By Brittney Spearrs

August 7, 2007 5:41 PM | Link to this

Meeeee!

By Ryan

August 7, 2007 5:45 PM | Link to this

Dread Zeppelin was not really a tribute band, as they mixed reggae with rock and kinda did their own thing with it. Their singer sounded more like Elvis. The best Zep tribute band is probably ZOSO. They really capture the essence of that phenomenon. What the world needs is a Tom Petty tribute band. That would excellent!

By David Byrne

August 7, 2007 6:47 PM | Link to this

The Talking Heads. Used to be one up in Athens called Slippery People… Good times.

By Mike Patton

August 7, 2007 10:00 PM | Link to this

Mr. Bungle would be incredible!

I don’t think anyone could accomplish it though.

By Mark Farner

August 7, 2007 10:03 PM | Link to this

Grand Funk Railroad

By Bud

August 7, 2007 11:00 PM | Link to this

RUSH!!!

By Mike Greene

August 7, 2007 11:32 PM | Link to this

My name is Mike Greene and I represent the only touring tribute band to Blink 182 (Blank 281, hailing from Chicago, IL)

Blank 281 (The Ultimate Blink 182 Tribute Band) will be performing

Sunday, Sept 2nd 7:00pm Beer and Whiskey Fest AT THE PARK TAVERN IN PIEDMONT PARK! 500 10th St NE Atlanta,, Georgia 30309 Cost : $10 in advance $15 at the door! 21+ Show!

Tickets available in advance at http://www.xorbia.com/tickets/beerandwhiskeyfest/

TYPE IN PROMO CODE BLANK281 to save $5.00 off your ticket

Also performing Elscorcho(weezer), Nevermind (nirvana), EvenFlow (pearl jam)

With their records reaping platinum and their concert tours packing ‘em in all across Europe, Australia, Asia, and the Americas, Blink-182 had become a worldwide phenomenon. But, after a decade-plus career, the band has announced they are going on an “indefinite hiatus.”

Because of this hiatus, three Blink fans have united to form Blank 281—

A tribute to Blink-182.

Maybe you never had the chance to see the Blink ‘rock show’ live? Now you can, as Blank 281 recreates the live shows that Blink fans have come to love! Blank 281 plays all the catchy but angsty radio hits, imitates the goofball videos, as well as the stand-up comedy stage banter, ultimately capturing Blink’s energetic live shows!

Blank 281 is the ULTIMATE Blink-182 Tribute Band!

We appreciate any press we can receive for this event.

By r

August 8, 2007 5:24 AM | Link to this

I think a Morphine tribute band would be awesome !

By Barbara Brown

August 8, 2007 7:30 AM | Link to this

The group called HYDRA. They were very popular in the 60’s and 70’s and a big hit in France and other countries. They are a Georgia Band and never received the honor they deserve.

By Come On!

August 8, 2007 8:00 AM | Link to this

Pink Floyd is one of the top bands of all time that deserves a tribute band, but sadly no one could even come close to be good enough to cover Pink Floyd….

By Frankl

August 8, 2007 8:01 AM | Link to this

Iron Butterfly—- In a gadda di vida

By Frankl

August 8, 2007 8:02 AM | Link to this

Iron Butterfly—- In a gadda di vida

By 80's fan

August 8, 2007 8:10 AM | Link to this

Two Words:

DURAN DURAN!

I would add U2, but I think they already have a tribute band called Coldplay.

By Jesse's Girl

August 8, 2007 8:35 AM | Link to this

No….Coldplay is Radio Head’s tribute band.

By girl40

August 8, 2007 8:38 AM | Link to this

DAVID BOWIE awesome…awesome…awesome

By Jo

August 8, 2007 8:57 AM | Link to this

Come ON!, check out Australian Pink Floyd, they are AWESOME! Anyway…Iron Maiden, Metallica, Sex Pistols (I HAVE seen a Pistols tribute band at the Star Bar, as well as excellent AC/DC & Van Halen tribute bands), Boston, Kiss, Nine Inch Nails, The Darkness, Queensryche (I recently DID see a wonderful ‘Ryche tribute band on YouTube), Slayer, Twisted Sister, and the list goes on…..

By gary

August 8, 2007 9:40 AM | Link to this

Think no band can come close to covering Pink Floyd? Check out Cosmic Charlie at the Georgia Theater in Athens on Thursday, September 20 as they play Dark Side of the Moon. I’ve seen this show twice, and I highly recommend it. The second set will be Grateful Dead.

By Getitright

August 8, 2007 9:50 AM | Link to this

A1A. Jimmy Buffett and a lot more - and they’re right here in town.

By WRCz

August 8, 2007 10:25 AM | Link to this

Sorry, ‘tribute’ bands are a waste of time and trade on someone else’s creativity. Trained monkeys. Lame lame lame.

By JP

August 8, 2007 10:52 AM | Link to this

Zoso is a Zeppelin tribute band that plays in college towns… caught them in Athens every show and they’re incredible - even look like the band.

Also caught a great Sublime cover band at wild wing off Roswell Road a couple weeks back… well worth a watch over a few pitchers.

By JP

August 8, 2007 10:53 AM | Link to this

Zoso is a Zeppelin tribute band that plays in college towns… caught them in Athens every show and they’re incredible - even look like the band.

Also caught a great Sublime cover band at wild wing off Roswell Road a couple weeks back… well worth a watch over a few pitchers.

By JP

August 8, 2007 10:53 AM | Link to this

Zoso is a Zeppelin tribute band that plays in college towns… caught them in Athens every show and they’re incredible - even look like the band.

Also caught a great Sublime cover band at wild wing off Roswell Road a couple weeks back… well worth a watch over a few pitchers.

By JP

August 8, 2007 10:53 AM | Link to this

Zoso is a Zeppelin tribute band that plays in college towns… caught them in Athens every show and they’re incredible - even look like the band.

Also caught a great Sublime cover band at wild wing off Roswell Road a couple weeks back… well worth a watch over a few pitchers.

By GaLiberal

August 8, 2007 3:00 PM | Link to this

None. All these ‘tribute’ bands are nothing but rip offs of the originals. They are imposters often using misrepresentation to sell tickets. I would support a federal law banning any kind of tribute bands unless they had a contract with the original band members who would get royalities from their performances. Nothing is a good as the original and tribute bands are cheap knockoffs.

By Eric

August 8, 2007 3:43 PM | Link to this

None, absolutely none.

By MB

August 8, 2007 3:43 PM | Link to this

POCO - pioneers of Country Rock

By MichiganGal

August 8, 2007 6:35 PM | Link to this

BOB SEGER!!! Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band! Yeah!

You paid your money, do you wanta hear some more?!?!

Let’s hear it, let’s have it! C’mon! C’mon, C’mon Detroit!

By JB

August 8, 2007 7:49 PM | Link to this

The Monkees or that band on HR Puffin’stuff.

I kinda liked the Muppet Band, too.

By grrtch

August 8, 2007 8:04 PM | Link to this

Mostly tribute bands are sorry and pathetic, but here in Athens, locals are always coming up with one night only tribute bands that are run the gamut from heartfelt love letters to the original or tongue and cheek irony that gets a few laughs. The two best where tribs to Pylon and Cheap Trick. The Pylon trib came about because some fans who had never seen the Athens foursome wanted to send that love letter to the band. At that time, Pylon hadn’t played for nearly a decade. The enthusiasm at that show went a long way to convince the real deal to knock out that impromptu reunion on that steamy August night in 2004. The Cheap Trick trib was a tad more ironic. The guys knocked out At Budokan start to finish complete with between song stage patter… Both nights were such a treat, just for the love of the music, so much fun!

…but to exclusively devote yourself to aping someone else’s music is pathetic… Get a life! Frankly, the more obscure the object of tribute, the better…. what we need are more Rubinoos tributes! Yeah!

By Jeff

August 8, 2007 9:08 PM | Link to this

Sometimes it seems that every band who’s had a long, successful career has a tribute band (or three, or more); there have apparently been about a dozen Genesis tribute bands, for example, whether just out of the basement or making a living. (I’d especially recommend an outfit from Montreal called The Musical Box, who do a close re-creation of a Genesis show from the early ’70s, right down to getting the original slides that were projected on the backdrops from the real Genesis —and even having Phil Collins sit in at a gig.) Of course there are Rush bands and Yes bands out there too, as well as The Australian Pink Floyd Show, as mentioned above, who do for Floyd what The Musical Box do for Genesis. So I have to suspect that what’s true in my musical realm must be true in others, too.

I do have some issues with tribute bands, but I’d certainly not call them “imposters”. Beyond that, some bands have broken up or have entered different artistic phases, and a tribute band might be the only way to get a taste of the way they once were. If done right, I can get over my misgivings for a while.

To go back to my early example, I’m too young to have seen Genesis with Peter Gabriel, and there’s very little video to speak of, so I appreciate a band like The Musical Box for what they are, especially since they have the band’s approval; it’s almost as if they’re officially deputized to present the old show for those who might still want it, which mollifies me somewhat.

By Jeff

August 8, 2007 9:09 PM | Link to this

Sometimes it seems that every band who’s had a long, successful career has a tribute band (or three, or more); there have apparently been about a dozen Genesis tribute bands, for example, whether just out of the basement or making a living. (I’d especially recommend an outfit from Montreal called The Musical Box, who do a close re-creation of a Genesis show from the early ’70s, right down to getting the original slides that were projected on the backdrops from the real Genesis —and even having Phil Collins sit in at a gig.) Of course there are Rush bands and Yes bands out there too, as well as The Australian Pink Floyd Show, as mentioned above, who do for Floyd what The Musical Box do for Genesis. So I have to suspect that what’s true in my musical realm must be true in others, too.

I do have some issues with tribute bands, but I’d certainly not call them “imposters”. Beyond that, some bands have broken up or have entered different artistic phases, and a tribute band might be the only way to get a taste of the way they once were. If done right, I can get over my misgivings for a while.

To go back to my early example, I’m too young to have seen Genesis with Peter Gabriel, and there’s very little video to speak of, so I appreciate a band like The Musical Box for what they are, especially since they have the band’s approval; it’s almost as if they’re officially deputized to present the old show for those who might still want it, which mollifies me somewhat.

By Jeff

August 8, 2007 9:11 PM | Link to this

Sometimes it seems that every band who’s had a long, successful career has a tribute band (or three, or more); there are apparently about a dozen Genesis tribute bands, for example, whether just out of the basement or making a living. (I’d recommend The Musical Box from Montreal, who do a close re-creation of a Genesis show from the early ’70s, even getting the original slides that were projected on the backdrops from the real Genesis —and even having Phil Collins sit in at a gig.) Of course there are Rush bands and Yes bands out there too, as well as The Australian Pink Floyd Show, as mentioned above, who do for Floyd what The Musical Box do for Genesis. So I have to suspect that what’s true in my musical realm must be true in others, too.

I do have some issues with tribute bands, but I’d certainly not call them “imposters”. Beyond that, some bands have broken up or have entered different artistic phases, and a tribute band might be the only way to get a taste of the way they once were. If done right, I can get over my misgivings for a while.

To go back to my early example, I’m too young to have seen Genesis with Peter Gabriel, and there’s very little video to speak of, so I appreciate a band like The Musical Box for what they are, especially since they have the band’s approval; it’s almost as if they’re officially deputized to present the old show for those who might still want it, which mollifies me somewhat.

By Jeff

August 8, 2007 9:37 PM | Link to this

Sometimes it seems that every band who’s had a long, successful career has a tribute band (or three, or more); there are apparently about a dozen Genesis tribute bands, for example, whether just out of the basement or making a living. (I’d recommend The Musical Box from Montreal, who do a close re-creation of a Genesis show from the early ’70s, even getting the original slides that were projected on the backdrops from the real Genesis —and even having Phil Collins sit in at a gig.) Of course there are Rush bands and Yes bands out there too, as well as The Australian Pink Floyd Show, as mentioned above, who do for Floyd what The Musical Box do for Genesis. So I have to suspect that what’s true in my musical realm must be true in others, too.

I do have some issues with tribute bands, but I’d certainly not call them “imposters”. Beyond that, some bands have broken up or have entered different artistic phases, and a tribute band might be the only way to get a taste of the way they once were. If done right, I can get over my misgivings for a while.

Back to my early example: I’m too young to have seen Genesis with Peter Gabriel, and there’s not much video to speak of, so I appreciate a band like The Musical Box for what they are, especially since they have the band’s approval; it’s almost as if they’re officially deputized to present the old show for those who might still want it, which mollifies me somewhat.

By Jeff

August 8, 2007 9:39 PM | Link to this

Sometimes it seems that every band who’s had a long, successful career has a tribute band (or three, or more); there are apparently about a dozen Genesis tribute bands, for example, whether just out of the basement or making a living. (I’d recommend The Musical Box from Montreal, who do a close re-creation of a Genesis show from the early ’70s, even getting the original slides that were projected on the backdrops from the real Genesis —and even having Phil Collins sit in at a gig.) Of course there are Rush bands and Yes bands out there too, as well as The Australian Pink Floyd Show, as mentioned above, who do for Floyd what The Musical Box do for Genesis. So I have to suspect that what’s true in my musical realm must be true in others, too.

I do have some issues with tribute bands, but I’d certainly not call them “imposters”. Beyond that, some bands have broken up or have entered different artistic phases, and a tribute band might be the only way to get a taste of the way they once were. If done right, I can get over my misgivings for a while.

Back to my early example: I’m too young to have seen Genesis with Peter Gabriel, and there’s not much video to speak of, so I appreciate a band like The Musical Box for what they are, especially since they have the band’s approval; it’s almost as if they’re officially deputized to present the old show for those who might still want it, which mollifies me somewhat.

By Jeff

August 8, 2007 9:43 PM | Link to this

Sometimes it seems that every band who’s had a long, successful career has a tribute band (or three, or more); there are apparently about a dozen Genesis tribute bands, for example, whether just out of the basement or making a living. (I’d recommend The Musical Box from Montreal, who do a close re-creation of a Genesis show from the early ’70s, even getting the original slides that were projected on the backdrops from the real Genesis —and even having Phil Collins sit in at a gig.) Of course there are Rush bands and Yes bands out there too, as well as The Australian Pink Floyd Show, as mentioned above, who do for Floyd what The Musical Box do for Genesis. So I have to suspect that what’s true in my musical realm must be true in others, too.

I have some issues with tribute bands, but I’d certainly not call them “imposters”. Beyond that, some bands have broken up or have entered different artistic phases, and a tribute band might be the only way to get a taste of the way they once were. If done right, I can get over my misgivings for a while.

Back to my early example: I’m too young to have seen Genesis with Peter Gabriel, and there’s little video to speak of, so I appreciate a band like The Musical Box for what they are, especially since they have the band’s approval; it’s almost as if they’re officially deputized to present the old show for those who might still want it, which mollifies me somewhat.

By Rob

August 8, 2007 10:04 PM | Link to this

Status Quo, although most Americans wont know about them..

By Jeff

August 8, 2007 10:14 PM | Link to this

Sometimes it seems that every band who’s had a long, successful career has a tribute band (or three, or more); there are apparently about a dozen Genesis tribute bands, for example, whether just out of the basement or making a living. (I’d recommend The Musical Box from Montreal, who do a close re-creation of a Genesis show from the early ’70s, even getting the original slides that were projected on the backdrops from the real Genesis —and even having Phil Collins sit in at a gig.) Of course there are Rush bands and Yes bands out there too, as well as The Australian Pink Floyd Show, as mentioned above, who do for Floyd what The Musical Box do for Genesis. So I have to suspect that what’s true in my musical realm must be true in others, too.

I have some issues with tribute bands, but I’d certainly not call them “imposters”. Beyond that, some bands have broken up or have entered different artistic phases, and a tribute band might be the only way to get a taste of the way they once were. If done right, I can get over my misgivings for a while.

Back to my early example: I’m too young to have seen Genesis with Peter Gabriel, and there’s little video to speak of, so I appreciate a band like The Musical Box for what they are, especially since they have the band’s approval; it’s almost as if they’re officially deputized to present the old show for those who might still want it, which mollifies me somewhat.

By Jeff

August 8, 2007 10:18 PM | Link to this

Sometimes it seems that every band who’s had a long, successful career has a tribute band (or three, or more); there are apparently about a dozen Genesis tribute bands, for example, whether just out of the basement or making a living. (I’d recommend The Musical Box from Montreal, who do a close re-creation of a Genesis show from the early ’70s, even getting the original slides that were projected on the backdrops from the real Genesis —and even having Phil Collins sit in at a gig.) Of course there are Rush bands and Yes bands out there too, as well as The Australian Pink Floyd Show, as mentioned above, who do for Floyd what The Musical Box do for Genesis. So I have to suspect that what’s true in my musical realm must be true in others, too.

I have some issues with tribute bands, but I’d certainly not call them “imposters”. Beyond that, some bands have broken up or have entered different artistic phases, and a tribute band might be the only way to get a taste of the way they once were. If done right, I can get over my misgivings for a while.

Back to my early example: I’m too young to have seen Genesis with Peter Gabriel, and there’s little video to speak of, so I appreciate a band like The Musical Box for what they are, especially since they have the band’s approval; it’s almost as if they’re officially deputized to present the old show for those who might still want it, which mollifies me somewhat.

By Jeff

August 8, 2007 10:50 PM | Link to this

It seems every band who’s had a long, successful career has a tribute band (or three, or more); there are apparently about a dozen Genesis tribute bands, for example, whether just out of the basement or making a living. (I’d recommend The Musical Box from Montreal, who do a close re-creation of a Genesis show from the early ’70s, even getting the original slides that were projected on the backdrops from the real Genesis —and even having Phil Collins sit in at a gig.) Of course there are Rush bands and Yes bands out there too, as well as The Australian Pink Floyd Show, as mentioned above, who do for Floyd what The Musical Box do for Genesis. So I have to suspect that what’s true in my musical realm must be true in others, too.

I have some issues with tribute bands, but I’d certainly not call them “imposters”. Beyond that, some bands have broken up or have entered different artistic phases, and a tribute band might be the only way to get a taste of the way they once were. If done right, I can get over my misgivings for a while.

Back to my early example: I’m too young to have seen Genesis with Peter Gabriel, and there’s little video to speak of, so I appreciate a band like The Musical Box for what they are, especially since they have the band’s approval; it’s almost as if they’re officially deputized to present the old show for those who might still want it, which mollifies me somewhat.

By Kate

August 9, 2007 1:33 AM | Link to this

Hey Jeff & JP, we heard you the first time. Quit clicking already.

Oh, and cover bands suck. Make your own music.

By V. L.

August 10, 2007 6:03 PM | Link to this

HYDRA