Flagpole… Friday Flashback 9 Mar 20186 Mar 2018 I've been doing a lot of research lately for a huge project. Naturally, this means dicking around in archives. The Digital Library of Georgia recently digitized all of Flagpole's back…
Awards… Flagpole Music Awards: Band/Performer of the Year 4 Jun 201014 Feb 2014 Well, it's the last category in the Flagpole ballot and, what the...? It's BLANK. Yes, ladies and gents, no prompting from the judges this time. You've got to write in…
Awards… Flagpole Music Awards: Upstart of the Year 3 Jun 201014 Feb 2014 (Graphic/Ziona Kocher)Athens is a wellspring of talent, you know that already, but every year there are a handful of new acts that pop up that Flagpole deems worthy enough to…
Awards… Flagpole Music Awards: Best Album 1 Jun 201014 Feb 2014 (Graphic/Ziona Kocher)Yes, believe it or not, I have actually gotten to listen to all this year's nominees for Best Local Album. It's a rarity that I get to hear all…
Album Artwork… Flagpole Music Awards: Cover Art 28 May 201014 Feb 2014 THE DEADLINE TO VOTE HAS BEEN MOVED TO FRIDAY, JUNE 4TH!Since this is a complete write-in category for the Flagpole Athens Music Awards, I thought I'd take the liberty of…
Awards… Flagpole Music Awards: Solo Performer 27 May 201014 Feb 2014 (Graphic/Ziona Kocher)Sometimes, all you need is yourself. The following nominees have all played with other musicians but its their talents as solo artists that have gotten them noticed this go…
Awards… Flagpole Music Awards: Best Live Band 26 May 201014 Feb 2014 (Graphic/Ziona Kocher)I cannot stress the importance of live performance. Sure, your band can tweak its sound to hell and back in the studio but if you suck live then....well...maybe you…
Awards… Flagpole Music Awards: Hip-Hop 25 May 201014 Feb 2014 (Graphic/Ziona Kocher)The hip-hop scene in Athens may not be as big as the one a few miles up the road in ATL but it's a strong one nonetheless. The following…
americana… Flagpole Music Awards: Americana 24 May 201014 Feb 2014 (Graphic/Ziona Kocher)To those who are wondering, there is a fine line between Country and Americana. Sometimes those lines get blurred a bit but the following nominees leave no doubt as…
Awards… Flagpole Music Awards: Country/Southern Rock 24 May 201014 Feb 2014 (Graphic/Ziona Kocher)One of the worst kept secrets in Athens is the thriving Country music scene we've got. There's a small collective of bands that you'll find all playing together on…
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