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Posted in music on February 25, 2009
Randall Bewley (Pylon), RIP
"Pylon guitarist Randy Bewley died this afternoon after suffering a heart attack while driving in an Athens neighborhood Monday.RIPBewley was driving on Barber Street on Monday evening, and his van drifted off the road and tipped over, bandmate Vanessa Hay said in an e-mail to supporters.
He died shortly before 5 p.m." [Online Athens]
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Posted on February 25, 2009 6:29 PM
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Rest in peace, Randy.
Posted by Anonymous | February 25, 2009 6:34 PM
Pylon is a band that never got its due. They were so, so great live.
Too bad. Randy was a great guitar player.
Posted by Anonymous | February 25, 2009 7:22 PM
R.I.P. thanks for the music he inspired (from Sleater-Kinney to Deerhunter) as well as the music he played.
Posted by Anonymous | February 25, 2009 7:27 PM
im not gonna lie, i have never heard of these guys. They're incredible.
Posted by nick | February 25, 2009 8:26 PM
Shit look at her dance and flail. Then look at her staring from post-band copy-machine-job-haze. Or maybe that's a meds-fog. Either way it makes me kinda sad. What a band. I need to go get their records.
Posted by Anonymous | February 25, 2009 8:57 PM
sad... saw them in mercury lounge late 2007 - what a great show.
Posted by Anonymous | February 25, 2009 9:36 PM
we will miss you something awful Randy- so glad we got to see you last summer for the family reunion!
We love you,
Cousin Bob & Tara
Posted by Bob & Tara Davenport | February 25, 2009 9:39 PM
This is a very sad loss for the Athens community. Randy was a wonderful person. He will be sorely missed.
Posted by me | February 25, 2009 9:42 PM
sad news. my thoughts are with the family, friends and fans.
Posted by Anonymous | February 25, 2009 10:04 PM
Im not gonna lie either, i never heard of these chaps, but they are good. all i can think of right now is this ill headbanger shit i dont even know how to describe it.
Posted by stab city | February 25, 2009 11:08 PM
really awful news. i always thought of this band as being extremely efficient -- sound-wise, groove-wise ... even their name is efficient.
rip, randy
Posted by Anonymous | February 26, 2009 12:02 AM
That's crazy. I was right outside downtown Athens when this happened and saw the rush of fire trucks and ambulances fly by. Sucks when people go too soon.
Posted by Tommy | February 26, 2009 12:11 AM
thank you for this BV,
a great photo and video, which serves as a nice homage to the spirit of pylon, and which i hope provides an intro for some into the music of this oft-overlooked band.
and f*ck p4k for their hollow little paragraph with sh*tty, microscopic thumbnail attached. they suck out loud.
Posted by quilty | February 26, 2009 2:23 AM
Just saw them in San Francisco a couple months ago. They were amazing.
Posted by Alissa Anderson | February 26, 2009 3:05 AM
hear hear, 2:23.
Posted by Anonymous | February 26, 2009 11:12 AM
Indie Rock truly lost a pioneer.
Posted by Anonymous | February 26, 2009 3:38 PM
In Pylon's honor I cracked open a beer and danced my butt off to the music! Tragic, esp since his brother, Chris is now homeless. RIP
Pylon's the best dancing music ever written.
Posted by laura | February 26, 2009 5:38 PM
pylon is one of the best bands ever. even though r.e.m. became the most "successful" band out of late 70's/early 80's Athens scene, it always seemed like Pylon were the most influential, and the most beloved, especially among the other bands.
gonna put Gyrate on the record player in Randy's honor.
Posted by Anonymous | February 26, 2009 7:01 PM
So sad...I loved Randy, insane about Pylon. Athens won't be the same.
Posted by Anonymous | February 26, 2009 8:51 PM
I'm from Athens, GA -- But live in Brooklyn these days. . . and just found out about this--and I am so sad. I too, Will have a beer and listen to Pylon.
And while I don't mean this to sound crass -- Passing-away on Barber street in Athens, GA seems to me a very fitting departure.
My heart goes out to Randy's family.
Posted by Jason Todd | February 27, 2009 12:56 AM
I now feel extra lucky to have seen Pylon play the WNYU show at the Knitting Factory in December.
A great loss. RIP.
Posted by Anonymous | February 28, 2009 10:07 AM