Dispatches from Athfest, Day 1, Thursday
The alarm clock went off at the wrong time, leaving me in a bit of a pickle. I had wanted to get off to Athens at 9 a.m. Instead, it was more towards noon by the time I left the hometown for the sights and sounds of Athens.I put on my special Athens playlist. It's the stuff that you like to sing really loudly in the car while driving down the highway and the slower, more pensive songs for trave...
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Flagpole Award Winners
Electronic: Immuzikation Jazz: Half Dozen Brass Band World: DubConsciousJam/Funk: Widespread PanicExperimental: Diet Rock StarHip Hop/Rap: Deaf JudgesRoots Americana: Packway Handle BandCountry: Kaitlin Jones and the County FairRock: Dead ConfederatePop: Modern SkirtsPunk/Hardcore: American CheeseburgerMetal: Harvey MilkTribute Band: Ziggy StardustSolo Performer: MadelineUpstart of the Year: T...
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And here. We. Go!
ATHFEST kicks off today with the Flagpole Athens Music Awards at the Morton Theatre at 8 p.m. Featuring performances from Dead Confederate, Casper and the Cookies and many more. Plus a lot of familiar faces *cough* hint *cough*. So get up here if you can.Don't forget, we're taking anything you've got to give us. Video, audio, words, pictures, etc. Just send them all to athensmusicjunkie@gmail.c...
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New Modern Skirts Songs
Our good buddy Matt Daniel happened to get to the Modern Skirts sorta secret midnight gig at the brand new Tasty World Uptown and so graciously gave us these videos to post. For those of you wondering where the Skirts' sound is heading next, be warned. This ain't no "Pasadena."Now before you go running to the hills and locking yourself in the closet with Catalog of Generous Men on repeat, give ...
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Athfest: Essential Info
GEORGIA THEATRE ATHFEST SHOWS NOW AT MORTON THEATREThe incredible loss of the Ga Theatre has forced Athfest officials to come up with an alternate venue for the shows originally planned for the GAT. All the shows will be held at their originally scheduled times at the Morton Theatre.ATHFEST MAPIf you're like me and have no sense of direction, you might like a map. Here's a great one. ROCK DOCS:...
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The Warm Fuzzies at the Melting Point
BY SOFIA PEREAThe Warm Fuzzies are crashing into the Athens music scene with unexpected force. I’ll admit that I had never heard of them before Wednesday night’s concert at the Melting Point, but apparently I’m the only one. They currently stand as one of the top three contenders for Flagpole’s Upstart of the Year Award, a veritable feat by itself considering the influx of good new music w
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GA Theatre Catches Fire on Friday Morning (Updated 11:15)
(Photo/Gordon Lamb)(Photo via Twitpic by VeniceisSinking Lucas Jensen)A lot of us woke up to bad news this morning. At 8:30 I got a text telling me that the Georgia Theatre was on fire. Not believing this, I ran to the computer to check my local sources. And guys, it's true.Downtown Athens is now filled with smoke from the raging fire that began sometime around 7 a.m. on the second floor of the...
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GA Theatre Catches Fire on Friday Morning (Updated 10:15)
(Photo via Twitpic by VeniceisSinking Lucas Jensen)A lot of us woke up to bad news this morning. At 8:30 I got a text telling me that the Georgia Theatre was on fire. Not believing this, I ran to the computer to check my local sources. And guys, it's true.Downtown Athens is now filled with smoke from the raging fire that began sometime around 7 a.m. on the second floor of the Georiga Theatre. T...
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GA Theatre Catches Fire on Friday Morning
(Photo via Twitpic by VeniceisSinking Lucas Jensen)A lot of us woke up to bad news this morning. At 8:30 I got a text telling me that the Georgia Theatre was on fire. Not believing this, I ran to the computer to check my local sources. And guys, it's true.Downtown Athens is now filled with smoke from the raging fire that began sometime around 7 a.m. on the second floor of the Georiga Theatre. T...
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Help Us Cover Athfest!
I never wanted AthensMusicJunkie to be a solo empire after I realized people actually read this thing. Anyone can set up a soapbox on the digital alleyways of the internet and scream into the distance. What I want to see is a community. One of Athens music fans, friends, family. So here's the pitch.I WANT YOU!Actually, I want your help covering Athfest. Your photos, stories, catchphrases, video...
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