- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- 40 Watt Club
- Creator:
- Gordon, Stephanie L.
- Date of Original:
- 2003-05-09
- Subject:
- 40 Watt Club (Athens, Ga.)
Nightclubs--Georgia--Athens
Music facilities--Georgia--Athens - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia. One of the most famous music clubs in Georgia, if not the United States, the 40 Watt Club of Athens received its reputation mainly based on its association with the local legends of the Athens music scene. Many Athens bands, including R.E.M., the B-52's, Widespread Panic, Love Tractor, Pylon, the Method Actors, Vic Chesnutt, and the Squalls, got their start at this club. The first unofficial incarnation of the 40 Watt was in the College Street apartment of Pylon band member Curtis Crowe; the club's name referred to the power of the only light source in the apartment. The first show, held on Halloween in 1978, featured Crowe's band Strictly American.
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "40 Watt Club," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
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