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Year’s later, Garcia’s trip lives on

The Red & Black The dead will be revived this weekend on the dawn of musical legend and Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia’s birthday. Five local musicians and a keyboardist from Germany will perform two sets of Dead material Saturday night. The show, dubbed “One More Saturday Night” after the popular Dead jam anthem, will [...]

Earth Collective to hip, hop

The Red & Black One of the biggest displays of local hip-hop talent will be tearing up the stage Friday night at the 40 Watt. Headliners Earth Collective will be joined by DJ Chrisis and two local acts, Rhyme & Reason and RNC, will open. This is Earth Collective’s second show in the past few [...]

‘Summer’ doesn’t sizzle

The Red & Black “Summer of Sam,” the latest effort from director Spike Lee, looks to capture the fireball summer of 1977. Disco is in full swing, punk-rock is coming into its own and a group of young Italian-Americans are out on a witch-hunt to find the .44 caliber killer, dubbed “Son of Sam” who [...]

Locals only

The Red & Black It’s the summer, 30 years after the greatest music festival the world has ever witnessed. Woodstock embodied everything that was, is and always will be the spirit of music that has moved legions of people from every walk of life to shout, dance, sing and cry. But now in the hills [...]

The livin’s easy

The Red & Black By now, the relief brought by the end of school has been replaced by either sheer boredom or the beginning of a summer within the cozy confines of a University building. For some University students this is their first summer away from home or just their first summer here in Athens. [...]

Students opening the ‘Day’

The Red & Black While many University students are waiting in excitement to see double-platinum recording artist OutKast and Goodie Mob perform today at Legion Field, some are preparing to open for them. “We feel pretty confident. Whether it’s 5,000 people or four people, I just like to be on the mike,” said Kevin Linney, [...]

Literally speaking

The Red & Black Walking into the office of Athens’ own world-renowned literary journal, one first notices the walls — or what you can see of them. They’re hidden behind endless shelves of books. Stationary covers the floors and desktops, but everyone seems too involved in the work at hand to take notice. This is [...]

Stop! Or a student will shoot

The Red & Black So you’re puzzled about where to take that girl or guy you met last weekend. Should you call, ask them to the traditional dinner and a movie? Maybe a cute picnic in the park? Or maybe firing some glock 18’s and an AK-47? The scenario may sound absurd, but some of [...]

Food servers add to dining experience

The Red & Black Approaching the turnstile, you place your hand into the scanner and type your identification number. The familiar face at the door greets you with a smile as hunger fills your empty stomach. You exchange a hello with the lunch lady at the gate and head into the social arena of the [...]

Football is over…now the theater calls the plays

The unseasonably warm fall has given way to the frigid air of the winter months, and the lure of outside activities is slowly waning. The football season has come to a climax, and the sob stories of evening soap operas are less appealing. What to do? If the Athens bar scene doesn’t quite seem tempting [...]