Athens Popfest 2007

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Athens PopFest 2007: Day 3 with Fishboy, Cars Can Be Blue, Daniel Johnston and more...

at 40 Watt

The Athens PopFest ruled... a helicopter shirt dance AND Daniel Johnston AND Japanese Pop AND horns? YES!

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Friday, August 17, 2007

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Latest comment by: rough: "this is one hell of a celebration"

Live show review

Athens PopFest 2007: Day 2 with The American Revolution, The Postmarks, Tullycraft, and more...

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at 40 Watt

I missed the day shows (Atlanta traffic sucks big time and it took 7 hours to pick up a friend at the airport!), but no mind, the night shows more than made up for it.

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Thursday, August 16, 2007

by imaginary liz

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Latest comment by: imaginary liz: "Nope I missed Ryan A. But his cd is good! Friday did rule the most."

Live show review

Athens PopFest 2007: Day 1 with Ted Leo, Velcro Stars and more...

The Smittens at the 40 Watt

at 40 Watt

That Ted Leo a smooth mofo! His flawless set took the fest up a notch with as he oozed with enchanting conversation and cool-kid moves.

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Thursday, August 16, 2007

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Athens PopFest Report: Thurdsay night with Ted Leo, The Smittens, and more!

Good morning from sunny and warm (approx 100 degrees F) Athens, GA! Here's a recap of last night's show.

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Friday, August 10, 2007

by imaginary liz

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Latest comment by: imaginary dana: "Wahoo!!!! You stood next to Ted Leo?!?!? That is worth braving heat exhaustion alone! Yay! Can't wait to hear the next report..."

igLiz leaves for Athens, TIG posts a Cars Can Be Blue video in her honor

What is wrong with me? Why won't anyone love me?

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Thursday, August 9, 2007

by imaginary dana

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Latest comment by: Imaginary-Kiku: "Liz I'm so jealous! Have a good time!"

Athens PopFest Countown: Spotlight on Fishboy

You'd think I'd take this opportunity to point you to a bunch of Cars Can Be Blue songs, right? Nah, let's talk about Fishboy.

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Tuesday, August 7, 2007

by imaginary liz

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Latest comment by: Chris Weber: "YAY! Fishboy!! I get very excited when my Seattle life gets intertwined with my former Denton, TX background!!! I have been a fan of Eric "Fishboy" Michener (and his brother Dirk "Cavedweller" Michener) for years and years, and his live show will not ...

Athens PopFest Countdown: Spotlight on High Water Marks

Today I'm especially looking forward to High Water Marks from Lexington, Kentucky. They have a fetching Mangum-esque slightly muttled pop with Rentals keyboards style.

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Monday, August 6, 2007

by imaginary liz

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Latest comment by: jordan: "we're already here! we got into town late last night, and man, athens is sooooo beautiful and sooooo much fun...round one at the grit starts in t-minus 20 minutes! i want michael stipe to make my vegan sandwich! "

Athens PopFest Countdown: Spotlight on The Smittens

Next Thursday night's line up at the Athen's Popfest is going to cause mass hugging hysteria. Darlings like Ted Leo, Darron Hanlon, Patience Please, and nine other cutable bands will be gracing the PopFest stage over the course of the day and night.

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Thursday, August 2, 2007

by imaginary liz

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Latest comment by: ChrisB: "I heard about Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies from Idolator and I think I might love them. Can I talk you in to picking up one of their CDs for me while you're there? I can give you some money before you leave for Athens (even if I'm not exactly sure how)."

Athens PopFest Countdown: Spotlight on Hat Company!

Today let's hone in on Toledo's Hat Company and their song "Love Letter" posted on their MySpace. Don't they sound like a blissful marriage of the Aisler's Set and the Beach Boys?

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Wednesday, August 1, 2007

by imaginary liz

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Latest comment by: imaginary dana: "So jealous that you'll be pop-festing it down south! *Sigh*"