Music Notes: April 29
April 29, 2012 by WIL PETTY
Filed under Blogs, Music Notes, Variety
As the finals week approaches and summer is set to begin Athens begins to slightly unwind. Needless to say, this time of year the venues slow down on acts to invite to perform, but still qualiy acts will be performing throughout town. COHEED & CAMBRIA Finally the time has come: New York act Coheed & [...]
A grudge against ‘YOLO’
There is no phrase as annoying as “YOLO.” It ranks up there with responses of “k” or stating “LOL” after every post. The phrase has probably been relevant for a few months, but it has exploded everywhere as of late. It stands for “You only live once,” a phrase that has been around forever. But [...]
MUSIC NOTES: April 19
April 19, 2012 by WIL PETTY
Filed under Blogs, Music, Music Notes, Variety
Weekend plans? Whatever. Here’s the music to see and hear this week. Athens Americana facebook.com/events/332811660114621/ The Athens Americana Festival has gotten underway and will continue on through Sunday evening: the festival brings in roots music across all spectrums -— bringing in fans of country, folk and bluegrass. In the midst of its fifth [...]
Schools without prestige at disadvantage in NCAA
The NCAA is on the investigation trail again. No, the organization is not investigating Georgia, Miami or Penn State. It’s after Baylor, the private Christian school in Waco, Texas. The timing could not be worse for the program, just weeks following the Bears’ successful basketball run that sent the men to the Elite 8 and [...]
MUSIC NOTES: April 8
April 8, 2012 by WIL PETTY
Filed under Blogs, Music, Music Notes, Variety
The Broadcast is returning. Thursday night, and possibly the week’s best show will be occurring at Nowhere Bar with Asheville, N.C. band The Broadcast. The group initially formed in Brooklyn, and then decided to settle in the Carolina mountains. The move has proven to be successful for the group as it’s signed with Nimbleslick and [...]
MUSIC NOTES: April 1
April 1, 2012 by WIL PETTY
Filed under Blogs, Music, Music Notes, Variety
The big names keep coming. The Georgia Theatre, 40 Watt and others will be bringing national acts into town this week, as the spring schedule comes into full swing. The main highlight of the week will be the “Rock ‘n’ Roll Revue,” hosted by the University’s music business program on Thursday night. On the bill [...]
LABEL LOVE: Music marketers celebrate anniversary
Editor’s note: for the next in “label love:” Team Clermont. Team Clermont is not a record label. In fact, it is the opposite: labels are the Athens company’s main clientele. “Team Clermont is independent and so only has to work on releases we truly believe in, so if we take on a client’s release, that client knows they are getting [...]
MUSIC NOTES: March 25
March 25, 2012 by WIL PETTY
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As March comes to a close, musicians are continuing to frequent Athens in height of the spring season. Throughout the week, numerous local bands will be performing across downtown. Monday night will feature two shows: Athens native Jason Gridley will be performing at the Melting Point with Greensboro musician Eric Dodd, while Eryn Woods, out [...]
It’s time to embrace the madness of March
Oh March Madness, woe is me. As it is the only time I care about basketball – that is not the NBA – all year. In other words, I don’t care about college basketball. As the field of 68 is released, I stand forth cocky and confident in my selection process. A two seed against [...]
MUSIC NOTES: March 19
March 19, 2012 by WIL PETTY
Filed under Blogs, Music, Music Notes, Variety
Classes are back in session, following a spring break that sent students to Florida and musicians to Austin. Shows in Athens will be back in full swing: Tuesday brings Neon Indian to the 40 Watt. The indie Texan outfit, headed by Alan Palomo, has been big in the circles of Pitchfork fans and self-made music [...]
