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The music of Athens, Georgia includes a wide variety of popular music and was an important part of the early evolution of alternative rock and new wave. [1] The city is well known as the home of chart-topping bands like R.E.M., Widespread Panic, The B-52's, and several long-time indie rock groups. [1]
Georgia Theatre is a live music venue and event space in Athens, Georgia. National and local acts across all genres have performed at the Theatre, including rock, folk, country, indie, alternative, hip hop and electronic. The venue is on the Athens Music History Walking Tour sponsored by the Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Jared Bailey founded the festival to promote the music of Athens, Georgia; he was formerly of the free alternative weekly Flagpole and the influential early nightclub the 40 Watt Club. In 2009, AthFest became the 501(c)3 non-profit AthFest Educates, which seeks to advance high-quality music and arts education for local youth and the Athens ...
Way.com shares details about the music festivals, concerts, and tours lined up for 2025. ... Thanks to a rather lukewarm live music season in 2024, the music fest and concert scene is ready to ...
Andrew Shearer, Athens Banner-Herald March 13, 2024 at 4:05 AM A group of Athens, Ga.-based musicians formed Irish folk-rock project Fawney Rig to play a series of concerts at local bars in honor ...
WUGA (91.7 MHz) is a public FM radio station serving Athens and much of the northeast part of Georgia.It is a member of Georgia Public Broadcasting's radio network but is operated by the University of Georgia, with studios and offices located at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education on the UGA campus.
(L-R) Jackie Payne and his wife, Miriam, celebrate his Athens Music Walk of Fame plaque in downtown Athens, Ga. on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. Miriam was the inspiration for Jackie's 1965 song "I'll ...
Flagpole remains critically important for its coverage of the Athens music scene, particularly of the 1990s until today. Bands like Pylon, the B-52s, and R.E.M. began in Athens in the late 1970s and into the 1980s, hosted at clubs like the 40 Watt Club and Georgia Theater. Flagpole began to cover these acts during their rise to national ...