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Staff Picks to Satisfy Your Inner Choir and Band Nerd
Whether to help you study or because you’re actually a choir/band nerd, orchestral and choral music are a staple. Personally, I’ve been singing in choirs since middle school, discovering many fantastic pieces throughout my years. Even though it’s not your typical pop music, orchestral and choral music still has the ability to reach souls and…
Staff Picks for Your Perfect Granola Playlist
With the weather warming and summer swiftly on the way, it’s about time to break out your favorite “Life is Good” T-shirt again. The chacos make a reappearance, and driving with the windows down is back “in.” The only thing missing — the perfect granola playlist to transport you away from Athens, Georgia, and into…
‘It’s Only Life After All’: The Legacy of the Queer Folk Women Duo, Indigo Girls
With four decades behind them, Emily Saliers and Amy Ray, the women behind the Indigo Girls, are in the midst of a victory lap. Despite a loyal fanbase, evocative songwriting, and artistic consistency, mainstream success and popularity evaded the Girls. As openly queer musicians since the 90s, the duo was stunted by misogyny and homophobia…
Score Soundtracks For Your Whimsical Fiction Movie Life
We all need a whimsical fictional world to escape to now and then. There’s How to Train Your Dragon to make you feel like you’re soaring, and Tangled to get you up off your feet. UP is a real tear-jerker, but Monsters Inc. is a real toe-tapper—all this to say that score soundtracks are a…
Meet The Next Generation of Athens, GA Music Scene
Boasting R.E.M., the B-52’s, and the Drive-By Truckers, it’s no secret that the Athens, GA music scene has a rich history. The Music Business Program housed within the University of Georgia—just steps from downtown Athens—is continuing this tradition, now raising much of the next generation of this local scene. “We try to take people from a standpoint…
A Proper Goodbye: Breaking Bad series finale ‘Felina’
It’s over. Finished. No more Heisenberg. No more Jesse. No more science…bitch. Before we start, just be warned that I’m going to be using the words “genius” and “perfect” a lot in this article. Breaking Bad has earned its place at the very top of the list of my (and millions of others’) favorite shows…
Tessela shares new track from upcoming EP
Tessela shares a new track, “Horizon”, from his upcoming EP, Nancy’s Pantry, out October 8, 2013 via R&S. “Horizon”
Shy Girls shares video for “Still Not Falling”
The video for Shy Girls’ first single “Still Not Falling” has just been released. Their upcoming EP Timeshare is due out October 29. CMJ MUSIC MARATHON SHOWS 10/16 – Holy Underground party @ Tammany Hall, 10:30pm 10/17 – CMJ showcase @ Delancey, 8:45pm
Stream Parquet Courts’ new EP
Parquet Courts’ new EP, “Tally All The Things That You Broke,” is officially out October 8, however it’s available for streaming on their website now. It’s also available for pre-order on iTunes. PARQUET COURTS DATES: Wed. Oct. 2 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ The Beets, The Yuppies, Future Punx Sat. Oct. 5 –…
These Animals release video for “Oak”
These Animals have premiered the video for their latest single, “Oak”, off their debut album Pages. The upstate New York band’s album was released earlier this summer. TOUR DATES: October 5 – Baltimore, MD – Fell’s Point Festival October 16 – New York, NY – Bowery Electric (CMJ) October 18 – Brooklyn, NY – Rock…