Blog Topic: This Weekend

Homedrone: The Best Bets for Live Music in Athens This Weekend

By Gabe Vodicka | June 5, 2015 1:45pm

Subsonics

It's the freakin' weekend, so go out and soak up some tunes. Below, Flagpole's best bets for sonic entertainment:

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In the Loop: How to Help Deported Athens Immigrants' Families

By Johanna Gil-Arroyo | May 1, 2015 11:35am

Photo Credit: courtesy of ICE

ICE officers arrest suspects in Houston in 2010.

In March, a slew of undocumented immigrants were taken by Immigration Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE.

Many families were affected economically and emotionally by the sudden raid.

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Culture Briefs: Be a VIP at the Twilight Criterium

By Blake Aued | April 22, 2015 2:40pm

Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones

Andy Scarano practices last week for the upcoming Twilight Criterium.

You’re going to the Twilight Criterium on Saturday, right? Right? Well, if you don’t feel like jockeying for space with half the city, here are a couple of VIP events, along with a good way to get your pre-race drank on.

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Homedrone: Watch the Teaser Video for New Madrid's Record Store Day Release

By Gabe Vodicka | April 15, 2015 12:05pm

Since the release of last year's Sunswimmer (Flagpole review), Athens rockers New Madrid have pounded the pavement with a seemingly nonstop slew of tour dates. Now, the group is offering up documentation of their time on the road in the form of a Record Store Day exclusive release.

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Homedrone: Win Tickets: Langhorne Slim Plays Georgia Theatre Friday

By Gabe Vodicka | April 9, 2015 11:48am

Photo Credit: Todd Roeth

Americana troubadour Langhorne Slim plays the Georgia Theatre Friday, Apr. 10, and we've got two pairs of tickets to give away.

To enter, tell us why you deserve to go for free in the comments below. We'll choose two winners Friday at 2:30 p.m.

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Culture Briefs: Classic City Rollergirls Open 2015 Season With Green vs. Black Bout Saturday

By David Eduardo | January 30, 2015 9:58am

It’s a ritual unlike any other in sports. Conventional wisdom would suggest that staging an all-out civil war immediately before a season starts is not the best way to build camaraderie, establish chemistry or avoid injury in team competition.

But roller derby isn’t your average sport, and the Classic City Rollergirlsdon’t mind talking a little trash or getting into each other's faces,especially before the season starts, as every skater competes for one of the 20 coveted spots on the team charter and, ultimately, the active roster of 14.

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Homedrone: Q&A With the Method Actors' Vic Varney, Playing Flicker Thursday

By Dan Mistich | May 12, 2015 10:33am

Songwriter Vic Varney is known to Athenians for his work with post-wave punks The Method Actors. Since his time in Athens, he has focused on a solo songwriting career. The New York City resident plays Athens for the first time in over a decade on Saturday, Jan. 31, when he takes the stage at Hendershot's.

Flagpole caught up with Varney for a chat.

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Homedrone: Five Essential Centro-matic Recordings

By Dan Mistich | December 3, 2014 12:00am

Also: Read our feature on Centro-matic, which plays the Georgia Theatre Friday, Dec. 5 as part of the band's farewell tour.

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Homedrone: Watch a Clip From R.E.M. By MTV

By Gabe Vodicka | November 21, 2014 12:30pm

Photo Credit: Cass Bird

The six-DVD R.E.M. retrospective REMTV is available starting Monday, Nov. 24, just in time for holiday shopping, and you can get a sneak preview of its main feature, the full-length documentary R.E.M. By MTV, Sunday at Ciné (read our Calendar Pick here).

For a taste of what to expect, check out the five-minute excerpt from the film below, which follows the band on its injury- and illness-riddled Monster tour. It's a serious blast from the past that reminds us what it was like when MTV was the go-to source for music news and gossip.

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Homedrone: Win Tickets: The Whigs Play 40 Watt Friday

By Gabe Vodicka | November 20, 2014 10:45am

Ex-Athenian rock and roll heartthrobs The Whigs return to town for a show at the 40 Watt Club Friday, Nov. 21, and we've got a pair of tickets to give away. To enter, tell us in the comments below what your favorite Whigs song is and why. We'll choose a winner Friday at 2:30 p.m.

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