A rock band came from a conversation about vending. The relationship between Joseph Dinnan and Betsy Kingston’s families span about 50 years; Dinnan’s father knew Kingston’s grandfather. “Our families go way back,” said Kingston, singer, songwriter and frontwoman for Betsy Kingston & The Crowns. “I moved to Athens to pursue music.” In a conversation about [...]

It’s the invasion of the Australian country crooners. Among the ranks of illustrious Aussie imports like Adam Brand and Keith Urban, comes singer-songwriter Chris Pickering. But Pickering doesn’t settle for a standard “country” music label. “[My music] is British invasion pop music-meets-Americana twang, and that’s a pretty good approximation for people who actually know what British invasion music is,” [...]

“The Rambler,” a dance performance piece by the Joe Goode Performance Group, has been a long time in the making. For Joe Goode and the dancers, including four chosen University students, the project has taken a journey opposite to the style it portrays. In September of last year, preparations began for the students who were [...]

Collaboration is the new lonely. John French and a handful of local musicians and artists aim to create together — but they need help. Local band John French & the Bastilles have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for its new album. This album, however, will go far past just music, incorporating complementary artworks [...]

Last year, The Corduroy Road died. Now it’s back: same name different band. With three new members out of five, more has changed than has stayed the same. While some members of the band moved on to different goals, the passion for playing never left Drew Carman, the band’s vocalist and guitarist, and Elijah NeeSmith, [...]

Anvil is the Cinderella of heavy metal. Despite having the looks, sound and ambition of its more popular sisters such as Metallica, Motörhead and Black Sabbath, Anvil never quite managed to achieve the same status as those early-heavy metal groups. But vocalist and guitarist Steve “Lips” Kudlow prefers to think about what went right, even [...]

Most of the time when a band sounds exactly like the recording it’s a good thing — a compliment of perfection even. The live sound Tycho can produce outweighs the studio sound twice over. The three-man band’s performance last night at the Georgia Theatre was a stark contrast to its recorded sound: Tycho brought its [...]

Tycho likes to walk a tightrope. Scott Hansen, the man behind Tycho, strives to balance his different interests in life and in music. The inherent originality this produces makes Tycho and its sound one of a kind. Previously a freelance graphic designer, Hansen decided to spotlight his passion for music about a year ago. But designing didn’t go. “I’ve [...]

For five weeks, James Mitchell, Aaron Chapman and John Bowers lived in a cabin in the woods. And then, at the end of it, they made an album. We were just immersed in it,” Mitchell said. “It was really great. We were all pretty excited to just focus on that.” The Oregon coast was gloomy, [...]