The early-’80s post-punk band Pylon were a hugely important force in the same Athens, Georgia scene that produced R.E.M. and the B-52’s. Pylon broke up in 1983 and then reunited a few times over the years, but that stopped when guitarist Randy Bewley died in 2009. Since 2014, former Pylon singer Vanessa Briscoe Hay has been leading Pylon Reenactment Society, a new band that features members of Supercluster and Casper & The Cookies. Pylon Reenactment Society play old Pylon songs, and they ...
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The early-’80s post-punk band Pylon were a hugely important force in the same Athens, Georgia scene that produced R.E.M. and the B-52’s. Pylon broke up in 1983 and... more info