30th… R.E.M. Turns 30! Party in Athens! 25 Feb 201014 Feb 2014 It's been almost thirty years since R.E.M. made their debut at a party in an old abandoned church in Athens. Thirty years of rule-bending, tour-grinding, record-smashing, heart-breaking, death-defying, breath-taking music…
life lessons… All I Really Need To Know, I Learned From Pylon 25 Feb 201014 Feb 2014 There's this little play that my hometown theater troop used to do called "All I Really Need To Know, I Learned in Kindergarten." It's cute and has a lot of…
picks of the week Weekly Show Picks 24 Feb 2010 Eclectic weather and eclectic music: the best combination for this week.TODAYRye BarTreedomNew Earth Music HallClay Leverett and FriendsGreg ReeceTHURSDAY40 Watt ClubThe Bearfoot HookersBo BedingfieldLonaHotel IndigoWilmaFarm 255Little FrancisFRIDAY40 Watt ClubHaiti BenefitHenry…
B-52s… B Thankful 23 Feb 201014 Feb 2014 (Photo/Ziona Kocher)I saw this article yesterday where Keith Strickland of the B-52s talks about how making Cosmic Thing helped the band cope with the death of Ricky Wilson. Wow.Usually, we…
review… Splendid: The Vic Shows 22 Feb 201014 Feb 2014 "He was the sweetest asshole I've ever known."The crowd laughed in agreement at the understatement. As I stood with my back propped up against the merch table, I couldn't help…
40 Watt… Take Comfort in Your Friends 19 Feb 2010 There are no words...(Info Stolen from Flagpole)Doors open at 8 p.m. each night. In addition to the live music listed below, there will be a slideshow of Vic Chesnutt photographs…
Athfest… Athfest 2010 CD Announced 18 Feb 201014 Feb 2014 Oh wow. I can't believe it's time for this already but ATHFEST has announced the artists and tracks that will be on this year's Athfest Compilation cd. While the compilations…
Uncategorized Weekly Show Picks 17 Feb 2010 This week it's time to dig into our pockets and go watch some live shows that will benefit someone and somethings other than ourselves. The benefits that are going on…
nate nelson… New Addiction: Nate Nelson 16 Feb 201014 Feb 2014 I don't know what it is about Nate Nelson's voice that seems to draw me into his songs but dammit if I haven't listened to his record about 10 times…
caledonia… Athens Music News Roundup 15 Feb 201014 Feb 2014 Casper and the Cookies just finished shooting some stuff for their next music video ("Sharp!"). You can check out the video to "Little King" here. Lots of familiar faces...The Modern…