Sound Menu October 31 2001 Tues

MR. QUIMBY’S BEARD, HARVEY BAINBRIDGE, NIK TURNER, SPACESEED — The offspring and protege of psychedelic warlords Hawkwind blow into town for a night of absurd cosmic blitzkrieg. If Nik Turner’s last intown performance several years ago is any indication, it should be a real gas. With a special light team called Solar Fire in tow, the modest club might burst at the seams. Locals Spaceseed rear their heads to open the event. 9 Lives Saloon (Foy)

JEAN-LUC PONTY — Over the years, this creatively restless French violinist has journeyed down a number of jazz’s stylistic roads, from bop to swing to fusion, with surprisingly consistent results. Seemingly never content to settle into the role of staid virtuoso, new recordings find Ponty incorporating elements of contemporary acid jazz and drum ‘n’ bass into his soaring, elegiac compositions. Variety Playhouse (Robertson)

APACHE CAFE: Hip-hop on the Ave with BFD

BILLY’S: Open Mic

BLIND WILLIE’S: The Shadows

BLUE RACCOON: The Return of Bo Weevil with Stephen Talkovich

BRANDYHOUSE: Dysfunction Junction, Red Dirt Rangers

BRADLEY’S AMERICAN CAFE: Burt Mabry and Steve Ward

CHURCHILL GROUNDS JAZZ CAFE: Jam Session with Danny Harper

DARWIN’S: George Price’s Blues Jam

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: The Fiascos, John Zedd

FAT MATT’S RIB SHACK: Rough Draft

GEORGIA THEATRE-ATHENS: The Wailers, Moonshine

KAYA: House Arrest - house DJs including Kemit, Kevin O and J-Luv

MAMA MAE’S BAYOU ROOM: In the Biz Night with 7 Sharp 9

MCDUFF’S IRISH PUB: Open mic with Vicki Salz

METROPOLITAN PIZZA: Karaoke

9 LIVES SALOON: Mister Quimby’s Beard, Harvey Bainbridge, Nik Turner, Spaceseed

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

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

RED LIGHT CAFE: Chattahoochee River Keeper Benefit

STAR BAR-L5P: Funk with Romeo Cologne

UGA: Jenny Toomey

VARIETY PLAYHOUSE: Jean-Luc Ponty, Dominic Gaudious

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

WILD WING CAFE: Ian Schumacher