CD Review: Ken Will Morton — True Grit

CD Review: Ken Will Morton — True Grit

Ken Will Morton True Grit By Alec Wooden For those that follow the regional folk/songwriter circuit, here’s the least surprising sentence of 2010: Ken Will Morton’s got a new record out. Here’s the second least surprising: True Grit, the newest product from the Athens, Ga. workaholic, is yet another satisfying step forward in the catalog […]

CD Review: Drive-By Truckers — The Big To-Do; Playing Variety Playhouse March 12 & 13 and Criminal Records March 13

Drive-By Truckers The Big To-Do ATO Records By Chris Homer The Big To-Do, Drive-By Truckers’ 10th studio album and first for ATO records (out March 16), continues to add to the legacy of the Athens, Ga. southern rock mainstays. Like previous records, Patterson Hood crafts songs filled with desperation and outlaws that fans have come […]

Athens’ Perpetual Groove Produces Festival Amberland 8 in Lafayette, Ga. May 28-30

Athens’ Perpetual Groove Produces Festival Amberland 8 in Lafayette, Ga. May 28-30

Jam band Perpetual Groove is back for another Amberland 8, a three-day music and arts festival that celebrates all things P-Groove. The band will be forming their whole self-titled debut on one of the nights, and there will also be performances by side project Lazy B & the Recliners and a solo set from Brock […]

Arctic Monkeys coming to the 40 Watt in Athens on April 5

Arctic Monkeys coming to the 40 Watt in Athens on April 5

The Arctic Monkeys will play the 40 Watt in Athens on April 5th. Tickets are on sale Saturday Feb 13th priced at $23.00 each. No on sale time was posted on the 40 Watt web site. We’ll post more info as soon as we get it.