In a disturbing bit of news yesterday, the Athens Banner-Herald reported that Nuci's Space had lost the property tax ruling that it's been fighting for a while now. The original decision, that Nuci's was exempt from the tax due to its status as a non-profit, was overturned. Reasoning behind the Court of Appeal's decision stemmed from Nuci's renting rehearsal space, being rented for parties, wed...
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Nuci's Space Loses Tax Ruling
Weekly Show Picks
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Ok, this was supposed to be up yesterday but things went wonky. So here it is today! Yay! We're all about getting off the beaten trail this week (ie Cally, Watt, Point..).THURSNowhere BarMama's Love CaledoniaAdam Klein and the ThrashersBetsy Frank and friendsThe Burning AngelsThe Geisha Hit SquadFRIWild Bills (Duluth)Foreigner (yes, that Foreigner) Rialto RoomKim Carnes Seney Stovall ChapelBuy ...
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How to Save a Life This Friday
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(Photo/Ziona Kocher)Thanksgiving is coming up soon. It's a time for family and football, turkeys and television, parades and pigskins but there's that "Thanks" part that always gets to me.I lead an extremely blessed life. Yeah, incredible things happen to me in this music world. You've read a few accounts of them here on this blog. Sure, I have phenomenal friends and family that support me. I w...
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Welcome to the Hood
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I LOVE when artists take up residency at a venue for a month so when I heard that Patterson Hood was playing the Caledonia three Wednesdays this month, I seriously almost lost my mind. Now I'm not going to re-cover everything that Flagpole's already said about the shows (in the interest of time, group sanity, and my paycheck..) but I thought that I should at least mention it today.Last time I s...
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In An Aeroplane On Avery Island
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Rejoice all ye Neutral Milk Hotel fans! Your prayers to St. Mangum have been answered! Your pleas for an audiophile copy of the beloved On Avery Island and In An Aeroplane Over the Sea have been heard by Merge Records. Verily, I beseech you dear brothers and sisters of the Elephant Six, at least cast your eyes upon the awesomeness that was, is, and will be the cult of NMH. Yes, today is that da...
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Sweet November Rain
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(Photo/Ziona Kocher) I can be honest and answer plainly. Since November, it's been raining. It's raining in Athens.- Azure RayI've been watching the maple leaves outside my window change ever so slowly from a bright green to yellow to a now deep red. The constant downpours of the past month have taken their toll on the native greenery. The sky, too, has seen better days, remaining an express..
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R.E.M. Live at the Olympia
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Peter Buck really loves that song. In fact, Buck really loves a lot of the songs on the new record. He uses the phrase no less than six times in his extensive liner notes to R.E.M.'s Live at the Olympia. Other times, he varies his writing with "really like" and "interesting to play" but after a few short lines, you've got the picture: This is something they loved doing.It's reflected in the pic...
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It's the End of the Month as We Know It
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Since tomorrow will be our last day of October 2009 postings, I'm using today for a few bits and pieces of news and some blog housekeeping things. Lots of links in this post. I suppose if you want to use them instead of the sidebar history thingy, then have at it.Tomorrow's the Live at the Olympia review. Hint: I blew a speaker..Apparently it was R.E.M. month here at AMJ though someone forgot t...
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This Week in Athens
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Well, with the annual Georgia/Florida game, Fall Break, and Halloween all hitting this weekend, it may prove to be a surprisingly student-free weekend. No worries though. When the students go away, the Athenians come out to play. Halloween's always an insane holiday here and I'm glad to finally have a costume!Lots of friends of the blog playing this week... WEDNESDAYTasty WorldDoctor Squid Lead...
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THIS IS NOT A POST: R.E.M. Olympia Release Party
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A full review of Live at the Olympia and This is Not a Show will be up after I get my copy. Thanks.On an otherwise uneventful Monday night, I made my way downtown to meet up with my friend Cathy for a quick dinner before heading towards the shiny new Hotel Indigo for the Live at the Olympia Listening Party/Auction/Fundraiser. We were both incredibly excited about the event, throwing ideas to ea...
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THIS IS NOT A POST: R.E.M. Olympia Release
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A full review of Live at the Olympia and This is Not a Show will be up after I get my copy. Thanks.On an otherwise uneventful Monday night, I made my way downtown to meet up with my friend Cathy for a quick dinner before heading towards the shiny new Hotel Indigo for the Live at the Olympia Listening Party/Auction/Fundraiser. We were both incredibly excited about the event, throwing ideas to ea...
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New Addiction: Athens Boys Choir
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A long while back ago, we had Athens Boys Choir come up to WUOG for Live in the Lobby.I was incredibly confused. I was expecting a nice little troop of young choir lads, in frocks, with sweet voices and some director. What we got was SO much better: Katz, the hilarious, beat-savvy poet with a story to tell.I'll admit that hip-hop is a scary place for me. But my god, I love ABC. I dunno if it's ...
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Welcome to the Conversation: Nana Grizol's Theo Hilton
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Trying to map out a family tree of the artists of Orange Twin records is like making a really thick wreath. The community is so grown together that it's very rare to find a track that doesn't have some random combination of E6ers/OTers. But for Nana Grizol, it works. In fact, the community ties and friendships between the bands are what is most important.Nana Grizol's first album, Love It Love ...
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Welcome to the Conversation: Madeline
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It's 8 o'clock on a Wednesday evening when I call Madeline Adams. She's in the midst of cooking broccoli for dinner. Her voice is quiet and friendly as she apologizes for the radio in the background. It's NPR. She's also been listening to Nina Simone lately, some stuff from The Microphones. Her first influences are the ones that throw me for a loop. Neutral Milk Hotel I could see. Lucinda Willi...
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Flashback: R.E.M in Perspective (2007)
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I was flipping through my box of memories the other day when I came across a slightly yellowed ticket stub wedged between an old program and an usher badge. I couldn't believe the date. Two years ago. No way. Yet there it was, serving as a little reminder of one epic October spent bouncing between Pylon and R.E.M. events all over town. I was a knock-kneed, snot-nosed kid. I remember driving aro...
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Contest: Montgomery Gentry Tickets!
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Hey guys, completely random happenstance here. I've got two pairs of tickets to give away to the Thursday, October 22 MONTGOMERY GENTRY SHOW!! (UPDATE: AND NOW THEY'RE GONE)It's a private show at the Tabernacle in Atlanta featuring the Lost Trailers. Email athensmusicjunkie@gmail.com with the subject line MG SHOW. First two emails win. Now you're probably wondering why in the world we're doing ...
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Sink Your Teeth into CHOMP MORE!
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Oh, you have NO idea how long I've been waiting for this. Yes, some of you have been waiting longer just by virtue of age alone but seriously, Pylon has remastered CHOMP! Hell, they even added four tracks! It's the first time this record has been on cd! *insert massive hysterical squealing here*Chomp marked a departure from the minimal sounds of Gyrate. Vanessa's vocals are pushed up in the mix...
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Worth a Broken Lip
September and October always tend to bring huge changes to my life. September almost always sucks (though this one was saved by the Minus 5) and October almost always rocks my socks off. So it probably shouldn't be that big of a surprise that I found myself doing a lot of what my psych major friends would call "life evaluation." I'd just call it getting pissed and then getting over it while lea...
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Happy Weekend!
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Drivin' N' Cryin'. The Modern Skirts. Strawberry Flats. All of 'em playing this weekend. Not to mention we're a few days closer to the releases of Chomp More and Live at the Olympia (complete with partay!). So let us give thanks to the weekend by recovering from last night with a few videos. Letterman's been good to Athens, wouldn't you say?Who needs Beyonce when you've got Widespread?
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