Wondering how to navigate parking/moving around porch fest. Any tips are much appreciated!

I've looked around the website, but don't see a spreadsheet. Last year, they didn't make one at first, but then did when folks asked. I saw someone post a thread yesterday about one they created themselves. Does anyone know if there's an official spreadsheet with all the bands listed?

Dm or just reply here if your solo/duo/noise project or band can fill in for me

If anyone has info please let me know. I believe something tragic happened to my downstairs neighbor and friend. There were 5 plus cop cars and the coroner's van outside of my apartment building. I am currently out of town and have received multiple communications regarding a potential robbery and more. Please DM if you have further information. Thank you.

If any could give me some recommendations on who in Athens Clarke county accepts court Mandated CS, I would greatly appreciate!! I have sent so many emails to places asking and I keep getting turned down.

Hello everyone!! I lived in the Monroe and Athens area for almost nine years, and I generally consider GA where I grew up, despite not being born there. I'm in VA, now, attending JMU for Graphic Design with a minor in Illustration, and also Art (focused Ceramics).

Our Coding and Design class is coming up with a new transportation app concept. I decided to do it for the Monroe and Athens area, as I always remember parking being a nightmare when going downtown, haha. But anyway, that is to say that I have a google form survey to gather some information based on the locals who actually would be the ideal user-base for this app. If you would like to be part of the research I am doing, the link is below--it should only take about five, maybe ten minutes if you write a lot in a few responses!

If you have interest, filling it out would help the researching stage we're in! https://forms.gle/rnZ9C6wcKZPjSACf7

Where would be the best place to park for tomorrow's pet parade? Will have a 4 year old, is it possible to get close to the route? Thanks! ​

So I decided to make my own Google Maps schedule map for myself detailing all of the bands I would like to see and not have to use the Historic Athens map and have to parse through all the bands on the map.

I'm not going to share my map, as I don't want to dox myself, but I will provide the list of about 50 or so artists and bands I do have on it with a little description, so to maybe help a number of people make some decisions on who to see, as parsing through a map/list of nearly 240 artists/bands can be overwhelming.

One O'clock hour

Frission (170 Lakeview St) - Very awesome Post Metal/Atmospheric Sludge Metal band from Atlanta/Athens. Will be playing a Shadebeast show at Flicker next month if you miss them at Porchfest.

The Rishis (564 Boulevard) - I've been told this is going to be a full-band set. This Elephant 6 affiliated group always put on a fantastic and mesmerizing performance. For those who want to see a comfortably heady and vibed out psych folk show.

French Exit (731 Pulaski St) - French Exit is the musical project of Elephant 6 musician and member of Olivia Tremor Control and Circulatory System, AJ Griffin. His 2015 record "Jerk Store" is an underrated gem in the Elephant 6 catalog. This show will more than likely be a solo set by AJ Griffin with piano and guitar, but will be great in it's own right.

No Yonder (425 Barber St) - Don't know too much about this band, but liked what I heard online. Very alt-country/southern inspired indie rock that hails from Atlanta. Should be a good show at Normaltown Brewing.

Folie à Cinq (137 Oglethorpe) - Local musical group that plays French chasons and plays 20s/30s inspired folk jazz music. From what I've seen in live footage and band photos, it looks like Dan Horowitz from Five-Eight is in the full band iteration of the group.

Fawney Rig (589 Meigs) - Athens' own classic Irish folk group featuring members from Beat Up and Hope for Agoldensummer. They play a lot in town and typically have an open Irish session at Normal Bar most months.

Los Cantares (239 North Finley) - Local desert rock outfit by Athens mainstay Jim Wilson. If you know Jim, you know how good and fun any project he fronts will be. The folks in those two new student housing high-rises next door will have a great show to hear from their apartments.

Comer String Collective (394 Dubose Ave) - As the name suggests, a fantastic collective of musicians from Comer, Ga playing Old-time string music and bluegrass. Always put on a great show and the nicest people.

Hawk Proof Rooster/Nowhere Road (180 Cleveland Ave) - The website has the name down as Hawkproof Nowhere. If I think this is what I think it is, this will be a collaborative set by Hawk Proof Rooster and Nowhere Road. I have seen both perform before, so it's going to be another great show to catch for some bluegrass/americana music.

Parking Garage (670 Holman Ave) – Relatively new ska-ish indie rock group here in Athens. Don’t know too much about them, but liked what I heard and saw on Instagram, and looks to be a good high energy show to kick off anyone’s Porchfest.

Two O'clock hour

OHMU (601 West Hancock) - Solo ambient/drone musical project by local Athenian Winston Parker. Has put on some of the best performances I've ever seen since moving to Athens many years ago. I highly recommend you search out his performance at Cine a few years ago on Youtube. Mind-blowing.

Orcus (675 Pulaski St STE 1200) - Experimental collective group helmed by local experimental artist Rachel Evans, performing with other women who work at the UGA library. Saw them perform at work.shop earlier this year and was blown away. That performance can be found and purchased on Rachel Evans and her husband Grant Evan's record label, Hooker Vision.

Beto Cacao (649 Cobb St) - Beto Cacao is a fantastic singer-songwriter and even greater local activist here in Athens that does a lot of great work with the migrant and immigrant community here in town. Cacao always puts on very impassioned shows as he proclaims himself to be a person, "dedicated to preserving the oral history of the migrant community and Hispanic descendants in the USA."

Nicholas Mallis and the Borealis (244 Nacoochee Ave) - Some of the best dance/psych pop, if not the best, you're gonna see here in Athens. Always a top level performance by Nicholas and his band, and is typically everybody's new favorite band when they see them for the first time.

Cousin Clem (375 Dubose) - Local Athens group that proclaims to play, "loud American music". Haven't seen them before, but watched online a very, very good cover of Cortez the Killer by them at last years Porchfest and have had musician friends of mine sing the praises of bandleader Dylan Lester.

Three O'clock hour

Space Brother (737 Nantahala Ave) - Experimental hip-hop by local beat master Donald Whitehead. Anyone at this show will definitely be astro travellin'.

Yumbotron (890 Boulevard) - Athens own psychedelic cumbia group featuring members from Pylon Reenactment Society, Organically Programmed, Bichos Vivos, and the Athens Middle East Orchestra. Like the Nicolas Mallis show, will be a dance party and will provide that much needed mid-day energy.

CGI Joe and The Really Romantic Bad Boys (480 Nacoochee Ave) - For those who yearn for the yesteryears of Go Bar past, and the wealth spring of experimental pop that it provided, go see Joe K and friends. You probably owe him a dollar, so go see him play at least.

Organically Programmed (526 Pulaski St) - Local musical project by Oliver Domingo that sings the praises of 70s space disco and the music of Giorgio Moroder and Yellow Magic Orchestra. Again another perfectly timed set to have a mid-day dance party.

Mary & the Hot Hotty-Hots (169 Grady Ave) - Local hot jazz and swing ensemble that performs the music of the 1910s-1930s, fronted by Mary Sigalas. If you don't catch them at Porchfest, you can see them every Thursday evening/night at The Globe.

Quintet Athens (634 Prince Ave) - If you need a reprieve from walking amongst the commoners of Athens, you can seek refuge at the Taylor-Grady House and see our local classical music quintet perform.

Wet Meadows (110 Easy St) - Self-proclaimed "Botanical rock" group here in Athens that performs some of the best easy-going soft psych pop in town. Performing on a porch on the most aptly named street for the band.

38 Strings (628 Boulevard) - A mainstay at the Athens Farmer's Market, 38 Strings is a folk/americana group that does a wide array of great covers and deep cuts.

Normalgrass (230 Augusta Ave) - Couldn't find anything about this group, but the website said they're bluegrass, and I love bluegrass, so I'm putting them down here.

Four O’clock hour

Broken Down Boxes (149 Virginia Ave) – Newest band by one of the best singer-songwriters Athens has ever had, Jim Willingham. If you haven’t heard of him, go check out his other past groups, Ham1, Old Smokey, and Dim Watts. This band is definitely his most rock’n roll forward group, but it’s always a treat to see Jim Willingham perform live.

Lea Lea (174 Cleveland Ave) – Local dream pop/experimental looper artist that has a very open and free sound that is very reminiscent of the New Weird America groups of the early 2000s.

Klezmer Local 42 (186 Boulevard) – Athens own local Klezmer group. Not too much to say, other than they’re great and if you haven’t seen’em yet, go do so. Just simply solid and great klezmer music.

Tommygun (860 North Chase) – New local punk group that if you checked out the names of the members, older Athenians might recognize the last name of one of the members. Drummer Clay Reece is the son of long-time Athens area musician Greg Reece of Redneck Greece and the Primates. Tommygun in their own right perform solid and energetic art punk/hardcore music.

BlackNerdNinja (240 Dubose Avenue) – BlackNerdNinja is the hip-hop alter ego of long time Athens native, entrepreneur, and podcaster Eugene Willis Jr. Named by Flagpole in 2015 as “Best Hip-Hop Artist”, has been a mainstay of the hip-hop scene here in town for many years. First saw him opening for The Glands about ten or so years ago, and puts on a great show.

Pilgrim (357 Dubose Avenue) – Pilgrim is the local rock project of long-time Drive-By Truckers guitar tech Paul McHugh. Jim Wilson is also in the band, so he’s definitely going to be running around all day for Porchfest doing shows. But if you like the Truckers, you’re gonna love Pilgrim. Solid rock n roll music.

Howdy, Fellow Traveller! (160 Park Ave) - Howdy, Fellow Traveller is the brain-child of local singer-songwriter and farmer, Isaac Johnson. Country/Folk music in the vein of Michael Hurley and John Prine, and an openness that is perfect for a Porchfest environment.

Ozello (530 King Ave) – Fantastic folk punk/emo group from Atlanta that plays Athens quite a bit and is always a great and emotional show. Highly recommend if you want to get away from the big crowds in the center of the festival around Boulevard/Normaltown and still see a new favorite band.

Five O’clock hour

Don Chambers (115 Willow Run) – Longtime Athens singer-songwriter/experimental artist that has pretty much done it all here in town, and any Don Chambers show will be different from the last. It could be a mellow folk set for the Porchfest atmosphere or some southern gothic experimental musings. Whatever it will be, will be one of your favorite sets of the festival.

Trio Metro (735 Prince Ave) – Local jazz trio of keys, drums, and saxophone, all of which the members are a part of Big Band Athens. No frills, just straight up solid local jazz that any good music town should have.

New Orleans Jazz Stompers (360 Dubose Avenue) – Local long-time dixieland jazz group that plays all around town and plays the sounds and music of New Orleans as it should be played. If you like the culture and music of New Orleans, there’s not a better band in town showcasing it.

Swing Theory (194 Childs St) – Another great jazz ensemble here in town. They play in town all the time at Hendershot’s, 5 Bar, Nowhere Bar. A band that helps provide the foundation of the local jazz scene along with Trio Metro and Big Band Athens. Though Porchfest could have done a better job spreading out all the jazz bands in different hours.

Trycoh (149 Virginia Ave) – Local instrumental rock group that has riffs for days and plays a 70s rock sound that isn’t bland or derivative and has a proper Athens grit to it. They’re playing at the same house right after Broken Down Boxes.

A.M. Rodriguez (850 Boulevard) – Country/Blues singer-songwriter and record producer here in Athens. Has a tongue-in-cheek humor to his music that doesn’t feel forced and feels like it is a part of the world of his songs and lyrics.

Motorhead2X (258 Lyndon Ave) – Also known as Motorhead TwoTimes, Davonta is a long-time Athens native and former resident of the historical Pauldoe community off of Hawthorne Avenue. Was a part of the Classic City Wax Vol. 1 compilation that was released in 2020, that showcased some of the best of Athens hip-hop.

Hunger Anthem (145 Grady Ave) – Lo-fi power pop band started by Buffalo, NY native and now long time Athens resident Brendan Vaganek. Should be one of the openers for the upcoming Sugar show at the Georgia Theatre.

Chairs (530 Pulaski) – Indie/slacker rock project of Marcel Sletten, a local experimental electronic musician and owner of local record label Primordial Void. This band evolved from being an experimental noise ensemble to the indie rock band they are today, and their shows are an amalgamation of these different styles.

The New Pizzazz (919 North Chase St) – Don’t know too much about this group, but their artist page is a link to their Porchfest set in 2023, so if you dig experimental electronic/modular synthesizer music like I do, then this is something to possibly check out.

Gimme Hendrix (165 Hendrix Ave) – If you can tell me if there’s a better Jimi Hendrix Experience tribute act in the world (yes WORLD), let me know, because I think we have it here in Athens. No lies being told here.

Six O’clock hour

Bichos Vivos (489 Prince) – Athens own local Brazilian forro group. If aren’t tired from dancing at any of the other shows in the day, then here’s the last one of the night. It will be in the kinda cramped Old Fire Hall, so you know it is going to be good.

Vansplainer (253 Cobb St) – Spin-off heavy rock group from local band The Dictatortots. So if you know of any of the debauchery of the latter group, you’ll figure out what kind of humor to expect from the self-proclaimed, “Athens, Georgia's best hockey-adjacent heavy rock band.”

The Grawks (341 Boulevard) – Every good music scene has a 70s NYC punk inspired garage rock band of musicians who grew up with that music. Athens has one too, but they do it better than most any of them and has a name that fits perfectly with that aesthetic. So if you need that to end your evening, then The Grawks is it.

The Taj Motel Trio (630 Talmadge) – Long time legendary ska proprietors from the Habersham Area of Georgia, have been playing not as a ska trio since the late 90s and have toured with other legendary ska bands such as Streetlight Manifesto, Catch 22 and The Toasters. Genuinely one of the most underrated and relatively un-celebrated punk bands of Georgia.

Grant Evans/Dweomer (174 Cleveland Ave) – Collaborative set with local experimental music musician Grant Evans and local dungeon synth musiciain Dweomer. For any one here in Athens who follows the experimental scene here, will be curious to see what this collaborative set will be.

Dragana (554 Boulevard) – Formerly the Athens Mountain Singers, Dragana is an all-female A cappella group that performs music from all around Eastern Europe and The Balkans. Comprised of local musicians from Hope for Agoldensummer, Cicada Rhythm, and Honeychild.

Killick (270 Nacoochee Ave) – Killick Erik Hinds performs what he calls, “Appalachian Trance Metal”. Long-time experimental musician here in Athens is able to create massive soundscapes and worlds from mostly anything he touches resembling an instrument.

Seven O’clock hour

Mayor’s Show (650 Pulaski) – The yearly close out show for Porchfest at Stan Mullins Studio with Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz and Winterville Mayor Dodd Ferrelle.

West side is having power outage currently, obligatory anyone know why post? Super inconvenient for football purposes.

Hey folks. Putting these out there. Make your own inferences about who’s backing whom, why, and how well they will represent you and your community’s interests under the Golden Dome.

Retirees: 50% of Gisler’s total; educators: 0% for Guest.

From finance / energy stakeholders Guest got 40-50x the amount of $$$ brought in. And yet I’ve only seen Gisler at community energy conversations with open dialogue.

This is a testament to both my voting record, and my water consumption. Stay hydrated and vote!

In case you didn’t know, Mapquest has added a layer to their map that shows surveillance cameras.

In childhood, at the YMCA summer camp there was a story they told the kids to stop them from sneaking out of the cabins back in the 80s. It was about a local cryptoid named the Chicken Lady.
She was a creature that haunted the camp and ate the kids who snuck out at night.

She was a jogger who was taking a short cut home at night, a short cut that required crossing the 4 lane highway running around town. In her rush to get home she ignored a wise man’s words “look both ways before crossing the street”

Her lapse in judgement resulted in her stepping in front of a semi truck carrying a load of chickens to slaughter. The moments following the entanglement of metal and flesh are the moments where the vail between dimensions opens and the unexplainable becomes reality.

The chicken blood ran down the asphalt and blended into the puddle of blood rapidly growing beneath the jogger. The energy seeping from the open vail allowed the fusion of DNA between the lady and the chickens; saving her life as the sheer volume of chicken blood allowed her lifeless body to slowly regain strength.
As the tow trucks showed up and pulled the truck off the woman, or once was a woman, the people on scene reported hearing a screech that echoed into their bones and in a flash a feathered fury dashed away from the wreckage and into the woods.
They never recovered the woman’s body.

For years following this incident, there was never a real report on what happened to the lady. An empty casket buried. A cross on the side of the road with faded fake flowers. And summer after summer the troubled kids always find a way to disappear at camp. Some say they got picked up by their parents in the middle of the night and went home. Others say they go to jail for sneaking out.
But those of us who were smart enough not to get caught knew we were one wrong step away from going a foul.
Becoming rotten egg.
A haunted hen.
Up next for slaughter for the Chicken Lady.

I like live music, all sports, video games, magic the gathering, and drinking 10 beers on a weekday. Where are the people gathering?

I've been missing this so badly. So, are y'all gonna flex outfits you've been holding off for the past month? Or... just me?

Is there a big drought of young people in the townie scene? I'm a young adult post college in my early-mid twenties and was hoping to find some social groups and nightlife with others around my age in Athens, but is the townie scene mostly older people?

Can I see a show of hands for people that think it’s okay to go from the far left lane on the bridge all the way into the turn lane? With absolutely no regard for anyone else? Just trying to get into the mind of the enemy. I’ve seen full semi truck and trailers move over two lanes into an already full turn lane. Is it that much of an inconvenience to get into the turn lane before the light where Krispy Kreme is or what?

I’ll eventually get over you tagging my favorite spot in all of Athens, but did you really have to spray paint the plants too? 😭

Pardon my Karen moment, this place just has a lot of sentimentality attached to it for me

I know people in town have talked in the past about needing a local place to get film developed. We finally have the "Athens Film Lab". I'm not affiliated, but this announcement just came thru the UGA listserv. They do 35mm rolls, disposable cameras, and 120 film.

Seems like they operate through insta and google forms:

https://www.instagram.com/athensfilmlab?rpxt=N2hzbml2Z2UwamNz

Happy snaps!

Miami fans 👀 i’ve seen y'all out here. where are we watching UM vs FSU tomorrow night??

I just found myself REALLY craving a breakfast with some panfried blood sausage... does anyone know of any restaurants or butchers in the area that carry it?

I need to run to Costco at some point this weekend. I hate when it’s crowded there though. I was thinking of maybe going during the game tomorrow and that there might be fewer people there. Thoughts?