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Hear Another New Song From Circulatory System
While the world hotly awaits Mosaics Within Mosaics, the third LP from local psych-pop legends Circulatory System, the band has gone and leaked a second song from the 31-track beast of a record. "Stars and Molecules" follows the dense "If You Think About it Now," and is boozier and woozier than its counterpart.
Stream below via the snuggly lovelies at Team Clermont:
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UPDATE: New Earth, Landlord At Odds Over Lease Renewal
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Earlier today, a Craigslist ad began circulating on Facebook that reads:
Downtown Athens music venue for lease/sale. Available August 1, 2014. 227 Dougherty St. 4400 sq/ft building with stage, FOH sound booth, office, green room, side stage monitor booth, full bar, bathrooms. Also has outside deck overlooking courtyard area with stage. Triple net lease. Inquire for more details.
That music venue is New Earth Athens, the EDM/jam hotspot on the corner of Dougherty and Hull streets that was recently renovated and now boasts a popular outdoor stage and patio. Reached for comment, New Earth founder Adrian Zelski says he and the club's other employees were blindsided by the ad.
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Win Tickets: Blackalicious Plays Melting Point Wednesday
UPDATE: We've got two pairs of tickets to give away for this show. To enter, comment below with why YOU deserve to go for free. We'll choose two winners Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
Veteran hip hop duo Blackalicious swings through Athens for a show at the Melting Point Wednesday. Below, check out five of Flagpole's favorite Gift of Gab verses:
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Listen: murk daddy flex Remixes American Football
American Football
In what has become a familiar move for second-wave emo acts of late, the Mike Kinsella-led indie outfit American Football recently announced it would be reconvening for its first live shows in a decade-and-a-half. The band's sole, self-titled album is also receiving a deluxe reissue courtesy of Polyvinyl.
A couple weeks ago, local beatsmith murk daddy flex dropped a surprise remix of "The Summer Ends," American Football's aching, snaking second track. (Hear the original here.) Today, the YouTube clip picked up traction, with Polyvinyl shouting it out on the label's Facebook page.
Not a surprise: It's really something. Check it out below:
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I Am the World Trade Center to Reunite for AthFest
What is this, reunion day?
Townies of a certain age and proclivity for party music will be thrilled to hear that I Am the World Trade Center, the collaborative project of producer Dan Geller (who DJs around town under the name Twin Powers) and vocalist Amy Dykes, will reconvene for a show at this year's AthFest.
IATWTC—which had a brief brush with notoriety after the 9/11 attacks and apparently continues to inspire discussion among conspiracy-theory wingnuts—released three albums of dreamy, danceable synth-pop before calling it quits in the mid-aughts. The band will get back together for a show Saturday, June 21 at the Georgia Theatre (other acts on the bill are upstart synth kidz Programs and hip hop oddballs Turquoise Jeep).
More info below.
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Jason Isbell to Reunite with Patterson Hood, Mike Cooley for Benefit Show
Jason Isbell (second from right) with Drive-By Truckers circa 2004
Here's a bit of news that should make Drive-By Truckers fans more than a little happy: On Sunday, June 15, songwriters Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley will reunite with former bandmate Jason Isbell for a full collaborative set at the Shoals Theatre in Florence, AL.
Isbell was responsible for some of the Truckers' most beloved songs, including "Outfit" and "Goddamn Lonely Love," butIsbell was responsible for some of the Truckers' most beloved songs, including "Outfit" and "Goddamn Lonely Love," but left the band in 2007 and has since enjoyed a fruitful solo career, appearing publicly with his former bandmates only occasionally. His latest LP, the highly acclaimed Southeastern, chronicled his battles with alcoholism and his budding relationship with now-wife Amanda Shires.
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Athens Joins the BandSwap Program in 2014; Here's How to Apply
This year, Athens joins the growing number of cities—including Portland, OR, Lafayette, LA and Charleston, SC—that participate in BandSwap, a program that pairs one up-and-coming band from each host city with a group from the organization's home base of Fort Collins, CO for a blowout show in the local band's hometown.
In our case, said show will happen at the 40 Watt Club in September. In addition, all BandSwap bands will travel expenses-paid to Colorado for the BandSwap Homecoming festival the first weekend in October.
Throughout the process, BandSwap will provide networking and educational opportunities, as well as marketing materials for each event and a sizable stipend for each band member.
Flagpole has been tasked with choosing this year's Athens BandSwap band, and we're opening the application process up to local musicians. If you're in a band, and the program seems like something you'd like to participate in—and everyone in your group will be able to carve out several days to travel to Colorado this fall—shoot an email to[email protected] by Wednesday, May 28 with the subject line "BandSwap application."Please include your band's name, a brief bio, a photo and links to any music/videos you have streaming online.
Feel free to include any questions you have about BandSwap or the application process. We'll choose Athens' BandSwap representative June 1 and notify the winner shortly thereafter.
Check out this informational video:
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The Coathangers, Axxa/Abraxas, murk daddy flex, Shade to Play Flagpole's AthFest Showcase
The Coathangers
AthFest takes over downtown Athens June 18–22, and many of the musical performers—including Reptar, Kishi Bashi, Drivin' N Cryin', Futurebirds, New Madrid, Dead Confederate and Family and Friends—have already been announced. Now, Flagpole is thrilled to reveal the lineup for our Friday, June 20 showcase at the 40 Watt Club.
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