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AthFest back for 11th summer

Losing their bassist has not been a huge setback for The Whigs when it comes to producing new music.

In fact, Parker Gispert of the Whigs said having different bassists play and write with the band has actually been beneficial for writing new material.

Gispert said their first album, “Give ‘Em All A Big Fat Lip,” was an accumulation of their writing from the first eight months to a year of when The Whigs were first together.

Comfies show brought to you by unicorns

Expect to hear the magical lyrics from dreams filled with sugarplums, fairies and unicorns at tonight’s The Comfies show at Tasty World. Lead singer Ben Harper said he falls asleep and dreams of all the magical beings and wakes up with lyrics for the band’s songs.

Modern Skirts play Legion Field, benefit WUGA

Tonight at Legion Field will be a taste of everything from the Modern Skirts’ new louder and grittier music to genre-bending music and preaching of The Packway Handle Band. The show will begin at 6 p.m. and feature three Athens bands with distinctly different sounds, Modern Skirts, The Packway Handle Band and Hope for agoldensummer.

Experimental NYC band ‘exploits’ Athens

Jeremiah Cymerman and his band the Big Exploitation will combine the experimental music of New York with the rock music of Athens for its show at 40 Watt Club Saturday. The Big Exploitation, which consists of 13 musicians, will be conducted by Cymerman. Its music is entirely improvised for every show.

Five Eight gets more ‘intimate’

An earlier start time and a more intimate venue will not keep rock band Five Eight from delivering a lot of rock ‘n’ roll jamming. The band’s show at the Melting Point Saturday will begin a lot earlier than most shows in Athens, allowing fans to be in bed by midnight.

Student songwriter to play Tasty World

Allison Weiss started playing guitar in ninth grade to impress a boy in her class, but she has stayed with music for a deeper reason – to produce a style different from other female acoustic artists. Weiss, a sophomore from Flowery Branch, said most female musicians tend to produce lyrics that attack males because they hurt women.

Band goes back to roots, acoustic performance to benefit injured friend in need

Beyond Tomorrow wants to prove they can rock out – even with the power out.

The group will perform its first acoustic show since coming together as a band two years ago.

State Botanical Garden to host twilight party

Music, food and nature will join forces tonight in South Athens. The State Botanical Garden of Georgia will host a night of wine, hor d’oeurves, live music and some educational information on gardening. Tonight will be the third year that the Gardens have hosted the Twilight Toast, which is held four times every year.

Improv troupe spoofs modern film

Although the dramatic form commedia dell’arte is originally from the Italian Renaissance, I Commedianti Georgiani incorporates modern aspects into its shows, including its upcoming show, “Turkeys on a Plane.” In fact, the name of the performance is a play on the recent movie “Snakes on Plane,” said Tina Hantula, the adviser for the troupe. The [...]

Hispanic culture comes to Tate for Noche Latina

The Hispanic Student Association will bring both old and new aspects of Hispanic culture to Tate Plaza for Noche Latina. “The Latino Underground: Back to Our Roots” is this year’s theme. Melina Baetti, president of HSA, said that the theme was an effort to recognize and learn from older Latino/a culture and experiences in light [...]

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