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Lighting festivities galore to brighten up the holiday season

In the spirit of the holiday season, the Delta Chi fraternity has lit up Milledge brighter than the Vegas strip. The fraternity decorated their house with over 200 boxes of lights a l� “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” The fraternity is following suit with the rest of the county in preparation for the winter holidays. If [...]

Band’s Southern twang hits Tasty World

In a city of 21 million, Scott Sinclair carved out his niche. A Texas native, Sinclair moved to New York to pursue a career in music. There, he met two other transplant citizens, and today they are collectively known as the band Freeloader. “There’s a really big Southern community in New York,” Sinclair said. “It [...]

‘Biscuits’ jam at Theatre

There is something eerily familiar about the Disco Biscuits. It’s an underground band from a college town that has developed a hard-core, grassroots following. Its fans spend hours on the internet cataloging set lists from every concert and discussing their “dream shows.” In concert, the Pennsylvania quartet is known to morph its rocktronica-style songs into [...]

One man takes the show tonight at Theatre

For a one-man show, Keller Williams packs a lot of luggage. The Virginia singer-songwriter tracks along the United States, year after year, with his instruments in tow. Along for the ride are his 10-string guitar, a bass, a djembe and a mouth flugel — all of which are included in his stage show. “It’s just [...]

The homes to Athens’ treasures

Tony Arnold began his professional career surrounded by bars. Judy Barnes began hers surrounded by chalkboards. Although from very different backgrounds, today they both spend their time surrounded by books. Having grown tired with the confinement of their respective fields, the two are now their own bosses as owners of the only two independently owned [...]

Songtress’ sultry voice fills Theatre

Devon is redefining the meaning of extended family. The 19-year-old singer- songwriter hails from the fertile ground of Charlottesville, Va. Her sophomore effort “Long Sleeve Story” was produced by fellow Charlottesville resident, Stefan Lessard of The Dave Matthews Band. In addition to touring with The Dave Matthews Band, the bluesy-folk songstress is currently playing dates [...]

Art-rock band ‘paints’ the Classic City with song

Sibling rivalry isn’t applicable to the Hughes family. For almost 13 years, the brother-sister trio has been playing as part of the New York art-rock band VPN. Twin sisters Pat Hughes and Jean Rodd are both Manhattan nurses by day and rockers by night. Combined with brother Austin Hughes, the band has created a niche [...]

Band brings a stroke of its own style to the Classic City

Through the windows of a steamy van headed to Austin, Texas, Albert Hammond is seeing much of the country for the first time. A guitarist for the latest, greatest-band-you’ve-never-heard, Hammond and his bandmates, The Strokes, are in the midst of an all out tour of the United States. With only a three-song demo to its [...]

‘Riding in Cars with Boys’ rides high in ratings

Unlike most Hollywood starlets, Drew Barrymore isn’t afraid to look ugly on screen. In “Riding in Cars With Boys,” Barrymore’s appearance is raw, and not in that trying-to-be-ugly-but-still-gorgeous Gwyneth Paltrow type of way. Barrymore submerges herself in the role of Beverly Donofrio, a boy-obsessed 15-year-old who finds herself knocked-up by her loser boyfriend. RIDING IN [...]

McCarty band’s style of rock-hop will flow at Tasty World

Gabe Fleet has a weekend love. A University student Monday through Friday, Fleet doubles as a drummer for the Chris McCarty Band, based out of Tallahassee, Fla. “We’re on the road a lot,” Fleet said. “We play on weekends, breaks, as much as possible.” With members throughout the Southeast, the geographic makeup of the group [...]

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