Laura Justin Staff Writer Athens is internationally renowned for its music scene and now you can experience it for yourself. Athens will host Athfest, a festival devoted to the local music and arts, June 21-24. More than 100 bands will perform during this weekend of music, and you can get a small sample of what the local music scene of Athens has to offer. To help promote Athfest, Ghostmeat Records has put out a compilation CD of 17 local bands singing their hearts out.
Music styles represented include pop, rock, bluegrass, emo, punk, soul, instrumental and acoustic.
The diverse styles represented make the CD a good candidate for your CD player when you're looking for variation. It is also a refreshing sound indigenous to the unique music scene of Athens. If the CD isn't enough for you, a majority of the bands featured on the CD will perform live during Athfest weekend. The venues are all within walking distance of each other and wristbands can be used for unlimited access to the venues during the nighttime performances. Athfest isn't just about music, however.