gift horse… When It Rains….It Pours Shows 29 May 200914 Feb 2014 GIFT HORSE (Photo/Travis Dorn, www.dornbrothers.com)For some reason, it almost always happens that there's a ton of shows I really want to see all on the same night. I've blogged about…
Uncategorized Athens Records Coming Our Way 28 May 200914 Feb 2014 It's summertime in the Classic City and that means two things. Tours and recording. It's been a while since I've posted the rumors floating around about some upcoming recording sessions…
athens music junkie… Happy Birthday to Us 26 May 200914 Feb 2014 Well, you might've noticed a slight redesign to Athens Music Junkie. It's the one year anniversary of the blog and a few of us decided that it was time for…
Awards… Flagpole Music Awards: Band/Performer of the Year 25 May 200914 Feb 2014 (Art/Ziona Kocher, lizzybknits.deviantart.com)You might have noticed that the ballot for Band/Performer of the Year of the Flagpole Athens Music Awards is blank. Which means you have over 500 Athens bands…
Awards… Flagpole Music Awards: Best Album 24 May 200914 Feb 2014 The second hardest category to vote on for me is Best Album. What makes it the best? The best of the band's career? Better than the rest of the nominees?…
Awards… Flagpole Music Awards: Live Band 24 May 200914 Feb 2014 I remember my first real show in Athens. Pylon. The power, the energy going back and forth from audience to band and back again in the space it took for…
Awards… Flagpole Music Awards: Upstarts 22 May 200914 Feb 2014 They're the noobs, the openers, the little rookies that older bands can smash under their feet on the way to the top. Ironically, most of these bands nominated in Upstarts…
Awards… Flagpole Music Awards: Solo Performer 21 May 200914 Feb 2014 ADAM KLEINThe first time I saw Adam Klein, I was on assignment for Flagpole. It was one of my first show reviews and I was a bit nervous. I shouldn't…
Awards… Flagpole Music Awards: Metal 20 May 200914 Feb 2014 I've been under the impression that metal is all about how loud and how fast you can play a guitar. After listening to the nominees for Metal on the Flagpole…