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Mourn and rebuild the Georgia Theatre

That terrible burnt wood smell has finally left downtown. The rains have washed it all away. The cleaning process has started, both for our beloved Theatre and for ourselves. Shows are being moved to other venues. The building is slowly being cleaned out. The question on everybody’s mind is whether or not this is the end of the Georgia Theatre.

P-Groove picks up a crowd feeling a bit down

The smell of burnt wood still hung heavy over downtown Athens on Saturday night. It had been just over 36 hours since the first 911 call had gone out to the local fire department, and the hollow shell of the Georgia Theatre loomed over Lumpkin Street, eerily quiet and dark.

Editor’s Bonnaroo trip offers insight, adventure

Manchester, Tenn. – Like so many of the great things I’ve done in my life, this one started with my big mouth.

At first it was all talk, something to joke about while hanging with friends. It was almost too silly to take seriously. There was no way I could actually sneak into the Bonnaroo music festival, was there?

When you talk about something enough, eventually putting your money where your mouth is seems like a good idea.

Live music, venues thrive and profit despite economy

The recession is raging. With national unemployment at a 10-year high of 8.1 percent, and the Dow Jones Industrial average nearly halving itself since its all-time high just 20 months ago, there are feelings of doom and gloom in just about every industry.

Except live music.

PHOTO: Whigging Out at the 40 Watt

Bassist Tim Deaux rocks the crowd as The Whigs perform at the 40 Watt Saturday. The sold-out show was a homecoming for the Athens band. Local band Dark Meat also performed.

PHOTO: Rainy day smiles

STS9 throws an after-party to remember

Every now and then, events transpire to turn a fun night into an epic night.

Some sort of X-factor enters the equation, kicking the night into high gear, a runaway train of adventure. These are the nights where you find yourself sitting on a foreign couch surrounded by friends, watching the sun rise before you’ve even been to bed.

Join the movement to legalize marijuana

My name is Waites Laseter. I’m 23 years old, and I’ve been living in Athens for close to four years now. I enjoy music, photography and long walks on the beach. I am also a criminal. I smoke marijuana. And I’m not the only “criminal” in your class. According to a 2004 Department of Health and Human Services report, 19.

Let there be Truckers

“Excuse me.”

“Sorry?”

“Excuse me,” said the slightly balding middle-aged man with a look of distress on his face. “Do you work here? Can you help me?”

Though I’ve never worked at the 40 Watt in my life, my curiosity got the best of me. I asked him what I could do for him.

Perfect Circle: Athens bands play ‘Murmur’ (w/soundslide)

Athens bands played tribute to REM on Nov. 25. Twenty-five years after REM released “Murmur,” the group remains one of the most influential bands from Athens.