LAXDawg14 wrote:maybe not new but a good band around athens and the south east is:
Drive By Truckers
Hell yeah. I saw the Truckers in August when they were touring for 'A Blessing and a Curse' for my second time ... they're one of my favorite bands. I'll suggest them to anyone who likes rock, country, or anything. They kick ass.
Stewart & Winfield is good, too, if you like the southern rock gig. And if you're from GA or go to UGA, you already know how great Widespread Panic is.
Three name superstar: David Allen Coe. Older than dirt but still great to see live.
As far as pump up songs, classic rock is what I stick with...
Led Zep
AC/DC
The Who
Boston
You get the picture. Enough of this crap emo and softcore punk stuff... it all sounds the same to me.