Tag: Athens
After 33 years, iconic Athens act Pylon releases farewell concert, “Pylon Live”
There was just one souvenir left behind from Pylon’s original era: a live recording of their farewell concert on December 1, 1983, at The Mad Hatter, a now-defunct Athens club. Lost for decades, the recording was recently rediscovered by Pylon fan and record producer Henry Owens, who, with the band's blessing, worked to transfer the masters to vinyl.
Jerry Slater’s next restaurant will be in Athens
H. Harper Station may have closed in April, much to the anguish of local cocktail enthusiasts, but owner Jerry Slater is staying busy with mixology classes, finishing his first book, and looking into a new restaurant.
24 Atlanta festivals to enjoy this June
Ring in the first month of the summer with burger competitions, live comedy, a cemetery concert, food trucks, and even a hypnosis show.
Creature Comforts Brewing Co.
Set up in downtown Athens in a beautifully restored Chevy dealership-turned-tire shop, the Athens brewery best known for its island breezy IPA Tropicália, has picked up another reputation: constantly selling out of beer.
Terrapin Beer Company
Since 2002, Georgia’s second largest production brewery has been a reliable destination for beer styles not widely available in the Southeast—take Wake-n-Bake, a coffee oatmeal stout so rich and creamy that it might as well be a breakfast beer.
Waffle House’s Waffle Wager gives free food to lucky college football fans
Last November two things the South takes very seriously—college football and Waffle House—got together for the second annual Waffle Wager. The winner of the Georgia–Auburn game earned free WaHo victuals for its city the following Wednesday (plus $10,000 toward the school’s general scholarship fund), with Athens reaping the benefits of a 34–7 blowout.
Tibi hits the runway with Heery’s in Athens
We sat down with designer Amy Smilovic, a St. Simons native and UGA grad, and shop owner Rusty Heery to talk Southern style, culottes, and the evolution of a brand.
Q&A: B-52s’ Kate Pierson on her new solo album and playing in Atlanta
Over the decades, singer Kate Pierson has lent her voice to hit singles by R.E.M. and Iggy Pop and, of course, the Athens-birthed B-52s’ seven-album catalog. This summer, Pierson hits the road with her own band to introduce fans to her first-ever solo album.
Artist Susan Hable’s colorful Athens cottage
Susan Hable never expected to move to Georgia. She and her husband, Peter, bought the early-20th-century Victorian-style cottage in Athens on a lark—as a second home, a respite from the frantic pace of Brooklyn.
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Memorial Day Getaways in Georgia
Eager to escape Atlanta this holiday weekend? Here are some travel-worthy events happening around the state:Savannah:Memorial Day Commemoration, Fort McAllister State Park, Saturday, May 24th, 9am-4pmEnjoy a day of canon and musket firings, Civil War...