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Interview with Paul Collins, Playing Hi-Lo Sunday
Paul Collins
So, there I was, just sitting at my desk working in a rare moment of daytime word-wrangling—most of my writing is done at night—and the phone rang. The caller ID indicated the call was from New York, so instead of letting it slide to voicemail I answered. Who knew? Coulda been Hova.
"Hello, Gordon?" a voice said. "Yes," I answered. "Hey, man," came the response. "This is Paul Collins."
More after the jump.
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OutKast to Play Counterpoint; Shaky Knees Lineup Also Announced
In case you have been without Internet for the last couple days, the big news is that beloved Atlanta hip hop duo OutKast is reuniting for a 40-plus-date festival tour this spring and summer. Here are a few appearances that have been confirmed: mid-April at Coachella in Indio, CA; late April at Counterpoint outside of Atlanta; mid-May at Hangout Music Fest in Gulf Shores, AL; early June at Governors Ball in New York; and later that month at Firefly in Delaware.
More after the jump.
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Flagpole Premieres! Party Dolls: 'I Am Not the One You Love'
Photo Credit: Brian Manley
Party Dolls, an Athens/Atlanta pop-rock ensemble led by The District Attorneys' Drew Beskin and also featuring area notables Tedo Stone, Jeremy Wheatley, Walker Beard and Frank Keith IV, is gearing up to release its debut LP, Love Wars Baby. The album is filled with what Beskin calls "dark, honest, therapeutic and true" songwriting, personal tales of triumph and loss.
The record, engineered by Keith at his home studio, is out Feb. 14 via This Is American Music, but you can get a sneak peek by streaming one of its tracks, the plaintive "I Am Not the One You Love," after the jump.
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Elf Power's 'Transparent Lines' Video Features Some Hot and Heavy Clogging
Photo Credit: Jason Thrasher
Below, watch the new music video for "Transparent Lines," a track from Elf Power's latest record,Sunlight on the Moon. (That record came in at No. 8 on our Top 10 Albums of 2013 list, which you can peruse here.)
The video, directed by Brittainy Lauback and filmed here in Athens at Orange Twin, features clog dancer Naomi Merchant, whom you might remember from her, um, previous work. It is weird and cute and kinda psychedelic. Check it out after the jump.
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Live Review: Family and Friends at Georgia Theatre, Thursday, Jan. 9
It’s a rare thing to witness a band develop as quickly as Family and Friends. Having only been a full band for little over a year, Mike MacDonald and his ever-growing cast of characters are rightfullygenerating a good deal of buzz in town for their energetic live shows. Although I expect the band to do much more developing, its EP release show at the Georgia Theatre Thursday was a testament to how much it has grown and, hopefully, the vast potential it has to tap into for the future.
More after the jump.
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Win Tickets: Lera Lynn Plays Melting Point Tonight
Alt-country songstress Lera Lynn returns to Athens Friday for a show at the Melting Point, and we've got a pair of tickets to give away. Wanna win? Comment after the jump with why YOU deserve to go for free. We'll choose a winner today at 4:30 p.m.
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Win Tickets: Q&A with Kevn Kinney, Playing The World Famous Tonight
Few musicians living outside of Athens have local ties that run as deep as Drivin' N Cryin' frontman Kevn Kinney. Flagpole pinned him down for a chat before his show this evening at the Melting Point The World Famous (ed. note: This show has been moved) with Chuck Mead and Angie Aparo.
We've got two pairs of tickets to this show to give away. To win, tell us why YOU deserve to go for free in the comments after the jump. We'll choose two winners at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
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Athens Hip Hop Awards Moved to Feb. 15
The place and time for the 2014 Athens Hip Hop Awards has changed, according to organizer Jasmine Johnson. The event will now take place at the historic Morton Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 15—a week earlier than the Feb. 23 date we announced last week.
For the full list of nominees, and to vote, see the official site. Advance tickets are available here.
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