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(L-R) Jackie Payne and his wife, Miriam, celebrate his Athens Music Walk of Fame plaque in downtown Athens, Ga. on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. Miriam was the inspiration for Jackie's 1965 song "I'll ...
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]
The Seney–Stovall Chapel in Athens, Georgia, was where R.E.M. recorded two songs for the film. Athens, GA: Inside/Out is a 1986 documentary film about the mid-1980s music scene in Athens, Georgia. [1] [2] The film has been described as "the definitive portrait of the city's world-renowned music scene." [3]
The four original members of R.E.M. made a surprise appearance last night (Feb. 8) in Athens, Ga., at a tribute show for their album 'Murmur.'
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.
The band would gain prominent local publicity, being in a scene that produced The B-52's, Love Tractor, and Pylon, all of which would receive varying degrees of success in the future. [4] The band also opened a spinoff of the famous local Athens 40 Watt Club called the 40 Watt East in May 1980, which was opened across the street and later ...
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