September 2012, 40 Watt, Athens, Ga. To the right of the drum kit sat the blue cooler with its never-ending supply. Robert Pollard walked center stage, with a half-empty tequila
Henry RollinsHenry Rollins
March 2012, 40 Watt, Athens, Ga. Henry Rollins needs your approval and he craves your attention. If he doesn’t have it bad things can happen — like having to spend
Lemonheads (Evan Dando)Lemonheads (Evan Dando)
February 2012, 40 Watt, Athens, Ga. I get it. You were in your early 20s and you wrote some great songs in one sitting, so much so that the album
The Mountain GoatsThe Mountain Goats
January 2012, 40 Watt, Athens, Ga. John Darnielle stunk, and he knew it. “I’ve been wearing this shirt for nine days, and I smell worse than a pig,” the affable
Bob MouldBob Mould
October 2011, 40 Watt, Athens, Ga. The power of a performer is what they accomplish when the spotlight is solely on them, away from fancy machines or other musicians to
Matthew SweetMatthew Sweet
October 2011, 40 Watt, Athens, Ga. There’s a series of recent shows where bands with classic albums are playing those classic albums front to back. I’ve been to a few
ReptarReptar
June 2011, 40 Watt, Athens, Ga. A band is created every day in Athens, there are hundreds and hundreds in town, and while many die before they ever get started,