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Coffee Break: Athens, GA

March 11, 2020

(L-R) Mike Mills, Michael Stipe, and Peter Buck of R.E.M. perform during the NBC 'Today' show concert series at Rockefeller Center on April 1, 2008, in New York City.
(L-R) Mike Mills, Michael Stipe, and Peter Buck of R.E.M. perform during the NBC 'Today' show concert series at Rockefeller Center on April 1, 2008, in New York City.Scott Gries/Getty Images

Earlier today, Jay Gabler brought by the book "Cool Town: How Athens, Georgia Launched Alternative Music and Changed American Culture" by Elizabeth Hale.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what bands from Athens, GA do you want to hear?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

The B-52s - 52 Girls
Pylon - Beep
Vic Chesnutt - Gravity of the Situation
Widespread Panic - Hope In a Hopeless World
Drive-By Truckers - Armageddon's Back in Town
Neutral Milk Hotel - Song Against Sex
Of Montreal - Wraith Pinned To The Mist (and other games)