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Pylon (band), founded in 1979, was an American new wave/post-punk band from Athens, Georgia, United States. [36] The band's danceable sound, a blend of new wave, post-punk, jangle pop, [37] alternative rock and funk rock, [38] influenced the Athens music scene and the 1980s American pop underground.
R.E.M. was an American alternative rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. One of the first alternative rock bands, R.E.M. was noted for Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar playing, Stipe's ...
The B-52s, originally presented as the B-52's (with an errant apostrophe; used until 2008), are an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. [8] The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards, synth bass), Cindy Wilson (vocals, percussion), Ricky Wilson (guitar, vocals), and Keith Strickland (drums, guitar, keyboards, vocals).
Widespread Panic is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia.The current lineup includes guitarist/singer John Bell, bassist Dave Schools, drummer Duane Trucks, percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz, keyboardist John "JoJo" Hermann, and guitarist Jimmy Herring.
Pylon was an American new wave/post-punk band from Athens, Georgia, United States, [1] who were active from 1979 to 1983, 1989 to 1991, and 2004 to 2009. The band consisted of singer Vanessa Briscoe Hay, guitarist Randall Bewley, bassist Michael Lachowski, and drummer Curtis Crowe. They released three studio albums and a number of singles from ...
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Five Eight is a band from Athens, Georgia, USA. Since 1992, Five Eight has recorded eight albums. They previously toured with R.E.M. [citation needed] and have performed with Cheap Trick, The Ramones, Cracker, Pylon, and Seven Mary Three. [citation needed] The group is prominent in the Athens/Atlanta area and has played at Athens Recovery Fest.
The band was formed in 2002 by Parker Gispert, Julian Dorio, and original bass player Hank Sullivant.Gispert and Dorio both attended The Westminster Schools in Atlanta together, but didn't start playing together until they were both at the University of Georgia in Athens.