Getting people to pay more than $5 for a show in a town with as many service jobs and students as Athens, Georgia, is difficult. Packing a venue at $25 a ticket on a Tuesday in the summer when many of those students are gone? Rare.

When guitarist/vocalist Seth Avett sings, "Be loud, let your colors show," he heeds his own advice; the outfit's performance Saturday night (April 19) at the Variety Playhouse was truly deafening, and their folk and punk colors shined in a raucous, intense live show, down-home instruments borne with the forceful burden.

Who? Longtime friends Daniel Murphy (vocals/guitar), Nicholas Cirillo (bass/vocals) and Jon Molina (drums) formed Right On Dynamite in late 2005 after playing in two previous bands with different lead singers.

Who? Liverpool, England's Cubical features Dan Wilson (lead vocals/guitar), Alex Gavaghan (guitar/piano/vocals), Johnny Green (guitar/harmonica), Mark Percy (drums/vocals) and Craig Bell (bass).

Who? Atlanta post-punkers the Selmanaires take their name from 73 Selman St., the site of their first practice space and the former home of twin brothers Herb (guitar/ vocals) and Jason Harris (drums/vocals). The band began as a trio with Tommy Chung on bass and

Who? Julia Kugel (guitar, vocals), Meredith Franco (bass, vocals), Candice Jones (keyboard, vocals) and Stephanie Luke (drums, vocals) formed the Coathangers in the summer of 2006 on a trip to an anti-Bush rally in Washington D.C.