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Monsoon Plays Flagpole‘s Parade of Lights Float Thursday


The annual Downtown Parade of Lights is tonight (Thursday, Dec. 4), and like always, you can count on the Athens Music Scene float—a co-production of Flagpole, the 40 Watt Club and AthFest—to bring the serious holiday jams. 

This year, we’ve got local punks Monsoon set to kick ’em out from atop the moving stage, which rolls out at 7 p.m. from the corner of Dougherty and Pulaski streets and continues around the downtown loop. 

Check out our Calendar Pick preview here. Below, watch video from last year’s parade, when legendary alt-rockers Cracker graced our float, regaling crowds with (a slightly lyrically altered take on) their mega-hit “Low.”

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