July 2, 2010 BMI recently showcased a number of Atlanta’s premier indie acts, including Trances Arc, Ponderosa, Part Bear, and Hightide Blues, during the 2010 Athfest Music, Arts, Film, and Kids Festival, held in Athens, GA. Pictured at the Melting Pot during Athfest on June 25 are (front row) BMI’s Liz VanGraafeiland, Ponderosa’s John Dance and Kalen Nash, Trances Arc’s Eric Toledo, Bowe O’Brien, Ponderosa’s JT Hall, and Daniel Silvestri; (middle row) Michael Tolcher, Cragon Sims, New West Records’ George Fontaine Jr. and Katelyn Craig, BMI’s David Claassen, and Trances Arc’s Michael Dorio and Brad Hagen; and (back row) Ryan Stephens, Hightide Blues’ Jonathan Pears, John Hogan, Kim Burdges, Ponderosa’s Kris Sampson, and Hightide Blues’ Paul McDonald. (Photo by POParazzi photography)
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