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This Belle and Sebastian Video Was Filmed in Athens in 1998
During a chat last week with Elf Power frontman Andrew Rieger (look for that Q&A online and in the paper tomorrow), the subject of the upcoming Neutral Milk Hotel tour came up. It led to a mention of filmmaker/Jackass collaborator Lance Bangs, an E6 pal who shot the now-famous Live at Jittery Joe's performance, which in turn prompted an offhand recollection from Rieger of a Belle and Sebastian music video that Bangs shot in Athens around the same time.
Above, watch that video, for the Boy With the Arab Strap tune "Dirty Dream #2," and revel in the sunlit, forever-young glory that was—and, despite the steady townie hang-wringing over things like politics, preservation and big box stores, still very much is—Athens.
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Live Review: Pujol at 40 Watt Club, Friday, Sept. 13
Photo Credit: Adam Barnett
As Daniel Pujol and friends continue to work on material to follow up 2012’s United States of Being, they decided to head to the 40 Watt Club on Friday to play with locals Tia Madre and New Madrid. Dotted as it was with couches, tables and chairs, the club’s set-up was a tad surprising given the lineup.
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Relive Jason Aldean's Sanford Stadium Show with Night Train to Georgia
Back in April, country megastar Jason Aldean made history as the first musical act to play between the hedges with his "Night Train" tour. The show, which featured guest appearances from Ludacris and Kelly Clarkson, was by all measures a smashing success.
Now, the singer is releasing a concert film documenting the experience. The aptly named Night Train to Georgia is out Oct. 15 and available for pre-order now (though why would you wanna do a thing like that), and yesterday fans "unlocked" the DVD's cover art by retweeting Walmart. That's some goddamn SYNERGY!
After the jump, watch the trailer.
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Win Tickets: Family and Friends Play Georgia Theatre Tonight
As almost any up-and-coming band in Athens will tell you, an opening slot at the Georgia Theatre is nothing to scoff at. For folk-infused local band Family and Friends, warming up a crowd for Athens mainstays Packway Handle Band is proof that you can go a long way in a little amount of time in this town. Although the band has only been playing as a full unit since late April, it's begun to generate quite a bit of buzz around town, squeezing in quite a few shows this summer and laying the groundwork for a record to be released sometime in the near future.
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Video: Mumford & Sons Try to Snap Pics at Clermont Lounge, Get the Ol' Heave-Ho
This hilarious bit of news is being picked up by everyone from Creative Loafing to TMZ, but it's worth noting that the original scoop came from Starcasm, whose source was none other than Athens' Uncle Pizza, aka Jubee of Jubee and the Morning After. Because he was there, for some reason.
After earnest, old-timey-ish folk-rock outfit Mumford & Sons played Centennial Olympic Park Tuesday night, they did what all celebrities visiting Atlanta do: they ate at Antico went to the Clermont Lounge, that dimly lit bastion of middle-aged stripperdom.
Read on after the jump.
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Andy Rourke, Maserati, Cave to Play Athens Intensified 2013
The lineup for this year's sophomore installment of the Athens Intensified festival, two days of music happening down at the Caledonia Lounge, has been announced. Organizer (and longtime Flagpole columnist) Gordon Lamb reveals that the event will take place Oct. 25–26 and will be headlined by DJ Andy Rourke (the former Smiths bassist) and Maserati, respectively.
For the full lineup, click below.
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Tonight in Athens: Leverage Models, Mothers
Mothers
Tonight at Flicker, there's a great triple-bill of local talent, featuring Ryan Gray Moore of Brothers, Steven Trimmer of Grass Giraffes/Glasscrafts and Mothers, the folky project from songwriter Kristine Leschper. Watch Leschper play the gorgeous "Blood-Letting" below:
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Tonight in Athens: Woe, Rene LeConte, Wild Child
There's a pretty stellar bil of heavy music over at the Caledonia Lounge tonight, featuring locals Pale Prophet and Antpile as well as Richmond, VA's Inter Arma and Philly black-metal phenoms Woe, a band fronted by guitarist Chris Grigg whose latest album, Withdrawal, can be streamed after the jump:
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