How I got into THAT band: The Front Bottoms
How I got into THAT Band: The Front Bottoms By: Mary Lynn Ritch I was invited to see The Front Bottoms last summer at the Drunken Unicorn. I paid $10 and had no idea who the band was. To my surprise, The Front Bottoms were pretty amazing a ...
Tunes from the Tombs at Historic Oakland Cemetery
The day long event on June 14th featured musicians performing in and amongst Oakland’s extraordinary monuments, mausoleums and renowned gardens. All genres of music were represented: rock, folk, Americana, jazz, classical and everything in-between. The ...
British Alt-Rockers Scars on 45 U.S. Summer Tour Dates
Nettwerk is excited to announce the signing of British alt rock/pop band Scars On 45 to its label roster. The band is currently putting the final touches on their upcoming album, due out this fall (date TBA). They have also just launched an U.S. ...
Outkast adds another Homecoming show at Centennial Olympic Park September 26
Tickets for Outkast's homecoming performance in Atlanta sold out within the first hour of this morning's onsale. As a result, the duo (Antwan “Big Boi” Patton and André "3000" Benjamin) have confirmed an additional date, with supporting artists to be ann ...
Ottmar Liebert Played to a Packed Variety Playhouse on June 11
Ottmar Liebert Born in Cologne, Germany to Chinese-German father and Hungarian mother, Ottmar Liebert began playing guitar at 11, and traveled extensively through Europe and Asia intent on fully absorbing each musical tradition he encountered. Aft ...
WERA Cycle Jam at Road Atlanta
Road Atlanta has been synonymous with world-class internationally significant racing for over four decades. The rolling hills and park-like setting made the perfect location for the WERA Cycle Jam, June 6-8. WERA Motorcycle Roadracing, Inc. was founded ...
Book Review: “Heavy Metal Movies”
"Heavy Metal Movies” catalogues a surprising collection of lost gems and campy stinkers, all lovingly curated by McPadden. Review by David Feltman Mike “McBeardo” McPadden likes his music as extreme as his movies. It’s a passion that shows in his writin ...
CD Review: Mastodon – “Once More ‘Round the Sun”
Once More ‘Round the Sun builds on the cleaner hard rock leanings of The Hunter. Review by David Feltman Like The Melvins or Frank Zappa, Mastodon is a band that refuses to settle. The band has tinkered and pushed its so ...
Scenes From an Era Gone-by at Peach State Aerodrome
Highlights from Candler Field Museum's annual Vintage Day on Saturday June 7. A 1917 Curtiss Jenny. U. S. Army WWII Boeing-Stearmans. Chip Fisher's Boeing-Stearman. Go Navy! Got fuel? A different point of view. For more information ab ...
Artist, gallery-owner and podcaster Aunia Kahn talks entrepreneurship and overcoming fear
This article appears as the cover story in July/August 2014 Aunia Kahn and Russell J. Moon opened Alexi Era Gallery in late 2013 By Ellen Eldridge Overcoming truly terrifying events like child abuse and severe illness allowed an artist to und ...