I Should Be Happy (DB Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Atlanta gets an early Christmas present as Athens band Five Eight and The Ladies of… Ft. James Hall pack Smith’s Olde Bar for some brand new holiday heartache.

Plus 1 Athens: Show Flyers from a Legendary Scene reproduces over 150 Athens, Georgia band flyers in a beautifully designed book.

Box (New West Records). Review by James Mann.

The Record Company rolled into Athens, Georgia on a peachy Monday evening and took the Georgia Theatre on a blues roller coaster. Michelle Wilson went along for the rollicking ride and loved every minute.

Meet the stray dogs of Athens and learn about the collapsing Greek economy.

Veteran alt-rockers keep heads bouncing at Cincinnati’s alt-treasure roadhouse the Motr Pub.

Built to Spill keeps conversation to a minimum as they rock Athens. Roi Tamkin relates.

Weekends (Mazarin Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Athens (!K7). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Curious Faces/Violet Future. Review by Matthew Moyer.

Dark Smaland (Orange Twin). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Matthew Moyer gets all dreeeeeeeamy with Portland’s upstart dreampop army, pacific UV. They’ve just released an album that rivals Sigur Ros for lushness - what’s next?

Save the Scene (Kindercore). Review by Aaron Shaul.

If They Knew This Was the End (Bar None). Review by Rob Walsh.

Bob Pomeroy waxes lyrical about the resurgence of long-lost faves Oh OK and reminisces about celebrity stalking. Just a little.

Matt Cibula gets the skinny on why The Beatles are overrated and why Debbie Harry is the shit from G. Amber Valentine of Jucifer.

Sex, political intrigue, and… ancient Greece? Carl F. Gauze explains why Daniel Chavarria’s The Eye of Cybele is perfect summer reading.

Elizabeth Elmore, with Sharks and Minnows at .357 Warehouse in Athens, GA on March 12, 2001. Concert review and photos by Phil Bailey.

Expo 2000 Athens, featuring Josh Bloom, the Parcels, the Marble Index, Je Suis France, Seasick Crocodile, the Wee Turtles, I Am the World Trade Center, Velma, Easy, Sleeping Flies, Eight Track Gorilla, Japancakes, Kincaid, Babalu, Tullycraft, Kings Of Convenience, Masters of the Hemisphere, the Essex Green, Of Montreal, From Bubblegum to Sky, the Four Corners, VHS Or Beta, From U 2 S, N 2 Her, Electronic Watusi Boogaloo, DJ Daniel Collas, Taking Robots to the Prom, Summer Hymns, Marshmallow Coast, Junior Varsity, Dressy Bessy, Birdie, the Sunshine Fix. August 8-12 at various venues throughout Athens, GA. Event review and photos by Andrew Chadwick.