Every year, Dragon Con calls upon many big name guests, from a multitude of creative outlets. Included are many actors appearing in SciFi related series and movies, among all mediums imaginable. This year was no exception. In fact, the talent list, in my ...
Dragon Con 2015: Photo Gallery #1
Keeping true to the Labor Day weekend tradition, a walk through downtown Atlanta produced visions of aliens, monsters, crime fighters and pretty much anything else the imagination can stir up. That's right kids, Dragon Con 2015 came to town! The 4-day ev ...
Finding the SCI in Dragon Con 2014
by Glenn Robelen It’s Thursday, and Labor Day Weekend 2014 is less than 24 hours away. I am in the Atlanta Westin Hotel, riding down on a full elevator, heading to the lobby. Joining me are a few Star Trek characters, a couple of Science Fiction personas ...
The 37th Atlanta Jazz Festival – Fun, Friends, Music
Memorial Day Weekend in Atlanta comes with the seductive, resonating music in midtown, alongside the colorful blossomed flowers and the sweet smell of honeysuckle. The Atlanta Jazz Festival kicked off its 37th year with an explosion on Friday ...
The Pixies at the Strathmore (DC) Jan. 26
An eclectic group filled the auditorium. Ages ranged from the 20s to the 50s. The Gen X’ers and Millennials have arrived to see the Pixies. The sellout crowd began to fill the seats in the ornate, Strathmore musical venue, and it left me unsure of what th ...
The Faces of Dragon Con 2013 – Cosplay is the Only Way
The Faces of Dragon Con 2013 - Cosplay is the Only Way Review & Photos by Glenn Robelen Not sure of what Dragon Con is, and afraid to ask? The formal definition - it is a conference of various Science Fiction themes, aka tracks, with experts, write ...
Get on board with The Cult’s Chris Wyse and his interpretation of success as a musician
By Glenn Robelen I had an opportunity to speak with The Cult’s Chris Wyse, Bassist Extraordinaire, while on a tour bus with co-band members on their way to The Fillmore, San Francisco, Calif. The UK-originated band began their Electric 13: US Tour July ...
New Order Returns to the Stage at Chastain Amphitheater – July 21, 2013
By Glenn Robelen The rain falls. The crowd increases in the pit, covered with umbrellas and raincoats. Among the droplets of water, the smoke machines create an eerie mist in front of the stage. The yellow lights come on with jolt – and after a 23-year ...