Blog Topic: Free Stuff

Homedrone: Sans Abri Starts Green Room Residency Tonight, Gives Away Schwag

By Gabe Vodicka | October 1, 2013 2:09pm

Local folk duo Sans Abri, a group that features Josh Erwin and Michael Paynter of bluegrass mainstays Packway Handle Band, begins a monthlong residency at Green Room tonight. The band will play at the Lumpkin Street venue four Tuesdays in October—Oct. 1, Oct. 15, Oct. 22 and Oct. 29—previewing material from the upcoming Shelter LP all the while.

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Homedrone: Win Tickets: Washed Out Plays Georgia Theatre Tuesday

By Gabe Vodicka | September 23, 2013 11:31am

Local dude Ernest Greene brings his Washed Out project to the Georgia Theatre stage tomorrow night (Tuesday, Sept. 24), and we've got a pair of tickets to give away.

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Homedrone: Win Tickets: Son Volt at 40 Watt, New Orleans Suspects at Melting Point Tonight

By Gabe Vodicka | September 20, 2013 1:28pm

Son Volt

In the paper this week, we profiled Son Volt's Jay Farrar, who spoke with us about his legendary career and his new memoir, Falling Cars and Junkyard Dogs. Back in May, we featured swamp-funkers the New Orleans Suspects, an all-star group of cats from the Crescent City.

Both bands are in town tonight—Son Volt is at the 40 Watt Club and the Suspects are at Melting Point—and you can win tickets by commenting below.

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Homedrone: Win Tickets: Waxahatchee Plays 40 Watt Thursday

By Gabe Vodicka | September 18, 2013 4:03pm

Philly-based folk outfit Waxahatchee plays the 40 Watt Club tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 19, with Screaming Females, Tenement and Grape Soda. Wanna win a pair of tickets? Comment below with why you deserve to go for free. We'll choose a winner on Thursday at 4 p.m.

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Homedrone: Win Tickets: Family and Friends Play Georgia Theatre Tonight

By Dan Mistich | September 12, 2013 1:58pm

As almost any up-and-coming band in Athens will tell you, an opening slot at the Georgia Theatre is nothing to scoff at. For folk-infused local band Family and Friends, warming up a crowd for Athens mainstays Packway Handle Band is proof that you can go a long way in a little amount of time in this town. Although the band has only been playing as a full unit since late April, it's begun to generate quite a bit of buzz around town, squeezing in quite a few shows this summer and laying the groundwork for a record to be released sometime in the near future.

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Culture Briefs: Zombie Movie Filmed in Athens Premieres

By David Schick | September 4, 2013 12:38pm

Photo Credit: David Schick

From left to right: Jordan Reyes (cinematographer), Tylar Carver (make-up artist), Benjamin Roberds(director).

When three Cedartown locals set out to make their first feature-length indie movie, they dropped everything they were doing to make it happen.

After two years and practically no budget (less than $3,000 later), Benjamin Roberds, Jordan Reyes, and Tylar Carver, finished their film "A Plague So Pleasant," which is a fresh take on the zombie apocalypse.

Flagpole caught up with the intrepid trio this past weekend at the Dragon Con film festival.

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Homedrone: Download the AthFest Club Crawl Mixtape

By Gabe Vodicka | June 13, 2013 11:29am

In advance of next weekend's craziness (OH MAN CAN YOU BELIEVE IT'S NEXT WEEKEND? AHHHHHHHHHHHHH), the fine folks over at AthFest have put together a mixtape featuring tracks from 22 bands playing the fest's Club Crawl, including Cracker, Cicada Rhythm, Bambara, The Viking Progress, Manray and many more. Flagpole's Georgia Theatre showcase is well represented: Dead Confederate, Easter Island, murk daddy flex, pacificUV, Blue Blood and Glasscrafts all have stellar tunes on the tape.

The whole thing's available for free by clicky-clicking right here. Sit back, hit play and get excited. And get a wristband.

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Homedrone: Win VIP Tickets to Party in the Park

By Gabe Vodicka | May 13, 2013 12:56pm

This Saturday, May 18, Party in the Park will take over Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park and feature performances from some of the biggest names in music, including Passion Pit, Grouplove, Ellie Goulding, Yeasayer and the Electric Sons. Tickets are $35 for general admission and $115 for VIP access, which includes the following:

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Homedrone: Win Tickets to The Big Bird Bash in Macon This Saturday

By Gabe Vodicka | February 26, 2013 2:17pm

This Saturday, Mar. 2, the Big Bird Bash takes over Luther Williams Field down in Macon for a day of music. Our own Drive-By Truckers will headline the daylong festival, which also features Drivin' N' Cryin', Moon Taxi, Modern Skirts and more.

Wanna win a pair of tickets? Head over to our Facebook page for details on how to enter. We'll choose a winner this Thursday at 3 p.m. Godspeed.

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Homedrone: Win Tickets to See The Ringers Play Georgia Theatre Tonight

By Gabe Vodicka | February 19, 2013 11:36am

Featuring Jimmy Herring, Wayne Krantz, Michael Landau, Etienne Mbappe and Keith Carlock.

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