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[nyctaper's original ticket stub!]For a brief time in the late 80’s, the upstairs back entrance of the Palladium opened as a small rock club known simply by its street address “123 East 13th Street”. I only attended one event at that club and it was memorable — the late 1988 return of Pylon to [...]
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[photo courtesy of Merry Swankster blog] A year ago we were both excited and impressed by Pylon's performance at Mercury Lounge. Last night, the Athens legends returned to NYC and performed a looser but equally impressive set. Pylon have performed only a few times this year, but retain their signature sound, quirky energy, and [...]
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I just got back from the Knitting Factory, where I saw a little of Pylon's soundcheck — basically Michael playing the bass line from "Volume" to get the levels right. The chalkboard at the Knit lists Pylon's set time as 11 p.m. Grouper is playing in the Tap Room at 10:15. The Village Voice [...]
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Review of the expanded reissue of Chomp by seminal Athens post-punk band Pylon
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From OnlineAthens: Pylon guitarist Randy Bewley died this afternoon after suffering a heart attack while driving in an Athens neighborhood Monday. Bewley was driving on Barber Street on Monday evening, and his van drifted off the road and tipped over, bandmate Vanessa Hay said in an e-mail to supporters. Pylon MySpace Randy Bewley Wikipedia entry-MISC NEWS
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Many bands' careers can be linked to the help of a name check by certain rock stars. Many bands have had great success due to the fact that Kurt Cobain mentioned them in his journal or were lucky enough to make his top 50 list. In the case of Pylon, they had R.E.M. and The B-52's helping out their hometown (Athens, GA) chums by throwing their name around a bit in interviews and such. Two years ...
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Pylon – Beep from DFA Records on Vimeo.PYLON has unearthed the original video for their single “Beep.”
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