Blog Topic: Great Job

Homedrone: Jump-Start Your Weekend With a Manic and Mind-Bending ChamberMusic Mix

By Gabe Vodicka | August 30, 2013 2:29pm

If you're looking for a party mix to throw on the stereo this Labor Day weekend, you could do a lot worse than the new one from local producer ChamberMusic, which you can stream below:

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In the Loop: The World Famous Helps Out Burned Mama's Boy Workers

By Blake Aued | August 27, 2013 12:03pm

One of the great things about Athens is the way the community steps up in times of need. The case of Drew Jacoby and Terrance Statiras is no different.

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Homedrone: Watch a New Chris Ezelle Video

By Gabe Vodicka | August 26, 2013 11:07am

Photo Credit: Josie Ballard Ezelle

Chris Ezelle

Local singer-songwriter Chris Ezelle's record Monticello was one of the coolest surprises of this past spring, a somewhat experimental take on Americana that explored the murkiest corners of Southern folk and blues music.

Back in March, we premiered the video for "The Loveless Cafe," a "weirdly eerie" song whose visual accompaniment was similarly unsettling. Below, watch another Monticello clip. This one's for "As Far As the Gas Can Go," a snail-paced dirge from the album. It's a highly surreal, black-and-white affair.

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In the Loop: Community Gardening Is About to Get Easier

By Blake Aued | August 22, 2013 8:32pm

The Athens-Clarke County Commission is poised to allow neighborhood residents to start their own community gardens and even sell some of the produce at local farmers' markets.

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Homedrone: Read Patterson Hood's Gripping Essay on 'The New(er) South'

By Gabe Vodicka | August 20, 2013 3:12pm

Photo Credit: Maria Ives

Patterson Hood

My beloved punk rock showed me a way to blend both things and rebel against the more oppressive forces of my hometown's religious conservative mores. Unfortunately, my coming of age coincided with the Muscle Shoals R&B scene ending, or at least losing its worldwide relevance. I got to the door just as it was slamming shut, and my punk rock leanings did nothing to endear me to my father's peers and associates, most of whom thought I was a spoiled, ungrateful, disrespectful prick.

—From "The New(er) South," an essay penned by Drive-By Truckers' frontman Patterson Hood for new webzine The Bitter Southerner.

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In the Loop: UPDATED: Possibly Plagiarized Speech Inspires Georgia Tech Students to Even Greater Heights of Nerdiness

By Blake Aued | August 22, 2013 8:43pm

You have got to see Georgia Tech sophomore Nick Selby's welcome to the North Avenue trade school's 2013 freshman class (below the jump). It's like a battle speech from Braveheart re-enacted by Screech from "Saved by the Bell" and scored by Richard Strauss.

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Homedrone: Patterson Hood Contributes Track to Slim Dunlap Benefit 7-Inch

By Gabe Vodicka | August 15, 2013 3:40pm

The Songs for Slim 7-inch project is an ongoing series of releases meant to benefit Slim Dunlap, the former Replacements guitarist who suffered a massive stroke last year and "will likely need around-the-clock care for the rest of his life," according to the SFS site.

The singles, which are sold via auction only, feature artists covering various tunes from Dunlap's expansive catalog. Lucinda Williams, Frank Black, Steve Earle, Jakob Dylan and the newly reunited 'Mats themselves have all contributed songs to the project (view all the releases here).

Today, the bidding begins on the latest installment in the series, the A-side of which is our own Patterson Hood, who covered Dunlap's "Hate This Town" with his Downtown Mystic Rumblers band. Stream a clip from the tune below:

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Homedrone: Listen: of Montreal Gets Garage-y With 'She Ain't Speakin' Now'

By Gabe Vodicka | August 14, 2013 4:45pm

Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Kevin Barnes

Back in July we gave you a taste of what to expect from Lousy With Sylvianbriar, the upcoming LP from local pop freaks of Montreal. "Fugitive Air" featured a more raucous vibe than we've come to expect from the group, which has taken a turn towards disco-flavored glitter-pop in recent years.

"She Ain't Speakin' Now," another track from the new album, is even more straightforward in its '60s garage-rawk vibes. From the press release:

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Grub Notes: Independent Baking Co. Is (Sort of) Open

By Hillary Brown | August 14, 2013 4:51pm

So, Thom Leonard's Independent Baking Co. (now with Facebook!) is still not really open, but that doesn't mean you can't get a baguette.

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Culture Briefs: Ciné Reaches Kickstarter Goal, Will Evolve Digitally

By Gabe Vodicka | August 14, 2013 3:58pm

Last night, beloved local arthouse theater Ciné surpassed its $60,000 goal on Kickstarter, where it had solicited donations to help with the purchase of two new digital projectors, which it requires to continue showing 35mm film. Crazy how that works, ain't it?

As of this writing, the project has exceeded its goal by almost $600. But don't let that stop you from joining the digital evolution if you haven't already. From the Cine website:

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