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Pylon
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Tuesday Nov 18, 2008 (8pm)
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- Price
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$15
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Having spawned the likes of the B-52s and R.E.M., Athens, Georgia — like Chapel Hill, North Carolina and Olympia, Washington — has become one of the mythic wellsprings of American indie music. And now Pylon, one of the most influential of Athens bands finally get their due. Like many a post-punk band, four art students got together in 1978, and Pylon quickly generated buzz (Michael Stipe was an early convert) with their ferocious, catchy songs that could make a disco out of a punk club. Since its 2004 reunion, the group's classic work has been reissued on DFA Records, and they've built up a new audience of fans who just want to go turn up the "volume" and dance.
