Sound Menu March 21 2001 Tues
TUES/MARCH 27
ERYKAH BADU, MUSIQ SOULCHILD, TALIB KWELI — Erykah Badu’s progressive soul/hip-hop revue returns to the same hall it hit 26 days earlier. In addition to Badu’s succulent R&B warblings, taste the all-natural, sandalwood and soul food meditations offered by Philadelphia’s Musiq Soulchild and New York City’s Talib Kweli. Prix fixe menu includes Musiq’s R&B hit “Girlfriend,” select cuts from rapper Kweli’s Reflection Eternal album and damn near anything else Erykah feels like fixin’. Fox Theatre (Dames)
DJAVAN — Brazilian superstar Djavan (dee-jah-von) broke through back home in the ’70s, and his songs since have been covered by many, including Al Jarreau in the U.S. His voice combines the smoothness of Caetano Veloso and the soul and jazz of Gilberto Gil. Variety Playhouse (Falstaff)
ROD PIAZZA & THE MIGHTY FLYERS — Harp master Piazza and the incredibly talented Flyers — featuring his boogie-woogie piano pounding, spotlight-stealing wife Honey — have been doing the same basic show for years, but it’s so darn entertaining nobody cares (see Talkin’ Blues). Rod blows one mean harmonica and when he wanders into the audience — even atop the bar — it’s pretty damn cool no matter how clichéd the crowd-pleasing move is. Sure he tugs the applause strings, but he backs it up with a powerful knockout performance. Blind Willie’s (Horowitz)
BLIND WILLIE’S: Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers
BLUE RACCOON: Team Trivia
BRANDYHOUSE: Super String Theory
BUFFALO’S-PLEASANT HILL: Family Trivia
CHECKERED PARROT: Dance Party
DARWIN’S: Slim Fatz
ECHO LOUNGE: Rock and Roll High School - DJs spin your favorite punk, rock, goth and glam
ECLIPSE DI LUNA: Trio Latino Band
EDDIE’S ATTIC: Comedy Combat
FAT MATT’S RIB SHACK: Rough Draft
FIREHOUSE FOOD & SPIRITS: Karaoke
40 WATT CLUB-ATHENS: Mother of the Year, Star Zero
FOX THEATER: Erykah Badu, Talib Kewli, Musiq
FUZZY’S: Donna Hopkins
KAYA: Elevation with Sol Konfuscation and DJ Bruce Banner; House Arrest - house DJs including Kemit, Kevin O and J-Luv, plus buffet
LOCOS DELI-LAWRENCEVILLE: Team Trivia
MCDUFF’S IRISH PUB: Open mic with Vicki Salz
MELLOW MUSHROOM-BUFORD: Keep On Shroomin
METROPOLITAN PIZZA: Karaoke
NOMENCLATURE MUSEUM: Food For The Distraught with rotating DJs Spearhead X, J-Sun, Boolicious and Hazeus
NORTHSIDE TAVERN: Mountain Jam hosted by Devon Oxford
PEASANT UPTOWN: The Steven Charles Jazz Duo
POPPERS: Open jam with Bones
SMITH’S OLDE BAR: Apartment Projects
STAR BAR-L5P: Funk with Romeo Cologne
VARIETY PLAYHOUSE: Djavan
VIOLETTE RESTAURANT: Jus Jazz featuring Dave Wallis, Eddie Taylor, Dan Coy, Shack Lewis, Rita Graham and Pete the bartender
WHISKER’S TAVERN-DUNWOODY: Mark & Jodi
WILD WING CAFE: The Pheromones
WOODEN NICKEL: Get A Woody