Blog Topic: Upcoming in Athens

Homedrone: Citywide Series to Celebrate Elephant 6

By Gabe Vodicka | March 18, 2014 12:26pm

The Olivia Tremor Control

Though it was officially founded in Denver, CO, and many of its mainstays hailed from rural Louisiana, the Elephant 6 Recording Company and collective put Athens on the cultural map in the 1990s in much the same way R.E.M. had the previous decade. Bands like Neutral Milk Hotel, the Olivia Tremor Control, of Montreal and Apples in Stereo offered inspired variations on a similar theme, exploring the contours of pop music and psychedelia with equal parts passion, subversiveness and ingenuity.

The world took notice, and when Neutral Milk Hotel, arguably the most successful of the E6 crowd, reconvened last year, it inspired yet another wave of attention. Now, per a press release, several Athens venues and organizations "are coordinating to celebrate the impact of [E6] in a season-long series of exhibitions, screenings and events."

Details after the jump.

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Grub Notes: Brixx Opening March 17; Even More Events

By Hillary Brown | March 11, 2014 1:03pm

The Athens branch of Brixx Wood Fired Pizza, a Charlotte-based chain that will be opening in the West Washington Street parking deck downtown, is slated to start doing business Monday, Mar. 17 (probably). It also has its own Facebook page, distinct from the corporate one.

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Culture Briefs: Classic City Rollergirls, UGA Ice Dogs Tickets on Sale

By Blake Aued | March 11, 2014 10:40am

Classic City Rollergirls season tickets are on sale now at the Classic Center.

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Homedrone: Hear a Song From Sam Sniper's Upcoming Album

By Gabe Vodicka | February 28, 2014 12:16pm

Local alt-country outfit Sam Sniper is gearing up to release its sophomore LP, Throwing Rocks, next month. After the jump, you can get an early taste of the album, which singer and guitarist Andrew Klein describes as "a lot more grungy" than the band's debut, We're Not Coming Back This Way. "Something to Say" is a serviceable mid-tempo number that displays some definite '90s alt-rock tendencies.

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Homedrone: Q&A with Robert Ellis

By Dan Mistich | February 25, 2014 11:51am

Photo Credit: David Ayer

Nashville-based country-folk troubadour Robert Ellis plays Normaltown Hall Thursday as part of a tour behind the songwriter's terrific new album, Lights From the Chemical Plant, out now on New West Records. Flagpole caught up with Ellis for a quick but candid chat.

Read the interview and win tickets or a vinyl copy of Ellis' new album after the jump.

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Homedrone: Will Johnson Plays Athens Living Room Show Tuesday

By Gabe Vodicka | February 14, 2014 1:23pm

Will Johnson

Centro-matic frontman Will Johnson returns to Athens for a Living Room Show next Tuesday, Feb. 18, and you're in luck, Chuck: Tickets are still available via Undertow.

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In the Loop: The Icepocalypse Is Upon Us

By Blake Aued | February 12, 2014 4:40pm

It's about to get real, y'all.

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In the Loop: This Ice Storm Looks Really Bad

By Blake Aued | February 11, 2014 6:14pm

The worst of the two winter storms coming through Georgia today and tomorrow is expected to hit north and east of metro Atlanta—including Athens, according to the National Weather Service.

Athens and points north can expect up to two inches of snow today and an additional two–four inches on Wednesday, along with a quarter- or half-inch of ice.

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In the Loop: Athens Transit Service and Other Stuff That's Canceled Because #Snowpocalypse

By Blake Aued | February 12, 2014 9:01am

The following events on Tuesday, Feb. 11, Wednesday, Feb. 12 and Thursday, Feb. 13 have been cancelled or postponed. Check back for updates.

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In the Loop: UPDATE: Trucks May Be Detouring Through Athens During the Ice Storm

By Blake Aued | February 11, 2014 11:18am

Trucks headed to Atlanta might be rerouted through Athens during the ice storm that's expected to hit North Georgia tonight.

Public Safety Commissioner Mark McDonough said his department is considering two alternate routes for trucks that ordinarily would be passing through Atlanta (not those that are making deliveries in Atlanta): U.S. Highway 441 and U.S. Highway 27, which runs along the Alabama state line.

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