Sound Menu February 24 2001 Wed

WED/FEBRUARY 21
ALASTOR, AJAX HEAVIES, TENTILFOUR — Why pit three very different bands against each other and call it a fair contest? Literate and rocking Alastor is an engaging and solid trio led by songwriter/journalist Elizabeth Elkins, with pop-culture encyclopedia Scott Roberts on drums. Ajax Heavies’ slick mix of technology and shiny shirts might go over well with the Buckhead crowd. The Heavies offer light, well-scrubbed ’90s-style guitar pop with keyboards and loops. Tentilfour is an all-inclusive mix of rock, funk and jazz, with the kind of jamming that drunken frat guys seem to love. Let’s hope the judges aren’t wearing beer goggles tonight. CJ’s Landing (Smith)
CINDY LOU HARRINGTON & SHOWDOWN — Harrington is a dynamic, high-energy country/pop siren who kicks out witty numbers such as “Male Fraud” (every bit as clever as its title) and the anthemic “Rock My Country Till My Country Rocks.” She’s backed for this gig by her full band, Showdown, a seasoned team of Nashville-quality sidemen. Knoxville-based folkie Emily Shane opens. Eddie’s Attic (Nicoll)
GOOD CHARLOTTE — Ear-friendly pop-punk with easy teen appeal, Good Charlotte is a throwback to the days of authentic youthful identification. With light-hearted but earnest tales of high school frustration and coming of age, the band has been stealing space in Teen People away from their pre-fab boy band contemporaries. PlanetJam Cotton Club (Hutchinson)
DON HENLEY, JILL SOBULE — As one of the principal songwriters on the biggest selling album ever, it’s not surprising that ex-Eagle Don Henley flew under the radar for the last 11 years, preferring to add to his bulging bank account from a phoned-in reunion. Touring behind a solid but hardly inspiring new album, expect a professional, entertaining show with some hits, some new stuff and an ingratiating performance that’ll give the yuppies what they came to hear. Plucky Jill Sobule’s perky stage presence and peppy folk-pop probably won’t hold the attention of those whose limo drivers drop them off early. Fox Theater (Horowitz)
HOT AUGUST KNIGHTS, TON O’ HONEY — The hard-rocking Neil Diamond tribute band continues its month-long Wednesday residency. The joke may be wearing a little thin by now, but the Knights have certainly sweetened the deal this week by adding heavy-duty bluesrock act Ton o’ Honey to the program. Star Bar (Nicoll)
WEAKLAZYLIAR, NILLAH — It’s a two-trio show: Weaklazyliar is a laid-back, Sundays-inspired band that recalls the best of lighter ’80s pop; Nillah detonates like firecrackers fueled by riffing Rickenbackers. Both bands feature dynamic female vocalists. A sugar-coma could be in your future, but it might feel so good getting there that you’ll welcome the malady. Smith’s Olde Bar (Smith)BLIND WILLIE’S: Chicago Bob and the Shadows
BRANDYHOUSE: Adam Nitti, Jeff Sipe & Steve Cunningham
BRIDGES: Piano with Bruce
BUFFALO’S-PLEASANT HILL: Karaoke
CAJUN KITCHEN: Dr. Gonzo
CHAMBER: Vega with DJ Phoenix - progressive trance and breaks
CHECKERED PARROT: John McClain
CJ’S LANDING: Top-Of-The-Tree II featuring Alastor, the Ajax Heavies, Tentilfour
DARK HORSE TAVERN : New Talent Night with Nothing Simple, Sipja, Petting Zoo
DARWIN’S: Open Blues Jam hosted by the Blues Barons
EARL: Long Wave, Persona, Jolene
ECLIPSE DI LUNA: Charlie Williams (acoustic swing band)
EDDIE’S ATTIC: Cindy Lou Harrington, Emily Shane
FAT MATT’S RIB SHACK: The Electromatics
FIREHOUSE: Trivia
40 WATT CLUB-ATHENS: Guff, Hunter Gatherer, American Mutts, Donkey Punch
FOX THEATER: Don Henley, Jill Sobule
FUZZY’S: Mike Veal
KARMA: Cream
KASTAWAYS: Motor City Josh
KAYA: Wind Down Wednesday - live jazz, spoken word, poetry
LIBBY’S: Eileen Fulton
LUBY’S: Mr. T’s Live Trivia
MARY’S: Music videos with DJ Jigsaw
METROPOLITAN BAR: Metropolitan Wednesdays
9 LIVES SALOON: X-Impossibles going away party with Bitch, Crankenstein, Elliott Michaels
NOMENCLATURE MUSEUM: Salome’s Wish live
NORTHSIDE TAVERN: Daniel “Mudcat” Dudeck
PEASANT UPTOWN: The Steven Charles Jazz Duo
PHUNKY PHISH: Acoustic Cafe
PLANETJAM COTTON CLUB: Good Charlotte, Sum 41, Darling Machine
SMITH’S OLDE BAR: Weaklazyliar, Nillah
SOMBER REPTILE: Main Street East, Mike Hartnet, Morgan Wood, Entropy
SPORTS TIME BAR & GRILL-GWINNETT: Karaoke
STAR BAR-L5P: Hot August Knights, Ton O’ Honey
VININGS INN: Ian Schumacher
WOODEN NICKEL: Live music