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Watch a Psychedelic New Pretty Bird Video
Here's a trippy new clip from recent Flagpole Athens Music Award winners Pretty Bird. The low-budget, high-impact video, for the song "in a tin hut," from the group's ambitious recent release HOUSE, is a shrouded, psychedelic affair.
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Upcoming in Athens: Kurt Vile, Bill Callahan, Deerhunter, Father John Misty and More
What's enigmatic songsmith Bill Callahan hiding behind that pussycat smile? Find out when he plays the 40 Watt this September. Below, get the details on that gig and a slew of other notable shows happening in Athens over the coming few months:
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American Music Festival Has NOT Been Canceled
The Melting Point has tweeted that its American Music Festival will go on Thursday rain or shine, and the outdoor portion of the concert will be moved inside.
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Wednesday's Orange Twin Show Moved to 40 Watt
So, the Orange Twin Conservation Community was all set to host its anticipated annual concert—this year featuring the Athens Cowboy Choir, the Shoal Creek Stranglers, The Darnell Boys, Art Rosenbaum and the Orange Twin Family band—and then this happened. Due to the entirely credible threat of terrible, horrible, no good, very bad weather, the show has been moved into town.
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Ghostface Killah, Too Short, Pharoahe Monch to Play Atlanta's A3C Fest
Ghostface Killah
Atlanta's A3C ("All 3 Coasts") Festival has grown exponentially since its inception in 2004. What started with a narrow focus on homegrown hip hop has evolved into a truly remarkable, internationally anticipated event. This year, the fest takes place over five days—an increase over the previous three—Oct. 2-6., at various venues in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward, Little Five Points and East Atlanta Village neighborhoods.
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Is David Lowery's Crankiness Counterproductive?
Local guy, MBUS lecturer and Cracker/Camper Van Beethoven frontman David Lowery is no stranger to causing controversy as a result of his stance on artist rights in the digital age. On Monday, he unleashed another epic screed on his Trichordist blog, where he posted a screenshot that he claimed showed the amount of royalties he received from various Internet radio outlets last quarter. Of specific note was the payment he received from tech giant Pandora, which awarded Lowery a grand total of $16.89 in songwriting royalties for over 1 million plays of Cracker's hit 1992 song "Low."
In addition to noting that he also receives a separate performance royalty for "Low" (which is "higher but also what I would regard as unsustainable," he wrote), Lowery went on to explain:
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Stream New Trav Williams Album, Gideon's Army Trailer
Below, watch the trailer for Gideon's Army, an HBO documentary directed by filmmaker Dawn Porter. The film follows the stories of three Southern public defenders striving to make a difference against intimidating odds. The film's title is a reference to the 1963 Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright, which ensured legal representation for indigent clients.
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The Barlettas, New Madrid or Easter Island: Who Will Win Artist of the Year?
Easter Island
In case you haven't heard, the 2013 Flagpole Athens Music Awards show happens tonight at the Morton Theatre. In addition to a sweet slate of performances, we'll be handing out 19 awards in various categories, including Hip Hop, Rock, Experimental and so on.
But perhaps the most anticipated award is the final one: Artist of the Year, the ballot's sole write-in-only category (look at us, all democratic 'n shit), which, this year, resulted in three pretty disparate finalists. Meet them all, and hear a track from each band, below.
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