Pylon

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The band, which features former Pylon singer Vanessa Briscoe Hay, release their debut album this week.

“It was such an honor to have one of my all time musical heroes sing on our song,” says Pylon’s Vanessa Briscoe Hay.

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This video is from the pilot for a “Austin City Limits” style TV series based around the ’80s Athens, GA scene that is being restored for its 40th anniversary.

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The band, led by Pylon’s Vanessa Briscoe Hay, release ‘Magnet Factory’ on February 9. “3×3” is a song Pylon played live but never recorded.

Led by former Five Eight frontman Mike Manitone, The Bad Ends is Bill Berry’s first band in 20 years. Their debut album is out in January.

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