Sound Menu August 01 2001 Mon

ROY BOOKBINDER — Acoustic folk/blues guitarist Bookbinder began his career by chauffeuring the Rev. Gary Davis in the mid-’70s, picking up pointers on the side. He’s stayed on the road ever since, honing his Piedmont-style picking with Delta blues and lacing his act with fascinating stories gleaned through living on the endless highway. A class act with a seemingly limitless knowledge of songs, Bookbinder entertains and teaches simultaneously. Blind Willie’s (Horowitz)

MARIMARU, RICHARD DEVINE, HIGH_FIVE_BROS., IAN EPPS — Rhode Island’s Marumari is a computer animator by day, and you can feel it in his gentle, wispy songs. His Supermogadon rains radiance, rays of new wave and new age synths showering the thin basslines and clicking freshly cut underbrush in a warm glow. It’s the Moody Blues meets Mouse on Mars. It’s bubbly. It’s refreshing. It’s pop, plain and simple. Local Warp and Schematic Records experimental electronic artist Richard Devine presents a live triple laptop threat, previewing tracks from his upcoming singles and 3-D electro-acoustic album. The High_Five_Bros. play droning improvisational space rock. Ian Epps performs on the glitch-hop, Oval-esque tip. And DJs Rasheed, Nemo and J-Stroke drop platters between the clatter. A premiere night of rare, top-shelf electronic music. MJQ Concourse (Ware)

APACHE CAFE: Boundless with Azikiwe

BILLY’S: Karaoke

BLIND WILLIE’S: Roy Bookbinder

BREWSTER’S-MARIETTA: Motor City Josh

CHURCHILL GROUNDS JAZZ CAFE: The Kebbi Williams Project

CLUB RARITY: Karaoke

DARWIN’S: Slim Fatz

EDDIE’S ATTIC: Acoustic open-mic

1848 CAFE: Blackgrass Blues with Hal Beaver

FAT MATT’S RIB SHACK: Delta Moon

FOUNTAINHEAD LOUNGE: Post-modern - Brit-pop, indie, Brit-invasion music & videos

FUZZY’S: Henry Parrilla

HARVEST CAFE: Drum Circle

MJQ CONCOURSE: Marimaru, Richard Devine, High_Five_Bros., Ian EppsNOMENCLATURE MUSEUM: Downtempo and ambient Monday

NORTHSIDE TAVERN: Northside Blues Jam hosted by Larry Griffith

PARADOX: Sky Sushi with DJ Shakim, Special T

POPPER’S: Karaoke

SMITH’S OLDE BAR: Turn, Phazers On High, Wallace Green

STAR BAR-L5P: Your 15 Minutes Karaoke

TONGUE & GROOVE: DJ Shakim & Special T

VIOLETTE RESTAURANT: Dave Wallis, Eddie Taylor, Dan Coy, Shack Lewis, Rita Graham and Pete the bartender

YA YA’S CAJUN CUISINE: Plywood