January 2016

monday music…

Monsoon Music Monday

25 Jan 201624 Jan 2016

I hope you haven't been living underneath a rock but if you have, please allow me to introduce you to Monsoon. If you've heard of Monsoon, consider this a fawning…

Oh, hey. A snow day. Sorta

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the South does not handle snow and freezing conditions well. As I'm writing this, the cat is freaking out at the white stuff…

Catching Up on Campus

In an effort to expand my horizons, and by extension, this blog, I've begun trying to read the Red & Black, the student newspaper, now and again. I stopped paying…

Locally Bowie

13 Jan 201613 Jan 2016

It's not hard to imagine that someone as influential as David Bowie would have an impact on music in Athens. You can't swing a guitar around without hitting someone who…

Athens Music News Roundup Jan 2016

11 Jan 201610 Jan 2016

For a band that's no longer active, Pylon's sure been active lately. Bassist Michael Lachowski just rapped up an art exhibit at the World Famous called "I'm in the Band"…

On the upcoming year

6 Jan 20166 Jan 2016

If you haven't read Gordon Lamb's 2016 in Review, then I'd highly recommend taking a gander. Yes, his tongue is lodged firmly in cheek but if you've been paying attention…

Forward Forecast

4 Jan 20164 Jan 2016

Since it's the first real Monday of the month, I thought I'd do something a bit different and let you know of the shows I'm really looking forward to this…

Where do you go when you close your eyes

I'm only a few minutes into the new year when I've decided I've had enough of humanity for the night and I should probably go home before I become what…