The Dead Journalist RoomSo a week or so ago, I started hearing a lot more about turntable.fm. The basic gist of the site is that you go on with a bunch of friends and take turns playing each other music in a "room." You can make the room private or have some fun with strangers … Continue reading Why I Am Addicted To Turntable.fm
TONIGHTRye BarOld YouNew Earth Music HallBombtrackJUNKWoodfangsGeorge's Lowcountry TableKen Will MortonTHURSDAYCaledonia LoungeGreen Gerry and the GellyphishMuuy Bien and FriendsPretty BirdFarm 255Street EatersWitchesFlicker TheatreThe HeadMatt KabusWe the BodyFRIDAYWUGA "It's Friday"Shallow PalaceSleepy Eye GiantGo BarAntlered AntlordDJ Grave RobbersSmokedogSATURDAYFarmfest 4Caledonia LoungeThick PaintSoft OpeningGeisterkatzenBasshunter64Terrapin Beer Co.Austin ArcherMONDAY4th of JulyTUESDAYLittle KingsBetween Naybors
While Athfest has been on the top of our schedules this month, a few local bands have released some incredible music videos that you really should see.First up, local darkwave/industrial band Witness the Apotheosis remixed R.E.M.'s "It Happened Today". It sounds amazing!Next up, a really, really well done video from Misfortune 500. It premiered at … Continue reading New Local Music Videos
I got a late start on Saturday, opting to cook something up at home despite the insanely good smelling food in front of the stage. No worries, I ended up getting some later. Can't. Resist. Mergh. But I managed to find a decent parking spot and my companion and I walked towards the Hull Street … Continue reading ATHFEST 2011: Saturday Sunday Roundup
Past Athfest Photo because my camera keeps mucking upWaves of heat and humidity kept sweeping over me as I walked from my office towards the music downtown. While my day job affords me a bit of air conditioning, Athens itself wanted to make sure I felt the burn. But I was curious about the vendors … Continue reading ATHFEST 2011: Friday
Electronic: Abandon the Earth MissionExperimental: Bubbly Mommy GunDJ: MahoganyWorld: GrogusHip-Hop: Showtime feat. Elite tha Showstoppa Jazz: Kenosha KidCover Band: Abbey Road LiveJam: Dank SinatraCountry: FuturebirdsAmericana: Lera LynnFolk: Hope for agoldensummerCover Art: of MontrealRock: Dead ConfederatePunk: Hot New MexicansMetal: Harvey MilkPop: ReptarAlbum of the Year: FuturebirdsBest Live Act: ReptarUpstart of the Year: WoodfangsArtist of the Year: … Continue reading Flagpole Award Winners
Our coverage of Athfest 2011 begins tonight with the Flagpole awards. Keep up with the goings on by following us on Twitter, checking back here for daily updates, and watching Youtube for new video uploads.See ya out there somewhere!AMJ Staff
We didn't want to overlap with the Flagpole 20 too much(though there's plenty of bands in that list we want to see) so we went ahead and made a list of folks WE think you should check out this weekend. Monahan - Hull Street Stage Saturday, 3:30 p.m.I cannot stress enough how badly you need … Continue reading The Top 10 Bands You Need to See at Athfest this Year
One of the great things about Athfest is the number of "non-official" shows that pop up each year. The bands playing them usually have gotten passed over for one reason or another and have taken up shop with some venues that usually aren't venues associated with Athfest. This number has been growing year to year … Continue reading ATHFEST: Off the Drumbeaten Path
