Blog Topic: Editors' Picks

Homedrone: Atlanta's Hello Ocho Kicks off Farewell Tour at 40 Watt Monday

By Chad Radford | January 9, 2017 11:52am

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Homedrone: Allman Brothers Drummer Butch Trucks Plays The Foundry Tonight, Plus Weekend Music Picks

By Gabe Vodicka | January 5, 2017 3:10pm

Butch Trucks (and drums)

If you're just back in town and looking for a way to properly ring in the New Year on this fifth day of January, you could do a lot worse than The Foundry, where Allman Brothers drummer Butch Trucks will perform with his newly formed Freight Train Band.

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Homedrone: Q&A: Americana Artist Caleb Keith Says Farewell to Athens

By Bobby Moore | January 5, 2017 2:02pm

When Caleb Keith isn’t moonlighting as a country singer and songwriter, he’s a doctoral candidate at the University of Georgia’s Institute of Higher Education and the senior coordinator for assessment and research in the Department of Student Affairs, Assessment and Staff Development. A full-fledged Dawg who pursues his musical passions on the side, his life encompasses two different takes newcomers and outsiders have on the promises and opportunities of this tight-knit college town.

Keith will be chasing a different dream soon, once he relocates to Arkansas and begins a new career at the University of the Ozarks. In anticipation of his farewell show this Saturday at Flicker, Keith talked to Flagpole about his overall Athens experience.

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Homedrone: Q&A With Former Centro-matic Frontman Will Johnson

By Dan Mistich | October 4, 2016 11:12am

Photo Credit: Matt Pence

It’s not unfathomable that a currently inactive band like Centro-matic can have its legacy positively—and constantly—reconfigured in our digital age. Thanks to recently tweeted endorsements from artists like Jason Isbell, the indie darlings from Denton, TX are experiencing something of a renaissance, despite disbanding in 2014. Frontman Will Johnson is keeping his former band’s brand of rock and roll abstraction alive through contemplative solo releases and incessant touring. Johnson takes a break from an Undertow Music-endorsed living room jaunt around the U.S. to perform at Normaltown Hall on Sunday, Oct. 9.

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Homedrone: Simon Joyner Plays One-Off Show at White Tiger Thursday

By Chad Radford | September 26, 2016 11:17am

There is an immutable elegance lying at the heart of every one of life’s struggles. The tension that binds the spaces between hope for retribution and total breakdown is rich fodder for Omaha, NE songwriter Simon Joyner. With his latest album, Grass, Branch & Bone, Joyner summons his most compelling stories via the derelict Midwestern landscape and the characters he finds there, lost in moments of hopeless abandon and glowing nostalgia.

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Homedrone: Havana Cuba All-Stars Play Hodgson Hall Wednesday On First U.S. Tour

By Abigail Sherrod | September 20, 2016 10:50am

This Wednesday, Athens residents will have the opportunity to experience some of the best music Cuba has to offer.

The recent lifting of the U.S. travel ban has ushered in a new era in American-Cuban relations. The Havana Cuba All-Stars are celebrating this development by touring the U.S. and Canada for the first time.

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Homedrone: Bauhaus Bassist David J Plays The World Famous Tuesday

By Chad Radford | September 16, 2016 12:29pm

Photo Credit: Lisa King

Even before the storied gothic post-punk outfit Bauhaus called it quits in 1983, singer and bass player David J Haskins’ solo aspirations were already brewing. The same year that Bauhaus’ four members parted ways, Haskins—known as David J—released his debut solo album, Etiquette of Violence.

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Homedrone: D.R.A.M. Plays 40 Watt Thursday for Red Bull Sound Select

By Nathan Kerce | September 14, 2016 12:18pm

Red Bull’s Sound Select monthly music showcase comes to Athens this week with a killer lineup of rising hip hop stars.

The event is being headlined by D.R.A.M., a Virginia-based rapper who recently attained superstar status with this year’s biggest hip hop crossover hit, “Broccoli.”

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Homedrone: Oh, Hey, Here's a Fire New Cinemechanica Track

By Gabe Vodicka | July 15, 2016 12:33pm

It's been many moons since we've gotten to enjoy a new Cinemechanica studio recording. The Athens math-rock band's most recent release is 2008's Rivals EP; its last full-length, The Martial Arts, came out way back in 2006. Thankfully, the group is set to make up for its lengthy absence with the self-titled Cinemechanica, out Sept. 23 via Arrowhawk Records.

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Homedrone: Stream Mothers' Stunning Debut Via NPR

By Gabe Vodicka | February 18, 2016 10:34am

Photo Credit: Erez Avissar

If any local band is currently Having a Moment, it's Mothers, songwriter Kristine Leschper's solo project turned full-band stunner. After turning heads on tour with of Montreal, taping an NPR Tiny Desk Concert and earning praise from Stereogum, Brooklyn Vegan and other tastemaking blogs, the group is set to release its debut LP, When You Walk a Long Distance You Are Tired, Feb. 26 via Grand Jury.

Now you can stream the album in its entirety thanks to NPR, who premiered it via its First Listen series yesterday:

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