Blog Topic: Editors' Picks

Homedrone: Interview with Dave Rawlings, Playing Georgia Theatre Tuesday

By Dan Mistich | November 26, 2013 10:20am

There’s something incredibly disarming about Nashville songwriter and producer Dave Rawlings. Having existed as a sideman for the better part of the past two decades for several artists with ties to the alt-country world, Rawlings comes off as slightly uninterested in performing under the spotlight. But given his extensive resume and repetoire, the crowd at the Georgia Theatre Tuesday should be in for quite a treat.

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Culture Briefs: Six Things to Do This Weekend

By Gabe Vodicka | November 15, 2013 1:06pm

Photo Credit: Robert Semmer

Deerhunter

1. Partake in Spotlight on the Arts' weekend-long Jim McKay love-in, including a screening of his R.E.M. doc Tourfilm Friday at Cine.

2. Let Ben Bridwell break your heart (and join the pregame for tomorrow's showdown against Auburn) Friday at the 40 Watt.

3. Also at the 40 Watt: let Deerhunter weird you out and rock you out Saturday night.

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Homedrone: Tonight in Athens: Television, Tera Melos

By Gabe Vodicka | November 7, 2013 3:31pm

To say that tonight's Television show at the Georgia Theatre is a big deal is an understatement. It's one of three U.S. appearances the legendary NYC rockers will make this year, the other two being a stop Tuesday in San Francisco—view the setlist from that show here—and another at Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest.

This will be a special gig. Though they're absent one key cog in founding guitarist Richard Lloyd, as you can see from the video below, these dudes are still quite capable of bringing the fire.

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Homedrone: Nashville Folkie Todd Snider Plays Georgia Theatre Tonight

By Dan Mistich | November 1, 2013 1:15pm

Photo Credit: Senor McGuire

It would be a mistake to take Todd Snider too seriously. The folkster from East Nashville has made a career out of striking a balance between being reverent to the folk and country traditions where he apprenticed (with legends like Jerry Jeff Walker and John Prine, no less) and having a playful, "enjoy it while it lasts" attitude.

Snider says there are too many people in the music business that take themselves too seriously. "There are a ton of people in this line of work... that are not ready to be perceived as foolish. They're not ready to be embarrassed. They aren't ready to take their dick out," he says.

After the jump: "My job is to live as hard as I can and to risk early death."

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Homedrone: Tonight in Athens: Jel, Cold War Kids, RVIVR

By Gabe Vodicka | October 30, 2013 4:19pm

Jel

Wowee, folks: there are some really righteous live-music options tonight, on the eve of All Hallow's Eve. Let's start at the Georgia Theatre—or, on its rooftop, to be exact—where Anticon co-founder/mainstay Jel, the man responsible for introducing the lo-fi/anti-fi/cloud-rap sound to the hip hop world, will headline. The openers are pretty great, too: Chicago MC Serengeti and Atlanta psych-rap crew The Difference Machine will perform.

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Culture Briefs: Six Things to Do This Weekend

By Gabe Vodicka | October 11, 2013 2:24pm

1. Getcha art on at GMOA!

2. See Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at the 40 Watt Friday night.

3. Avoid the tailgaters by heading a few miles north to enjoy cross-cultural food, fun and art at the fourth annual LatinoFEST, which is being held this year out at J&J Flea Market Saturday.

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Homedrone: Tonight in Athens: Jason Isbell, Calvin Love, Fuzz

By Gabe Vodicka | October 9, 2013 2:35pm

Fuzz

There are a whole lot of jams being kicked out tonight, starting over at the Georgia Theatre, where Jason Isbell will return to town and play a set of songs heavy on material from his latest album, Southeastern. Read our feature story on Isbell.

More, including Ty Segall's new band, after the jump.

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Culture Briefs: Six Things to Do This Weekend

By Gabe Vodicka | October 4, 2013 1:37pm

1. Go see Flagpole cover models Futurebirds as they return to town to play the Georgia Theatre Friday.

2. Or, head to the 40 Watt to catch new Athens resident Kishi Bashi.

3. Nuci's Space celebrates its 13th anniversary with a shindig Friday evening.

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Culture Briefs: Six Things to Do This Weekend

By Gabe Vodicka | September 27, 2013 1:55pm

Bill Callahan is SO HAPPY these days.

1. It's the last weekend for you to catch the lo-fi glory that is the Flickskinny museum at Flicker Theatre & Bar.

2. It's College GameDay Saturday! At an on-campus presser earlier today, Paul Finebaum called Georgia fans "cerebral." Drink a lot of beer and prove him wrong. Also, follow along as we live blog the game.

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Homedrone: Tonight in Athens: Jacuzzi Boys, Grant-Lee Phillips, HFAGS

By Gabe Vodicka | September 26, 2013 4:34pm

Jacuzzi Boys

There's a lot of great music happening Thursday evening—and George Clinton is just the start. At Flicker, Hope for Agoldensummer will play an increasingly rare hometown gig, the band's last of the season before member Page Campbell heads back to her current home of Madison, WI. Opening the show are Nashville's Loney John Hutchins and locals Sea of Dogs, whose sublime folk is worth the $5 ticket price alone.

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