page_title: 40 Watt Club
hierarchical_section_title: 40 Watt Club
caption_attribution_description: English: Location of the 40 Watt Club in Athens from 1981-1988. This Broad Street site was the second location of the club. The 40 watt is now located beside Time Bomb on Washington St. See www.40watt.com for more info
context_page_description: The 40 Watt Club is a music venue in Athens, Georgia. Along with CBGB, the Whisky a Go Go, and selected others, it was instrumental in launching American punk rock and new wave music.
  The 40 Watt Club was the primary performance space for numerous "Athens bands", including Pylon, R.E.M., Love Tractor, Dreams So Real, Guadalcanal Diary, The Primates, Modern Skirts, and others. Its DIY ethos and informality were instrumental in the fostering of punk rock and a "scene" in Athens, GA. In more recent years, the club has been the home-base for such nationally renowned local bands as of Montreal, Reptar, Drive-By Truckers, and The Whigs.
  The club's owner since 1987 has been Barrie Buck.
context_section_description: The 40 Watt Club is a music venue in Athens, Georgia.  Along with CBGB, the Whisky a Go Go, and selected others, it was instrumental in launching American punk rock and new wave music.
  The 40 Watt Club was the primary performance space for numerous "Athens bands", including Pylon, R.E.M., Love Tractor, Dreams So Real, Guadalcanal Diary, The Primates, Modern Skirts, and others.  Its DIY ethos and informality were instrumental in the fostering of punk rock and a "scene" in Athens, GA. In more recent years, the club has been the home-base for such nationally renowned local bands as of Montreal, Reptar, Drive-By Truckers, and The Whigs.
  The club's owner since 1987 has been Barrie Buck.
caption: The 40 Watt Club, at its fourth location, 382 Broad Street. It was here from 1984 to 1987
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