is, of course, one of the forefathers of college rock, partly rising from the same Athens, Ga., music scene that spawned the likes of R.E.M., Of Montreal and Drive-By Truckers. Mangum, lead singer of the heralded ’90s group Neutral Milk Hotel, also spent time in Denver with Robert Schneider of Apples in Stereo fame during the foregone days of the Elephant 6 collective. Mangum will play a solo show at the on Thursday with members of Elf Power and the Gerbils in tow. Tickets, $33.50-$36, are available through axs.com. Give a listen to “Two-Headed Boy” below from Neutral Milk Hotel’s 1998 classic “In The Aeroplane Over The Sea.”
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