april moore skelton

Watching the guys in the Athens band practice, the adults hanging around have so many good things to say about the fellas: how mature they are, how talented and ambitious.

The band, named for its hometown, is made up of four guys younger than 16, and the group has performed dozens of shows, mostly alongside musicians twice their age.

You can hear the pride in their parents’ voices when they talk about these kids, and they’re right - there is a lot of good to say about them. But for their peers - other teenagers who come to the shows they play at festivals, restaurants, gymnasiums - Athens the band could be summed up thusly:

EEEEEEEeeeeeeeee!!!!! (Please forgive if my speech is dated; it’s been a while since I spoke Teenage Girl.)