Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven Announce Athens Camp-In

By Hilary Saunders at 12:19 PM on January 26, 2012

While we’ve previously reported on Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven’s yearly campouts, the groups will be launching their inaugural camp-in this year.   read more

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Wild Flag Photos - Athens, Ga.

By Paste News at 4:00 PM on October 26, 2011

Check out Tim Lampe's photos from Wild Flag performance at the 40 Watt in Athens, Ga. on Oct. 22, 2011.  read more

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The 20 Best Of Montreal Songs

By Carey Hodges at 10:24 AM on July 15, 2011

It's easy to forget exactly just how many insanely catchy glammed-out pop songs Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes has crafted over the group's multiple album career. With every new release, we find ourselves falling more deeply in love with the Athens collective all over again.  read more

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The Five Most Influential College Towns

By Carey Hodges at 1:23 PM on June 3, 2011

What are some of the most successful college towns when it comes to sending music out into the world? Here are our favorite five.  read more

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The 20 Best R.E.M. Covers of All Time

By Josh Jackson at 7:00 AM on March 3, 2011

Two years ago, we looked at the Best R.E.M. songs of all time, but today we look how some of those great songs have been interpreted by others....  read more

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Download Easter Island's "Proud"

By Josh Jackson at 1:17 PM on February 28, 2011

Keeping the theme of great Athens music going, Georgia band Easter Island enlisted Five-Eight drummer Patrick Ferguson to produce its debut album full of charming lo-fi pop. Download the track “Proud” here....  read more

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Thirty Great Athens Bands

By Max Blau at 9:27 AM on February 21, 2011

For a city of roughly 115,000 citizens, we can’t think a town that packs in more rock per capita amongst its people.  read more

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Modern Skirts: Gramahawk

By Rachel Bailey at 11:30 AM on January 18, 2011

It’s tough to say whether they were driven to madness by one too many Ben Folds comparisons or performed some musical voodoo ritual during the four weeks they spent recording in New Orleans, but former piano-poppers Modern Skirts emerge on Gramahawk a changed band.  read more

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Premiere: Download Modern Skirts' "Happy 81"

By Josh Jackson at 5:16 PM on January 17, 2011

We’ve been fans of Athens, Ga.‘s Modern Skirts since the band played our first Rock ’n’ Reel Festival back in 2005. This track “Happy 81” has us as giddy as when we first heard “Pasadena” off the quartet’s debut. It’s the lead single from the album, Gramahawk, out tomorrow, Jan. 18, and you can only download it here....  read more

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R.E.M. Relic Rail Might Add a "T"

By Beca Grimm at 9:31 AM on August 17, 2010

Murmur Trestle, part of an Athens, Ga. railroad scope pictured on the back of R.E.M.’s 1983 release Murmur, might join a preservation effort as part of a trail if voters approve a capital projects sales tax....  read more

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