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Plays this Friday showcase the talents of 68 local youths
July 17, 2008
Music therapist Gay Dalzell is helping 68 children add music to five original plays that they’ll perform at Stuart’s Opera House this Friday.>>
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The time has come once again to surrender to the uptown boogie
July 17, 2008
The fourth annual “Boogie on the Bricks” community festival, the culminating event of Ohio Brew Week featuring live music, Ohio microbrew tasting area, food, art vendors and children’s activities, takes place this Saturday on North Court Street in Athens.>>
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Athens Music Scene
July 17, 2008
It was a cranky day at the office. The talk around the beer cooler was filled with expletives fully armed and as barbed as a prison fence. Perhaps spirited would be a better word. It was refreshing to my ears to hear people be passionate about a variety of topics, none of which included sports — that was being taken care of, albeit silently, by the talking heads on the TV.>>
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Cajun band to play free outdoor show
July 14, 2008
Stuart’s Opera House is hosting a free outdoor concert this Thursday featuring authentic Cajun band Feufollet. The concert will take place outside of Stuart’s and will feature an outdoor beer garden in the opera house’s privately owned parking lot.>>
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Local folk-rockers win fans at live shows, while keeping their raunchy vocabularies
July 10, 2008
In terms of unlikely musical instrumentation, local folk-rock band The Sad Bastards takes the cake.>>
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Athens Music Scene
July 10, 2008
I’ve been living in this town for 16 years. The summers used to be much like Ohio University’s winter breaks, with just us ghost-townies and the occasional Appalachian tumbleweed floating down the street and getting caught in a tree. Since those days of yore, OU has been upping its summer enrollment programs, which has led to a much more robust summer quarter.>>
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Play takes a musical look at a town without hope or jobs
July 10, 2008
Five years ago, a small group of teenagers under the direction of David Tadlock (choir director at Athens First Presbyterian Church) formed a summer theater group, which has grown to include college students, parents and adults of all ages. Now called the Genesis Theater Project, the group is in its sixth summer season and currently preparing a folk musical called “The Spitfire Grill.”>>
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SE Engine bassist channels 1960s pop in solo release
July 3, 2008
For most, the archaic profession of human cannonball conjures freak-show imagery. For local musician Jesse Remnant, the occupation served as inspiration for his first solo album, appropriately titled “The Human Cannonball.”>>
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Athens Music Scene
July 3, 2008
It was nice to see the sun today before I started writing this article in the sub-basement of a fine establishment. All this rain has made me soggy. I can deal with it as long as the music stays as awesome as it has been since the tourists left.>>
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There’s no reason for dread when this natty reggae band plays Casa Friday
June 26, 2008
Natty Nation, a consciousness-raising reggae band with rocking beats and positive vibes propelling their original musical style, play their first Athens show at Casa Cantina this Friday night.>>
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Athens Music Scene
June 26, 2008
Just when I thought things were crazy, they are getting even crazier. It’s certainly not the heat, as that has been reasonable lately by Athens’ standards, but man alive, things keep getting thicker – and not even localized to Athens! The stars must be in some weird alignment, or maybe I’m just off my meds – wait, I was never on any; I am a self-medicated man (maybe I should double-check that!).>>
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Southern women take control in OVST’s first play of summer
June 19, 2008
With all the big hair and Southern drawl a Louisiana beauty parlor can bring, Ohio Valley Summer Theater’s production of “Steel Magnolias” premiers tonight at ARTS/West in Athens. OVST opens its summer play season with this classic play written by Robert Harling that follows the laughable and sometimes tearful lives of six women who seem to share a common affinity for gossip and hair.>>
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Hookah up in the hills this weekend
June 19, 2008
Summer Hookah in the Hills, a three-day music festival and campout featuring six sets of music from Ohio-grown ekoostik hookah and a jam-packed lineup of national and regional performers, will be held this weekend at Kaeppner’s Woods in Hocking County.>>
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Athens Music Scene
June 19, 2008
OK, folks, it’s just us… for this week anyway. Welcome to summer – Athens style. The best part about it is there seems to be no ebb to the music. That means all you folks who hide out in the hills are due to make your occasional appearances.>>
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Remembering Black Flag-era Greg Ginn and a show with real bite
June 12, 2008
Semi-legendary punk guitarist and record label magnate Greg Ginn is playing in Athens Saturday.>>
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Glennford Dougan exhibit looks at role of Athens Countians in War Between the States
June 12, 2008
The Athens County Historical Society and Museum has opened a new exhibit at its satellite museum, the Athens County Military Museum. The new exhibit, “Heroes and Hell Raisers: Athens County and Ohio in the Civil War,” tells the story of Athens County during the Civil War and the role several Athens Countians played in the conflict, according to a press release.>>
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Athens Music Scene
June 12, 2008
Place is meaningful. Given their age, most of the denizens of this town are accustomed to moving every nine months or so — or at least moving home for the summer.>>
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Opera House fave back for show
June 5, 2008
Stuart’s Opera House is welcoming back Paul Thorn tonight at 8. Opening the show will be singer-songwriter Steve Poltz.>>
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Athens Music Scene
June 5, 2008
Remember what I said last week about the weirdness being at bay? Well, not anymore. It’s full on and I feel more comfortable now that it is upon us. To wit: I’m never hanging a flier again in this town. I have been here a long time, and I know the rules of posting fliers. For those of you who don’t know the rules, they are fairly simple: If there is a bulletin board, or an approved window space, you are fine; just don’t put them on the poles or on the outside of buildings or you risk getting fined.>>
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Lobsterfest performer discusses haunted hotels, why he loves our Buckeye State
June 5, 2008
Andrew WK will perform this Saturday as part of ACRN’s Lobsterfest outside of Baker Center’s lower level. He said he is planning an “exciting but also satisfying performance” featuring both new material and older, more well-known tracks. The show starts at 8 p.m., and is considered the headline performance of the three-day Lobsterfest (see related article).>>
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