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