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16th Washboard Music Festival Kicks Off Tonight
Tonight the rhythmic see-sawing and tapping song of the washboard will wash out over the streets of Logan, marking the kick off of the 16th Washboard Music Festival, which… Read More
Bloomsday Celebration Planned for Athens
June 16 is celebrated around the globe as “Bloomsday,” the day forever immortalized in James Joyce’s highly regarded classic Ulysses. During the course of the novel’s plot, protagonist Leopold Bloom navigates… Read More
Another Successful (and Sometimes Strange) Night for NMF ’16
The second night of Nelsonville Music Festival was nothing short of lively. From inflatable balloons of the 17-year-old circada circling around the festival to the ever-growing vendor lines, the attendance… Read More
Talking Catharsis With Eric D. Johnson of the Fruit Bats
After several years hiatus and a string of personal tragedies, including his wife’s miscarriage in 2014 and a cancer scare, Eric D. Johnson (a.k.a. Fruit Bats), is back. Fresh off… Read More
Town Mountain Brings Bluegrass to NMF ’16
Town Mountain hails from the hills of Asheville, NC, a community rich in songs and their concurrent writers. The self described “hard-drivin’ Carolina string band,” which released their latest… Read More
Gladden House Sessions Return for NMF 2016
For the past three years, the Gladden House Sessions have been making the Nelsonville Music Festival an increasingly personal experience for attendees. The series, the product of a partnership between… Read More
‘Mastery’ on Display at Dairy Barn
The evening of May 27 marked the opening reception for the Dairy Barn Arts Center’s most recent exhibition, entitled Mastery: Sustaining Momentum. “When I think back on the first Quilt… Read More
The Club is Open: The Union is Back in Action
After 18 months of painstaking planning, waiting and rebuilding following a November 2014 fire, the The Union Bar & Grill will finally host a series of rock ’n’ roll shows… Read More
The Living Music of Lindsey Goodman
Born outside of the Washington D.C. area and raised in Youngstown, OH – nationally recognized flutist Lindsey Goodman is not only an advocate for innovative ways to utilize art… Read More
Adam Torres Returns for 2016 Nelsonville Music Festival
In 2006 Adam Torres recorded Nostra Nova at 3 Elliot Studio with Bruce Dalzell, Eric Vescelius, John Stably, Josh Antonuccio, Leo DeLuca, Michael Lachman and Trista Hill. At the time Torres only intended to make a record that… Read More
Stuart’s Kicks Off Next Stage Capital Campaign
Yesterday afternoon marked the official groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Next Stage Capital Campaign for Stuart’s Opera House. In order to get to this point, the organization raised… Read More
Singer Songwriters Headed to Casa
May 19 Casa Nueva will host a singer songwriter showcase; featuring the likes of Wonky Tonk, Julia Lucille and Ben Stalets. The show kicks off at 10 p.m. and is entirely free…. Read More
Visible: the Annual Athens Photo Project Opens Friday
“I guess I’m one of those cheesy people who really believes that art has the power to change the direction of someone’s life, like it changed mine.” These are the… Read More
For the Love of a Pup! Growl Gallery Raises Funds
Art is one of the wonderful parts of the human experience — but sometimes it can be even more. In the case of the Meigs County Canine Rescue and Adoption… Read More
A Conversation with Randy Newman
June 5, Randy Newman will take the stage at the Nelsonville Music Festival as this year’s headliner. Given that the man’s discography has earned him a whopping six Grammys, three… Read More
A Chitchat with Angel Olsen
After releasing the mesmerizing and critically acclaimed Burn Your Fire for No Witness in February of 2014, vocalist Angel Olsen continues to grow in popularity. Even after Burn Your Fire… Read More
Thunderbunny 50k Debuts May 14
This Saturday something big is coming to Athens. May 14 marks the debut of the Thunderbunny 50k, Athens county’s very first “ultramarathon,” a classification of races that challenges runners to… Read More
Classic Films Headed to Athena Grand
What do Clint Eastwood, Tom Cruise and the fictional Ferris Bueller all have in common? Aside from a tendency for wacky antics, movies starring all of the above will be… Read More
Athens Musicians to Raise Funds for Annual “Benefest”
This Thursday, eight local bands will come together for the third annual Benefest, a two-night event consisting of back-to-back performances at The Union and Casa Cantina, the proceeds of which… Read More
Rising Columbus Band, Athens Acts To Rock Central Venue
On Saturday, Nov. 9, Central Venue will host an eclectic show by Columbus-based Saintseneca, along with Athens acts Kelly Latimore and Ghost Stories. Although the concert will be a startling… Read More
In The Pipeline: Union Hosts Surf-Rock Extravaganza This Weekend
Are you a surf-rock junkie in need of a reverb fix? Take heart: The Union has the cure for what ails you.
This Saturday, local favorites The D-Rays will share the stage with The Madeira (shown at left), a critically acclaimed group making its Athens debut.
Journey To The Bottom Of The World: Filmmaker Documents Life In Antarctica
On Thursday, Oct. 3, Athens residents are invited to take a trip to the bottom of the world. And they don't even need to leave their seats. No Horizon Any More, a documentary about living and working in Antarctica, will be screened during the College Town Film Festival at the Athena Cinema.
Stuart’s Opera House Announces Renovations, After-School Programs
When Stuart’s Opera House reopened its doors in 1997, many areas of the building were not yet fully refurbished. Some 17 years later, Stuart’s Executive Director Tim Peacock has announced that some of those highly anticipated renovations are finally in the works.
Welcome Back: The Ridges Return
After an eventful summer, area orchestral-rockers The Ridges are returning to their hometown this Saturday for a performance at Casa Cantina. "We have an incredible fan base in Athens and… Read More
A Talk with Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy
Jeff Tweedy is a busy man. Besides being an in-demand record producer and a music fest organizer, the Wilco front man is hitting the road this summer with his band, which is scheduled to play the Nelsonville Music Festival on June 1. WOUB talked with Tweedy about his summer plans, his recent studio work and how fans can request a song to be played at NMF.
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