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In terms of popular music today, alternative country has taken a nasty turn. At one point, alt-country was a bold statement, a distinct shift from popular country’s civility and respect for christian values. But these days, the alt-country radio station is likely to be the most generic and respectable of all. Last night’s show at [...]

Listen Up! — “Where Did All This Dirt Come From”

What has become of metal today? Ever since Metallica’s “Black Album” and cleanly polished, studio-crafted records like it started to emerge, metal has only gotten more stylized and radio-ified to the point that it’s now more of a squeaky clean chrome. Music Hates You stands for something different. It stands for skull-cracking cast-iron. Anyone who [...]

VIDEO: Artist David Garibaldi

Red & Black’s Chris Miller with a video profile of artist David Garibaldi.

VIDEO: Melt-Banana at Caledonia

Red & Black staff reporter Chris Miller from Caledonia Lounge Saturday night with Melt-Banana:

Comedian kills with improv, off-kilter approach (w/video)

I’m not one of those super bubbly people who laughs at everything. I don’t even really like to include “LOL” in my texts because I feel like it’s so far from the truth. I chuckled, maybe. More likely, just smirked. I’ve always been hesitant with live stand-up comedy as a result. I don’t want to [...]

VIDEO: Poet Anne Waldman

Red & Black’s Chris Miller at a reading by poet Anne Waldman:

VIDEOS: Wild Rumpus 2011

Staff reporters Chris Miller and Randy Schafer with videos from Saturday night’s Wild Rumpus in downtown Athens:

VIDEO: The Iron Pour

Red & Black reporter Chris Miller takes a look at the process the UGA art school’s metal casting classes go through to conduct an iron pour.

PopFest: Pop-punk gets fresh face, voice at closing show

PopFest saw a steady stream of indie, pop-punk bands on its final night, leading up to a headlining performance by The Dead Milkmen. It was an evening of small surprises and strong musicianship. And now it’s over — and so, for another year, is the festival. That’s all, folks. Four Eyes “Pop-punk” is such a [...]

PopFest: A buyer’s guide to Poptober Fair

Along with the now standard fare of diverse national and local acts, this year PopFest is also incorporating an artist’s market of sorts hosted by the Classic Center, with wares as varied as the music on the other end of downtown. Here are profiles of the three groups featured at the premier of Poptober Fair, [...]

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