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COME HOME AGAIN: The Drive-By Truckers return to Athens for three nights for charity

The Truckers are coming home. “It feels good to get to come back now and sell the [40 Watt Club] out, raise money for a good cause and give a little back to this town that’s done so much for me and this band,” said Patterson Hood, lead singer and founder of the Drive-By Truckers. [...]

Listen Up! — “Run Dan Run”

The “Dan” in Run Dan Run is the main event of the band’s sophomore full-length. Dan McCurry wrote 10 of the 11 songs and his pleasant, somewhat sultry voice is what gives these songs their character, with a style that falls somewhere between Stuart Murdoch from Belle and Sebastian and Damon Gough from Badly Drawn [...]

Producer’s new project keeps Christmas-themed music all in the family

Though she didn’t sing or play a note, Pam Keane — local producer John Keane’s wife — was a big part of the family’s new project. “[The name, ‘We Three Keanes’] was something my wife came up with. I thought it was kind of funny, because one of the songs on the album is ‘We [...]

DRUNK DIARIES: A hipster how-to

In Athens, everyone wears a uniform: frat stars, freshmen … and hipsters. It’s obvious enough how to dress if you want to be the first two — buy shorts, wear shorts; buy sunglasses, wear sunglasses — but how to be the last? Trying to be a hipster for the night, I found, requires some preparation. [...]

DRUNK DIARIES: A special night of Thursday night drinks

It’s Thursday … in Athens. Thursday nights are the ultimate downtown experience. Every bar is just as packed as the weekend, and the entire town is overflowing with drink specials. On this night of nights, the dollar bill is king. Being as cheap as I am, Thursday night is where it’s at. My old friend [...]

Listen Up! — “Here’s To Hoping”

Comprised of twin sisters Catherine and Emily Backus, The Skipperdees creates a sweet, simplistic sound on its new LP, “Here’s To Hoping.” All the songs are very stripped-down, a majority of them only containing an acoustic guitar, a banjo and strong familial harmonies. There is, however, an element of sadness in some of the minor [...]

Listen Up! — “Comfort”

Athens duo powerkompany’s debut EP, “Comfort,” evokes feelings of happiness and sorrow in one fell swoop, with a musical mix that plays on scale and beats. The combination of acoustic guitars, strings, keyboards and electronic beats creates a sound that is almost cinematic: lead singer Marie Davon’s voice is light and endearing, with a warmth [...]

Band blasts mountains of noise

The crowd belonged to Ponderosa. Throughout the night, the opening bands didn’t get much more than mild, polite clapping. But everyone that had been sitting down stood up and headed toward the stage as Ponderosa began to tune. “Alright, how’s everybody doing?” said Kalen Nash, lead singer/guitarist. “Feeling good, smelling good?” Lead guitarist Kris Sampson [...]

Georgia rock band had ‘no limits’ with latest album

Ponderosa has no complaints. “We’re all pretty happy making the music and being on a label that believes in us and that’s willing to put out our music, said Kalen Nash, lead singer. “We’re just really appreciative and really grateful to be where we are right now.” Well, maybe just one request. “Hopefully we can [...]

Duo creates ‘weird blend of acoustic instruments’

powerkompany is no one’s side project. “It’s my primary focus because they’re my compositions,” said Marie Davon, lead vocalist/multi-instrumentalist for powerkompany. But it is not the group’s only focus: Davon also sings and plays violin in local band Venice is Sinking and the other half of powerkompany, Andrew Heaton, is the fiddle player and a [...]

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