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Win Tickets: Drive-By Truckers Play Georgia Theatre Tonight
Photo Credit: David McClister
As we've noted elsewhere, there are plenty of excellent options for live music this Halloween. But the centerpiece of Athens' concert calendar is the Drive-By Truckers' special, spooky return to the Georgia Theatre.
We've got a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky commenter. To enter, tell us below why you deserve to go for free. We'll choose a winner at 2:30 p.m. Friday.
Good luck, ghouls!
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Marc Maron Interviews David Lowery on 'WTF'
Photo Credit: Jason Thrasher
If you’re a regular listener of Marc Maron’s WTF Podcast, you know the acerbic funnyman is quite the vinyl record collector. Those tuning in to the show's latest installment learned that Maron is also quite the fan of Athenian and MBUS lecturer David Lowery, he of Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker fame.
On the latest episode of Maron’s podcast, Lowery says his experience teaching in UGA’s music business program has inspired him to pursue a doctorate in higher education. Unsurprisingly, the conversation turns to Lowery’s sustained critique of file-sharing and the pitfalls of digital music royalties for artists.
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Flagpole Premieres: Powerkompany, 'Mermaid (Sunlight)' Video
Local hubby-and-wife electro-pop duo Powerkompany haven't released a proper album since dropping the bold and moody I Am More Than This in May 2013, but that doesn't mean the pair haven't stayed busy touring, writing, recording and, most recently, making music videos.
This summer, they released a lovely clip for I Am More Than This' "Lost," and today Flagpole is happy to premiere the comparatively creepy video (Halloween, y'all!) for that record's closer, "Mermaid (Sunlight)".
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Video: Versatyle tha Wildchyld, Past and Present
Photo Credit: Randy Schafer
Watch part one here.
Anthony Little, aka Versatyle tha Wildchyld, likes to keep things close. "I stick with my family," Little says. "The people that I trust… At the end of the day, I'm going to stay that way."
Part two of this three-part series explores Little's formative years until present day, starting with how he met local hip hop aficionado Montu Miller, one of the founding members of a community-based social group called Dreaded Mindz, where Little honed his musical career and community values. Little broke off from Dreaded Mindz and linked up with Matt McClure, from McClure Entertainment Group. And Miller created a separate group, AthFactor Entertainment, while Dreaded Mindz, or DMZ, has taken the back burner.Little also talks about more recent ventures, like creating his Georgia Bulldogs anthem, "Southern Flavor," produced by McClure Entertainment Group in September 2013.
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Live Review/Photos: Yonder Mountain String Band at Georgia Theatre
Saturday, Yonder Mountain String Band returned to the Georgia Theatre, accompanied by the Larry Keel Experience. “It’s good to be back in Athens, Greece!” bassist Ben Kaufmann joked as his bandmates readied themselves to play.
Every time I see a bluegrass band perform live, I am amazed by the skill needed to make such complicated and lightning-fast music. Yonder is a cut above the rest, playing something in between jam and bluegrass. The band makes jamming look effortless; guitar, mandolin, banjo and bass are combined to create an intricate tapestry of sound. All four members have an active vocal role in the music, each bringing a different voice and tone to the table.
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Stream a New T. Hardy Morris Tune
Dead Confederate frontman T. Hardy Morris, he of Flagpole's favorite local album of 2013, has debuted a new single titled "Painted On Attitude" in advance of a November tour that will find the songwriter traveling up the Eastern seaboard and into Ohio.
"Painted On Attitude" is billed as a shift in Morris' sonic approach, and it does feel like a departure, taking the subdued grunge-folk of Audition Tapes and piling on pedal steel and punk fuzz.
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Flagpole Premieres: Scooterbabe, 'Know That I Don't Want You'
Photo Credit: Anna Pence
Though it has played steadily around town for the last couple years and gained a respectable local fanbase in the process, indie-pop trio Scooterbabe has but one EP to its name, a self-titled, five-track effort released last November.
Now, the band is set to drop the follow-up, again in EP form. The new one is titled[email protected] (yes, that is the name of the damn thing) and is out Oct. 28 digitally and in the near future on cassette via Pizza Tomb.
The four-song record finds the band honing the C86-inspired sound it has put forth since the beginning. For fans of noisy, navel-gazing jangle-pop, it's a must-listen. Flagpole's Gordon Lamb is blunt in his assessment: "No one in Athens has played well-crafted, distortion-free pop of this type and caliber in a very long time."
More below.
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Q&A With Neal Casal of Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Playing Georgia Theatre Thursday
You're apt to be familiar with at least one project Neal Casal has been involved with over the past decade or so. At the moment, he’s taken up lead guitar duties for the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, who play the Georgia Theatre Thursday, Oct. 23. Flagpole caught up with Casal to discuss what it’s like to be asked to play in high-profile bands and the similarities of working in different media.
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