Amercian Aquarium with special guest Gabe Lee @ The Foundry (Athens, GA)

Name: Amercian Aquarium with special guest Gabe Lee @ The Foundry (Athens, GA)
Start: 2025-02-21T20:00:00-05:00
Location: The Foundry

Schedule

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025 at 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

The Foundry | Athens, GA

Aubrey Entertainment presents...
American Aquarium
with special guest Gabe Lee
Friday February 21, 2025
@ The Foundry
Venue is located at 295 E Dougherty Street in downtown Athens, GA
Show is 18 & under ok with parent or guardian
Doors @ 6pm, Music @ 8pm
Tickets are $20 advance (+tax/fees), $25 day of show
Food & beverages must be ordered from the bar (no table service at the venue)
For nearly two decades, American Aquarium have pushed toward that rare form of rock-and-roll that’s revelatory in every sense. “For us the sweet spot is when you’ve got a rock band that makes you scream along to every word, and it’s not until you’re coming down at three a.m. that you realize those words are saying something real about your life,” says frontman BJ Barham. “That’s what made us fall in love with music in the first place, and that’s the goal in everything we do.” On their new album The Fear of Standing Still, the North Carolina-bred band embody that dynamic with more intensity than ever before, endlessly matching their gritty breed of country-rock with Barham’s bravest and most incisive songwriting to date. As he reflects on matters both personal and sociocultural—e.g., the complexity of Southern identity, the intersection of generational trauma and the dismantling of reproductive rights—American Aquarium instill every moment of The Fear of Standing Still with equal parts unbridled spirit and illuminating empathy.
GABE LEE
Equal parts classic songwriter and modern-day storyteller, Gabe Lee has built his own bridge between country, folk and rock. Lee has been collecting stories for years, both onstage and off. "I used to bartend," says the Nashville-based songwriter, "which means I was also a cheap therapist for whomever happened to be sitting on the barstool. Whether they were there to celebrate or drink away their problems, I heard about whatever they were going through. It was my job to have that face-to-face interaction — that connection. Being a full-time musician isn't much different."