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Friday, Oct. 30, 2009

GIG GUIDE

Grafted by Grace

Grafted by Grace are kickin’ it for God. This six-piece from Fort Valley plays contemporary Christian music with a bit of an edge. The band’s sound is rooted in gospel, blues and Southern Rock. The music along with their passion for ministry creates what GBG calls “music with a mission and a voice by choice.” Their name comes from the idea that each of their talents have been grafted together to do God’s work. Nice. Get your shot of grace tonight at the 567, 567 Cherry St. 238-6513.

Venice is Sinking

Venice is Sinking is in top form as orchestral pop, Americana, slowcore or space rock, depending on how you like it labeled. Founded in Athens in 2003, this five-piece outfit sounds familiar, rooted in cinematic measures, and lucid, ringing harmonies. The band’s first album, “Sorry About The Flowers,” attracted national attention for male/female vocals of singers Daniel Lawson and Karolyn Troupe and for Troupe’s clever layering of her instrument of choice, the viola. The new album, “AZAR,” finds Venice growing musically, challenged by engineer Scott Solter. Get initiated Thursday with the Packway Handle Band at Hummingbird Stage and Taproom, 430 Cherry St. 741-9130.

Mother Jackson

This four-piece from Athens recently released “Loud and Proud: The Soundtrack to Damnation,” an album that pontificates on the troubled times we find ourselves in today. Mother Jackson began with roommates playing together while working in the service industry. Eventually the music became the full time job. Their debut, “Suck on This,” although admittedly recorded in a haze, garnished attention from the likes of the Drive-By Truckers. With their second album, MoJack decided to keep things a little more cleaned up and partnered with David Barbe (ex-Sugar, Drive-By Truckers). MoJack describe themselves as southern rock and NYC punk, if you can find all of that in the sounds they produce. Get your political folly Wednesday at Hummingbird Stage and Taproom, 430 Cherry St. 741-9130.

FRIDAY

K Mo, Edgar’s Bistro, 5171 Eisenhower Parkway. 471-4250.

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

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

Midnight Bluez, Back Porch Lounge, 2400 Riverside Drive. 745-8801.

Big Mike and the Booty Papas, Crickets Bar and Grill, 1249 Russell Parkway, Warner Robins. 929-0091.

Southern Crossroads, The Clubhouse, 7275 Hawkinsville Road. 781-1117.

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

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

Scott Pallot, Mellow Mushroom, 5425 Bowman Road. 254-6789.

Groovestain, Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 3986 Northside Drive. 474-0606.

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

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

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

The Red Hot Poker Dots, The Tavery (inside New Perry Hotel), 800 Main St., Perry. (478) 987-1000.

SATURDAY

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

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

Southern Crossroads, Deptula’s Bar and Grill, 422 Venture Court, Monticello. (706) 468-2707.

Loose Skrews, Elk’s Lodge, 604 Academy Ave., Dublin. (478) 272-2900.

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

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

Big Mike and the Booty Papas, Crickets Bar and Grill, 1249 Russell Parkway, Warner Robins. 929-0091.

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

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

GiGi Flair, Shenanigan’s Pub, 1291-A Houston Lake Drive, Warner Robins. 478-988-3700.

I Draw Trees,The Rise of Science, All Get Out and The Working Title, The 567, 567 Cherry St., 238-6513.

Joe the Show, Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 3986 Northside Drive. 474-0606.

The Red Hot Poker Dots, The Tavery (inside New Perry Hotel), 800 Main St., Perry. (478) 987-1000.

Hart & Howdy, Mellow Mushroom, 5425 Bowman Road. 254-6789.

Ron Harrell, Upstairs Bar at Polly’s Corner Café, 6351 Zebulon Road. 757-6980.

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

TUESDAY

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

From Within, Smoke’s, 233 N. Houston Road, Warner Robins. (478) 929-8266.

THURSDAY

Dean Brown, Midtown Key Club, 435 Third St. 745-9944.