Day 1, Oct. 12 Stories 40 Watt’s opening night brings ladies to the stage The first night of PopFest has come to an end. And at 40 Watt, female-fronted bands dominated the establishment. PopFest: First night at Caledonia yields mixed results Downtown was swarming. Compared to a typical Wednesday, the nightlife was unexpectedly vibrant: running [...]

PopFest continues today, a four-day musical festival that’s taking over both the 40 Watt and Caledonia downtown. Music writers Chris Miller and Wil Petty rundown the list of bands performing. Check back every day of the festival for their picks.

The first night of PopFest has come to an end. And at 40 Watt, female-fronted bands dominated the establishment. A list of bands included a healthy blend of Athens and national acts, a grab bag of different genres and a number of artists signed to Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records, amongst others. The highlight [...]

Shaved Christ performing at Caledonia on Wednesday, October 12, 2011.

PopFest begins today, a four-day musical festival that will takeover both the 40 Watt and Caledonia downtown. Music writers Chris Miller and Wil Petty rundown the list of bands performing. Check back every day of the festival for their picks.

It’s a summer camp for some and a family reunion for others. For Athenians, it’s an up-and coming tradition. Athens PopFest has been going strong in the community since 2004. Founded by Mike Turner of Athens-based Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records, PopFest has grown from a two-night affair at Tasty World to one of [...]

If electro-indie pop and psychedelic blues had an illegitimate lovechild, Le BLORR would crawl out of the musical womb. Aka, the Bastard Lovechild of Rock ‘n’ Roll, the Florida-native two-piece band packs enough punch to be a four-piece. “We think and we write very different from what maybe a normal two-piece would write, which is [...]