp (Silverthorn Farm) Register your junior equestrian for week-long sessions at this day camp just outside of Athens. 8 a.m.–1 p.m. $300/week.

706-548-8561, www.silverthorn farm.com New Moon Summer Adventure Camps (Various Locations) Now accepting registration for camp that travels to different state parks and natural areas daily.

Activities include hiking, swimming, boating and more. Fee includes all expenses. For ages 6–12. June 14–18, 21–25 & July 12–16, 19–23. $150/week. 706-338-2892, newmoonpreschool@gmail.com Summer Academy at UGA (UGA Campus) UGA Center for Continuing Education is now registering for its week-long summer programs for ages 11–17. This year’s offerings include Aviation, Dance, Bugs and Plants, CSI, Comic Book Art, Graphic Design, Film School, Mini Medical School and more. $199– $349. 706-542-3537, www.georgia center.uga.edu/summeracademy Summer Art Camp (Good Dirt) Limited space available in kids’ clay classes. Ages 4–6, 7–10, and 11 & up. Schedule and registration forms online. 706-355-3161, www. gooddirt.net Summer Reading Program (ACC Library) Stop by to pick up your reading log and a list of summer events. For readers 18 and under. FREE! 706-613-3650 Swim School (Bishop Park) Now registering for lessons for levels I–V taught by an American Red Cross Certified Water Safety Instructor.

Pre-school and parent/tot classes also offered. May 25–July 23, $33.

706-613-3589 Teen Bowling Nights (Rocksprings Neighborhood Center) Gather your friends and head to the alley! ACC Leisure Services Teen Programs now hosts bowling nights through May for teens ages 13–15.

Call to register. May 28, 706-6133603, www.accleisureservices.com Teen Night Live (Various Locations) Register your teen for a summer of field trips, music, danc-

ing and fun in a safe environment!

For ages 11–14. June 1–24, July 6–29, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6–9 p.m. $10. 706-613-3871, www.accleisureservices.com Theatre Camp (Elberton Arts Center) Nurture your child’s flair for theatrics with this summer camp dedicated to their craft. The Kids Camp is designed for kids in kindergarten through 5th grade, while middle and high school students may register for the Theatre Camp.

706-283-1049, tking@cityof elberton.net Waseca School Biome Camp (Waseca Learning Environment) Campers explore the forest and learn about sustainability through art projects, community building and gardening. Discounts available.

June–July, 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m. or 5:30 p.m. $140–$170/week. 706-5434473, wasecaschool.org Yoga Sprouts (Full Bloom Center) Now registering. Learn fun, playful yoga poses and breathing exercises while enhancing relaxation and confidence. For kids ages 2–6.

Wednesdays, 3:30–4:30 p.m. $14/ drop-in, $60/6 classes. 706-3721757, www.yogasprouts.com Youth Summer Art Camps (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) Now registering for sessions beginning in June. Children will explore a wide range of art media in each session. Schedule online. 706-7694565, www.ocaf.com.

SUPPORT Alzheimer’s Caregiver Luncheon Program (Bentley Center) The Athens Area Alzheimer’s Support Group meets the third Tuesday of every month. Registration required and care will be provided for your loved one free of charge.

Noon–1 p.m. FREE! Eve Anthony, 706-549-4850 Athens Mothers’ Center (St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church) Parenting is a demanding and important job. Meet with other supportive parents. Tuesdays & Fridays, 9:30–11:30 a.m. 706-552-8554, www.athensga.mothercenter.org Domestic Violence Support Group (Call for location) Dinner begins at 6 p.m. and group at 6:30 p.m. Children are welcome for supper and childcare is provided during group. Call the Project Safe hotline: 706-543-3331. Second and fourth Thursday of the month in Clarke County. First and third Thursday of the month in Madison County.

6–8 p.m.

Emotional Abuse Support Group (Call for location) Childcare is provided. Call the

ART AROUND TOWN ACC Library (2025 Baxter St., Top of the Stairs Gallery) Paintings by Gail Vogels. Through May. Anchor Gallery (660 W. Broad St.) “Live Free or Drive,” a bike-themed group show featuring prints, drawings and paintings by local artists and bike enthusiasts.

Athens Academy (1281 Spartan Ln., Myers Gallery) “Apophatic Paintings,” an exhibit featuring paintings

by Judy McWillie. Through May 28.

ATHICA (160 Tracy St.) “Deluge,” a timely exploration of our relationship to floods and the often tragic aftermath, features paintings, photography, embroidery and sculpture to address concerns about global warming, land use issues and the social impact of floods. Through May 30.

Aurum Studio (125 E. Clayton St.) Paintings by Bill Paul and jewelry designed by Susan N. Blake.

Through May 30.

Big City Bread Cafe (393 N. Finley St.) Photography by Kathy Berry. Through May. Ciné Barcafé (234 W. Hancock Ave.) “Frisky Box,” Michael Lachowski’s most recent project, features large standing images on display and pre-show screenings of a short film starring a box, a boy and five gold balloons. Through May 20.

Espresso Royale Caffe (234 W. Hancock Ave.) “Ectoplasmic Residue,” featuring Ghostbustersinspired works from Ghostbusters-inspired artists.

Through May. Flicker Theatre & Bar (263 W. Washington St.) Featuring artwork by local musician and visual artist Mike Dwyer. Through May. Good Dirt (510 N. Thomas St.) An exhibit featuring the work of emerging clay artists Todd Runkle, Julie Green, Carrie and Gabe Sealey-Morris and Eduardo de la Torre. Through May. The Grit (199 Prince Ave.) Paintings by Matt Blanks.

Through June 13. Paintings, drawings, jewelry and sculpture by various Grit workers/artists. Through May 23.

Healing Arts Centre (834 Prince Ave.) Unique art quilts by Sarah Hubbard. Through May. Jittery Joe’s Coffee (Five Points) “Athens Above,” an exhibit featuring René Shoemaker’s textile paintings on silk of the Classic City’s skyline.

Through June.

Last Resort Grill (184 W. Clayton St.) “As I Went

Project Safe hotline: 706-543-3331.

Wednesdays, 6:30–8 p.m.

Grief Support Group (Council on Aging) Meeting every third Thursday each month. 2–3:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-549-4850 Mental Health Support Group (St. Mary’s Hospital) Meets in the lobby conference room.

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reality check Matters Of The Heart And Loins Oh, my god, Jyl, please help me. I have been doing the online dating thing. It has been pretty slow and painful, to be honest. But I keep trying because I have a regular job and not much time for socializing, and no prospects with the few people I do see socially. So, I got this message on one of the sites, and it was kind of silly and riddled with errors and weird shorthand that looked like text messaging from a teenager. This is a big deal for me, which I know sounds snobby, but that’s just how it is. Anyway, I would normally at least send a polite “No, thanks” but I read it while I was on a lunch break at work, and then somebody came into my office with a rather pressing situation and I forgot about it. It was so long that I hadn’t even finished reading it.

About a week later, I got another notification that I had a new message. When I saw that it was from the same dating site, I looked quickly at the screen name and, for some reason, thought it was from the same guy. So, I put it off again. This was like, a month ago. And then, yesterday, I saw that message again while I was cleaning out old emails, and I realized that it wasn’t the same guy, but another guy that I had exchanged messages with before and whom I was very interested in. Now I feel like an idiot, and it seems like it’s way too late to answer.

But I thought he was really interesting when I got his first message.

So, do I try to answer him even though it’s so late? And how do I explain why it took me so long? I feel like I just missed a pretty great chance.

Please answer as quickly as possible, since I obviously have to fix this. You can use it in the column, but please send me an email when you get this.

Frustrated I say answer the message and maybe apologize for taking so long to get back to him, but don’t offer a specific explanation. Maybe say that you have been busy at work (this is not a lie), and that you haven’t been keeping up with the dating site because of it. Seems totally reasonable, and I take it from your letter that it is at least mostly true. Maybe if you go out a couple times and things go well, you can come clean and tell him about your mistake. But there’s no reason to spoil it now.

Just get in touch and proceed as normal. If you don’t make a big deal out of it, then it won’t be one.

I am married. I have been for a few years, and mostly things have been good. We have a kid. Things have been a little off for about a year. They got better, then worse, then better again. I thought we were back on track. Then recently I met somebody.

I was at a bar, out with friends while the family was at home. I don’t know what the

deal was, but I suddenly felt captivated. (I am being vague on purpose, in case you can’t tell. I am worried about how this will look both to my significant other and to my friends.)

Anyway, this person was obviously interested in me. And I can’t say that I wasn’t also interested. Nothing happened, but we talked for a long time and I haven’t felt like that in a really long time. After that I kept seeing this person when I was out, and I was kind of looking for them in the same place whenever I got the chance. We exchanged numbers and have been texting back and forth. I know my better half has got to suspect something but I can’t stop myself.

I know this sounds stupid, but I wonder if I should give this thing a go? I know I’m married, but it hasn’t been going very well anyway, and I think we could get separated or divorced without completely screwing up our kid. I can’t stop thinking about this.

What should I do?

What should you do? What should you DO?!

How about a cold shower and a fucking clue?

Are you seriously thinking about ending your marriage and breaking up your family because a total stranger was interested (and interesting) when you were drunk? And what the hell possessed you to swap numbers with them?

You are married. You have a child. These are grownup things. It’s time to start acting like a grownup.

Besides, do you know what would happen if you decided to explore this thing further? More likely than not, this mysterious stranger would have the same annoying habits as everyone else. Once the whole infatuation thing wears off, you have another human. Another stinking, drinking, farting human, who leaves the toilet seat up or curly hairs on the bar soap, or forgets to take out the damn garbage.

Who forgets to call, or finds another guy/girl attractive, who doesn’t understand why you’re crying, or forgets your birthday, or flirts with your friends.

They probably don’t like the same sports team you do. They will probably have atrocious taste in music, or think you do. Because really, what are the chances that you are going to randomly get picked up by somebody who would be as good to you as the Significant Other who is sitting at home watching your kid while you’re out drinking with your friends? And what happens when this mysterious stranger moves on to the next married person they find attractive and drunk in a bar? Are you going to decide to go back to your family then? And do you really think they’ll be waiting for you? Come on, wo/man!

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2BR/2.5BA. 254/256 Appleby Mews. Poolside, W/D, DW, porch, lg. BR’s, on Oconee Hill close to Mama’s Boy & the Greenway!Lots of room for little money. Now & August. $695/ mo. (706) 548-9797.

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2BR/1BA off King Ave. Nor maltown area. In quiet, safe neighborhood.

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3BR/2.5BA. 1st month free!

Great location. Townhouse on Milledge. Pool, sand volleyball, basketball. Incl. W/D, on bus line. Call Paul (678) 462-0824.

4BR/2BA apt. in house on Barber St. 2 blocks from Dwntn.

W/D, CHAC, front porch & rear deck. $1400/mo. Lease & deposit req’d. (678) 794-5414.

Ask about $100 signing b o n u s ! Located off S. Lumpkin, on Sleepy Creek Dr., near 5 Pts. 1 yr. old carpet, tile & paint. 2BR/2BA w/ FP, storage & backyd. Sm. pets OK. $725/ mo. Call (404) 281-6273.

Apts. in Victorian home on Hill St. 3BR/2BA, $950/mo.

2BR/1BA, $750/mo. 4 blocks from Dwntn. W/D, CHAC. Lease & dep. req’d. (678) 794-5414.

Best deal in town! El Dorado 2BR/1BA & studio apts. in Normaltown. Free water, gas, basic cable & wireless Internet.

W/D in 2BR units. Dog runs. $420–$675/mo. Joiner & Associates (706) 549-7371, www.gojoiner.com.

Blvd & Normaltown. 1BRs from $605-$750/mo. Avail. June & Aug. Call (706) 546-6900 or visit www.ValerioProperties.com.

Completely furnished. $700/mo. incl. utils.. 1400 sq. ft. 1BR/1 full BA daylight basement apt.

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Great location! Spacious 2BR/2BA. Fully equipped kitchen, laundry rm. w/ W/D, walk–in closets & relaxing deck. $780/mo. For info & pics visit milledgeplace.blogspot.com.

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Atl. Hwy. at Oconee River.

Finished, HVAC, garage door, fenced 1/2 acre, 1500–3200 sq. ft. $600–$1200/mo. Call Cole (706) 202-2733.

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160 Tracy St. Rent: 400 sq. ft. $200/mo. 300 sq. ft. $150/ mo. (706) 546-1615 or www. athenstownproperties.com.

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Freshly painted 2BR/2.5BA condo. All appls, lv. rm. w/ FP, din. rm., private patio. Walking distance to grocery/shopping. $750/mo. Dekle Realty (706) 548-0580.

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Fresh paint, W/D, DW, range, fridge, trash & yard service incl.

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2BR/1BA. $500/mo, Duplex w/ fireplace. Avail. June 1st. 172 Laurie Dr. Off Cedar Shoals on Eastside. On busline, walkable to shopping. Call Dave (706) 201-9222.

Avail. 8/1. 2BR duplex on quiet wooded lot. Eastside.

CHAC. Pets upon approval. $445/mo. 1 0 – 1 2 m o n t h lease available. Tom (404) 314-1177.

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672 1/2 Barber St. 2BR/1BA. Recently remodeled. Super energy efficient. Total electric.

W/D, DW, small fenced yard.

Some pets OK. Avail. July. $650/ mo. Lease deposit. References req’d. Call (706) 227-6000.

Five Points. 177 Southview Dr. 1BR/1BA. 900 sq. ft., HWflrs, FP, W/D, $800/mo. Avail. May or June. (706) 546-1615 or www. athenstownproperties.com.

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Houses for Rent $650/mo. Blocks from UGA campus, 2BR/1BA, Tall Ceilings, HWflrs., Very Lg. BRs, W/D, Sm. Fenced–In Yd. Avail. Now. 145 Elizabeth St. Owner/Agent, Call Robin Dubois (770) 265-6509. $1250/mo. Historic Blvd n’hood. Very nice updated 3BR. CHAC, W/D, DW, fridge. Huge screened front porch. Walk/bike to UGA campus. Busline. Incl. lawn & cleaning service. Avail.

July 1st. (706) 255-0488 or email blvdchris@yahoo.com. $680/mo. 3BR/1BA. 121 E. Carver Dr. 1.5 mi. from UGA Arch. Fenced–in yd. HW & tile flrs., CHAC, W/D hookups, DW, micro. Pets welcome. Avail. 5/1.

Call (706) 614-8335. $525/mo., blocks from campus, 2BR/1BA, W/D, Lg. Living Rm., Flat Rear Yard, Avail. Now. 505 Willow St., Owner/Agent, Call Robin Dubios (770) 265-6509.

135 Garden Court, 1321 & 1331 Dowdy Rd. 3BR/2BA &/or 4–6BR/2BA. $900–$1400/ mo. Spacious houses w/ large decks, w/ huge grassy lots & gardens, which is great for pet lovers, band members or anyone else who is looking for a great house to live! Check out these great houses online a t b o u l e v a r d ​p r o p e r t y​ management.com or call (706) 548-9797.

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6BR/3BA house, multi–family zoned. 2620 Riverbend Rd. Fully renovated, new everything, HWflrs., custom kitchen & BAs. $350/BR. Avail. 8/1. Chris (706) 202-5156 or chris@ petersonproperties.org.

2, 3, 4BR houses. 5 Pts. close to campus & other areas.

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Avail Aug. 3BR/2BA. Lg. vaulted kitchen & lv. rm. Beautiful HWflrs.

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(706) 202-0147.

222 Glencrest Dr. 3BR/1BA near ARMC. HWflrs., updated kitchen, huge patio, fenced yd, pet–friendly. Great location! $1K/mo. Avail. now. Katie w/ Full Circle Real Estate, (706) 255-9235 or www.fullcircle athens.com.

340 Barber Street.

3BR/2.5BA. $1800/mo. House has beautiful skylights in the 25 ft. high living room, ceiling w/ exposed brick gives the house a modern urban feel, walking distance to campus & Dwntn. Call (706) 5489797, boulevard​property​ management.com.

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3BR/2BA house in Normaltown.

Fenced yd. Pets welcome. $1K/ mo. Call (706) 254-7683.

3BR/2BA. Cedar creek. Fenced backyd., gas grill, FP, wooded lot. Quiet family n’hood.

Swimming community. 360 Sandstone Dr. $1025/mo. & dep. (706) 319-1846, (706) 5484819. GA. R. E. lic. 300830.

4BR/2BA. CHAC, FP, HWflrs, DW, fridge w/ ice/water in–door, W/D. Lg. porch & yd. Must have refs. 116 Whitehead Rd. $998/ mo. (706) 714-1100.

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Beaverdam Rd.Covered front porch, W/D, sec. sys., 24 hr. maintenance service, pets welcome, lawn & pest incl. $1060/mo. (706) 552-3500.

4BR/2BA House ARMC area (off Oglethorpe) $1200/ mo. (negotiable dep. on # of occupants) HWflrs., all appls, DW & W/D incl. Avail. 7/1. (404) 513-1507.

4BR/2BA brick house w/ screen porch. 2 blocks from campus & busline.

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Four blocks from UGA. 3BR built in 2004. 145 Inglewood Ave. tin roof, extra Lg front porch.

HWflrs. Complete appliance pkg. Avail. 8/1. $1175/mo.

Owner/Broker Herbert Bond Realty at (706) 224-8002, http:// bondrealestate.org.

Huge house in Normaltown!

2 Story, 4BR/2BA, HWflrs, CHAC, D/W, W/D hookups. On bus line at Prince/Oglethorpe. $1450/mo. Call (706) 5466900 or go to www.Valerio Properties.com.

Half off 1st month rent on Fall leases. 2 or 3BRs close to downtown. W/D, DW, private patio. Mention this ad and pay no pet fee! (706) 548-2522,www. dovetailmanagement.com.

Northside 2BR/1BA, lg. lot, $600/mo. Hospital area 2BR/1BA, carport, fenced–in yard, $700/mo. Eastside 3BR/2BA. Lg. yd., on dead–end street. $950/mo. 4BR/2BA w/ lg. yd. $1200/mo. 2 or 3BR/1BA w/ screened front porch, $700/ mo. Cedar Creek 4BR/2BA $950/mo. Oconee County 3BR/2BA. Lv. rm. w/ FP, din. rm., double garage, $975/mo.

Call McWaters Realty, (706) 549-3222, (706) 353-2700, (706) 540-1529.

Preleasing for fall. 1, 2 & 3BR houses. Close to campus & Dwntn. Call (706) 255-0066.

Students! Perfect 4BR/2BA. Eastside. Near park & bus stop. Fenced yd., decks, lots of parking. $900/mo. Call Rose (706) 255-0472 or email rose@ prudentialblanton.com.

We m a k e h o u s e h u n t i n g easy!Classically simple 1, 2, 3, or 4BR homes avail. now! $595–$1313/mo. Lawn maintenance. Pet friendly. Visit www.stilesproperties.com. Stiles Properties (706) 549-9600.

Houses for Sale

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370 Cleveland. 1BR/1BA. Convenient to everything. $97K. Go to www.ReignSold. com or Call Reign at Coldwell Banker Upchurch Realty. (706) 372-4166, (706) 543-4000.

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461 Waddell Dearing Oaks Condo. Awesome, In town Location $284K. Go to www.ReignSold.com or Call Reign at Coldwell Banker Upchurch Realty. (706) 3724166, (706) 543-4000.

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553 Castalia. 5 Pts. 100 yards from Jittery Joe’s. $235K. Go to www.ReignSold. com or Call Reign at Coldwell Banker Upchurch Realty. (706) 372-4166, (706) 543-4000.

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Cute house on large wooded lot.

Downtown Area. 146 Madison, quiet street in New Town Commons. Newly painted 2BR/1BA, W/D, all appls. Lv. rm/ kitchen combination w/ vaulted ceiling, newly refinished HWflrs. throughout, tiled laundry rm.

New water & sewer. Back deck for grilling, lg. fenced–in yd. w/ old pecan trees. Will paint inside to suit if under contract by this weekend. Open house, Sat. May 8th, 2–5pm. $125,000, rent $650/mo. (706) 714-8992.

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Studio 40. Walk ever ywhere 1/1 on busline adjacent to Intermural Fields $85K. Go to www.

ReignSold.com or Call Reign at Coldwell Banker Upchurch Realty. (706) 372-4166, (706) 543-4000.

Pre-Leasing 1BR/1BA duplex. Half mi. to campus. HWflrs., high ceilings, W/D, DW, CHAC. Pets OK. $525/mo. Avail. 8/1. (706) 369-2908.

2BR/1BA in 5 Pts. Great for Grad Students. Close to campus. W/D, DW, CHAC, Pets OK. Avail. 8/1. $700/mo. (706) 396-2908.

Amazing renovated 5BR/3BA. 1/2 mi. from campus. 2 lv. rms., 2 kitchens, big BRs, huge deck, plenty of parking. DW, W/D, CHAC. Pets OK. Avail. 8/1. $1800/mo. (706) 369-2908.

Great homes with hardwood f l oor s! 619 Whitehall Rd.4BR/1BA, $795/ mo. 335 N. Pope St. 2BR/1BA, $675/mo. 597 Dearing St. off Milledge. 4BR/2BA, $1495/mo.

104 Puritan Lane. 3BR/2BA, $875/mo. Huge dog kennel.

1060 Macon Hwy. 3BR/2BA, $895/mo. 1045 Macon Hwy. 4BR/2BA, $1395/mo. (706) 5467946, Flowersnancy@bellsouth. net. See virtual tours www. nancyflowers.com.

Great 4BR/4BA house. 1/2 mi. from campus.Front porch, back deck, nice yd., DW, W/D, CHAC. Pets OK. Avail. 8/1.

Special! $1400/mo.(706) 369-2908.

Two spaces for rent. $370/ mo. Right in the middle of downtown. University students pref’d. Call (678) 410-9012.

Tired of spending too much rent? 1, 2, 3, 4BR homes avail. in the Fall. $595–$1313/mo.

Lawn maintenance. Pet friendly.

Visit www.stilesproper ties. com. Stiles Properties (706) 549-9600.

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Roommates Female roommate needed July 1st to share 2BR/2BA. Close to UGA & Dwntn. $387/mo. Lots of space, great location! Email ginap912@hotmail.com.

Male to share 2BR/1BA. Walk Dwntn. $255/mo. Electric, cable extra. (865) 705-1897.

Relisted! Roommate needed ASAP for house off Pulaski St. Screened porch, W/D. Only a 10 min. walk from Dwntn. Only $250/mo. (706) 548-9744.

Roommate needed ASAP. 3BR/2BA house. Eastside.

10 mins. from campus. Dogs OK w/ dep. $350/mo. incl. utils. W/D. No smokers.

Grad students pref’d. (706) 549-3728.

Roommate needed. 3BR/2.5BA at Milledge Place. UGA Athens busline. $350/mo. utils incl.

Close to campus. No smoking/ pets. Swimming pool. Avail. now! (909) 957-7058.

Two roommates needed. Brand new townhome, 3BR/2.5BA. HWflrs., vaulted ceilings, pool.

No pets. $375/mo. + 1/3 utils.

Dep. neg. Avail. now. (706) 714-8072.

Rooms for Rent 1BR/1BA for June & July sublease in 4BR house. Walk to campus. CHAC, W/D, FP, fenced yard, pets OK. $250/ mo. (770) 547-8377.

Avail. June 1st. 5 r ms in Historic Cobbham house.

CHAC, 2 kitchens, 2 BAs, W/D, multiple entrances, side decks, huge front porch. High ceilings, HWflrs, spacious rms.

Graduate students only, pets by approval. Fenced yd. 1 yr. lease, deposit, walk to town.

(706) 424-0901.

Dashiell Cottages Inc. Move–in $75! (706) 850-0491. All amenities, Wifi. Enjoy our river community, 5 blocks to UGA. Enjoy the wildlife observation.

Sub-lease

Summer sublease. 2BR avail. Mile from Dwntn/ UGA, W/D , HWflrs, walk–in closets, private BAs, surround sound, granite, ever ything. $3 5 0 / m o .

Email waspencer215@ gmail.com or call (706) 461-0018.

Sublease for the summer.

2BR/1BA apt. Located in the Milledge Ave. Columns.

W/D, DW, & HWflrs. Close to campus. $800/mo. Willing to negotiate! Email jaezell4@ uga.edu, call (205) 657-5555 if interested.

Summer Sublease. 1–2 rooms open in a 4BR/2BA beautiful Boulevard house. Close to Dwntn. Lease starts June 1st.

(770) 547-6195.

Summer Sub–lease! 1 room open in a 2BR/2BA spacious apt. near the SLC & Dwntn.

Lease begins as soon as possible, ends Aug. 14th. Great if you are taking classes! (770) 547-6195.

Wanting to rent 2 or 3BR furnished house/apt. needed from mid–Aug. to early Nov. 2010 for visiting professor & family (non–smoking, clean, & tidy). Email katemtodd@ hotmail.com.

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Gallery Hours: Thursdays: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays: 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. ...and by appointment

March 27 May 30, 2010 Curator: Lizzie Zucker Saltz Guest Essayist: Ben Emanuel

Flood lines: Watery stories & PoeMs A VOX Reading Series Event

with writers Lily Brown • Michael Tod Edgerton • Michael Ford • Sara Henning • Kevin Vaughn • Caroline Young Friday, May 14, 7:00–9:00 p.m. • $3.00 - $6.00 (suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds) Reception & refreshments to follow.

Viewing of ATHICA’s current exhibit Deluge will be available from 1:00 p.m. on prior to the reading.

our sponsors: Jed Rasula and Suzi Wong

GIVE VOICE! The Iliad Literary-Art Magazine is the creative voice of Clarke Central High School students. As a completely student-run magazine, their small staff gathers submissions of poetry, artwork, photography, short stories, etc., and they work all year to publish as many students as possible in an annual magazine. The printing of this year's issue will cost $2500, and they need your help to do it. Become a Friend of the Iliad today!

Please send contributions to: Iliad C/O David Ragsdale Clarke Central High School 350 S. Milledge Avenue Athens, Ga 30605

New 5 piece cherry BR set, $399. Queen Pillowtop mattress set, $170. (706) 612-8004.

Home and Garden

Tables, chairs, sofas, antiques, clothes, records & players, retro goods, & more! Cool, affordable furniture every day. Go to Agora! Your favorite everything store! 260 W. Clayton St., (706) 316-0130.

Borders! Print version of the Classifieds. Pictures! Check them out on the Flagpole website. New Categories!

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Music

Backyard Solutions. Get started on your Summer project!

Waterfalls, ponds, fences, decks, gazebos, porches, & more! Call Robin for free estimate! (706) 340-4492.

Instruction Athens School of Music.

Instruction in Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Voice, Brass, Woodwinds, Strings, Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle, & more. From beginner to expert.

Instrument repairs avail. Visit www.AthensSchoolofMusic.com, (706) 543-5800.

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Premium Piano Lessons Guaranteed. All ages & levels w e l c o m e f ro m b e g i n n e r s to advanced. Discounts for families & UGA students. Visit www.AthensPianoSchool.com or call (706) 549-0707.

Music Services A Sharp Turn. Athens hot new jazz trio available for private parties, weddings, & any event seeking tight, straight–ahead jazz standards.

Contact (480) 600-9187.

Fret Shop. Professional guitar repairs & modifications, setups, electronics, precision fretwork.

Previous clients incl. R.E.M., Widespread Panic, Cracker, Bob Mould, John Berry, Abbey Road Live!, Squat. (706) 549-1567.

Looking for a fun, classy alter native to the typical wedding band? If you are looking for “YMCA” then Squat is not your band. If you want Duke Ellington, Ray Charles & salsa, then visit www. squatme.com/weddings.

(706) 548-0457.

Wedding Bands. Quality, professional bands. Weddings, parties. Rock, Jazz, etc. Call Classic City Entertainment.

(706) 549-1567. www.classiccity entertainment.com. Featuring The Magictones—Athens’ premiere wedding & party band. www.themagictones.com.

Musicians Wanted Attention Bands! Use your music to help raise the spirits of military troops injured in the line of duty. Go to www. trooptunes.org.

Services Computer Athens Ipod Repair & Salvage.

Contact (706) 372-8625 or (706) 296-1555. Drop off at Agora. We do Iphones too!

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Perennial Lawn & Landscape. Full service maintenance, installation, sanding/topdressing, aeration, overseeding, hedge trimming, pine straw, mulch, cleanups.

Call (706) 255-6405.

Jobs Full-time Aromas is hiring! Exp. servers pls send your res. to contact@ aromaswinebar.com or apply in person at 1235 S. Milledge between 2:30 & 4pm.

Got the Gift of Gab? Immediate openings available for sales reps! Pay ranges from $500–$2K/wkly. Sales experience a + but not a must!

Call Debbie (706) 201-4835.

Local catering company seeks experienced kitchen help & service staff. Must be hard worker willing to work wkends.

Please send resume & contact info to experiencedkitchenhelp@ gmail.com.

Owner Operators Needed.

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Reynolds Plantation located on Lake Oconee is now hiring for the following positions: Servers $6.00/ hr+tips; Bartenders $7.40/ hr+tips; Service Assistants $6.00/hr+tips; Foodrunners $6.00/hr+tips; Line Cooks $8.10+; Wellness Specialist $11.70/hr+commission; & Pool Maintenance Worker $8.10+/hr. Apply online at www.reynoldsplantation. com.

Opportunities All Cash Vending. Be the boss of your own local route w/ 25 new machines & candy for $9,995. (800) 920-9563.

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Bartenders in demand. No experience necessary. Meet new ppl, take home $ tips.

Up to $200/shift. Training, placement & cer tification provided. Call (877) 435-2230.

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Part-time ATTENTION FLAGPOLE CLASSIFIEDS READERS: We have recently removed an ad from this section of our classifieds pertaining to an open position at Syscan ID Inc. THIS AD IS A SCAM. PLEASE DISREGARD THE CONTACT INFO IN THE AD. Flagpole apologizes for any inconvenience this ad has caused to any of our loyal readers.

Lifeguard needed for apartment complex, must be certified!

Hourly pay, job starts in May. Fax info to (706) 546-5188.

Mystery shoppers earn up to $100/day. Undercover shoppers needed to judge retail & dining establishments. No exp. req’d.

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PT Baker to work weekends.

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ATHENS

The Annual Flagpole Athens Music Awards Show is designed to honor and celebrate those who make Athens, GA a center of musical creativity, enjoyment & accomplishment.

MUSIC

THE VOTING DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, MAY 28!

AWARDS ELECTRONIC

JAZZ

o DJRX o Grave Robbers o Immuzikation o Mahogany o Other Voices, Other Rooms

o Kenosha Kid o Marty Winkler o Odd Trio o Rand Lines Trio o Sonny Got Blue

WORLD

o Deaf Judges o RedKlay o Showtime o Son1 o Valentine and West

AT ATHFEST.COM/FILM

DEADLINE MAY 15 LOOK FOR THE TOP 5 NOMINEES

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

METAL

UPSTART OF THE YEAR

o Helmsman o Hot Breath o Maximum Busy Muscle o Savagist o Utah (May ‘09 - Apr ‘10)

o Casper and the Cookies - Modern Silence o Circulatory System - Signal Morning o The Dream Scene - Christmas o Drive-By Truckers - The Big To-Do o James Husband - A Parallax I o Nana Grizol - Ruth o Twin Tigers - Gray Waves o Venice Is Sinking - Sand & Lines o Vic Chesnutt - At The Cut o The Whigs - In The Dark

o Allison Weiss o Madeline Adams o Matt Kurz One o Randall Bramblett o Thayer Sarrano

o Grape Soda o Nana Grizol o Quiet Hooves o Venice Is Sinking o Supercluster

o The Agenda o American Cheeseburger o Cop Dope o Dead Dog o Witches

o Betsy Franck and the Bareknuckle Band o Clay Leverett and Friends o Kaitlin Jones and the County Fair o Radiolucent o Vigilantes of Love

MUSIC VIDEOS

SOLO PERFORMER

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COUNTRY/SOUTHERN ROCK

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COMING SOON TO FLAGPOLE.COM

HIP HOP

o Futurebirds o Hope for Agoldensummer o Packway Handle Band o Sea of Dogs o Timber

ATHENS BANDS!

o Abbey Road Live! o Los Meesfits o Pigs on the Wing o Powerload o The Whom

o Bambara o Gift Horse o Pride Parade o Twin Tigers o The Whigs

AMERICANA

o DubConscious o Grogus o Incatepec o Lokshen Kugel o Our New Silence

COVER BAND

ROCK

o Bubbly Mommy Gun o Circulatory System o The Dream Scene o Killick o Tunabunny

DJ

o Free Lunch o Incredible Sandwich o Mama’s Love o Perpetual Groove o Sumilan

A panel of local music judges has selected this year’s finalists; just check the box next to your choice or write-in your own candidate in the space provided. You do not need to vote in every category. Please mail form to Flagpole Magazine, PO Box 1027, Athens, GA 30603; drop it off at our office at 112 S. Foundry St., or submit an online ballot at www.Flagpole.com.

EXPERIMENTAL

o Abandon the Eath Mission o Aman Amun o Maps and Transit o Prizmatic Spray o T’ n ‘T

JAM

The show kicks off AthFest, Athens’ annual music and arts festival, and will be held at the Morton Theatre on Thursday, June 24. You, the local music fan, will choose the local performers you wish to recognize by filling out this ballot. All awards are decided by a majority people’s choice vote, so YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT.

o The Burning Angels o Efren o Geisterkatzen o The Gold Party o Nuclear Spring o The Orkids o A PostWar Drama o Reptar o Werewolves o Yaal Hush

BEST LIVE BAND o Matt Kurz One o Music Tapes o ‘Powers o Quiet Hooves o Reptar

ALBUM COVER ART

(May ‘09 - Apr ‘10)

BAND/PERFORMER OF THE YEAR (May ‘09 - Apr ‘10)

DON’T FORGET THIS PART!

NAME ______________________________________

PHONE _____________________________________ ADDRESS ___________________________________ EMAIL _______________________________________ ____________________________________________ OR JUST GO VOTE AT FLAGPOLE.COM/AWARDS, WHICH IS JUST WAY EASIER FOR BOTH OF US

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