Blog Topic: Local Music News

Homedrone: Powerkompany Celebrates Fever and Chills Release

By Gabe Vodicka | January 28, 2016 3:52pm

Photo Credit: Forrest Aguar / Michelle Norris

Local electro-pop duo Powerkompany have completed a new full-length, Fever and Chills—the follow-up to 2013's I Am More Than This—and celebrates the release of the album, out Feb. 5, with a show at Live Wire Athens on Friday.

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In the Loop: Developer to Patterson Hood: No Extension Unless You Pay Back My $800,000

By Blake Aued | January 5, 2016 3:51pm

Photo Credit: Blake Aued/file

The Hoods' old house at 920 E. Broad St.

Landmark Properties President and CEO Wes Rogers hit reply-all on that open letter Patterson Hood sent this morning pleading to extend a deadline to move the East Broad Street house the Hoods sold to Landmark out to Orange Twin.

It’s a pretty cheeky response, and you should read the whole thing, but here are the highlights for the TL;DR crowd:

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In the Loop: Patterson Hood's Plea to Save His Old House from Developers

By Blake Aued | January 5, 2016 10:44am

Photo Credit: Blake Aued

Drive-By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood made a public plea this morning for student housing developers Landmark Properties to extend the deadline for his old house to be saved.

The Hoods, who moved to Portland, OR last year, sold their East Broad Street property to Landmark with the understanding that the house could be moved to the Elephant 6 collective’s Orange Twin compound in northeastern Clarke County. The deadline to move the house passed at midnight.

As expected, the house could not be moved because rainy weather the past few weeks made the ground too went for heavy equipment. E6’s Laura Carter said Monday that she asked Landmark for an extension to Jan. 22, but the company did not agree to it.

“It is sad for us, but we hope the house gets a good move later by someone who will value its history and love it, when the Pottery Street block goes commercial,” Carter said.

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Homedrone: David Lowery Is Suing Spotify for $150 Million

By Dan Mistich | December 30, 2015 10:31am

Photo Credit: Jason Thrasher

As you might’ve heard by now, Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven frontman David Lowery is the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against music streaming service Spotify seeking $150 million.

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Homedrone: Local Artists Play for Holiday DVD to Benefit Military Families

By Gabe Vodicka | December 9, 2015 4:23pm

Watkinsville-based Duck Cloud Productions has teamed up with nine Athens musical acts to put together a DVD of live performances, the proceeds from which will benefit Soldiers' Angels, a national organization that "work[s] tirelessly supporting our nation's veterans, wounded warriors, deployed service members and their families," according to the group's website.

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Homedrone: Drive-By Truckers Announce 2016 Homecoming Shows

By Gabe Vodicka | November 19, 2015 10:18am

The Drive-By Truckers have announced dates and supporting acts for the 2016 edition of their annual three-day Homecoming stand at the 40 Watt Club.

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Homedrone: Pinecones Change Name to Arbor Labor Union, Sign to Sub Pop

By Gabe Vodicka | November 16, 2015 10:31am

Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones/file

Athens/Atlanta post-punk four-piece Pinecones have changed the band's name to Arbor Labor Union and will release a follow-up to this year's Sings For You Now on the storied, Seattle-based Sub Pop label next year, according to a press release.

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Homedrone: Athens Musician Michael Guthrie Recovering from Heart Surgery

By Gabe Vodicka | November 6, 2015 4:27pm

Michael Guthrie

A GoFundMe page has been set up to support Athens musician Michael Guthrie, who suffered a serious medical emergency last month and was found to require open-heart surgery. The procedure took place Oct. 30.

Guthrie's wife Vanda underwent a similar surgery earlier this year, and is currently "suffering from a collapsed lung and ongoing treatment," according to the fundraising page.

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Homedrone: Widespread Panic to Play Classic Center Feb. 9–10

By Gabe Vodicka | October 21, 2015 10:18am

Though Athens-born jam-band juggernaut Widespread Panic continues to tour nearly constantly and regularly hosts a two-night New Year's Eve stand in Atlanta, the group rarely plays its hometown. Since the (in)famous Panic in the Streets concert in 1998, which brought nearly 100,000 people to downtown, Panic has only played Athens a handful of times—most recently in 2011, when it headlined the newly renovated Georgia Theatre.

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Homedrone: Tina Whatley Chesnutt Responds to Documentary Director's 'Open Letter'

By Gabe Vodicka | September 30, 2015 4:32pm

Photo Credit: Bertrand/Wikimedia Commons

Vic Chesnutt

Last October, Ciné hosted a star-studded "rough-cut screening" of What Doesn't Kill Me… The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt, a documentary film directed by former Athenian and Chesnutt associate Scott Stuckey.

At the time, Stuckey and producer John "JoJo" Hermann told Flagpole they were unsure when the film would actually be released; rumors swirled that a rift between Stuckey and Chesnutt's wife, Tina Whatley Chesnutt, was the reason for its delay.

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