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  Flagpole Premieres: 2018 Wild Rumpus Mixtape

  Blog: Homedrone

  

  This weekend, the Wild Rumpus Parade and Spectacle returns to downtown Athens for a 10th annual edition, inviting Athenians of all stripes and all ages to dress up, howl at the moon and celebrate Halloween for a good cause. (See The Calendar for a full schedule of events.)

  By Gabe Vodicka | October 23, 2018

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  Flagpole Premieres: Georgia Dish Boys, 'Birds So Blue'

  Blog: Homedrone

  

  Athens band Georgia Dish Boys' sound is familiar yet unorthodox, a viscous blend of alt-country twang, noise-rock squall, outsider folk and Southern gothic allure. On last year's Get Gone, the group led with massive rock hooks and showcased frontman Seth Martin's laryngitic yowl.

  By Gabe Vodicka | October 19, 2018

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  Flagpole Premieres: Athens Rising, Excerpt Seven: AthFest

  Blog: Culture Briefs

  

  Photo Credit: Athens Rising

  AthFest Educates Vice Chair (and Flagpole Publisher) Alicia Nickles.

  The first full-length documentary in a planned series "that aims to celebrate the creative class in the Classic City," filmmaker James Preston's Athens Rising: The Sicyon Project chronicles Athens' multifaceted arts and music scenes, with an additional focus on dance, food, comedy, theater, festival culture and more. 

  By Gabe Vodicka | October 16, 2018

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  Flagpole Premieres: Gumshoe, 'Amorosa'

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  As an outlet for songwriter Andy Dixon's sundry creative impulses, Athens band Gumshoe has found itself exploring everything from twangy Americana to soulful stomp to angular indie rock. With his latest album, The Governor's Brother—out Nov. 16—Dixon gets deep, dark and disillusioned as he processes the 2016 election and its unsettling aftermath.

  By Gabe Vodicka | October 16, 2018

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  Athens Jazz Festival Performers Discuss Their Favorite Jazz Sounds

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  Laura Coyle and Trey Wright

  The Athens Jazz Festival moves to Bishop Park this year, with Saturday's all-day eventfeaturing some of the most prominent names in local jazz. We asked a few of them about the music that inspires their own work.

  By Gabe Vodicka | September 19, 2018

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  Saturday's UGA Football Game Moved to Noon

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  Photo Credit: Kristin M. Bradshaw/UGA Athletics

  Saturday's UGA football game against Middle Tennessee State, which was originally slated for a 7:15 p.m. kickoff at Sanford Stadium, has been moved to noon, according to an announcement from the UGA Athletic Association. The game will be televised on ESPNews and the ESPN app.

  By Gabe Vodicka | September 13, 2018

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  Anti-Abrams Flyers Found Inside Copies of Flagpole Downtown, on Campus

  Blog: In the Loop

  

  Photo Credit: @hello_madison/Twitter

  Several weeks ago, we began getting tips from readers that someone (or someones) had been inserting pro-GOP flyers inside random issues of Flagpole. The leaflets, which have been found at various distribution locations downtown and on campus, warned of the evils of antifa and the "Democrat Party" while admonishing readers to "VOTE CONSERVATIVE."

  As Publisher Pete McCommons wrote in his column last week:

  By Gabe Vodicka | September 11, 2018

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  Flagpole Premieres: Athens Rising, Excerpt Six: Broderick Flanigan

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  Photo Credit: Athens Rising

  The first full-length documentary in a planned series "that aims to celebrate the creative class in the Classic City," Athens Rising: The Sicyon Project chronicles Athens' multifaceted arts and music scenes, with an additional focus on dance, food, comedy, theater, festival culture and more. 

  By Gabe Vodicka | September 5, 2018

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  Flagpole Premieres: Kwazymoto, 'Hipster Scum' Video

  Blog: Homedrone

  

  Local act Kwazymoto is one of the most musically and conceptually ambitious bands in town, as proven by last year's Limerence Land, a five-song stunner that found the group pushing the boundaries of punk. Now, Kwazymoto is set to return with a follow-up, My American Family, which it plans to drop Sept. 28, with an album-release show to follow Oct. 6 at the Caledonia Lounge.

  By Gabe Vodicka | September 4, 2018

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  Flagpole Premieres: Athens Rising, Excerpt Five: Jesse Mangum

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  Photo Credit: Athens Rising

  The first full-length documentary in a planned series "that aims to celebrate the creative class in the Classic City," Athens Rising: The Sicyon Project chronicles Athens' multifaceted arts and music scenes, with an additional focus on dance, food, comedy, theater, festival culture and more. 

  By Gabe Vodicka | August 29, 2018

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  Flagpole Premieres: Athens Rising, Excerpt Four: Taylor Chicoine

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  Photo Credit: Athens Rising

  The first full-length documentary in a planned series "that aims to celebrate the creative class in the Classic City," Athens Rising: The Sicyon Project chronicles Athens' multifaceted arts and music scenes, with an additional focus on dance, food, comedy, theater, festival culture and more. 

  By Gabe Vodicka | August 22, 2018

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  Family and Friends' Favorite Athens Albums

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  Photo Credit: Chelsea Kornse

  Local favorite Family and Friends plays the Georgia Theatre Friday, Aug. 24 in support of its recently released debut full-length, Felix Culpa, which finds the group moving away from the uplifting folk-rock of previous releases and towards a more eclectic sound. (Look for a feature in this week's Flagpole.) In advance of the show—and following last week's feature on some of our writers' most essential Athens albums—we asked the band to send us a list of its members' favorite local records, which you can check out below.

  By Gabe Vodicka | August 22, 2018

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  Flagpole Premieres: Athens Rising, Excerpt Three: Joel Hatstat

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  Photo Credit: Athens Rising

  The first full-length documentary in a planned series "that aims to celebrate the creative class in the Classic City," Athens Rising: The Sicyon Project chronicles Athens' multifaceted arts and music scenes, with an additional focus on dance, food, comedy, theater, festival culture and more. 

  By Gabe Vodicka | August 15, 2018

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  Flagpole Premieres: Athens Rising, Excerpt Two: Chef Garrett Macfalda

  Blog: Grub Notes

  

  Photo Credit: Athens Rising

  Garrett Macfalda

  The first full-length documentary in a planned series "that aims to celebrate the creative class in the Classic City," Athens Rising: The Sicyon Project chronicles Athens' multifaceted arts and music scenes, with an additional focus on dance, food, comedy, theater, festival culture and more. 

  By Gabe Vodicka | August 8, 2018

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  Flagpole Premieres: Misnomer feat. Linqua Franqa, 'Justice'

  Blog: Homedrone

  

  Photo Credit: Eric Hangartner

  Linqua Franqa

  The cross-genre collaboration is a risky endeavor. At its best, it magnifies strengths and exposes hidden talents. At its worst, well, it's a big ol' mess. As one might expect given both artists' track records, "Justice," the new tune from fusion upstart Misnomer and hip-hop luminary Mariah Parker, aka Linqua Franqa, falls squarely into the former category.

  By Gabe Vodicka | August 7, 2018

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  Flagpole Premieres: Athens Rising, Excerpt One: Volumes Hip Hop

  Blog: Homedrone

  

  Photo Credit: Athens Rising

  The first full-length documentary in a planned series "that aims to celebrate the creative class in the Classic City," Athens Rising: The Sicyon Project chronicles Athens' thriving current arts and music scenes, with an additional focus on dance, food, comedy, theater, festival culture and more. 

  By Gabe Vodicka | August 1, 2018

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  Flagpole Premieres: Wanderwild, 'Day 31' Video

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  Photo Credit: Alec Stanley

  Meticulous local indie-pop outfit Wanderwild released its debut LP, In Due Time, in November, which we called "an artful and ambitious full-length that pulses and shimmers its way through nine thoughtfully composed tracks." Today, we're pleased to premiere a video for the record's glimmering closing number, "Day 31."

  By Gabe Vodicka | June 29, 2018

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  Flagpole Premieres: Fairburn Royals, 'Number 5 Radio' Video

  Blog: Homedrone

  

  A player in Athens' early-aughts melodic-indie-rock scene that centered on bygone venues like Tasty World and spawned fondly remembered acts like The Pendletons and The Eskimos, Fairburn Royals released three albums on Atlanta's Two Sheds Music before calling it quits in 2005. In 2016, singer Matt Lisle returned to Georgia, and the band was reborn. 

  By Gabe Vodicka | June 27, 2018

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  Tweed Recording Academy to Open in Lamar Lewis Building Downtown

  Blog: Homedrone

  

  Andrew Ratcliffe

  Tweed Recording Academy, a new school offering "cutting-edge audio engineering and mixing programs," plans to open in downtown Athens in fall 2019, according to a press release. The school will occupy the former Lamar Lewis Shoe Store building, which spans the block from Clayton Street to Washington Street and also includes the former Copper Creek brewpub.

  By Gabe Vodicka | June 19, 2018

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  Here Are the 2018 Flagpole Athens Music Awards Finalists

  Blog: Homedrone

  

  Hundreds of readers voted for their favorite local musicians in this year's Flagpole Athens Music Awards contest, and next Thursday, June 21 at the Morton Theatre we’ll reveal the winners. Above, check out this year's finalists—the groups that received the most votes in each category.

  By Gabe Vodicka | June 14, 2018

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