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All Star Act Added to Rock Fore! Dough Musical Lineup
Drive For Show: Rock Fore! Dough announced this week that Occasional Milkshake, featuring Hootie and the Blowfish’sMark Bryan (pictured left), and Hank Futch of South Carolina band The Blue Dogs, as the latest act that will be playing this year’s event at First Tee of Augusta. Hootie percussionaist Gary Green is also a member.
Acts previously [...]
Veara Inked to Epitaph Records
According to a post at the Epitaph Records website, the long-running punk label has just signed Augusta band Veara to a deal that also involves indie label Running Man Records.
Started in the 80’s by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz, Epitaph Records was instrumental in helping break out such bands as NOFX, Rancid, and The Offspring, all [...]
Jemani Sends Out an S.O.S.
Jemani fans who might be wondering what’s going down with the band need not wonder any longer. Matter of fact, you can actually keep track of the band’s weekly activities by going to their website Dredneck.com.
Currently fans can find three videos, each narrated by front man extraordinaire Ike, that follow the band (minus an MIA bassist Jason Guy) [...]
Backwater Traffic This Week on COL
Georgia-Lina band BACKWATER TRAFFIC takes over the COL Pink Room for the March 7th episode of CONfederation of LOUDness.
Backwater Traffic will be playing a no-cover show March 12th at the Playground so tune in and find out about this up and coming great new band that rocks some great rock, pop, and country originals and [...]
7 ACM Nominations for Lady Antebellum
When the Academy of Country Music Awards announced this years nominees earlier today, Augustans Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley were thick in the middle of it all as country trio Lady Antebellum (also featuring Hillary Scott) have been nominated for a whopping 7 ACM Awards. Lady A edges out some lofty competition with Miranda Lambert and Carrie [...]
Norman Receives National Honor
Augusta native Jessye Norman was recognized Thursday by the White House with the 2009 National Medal of Arts, the nation’s highest honor for artistic excellence. Prior to presenting the honor President Obama credited Norman for “broadening contemporary operatic repertoire.”
The world reknown operatic soprano, a five-time Grammy winner and Grammy Life time Achievement Award recipient, is also [...]
2010 Westobo Festival Update
Westobou Festival
New Website | Junior Westobou Festival Committee | Endorsement Application Westobou Festival Applications & 2009 Photos Available At www.WestobouFestival.com.
Augusta, GA (3/2/2010)
New Website | The Westobou Festival website has a new look! Executive Director, Kathi Dimmock says, “The new website really pops, and visitors will be able to navigate from page to page with [...]
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Sector 7G Turns Five!
Lokal Loudness would like to send out a very special “Happy Birthday” to Nick Laws and Sector 7G as they celebrate five glorious years servicing the all-ages music community.
The venue has been celebrating all month long but tonight join the birthday party as a pair of Augusta bands who played opening night five years ago, [...]
NoStar Contribute to 52/52 Project
Will McCranie’s 52/52 Project took an exciting twist this week as the Augusta singer-songwriter turned New York resident hooked up with Carey Murdock and Justin Long of NoStar to record McCranie’s week 8 52/52 Project track Darlin’.
While on a tour off day in the Big Apple, Murdock and Long got together for this infectious track featuring noticeable backing vocals [...]
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