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re: 2 Games, 2 States, 1 Long Weekend - Columbia/Athens
Posted on 8/13/14 at 9:37 am to tylerdurden24
Posted on 8/13/14 at 9:37 am to tylerdurden24
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What is y'alls scene as far as bars and clubs go? Music interests?
A regular bar/taphouse with any kind of rock music really. The 4 of us are in our early-mid 30s, so we're past the dance club scene. We do love some live music though. If there's a place with some live classic rock or southern blues rock bands, that would be awesome.
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Posted on 8/13/14 at 9:43 am to ColoradoAg03
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A regular bar/taphouse with any kind of rock music really. The 4 of us are in our early-mid 30s, so we're past the dance club scene. We do love some live music though. If there's a place with some live classic rock or southern blues rock bands, that would be awesome.
Then my suggestion for your trip to Columbia is to spend a little more time in Five Points than in the Vista. Delaney's and Jake's are two places that are right up your alley. Hell, SpeakEasy is awesome if you like live jazz and manhattans.
As a general rule, Five Points is where the college kids hang out, while the Vista is for the more professional adults. With some exceptions (notably the two bars I mentioned). If you decide to stay in the Vista, check out the Wild Hare.
If you have time to eat lunch or whatever on Friday, go to the Publick House on Devine St. Off the beaten path a little bit, but a really cool pub with legitimately good grub. Great place for a little hair of the dog.
This post was edited on 8/13/14 at 10:05 am
Posted on 8/13/14 at 10:00 am to ColoradoAg03
Can't say this far out which places will have which live bands (though Umphrey's Mcgee is playing the Classic Center that Friday), but I'd recommend Allgoods, the Rooftop Bar at the Georgia Theater, and Trappeze as places to definitely make a point to check out on Friday and/or Saturday night.
As for the others, I'll just give you a run down of what to expect:
General's (General Beauregards), Magnolias, and Pauley's tend to house a lot of your Greek crowd (if you're into sorority chicks, you may post up at one of these three and never leave).
Bourbon Street and Whiskey Bent tend to be lousy with underage freshmen/sophomores (which can be either really entertaining or a real pain in the arse).
Manhattan, the World Famous, and Little King's are your go-to Hipster bars. All three are generally well-received even if hipsters aren't your thing.
Walker's Pub and The Globe are pretty laid back pubs.
There's also Cutters Pub, Bar South, Nowhere Bar, Barcode, the upstairs bar at Transmetropolitan, Blue Sky, Speakeasy, NONA, Double Barrel, Stonewall's on Jackson, The Bury, Moonshine Bar, Amici's, the Mad Hatter, Utage, Boar's Head, Silver Dollar, Sandbar, and City Bar.
I would urge you to check out the three I mentioned at the beginning of this post and then do a little research before coming into town to figure out what other places you may want to hit up (as you can see, we have an absurd amount of bars all in one square mile, and I didn't even mention all of them).
In addition to all those, I'm sure Creature Comforts (the micro-brewery downtown) will have some event going on you could check out, 40 Watt and the Georgia Theatre will likely have shows, and when you need good soaker, there are a million and one places to do so late night amongst all the bars including Waffle House, The Grill, and Five Guys.
Use these two links to help you out. Both are by the Flagpole which is infamous for its coverage of Athens legendary music scene and culture at-large:
2014 Guide to Athens
Athens Calendar of Events (upcoming shows, etc.)
As for the others, I'll just give you a run down of what to expect:
General's (General Beauregards), Magnolias, and Pauley's tend to house a lot of your Greek crowd (if you're into sorority chicks, you may post up at one of these three and never leave).
Bourbon Street and Whiskey Bent tend to be lousy with underage freshmen/sophomores (which can be either really entertaining or a real pain in the arse).
Manhattan, the World Famous, and Little King's are your go-to Hipster bars. All three are generally well-received even if hipsters aren't your thing.
Walker's Pub and The Globe are pretty laid back pubs.
There's also Cutters Pub, Bar South, Nowhere Bar, Barcode, the upstairs bar at Transmetropolitan, Blue Sky, Speakeasy, NONA, Double Barrel, Stonewall's on Jackson, The Bury, Moonshine Bar, Amici's, the Mad Hatter, Utage, Boar's Head, Silver Dollar, Sandbar, and City Bar.
I would urge you to check out the three I mentioned at the beginning of this post and then do a little research before coming into town to figure out what other places you may want to hit up (as you can see, we have an absurd amount of bars all in one square mile, and I didn't even mention all of them).
In addition to all those, I'm sure Creature Comforts (the micro-brewery downtown) will have some event going on you could check out, 40 Watt and the Georgia Theatre will likely have shows, and when you need good soaker, there are a million and one places to do so late night amongst all the bars including Waffle House, The Grill, and Five Guys.
Use these two links to help you out. Both are by the Flagpole which is infamous for its coverage of Athens legendary music scene and culture at-large:
2014 Guide to Athens
Athens Calendar of Events (upcoming shows, etc.)
This post was edited on 8/13/14 at 10:05 am
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