I am a bit biased, but Athens Ohio has an incredible community of musicians. Folks who have spent decades and years writing and playing music in our little town, but also putting on shows, putting up posters, and making things happen. One of the countless examples of that is the annual Athens Community Music Festival, each August tons of Athens bands play all around town for one night. This year ACMF turns sweet 16 on Saturday, August 9th in uptown Athens! 32 local acts play at 6 stages including The Union, Casa Cantina, Donkey Coffee, Smiling Skull, and two stages at Jackie O’s in the Public House and the Brewery side. Pay only $5 per venue, or $8 for an all venue pass and see some of the best music around right up the street. Plus you can join us all for the Aquabear Legion Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, August 10th from 1pm-3pm at UCM at 18 N. College Street in Athens. Here’s the schedule!
(“all venue passes” available at each of the participating venues, night of show.)
Proceeds benefit The Gathering Place, Arts/WEST, Athens Rock Camp for Girls and The Bryan Winland Memorial Arts & Music Scholarship.
2014 ACMF SCHEDULE
(schedule subject to change)
DONKEY COFFEE
7pm- Alayna Locke
7:45- Valerie Mash
8:30- Ragamuffin
9:15- Intermittent Animals
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THE UNION
7pm- JJ Reed
8pm- JD Hutchison
9pm- Super Nobody
10pm- Speaking Suns
11pm- Blam Blams
12am- Sportfishing USA
1am- Blond
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JACKIE O’s (Public House)
8pm: Corbin Marsh
9pm- Paranormals
10pm- Night Sweats
11pm- Whole Hearted Half-Wits
12am- Zapple Pie
1am- Bright at Night
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JACKIE O’s (Brewery side)
8pm- The Curd Jergihns Vocal Group
9pm- Steve Zarate
10pm- Fever Dream
11pm- Watch Them Rot
12am- Unmonnumental
1am- County Pharaohs
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CASA CANTINA
9pm- Laura Nadeau
10pm- Summoners
11pm- Coal Cave Hallow Boys
12am- Fathers of The Revolution
1am- Dox City
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SMILING SKULL SALOON
9pm- Dead Hand of Man
10pm- Pegasister
11pm- Red Feathers
12am- Weird Science
1am- Slut Castle