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MAN ON THE STREET: ACC named top county for economic growth

Athens-Clarke County was recently named the nation’s top small county for economic growth by Fourth Economy Consulting in Pittsburgh. Factors for the analysis and grading included investments in the county, economic diversity and city culture. The University was listed as an important factor in Clarke County’s high grade because of $300 million in local investments [...]

Deer Tick show complete with beer, girls

I’m surprised I went to see Deer Tick at The Georgia Theatre. I probably shouldn’t have gone, but man-oh-man was it worth every minute. From under the crushing pressure of pre-finals papers, meetings and deadlines galore, I decided on a 2 a.m. whim that I would make an impromptu trip downtown and escape in the [...]

Classic City hides literary life

There is an Athens literary culture — in fact, there are several of them. Made up of a combination of  students, locals, relocated teachers and famous visitors, the scene is defined by its variety more than any sense of place or time. The Classic City has produced a number of poets, novelists, screenwriters and journalists over the [...]

Rockers sing influences into sound

Real Estate is bringing its homesickness to Athens. Despite rigorous nationwide touring, this will be the Ridgewood, N.J. band’s first time in Athens. The original members went to high school together, and after being apart for their college years, got back together in 2008. Since the band’s inception, bassist Alex Bleeker said the members focused [...]

Now Showing! — “Into the Abyss”

“A Story of Death, A Story of Life” the trailer said. Werner Herzog’s most recent documentary “Into the Abyss” certainly was that. The film observes the effects of a triple homicide in Texas, including the point-of-view of both men convicted for the crime. At the time of his interview in the film, one of them [...]

Silent protest promotes awareness of Trayvon Martin case

University students stood in silence at the Tate lawn. They gathered there on Friday to protest the shooting of Trayvon Martin, with the support of the University chapter of the NAACP. Martin, a Florida teenager, was shot and killed as he returned home from a convenience store on Feb. 26. Controversy started after George Zimmerman, [...]

Too loud for the neighbors No warning required prior to noise violations

Ryan was loud. Maybe too loud for his neighbors. Ryan Anderson, a broadcast journalism major from Alpharetta, received a noise violation one night in early January. Anderson and his roommates played music into the morning, and got a call from a neighbor letting them know the police pulled up at their house. “We were jamming, doing the [...]

Performer changes with music: to ‘get it out of my system’

Patrick Loggins is sifting through a fount of music. Loggins, who produces music under the pseudonym Time Wharp, says his song style is often in flux, and pulls heavily from the music he is most interested in at that time. As a result, each new release is largely different from anything previous. Loggins’ most recent [...]

Jukebox the Ghost plays its way into audience’s heads

It’s not often that I get to describe something as a “gay old time” — but Philly-based Jukebox the Ghost, playing at Caledonia last night, was certainly that. Wrought with bouncy melodies, up-tempo rhythms and quirky lyrics, the best way I can think to describe the three-piece, which sounds in different parts Ben Folds and [...]

‘Party band’ faces reality

Diarrhea Planet began on a whim. “We started out as a party band, with no intention of doing anything else,” said Jordan Smith, DP’s vocalist. “We just wanted to have an outlet.” Over time, though, the spontaneous creation transformed into a “real band.” “Eventually you improve your skill set, and there is a maturation process [...]

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