Sound Menu May 09 2001 Tues

By Unknown Author Tuesday May 10, 2005 12:04 AM EDT

JOANNA CONNOR — Comparable to fellow female road-hog Debbie Davies, blues singer/guitar slinger Connor writes sturdy originals, sings with a swaggering, gutsy voice and is an accomplished slide sizzler. She’s recorded six solid albums, has hundreds of shows under her belt and like the best blues journeymen (or -women) is skilled at raising the roof on intimate blues joints like Willie’s. Blind Willie’s (Horowitz)

OPEN MIC NIGHT — Smith’s Olde Bar becomes the latest local club to offer a stage to the struggling masses yearning to breathe stardom. Josh Rifkind of local band Lithp hosts the open-mic. Sign up starts at 6 p.m.; doors open at 8 p.m.; no cover. Smith’s Olde Bar (Sarig)

TOOL — Hard-rock pioneers Tool, in their first performance since 1999, entertain a sold-out crowd at the first show of their four-date U.S. tour. In support of their Lateralus CD, released today, these sole survivors of the early ’90s underground scene return with a deafening stomp of brilliant art-metal fury. Tabernacle (Jordan)

BILLY’S: Martay’s Partay

CHECKERED PARROT: Dance party

CHURCHILL GROUNDS JAZZ CAFE: Jam Session with Danny Harper

DISCOVERY MUSIC: The String Cheese Incident

THE EARL: Butterfield 8 presents Ladies Night

ECHO LOUNGE: Rock and Roll High School: DJs spin punk, rock, goth and glam

ECLIPSE DI LUNA: Trio Latino Band

EDDIE’S ATTIC: Celtic Tuesday

1848 CAFE: Blackgrass Blues with Hal Beaver

FAT MATT’S RIB SHACK: Rough Draft

FIREHOUSE FOOD & SPIRITS: Karaoke

FUZZY’S: Donna Hopkins

KAYA: Elevation with Sol Konfuscation and DJ Bruce Banner; House Arrest — house DJs including Kemit, Kevin O and J-Luv

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

OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ART: David Buice

OLDE PECULIAR PUBLIC HOUSE: Open-mic with Dave Craver

PEASANT UPTOWN: The Steven Charles Jazz Duo

POPPERS: Open jam with Bones

SMITH’S OLDE BAR: Open-mic with Josh Rifkind

STAR BAR-L5P: Funk with Romeo Cologne

THE TABERNACLE: Tool

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

VININGS INN: Ian Schumacher

WILD WING CAFE: The Pheromones