Blog Topic: Last Night

Homedrone: Live Review: Peter Buck and Kevn Kinney at 40 Watt Club, Thursday, Nov. 14

By Dan Mistich | November 15, 2013 12:38pm

The first thing everyone present at the 40 Watt last night found out was that Peter Buck has quite the voice. It’s probably more accurate to call it a growl or a snarl, but rest assured that Buck’s guitar playing isn’t the only thing that is capable of blistering audience’s ears.

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In the Loop: Frank Eberhart's House Burned Down; Here's How to Help

By Blake Aued | November 13, 2013 11:36am

Eberhart owns Marvin's Shoe Service, the popular cobbling shop on College Square.

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In the Loop: Athenians Criticize Georgia Power Rate Hikes

By David Schick | October 31, 2013 10:26am

Photo Credit: David Schick

About three dozen people came out to a public meeting last night to voice their concern over Georgia Power’s plan to raise power rates.

Georgia Power has proposed a $478 million increase and a new fee on property owners who install solar panels on their homes and businesses.

If the proposal is passed, the new hike and fee would go into effect on Jan. 1, and many see it as Georgia Power’s way of adding a tax or tariff on people who attempt to use sustainable energy.

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Culture Briefs: Photo Gallery: Wild Rumpus Parade and Spectacle

By Cindy Jerrell | October 27, 2013 1:50pm

The Wild Rumpus Parade and Spectacle took over downtown Athens last night. After the jump, check out some photos of the crazy costumed action.

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Homedrone: Live Review: Neutral Milk Hotel at 40 Watt Club, Thursday, Oct. 24

By Gabe Vodicka | October 25, 2013 10:53am

The 40 Watt was packed to the gills Thursday for the conclusion of Neutral Milk Hotel's three-night stand. As it was more or less a locals-only show (slash a people-who-used-to-be-locals-only show), there was a distinct vibe of cameraderie (and, er, draaank) in the air; the band, especially the newly Teen Wolf-ed Jeff Mangum, seemed to respond in kind. Also, it was real sweaty up in there.

The band's set, which began in solo-Mangum fashion with "Oh Comely" and concluded an hour or so later with the similarly stripped-down "Two Headed Boy Pt. 2" (setlist here) was fast and loose in between; in fact, it got damn near rowdy at points. During uptempo songs like "Holland, 1945" and "Ghost," Mangum led a spontaneous pogo-dance charge onstage until the whole thing began to feel, well, sorta like a house show.

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Homedrone: Live Review: Neutral Milk Hotel at 40 Watt Club, Wednesday, Oct. 23

By Blake Aued | October 24, 2013 2:30pm

We really need another photo of these guys.

Let's get this out of the way: Jeff Mangum is not some kind of reclusive, enigmatic indie guru sitting cross-legged on a mountaintop, waiting for you to climb up and shout his lyrics at him. He's just a guy who wrote some really honest, poetic songs about love in the face of impending death, then recorded them with a bunch of his friends.

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Culture Briefs: Photo Gallery: Closing Night at the Elberton 12 County Fair

By Kelly Hart | October 16, 2013 3:00pm

Photo Credit: Kelly Hart

The iconic Elberton 12 County Fair sign lights the entrance.

Photos taken on Sunday, October 13, the closing night at the 80th annual Elberton 12 County Fair.

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Homedrone: Here's a Photo From Last Night's Aaron Carter Show

By Gabe Vodicka | October 11, 2013 10:26am

Presented without comment.

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Homedrone: Live Review: Frightened Rabbit at 40 Watt Club

By Adam Barnett | October 10, 2013 11:42am

Photo Credit: Adam Barnett

After finishing work at 10 p.m. and biking 3.5 miles fast enough to where I could hear my calves scream, I finally made it to the 40 Watt. Frightened Rabbit’s breakout single “Modern Leper,” off the band's album Midnight Organ Flight, rang out all the way down Pulaski Street, and a friendly doorman assured me that this was only the band’s second song. So, I proceeded into the venue to fully encounter the Scottish indie-rockers and a half-full (but densely packed) hall of ecstatic fans.

Since I first downloaded the band’s first two records to my Zune in 2008, I could never determine what differentiated Frightened Rabbit from all the other pop-rock in the industry. What drew so many people to songs that could all serve as themes to the big climax-endings of so many indie romantic comedies?

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Homedrone: Live Review: The So So Glos at Caledonia Lounge

By Dan Mistich | October 9, 2013 10:43am

The more I think about it, it must be easier to play to an audience of 20,000 than to an audience of 20. Not that I think that the Brooklyn-based So So Glos are deserving of playing to that small of a crowd, but those were the very real circumstances in which the band found itself Tuesday night at the Caledonia Lounge. The real test of a band is if it plays with the same amount of intensity no matter the size of the crowd. At least in this case, So So Glos passed.

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