Led by songwriters and co-founders Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley, the Athens-based band has enjoyed immense success since their debut album in 1998
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Joe Cat @The Sentient Bean
Joe Cat @The Sentient Bean Joe Cat brings his Americana stylings to town via Athens, by way of New York. He’s released several albums of roots rock and folk music […]
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The future is bright with Futurebirds
SINCE FORMING in 2008, Athens-based indie band Futurebirds has developed a loyal fanbase and released a consistent output of neo-psychedelic country-infused rock music. They’ve toured with the likes of Grace […]
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Deep State’s punk rock hits Tybee for ‘Spring Broke’
DEEP STATE’s latest release, The Path to Fast Oblivion, is fast paced and urgent punk rock soundscape that seems to fit perfectly in the current American political climate, while also […]
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Pylon Reenactment Society brings stellar legacy to Stopover
A talk with Vanessa Briscoe Hay and Jason NeSmith
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Bloodkin’s rock ‘n’ roll fantasy lives on
When you talk to Daniel Hutchens, you quickly realize that the reason they’ve become so ingrained in that scene is because Athens isn’t about genre – it’s about community
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The Tuten Brothers @Barrelhouse South
They’ve paved a path of their own in country music over the past several years
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Curt Castle’s musical travelogue
Castle’s major life changes were the impetus for If I’m Here At All, a collection of songs recorded primarily in Athens
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Futurebirds @El Rocko Lounge
It’s best described as a fusion of psych-rock, indie pop, and alt-country, which makes it accessible to people of all musical tastes
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The Orange Constant brings a piece of Athens rock and roll to Savannah
ATHENS band The Orange Constant has been creating an intriguing combination of southern rock and prog with jam band sensibilities since its inception in 2012. The band began in Statesboro […]
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Parker Gispert branches out
PARKER GISPERT’S musical identity has been almost entirely defined by The Whigs, the band he started in 2002 with drummer Julian Dorio and original bassist Hank Sullivant. The latter left […]
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SHEHEHE breaks down the barriers
SHEHEHE blends elements of hardcore and ’70s British punk with Riot Grrrl-esque sensibilities and the classic rock bombast of Cheap Trick