News Source: Atlanta Journal-Constution
| 5 months ago
It’s been really emotional for everyone in town,” said Sargeant of the Georgia Theatre blaze. “That The Theater Fire are playing the same night is just an unfortunate coincidence.” It reminded some of a minor tempest involving an Athens band,...
News Source: CNN
| 5 months ago
A bit of music history was lost Friday morning when flames gutted the Georgia Theatre in Athens, Georgia. The 19th-century building was a cornerstone in the alternative rock music scene that gave the world the B-52s, R.E.M. and the Indigo Girls,...
News Source: Miami Herald
| 5 months ago
Police say a major fire has erupted at the landmark Georgia Theatre in Athens that has been a venue for Georgia bands including REM., Widespread Panic and the B-52s...They said the converted movie theater would likely suffer major damage. In 2008...
News Source: Uinta County News
| 5 months ago
The Georgia Theatre, a converted cinema, has served as a music venue for many well known Athens bands, including REM and the B-52s. Doc Eldridge, a former Athens mayor who is currently president of the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce, said he saw a...