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Nuçi's Space Extends Reconstruction of the Steeple Deadline
Photo Credit: Jason Thrasher
Last month, Nuçi's Space launched the "Reconstruction of the Steeple" Indiegogo campaign to refurbish the St. Mary's steeple—the site of R.E.M.'s first gig—and to help fund the nonprofit resource center's programming for 2015.
As of today, the crowdfunding campaign has raised over $128,000—a whopping sum, but well shy of its $250,000 goal. Since it met the halfway mark, though, Indiegogo has agreed to extend the fundraising deadline past its initial Dec. 13 date to Jan. 2, says project manager Marc Tissenbaum.
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Michael Stipe: R.E.M. Will 'Never, Ever' Reunite
Former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe—who, at age 54, is starting to bear a passing resemblance to John Malkovich—gave an interview to "CBS This Morning" that aired Saturday in which he looked back on his 30-year career to promote REMTV, a DVD box set of the band's television appearances. Here are some of the highlights:
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Hear a Song From of Montreal's Upcoming Album, Aureate Gloom
Photo Credit: Ben Rouse
News came down yesterday that of Montreal, the long-running, shape-shifting Athens-based indie-pop project helmed by songwriter Kevin Barnes, will release a new full-length Mar. 3 via Polyvinyl.
Aureate Gloom will feature the same core cast of musicians as last year's Lousy with Sylvianbriar— Clayton Rychlik, Bob Parins, Bennett Lewis and JoJo Glidewell—though if single "Bassem Sabry" is any indication, Barnes and company have ditched the garage-rock of that record in favor of a strange, stripped-down dirty-disco sound.
Stream "Bassem Sabry" below:
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Live Review: Centro-matic at Georgia Theatre
Photo Credit: Sean Dunn
The sizeable crowd at the Georgia Theatre last Friday included more than a few highly regarded local musicians and music industry insiders, many of whom had been in the Classic City for decades. Both in quantity and quality, Centro-matic had a fine crowd for its final Athens show.
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Monsoon Plays Flagpole's Parade of Lights Float Thursday
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The annual Downtown Parade of Lights is tonight (Thursday, Dec. 4), and like always, you can count on the Athens Music Scene float—a co-production of Flagpole, the 40 Watt Club and AthFest—to bring the serious holiday jams.
This year, we've got local punks Monsoon set to kick 'em out from atop the moving stage, which rolls out at 7 p.m. from the corner of Dougherty and Pulaski streets and continues around the downtown loop.
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B-52s' Kate Pierson Announces Solo Album, Drops Video
Photo Credit: Monicanation/Wikimedia Commons
She may be a New York City gal these days, but Kate Pierson will always be known as an Athens music legend, having co-founded the B-52's in the Classic City way back in 1976.
Aside from her work with the legendary new wave outfit, Pierson has stayed busy with a steady stream of collaborations over the years. And yesterday, Pierson announced that she will release her debut solo album, Guitars and Microphones, which features contributions from Australian singer Sia (who shares songwriting duties) and The Strokes' Nick Valensi, on Feb. 17.
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Five Essential Centro-matic Recordings
Also: Read our feature on Centro-matic, which plays the Georgia Theatre Friday, Dec. 5 as part of the band's farewell tour.
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Nuçi’s Space Hosts Free 'Giving Tuesday' Show at the 40 Watt
Photo Credit: Jason Thrasher
Last month, we wrote about the ongoing efforts of Nuçi’s Space to save the dilapidated St. Mary's steeple, which sits next door to the Oconee Street music resource center.
Though the "Reconstruction of the Steeple" Indiegogo campaign—which seeks money to restore the steeple and to fund the Space's programs for the coming year—raised a whopping $50,000 in its first day, the rate of donations has since slowed dramatically.
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