Sound Menu May 09 2001 Wed week out
JONATHA BROOKE — Literate singer-songwriter types are hardly burning up the pop charts these days, but if circumstances were different Brooke would be a prime candidate for mass appeal. Her recent release Steady Pull displays a masterly lyrical command, as well as comfortable genre dabbling (hints of electronic and soul percolate throughout) that never sounds like calculated pandering. If intelligent, melodic songs are a turn-on, then this could be the show for you. Smith’s Olde Bar (Robertson)
GUIDED BY VOICES, CREEPER LAGOON — Ohio’s classic rock revivalists return to the road, a home away from home for leader Bob Pollard and company. After their flirt with pop-polish, GBV are now flying behind Isolation Drills, a return to a more rockin’ up-front scrappy sound. Opening act Creeper Lagoon have also gone from lo-fi eclectic pop to a major-label production. But once you get past the first crunchy anthems on their new album, Take Back the Universe and Give Me Yesterday, you realize that songs still hold catchy, peaceful wonder, a reflecting pool of placid gems washed in wavering effects. Variety Playhouse (Ware)
INFINITE POSSIBILITIES — SP & Reality of Universal Gods headline a bill featuring neo-soul band Chilton, local underground hip-hop favorites Liun’s Den and reggae/hip-hop act Foreigna. For more info, call 404-668-5444. Royal Peacock (Sarig)
TOO TOUGH TO DIE: A TRIBUTE TO JOEY RAMONE — The Young Antiques, Andy Browne, Catfight!, Smithwick Machine, 6X, Puddin and Alastor play the songs of the Ramones. See Earshot. The Earl (Nicoll)
ANTHONY’S SPORTS BAR: Al Brock, Charlie Kinser
BILLY’S: Heather Lutrell
BRIDGES: Piano with Bruce
BUFFALO’S-PLEASANT HILL: Karaoke
CAJUN KITCHEN: Spaghettihead
CHECKERED PARROT: Randy Harper
CHURCHILL GROUNDS JAZZ CAFE: Totally Naked Jazz with Eric Vaughn, Kenny Banks, George Grier, Kebbi Williams
COMEAUX’S: Sale Gentile & Rick Bell
COWBOYS: Darrin Robbins, Kickback
DARK HORSE TAVERN : New Talent Night with Pigeon, Surface to Air, Dexter
DEUX PLEX: The Chronicle
THE EARL: Tribute to Joey Ramone with Andy Browne, the Young Antiques, Catfight!, Smithwick Machine, 6X, Puddin’, Alastor
ECLIPSE DI LUNA: Charlie Williams (acoustic swing band)
EDDIE’S ATTIC: Twelvedollarpen
EYEDRUM: Brahvar Large Ensemble, Ficciones
FAT MATT’S RIB SHACK: The Electromatics
KARMA: Cream
KAYA: Wind Down Wednesday - live jazz, spoken word, poetry
KAZOO’S: Band X
MARY’S: Music videos with DJ Jigsaw
MASQUERADE: New Music Showcase with Self Denial, Downlift
METROPOLITAN PIZZA: Metropolitan Wednesdays
NOMENCLATURE MUSEUM: Reunion - featuring dark wave, ether pop and trance
NORTHSIDE TAVERN: Magic Fred’s birthday with Sean Costello & Paul Linden
PEASANT UPTOWN: The Steven Charles Jazz Duo
PLANETJAM COTTON CLUB: Savatage, Fates Warning
POPPERS: Bill Sheffield Acoustic Blues
RED LIGHT CAFE: Open-mic
ROYAL PEACOCK: Chilton, TexBukSex
SMITH’S OLDE BAR: Jonatha Brooke, Lift
SPORTS TIME: Karaoke
VARIETY PLAYHOUSE: Guided by Voices, Creeper Lagoon
VIOLETTE RESTAURANT: Jus Jazz featuring Dave Wallis, Eddie Taylor, Dan Coy, Shack Lewis, Rita Graham and Pete the bartender
VININGS INN: Ian Schumacher
Contributors to this week’s Menu are Tray Butler, Mitchell Foy, Edward Garnes, Hal Horowitz, Matt Hutchinson, Hamilton Jordan, James Kelly, Gregory Nicoll, Justin Robertson, Roni Sarig, Lee Smith, Tony Ware and Jonathan Williams.