In Case You Missed It: Rock N Replay

So you missed Dead Confederate rocking out on “The Rat” this past Friday on Conan cuz you you were out on the town?  We’ll you knew it would end up on YouTube so here it is for all you slackers who chose to make partying a higher priority than staying home to watch this performance featuring [...]

Un-PC for Your PC (or Mac): LokalCon Talk Radio Kicks off Sunday

Chances are you just can’t get enough of lokal music.  If you could…why are you even here reading this?  Just like us here at Lokal Loudness you scour the internet waiting for the latest lokal tracks on MySpace (btw-heard the latest tasty bits by The Cubists yet?), you stop by this here website looking for the [...]

FREE LOKALLOUDNESS GIFTS FOR EVERYONE!!!!

We here at Lokal Loudness knows how much everyone like FREE stuff…
…so we have 3 ways for you to get FREE stuff and it doesn’t involve signing up for anything, waiting for a raffle, taking part in a promotion or sending in box tops of any kind!
Well the first one does involve your attendance at [...]

Vote Now for the 2009 Choice Awards!

The time has come once again to vote for your fave lokal music categories of the year and to have a hand in deciding the winners that will be announced in February at the Lokal Loudness Choice Awards.
We have 14 categories so help your favorites take home the coveted plexi!
Voting ends December 31st at midnight.
VOTE [...]

Veara, Guitarist Part Ways

Guitarist Collin Colohan has left popular Augusta band Veara, reportedly to pursue other interests including school and acoustic avenues.  Veara has announced upcoming dates as well as work on a new EP http://www.myspace.com/veara.  Collin Colohan will make his solo debut October 4th at Sector 7G.  For more information and other dates check out  http://www.myspace.com/chasingeskimos
Here’s a video clip [...]

PA - Songwriting Opportunity For All Artists

From: Jim Morgan news@songwritingcompetition.com

With less than 3 weeks left to enter the 2008 International Songwriting Competition (ISC), I wanted to give you an update (if you weren’t already aware) on this year’s prestigious judging panel, with over 50 celebrity and industry professional judges and 20 categories to enter your songs into.
Each year ISC is privileged [...]

Interview w/ Dave Morgan of Ship of Fools

Throughout history rock & roll has been a way for youth to vent their repressed teen angst. Even Roger Daltry once sang, in the Who classic “My Generation” - “hope I die before I get old”. But here we are forty something odd years later and Daltry is still going strong. [...]

P.E.A.C.E. Arts in the Heart & More!

Well as we close out September and the first chapter of Westobou why not take a look around and see some of the new stuff here at Lokal Loudness?  Just added video to the player from the Chronicle Singer Songwriter finals and Joe Stevenson & friends at Joe’s Underground, both from September 19th.  Also added [...]

Arts in the Heart of Augusta & Westobou Showcase Week’s Worth of Augusta Creativity

Well the hype has been building up for a year now and the time has finally come! Augusta’s Westobou festival arrives this year as a counterpart/extension of the annual Arts in the Heart of Augusta Festival. While you can expect the usual great mix of arts and culture that Arts in the Heart [...]

Musician and DJ Being Treated at Augusta Burn Center following Deadly Plane Crash in Columbia

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) — A hospital spokeswoman says former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and a popular disc jockey have been critically injured in a Learjet crash in South Carolina that killed four people.

The Learjet crashed as it was about to take off Friday night, according to the FAA.
 Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says [...]