The New Pornographers is a super-group, to say the least – in size and strength. Based out of Vancouver, Canada, the New Pornographers will grace Athens' Georgia Theater on April 17th.
Comprised of Carl Newman, Blaine Thurier, John Collins, Dan Bejar, Kathryn Calder, Kurt Dahle, Todd Fancey and Neko Case, the band is known for its power-pop songs that refuse to leave your head. Their latest album, Challengers, once again reassures its audience that great song writing flows like water in the New Pornographers' camp, as does talent.
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You can add another name to the long list of big-time bands with ties to Athens.
While Lady Antebellum’s history as a band is remarkably short, two of its members have a long history together, which involves them both graduating from the University of Georgia.
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Athens’ 40 Watt Club is known for rock, but on April 17, it will take on the feel of a soul club as Marc Broussard brings his brand of “bayou soul” to Athens. Broussard, who released his second major album, Save our Soul, last year, has built up a rabid fan base. Broussard recently released a five-song EP and will release his third album later this year. Atlanta singer-songwriter Angie Aparo will open the show.
Broussard, who tours relentlessly, broke through with 2004’s Carencro, which featured his biggest hit thus far, “Home.” The Louisiana-based artist fuses elements of soul, blues, funk, rock, and pop together to create his unique sound that harkens back to artists such as Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye.
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In the “Liner Notes” section of last week’s Flagpole, Edward Cowan oh-so-poignantly asks the world the question polluting record stores everywhere since 1981: is rock dead? I remember being 15 while relatives and co-workers of the older generation lamented this very issue...
That was a decade ago.
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Rising country-music sensation Luke Bryan performed to a sold out crowd at the Georgia Theatre last Thursday night.
His fan base began to grow while he attended Georgia Southern University and played in bars and clubs on the weekends. The fame he has achieved has taken him from his hometown of Leesburg, Georgia (population 2,633), to performing at sold-out stadiums across the country as an opening act for country superstar, Kenny Chesney.
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Much of a musician’s life is spent on the road.
The road to Athens was quite a journey for Keith Perissi, making stops all over the U.S. and throughout Europe six times before ending in Athens, G...
The New Pornographers is a super-group, to say the least – in size and strength. Based out of Vancouver, Canada, the New Pornographers will grace Athens' Georgia Theater on April 17th.
Comprised o... In the “Liner Notes” section of last week’s Flagpole, Edward Cowan oh-so-poignantly asks the world the question polluting record stores everywhere since 1981: is rock dead? I remember being 15 while r... interviews
If you put together creative minds wanting to entertain themselves occasionally you will stumble across something worth your time. Bear Colony ( MySpace) is worth your time. The band is a combination ...
Chances are good that if you’ve heard of New York’s Jeffrey Lewis at all then you’ve only just heard of him recently. You’d be forgiven, too, because Lewis’ latest album, 12 Crass Songs, upon which he...
Sia Furler is making her way through the States, and making noise as she goes.
Better known as just Sia, this Australian-born vocalist has earned critical acclaim for her soulful voice. Her first ...
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St. Patrick’s Day comes early this year, as Celtic punk band Flogging Molly invades the Tabernacle on March 6 as part of their annual Green 17 Tour. This year will be even more spectacular, as the ba... America was founded on sex, money and drugs.
This was at least one opinion shouted by an audience member last Thursday night at a panel meeting discussing the role hip-hop plays in society and what... "Hate is motivation, especially in the music industry. But, we like to love," says Laura Gibson, director for promotions for Mantooth Music.
On October 26, Mantooth Music will be spreading that lov... athens bands
A local Athens band is ready to step up to the next level,
leaving the comfort of the den behind.
When The Cubs signed with indie label Big Bear Records in January of this year, they didn’t know ... The Athens music scene has an extraordinary combination of talent, composition and variety. Resident Patient is one more example.
Eric Harris, originally of Ohio, and his two roommates, T.M. Griffi... Mark Vaughn is a man that loves music. Much of this love was sparked by an admiration for the band mewithoutYou. Vaughn was later introduced to “indie” music by his mentor when he was a sophomore in ...
Anton Corbijn's feature length film Control will open at local Athens art house theater Cine this Friday (January 11) and run until next Thursday (January 17). The event is a trilateral collaboration ...
While summer may be a time of rest and relaxation for some college students, others choose to develop their professional skills and further their career goals during their few months off from classes....
More tour buses are rolling out of the Visitors Center for increasingly competitive prospective students and their parents.
The amount of visitors coming through the University of Georgia Visitors ...
live reviews
You can add another name to the long list of big-time bands with ties to Athens.
While Lady Antebellum’s history as a band is remarkably short, two of its members have a long history together, whic...
Rising country-music sensation Luke Bryan performed to a sold out crowd at the Georgia Theatre last Thursday night.
His fan base began to grow while he attended Georgia Southern University and pla... The first time I saw Trances Arc play live a few months ago at the 40 Watt, I immediately bought their recently-released sophomore album, XOXOX. A highly energetic band native to Athens, Trances Arc ... recorded
Take one part post-punk, add a few tablespoons of synthesizers, a sprinkle of progressive goth, a pinch of glam, a hell of a lot of reverb, and you have Gender, the debut album of Athens-based Enterta...
Hailing from Canada, The Blood Lines have already had an impressive amount of success for a 2-year-old band. Their self-titled debut album won “Outstanding Rock Recording” at the 2007 Western Canadia...
The fifth studio album from Akron, Ohio-based duo The Black Keys was released on April 1, 2008 and almost a month after its release it is still in my CD player. This album not only redefines their raw...
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Music Blog
05.06.2008 Today is a glorious day. I just finished an exam and am quickly typing a timeline due in two hours.
I've got a grande caramel latte by my side and my ...
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04.22.2008 This weekend marks the 29th Annual Athens Twilight Criterium and UGA is hosting the first Twilight
Jazz Festival to celebrate the race.
The event is sponsored by the Hugh Hodgson School of ...
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04.22.2008 So next time you sit down to eat some cereal, eggs, pizza, or left-over taco meat, whatever it
is that you sit down to eat, you should watch music videos. "Music ...
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04.14.2008 Sara Bareilles’ first major label album, Little Voice, is a vibrant combination of soulful
melodies and upbeat, catchy tracks. She has been compared to Norah Jones, Fiona Apple and Vanessa
Carlton, and ...
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04.14.2008 Everywhere I go, the radio stations I like are disappearing.
In my hometown the Chattanooga station 96.5 the Mountain has been replaced with a Top 40 station,
much to the protest ...
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Miwa Gemini will play in Athens at Flicker Theater on February 9. Judging from the sound of this, it should be worth checking out. Her sound is soothing, so if you prefer to be edified by music rather than punished, make the trip to Flicker.
Luke Temple recently released his second record, Snowbeast in August 2007.
From the press release:
The year starts off with “1b-1”.
“1b-1” is one of the first tracks Dmitry Fyodorov uploaded to Myspace and one of their most popular tracks that now finally gets an official release. This is a new polished and tighter version of the track making it ready for those dark crazy dance floors you never want to leave.
“1b-1” combines the harshness and rudety of the French scene but bangs in a tighter and even a more melodic side to it. “1b-1” can be the end of the genre that combines distorted baselines with Depeche Mode’s chimer. We are killing the scene with Dmitry Fyodorov.
Dmitry Fyodorov - once a successful attack player in HC CSKA Moscow that mysteriously disappeared after an accident on the ice. Now, nearly 30 years later, his soul has returned in the form of dark, distorted house music to bring havoc to dance floors across the globe.
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Take one part post-punk, add a few tablespoons of synthesizers, a sprinkle of progressive goth, a pinch of glam, a hell of a lot of reverb, and you have Gender, the debut album of Athens-based Enterta...
Hailing from Canada, The Blood Lines have already had an impressive amount of success for a 2-year-old band. Their self-titled debut album won “Outstanding Rock Recording” at the 2007 Western Canadia...
The fifth studio album from Akron, Ohio-based duo The Black Keys was released on April 1, 2008 and almost a month after its release it is still in my CD player. This album not only redefines their raw...
The OaKs (MySpace) album, Songs for Waiting, is an innovative album, to say the least. Released in March 2008, The OaKs band members, Ryan Costello, Matthew Antolick, Jeremy Siegel, Tim Cocking, Greg ...
Die! Die! Die! has lately been an opening act for Wolfmother, which is what drew me to their CD in the first place. When I first put them into my CD player I wasn’t thrilled, but continued to listen. ...
Easily the most aptly named record to come out this season, Swimming sees New York’s French Kicks finally establishing its own identity. The album yearns and swoons in a seductive manner, not unlike t... I hadn’t heard anything from or about Phantom Planet in a few years, other than their too good to be true licensing deal to have their hit single “California” as the theme song for the wildly popular ...
With this release, Omaha’s venerable Saddle Creek label has entered the realm of that other regionally-identified label, Sub Pop. That is, just as Sub Pop can no longer be properly termed a “grunge” l...
It just takes one listen to The New Pornographer’s latest album Challengers and you are hooked. Song after song delivers overlapping vocals backed by a mélange of instruments that give real depth to t...
When I bought my ticket to the Modern Skirts show at the 40 Watt in late February, I saw on my ticket that a band called Jukebox the Ghost would be opening for the Athens-based band. I knew nothing ab...
live reviews
You can add another name to the long list of big-time bands with ties to Athens.
While Lady Antebellum’s history as a band is remarkably short, two of its members have a long history together, whic...
Rising country-music sensation Luke Bryan performed to a sold out crowd at the Georgia Theatre last Thursday night.
His fan base began to grow while he attended Georgia Southern University and pla... The first time I saw Trances Arc play live a few months ago at the 40 Watt, I immediately bought their recently-released sophomore album, XOXOX. A highly energetic band native to Athens, Trances Arc ... What can you expect from a free show? A gaggle of scenesters, for sure. Someone is undoubtedly going to bring the ruckus. And beer will seem free and hence more throwable having not had to pay for a ... Tasty World was rocked in full force last night. Athens' own Music Hates You headlined a show featuring three acts, all with a similar sound.
Zoroaster, straight from Atlanta, and Minsk, out of Ch...
Country star Eric Church rocked out the Georgia Theatre last Thursday night. A rowdy, near sell-out crowd was packed in to hear him and his opening act, Rhett Akins.
A native of North Carolina, Ch...
I can't remember the last time I found myself smiling the whole way through a concert, but watching and listening to Jukebox the Ghost, I couldn't help myself.
Jukebox the Ghost, a three-piece fro...
Admittedly, we Athenians are a little bit spoiled when it comes to music. Not only is our town a big venue for traveling bands, we have a good many bands right here at home. With the market so saturat...
Silence fell over the crowd. The Georgia Theatre was so quiet that the sweat dripping off the band’s bodies could be heard landing on the stage.
After over 100 minutes of continuous playing Tuesda...
Rosie Thomas is an enigma. Her speaking voice is quite the opposite of her singing voice and her comedy routine is just as good as her songs.
I saw Rosie Thomas this past weekend at a local venue ...
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