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KATY PERRY
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SPOTLIGHTS: GENRE COVERAGE FROM METAL TO COUNTRY
THE BUZZ: THE LATEST IN NEWS AND RUMORS
EAR CANDY: ALBUM REVIEWS
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EDITOR’S PLAYLIST:10 TUNES WE CAN’T STOP LISTENING TO 33
SPORTS
& the 2008 SEC OUTLOOK
COMEDY
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JUST FOR LAUGHS /
GEORGE CARLIN TRIBUTE 61
ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT
MOVIE PREVIEWS 62
FOOD
45
DIVES TO DELICACIES:
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is downtown
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The Athens
August Featured Editor-in-Chief
Wow. August already. The whirlwind of getting our first issue into the public eye P.O. Box 7117 Matt Alexander (“Dives to Deli-
cacies,” p.65) writes based on gluttonous ex-
called “Meet The Creeps” and in his new
show coming this fall to VH1 called “That
Editor
(while simultaneously planning for the future) really made this summer fly by. We
should begin this letter by thanking those of you who lent your support and kind
Athens, Ga perience with fine cuisine. As you might ex-
pect, he has some very round spots on his
Metal Show.” When he’s not busy touring
the nation or pulling pranks on innocent by-
Alec Wooden
alec@athensblur.com
words of feedback in the wake of the first issue. We were blown away by the positive
response, and we hope the relationships we’ve built thus far will continue to flourish.
30604 body and claims that only a fisheye lens
can accurately capture his portrait. Writing
standers, Don enjoys reading, doing the NY
Times Sunday crossword puzzle with his Sales Manager
softens his hard edges which were formed mom, watching sports, drinking beer, listen-
One particular change we struggled to make was to represent an even wider gamut of through years of military and corporate ser- ing to metal and stealing wireless internet Chuck Adkins
genres in our music section. It’s hard these days – bands don’t want a label slapped on Editorial vice. The restaurant piece allows him to go
back to his roots in Anthropology where he
from his neighbors. chuck@athensblur.com
them, but the consumer needs a starting label for direction. There’s a tricky dichotomy
to represent variety without pigeonholing artists. Our answer? More spotlights. (706) 351-5306 learned a little about a lot, and a lot about
a little. All in all, he’s kind of an oval peg
Sarah A. McCarty (“The Leg-
end of Tilly & The Wall,” p.34) hails from
Art Director
This month’s music section is even bigger and wider than our summer premiere. in a rounded off square hole, enjoying every Northeastern Tennessee where she freelanc- Terry Wilson
minute of his explorations. es and is a community editor with an affini- terry@athensblur.com
Our cover choice for this month is pop sensation Katy Perry. In a world
where “pop” is all too often a dirty word, there’s something incredibly
Sales Allie Byrd (“Downtown Commerce,”
ty for alliteration at a local paper. She holds
a journalism degree with a cinema studies Design
respectable and admirable about her story. Even at the young age of 23, she
is an under the radar industry veteran determined to put a different spin on
(706) 351-5307 p.45) is a recent graduate of The University
of Georgia who never wants to leave Athens.
minor from the University of Tennessee.
Her musical taste range from Sam Cooke Colin Dunlop
a genre ruined by late ‘90s boy bands and teen girl sensations. Love or hate If she does leave, however, it will be to Col- to ‘80s New Wave to low-fi, lovesick Cana- Allison Weiss
the first single, everyone will find something worthwhile in her story. orado, Chicago or Boston - or wherever she dian singer-songwriters. Her ultimate wish
gets a job first. Her interests include travel- would be to tour the world (despite her fear Contributing writers:
As we continue to serve the readers we’ve already met, there is an inevitable For general comments ing, people watching, reading the newspa- of flying and lack of funds) and attend film
truth on it’s way to Athens - an overarching theme to our August issue (and, and inquiries: per and music. The best concert she ever saw and music festivals in between impromptu Matt Alexander,
really, to every August in Athens), is “back to school.” The population of this town editorial@athensblur.com was her favorite band The Avett Brothers at philosophical discussions with her family. Allie Byrd,
Bonnaroo this past summer. Her future as- Melissa Coker,
will soon swell to many multiples of it’s summer size as school (and football) pirations include backpacking through Eu- Scott Reid (“Popfest,” p. 52) is a re-
kicks back into high gear. Our fashion, comedy, food, and sports sections all offer For advertising Natalie B. David,
opportunities: rope, getting a dog, writing a novel and put- cent University of Georgia graduate, now Don Jamieson,
something for longtime residents as well as those college Athenians arriving sales@athensblur.com ting off entering the “real world” as long as living in Atlanta. Since graduating, he has
for the first time or returning from what we hope was a restful summer. possible. swam in the Dead Sea, a thermal bath in
Sarah E. King,
Hungary and in his parents’ neighborhood Sarah McCarty,
The Athens Blur Magazine Ed Morales,
Though this is our second issue, the swell of new readers means part of our message August 2008, Vol.1, Issue A 2006 graduate of the University of pool. He will not be swimming in Beijing
on this page must ring the same as it did in the premiere. We hope to be your go to spot 2, copyright©2008 Georgia’s Grady College, Natalie B. this summer. So far the real world has prov- Robin Postell,
for music and entertainment both in and far out of Athens, which means feedback from by The Athens Blur David (“Katy Perry,” p.20) is a freelance en to be much too frightening, so he prefers Scott Reid,
the readers is critical. Tell us what you like, what you don’t like, what you’re indifferent Magazine, INC. All rights writer and music junkie currently residing to spend as much time as possible under- Jon Ross,
about….and we WILL listen! If you’re new in town, welcome. If you’re returning, reserved. No part of in midtown Atlanta. In addition to Ath- water. He spends the rest of his time look- Tim Sheppard,
welcome back. We’re the Athens Blur magazine, and we hope to meet you soon. this publication may be ens Blur, Natalie cleverly manipulates words ing for employment, and because there is no DeMarco Williams,
reproduced in whole or and phrases for Beautiful/Decay, SPIN.com, money to be made in a swimming pool, oc- Jennifer Williams
part in any way by any Stereo Subversion and other points of music casionally comes up for air to do so.
means unless written geekdom. When not glued to her laptop she Contributing photographers:
permission is received from can usually be found sewing, gluing or duct- Atlanta native DeMarco Wil-
the publisher. Published taping and listening to music at levels her liams (“Golden Receiver,” p. 42) loves Courtney Goldman,
monthly in the United iPod often advises are unhealthy. If you see three things: his family, sports and writ- Sarah King,
States of America by The her, you should buy her a cup of coffee be- ing. When he isn’t busy trying to keep the Trevor Wooden
Athens Blur Magazine, INC. cause, chances are, she needs it. homefront harmonious, he’s doing his best
Postmaster send address to combine his other two obsessions. A se-
Don Jamieson (“The Rant,” p. 57) nior writer with the monthly basketball
Nicole D. Black Alec Wooden changes to The Athens
is a nationally touring comedian, writer, glossy SLAM, DeMarco also contributes
Editor-in-Chief Editor Blur Magazine, PO BOX ON THE COVER: Katy Perry
7117, Athens, Ga. 30604 and Emmy-Award Winner for his work on his thoughts on pigskins, pucks and putts
HBO’s “Inside The NFL”. Don can be seen to Citysearch.com and AirTran’s in-flight photo courtesy Michael
in his own web series on comedycentral.com magazine Go. Elins and Capital Records.
Illustration by Colin Dunlop.
HURRY!
develop b u s i n e s s l e a d e r s f o r t h e
m u s i c i n d u s t r y . By integrating con -
t e n t f r o m a v a riety of disciplines,
t h e p r o g r a m will create an intel-
NOW
l y . S u c c e s s i n the music business
r e q u i r e s a b r o a d array of knowledge an in dustry veteran offers some new age advice
f r o m a v a r i e t y o f diverse fields. The
purpose of the Interdisciplinary From the time he was six or and they’re just gonna throw
C e r t i f i c a t e t h e n is to draw together seven years old, after hearing you against a wall and see if you
t h e s e d i v e r s e a nd distinct areas of a Kiss album, Ron Thal, a.k.a. stick.
content into a coherent curriculum, p ro - Bumblefoot, knew he was des- If you don’t, you’re gonna get
ALL IT TAKES v i d i n g s t u d e n t s an opportunity that tined to play guitar. The evidence dropped and you lost all your
of Thal’s over thirty two years of
IS: t h e y o t h e r w i s e would not have.
experience can be masterfully
rights, all your music, your al-
bum, everything you’ve worked
> 21 hour commitment heard throughout his newest solo
album, Abnormal.
for. And you have to start from
scratch. I’ve seen it happen so
> 2.8 GPA FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT
Bruce Burch, musbus@terry.uga.edu
Thal prefers to independent- many times to so many bands.”
ly release albums after a few neg-
> Completed Application TERRY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ative experiences with record In between his solo work and
labels. lending his guitar expertise on
> And your transcript Steve Dancz, musbus@terry.uga.edu Thal takes a break from dis- various album projects, Thal also
HUGH HODGSON SCHOOL OF MUSIC tributing his latest release to plays for 80’s legend band, Guns N
speak with Athens Blur. Roses.
When did you decide to inde- How did you end up replacing
Applications are available online: pendently release and distribute Buckethead to play for Guns N
www.terry.uga.edu/musicbusiness your albums? Roses?
“I was signed in the early, mid- “They couldn’t get anybody else
nineties and I didn’t take it to and got stuck with me. No, we
whole well…It didn’t seem right started off just emailing back and
so when I got out of the contract forth, talking on the phone, feel-
I started doing my own business,
ing each other out and everything
Ibanez my own company.
and then when it was time for
I had an idea that this inter- Courtesy Bumblefoot
them to tour we got together and
net thing might get big so I start-
started jamming. Next thing you
ed selling strictly on the internet Wait, is Chinese Democ-
know, two weeks later we’re do-
back in ‘98…and I’m happy to say
the world has turned in that di- ing it onstage and then we went racy going to be released
independently?
bumblefoot
rection and labels are crumbling and toured 27 countries.”
W e a l s o h av e O r a n g e A m p l i f i e r s . and the whole version one of the
And then you guys just “I don’t believe it’s going to
music business is going under be- be independent. I think it’s go- WHO’S WHO
cause it obviously didn’t work or stopped. Ron Thal (guitar, vocals)
ing to be with the same label that
you wouldn’t have all these ma- they’ve been with.
jor artists starving after making “Well, then it was time to FORMED
I believe. Anything can hap- 1995 in New York City, NY
hundreds of millions of dollars get the album out, there’s been
pen. Anything can change so
“Why record a demo for the label. enough Chinese Democracy tours
when it comes to band business LABEL
I am a strong advocate for do without having Chinese Democra-
I’m the wrong man to talk to be- Bald Freak Music
Welcome to Chick Music it yourself and not signing deals cy out. So it was time to take care
cause as I’m having this conver-
when you can make with the devil and keeping your of business. I laid guitar tracks LATEST RELEASE
...our family serving the Athens sation, management is talking to
business in your hands and not on the album and finished that other people and things can hap- Abnormal (2008)
music community for over 60 years. empowering…the corrupt rotten up.” pen I don’t know about yet.”
As she should be
prize winning performing songwriter sets sights on georgia
Everything is just peachy for
Nashville-based Treva Blomquist.
Though unsigned, the genre-defy- TREVA
ing songstress has so far managed BLOMQUIST
to flower through such accolades
as grand prize performing song-
writer, folk festival finalist, honor- WHO’S WHO
able mention at the USA Song- Treva Blomquist
writing Competition; and many a (Vocal,Guitar)
radio spotlight, all the way to Bel- Ben Gortmaker (Guitar)
gium – with no waffling along the Drew Wilson (Bass)
way. Brad Odom (Drums)
Now, she’s fresh off of bring- Eric Quiram (Keys)
courtesy Adam Payne ing her sweet storage of songs to
the Attic (Eddie’s, to be exact) in FORMED
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ordoned off to half of Lakewood
Amphitheatre’s main stage, Katy
Perry’s band teases the crowd
with the riff to “Barracuda,” evidence of
too much Guitar Hero or a cheeky allusion
to the pop star herself. Despite the strange
scene — and it is a strange place to find
the star behind the biggest pop song of the burgeoning sensation. However, it wasn’t until doesn’t rely on cushy love songs, instead favor-
summer—she gives it her all.
her song and video for “Ur So Gay,” a “You’re
So Vain” for the guyliner-inclined, made rip-
ing makeouts over pining for true love. But
even if she does enjoy the taste of cherry chap- katy perry
ples on social networking juggernaut MySpace stick, the indiscretion is only enough to chart
The dark haired, pale skinned pop tart eat and I have bruises all over my legs,” her that pop stardom finally came calling. Katy as a 7 on the Debbie Gibson-Paris Hil-
bounces on stage, sporting a sleeveless tu- raspy voice says on the other end of the line. Although its lyrics referencing H&M ton scale. WHO’S WHO
nic printed with bowling pins over grey leg- “It’s definitely one of those things where if I scarves, hybrid cars and vegertarianism raised But Katy asserts she is only being her- Katy Perry (vocals, guitar)
gings. A bronze lamé bra peeks out from survive Warped Tour, I think I can survive a few eyebrows and some scorn from the self. “Every one of those songs is about that
the arm holes and her feet are aflame with anything.” LGBT community, “Ur So Gay” opened the thought or that story of my life. I can give you FORMED
bright magenta Doc Martens. Katy puts on And the pop debutante has already come a doors for, at long last, her debut album One of a person, a place where I was, what time it was 2001 in Santa Barbara, CA
her best rock façade with the help of heli- long way, surviving more than her fair share the Boys. When asked if she ever thought she when I said ‘I’m going to write a song about
um-inflated fruits, scissor kicks and guitar- of industry mishaps in the past seven years LABEL
would make it to this point Katy responds with this’ or ‘I’m gonna jot this down in my memory Capitol Music Group
neck makeouts, forcing her fit amongst the than some artists do over multiple decade ca- amazing optimism. bank and write a song about this experience,’”
Warped Tour’s harsh vocals, punk riffs and reers. She may seem at home in the spotlight, “I think I just look forward. I’m always look- she says. “They’re all autobiographical. I’m not LATEST RELEASE
black hair dye. She flitters about, throws her- but her success has been anything but over- ing forward, even if it’s very difficult at certain going to give you who these songs are about, One of the Boys (2008)
self down on the stage and flirts with the au- night. After cutting her teeth working at the times,” she says. “There are many days where but I could.”
dience. She plays hard. age of 17 with Glen Ballard, Alanis Moris- I am so glad that I didn’t throw in the towel Katy’s honesty and quirk, too, are also parts ON THE WEB
“Yeah, Mom, I guess I did kiss a girl,” she sette’s partner in crime for her 1995 block- and looked forward. It’s definitely one of those of her effort to make being a pop star cool www.katyperry.com
kids, holding her hand to her head like a buster Jagged Little Pill, Katy’s path became things where hard work pays off.” again. When asked what she means, she dis-
telephone before launching into her hit sin- filled with false starts, shelved projects and And pay off it did. The album debuted at No. tractedly responds, “I mean that it’s not cool. I
gle. The crowd eats it up. failed record deals with both Island and Co- 9 on the Billboard charts, and logged Katy into mean that, in the past, you see these girls that wanting to put on the best show.
A week later on the phone from Flori- lumbia. Now attached to the Capitol brand, the history books when “I Kissed a Girl” be- were more about celebrity. So I think pop mu- “For me right now, it’s not just being on
da, the pop starlet doesn’t sound so exuber- it marks her third major label deal and her came the 1,000th No. 1 hit of the rock era ac- sic needs to be about the music again.” Warped Tour,” she continues. “It’s juggling
ant. If it seems like Katy Perry is everywhere final chance to make good on cries of the cording to Billboard. It’s a seemingly strange comment coming several things at once and there’s no puppe-
these days, that’s because she actually is. The “Next Big Thing” that began back in 2004. One of the Boys, a club-ready pop romp from a girl who’s hit single is about kissing teering to that. I’m definitely steering my ship
past week alone has seen the 23-year-old “I did think to myself, you know, look,” through the high school trenches of boys, girls a girl (and liking it), but she realizes it’s not right now, completely. And, if people can’t see
whisked away from her Warped duties for she says with the vehemence of a woman and hangovers in Vegas, proves Katy as a Ma- about bringing credibility to the genre as much that, that’s their own blindness.”
a media blitz of television shows and radio scorned. “After having three record labels, if donna for the emo generation. The disc mix- as just changing the focus back to music. Through it all, with a few dates left on
promotion—all as her girly-liplock anthem, I turn 25 and I don’t put this fucking record es playful dance tunes with acousti-pop ballads Considering her company, it’s no wonder Warped Tour still ahead, along with more ap-
“I Kissed A Girl,” holds its 4th week reigning out that I’ve been making since I was 17, I that Katy wrote or co-wrote alongside a hand- she wants a change when clumped alongside pearances and performances, Katy’s plate won’t
atop the Billboard Hot 100. am going to start popping out babies in mid- ful of producers and collaborators, including Avril Lavigne, Lily Allen and Ashlee Simpson. be empty anytime soon. But with the sum-
But Katy does not sound or act like pop’s dle America or something.” Ballard, Greg Wells (Mika, Natasha Beding- Despite her pop star status, Katy is surprising- mer camp of Warped tour, she won’t get car-
biggest non-Disney prodigy. Although her Raised by preachers in Santa Barbara, Cal- field), Dave Stewart (Eurythmics), Max Mar- ly the real deal; she writes her own songs, plays ried away into the stratosphere of mega-star-
voice carries hints of her on-stage efferves- ifornia, Perry grew up singing in her parents’ tin (Leona Lewis, Robyn), Sam Hollander and the guitar and, although it should go without dom just yet.
cence, she sounds like a tired college student, church and even released a Christian-pop Dave Katz (Gym Class Heroes, Boys Like saying, she also sings and plays her songs live “There’s no favoritism. Even if I do have a
only instead of stress and sleep deprivation album under her birth name Katy Hudson Girls) and Butch Walker (Pink, The Donnas). without the help of any technology. huge song, nobody fucking cares, you know?”
from all-nighters and going downtown, it’s (changed to halt confusion with actress and Lyrically, the album is just as fun. Katy is no “I definitely am not a puppet,” she empha- she laughs. “They’re like ‘Get in line at cater-
from performances on So You Think You Can Goldie Hawn spawn Kate Hudson) back in poet—“You P.M.S. like a bitch/ I should know” sizes. “If you could see the kind of work that ing’ and I’m like ‘ok.’”
Dance, FN MTV and fully scheduled days on 2001. Despite rave reviews and tours on the from “Hot and Cold” is one of her gems— I put into doing this myself, into the point Katy may be everywhere, but at least there’s
the Warped Tour. Christian circuit, the lure of true pop star- but her words posit her as the not-so-good of where I’m sitting in a chair barely able to one place where she’s still just one of the boys.
“’In the past several days I have, like, liter- dom—and her love for the secular tunes of girl. Unlike the late 90s debuts from Christi- stay awake right now because I’ve only had a
ally had no sleep and nothing substantial to Queen and Alanis Morissette—hooked the na Aguilera or Britney Spears, One of the Boys few hours of sleep. I’m just so exhausted and so - Natalie B. David
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WHO’S WHO
Juicy J
Dj Paul
FORMED
1991 in Memphis, TN
LABEL
Prophet Ent.
LATEST RELEASE
Last 2 Die (2008)
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BUZZ
THE NEWS & NOISE FROM
THE CLASSIC CITY
AND BEYOND By Alec Wooden
albing
(we can say it) visionary of the Strokes, id, carefree beer – one good for all occa- an even greater emphasis on inven- The Big Dirty is a shoe-in for the “Most sphere through fast-driven diction like
that other group Hammond plays gui- Since the release of Wolf Parade’s Sub sions – but it’s not crap like Bud Light. tive composition, instrumentation, ef- Properly Titled Albums of All Time” list. “I’m building a rolling empire of blood
tar with, he established with his second Pop debut Apologies to the Queen Mary, This, of course, leads me to Beck. fects and dynamics. For fans familiar It’s the kind of filthy, guttural rock that sweat and steel.” (Also the line lent to
solo release he left the pack long ago. the music scene has been flooded with On the heels of The Information, with Crimson, Agony & Irony essential- would make even Lemmy Kilmister say, the CD’s title). “Hammer” first peels
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Where his first release, Yours To Keep, was side projects of the group’s two brain Beck’s sprawling almost-hourlong al- ly takes all the winning cards and big “Damn, that’s some filthy, guttural rock.” out with a CB declaration of what’s
tentative in relishing his Strokes past trusts, Spencer Krug and Dan Boeckner. bum from 2006, comes Modern Guilt, chips from the former and goes all-in. If you don’t know who Lemmy is, you’ll ahead. Glancing in the rearview re-
(yet ultimately fulfilling), Como Te Llama So although their voices may be more a 34-minute breeze of pop minimal- The lyrics are still dark as sin, and the probably hate this album. veals a couple covers – runaway clas-
has Hammond not worrying about it. He familiar to the most astute of indie rock ism meets ‘60s psychedelica. Brewed Trio’s punk rock edginess is ever-pres- Metal heads looking for gritty break- sic “East Bound and Down” is in fine
by Danger Mouse, a former UGA stu- form, rolling it up and trucking into
has created a perfect piece of guitar pop. connoisseurs than they were in 2006, ent, but the album has a richness and downs that rumble like a thousand war Jason Beckham
dent turned DJ/producer extraordi- a rocking Reed rendition. The Jerry
Are there Strokes flourishes? Of course. their reuniting for At Mount Zoomer creative complexity to it that pushes it drums will surely enjoy tracks like “Cit- Reed romp isn’t alone now, with “Girl
With his voice distorted, Hammond presents a more unified front this go- naire, Modern Guilt is focused and blunt past anything they’ve done before. ies and Years” and “Rebel Without Ap- on the Billboard,” first a successful sign Union Park and
comes across Casablancas-like, accom- round, resulting in an album that treats (missing are Beck’s many overdubs and The album kicks in the front door plause.” And with priceless lyrics like “I for Del Reeves, also appearing on the Magnolia Street
panying “Bargain of the Century” and “G the sophomore slump to swift a kick in electronic languishes) with fun boun- strong with “Calling All Skeletons,” a chewed off my very own head to get horizon. Sharing in the lyricism are
Up” with those traditional Strokes riffs. the face. cy beats as light as Chinese gymnasts. punk rock uppercut with a doo-wop me out of this trap,” how could “A Gen- admired writers/artists Chris Knight, No doubt, Jason Beckham is a
Are there Strokes-influenced flourishes? Recorded at Petite Église, the Que- That’s not to say there’s no weight to Cut Copy backbone, and follows it up with the tleman’s Sport” not be a favorite? Dean Miller (the legendary Roger Mill- product of the South. His latest effort
Sure. “GFC” and “The Boss Americana” bec church owned by fellow Mon- it, forged through Beck’s doom and In Ghost Colours catchy hooks of “Help Me,” the album’s For all the guitar heroes out there er’s son), Paul Thorn, and John Rich. (and first full length one), Union
are pure Brit pop (think Kinks), and really treal inhabitants Arcade Fire, a few of gloom lyrics dripping from his marble lead off single. Both will have your who loved playing along to “The New McCoy lends pen too, as do Byrne and Park and Magnolia Street, is rife with
where would the Strokes be without that. that band’s signature moves rubbed mouth. “Chemtrails,” a dreamy Beat- Cut Copy have taken up residence head bobbing and your hands itching Black”(from 2005’s Gutter Phenomenon), Bellamy (who’s no known relation to influences from the regions storied
But then Hammond adds “Rock- off: “Language City” perhaps fits the les groove circa Revolver, is about the in the middle ground between dance to clap along. more melodic and southern rock influ- the Brothers). Rough but sweetly stat- past and present rock ‘n’ roll scene,
et” and “Victory at Monterey” to the Bruce-Springsteen-by-way-of-Win-But- waste jets leave in their wake. “Watch- and rock and In Ghost Colours is their Truth be told, there’s no rotten eggs enced tracks like “INRIhab,” “We’rewolf” ed “I Don’t Know When to Quit,” “I’ve complete with a guitar crunch that
mix, with grinding guitars and just ler sound the Neon Bible study group ing the sea/Full of people/Try not to 1980s-themed housewarming bash. in this batch, and since all the tracks and “Rendez-Voodoo” would be more Got the Scars to Prove It,” “Nashville would make The Allman Brothers
enough of a disco beat (yes, disco!) championed on its own sophomore LP, drown,” Beck laments. Yikes. In “Gamma The follow up to 2004’s Bright Like are fairly unique it’s hard to pick stand- your flavor. Bound,” and “Keep on Truckin’” are key. proud and vocal sensibilities not
to keep you tapping and intrigued. albeit slotting the Fire’s church organ Ray,” a happy surf beat homage if there Neon Love, In Ghost Colours gives nods outs. There’s a little something for ev- What’s bizarre about The Big Dirty is In “Nashville,” they try “to do the right unlike those of his fellow Atlantans in
The only breakdown is “Spooky Couch,” for a righteous synth. Despite claims ever was one, Beck sings about the end towards shoegazers and E.L.O. as much eryone – traditional Trio (“Ruin It”), sap- that while it hits with a harder, dirtier thing, but busted [my] left hand.” Drivin ‘n’ Cryin.
a seven-minute instrumental that is that the band promised Sub Pop “No of the world: “Trying to hold/Hold out as it does the trio’s contemporaries py ballads (“Live Young, Die Fast” and fist than previous ETID albums, it simul- Speak of the devil, of prime note is That said, this is not Southern Rock in
about six minutes too long. As track nine, Singles” songs like Boeckner’s “Soldier’s for now/With these ice caps/Melting LCD Soundsystem and Daft Punk. “Over & Out”), epic pop-rock (“Do You taneously manages to be their clean- the Jason Priestley-produced GAC TV the traditional sense. It is rock, yes, and
down.” And “Volcano” has him ruminat- show about their outings in the inner
it almost serves as the album’s intermis- Grin” and ”The Grey Estates” are palat- Retro sentiments also prevail: “Out Wanna Know”), and even some stuff est offering in terms of vocals and pro- it is made by a Southern songwriter
ing about leaping into lava. Fun times. music industry.
sion before “Borrowed Time” (a groovy able enough to balance Krug’s psyche- There On the Ice” could fit as a long- you can shake your ass to (“I Found duction quality. Even the composition “Flat Tires” closes the convoy with who knows well and appreciates his
tune that borrows heavily from Elvis delic dramas like “California Dreamer,” a The highlight: “Profanity Prayers,” a bub- lost John Hughes soundtrack staple Away” and “Into The Night”). is cleaner in terms of digestibility and bloopers and such, giving a glimpse roots. Yet Beckham’s work is not a
Costello) kicks off the album’s tail end. keys-driven, acid-infused tornado and blegum burst that has Beck “waiting for and “Lights and Music” is a dead-on Agony & Irony makes it clear that the discernable melody. People who would of on-stage charisma. Even those typi- simple homage to his homeland – it’s a
Does this bright piece of pop mean closing dirge, the near-11 minute “Kiss- the light.” ringer for Depeche Mode. The latter guys of Alkaline Trio are doing their have passed on Hot Damn! or Gutter cally wary of four-wheelers on real-life collection of introverted observations
Hammond has left the Strokes be- ing The Beehive.” To sum it up, a mature Beck and half of the record does recede into best to spread their black wings as Phenomenon just might find The Big roads shouldn’t tire of these songs. So, and musings told over self-assured
hind? Perhaps, it’s been years since Still a band with two voices, At Mount a playful Danger Mouse went to dif- dancier territory, but, in short, In Ghost musicians. With the album’s first week Dirty to be within their spectrum of mu- here’s hoping we get to be in the pas- and comfortable instrumentation.
the New Yorkers had a new release. Zoomer finds the group more anchored ferent parties but emerged together Colours won’t alienate rock kids or sales earning them the #13 spot on the sical preference – assuming they have senger seat for more music and aren’t Charming to anyone and meaningful
But if they ever return, they can only and less schizophrenic… insofar as with something refreshing and dour. disappoint club goers looking to get Billboard album charts, it looks like it even an inkling of desire to rob a bank left in goodbye dust from these high- to all, Union Park assures you haven’t
hope to create music as strong as this. Wolf Parade possibly can be. Hard to do, but ripe for everyone. their groove on. will be a great launching pad to set the or get in a brawl. performance boys. heard the last of Beckham.
Trio soaring.
Ed Morales Natalie B. David Ed Morales Natalie B. David PT Umphress PT Umphress Melissa Coker Alec Wooden
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bottles get out of my head
mondays old or new, ten songs we can’t get enough of this month
tuesdays Nicole Black Alec Wooden
all day Editor-in-Chief Editor
“Skeletons” “Optimistic”
to Fairy-Tale Endings
Jamie Pressnall Kianna Alarid Neely Jenkins Nick White Derek Pressnall
tap dancing/percussion vocals vocals keyboards guitar/vocals
ust as so many bands before it, Tilly and the Wall’s the band join in to perform a lively act for eager audiences. Each show
foundation was built from disbanded groups and offers a unique set that is as enjoyable to the fans as it is to the per-
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rren
sports
inherited an experienced, yet underachieving, as a favorite not only to win the SEC but has a way, year in and year out, of finding
team. After all, 47 lettermen and 17 starters to go to the BCS Championship Game a way to make himself and his team
are back from a team that lost to Florida, in Miami. Georgia’s only obstacles are competitive no matter what the odds or
Alabama and Mississippi State by a total high expectations, bone crushing pressure competition.
of 12 points. The Rebels have a lot of good as spring practice opens and a very tough Players to Watch: WR Kenny McKinley
individual players, and now they have a schedule. If they can master both, the (Sr.), LB Jasper Brinkley (Sr.), PK/P Ryan
quarterback in Texas transfer Jevan Snead. If Bulldog Nation will be able to finally Succop (Sr.)
Nutt can get the pieces together, Ole Miss have the championship they’ve wanted for Toughest Three-Game Stretch:
can hope for a possible bowl game this season. almost 20 years. Arkansas (11/8), at Florida
Talented Georgia
Bulldogs wide-out,
Mohamed
Massaquoi,
has a lot more
bite than bark.
By DeMarco Williams
Listen, we don’t want to get too excited because it’s only August, but it’s getting
difficult to contain our excitement, especially after reading an ESPN.com piece over
the early summer. One of the site’s columnists, Mark Schlabach, was asked to make
his preseason college football picks. Guess who he chose to play the Ohio State
Buckeyes in the BCS title game? Yep, Mark Richt’s Georgia Bulldogs. See why we’re
so geeked? (We know, we know. Schlabach is a UGA grad. But still.)
Wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi, one of the reasons these Dawgs are on every
reputable magazine’s preseason top five, doesn’t share in our early jest. “I just realize
what’s at stake,” says the cool 21-year-old North Carolina native. “We know what
we want to accomplish and we know it’s going to be hard work trying to accomplish
it, so we remain focused.”
C’mon, Mo. You guys are Lindy’s Magazine preseason No. 1. Athlon’s No. 5 (ed.
note: as of press time, Georgia is also atop the USA Today Coaches Poll). You have to be
a lil’ pumped, right? “We can’t focus on the hype and people expecting us to do this
and that,” he says. “We have to take care of the little things, so when the chance ar-
rives, we’ll be ready.”
Some thought the team might be ready for its close-up a season ago. Of course,
GOLDEN
pesky neighbors from Columbia and Knoxville had other ideas. Still, even with the
two losses, there was lots to cheer about around Sanford Stadium. Leaving the Flor-
ida Gators woozy at the Cocktail Party was nice. Watching UGA tailback Know-
shon Moreno morph into a national sensation was amazing. And seeing Massaquoi,
the team’s second-leading receiver in ‘07, and quarterback Matthew Stafford build a
yard-chomping bond was a thing of beauty.
“We’ve been working hard,” tells the Dogs’ best set of hands of his relationship
with the junior QB. “We want this to be a year that stands out—not only from a per-
sonal standpoint but for Georgia as a whole. We’ve been on the tip of everything the
last couple of years. We wanna really go out there and put a stamp on everything.”
receiver
A year ago, Mohamed had six memorable games where he caught a pass over 25
yards. And though his totals for touchdowns (four) and yards (491) were slightly off
his career highs, that first number proves a testament to the young man’s explosive-
ness. It’s a doggone shame UGA can’t clone another 6-2, 198-pound headache for
opposing secondaries to contend with this year.
“Every game is going to be a different experience,” Massaquoi says. “Every game
is [part of ] a countdown. Then your last game comes. You just gotta take every game
and every moment and just try to seize it.”
Just like we’re seizing the chance to hop on Mohamed’s bandwagon before it gets
crowded by ESPN, Lindy’s and all the rest. `
I
venues. The delicate balance that is downtown band to make music history. Downtown is the
f we got rid of Starbucks downtown, Ath- commerce, however, may be in trouble. epicenter of Athens music and part of the in-
ens would be the best town in the world.” The economy is in the dumps and spending ner workings of its economy. In a place where
Spoken like a true Athenian, Wilmot is on a downhill slide. Closing and going-out- commerce is driven by entertainment, it’s hard
Greene, owner of the Georgia Theatre, of-business signs keep popping up in store- to know if fun takes the first cut when mon-
lacks appreciation for corporate America and front windows around downtown. Barnett’s ey gets tight, or if the music scene keeps Ath-
it’s infiltration into the Mecca that is down- News Stand, Athens only independent news ens hanging on.
town Athens. Like other large corporations stand for close to 30 years, recently closed, “People aren’t into live music like they used
that caused local debate and uproar (think The along with Nico, Roly Poly and Hot Corner to be,” says Greene. “Instruments are almost
Gap, circa 1991-2001), Athens citizens keep a (to name a few). Amber Dreams, whose move seen as passé.”
careful eye on downtown and stay true to their from downtown to Georgia Square Mall was In the past, the legendary music scene served
support of the “mom and pop” kind of local also unsuccessful, is closing its doors for good. as a catalyst for local bands, attracting start-up-
businesses. With its fervent refusal to be sat- Downtown Athens is suffering at the hand of musicians to play at venues and dive bars. But
urated by large corporations, downtown Ath- the economy, and it shows. if anything, there are less local bands than their
ens is a community that fosters support for all When you think Athens, you think legendary used to be, says Greene.
things local. Whether it’s shops, restaurants, music, not flailing economy. R.E.M., Wide- “Twenty years ago if you were Greek, it was
the farmers market or local bands, the Classic spread Panic, The B-52’s: bands that changed cool to be into a local band. Everyone had
City takes a homegrown approach. the face of music, won Grammys, conquered their own band that they were into and went
With the exception of a few places, down- music charts and wrote songs that translate in to see,” he says. “Now, students don’t know any
the theater, however, remain con- more patrons.” is a place where a musicians’s
sistent. If you can get people in, However, the decline in student dreams can come to life.
they pretty much spend the same attendance has not hurt the club “Rolling Stone said Athens was
amount, he says. at all. “You can only hope that the best college town for music, so
Greene, who’s lived here for 20 when you get national bands com- I moved here. I knew if I want-
years, describes Athens as what ing, you bring in locals and people ed to do music that the chanc-
used to be “a cool little grunge from other areas and don’t focus es of the ‘dream’ coming true were
town” where it was cool to be dirty on just students,” Vego says. “The slim,” Nick Trotta says. “But I
and work three jobs. Now, he age group of people who attend knew even if it didn’t work out, I’d
says, it’s cooler to wear overpriced shows ranges from 18 to 35.” know that I tried it.”
clothes and drink martinis. Vego, who has booked bands More than anything else about
“People take this music scene at the legendary club for 18 years, trying to make in the Athens mu-
for granted,” explains Greene, who said ticket sales and attendance sic scene, Trotta is a firm believ-
once moved to Charlotte for a few stay pretty steady, and that not er that you get out what you put
years and rushed back to Athens much has changed. With no fear in. “Look at P-Groove, they never
as soon as he could. “When peo- of the legendary 40 Watt Club stop touring. They’ve worked re-
ple graduate and move, it’s a shock. slowing down, Vego doesn’t see an ally hard, so they’re going to make
You can’t find great live bands ev- end in sight. it.”
erywhere every night like you can While the downtown club typi- Falling along the lines of both
here, but people don’t think about cally books larger bands with large legendary and revolutionary, Ath-
it that way.” budgets, Vego has heard from ens houses local spots that play
Although the popularity and some smaller bands facing a di- live bands from every genre of
interest in local music among nov- lemma that’s causing them to can- music. From blue grass and jazz,
ice Athenians may have declined cel summer tours without enough to country and Indie rock, Beat-
in the past few years, artists try to funds to travel: gas prices. les cover bands and Grateful Dead
stay afloat in a sea of local mu- As gas prices surf the $4 line wannabes, Athens music covers it
sicians trying to get a gig, gain a daily, Vespas are starting to sound all. Much of its charm and attrac-
following and catch a break. They sales and the cover revenue, which demos. The goal is eventually to Although food and beverage sales more and more like a good idea. tion remains deeply rooted in the
feel the saturation of local bands goes directly to the bands, separate. do it for a living.” for the Dougherty Street ven- Increases in theft by siphoning are arts. People still come to school
when trying to get booked, and “One night a band may bring in Within the city, Athens is ue have dropped below the norm another sign of the times. With- here from all over, even as far away
even more rarely, paid to perform. $100, and another night they may home to dozens of music ven- recently, ticket sales and atten- out a major airport in Athens, the as California and Texas and be-
“So many people in Athens are get $800,” Trotta says, making it ues and countless bars that book dance endure through the weak- unrestrained demand of rising yond because of the music scene,
trying to do music, so sometimes unpredictable for a band to proj- live bands as entertainment each ened economy, consistent with last transportation prices is hinder- says Greene.
it’s futile,” says Nick Trotta, man- ect earnings from a show. Bigger evening. As the sun sets, the mu- year’s sales. The venue continues ing both local and national bands tickets to some shows in the fall the attraction of living in a music “Everything is cyclical,” he says
ager of Nowhere Bar, which fea- bands can pack the place out, but sic comes alive. Taking on a life to grow, offering live music almost from gracing stages in the Clas- will cost $30. town among artists will have the and seems certain there is nothing
tures live music on Tuesdays and whatever they draw in covers is of its own, the rhythms drift up every night of the week. sic City. “We charge the lowest price same affect on Athens as it did in to worry about long term. “I think
Thursdays. “We try to keep it lo- what they get. from the bars and onto the street, Ticket sales are steady. Atten- Greene, owner of the Theatre we can possibly charge for tick- SoHo in New York: wealthy peo- the Athens music scene is firmly
cal and support local musicians.” The small fee of a cover charge beckoning people to come and lis- dance is still high. Changes in since 2004, says the problem with ets, and fight agents and bands to ple move in, rent goes up and art- entrenched and I don’t see it go-
Although Athens continues to sometimes works against the ten. Although there is seldom a the economy have failed to make the economy isn’t getting people make them as low as we possibly ists move out. ing away. There are enough peo-
cultivate support and a following bands, as well as the bar. “Some night where local musicians aren’t a huge dent in spending at ven- in the door: it’s getting the bands can,” Greene says. “If you look at “Wealthy people are moving ple who come here because of the
for local bands, getting started is people hear cover and it turns playing, on the other side, the op- ues thus far. So, what is it about here. a bands schedule, Georgia The- here from Atlanta, New York and music scene.”
a battle. It’s easy for musicians them away,” Trotta says. “It’s not a portunities for a small band to get the music scene in Athens that is “We’ve had a few shows can- atre is always the cheapest ticket L.A. They hear about the music Athens and its celebrated scene
to make the rounds among ven- steady income.” booked seem limitless. Athenians different today? Even more than celled because of gas prices and on their tour.” and art scene and want to come bring bands and huge national
ue managers and hand out demos. Trotta is a local DJ as well. DJ can hear a live show and a differ- perhaps than the current econom- anticipate having a few more,” he Gas prices aren’t the only ones here,” he says, bringing with them acts simply because it is Athens.
But, without the guarantee they’ll Triz, as he is known, has shows at ent band every night of the week. ics of downtown commerce, the says. The cost of diesel fuel, near- headed skyward. With increases disposable incomes. “With the national bands we get,
draw a crowd, some owners hesi- Nowhere Bar, as well as Farm 255 “I think it’s easier for a local population moving to Athens is ing $5 a gallon, affects bands that in the cost of food, some people People want to live in a small we are the smallest room on their
tate to book unknown bands. and Tasty World, playing elec- band to gain a following now,” different. travel in vans and buses. Bands can no longer afford milk for their town, but they need culture and tour,” Greene says.“Bands come
“It’s a catch-22,” says Trotta. “If tro, funk, hip-hop and some of says Shelby Wright, marketing “People getting into college to- now want more money because it cereal. Ramen noodles are no lon- art, Greene says. Then, artists here to play because it’s Athens,
you tell them who you are, but you his own beats. As smaller artists and special events manager for day are not as music and art ori- costs them more to travel. “Most ger just the broke college student can no longer afford to live there. because it’s legendary and it’s his-
can’t promise a big crowd, then starting out often do, he played a The Melting Point. Local bands ented,” says Velena Vego, booking deals are tight,” he continues, “and food of choice. But because rent is “Wealthy people come here and tory. So many people who move
they don’t want to book you.” lot of places mostly to get expo- get great support through word of agent at the 40 Watt Club. Lit- we don’t have room to increase the cheaper than most towns of com- things get more expensive. The to here stick around. They stay in
Nowhere Bar, where Trotta has sure, relying on friends and the art mouth and from people interested tle music scenes and cliques are budget, so we just pass.” parable size, and the cost of liv- next thing you know, the ‘it’ mu- Athens and barely get by because
worked for the past five years, of knowing somebody who knows in local music. “Many towns with not as prevalent as they used to be Bigger bands that once allot- ing is still relatively low, being a sic town is in somewhere called they know how special this town
takes the same approach and likes somebody to land a gig. He’s fewer venues give local acts less of and the focus on school is great- ted 10% of their budget for trav- starving artist is a little easier in Washington, Georgia.” is.”
bands to bring their own follow- gradually gained some following a chance. Here, there are so many er, drawing some of the college kid el expenses now allocate 30% and Athens. Even with all its changes and Athens certainly lives up to
ing, rather than depend on the bar and in August will play at the Tri- venues and genres, and media that crowd away from venues and into want venues to help make up the “The great thing about Athens,” economic worries, Athens is still its famous name. Even with the
to bring a crowd. Nowhere books numeral Festival in Ashville. “It’s follow music. That’s what makes study rooms. “School is a lot more difference. Average ticket costs at Greene says, “is with the art and a city of dreams. A garage band’s changes in downtown, venues,
newer bands on Tuesday nights hard to go out there by yourself Athens so interesting.” difficult. If you get in, you real- Georgia Theatre range from $5 music scene, artists live here be- greatest wish, Athens continues to genres of music and the econo-
and features more established in the beginning,” he says. “And The Melting Point features lo- ly have to study and concentrate for smaller bands to $20 for big cause they can afford to live here.” give local musicians an outlet to my, the roots of the Athens mu-
bands on Thursdays. Tuesday cov- if you’re not good, you’ll know cal, regional and national bands in on school,” Vego says. “I hope bands, but the theatre has to raise Yet, the abundance of musicians play music. With an array of ven- sic scene are firmly planted, sure to
er is $1 and Thursday is $2-$3. real fast. You just hope someone a melting pot of genres, from blue- there’s a new scene soon with up prices. To meet the demands of and the cool art town feel is some- ues and a community still greatly turn out more legends in the years
However, Nowhere keeps bar sees you, and hand out cards and grass and blues, to jazz and rock. and coming bands that attract increased travel costs for bands, thing that worries Greene, fearing supportive of local music, Athens to come.
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blur local spotlight blur local spotlight
After a life of hustling and his seventh stint in jail he picked up Narcot-
ics Anonymous, a book which deals with ad-
job ever punching a time Anonymous classes within jail. After several
attempts to quit using, he became sober and
clock. His first week at work says that his family and other responsibilities
keep him sober now.
man to man
different points in his life, he was homeless, or
staying in rehab or mental institutions. Dur-
ing his last time in jail, he accepted Christ
and has now been clean for three years.
While their paths to ending addiction were
different, Scott and Hall faced the same dif-
By Ann Cantrell ficulties when they left jail. When they were
released, there was no organization in the area
to help get them on their feet. While Scott
I
earned a customer service degree in jail, there
finally asked the other guys what they were very few businesses willing to employ
On their wedding day, James
were doing,” laughed Scott, who had tak- someone with such a hefty criminal record.
Scott (third from left) pos-
en his first job ever at Pilgrim’s Pride af- Hall went on to say that living outside of
es with his new bride, pas-
ter looking for three months. jail is difficult for individuals who have spent
tor, and pastor’ wife.
It took him that long to find a job after most of their lives in a system where they are
leaving jail with a degree in customer service, constantly told what to do.
but also a criminal background that consisted “When it comes to thinking for ourselves,
of 54 incarcerations and eight stays in prison. we fall apart,” said Hall.
It was after discussing his long road out of The two men hope that Man to Man will
jail and addictions with his good friend Mel- provide the individual mentoring needed to
vin Hall, who has a similar spreadsheet of in- help men leave jail for good. The program
carcerations and jail time, that the men de- begins with an application process which in-
cided to help others find their way out of a cludes an essay on intention. In this essay, Casey Parrott, Mel-
life of crime and addiction. applicants must prove that they want help vin Hall, and James
“We want to work with those guys that so- and are willing to work hard to change their Scott pose for Blur
ciety has written off,” said Hall. lives. If an individual is accepted, then the cameras during a
Scott and Hall started a program called founders of “Man to Man” have one impor- meeting at Athfest.
“Man to Man” that helps individuals coming tant rule the individual must follow: no us-
out of jail. With the help of their other col- ing drugs.
league Carey Parrott, the men go into prisons For addicts, using is a way to deal with ev- addiction or crime would let a lot of people
and offer mentoring on finding a job, kicking erything. Getting high is a way to celebrate down. MAN TO MAN
an addiction or any other problems. and also a way to deal with sadness or loss, In the end, what really keeps the two men
The two men believe strongly that because Hall said they plan to keep the organiza- understanding well the process of getting so- said Hall. The cycle of reliance on drugs is away from their addictions is the new happi-
they have lived a life of crime, but later found tion small and intimate so that they can talk ber and leaving jail for good is a hard and what Scott and Hall are striving to break ness in their lives. While Melvin Hall cried
new lives with full time jobs and families, From information on the
with men, one on one, adding also that he long road, one that each individual must take with the men that they help. after he first read Narcotics Anonymous, he organization, contact James Scott
they can better understand and address the and Scott do not plan to be the only ones on willingly. For the two men, their new organiza- now cries tears of joy when he watches his at 706-351-3984, Melvin Hall
problems of men recently released from jail. working to change these men’s lives. If the For both Scott and Hall, this road start- tion has provided another responsibility that daughter laugh and smile. 706-351-4765, and Carey Parrott at
In fact, the name, Man to Man, comes from men do not want help and do not genuine- ed about three years ago when both men be- keeps them sober. Scott said through their Through Man to Man, Scott, Hall and Par- 706-351-9666.
the idea of communicating and connecting ly want to change, then Scott and Hall have came sober. Before that, Hall had spent his own lives, they strive to provide a good ex- rott hope to share their new found joy with
“mind to mind.” no intention of working hard to help them, life addicted to heroin and crack cocaine. On ample for others and that faltering back to others who are willing to change.
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Courtesy Popfest
Athens is lucky. Its small town Birthday To Me (HHBTM) record moving to Athens, Turner organized growing, and unlike Athfest, which work out them touring or who we can other towns. “It’s a unique time for
charms and deep-rooted musical label from there since 1999, and re- the first Athens Popfest featuring is a festival designed to highlight and put them on tour with and then there them to be able to play their home-
community allows for better oppor- located the label (and its 100-odd re- 52 pop bands of various stripes and unite the Athens community, it’s not are always people who are like, ‘Hey, town in front of a lot of people from
tunities to witness organic, home- leases to date) to Athens. HHBTM sounds at just two clubs, Tasty World just Athenians attending. Popfest has we’d like to play,’ who I never thought out of town and overseas, and also it’s
spun festivals that have hearts in the releases pop bands, pure and simple. and the 40 Watt Club. “To secure that attracted attendees from Japan, the would want to play. So it’s headlin- a chance for them to play locally when
right place, allowing fans to see mu- In all of its forms. The cutesy, “twee” I would leave [Panama City], I start- United Kingdom, France and Canada. ers, the label bands, friends, bands they’ve got media focusing on Ath-
sicians who want to be there to play kind, the acoustic singer-songwrit- ed booking this to celebrate finally So what does it take for a young, I’m into but do not know personal- ens,” adds Gordon Lamb, a local writ-
their music for the sake of song craft ers, the kind with synthesizers you moving to Athens,” Turner says. Turn- fun, cardigan-bedecked pop band to ly, and then people approaching us er and Popfest co-organizer. “They
- not a large payday. For the past 10 can dance to, and the list goes on. If er booked much of the first festival, end up with a spot on the bill at the themselves going, ‘We’d like to play.’” might get more exposure in one week-
years, Athfest weekend in June has Turner likes the band, he might re- in fact, from Panama City, contact- country’s preeminent underground Turner added that a third of the end than they did the previous year.”
played host to hundreds of bands, in lease something by it. The label’s web- ing bands he had previously interact- pop festival? Talking to Athens week- bands are generally local, lesser- The past two years, many of the
addition to arts, crafts and children’s site says, matter of factly, “If we like ed with through the label. Accord- ly magazine Flagpole before the third known bands, and booking them bands from outside Athens booked
exhibitions in the hopes of draw- what you sent in, we will get in touch ing to the Popfest website, that first festival in 2006, Turner explained the is usually an easier process because for the festival have been discovered
ing together community. It is the big- with you.” Turner planned to move to year drew 800 attendees. The festi- very simple process. “I start with a there’s no travel involved. Booking thanks to a website called SonicBids.
gest summer event in Athens when Athens for several years, consistent- val is growing at a rapid rate. Now in dream list of headliners I would like such a large number of local bands The site gives bands a chance to up-
many University students have al- ly held back by various factors un- its fifth year, the 2008 edition will fea- to have,” he said, “and I work through for the festival serves a multi-fac- load an electronic press kit (a package
ready left town for summer jobs, in- til he decided if he didn’t make the ture 83 bands and it is estimated that those and see who’s available and eted purpose, according to Turn- containing some of the band’s music,
ternships or a shot to make it in the move four years ago, then he nev- more than 3,500 attended in 2007, who’s not. There’s also the label bands er. The bands are given huge amounts biography and contact information) to
real world. But a new underdog has er would. It just so happened that with possibly more to attend this year. themselves playing, so that’s easy, that of exposure from traveling attendees, the festival in order to be given con-
emerged in the middle of August, Athens has a booming pop mu- What’s more, the festival will take knocks out 15 to 20 bands. Then it the audience gets to see what Ath- sideration to play. Lamb estimates
in the dead zone week before stu- sic scene, and since HHBTM has place this year at five different venues goes into figuring out what friends ens has to offer (even those in Ath- that the festival received more than
dents return for the fall semester. been located in Athens, many of in downtown Athens, ranging from of mine would like to play, and bands ens who might not make it to con- 300 submissions through the site this
Mike Turner moved to Athens from its releases have been local bands. your typical bars and clubs, to an in- that are interesting to me at the time. certs frequently), and then the local year. “It’s a very streamlined process,
Panama City, Florida in 2004. He It now seems miraculous how he dependent movie theater, to a bar with So it’s asking them and seeing if they bands and touring bands can net- it’s easy to respond to bands because
had been running his Happy, Happy did it, but less than two months after a movie theater. The festival is clearly can do it, and logistically how we can work to hook up future shows in it’s all electronic,” says Len CON
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’T Courtesy Popfest
Neighbors, a co-organizer in a small level of fame for the band, influential 1960s Texas psychedel- Turner released several al- undertaking that the Popfest
responsible for upkeep of who has since completed several in- ic band the 13th Floor Elevators. Er- bums for the Setagaya, To- is, Turner and pals are already
the festival’s website. The site requires ternational tours and will release its ickson was experiencing a rise to fame kyo, Japan pop group Ele- thinking about next year,
a small fee, but being so open about first album, Partie Traumatic, on Co- with his innovative guitar and vocal kibass, a party-pop goodtime and how to make the festi-
submissions, the festival allowed free lumbia Records in July. “It’s kind of stylings in the late 1960s when sev- explosion that gets all crowd val bigger, better and pop-
mail-in submissions for bands that strange how that show has been giv- eral drug arrests and a diagnosis of members moving and sing- pier. “I’ve already got a list
did not wish to pay the fee. Did any en a sort of legendary status,” he says. paranoid schizophrenia sent him to ing along to infectious cho- of like, 100 bands I’m excit-
bands submit through SonicBids that As the profile of the festival has mental institutions, where he was sub- ruses and melodies. Asked ed about,” Turner says. “That
immediately won over the organizers, grown, so has the size of the acts jected to several years of horrific elec- through e-mail his impres- will probably change over
jaw-droppers that made them think Turner and company can book. In troshock therapy. The past sever- sions of the previous Ath- and over and over.” With
they had to book that band at once? 2006, one night was headlined by the al decades upon his release have been ens Popfests he’s played, that many dream bands, the
Considering they originally planned Mountain Goats, a mid-level indie- difficult for Erickson, and it wasn’t guitarist and vocalist Saka- guys don’t see much likeli-
to pick no more than 10 bands from folk band led by singer/songwriter until the beginning of this decade he moto Youichi wrote, “Ele- hood of an end to the fest.
the site, and ended up with almost John Darnielle since the early 1990s. was considered stable enough to begin kibass play many music “We want people to have
25 bands from site submissions, it’s The Goats are no strangers to Athens, performing live again. The booking fest in Japan, Taiwan, and to park in Atlanta,” Neigh-
safe to say so. In fact, some bands having played in town several times of such a legendary, but fragile, fig- USA that is great, but num- bors says jokingly. “There’s
may have been rejected not because throughout the nineties, but its shows ure such as Erickson must have been ber one fest is Athens Pop- new and exciting bands every
they weren’t talented, but that they are always a joyous occasion. The band extremely difficult, but it surprisingly fest! This is the fest that pop year,” Lamb adds. “We could
might not have fit right with the oth- has a near cult-like following among wasn’t, according to Lamb. “That came music’s true meaning over- get tired of doing it, but it
er bands of the festival. “SonicBids college radio and indie-rock enthusi- pretty quickly,” he says. “It came down flows.” This overflow, ex- won’t have run its course as
makes it easy to imagine a roster for a asts because of its Darnielle-penned to getting in touch with the right peo- plains Youichi, is caused by long as there are new and ex-
good afternoon of music,” Turner says. broken home and fractured love nar- ple, making the right offer, and get- the fact that every band loves citing bands, and we stay
Taking chances on small, unknown ratives. 2007 featured a headliner in ting a date nailed down. That’s real- pop music, and the festival committed to our goals.”
bands has paid off well in some in- Daniel Johnston, an underground ly how festival bookings should be.” has love for pop music. “Ele- Only in Athens can you
stances for both the band as well as singer/songwriter who has been per- The most difficult band to book for kibass went to USA many see such a refreshing and
the exposure levels of the festival. Take forming since the mid-1980s. John- the Popfest, according to Lamb and time and many place. Ev- pure outlook on planning a
Jacksonville, Florida’s Black Kids. The ston suffers from bipolar disorder and Turner, is this year’s Saturday head- erything is great! But num- behemoth five-day event that
indie-pop quintet had never played sings quiet and affecting songs about liner, the Music Tapes, a ‘90s Ath- ber one is Athens town! All aims to showcase what is of-
a show outside of Jacksonville until lovable subjects such as his boyhood ens band that has been on a hiatus the people loves the music.” ten viewed as merely a niche,
Turner invited them to play the 2007 crush, Casper the Friendly Ghost, for nearly 10 years. Led by Julian Ko- When Turner brings an in- under appreciated musical
festival. Several of the bands on Turn- and superheroes in such a transfix- ster, also a former member of Ath- ternational band to the U.S. genre. Instead, Mike Turn-
er’s Happy, Happy Birthday To Me ing and innocent manner, he makes ens’ seminal Neutral Milk Hotel, the to play the Popfest, much er and his friends work in-
label had played with Black Kids in fans out of tough guys. A remarkable band didn’t have a huge list of de- like he did with Elekibass or credibly hard year-long to
Jacksonville and recommended them number of celebrities have claimed to mands to play. Instead, it just didn’t Ninetynine from Melbourne, bring together a communi-
to Turner. After listening to the band be Johnston fans, from David Bowie feel ready to play again, despite Turner Australia last year, it’s al- ty-enriching, excellently or-
on MySpace, Turner booked Black and Kurt Cobain to the Flaming Lips and Lamb asking Koster and friends most always in conjunction ganized, and, most impor-
Kids for a 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon and Simpsons co-creator Matt Groen- to perform for several of the Pop- with a tour of the U.S., of- tantly, fun event that aims
slot at Little Kings Shuffle Club (the ing. He came to mainstream attention fests. “Each year I would get ahold ten with another HHBTM to reconnect music with au-
first slot of a long, hot day of bands), in 2006, when the stunning docu- of Julian, and he would say, ‘No, not band. Elekibass toured with dience, artist with fan, and
not always the most well-attended mentary, The Devil and Daniel John- ready.’ This year just kind of worked Athens pop luminaries Of town with resident. Since
Courtesy Popfest
shows of the festival due to attendee ston, won the Documentary Directing out as the right time for them to play Montreal and 63 Crayons on we have many more years to
exhaustion. “They came out that day Award at the Sundance Film Festival. again.” It helps that the Tapes will re- past tours. This also enables look forward to experienc-
like they were headlining the 40 Watt, A major headliner of this year’s fes- lease its first album in nine years on bands on the label to tour ing the Popfest, let’s hope
they played a great show,” says Turn- tival will be Roky Erickson and the August 19 with Merge Records. mutually in Japan or Aus- that neither Turner nor the
er. The media coverage given the show Explosives. Erickson is the 61-year- Not every band that plays Popfest tralia with much more ease. festival’s attendees ever stray
by bloggers and music press resulted old former leader of the massively comes from the U.S. of A, however. Despite being the daunting from those stated goals.
comedy
EX
PLICIT
MATERIAL
W
Back to
ell kids, it’s that
time of year
again…time to
head back to college.
Time to stop drinking
every night, having
school
unprotected sex and
spending all day sleeping
off your hangover at mom
and dad’s house and time
By Don Jamieson
to start drinking every
night, having unprotected
sex and spending all day
sleeping off your hangover
in your dorm room. HOW TO CHOOSE A SCHOOL
Let’s face it. After and it was funny how they were trying
NEVER choose a school because of a
baking in the sun all good curriculum or well-respected pro- to sell you on the school. This particu-
summer and baking your fessors. Pick a school with a cool mas- lar one said the campus had a library,
brain with bong hits, the cot. There’s a reason 100,000 peo- academic and administrative build-
last thing you want to ple show up every Saturday to see the ings and computer facilities. WHAT
Georgia Bulldogs play in Sanford Stadi- COLLEGE DOESN’T HAVE THOSE
do is pack up the shitty THINGS? Do they have oxygen too? I
um: a cool mascot. Do you know what
Saturn your folks bought they have at Sacred Heart University? mean, if you have a water park, a ca-
you and head back to Bucky The Outdoor Pioneer. This mas- sino and a whorehouse…those you
your favorite institution cot is retarded. He has freckles and put up on the website. When is “Girls
of higher learning. wears a coonskin cap. You wouldn’t Gone Wild” in town to tape one of
catch me sitting in the stands at the their “College Girls Exposed” DVD’s?
Homecoming Game yelling “Go Bucky!” This is the kind of info that I need.
But since Dad’s been I’d rather be date-raped by an en- And if you take one of these vir-
putting in extra shifts at tire fraternity. You know your mascot tual tours online, make sure you do
the slaughterhouse and stinks when Barney the Dinosaur or it drunk. That way, when you actu-
Mom has stopped wasting the Powder Puff Girls can kick his ass. ally go to the school, you can do keg
They also say that you should pick stands all night and still be total-
all her spending money ly able to find the way back to your
a college based on your strengths
abusing prescription and talents, but I couldn’t find dorm room…”Hey, this blurry build-
drugs just to have enough any schools that catered to some- ing looks familiar.” I’m telling you, I
to put you through one who frequents strip clubs, drank so much in college, I got a par-
school, you kind of feel drinks Jager-bombs all night and tial scholarship from Heineken.
can belch the entire alphabet. And finally, the only difference be-
MATERIAL
fired from a comedy club in Austin but as soon 90’s I was smoking on planes. In ‘94 I remem-
as I got on the fucking Man Show, I was wel- ber I had quit [but] then started smoking be-
come to come back. ‘Oh those were the old cause I had to fly to air force bases in Japan and
days when you used to get naked.’ I would still Korea and you could smoke on international YOU RECOGNIZE HIM FROM:
get naked. I guess I “banned” them by work- flights. And I go ‘ah fuck I don’t want to waste
ing rock clubs in town and telling them to go this privilege’ so I started smoking again just so
The Man Show
get the pancakes Around two in the morning the husband got out
of bed, went to the kitchen and returned a while
fuck themselves.” He I could smoke on a 14 SHOWTIME SPECIAL later with a sandwich and a glass of milk.
prefers performing hour flight.” “No Refunds” (2007) Three kids come down to the kitchen and sit “Here,” he said to the ‘statue’, “eat something. I
around the breakfast table. The mother asks
small rock and come-
dy clubs, recently per- I don’t even want to When he’s not
spreading his misery
LOCATION
Bisbee, Arizona
the oldest boy what he’d like to eat. “I’ll have
stood like an idiot at the Smiths’ for three days and
nobody offered me as much as a glass of water.”
forming in Atlanta at
The Earl.
be famous
be on TV or . to thousands of fans
around the world, TOP 5 SONGS IN IPOD SHUFFLE:
some fuckin’ French toast,” he says. The moth-
er is outraged at his language, hits him, and
His success didn’t I have no qualms ... I love Stanhope spends time Big Empty - STP sends him upstairs. She asks the middle child
no use pulling out
stop there. Less than
a year ago, Showtime I would love
where I’m at. at home with his live-
in girlfriend, Bingo,
Long, Tall, Glasses
One toke over the line
what he wants. “Well, I guess that leaves more
fuckin’ French toast for me,” he says. She is liv-
A beautiful, voluptuous woman went to a
first aired Stanhope’s
comedy in his own
it if more people who at their home in Bis-
bee, Arizona, a minis-
Some train to Satanville (I hae no idea
what this is)
In memory of the id, smacks him, and sends him away. Finally she
gynecologist. The doctor took one look at her, and
comic genius that asks the youngest son what he wants for break-
special, No Refunds. were into what I do cule historic mining Sullivan Street - Counting Crows
was George Carlin, fast. “I don’t know,” he says meekly, “but I def-
all his professionalism went out the window.
He immediately told her to undress. After she had
Stanhope knows the
formula to success yet knew about me. town in the middle
of the desert, drink- the Blur Staff has initely don’t want the fuckin’ French toast.”
disrobed, the doctor began to stroke her thigh.
chooses to live his life ing while answering selected some of our Doing so, he asked her, “Do you know what I’m
now in almost obscu- emails and checking name is Gabe Windstrom. He’s a punter and favorite Carlin one- the jaws of life doing?”
rity from the public
spotlight. He tells me, “I’m happy when I’m his MySpace. On oc-
casion, a fan may hear
I think he played for the Seahawks for a min-
ute and played NFL Europe a lot. But techni-
liners:
A guy enters a bar carrying an alligator. Says
“Yes,” she replied, “you’re checking for any
abrasions or dermatological abnormalities.”
“I don’t have any de-
sires anymore in this
business. I don’t even
fucking miserable. a response back, “if
I’m drunk and in the
mood.” He’s even
cally (heavy emphasis) it’s correct that he was
a former NFL player and that makes the sto-
ry true.” Stanhope will take the tiniest shred
Why are hemorrhoids called
“hemorrhoids” instead of
to the patrons, “Here’s a deal. I’ll open this al-
ligator’s mouth and place my genitals inside.
“That’s right,” said the doctor.
He then began to fondle her breasts. “Do you
want to be on TV or If I ran out of hate or dedicated to blog- of annoyance and twist the experience into the
“assteroids”?
The gator will close his mouth for one min-
know what I’m doing now?”
“Yes,” the woman said, “you’re checking for any
be famous. I have no became a fucking Richard ging on his website, most utter disturbance of his life. He mani- If the “black box” flight ute, then open it, and I’ll remove my unit un-
scathed. If it works, everyone buys me drinks.”
lumps or breast cancer.”
ARTS
movie previews
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By JENNI WILLIAMS
Igor
(SEPTEMBER 19) (Anthony Ledonis) The
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monsters, offering a cute little hunchback
as a Mad Scientist’s lab assistant. Along
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lessons of life and aspiration. John Cusack,
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Management
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The Duchess saleswoman who tries desperately to shake
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to entertain the masses, hundreds of years later and to those who most likely have never heard of her. boyfriend, a love triangle of organic people
But, with a solid duo playing lead and a story never before attempted, this promises a unique and mem- with big dreams from small towns collides and
orable account of entertaining history worth noting. delivers a quaint and happy tale.
Taken Whiteout
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MUSIC T.D.I.M.H. MUSIC T.D.I.M.H.
1947 - Margaret Truman, U.S. President
This
Truman’s daughter, gave her first
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public performance as a singer. The
HISTORY
1971 - A security guard was stabbed to 1936 - Charles Hardin Holley, later
C
event was at the Hollywood Bowl Buddy Holly, was born in Lubbock,
death at a Who concert in Forest Hills, NY.
DAY in
and had an audience of 15,000. TX. His name was misspelled on
SI
his first record contract and he
1993 - The Los Angeles Police 1997 - James Brown became the
decided to leave it that way.
first U.S. artist to appear in Lebanon
U
Department formally announced
that Michael Jackson was the following the recent lift of the ban
Courtesy On-This-Day.com 1978 - Keith Moon, drummer for
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on U.S. travel to the country.
August
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1906 - The Victor 1970 - Jimi Hen- 1989 - Izzy Strad-
1964 - The first lin (Guns ‘N’ Ros- 1979 - U2 released their first 1988 - Elton John sold
1989 - Bon Jovi’s “New Jersey” album Talking Machine drix made his last
American tour by es) was arrest- record “U2-3” in Ireland. some of his costumes
1954 - Elvis Presley made Company public appear-
SEPTEMBER
became the first U.S. album to be the Beatles began
an appearance in Memphis of Camden, ed for creating a and concert memorabilia
released legally in the Soviet Union. in San Francisco, ance at the Isle of 1995 - Cleveland’s Rock and
where he debuted “That’s NJ, began to disturbance on at an auction in London
The Russian label Melodiya paid the CA. The tour would Wright Pop Fes- Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
All Right (Mama).” manufacture an airline flight. for $6.2 million.
group with a truckload of firewood cover 26 cities. tival in England. was opened with a seven-hour
since rubles can’t leave Russia. the Victrola. The
hand-cranked 1993 - Billy Joel concert with dozens of stars.
1985 - Madonna’s “Like A 1980 - 1,400 people 1987 - Sonny 1968 - Eric Clapton
Virgin” became the first 1999 - 765,000 tickets to a unit, with horn became the first recorded his guitar solo
riot in Toronto Bono announced
album by a female to be Backstreet Boys North American cabinet, sold musical guest 1971 - The 1986 - Gregg
when Alice Cooper that he was run- on The Beatles’ “While My
certified for 5 million sales. tour were sold in one day. for $200. on CBS-TV’s “The Grateful Dead’s Allman was
cancelled a show ning for mayor Guitar Gently Weeps.”
Late Show with ex-manager arrested for
due to illness. of Palm Springs, David Letter-
1969 - Diana Ross invited 1939 - “The Wizard of Oz” 1979 - Led CA. He won was arrested drunk driving 1989 - The Pittsburgh
premiered in Hollywood, Zeppelin released man” when the for embezzling in Florida.
350 guests to a Beverly the election. show debuted. Steelers were banned from
Hills club to see the newest CA. Judy Garland became 1956 - The their last album $70,000 from practicing on their own
Motown act, The Jackson 5. famous for the movie’s song original together, “In the band. 2002 - Singer field, Three Rivers Stadium,
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” version of Through The Kelly Clarkson because The Rolling Stones
“Hound Dog,” Out Door.” 1965 - El- 1963 - Peter, 1990 - Elton John 1976 - The first was voted the
1985 - Simon LeBon’s were rehearsing for their
1969 - The Woodstock Music by Big Mama vis Pres- Paul & Mary checked into a issue of Musician first “American
(Duran Duran) boat upcoming concert.
and Art Fair began in Bethel, Thornton, 1968 - Keith Moon (The Who) ley played performed rehab center in magazine was Idol” on the
capsized off the English NY. The three-day concert was released. drove a Lincoln into the pool host to “Blowin’ In Chicago, IL, for published. Fox TV series.
coast during a race. featured 24 bands and drew of a Holiday Inn in Flint, MI. the Beat- The Wind” bulimia, drink-
The Royal Navy rescued over 400,000 people. 1991 - Billy les at his before Civil ing and drugs.
him after he spent 40 Preston was 1942 - Frank Sinatra started
1990 - Sinead O’Connor refused to home in Rights march-
minutes trapped in an arrested in his solo singing career. 1990 - Will Smith made
perform if the United States National Bel-Air, CA. ers who had 1996 - Isaac
underwater air pocket. 1974 - The Ramones played their Los Angeles, his debut in “The Fresh
Anthem was played before her show gathered in Hayes, who co- Prince of Bel-Air.”
first concert at New York’s CBGB. CA after a 1992 - David Bowie appeared
at the Garden State Arts Plaza in 1990 - Ste- Washington wrote the Stax
1877 - Thomas Edison 16 year old on the cover of “Architectural
Homdel, NJ, as is custom. A patriotic vie Ray to hear Mar- classic “Soul Man,” 1992 - Howard Stern
invented the phonograph 1977 - Elvis Presley died at the boy reported Digest.” He was the first
uproar ensued which lead to several Vaughn tin Luther sent a protest appeared as Fartman on the
and made the first age of 42 in Memphis, TN. He being sexually human on the cover in 4 years.
died of coronary arrhythmia. radio stations banning her music. and three King Jr. speak. letter to presi- MTV Video Music Awards.
sound recording. attacked.
mem- dential candi-
bers of Eric 1972 - David date Bob Dole re-
1998 - Scott Weiland (Stone 1969 - Frank Zappa disbanded the Mothers of Invention right after an eight-day tour in Can- Clapton’s Bowie and the 1998 - An episode of “Judge Judy” aired in which Sex Pistol Johnny
questing Dole
Temple Pilots) pled guilty ada. Zappa said that he was “tired of playing for people who clap for all the wrong reasons.” band were Spiders from Rotten appeared as the defendant in a case involving a drummer who
to stop using his
to felony heroin possession sued Rotten for allegedly head-butting him during a contract dispute.
killed in a Mars made song, which his
and was sentenced to 2003 - In Rhode Island, OSHA fined Derco LLC, which operated The Station club, $85,200 for one helicop- their debut at supporters had
three months in a drug “willful” violation and six serious violations related to the February 20 fire that killed 100 and in- 1999 - Nine Inch Nails performed at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.
ter crash in Carnegie Hall changed to “I’m
treatment facility. jured almost 200. Great White was fined $7,000 for failing to protect employees from fire hazards. It was their first-ever appearance on a televised award show.
Wisconsin. in New York. A Dole Man.”
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Sax master & Songwriter extraordinaire
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some Southern Rock‘n’Roll
Sep5 The Jesters
Shake your tail feathers their rhythm’n’blues
Aug16 Abbey Road Live!
Hear the Beatles White album live Sept11 An Evening with The Mark Maxwell Group
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Acoustic Guitar with Jazz, Chamber Music and
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Aug17 Bel-i-EVE Event- Classical Influences
Eve Carson Memorial Scholarship CD release
Bain Mattox, Connelly Crowe Band & Blue Flashing
Light take the stage for a great cause
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Sep12 Athens 441 Pylon w/ The Buddy System
these legendary rockers play live
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Sep13 Monte Montgomery w/ Tori Sparks
Aug21 Leon Russel w/ Lefty Hathaway Austin City Limits Hit plays Athens
Seminal rock legend returns