The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Athens is famous for its historic music scene. From amazing bands like R.E.M. and ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Some of the most influential music of the 20th century was born in a storefront on ...

ATHENS — Guided by a teenage obsession with R.E.M. in the late 1980s, Dave Thake conjured mythic scenes in his mind about this college town, where music legends walked ordinary streets. Decades later, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WUOG staff members (top L-R) Mal Holmes and Elizabeth Kim pose with NPR host Raina Douris in Athens, Ga. on March 20, 2024. WUOG ...

GETTING THERE: US Airways offers connecting service from Dulles or Reagan National to Athens, with restricted, round-trip fares beginning at $259. Or fly from the Washington area to Atlanta (fares ...

ATHENS — The first act booked for the Classic Center Arena was kept a secret until Monday. The reveal wasn’t a surprise. The B-52s, the iconic new wave band and Athens music royalty, will play the ...

In 1987 R.E.M. were darlings of Rolling Stone magazine, but drummer Bill Berry declared that the best rock band in the U.S. was a lesser-known, and at the time defunct, band called Pylon. Also a part ...

There's an old saying that all rock stars want to be comedians and all comedians want to be rock stars. In a town well-known for its music scene, it only makes sense that someone would eventually ...

As a member of Athens Music Walk of Fame honorees The Elephant 6 Recording Company, Heather McIntosh left her mark on the Classic City before moving into the world of music composition for film and ...

Nuçi's Space is a nonprofit in Athens, Georgia, that has provided mental health and wellness support to musicians for nearly 25 years. It offers services like counseling, rehearsal spaces, and youth ...