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Friday, Oct. 23, 2009

GIG GUiDE

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

Grace Potter has got it all: knee high boots, mini skirts, a smile to lift dull spirits, a voice that could raise the dead and one hell of a back up band. Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are dedicated to the road and creating real American rock ‘n’ roll. Hailing from Connecticut, the five-piece is on their fourth album, “This is Somewhere,” an answer to Neil Young’s “Everyone Knows This Is Nowhere.” Potter wrote her first political piece, “Ah Mary” for this album: “She’s got dirty money that she plays with all the time…She’s the beat of my heart/She’s the shot of a gun.” But political agendas are not in every song: there’s also love, sex, tragedy, stories and a little bit of gospel. After seeing GPN live, you’ll want to go back for more, like a junkie of elevated lyrics and the voice that will grab you all the way down in your toes. Get hooked Saturday at the Bellamy Music Mainstage, Deep Roots Festival, Milledgeville. www.deeprootsfestival.com.

Trampled by Turtles

Imagine if you will a band without percussion. A band that flies in the face of tradition, creates their own rules and defies genres or label-ability. Trampled by Turtles, from Duluth, Minn., and proud of it, formed in 2003 when several bands broke up at once. All five of these boys came into acoustic with TBT – they had never played anything but electric. They’ve transferred the strength of rock into the passion of acoustic and added forlorn and beautiful harmonies. This is music (don’t call it bluegrass) at its finest. Bend your genre Saturday at the Bellamy Music Mainstage, Deep Roots Festival, Milledgeville. www.deeprootsfestival.com.

Mike Farris and the Roseland Rhythm Revue

Mike Farris debuted his solo work, “Salvation in Lights,” in 2007 and people who’d never heard of the former Screamin’ Cheetah Wheelie’s frontman, were stunned at the talent and sound coming from a voice of such a regular looking joe. Farris stumbled early in life after the divorce of his parents but with “Salvation,” he had found his balance again. Since the release of that album, Farris has toured extensively including Bonnaroo, SXSW, Austin City Limits Festival and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. Last year he received the Americana Music Award for New/Emerging Artist of the Year. His sound has been described as a union of traditional black gospel, 70s Stax soul and southern blues. His latest release, “SHOUT! Live,” is a live recording captured at the legendary Station Inn in Nashville, Tenn. This is show not to be missed. Get your soul on Saturday at Cox Capitol Theatre, 382 Second St. 257-6391.

FRIDAY

Jeremy Johnson, Edgar’s Bistro, 5171 Eisenhower Parkway. 471-4250.

Aaron Taylor Band, Byron Roadhouse, 239 S. Highway 49, Byron. (478) 654-6617.

From Within, Crickets Bar and Grill, 1249 Russell Parkway, Warner Robins. 929-0091.

Mike Delaney and the Blues Crew, Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 3986 Northside Drive. 474-0606.

R=P=M, Kippers Sports Grill, 4025 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins. 953-5477.

Lundy, Wild Wing Cafe, The Shoppes at River Crossing, 5080 Riverside Drive, Suite 100. 477-9453.

Dean Brown Group, Shenanigan’s Pub, 1291-A Houston Lake Drive, Warner Robins. 478-988-3700.

Dexateens with Vulture Whale, Hummingbird Stage and Taproom, 430 Cherry St. 741-9130.

The Wall, AP’s Hidden Hideaway, 4274 Broadway. 781-5656.

Skeeterz, The Hangar Bar & Grill, 5630 Houston Road. 781-9468.

The Tickets, Pops at the Top, 104 Westcliff Boulevard (formerly Friends on the Hill), Warner Robins. (478) 923-5504.

Loose Skrews, Fish N’ Pig Restaurant, 6420 Moseley Dixon Road. 476-8854.

Chris Bartlett, Mellow Mushroom, 5425 Bowman Road. 254-6789.

Harold E. Thomas and the Danger Zone, Calvin’s Live, 1281 S. Houston Lake Road, Warner Robins. (478) 987-8515.

Laney Strickland, The Tavery (inside New Perry Hotel), 800 Main St., Perry. (478) 987-1000.

SATURDAY

EPDMK, Wild Wing Cafe, The Shoppes at River Crossing, 5080 Riverside Drive, Suite 100. 477-9453.

Soulshine, Lane Packing Company, 50 Lane Road, Fort Valley. (478) 825-3362.

The Dirty Guv’nah’s, Hummingbird Stage and Taproom, 430 Cherry St. 741-9130.

R=P=M, Brewskeez Sports Bar and Grill, 4027 Watson Blvd. Suite 130, Warner Robins. 333-3640.

Tyler Hammond Band, Capital City, 119 S. Wayne St. Milledgeville. (478) 453-4896.

Wayne Higgs, Pops at the Top, 104 Westcliff Boulevard (formerly Friends on the Hill), Warner Robins. (478) 923-5504.

Aaron Taylor Band, Byron Roadhouse, 239 S. Highway 49, Byron. (478) 654-6617.

Midnight Bluez, Crickets Bar and Grill, 1249 Russell Parkway, Warner Robins. 929-0091.

Dallas Martin, The Tavery (inside New Perry Hotel), 800 Main St., Perry. (478) 987-1000.

Phen, Calvin’s Live, 1281 S. Houston Lake Road, Warner Robins. (478) 987-8515.

Fresh Start, AP’s Hidden Hideaway, 4274 Broadway. 781-5656.

Loose Skrews, The Shamrock, 342 Rose Ave. 750-1555.

Robert Lee Coleman Band, Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 3986 Northside Drive. 474-0606.

Winchester Band, VFW Post 658, 4864 Harrison Road. 474-3663.

Caleb Grimes, Mellow Mushroom, 5425 Bowman Road. 254-6789.

Dean Brown, Tropical Flava, 5201 Houston Road. 784-0660.

Molly Stevens, Shane Bridges, The Rookery, 543 Cherry Street. 746-8658.

Williamson, Craft, & Townsend, Smokin’ Lobo’s Barbeque & Grill, 109 W. Jackson St., Dublin. (478) 296-7400.

SUNDAY

Southern Crossroads, Nashville Sounds, 5047 High Falls Road, Barnesville. (478) 992-6686.

Tim Brooks, Chris Hicks, Shane Bridges, The Rookery, 543 Cherry Street. 746-8658.

TUESDAY

Coop Frazier, Holiday Inn, 480 Holiday Circle, Forsyth. 994-5691.

Aaron Irons, Trendlenberg, Rhett Thomas, Golden Bough Bookstore, 371 Cotton Ave. 744-2446.

WEDNESDAY

Skeeterz, The Hangar Bar & Grill, 5630 Houston Road. 781-9468.