Friday, March 16, 2012

Columbia celebrates St. Pat's too

Hinder headlines the massive St. Pat's in Five Points

Posted by Paul Bowers on Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 4:34 PM

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If you really must leave Charleston during St. Patrick’s Day weekend, you could do worse than paying a visit to Columbia. For one reason or another, the capital city goes ape for green beer, blocking off the college-bar section of town known as Five Points and bringing in enough big-time bands to shake a shillelagh at. And hey, they’re going to dye the fountain green again.

This year, Oklahoma hard-rock heavy hitters Hinder take top billing, followed by Columbia-bred post-grungers Crossfade. There will be four different stages set up on the streets this year with 19 bands, so get there before noon and plan out your day. The Charleston boys of All Get Out will take the WCOS Stage on Blossom Street at 2:30 p.m., and the Devil Makes Three — perhaps the most stylistically appropriate band of the day with their brand of folk-punk — will appear on the Budweiser/Free Times Stage on Saluda Avenue at 3:30 p.m. Other South Carolina favorites include Josh Roberts (sans Hinges), John Wesley Satterfield, the Movement, and Hilton Head native Trevor Hall.

Visit fivepointscolumbia.com for more info.

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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Road Trip: The B-52's anniversary concert

It all began 35 Valentine's Days ago in Athens, Ga.

Posted by Lacey Young on Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 9:45 AM

The B-52s
Veteran pop-rock group the B-52’s are set to play their 35th anniversary gig in the same town where it all began: Athens, Georgia. On Thurs. Feb. 9, the party band will celebrate its long career with an out-of-bounds dance party at the Classic Center in downtown Athens.

On Valentine’s Day, 1977, drummer Keith Strickland, guitarist Ricky Wilson, and vocalists/multi-instrimentalists Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, and Cindy Wilson performed for the first time at a friend’s house in Athens. Their career sky-rocketed from there and they were soon signing record deals and touring the East Coast.

After more than three decades and 20 million albums sold, the B-52’s have still got it. Hits like “Rock Lobster,” “Love Shack,” “Roam,” and “Channel Z” continue to grace the airwaves today. The 35th anniversary celebration this February promises to be a show worthy of a road trip.

Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $40 to $60 (plus applicable fees). Gold and Platinum VIP packages are available. For more info, visit theb52s.com and classiccenter.com. —Lacey Young

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Monday, December 19, 2011

The Red Hot Chili Peppers hit the Carolinas

The veteran funk-rock band is on the road this season

Posted by Ryan Overhiser on Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 8:51 AM

In the midst of releasing a new hit album titled I’m With You and the recent announcement of their induction into the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame, seasoned funk-rockers the Red Hot Chili Peppers are venturing out on the road yet again.

They’ll kick off the American leg of the tour after ringing in the New Year, with are several stops in the Carolinas.

I’m With You is the L.A.-based group’s 10th studio album (and first in five years), with Warner Bros. It debuted at No. 2 on U.S. charts in August, while hitting No. 1 in loads of other countries, including the U.K., where it reached the top in early September. More tour dates are seemingly being announced everyday and the eight-month road trip, their first since releasing 2006’s Stadium Arcadium, will take them all across the globe.

The Peppers will be at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte on Wed. Jan. 25 and at the RBC Arena in Raleigh on Fri. Jan. 27 before heading to the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia on Sat. Jan. 28. According to the band’s official website, tickets are still available for all three of their Carolina performances.

Check out redhotchilipeppers.com for more information.

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Monday, August 29, 2011

Olivia Tremor Control shakes again

Chunklet reissues two Elephant 6 classics

Posted by T. Ballard Lesemann on Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 7:51 AM

Olivia Tremor Control, 2011
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  • Olivia Tremor Control, 2011
Critically acclaimed, cleverly psychedelic Athens, Ga., band Olivia Tremor Control, one of several influential acts in the Elephant 6 collective, recently remastered and repackaged both of their full-length albums on vinyl with Stoughton tip-on gatefold sleeves (thick and high-quality) and hours of bonus material via a download card (unreleased tracks, live recordings, etc.).

Atlanta-based Chunklet Industries (publishers of Chunklet magazine) is scheduled to release 1996’s Dusk at Cubist Castle and 1999’s Black Foliage, both of which were originally issued by the Flydaddy label.

Galen Hudson at Monster Music & Movies has already pre-ordered copies of both albums. The Olivias reunited for a U.S. tour this month. The jaunt concludes in its hometown on Oct. 14 at the 40 Watt Club during the Athens PopFest (Athens, GA).

Visit chunklet.com and oliviatremorcontrol.com for more.

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Friday, July 29, 2011

Athens' Georgia Theatre reopens

The historic music venue hosts a two-week grand re-opening

Posted by T. Ballard Lesemann on Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 6:03 AM

 

The Georgia Theatre in downtown Athens, Ga.
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  • The Georgia Theatre in downtown Athens, Ga.

In June 2009, a major fire nearly destroyed the Georgia Theatre at 215 N. Lumpkin St. in Athens, Georgia. Last week, after millions of dollars worth of repairs and renovatiosn, the revered music club reopens in style with a two week-long celebration that started on Mon. Aug. 1 and runs through Aug. 14.

One of the premier live music halls in the Southeast, the 122-year-old Athens landmark regularly booked top-selling national acts as well as popular local and regional bands like R.E.M., Widespread Panic, and the Drive-By Truckers. The old building featured a large stage and hall, a spacious balcony, and two bar areas. The revamped facility features a brand new PA, refurbished bathrooms, bigger dressing rooms, a new elevator, a three-tier balcony, VIP seating, and a new rooftop restaurant.

Co-owners Wilmot Greene and Scott Orvold hired local construction crews and carpenters to use as much salvaged wood and brick as possible to retain its original look and atmosphere. “We can feel Athens and the Southeastern music community getting excited with us,” Greene stated in a recent press release. “We can’t wait to unveil what we believe will be he finest music venue of our size in the region.”

The lineup for the opening weeks includes the Glands, Madeline, Chuck Leavell and Friends, Kenosha Kid, Blackberry Smoke, RJD2, J. Roddy Watson and the Business, Don Chambers, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Big Boi, Drive-By Truckers, and Gillian Welch.

Single show tickets for the two-week long celebration range in price from $10 to $30 and are available online at georgiatheatre.com. Click below on a short clip from the in-the-works documentary Athens Burning, a film by Eric Krasle, Jacob Kinsman, and Andrew Haynes that covers the 2009 blaze and the history of the venue.

Here's the full grand opening schedule:

Aug. 1 — The Glands w/ Madeline, Immuzikation
Aug. 2 —Chuck Leavell and Friends w/ SNAP!
Aug. 3 — “open house” w/ Kenosha Kid
Aug. 5 — Blackberry Smoke
Aug. 6 — RJD2
Aug. 9 — J. Roddy Watson and the Business, Reptar, Don Chambers + Goat
Aug. 10 — Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Aug. 11 — Big Boi
Aug. 12-13 — Drive-By Truckers
Aug. 14 — Gillian Welch

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