Sound Menu July 04 2001 Wed week out

AREA:ONE — See article, p. 67. Main stage lineup features Nelly Furtado, The Roots, Incubus, OutKast and Moby; second stage presents Rinocerose, Carl Cox, Paul Oakenfold and the Innovators. HiFi Buys Amphitheatre (Ware)

CESARIA EVORA — Her cigarette and cognac-soaked voice has been compared to Billie Holiday’s, and there is no doubt that the word diva was invented for artists of this caliber. Yet, this Cape Verde Islands singer didn’t make her first album until she was 47. Now, a dozen years and six great albums later, she’s finally in Atlanta, to promote her new Sao Vicente di longe. Ruben Blades opens. Chastain Park Amphitheatre (Falstaff)

HARICOT VERT, SOME SOVIET STATION — Hard-driving local post-punk quartet and Moodswing labelmates Some Soviet Station join indie-rock brethren as Haricot Vert dives into the second week of its Wednesday-nights-in-July residency. Star Bar (Sarig)

SPEEDBUGGY, INVISIBLE MEN — Cowpunk perps Speedbuggy gallop through a musical town where the horses have pierced noses; black leather saddles are worn by humans and animals alike; and spurs can be found on every part of the body. Just ‘cause the punk-country thing has been done doesn’t mean it ain’t still fun. Like their horror movie namesake, the Invisible Men occasionally inspire a creepy, organ-flavored punk-rock scare. In its more unfortunately generic moments, however, this is an act that would be better seen than heard. Under the Couch (Hutchinson)

ANDALUZ: Duo Latino

BILLY’S: Heather Luttrell

BLIND WILLIE’S: Houserocker Johnson and The Shadows

BRANDYHOUSE: Nitti, Cunningham Trio

BRIDGES: Piano with Bruce

BUFFALO’S-PLEASANT HILL

CALLANWOLDE FINE ARTS CENTER: Myron McGhee

CHURCHILL GROUNDS: Pursuance with Lee Hogan & Dan Furman

CJ’S LANDING: Top of the Tree III with Paul Sforza & Tentilfour, Vital Souls

CLUB GENO’S: The Bretheren

COWBOYS: Darrin Robbins, Kickback

DAILEY’S DOWNSTAIRS: Atlanta Blaze

DARK HORSE TAVERN: New Talent Night with Round, F.L.O.W., Fly Web

DARWIN’S: Open Blues Jam with Andrew Black

DEUX PLEX: Neo-Soul Wednesday with DJ Cha-Cha

DT’S DOWN UNDER-ATHENS: Nathan Sheppard

THE EARL: The Invisible Men

ECHO LOUNGE: Mark Eitzel

ECLIPSE DI LUNA: Bonaventure Quartet

EDDIE’S ATTIC: Joe Perri & Vanessa, Rebecca Gauthier, J.D. Parker

FAT MATT’S RIB SHACK: The Electromatics

FUZZY’S: Mike Veal

THE GRAPE AT VININGS: Charles Spencer

HIFI BUYS AMPHITHEATRE: Area One Festival with Moby, OutKast, Incubus, the Orb, Nelly Furtado, more

JAKE’S ROADHOUSE: Rodger Wilson

KARMA: Cream

KASTAWAYS-MARIETTA: Motor City Josh

KAYA: Wind Down Wednesday - live jazz, spoken word, poetry

LUBY’S: Remi

METROPOLITAN PIZZA: Metropolitan Wednesdays

9 LIVES SALOON: Bitch, Totally Savage

NOMENCLATURE MUSEUM: Reunion - featuring dark wave, ether pop and trance

NORTHSIDE TAVERN: Daniel “Mudcat” Dudeck

PEASANT UPTOWN: The Steven Charles Jazz Duo

POPPER’S: Bill Sheffield’s Acoustic Blues

SMITH’S OLDE BAR: Geek Rock Tour with the B-Sides, Snmnmnm, Kick Me Kate, PopbandAlice

SPORTSTIME: Karaoke

STAR BAR-L5P: Haricot Vert, Some Soviet Station

TASTY WORLD-ATHENS: Shana Alverson Band, Available Jones

UGLY MUG PUB: Team Trivia

VININGS INN: Ian Schumacher

VIOLETTE RESTAURANT: Jus Jazz featuring Dave Wallis, Eddie Taylor, Dan Coy, Shack Lewis, Rita GrahamContributors to this week’s Menu are Charles Bethea, John Falstaff, Mitchell Foy, Eric Harold, Hal Horowitz, Matt Hutchinson, Lea Keel, Omar Khalid, P’nina Mossman, Gregory Nicoll, David Peisner, Justin Robertson, Roni Sarig, Lee Smith, Tony Ware and Lang Whitaker.