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To call the monthly Beats, Rhymes and Life open mic shows at Hendershot's one of the best-kept secrets in the Athens music scene would be to ignore the fact that it has attracted a huge audience ...
A group of Athens, Ga.-based musicians formed Irish folk-rock project Fawney Rig to play a series of concerts at local bars in honor of St. Patrick's Day 2024.
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The music of Athens, Georgia includes a wide variety of popular music and was an important part of the early evolution of alternative rock and new wave. [1] The city is well known as the home of chart-topping bands like R.E.M., Widespread Panic, The B-52's, and several long-time indie rock groups. [1]
A comedian performs at the 50 First Jokes show at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Ga. on Jan. 5, 2024. The event invited 50 stand-ups from around Georgia to tell their first joke of the new year.
Along with CBGB, the Whisky a Go Go, and selected others, it was instrumental in launching American punk rock and new wave music. [1] [2] The 40 Watt Club was the primary performance space for numerous "Athens bands", including Pylon, R.E.M., Love Tractor, Dreams So Real, Guadalcanal Diary, The Primates, Modern Skirts, and others.
Flagpole remains critically important for its coverage of the Athens music scene, particularly of the 1990s until today. Bands like Pylon, the B-52s, and R.E.M. began in Athens in the late 1970s and into the 1980s, hosted at clubs like the 40 Watt Club and Georgia Theater. Flagpole began to cover these acts during their rise to national ...
Athens Spectacular showcase marks the return of pre-COVID local burlesque events that spotlight individual artists.