Live in the Lobby

Rarely do I find that I belong to the acoustic guitar camps that I should probably be grouped in. I’ve heard a thing or two by the necessary masters, but (and whether or not this limits me, time will probably tell) I find that I don’t quite enjoy sitting and listening to that style too often. In turn, I take inspiration in the form of a challenge. The most significant improvements I’ve made as guitarist have come through discovering something that is just out reach of my fingertips, writing something based around it, and making my hands find a way to play it. Ever so slowly, it’s gotten to the point where I’d consider it to be listenable.All I ask is that you listen how you please, and hear what resonates with you. Once it’s in your ears, it’s yours if you like…

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The phrase, “Hardest working band in America”, gets tossed around so much these days, that the idea has become almost cliché. However, if there is anyone who evokes the true spirit of the boundlessly determined, rock’n’roll road warriors, it is the Winter Sounds. Hailing from the southern stronghold of independent music, Athens, GA, the Winter Sounds have toured for over four years, bringing their eclectic, avant-garde, Brit-inspired electro-pop to neighborhood bars, clubs and theaters across the country.

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Love Tractor (1980 — 2002) was a band from  and like The B-52’s, Pylon and R.E.M., was recognized as a founder of the Athens, Georgia alternative rock scene. Love Tractor toured extensively and recorded five critically acclaimed albums during the 1980s—and was particularly known for their instrumental rock.

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Baby rocks out live in the lobby March 2nd!

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Hey thanks Creative Loafing for a solid description of this rockin’ Americana band, “The chatty banjo, rolling harmonies, the acoustic guitar and melodic, Southern vocals are the name of the game for the Athens quartet. The music is so damn, well comfy, the the quaint country and roots music peppered with folk rock sounds warmly familiar.”

The Corduroy Road on Myspace!

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Atlas plays singer songwriter style tunes, with interesting instrumentation and arrangements, at times dark, at times Americana/Bluegrass inspired.

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One of the newest musical incarnations to spark from the southeastern corner of Georgia and find its home in the city of Athens is a three piece calling themselves The Woodgrains. As a band, Nick Carroll, Dylan Crosby, and Evan Amburn pride themselves on distinct three part harmonies, providing colors and sounds of the golden days. Soul, rock and the psychedelic revolution. For booking contact us here or email thewoodgrains@live.com OR if you prefer using a Press Kit, www.sonicbids.com/thewoodgrains2

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Wowser Bowser says “Get Naked”

“‘To the Pleasant Life!” intones Pettis, sounding like Bowser if he was actually Charles Foster Kane, and Mario was this plumber that reminded him of the solitary despondency of wealth. But then Mario becomes a charity project, invited to “kick it” and get on a train like it was before sunrise on a bucket list. Juxtaposed with the mdma bubbles they’re embedded in it comes off like a spirit guide on the world of tomorrow ride at epcot, layering gurgling synths on top of what sounds like a keytar if it were actually a guitar shaped like a korg. Just don’t call him twee, he might cry a tear in the shape of a K.” -Discount Coupon

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Mouser

trampoline, totem pole, hockey stick, wisps, extension cord, dog collar, turkey “wishbone”, lead paint, gunshot riddled satellite dish, contact lense, hairball, egg crate shin protector, concrete overpass, sun, chain wallet, crew cut, leftovers, taxidermy, living graveyard, metronome, shelf, unknown uncle, widow, armored car, mailbox, oppossum skin, deodorant, chicken wire, masking tape, attic, j.b. weld, ant hill, fiberglass, cuticle, deadly weather.

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