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January 20, 2016

Wrenn, Nicholas Mallis & the Borealis, Grant Cowan

Friday, Jan. 22 @ Georgia Theatre

By Gabe Vodicka

Photo Credit: Wrenn

Singer-songwriter Erin Notarthomas, aka Wrenn, confounded local audiences with 2014’s Hi, a wannabe-epic LP that incorporated elements of jazz, showtunes and Beatles-esque pop. It didn’t always gel, but it was a refreshing change of pace from Athens’ too-cool-for-school indie rock scene. Wrenn returns with the just-released Apathy & Good Books EP, a four-song outing that dials back the eccentricity in favor of a slickly solid retro-pop sound. Notarthomas’ unabashed showmanship remains; check her Broadway swagger on “Poison” or her dynamic delivery on the EP’s maudlin closer, “Lie to Me.” Nicholas Mallis & the Borealis and Grant Cowan support Wrenn on Friday’s bill.

Calendar

  • Friday, January 22

    Georgia Theatre

    8 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door). www.georgiatheatre.com

    Wrenn, Nicholas Mallis & the Borealis, Grant Cowan

    WRENN Eccentric local pop singer who experiments with jazz, Vaudeville and more. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

    NICHOLAS MALLIS & THE BOREALIS Mallis' music is "a cross between David Bowie, The Ventures, and a little bit of Neil Diamond." 

    GRANT COWAN Local jazz-influenced, piano-based singer-songwriter.

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