The five new honorees for the 2024 Athens Music Walk of Fame were announced Friday night during the AthFest Music & Arts Festival, bringing the total number of honorees to 30 since the Walk of Fame ...

Widespread Panic percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz joined Bloodkin for the band's annual Bloodkin & Friends show at Athens' 40 Watt Club.

ATHENS Ga — Legendary rock band R.E.M. thrilled fans with a surprise reunion at the iconic 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia, on February 27. The unexpected performance brought all four original members ...

The 10th annual Athens Hip Hop Awards took place at the 40 Watt Club on Saturday and some of the evening's biggest winners were artists that paved the way for the vibrant and eclectic music scene as ...

The Baseball Project featuring members of R.E.M. and The Dream Syndicate plays for a sold out 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia, on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025. Athens is the third stop on a tour that will ...

Actor Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy are currently in the middle of their tour where they’re covering R.E.M.’s debut album, Murmur, in full with a backing band that includes drummer Jon Wurster ...

Guests at Athens’ 40 Watt Club were in for quite the treat Thursday night. The original members of R.E.M., including Michael Stipe, briefly took the stage for a surprise appearance. They joined the ...

What do the Athens music scene and a 1997 murder case have in common? The common thread is attorney McCracken Poston, a University of Georgia law school alum who successfully defended TV repairman ...