Blog Topic: This Weekend

Homedrone: Wuxtry's Sidecar to Sell Discount Vinyl Starting This Weekend

By Gabe Vodicka | August 7, 2013 2:02pm

The storefront on the northwest corner of Clayton Street and College Avenue downtown was once home to Wuxtry Records, until the record store moved into the larger space next door in 1989. Most recently, the former location served as an eat-in area for Ike and Jane's nearby stand. Now, Wuxtry is again reclaiming the teensy space (the store housed its used-CD selection there for a brief stint), reopening it as a spot to buy bargain-priced used vinyl.

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Homedrone: Flagpole Heads to Pitchfork Fest This Weekend

By Gabe Vodicka | July 15, 2013 12:50pm

Bjork

Despite recent local weather patterns that would seem to counterindicate this fact, it is, indeed, the middle of summer out there. And summer, as we all know, means festival season. This weekend, July 19-21, Flagpole will head up to the positively balmy burg of Chicago, IL to bear witness to the seventh annual iteration of one of the most consistently consistent summer fests in recent history: the Pitchfork Music Festival.

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AthFest: Here is the Complete AthFest Schedule

By Gabe Vodicka | June 21, 2013 2:51pm

Photo Credit: Jason Thrasher

Dead Confederate

If you're out and about and need a refresher on who's playing where, when, here's a handy link to all official AthFest events, listed by time and venue.

And don't forget about Flagpole's two-day Georgia Theatre showcase, featuring Reptar, Dead Confederate, murk daddy flex, Blue Blood, Yip Deceiver, The Barlettas, pacificUV, k i d s, The Dream Scene, Glasscrafts, Velveteen Pink and Easter Island! Holy shit, that's a lot of great bands!

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AthFest: What Will the Weather Be Like for AthFest?

By Blake Aued | June 21, 2013 1:15pm

Pretty nice, actually. This could be the first AthFest I remember when it wasn't 100 degrees outside, pouring down rain or both.

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Culture Briefs: A New Movie Theater Is Opening in Oconee

By Blake Aued | June 11, 2013 12:17pm

A 16- screen movie theater is opening Friday at Epps Bridge Centre, the new outdoor mall on the Oconee Connector. It'll have 3D, digital surround sound and five-story screens, but the best part? Beer!

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In the Loop: Hack for Athens This Weekend

By Blake Aued | May 31, 2013 12:29pm

Got computer skills and want to use them for the common good? Check out Hack for Athens this weekend.

The event is part of the National Day of Civic Hacking, an Obama Administration-backed event where software engineers, software designers, entrepreneurs, educators, artists, scientists and others will collaborate to produce open source solutions to public problems.

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Grub Notes: Classic City Brew Fest is This Weekend

By Hillary Brown | April 4, 2013 2:11pm

Y'all, with all the other things going on in town this weekend (too many to list), it would be easy to overlook the Classic City Brew Fest, which happens on Sunday, April 7, from 2:30 to 6 p.m. at the Foundry Park Inn/Melting Point.

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Grub Notes: Farmers Market Opens This Weekend and More...

By Hillary Brown | April 1, 2013 1:30pm

So it seems like (knock wood) spring is finally here for real, which doesn't mean no more cold snaps but warm days should outnumber icky ones for a while. That also means it's time for the return of the Athens Farmers Market, which kicks off this season this Saturday (Apr. 6), starting at 8 a.m. in Bishop Park.

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Homedrone: Don't Be a Dummy! This Weekend's Shows to See

By Gabe Vodicka | March 8, 2013 11:45am

FRIDAY, MAR.8

Muuy Biien, The Milkstains, Future Virgins, Ritvals @ Caledonia Lounge: Chattanooga punks Future Virgins are the stars of this talent-packed bill.

King of Prussia, Feather Trade, Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't @ Flicker Theatre & Bar: Brandon Hanick's psych-pop project returns to town after stints in Barcelona and Chicago.

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