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Beirut makes Athens debut in big way

Being at a Beirut concert kind of feels like watching a lively band of ruffians perform on a streetcorner in Europe. They’re mustacheod, have wild hair and wear leather shoes. They play accordions and upright basses and tubas. They have strings of delicate lights hanging over their heads. This streetcorner is special, though. There’s a [...]

Beirut realizes ‘how important’ relationships are with new album

Paul Collins and his band, Beirut, spent their first album searching for answers in far-away places; France and Turkey held more promise musically than Santa Fe, N.M. For its most recent release, however, the band and its lead singer and songwriter, Zach Condon, have found inspiration in themselves. “Before, I think Zach and the rest [...]

Now Showing! — “Hollywood Cop”

“Hollywood Cop” has everything you could possibly desire in a bad action movie. Machine-gun wielding madmen, deranged Arab tourists and martial arts fight scenes all take their turns on the screen. Pepper in a useless female lead, a child that can talk to animals and a paper-thin plot, and you’ve got the makings of a [...]

DRUNK DIARIES: A Thanksgiving to forget

Visions of Thanksgiving bring to mind wholesome, gluttonous fun. A table filled with steaming dishes; warm embraces with family; football on the couch in the living room. What these visions don’t include is the mad dash from your stepmother’s car to the door of your aunt’s house, frantically finding a bathroom and violently throwing up [...]

Q&A: Tumbleweed Stampede

Tumbleweed Stampede can be thought of as exactly that; a throng of musicians — eight in total — who take over any stage it happens to be on with its personal brand of dance-friendly tunes. The band’s newest album, “Guts,” which was partially recorded in Athens as well as in a warehouse in Philadelphia, is [...]

Release party pays tribute to R.E.M.

When a band’s newest album release happens to coincide with a breakup after 30 years of making music, an event of grand proportions is in order. R.E.M.’s greatest-hits compilation “Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage” is the focus of a three-night event beginning with “Welcome to the Reconstruction” at the Georgia Theatre, a [...]

Musical collaboration showcases longtime friendship: ‘It’s just fun’

After touring and recording with the same band for almost 20 years, Collective Soul’s Ed Roland was ready for a change, and the “Southern Gentlemen” tour was the cure. Buddying up with Better Than Ezra frontman Kevin Griffin, Roland’s been touring the country, joining forces with his fellow ‘90s mainstay and putting on intimate, acoustic [...]

Musician moves forward despite setbacks: ‘I’d be a hypocrite if I just gave up’

Mark Mandeville is taking things in stride. The Massachusetts-based singer’s recent tour – in support of his September release, “Old Constitution,” an Americana album filled with folk harmonies and acoustic instruments – hasn’t exactly been going smoothly. A tour that began as a four-piece, complete with Raianne Richards, Mandeville’s long-time musical partner, drummer Dylan S. [...]

Brazilian rockers bring ‘liberación’ to Athens

They may be “Tired of Being Sexy,” but the Brazilians behind Cansei de Ser Sexy certainly haven’t tired of putting on interactive, high-energy shows for their audiences. “That’s a big part of the show for us, we really like to interact with the audience,” said Ana Rezende, who plays guitar for the group. “We’ve got [...]

Competition allows student designers to bring ideas to latex-clad life

Runways the world over feature garments made of leather, lace and fur. Students at the University will be contributing to Athens runways, too, albeit with a decidedly different material: condoms. The Sexual Health Helpers at UGA are hosting the second-annual Project Condom, a fashion show and educational event showcasing student fashion designs made from condoms. [...]

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