Awards… Flagpole Music Awards: Punk 24 May 201014 Feb 2014 (Graphic/Ziona Kocher)What are you lookin' at?! Oh. The nominees for Best Athens Punk group? Ok, I can respect that. You see, these guys have enough guts, power chords, and attitude…
Awards… Flagpole Music Awards: Metal 21 May 201014 Feb 2014 (Graphic/Ziona Kocher)You can't handle this nasty mess of awesome that is the Metal category of the Flagpole Awards. From the drone to the noise to the hardcore and beyond, Athens…
Awards… Flagpole Music Awards: Experimental 20 May 201014 Feb 2014 (Graphic/Ziona Kocher)They're creepy, incredibly kooky, mysterious and somewhat spooky. The experimental crowd aren't exactly the type that can be defined by labels. We use "experimental" as code for "I dunno…
Awards… Flagpole Music Awards: Pop 20 May 201014 Feb 2014 Pop in Athens isn't that straight forward. It tends to have a twist of some kind attached. These nominees can certainly all fit into the Pop category but most could…
Awards… Flagpole Music Awards: Rock 19 May 201014 Feb 2014 There's definitely a certain sound to all the rock noms for the Flagpole Music awards this year. The worlds psychedelic, grunge, and shoegaze rule the roost. But each of the…
Awards… Flagpole Music Awards: Jam 19 May 201014 Feb 2014 Jam bands from Athens. It may have all started with the rise of Widespread Panic but it sure isn't slowing down. If anything, Athens has enough jam bands to throw…
Awards… Flagpole Music Awards: Cover Band 18 May 201014 Feb 2014 As the nerds in the above picture can surely attest, paying tribute to the bands that inspire and amuse you is one of the most fun things you can do…
Awards… Flagpole Music Awards: Electronic 18 May 201014 Feb 2014 I sat on the award selection panel last year and can tell you that half the battle is not figuring out who to nominate, it's what categories there are. This…
Awards… Flagpole Music Awards: World 17 May 201014 Feb 2014 Ya know, Athens is home to more than just your typical rock/pop/folk acts. It also has a vibrant collection of artists specializing in beats, rhythms, and song stylings that are…
Awards… Flagpole Music Awards: DJ 17 May 201014 Feb 2014 So you're the type that hangs out at Go Bar from dusk til dawn or used to hit up every dance club in town until you boogie oogie oogied your…