Check Out Athens Pop Fest, Featuring The Music Tapes (First Show Since Y2K) and Roky Erickson!

August 12-16 marks the dates of the 5th Annual Athens Pop Fest in Athens, Georgia, presented by HHBTM Records. Headlining this year's festival are Roky Erickson & The Explosives (pictured), Boyracer, and The Music Tapes, the project of Neutral Milk Hotel's Julian Koster. This will be The Music Tapes' first performance since 2000, and will also precede the release of Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes by a few days (TMT News).

Other performers at Athens Pop Fest 2008 include Cryptacize, Elf Power, Circulatory System, Ruby Isle, Dark Meat, Dead Confederate, We Versus The Shark, Spring Tigers, Bunnygrunt, Nana Grizol, The Apes, The Coathangers, The Buddy System, My Teenage Stride, and Ham1.

Held at five different venues and featuring over 80 bands, you can attend the fest for a cool $60 for a 5-day pass, while individual day passes are available for August 14-16. You can also buy tickets at the door of the venues. If you live in Athens, you can get your pass from Wuxtry Records (probably from Mr. HHBTM himself); otherwise, do the credit card thing at the official website, where you will also find a full schedule for the entire event, hotel information, and other stuff.

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