Around the third minute of “The Way We Rise,” the opening track of The Offering, the new album from Oteil Burbridge and Lamar Williams, Jr., the song breaks down from its structured verses and chorus into an ethereal saunter, as if the band looked up to discover the Northern Lights in the sky and kept on playing.
Fans line up before the gates open, carrying bags of canned goods instead of concert merchandise. In exchange, they receive a limited-edition poster created for the show—a keepsake that also helps put food on someone else's table.
Walk around downtown Athens in autumn and it’s obvious that football is on everyone’s minds. And it’s no wonder—the University of Georgia plays a great game. But what some people don’t know is that Athens offers more than just the Bulldogs, and it’s well worth a weekend adventure.