{"id":27184,"date":"2024-02-29T05:30:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T10:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=27184"},"modified":"2024-02-28T12:16:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T17:16:58","slug":"preview-athens-ga-inside-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/29\/preview-athens-ga-inside-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Music Movie Monday &#8212; Athens, GA: Inside\/Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-27185\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/athens_ga_io2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/athens_ga_io2.jpg 350w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/athens_ga_io2-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>A time capsule of an epicenter of the 1980s alternative music scene, <em>Athens, GA: Inside\/Out<\/em> is a critically acclaimed documentary featuring both great and unknown artists. A special March 11 screening as part of the Music Movie Mondays series at Grail Movie House will be hosted by Asheville author and music journalist Bill Kopp (that&#8217;s me).<\/p>\n<p>Lauded as \u201cthe definite portrait of the city\u2019s world-renowned music scene,\u201d Tony Gayton\u2019s 1986 documentary <em>Athens, GA: Inside\/Out<\/em> offers keen insight into the creative center that was and is Athens. Featuring performance footage and interviews with Athens-based artists well known (R.E.M., Pylon, The B-52s) and obscure (Time Toy, Bar-B-Q Killers), the film offers up a portrait of what makes the college town and its music scene special.<\/p>\n<p>A key center in alternative (also known as \u201ccollege rock\u201d) music of the 1980s, Athens \u2013 home to the University of Georgia \u2013 gave rise to a significant number of new and innovative musical artists during that decade. Gayton\u2019s film is an intimate, unvarnished portrait of that scene. Drawing not only from the musical personalities but also from other notable figures in the arts \u2013 most memorably folk artist Howard Finster \u2013 <em>Athens, GA: Inside\/Out<\/em> helped bring even more attention to the college town and its diverse music.<\/p>\n<p>First televised on MTV\u2019s <em>The Cutting Edge<\/em>, the documentary showcased the music of Bar-B-Q Killers, Dreams So Real, Flat Duo Jets (featuring the recently departed Dex Romweber), Kilkenny Cats, Love Tractor, Pylon, R.E.M., The Squalls and Time Toy. Screened in a limited 1987 run in theaters in major cities, today<em> Athens, GA: Inside\/Out<\/em> provides a kind of time capsule of the sights and sounds of a major musical movement.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the Music Movie Mondays series, Grail Moviehouse in Asheville hosts a special one-night-only showing of the film. Presented by Asheville-based speaker, author and music journalist Bill Kopp (again, that&#8217;s me), the evening will include a screening of the film followed by an interactive discussion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT<\/strong>: Music Movie Mondays Series: <em>Athens, GA: Inside\/Out s<\/em>pecial screening + moderated discussion hosted by Bill Kopp<br \/>\n<strong>WHERE<\/strong>: Grail Moviehouse, 17 Foundy Street, Asheville<br \/>\n<strong>WHEN<\/strong>: Monday, Mar. 11 @ 7 p.m. \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketing.uswest.veezi.com\/purchase\/28373?siteToken=qky6fmcdpgsx40jbxb4194ae9g\">Tickets are $15<\/a> and likely to sell out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A time capsule of an epicenter of the 1980s alternative music scene, Athens, GA: Inside\/Out is a critically acclaimed documentary featuring both great and unknown artists. 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