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On the Road with Chief Scout, Heyrocco and Concord America: 'Dale Weiners' Reports
Chief Scout, Heyrocco and Concord America are reporting for Flagpole from the road.
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Dale Weiners, a man who has worn many hats, and also shoes, in his life. I just graduated from the Tijuana Online School of Journalism and Children’s Dentistry, where I got my associates degree in music reviewism and I attempted a minor in fixing children’s toothbrushes.
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Slingshot 2015 Features James Murphy, Jamie xx, Nosaj Thing, Juana Molina, More
The organizers of Slingshot, the self-billed "international festival of music, electronic art and tech," have announced the initial lineup for 2015's edition, which takes place in Athens Mar. 26–28.
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Hey, Here's a New Kishi Bashi Video
World-renowned, Athens-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kishi Bashi is currently on a tour that spans the majority of the continental U.S. Sadly, there's no local date yet announced, but we can hope? Or, we could just cry.
To give us some solace in our time of sadness, Kishi Bashi has debuted a music video for "In Fantasia," the striking, seven-minute closer to last year's Lighght.
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The Powder Room Suffers Van Fire, Equipment Loss
Photo Credit: via Facebook
After suffering the major indignity of having a van full of gear stolen on the mean streets of Chicago last year, Athens rockers The Powder Room rallied strongly. Most recently, theyreleased their debut album, Curtains, had it pressed to vinyl, enlisted longtime Athens drummer Patrick Ferguson and headed out of town a couple of weeks ago for a short tour.
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On the Road with Chief Scout, Heyrocco and Concord America
An excellent if unholy triumvirate of local and regional rock and rollers—Chief Scout, Heyroccoand Concord America—hit the asphalt last Friday for a two-week tour up and down the Eastern seaboard, and the bands will be filing periodic updates with Flagpole from the road.
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UPDATE: AthFest Submission Period Now Open for Outdoor Stage, Compilation Album
Photo Credit: Photo courtesy of AthFest
AthFest Educates has formally opened the submission period for bands interested in performing on one of the outdoor stages at this year's AthFest, which takes place June 26–28.
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Reptar Signs to Joyful Noise, Releases 7-Inch, Album Coming Soon
Photo Credit: Photo via Facebook
Big news today from the Reptar camp: The local electro-pop group announced it has signed with Joyful Noise Recordings—the label has also been home to fellow Athens acts of Montreal and Kishi Bashi—and that its long-awaited full-length follow-up to 2012's Body Faucet is on the way, with details to be revealed soon.
In the meantime, the band is offering up a limited-edition 7-inch release featuring two songs not on the upcoming LP: "In Through the Eyelids" and "Delusional."
Buy the EP here. Watch a video celebrating the signing announcement below:
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Vote For Your Favorite Athens-Music Beard
Flagpole's winter-themed issue, "Warm Your ATH Up," hits stands next Wednesday, Jan. 21, when it will surely be a balmy 70 degrees outside and ruin everything we've worked weeks to create. But first, we need your help.
We've nominated six local musicians who boast some of our favorite beards in town, and we're looking to you to pick your favorite of the bunch.
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