Sound Menu December 12 2001 Tues

CONVERGE — The hardest-core sound of Converge is inflamed and unfamiliarly heavy, like a heel blister filled with mercury. Drums hit in succession so fast it almost sounds like one long, continuous thump, and vocalist Jacob Brannon’s squelch-screams can actually bring dead pets back to life. Bring your kneepads and helmet-cam. Under the Couch (Hutchinson)

BAYOU ROOM-MARIETTA: In the Biz Night with 7 Sharp 9

BLIND WILLIE’S: Delta Moon

BLUE RACCOON: Bo Weevil & Stephen Talkovich

BRANDYHOUSE: Entropy, Cruck

CHECKERED PARROT: Will McNell

CHURCHILL GROUNDS JAZZ CAFE: Jam Session with Danny Harper

CRYSTAL’S ON THE SQUARE-MARIETTA: Open mic w/Mark Kramer

DAILEY’S DOWNSTAIRS: Atlanta Blaze

DARK HORSE TAVERN: Kid Contemporary & the Universal Joint, Sanctified, Tangerine

THE EARL: Ladies night

ECHO LOUNGE: Girls Night Out w/DJ Cherry

ECLIPSE DI LUNA: Trio Latino Band

EDDIE’S ATTIC: Celtic Tuesday w/Moira Nelligan, Siansa

FAT MATT’S RIB SHACK: Rough Draft

FUZZY’S: Donna

KAYA: House Arrest - DJs Doc and Mike Music

MCDUFF’S IRISH PUB: Open mic with Vicki Salz

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

OLDE PECULIAR PUBLIC HOUSE: Open-mic

POPPER’S: Open Jam with Bones

RAY’S ON THE RIVER: Waveform with Doc Samuels, Larry Jackson, Tom Woodruff

RED LIGHT CAFE: Comedy with David Durham

SMITH’S OLDE BAR: Laughing Dragon Comedy Ha Ha Show

STAR BAR-L5P: Funk with Romeo Cologne

TASTY WORLD-ATHENS: Wellingtons, Alli with an I, Guff

UNDER THE COUCH: Converge, American Nightmare

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

WHISKER’S TAVERN-DUNWOODY: Mark & Jody of Stepdaughter

WILD WING CAFE: Ian Schumacher

YA YA’S CAJUN CUISINE: John McClean Acoustic Madness