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  Photo Gallery: Wild Rumpus Parade and Spectacle

  Blog: Culture Briefs

  The 2016 Wild Rumpus Parade and Spectacle took over downtown Saturday night. Below, check out a gallery of contributor Randy Schafer's photos from the event:

  

  By Randy Schafer | October 30, 2016

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  Swamp Photo Essay, Part Three: Hustle and Grind

  Blog: Homedrone

  From Sep. 18–Nov. 6, Flagpole photo intern Randy Schafer shadowed the members of local band Swamp, in an attempt to document what it's like to be in a band in Athens while simultaneously attending college at UGA.  

  Previously: Life on the Stage | Halloween

  The members of Swamp wear many hats. Students by day, employees and band members by night, songwriters on the weekends and recording artists every other week or month.

  "It's really hard to figure out when we can practice," says Owen Hunt, bassist and vocalist. "And enough time to dedicating learning new material and also recording. Our schedules are always conflicting."

  

  Tommy Weigle (right), a 20-year-old junior comparative literature major, works on a group project with his classmate and friend Sydney Tyson (left), sitting in Weigle's living room with Weigle's dog Scooby, in October.

  By Randy Schafer | December 19, 2014

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  Swamp Photo Essay, Part Two: Halloween

  Blog: Homedrone

  From Sep. 18–Nov. 6, Flagpole photo intern Randy Schafer shadowed the members of local band Swamp, in an attempt to document what it's like to be in a band in Athens while simultaneously attending college at UGA.  

  Previously: Life on the Stage

  

  On Hallows Eve, Owen Hunt (left), sets down his beer, as Maya Rae (center-left), practices her avant-garde performance with Lulu Lacy (center-right), and Tommy Weigle (right), plucks the strings of his unplugged guitar in the barn and future stage of Swamp's Halloween House Show.

  By Randy Schafer | December 18, 2014

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  Swamp Photo Essay, Part One: Life On the Stage

  Blog: Homedrone

  

  Performing music in front of a crowd of people provides its own challenges, routines and expectations—and its own rewards, far beyond the gratification of a good jam behind closed doors. At first, though, it can be daunting. 

  "I know both Owen [Hunt] and I used to be really, really shy about things," says Tommy Weigle, guitarist and vocalist for local indie rock three-piece Swamp. "So, playing live, a lot of the time, was… not necessarily like, 'Let's get this over with'… Sometimes it's nice to get out of a familiar environment and try something new—but sometimes it's terrifying." 

  In addition to conquering the live music beast, the members of Swamp have to manage school responsibilities, finances, maneuvering around each other's schedules and planning what gigs to play when and where.

  From Sep. 18–Nov. 6, Flagpole photo intern Randy Schafer shadowed the members of Swamp, to document what it's like to be in a band in Athens while simultaneously attending college at UGA.  

  By Randy Schafer | December 17, 2014

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  Photo Gallery: DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist at the Georgia Theatre

  Blog: Homedrone

  

  Legendary DJs Shadow and Cut Chemist spun records from Afrika Bambaataa's personal collection Monday night at the Georgia Theatre. Below, check out a selection of photos from the show.

  By Randy Schafer | November 18, 2014

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  Photo Gallery: Spotlight + Slingshot Concert on College Square

  Blog: Homedrone

  

  The Spotlight + Slingshot concert on College Square Saturday featured headliners Big Star's Third, as well as locals Blacknerdninja, New Madrid, The Glands and Ruby the Rabbitfoot. Check out a selection of photos from the concert below:

  By Randy Schafer | November 10, 2014

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  Video: Versatyle tha Wildchyld on Love and Family

  Blog: Homedrone

  

  Photo Credit: Randy Schafer

  See part one here, and part two here.

  Anthony Little believes in a thing called love.   

  In the final installment of this three-part series, Little, aka Versatyle Tha Wildchyld, delves into his definition of what family means to him—and how the Wild Wolf Pack, his hip hop group consisting of young, multicultural lyricists and rappers, is a part of that extended family. "Blood doesn't make us family," Little says. "Loyalty makes us family." 

  By Randy Schafer | November 6, 2014

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  Video: Versatyle tha Wildchyld, Past and Present

  Blog: Homedrone

  

  Photo Credit: Randy Schafer

  Watch part one here.

  Anthony Little, aka Versatyle tha Wildchyld, likes to keep things close. "I stick with my family," Little says. "The people that I trust… At the end of the day, I'm going to stay that way." 

  Part two of this three-part series explores Little's formative years until present day, starting with how he met local hip hop aficionado Montu Miller, one of the founding members of a community-based social group called Dreaded Mindz, where Little honed his musical career and community values. Little broke off from Dreaded Mindz and linked up with Matt McClure, from McClure Entertainment Group. And Miller created a separate group, AthFactor Entertainment, while Dreaded Mindz, or DMZ, has taken the back burner.

  Little also talks about more recent ventures, like creating his Georgia Bulldogs anthem, "Southern Flavor," produced by McClure Entertainment Group in September 2013.  

  By Randy Schafer | October 29, 2014

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  Video: In the Studio with Versatyle tha Wildchyld

  Blog: Homedrone

  

  Overshadowed by the South’s rap capital, roughly 60 miles east of Atlanta, the artists of the Athens hip hop scene often struggle to let their voices be heard. For many, it’s a daily battle of lyric and beat. Quite often, local hip hop takes a backseat to the mainstream artists who stroll through town, leaving each Athens rapper grabbing for scraps, trying to find their musical seat.

  For act one of a three-part series showcasing local artist Anthony Little, aka Versatyle tha Wildchyld, Flagpole dropped by the home studio of Athens sound engineer and music producer Joel Hatstat, as the two joined forces to create some new tracks. Versatyle sheds light on the origin of his song “Grinding and Shining,” as well as his newest single, “When I Write.”

  More work than play when recording, Little says, “When I’m in the studio—that’s my money.”

  Watch the clip below:

  By Randy Schafer | October 21, 2014

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  Photo Gallery: The Egyptian Lover at New Earth Athens

  Blog: Homedrone

  The Egyptian Lover played New Earth Athens Saturday, Sept. 20 as part of Athens Intensified.(Read our Q&A with the legendary producer.) Below, check out a gallery of the action.

  By Randy Schafer | September 22, 2014

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  Athens Intensified in Photos

  Blog: Homedrone

  Athens Intensified kicked off last Thursday with three nights of music at a handful of downtown venues. Below, check out Flagpole intern Randy Schafer's photos from AI's first weekend.

  

  Pinecones

  By Randy Schafer | September 15, 2014

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