Damn. Here I am, hosting a festival that was a year in the planning, and I come down with the worst sinus infection of my life. So, yeah, I’m dizzy and sickly so if you see me this week don’t give me any crap. On the upside of things today represents the first time the Athens PopFest has utilized four separate venues in a single day. And, of course, headlining tonight is Roky Erickson & The Explosives. If you miss it, you truly did.

Athens PopFest 2008 Lineup for Thursday, August 14.
Little Kings
2:00 p.m.
That’s My Daughter (St. Louis)
2:40 p.m.
Little Birds
3:20 p.m.
A Faulty Chromosome (Austin)
4:00 p.m.
Panda Riot (Chicago, IL)
4:45 p.m.
Averkiou (Gainesville, FL)

Flicker Theater and Bar
6:00 p.m.
Night Driving in Small Towns (Valdosta)
6:45 p.m.
The Good Graces (Atlanta)
7:30 p.m.
Mary O. Harrison (Atlanta)

Caledonia
8:30 p.m.
Ocelots (Nashville, TN)
9:30 p.m.
Twin Tigers (Athens)
11:30 p.m.
Dead Confederate (Athens)

The 40 Watt Club
8:00 p.m.
Patience Please (Seattle, WA)
8:30 p.m.
Velcro Stars (Murfreesboro, TN)
9:00 p.m.
Bunnygrunt (St. Louis, MO)
9:30 p.m.
Cars Can Be Blue (Athens)
10:15 p.m.
Great Lakes (Brooklyn, NY)
11:00 p.m.
Dark Meat (Athens)
12:30 a.m.
Roky Erickson & The Explosives (Austin, TX)