The 40 Watt Club
E106479
The 40 Watt Club is a legendary music venue in Athens, Georgia, renowned for its pivotal role in the American indie and alternative rock scenes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 40 Watt Club | 4 |
| The 40 Watt Club canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T903874 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The 40 Watt Club Context triple: [Athens, Georgia, isHomeTo, The 40 Watt Club]
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A.
Freak Power
Freak Power was a 1990s British band that blended acid jazz, funk, and soul, best known for their hit single "Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out."
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B.
Grapefruit Garage
Grapefruit Garage is a multi-level parking facility serving visitors to Disney Springs at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
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C.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
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D.
Black and Blue Division
The Black and Blue Division is a nickname for the NFL’s NFC North, known for its historically physical, hard-hitting style of play and intense rivalries.
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E.
St. Lunatics
St. Lunatics is a hip hop group from St. Louis, Missouri, best known for launching the career of rapper Nelly and for their early-2000s chart successes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The 40 Watt Club Target entity description: The 40 Watt Club is a legendary music venue in Athens, Georgia, renowned for its pivotal role in the American indie and alternative rock scenes.
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A.
Freak Power
Freak Power was a 1990s British band that blended acid jazz, funk, and soul, best known for their hit single "Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out."
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B.
Grapefruit Garage
Grapefruit Garage is a multi-level parking facility serving visitors to Disney Springs at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
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C.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
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D.
Black and Blue Division
The Black and Blue Division is a nickname for the NFL’s NFC North, known for its historically physical, hard-hitting style of play and intense rivalries.
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E.
St. Lunatics
St. Lunatics is a hip hop group from St. Louis, Missouri, best known for launching the career of rapper Nelly and for their early-2000s chart successes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural institution
ⓘ
music venue ⓘ nightclub ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist |
Drive-By Truckers
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Love Tractor ⓘ Neutral Milk Hotel ⓘ Of Montreal ⓘ Pylon ⓘ R.E.M. ⓘ The B-52s ⓘ Vic Chesnutt ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
Athens, Georgia alternative music movement
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linked to:
Athens, Georgia
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| city | Athens, Georgia ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| culturalStatus |
iconic indie rock club
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legendary music venue ⓘ |
| foundedInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
alternative rock
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indie rock ⓘ new wave ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| hasCapacityApprox | 400 ⓘ |
| hasCurrentLocation | 285 West Washington Street, Athens, Georgia ⓘ |
| hasFormerLocation |
Broad Street, Athens, Georgia
ⓘ
College Avenue, Athens, Georgia ⓘ
linked to:
Broad Street, Athens, Georgia
|
| hasReputation | DIY, grassroots ethos ⓘ |
| hasType | independent venue ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.40watt.com/ ⓘ |
| hosts |
live music performances
ⓘ
local bands ⓘ touring bands ⓘ |
| influenced |
American underground rock
ⓘ
development of college rock ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic early shows by Pylon
ⓘ
historic early shows by R.E.M. ⓘ intimate performance space ⓘ supporting emerging bands ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Athens, Georgia, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Athens, Georgia
|
| notableFor |
association with Athens music scene
ⓘ
role in American alternative rock scene ⓘ role in American indie rock scene ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | active (as of early 2020s) ⓘ |
| partOf | downtown Athens entertainment district ⓘ |
| state | Georgia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The 40 Watt Club Description of subject: The 40 Watt Club is a legendary music venue in Athens, Georgia, renowned for its pivotal role in the American indie and alternative rock scenes.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Athens
linked to: The 40 Watt Club
linked to: The 40 Watt Club
linked to: The 40 Watt Club
linked to: The 40 Watt Club