Artwork

Content provided by Craig Havighurst and WMOT/Roots Radio 89.5 FM. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Craig Havighurst and WMOT/Roots Radio 89.5 FM or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Player FM - Podcast App
Go offline with the Player FM app!

Athens, Georgia

59:01
 
Share
 

Manage episode 425925394 series 2518370
Content provided by Craig Havighurst and WMOT/Roots Radio 89.5 FM. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Craig Havighurst and WMOT/Roots Radio 89.5 FM or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

Episode 288: In this special edition of The String, I present an audio postcard from Athens GA, a city of about 125,000 people just east of Atlanta that for forty years has been punching above its weight as a music city. As a teenager in the mid 1980s, I loved the B-52s and I about worshiped REM, and ever since, I’ve wondered what kind of place could produce those wildly different, highly progressive bands. My curiosity only grew as Athens continued to be a hotbed of art-forward rock and roll and creative roots music over the next forty years. So I came to listen and ask questions. We meet label owners George Fontaine Sr. and Jr., leading producer David Barbe, 40 Watt talent booker Velena Vego, artists Spencer Thomas and Hunter Pinkston, and more. Visit wmot.org for photos and bonus content.

  continue reading

280 episodes

Artwork

Athens, Georgia

The String

published

iconShare
 
Manage episode 425925394 series 2518370
Content provided by Craig Havighurst and WMOT/Roots Radio 89.5 FM. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Craig Havighurst and WMOT/Roots Radio 89.5 FM or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

Episode 288: In this special edition of The String, I present an audio postcard from Athens GA, a city of about 125,000 people just east of Atlanta that for forty years has been punching above its weight as a music city. As a teenager in the mid 1980s, I loved the B-52s and I about worshiped REM, and ever since, I’ve wondered what kind of place could produce those wildly different, highly progressive bands. My curiosity only grew as Athens continued to be a hotbed of art-forward rock and roll and creative roots music over the next forty years. So I came to listen and ask questions. We meet label owners George Fontaine Sr. and Jr., leading producer David Barbe, 40 Watt talent booker Velena Vego, artists Spencer Thomas and Hunter Pinkston, and more. Visit wmot.org for photos and bonus content.

  continue reading

280 episodes

All episodes

×
 
Loading …

Welcome to Player FM!

Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.

 

Quick Reference Guide