Blog Topic: Local Music News

Homedrone: RIP Athens Popfest

By Gabe Vodicka | February 27, 2019 1:40pm

Athens Popfest, which returned in 2016 after a five-year hiatus and has occurred annually since, is done for good, according to founder and organizer Mike Turner.

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Homedrone: Abbey Road Live Marks 50th Anniversary of Rooftop Concert With Wuxtry Show Today

By Gabe Vodicka | January 31, 2019 11:35am

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' final public performance, a famed set atop the Apple Records building in London, local Beatles tribute act Abbey Road Live will play a pop-up show Thursday on the rooftop deck overlooking Wuxtry Records downtown.

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Homedrone: Nominations Open for Vic Chesnutt Songwriter of the Year Award

By Gabe Vodicka | January 24, 2019 2:47pm

Photo Credit: Savannah Cole

Attention, Athens-area songwriters and fans of said songwriters: The nomination period for the third annual Vic Chesnutt Songwriter of the Year Award is currently underway.

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Homedrone: New West to Reissue The Glands' Catalog, Release New Album

By Gordon Lamb | October 9, 2018 10:34am

Photo Credit: Sean Dungan

In a move that can best be described as a labor of love, New West Records is planning a truly magnanimous tribute to Athens band The Glands, whose frontman, Ross Shapiro, died in 2016.

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Homedrone: AthFest Announces 2018 Headliners

By Gabe Vodicka | April 4, 2018 10:08am

Dirty Dozen Brass Band

AthFest Educates, the parent organization of the annual AthFest Music and Arts Festival, has announced the headliners for this year's fest, which will take place June 22–24.

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Homedrone: Here's What's Up With E6 Supergroup Ear Ear, Playing Flicker Tonight

By Gabe Vodicka | April 2, 2018 1:11pm

In our recent Calendar Pick for Maine musician Jeff Beam's Flicker show—happening tonight, Monday, Apr. 2—we made mention of opening act Ear Ear, "a one-time 'concept band' that is shrouded in mystery but reportedly contains some of the [Elephant 6] collective’s heavy hitters."

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Homedrone: The World Famous Hosts Herb Herndon Tribute Thursday

By Gordon Lamb | March 28, 2018 11:18am

Some old friends of the late Athens songwriter Herb Herndon will gather to pay tribute and play a set of his songs Thursday, Mar. 29 at The World Famous at 8 p.m.

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Homedrone: Stream New Music From The YOD, Eureka California, Grassland String Band

By Gabe Vodicka | March 13, 2018 11:38am

Photo Credit: Stacey-Marie Piotrowski

Eureka California

Just as Athens' event calendar revs up to full speed this time of year, local bands seem to drop new music left and right at the first signs of springtime. To wit, here are three recent tunes from across the stylistic spectrum, each of which is worthy of your attention.

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Homedrone: Nominations for Vic Chesnutt Songwriter of the Year Award Open Until Mar. 31

By Gabe Vodicka | February 22, 2018 1:02pm

As Flagpole's Gordon Lamb noted a few weeks back, nominations for the second annual Vic Chesnutt Songwriter of the Year Award are currently open.

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Homedrone: Widespread Panic Auctions NYE Tix to Benefit Double Helix Scholarships

By Gabe Vodicka | December 6, 2017 1:25pm

Photo Credit: Craig O'Neal

Dave Schools

If you missed out on tickets to this year's installment of Widespread Panic's massively popular three-night New Year's Eve stand at Atlanta's Fox Theatre, two tickets for the Dec. 31 show are currently being auctioned on eBay, thanks to a donation from Panic bassist Dave Schools.

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