By Liz Partsch, Contributor [Photo by Harley Wince, Visual Media Director] Q&A with bassist Preston Frick, drummer Tyler Tompkins and guitarist/vocalist Carson Dunlap of ACRN’s Battle of the Bands 2019 victor, Gorilla Party. So, what do you guys plan on doing with the prize money? PRESTON: We already put the money toward T-shirts, which we are…
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Preview: ACRN’s Second Annual Battle of the Bands / October 10 / The Union
By Emily DiAlbert, Editorial Director [Flyer by Liv Doepke] A maximum-capacity crowd quickly packed The Union last November to watch six local bands duke it out for the title of crowd favorite, $150 cash and an in-studio recording session with ACRN. This year, our second annual Battle of the Bands is bigger and better than…
Lobsterfest 2019 Q&A: Machine Girl
By Josh Pettis, Staff Writer Photo by Joey Medlen Q&A with Machine Girl (Matt Stephenson) and Sean Kelly post-Lobsterfest over hashbrowns, coffee and other 2 a.m. breakfast foods. As a fan of some of your earlier works like Gemini and Jet Set Radio Remixes 1, I was really curious what it feels like to move…
Preview: ACRN Lobsterfest with Machine Girl, Galen Tipton, Kali Dreamer, Lung, DANA and Burger Big / April 27 / The Union
By Emily DiAlbert, Editorial Director Flyer by Amelia Green It’s been 15 long weeks, Rock Lobsters. Whether you’re dreading the impending finals week or holding back tears because you’re about to leave your favorite college town, we at ACRN have something to brighten your rainy day. Tomorrow night at The Union, we’re bringing you six…
Q&A: Machine Girl
By Kiah Easton, Staff Writer [Photo Courtesy of Machine Girl] After only a week off from their mini-tour in Mexico, Machine Girl is back on the road promoting their most ambitious album yet. The Ugly Art combines elements of several genres including house, breakbeat and punk, creating a futuristic, apocalyptic, ear-rupturing experience. After seeing the…
Emo Prom 2019 Q&A: Tweens
By Kwase Lane, Staff Writer [Photo by Joe Medlen] Q&A with guitarist and vocalist Bridget Battle and guitarist Phil Valois of Tweens. So, you guys have been together for a while, right? Bridget: No, not necessarily. I’ve been a part of Tweens since about the latter half of 2012 and I had an initial lineup…
Emo Prom 2019 Q&A: Sneakthief
By Maria Lubanovic, Copy Editor [Photo by Joe Medlen] Q&A with guitarists Nolan Quigley and Daniel Palmer and drummer Joe Fradette of Sneakthief. It’s cool that you are back with us after playing Battle of the Bands. What was that experience like for you, and what is it like to be back for ACRN Prom?…
Preview: ACRN Emo Prom with Tweens, Vacation and Sneakthief / February 16 / The Union
By Maria Lubanovic, Copy Editor Did you skip your high school prom because you were just too emo for that? Or did you begrudgingly go anyway? … Maybe you went, but you were a closeted emo because your mom wouldn’t let you wear makeup. Regardless, this time, everything will be different thanks to a few…
Album Review: Dominique Larue – I’m Smiling Because I Hate Everything
By Abby Jeffers, Contributor [AU Music; 2018] Rating: 6/10 Key Tracks: “Escape”, “Intro” Returning after months of radio silence, Columbus rapper Dominique Larue’s I’m Smiling Because I Hate Everything, her fourth studio album, functions as a sort of therapy. The album centers around themes of mental illness and Larue’s recovery after a suicide attempt and…
Q&A: galen tipton
By Kwase Lane, Contributor Photo by Joey Medlen Just two months after their latest release, nightbath, galen tipton is on top of their game. Luckily for us, they were kind enough to play at ACRN’s first show of the year at The Union. galen is an electronic music producer from Columbus, Ohio, who brings an…
Preview: Falloutfest with Diet Cig, Guerilla Toss and Mourning A BLKstar / September 20, 21, 22 / The Union
By Nolan Simmons, Contributor Photo by: Falloutfest/Facebook OK Athens, picture this: you’re crammed above a bar with 400 of your newest best friends. You finally feel comfortable enough to break out your inner high school punk side again, and it is back with a vengeance. The lights are dim, the stage is lit, and you’re…
Setting the Stage: Reminiscing Athens’ Music from the 1970s and 1980s
By Emily DiAlbert, Staff Writer On March 9, almost 50 years after getting their start in music, J.D. Hutchison and the Realbilly Jive packed a crowd of Athens, Ohio residents into a local art gallery for a performance evoking pure Appalachian pride. On that night, the band’s audience was not just another crowd of strangers….
