he music of Athens, Georgia, includes a wide variety of popular music and was an important part of the early evolution of alternative rock and new wave, the The city is well known as the home of chart-topping bands like R.E.M., an American rock band that formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by which lead singer?
Music of Athens, Georgia The music of Athens, Georgia, includes a wide variety of popular music and was an important part of the early evolution of alternative rock and new wave. The city is well known as the home of chart-topping bands like R.E.M. and The B-52s, C Fresh, and several long-time indie /rock hip-hop groups. Athens hosts the Athens Symphony Orchestra and other music institutions, as well as prominent local music media, such as the college radio station WUOG. Much of the modern Athens music scene relies on students from the large University of Georgia campus in the city. The University sponsors Western classical performances and groups specializing in other styles.
Hannah M. Jones Hannah M. Jones is an artist and musician from Athens, Georgia. Born in Par, England, during the "Top of the Pops," Hannah grew up in Sandersville, Georgia, and later attended art school at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. Past member of Elephant Six Collective band The Circulatory System, as well as The Instruments, she now focuses her attention on her songwriting project The New Sound of Numbers (called Sound Houses briefly) as a vocalist/12-string guitarist/drummer, and is drummer/vocalist for Supercluster (band)