Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts

Saturday, December 14, 2019

Best of 2019


Hashtag of the Year - #Deerheadlife


Wildlife Encounter of the Year – Baby Manatee, Crystal River Florida

 


Book of the Year – Spying on the South



Covers of the Year – Jarrod Dickenson, Under a Texas Sky  



Kid Pic of the Year – Will with Pigeons



YouTube Find of the Year – Dick Cavett and Orson Wells


Mofongo of the Year
Punto de Vista, San Juan



Laughs of the Year – Rachel Mac



Southern Thing of the Year – Stanley Church



Business Book of the Year – Millennial Whisperer 





 

Atlanta Restaurant of the Year Truva Turkish Kitchen



 River Music of the Year – Wheelhouse Rousters


 
Time Waster of the Year – The Shack Project



Pimento Cheese Component of the Year – White Fox Leicester



Vintage Game of the Year – Electronic Mastermind



Reading Spot of the Year – Switchyards Inman Park Club



Atlanta Retailer of the Year – Archer Paper Goods



Logo of the Year – Ohlaf, Danish Bakery, Racine, WI



Podcast of the Year
Hard Times and Weirdness



Geocache of the Year – Taliaferro County, Georgia



Remembrance of the Year
Charles McLellan II


Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Inman Park Festival Time!



The 41st annual Inman Park Festival and Tour of Homes kicks into gear this Friday, April 27.  Please make plans to head to the 'hood for a view of Atlanta's grandest historic homes, two days of great music and the infamous Festival Parade through the heart of the neighborhood (Saturday at 2 p.m.).

Please visit the festival website for details on all of the weekend's festivities.  Please also note that this is the largest neighborhood festival in Atlanta and parking inside the neighborhood is impossible on Saturday and Sunday.  Beat the crowds by enjoying the Tour of Homes on Friday, or take advantage of the many shuttle buses at your disposal on Saturday and Sunday.  See you there!

Sunday, March 04, 2012

Col. Bruce Doc Debuts March 30!

Great news this weekend that Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton will debut March 30 at the Plaza Theater as part of the Atlanta Film Festival

Bruce Hampton ate sardines with Frank Zappa.  He fronted the Aquarium Rescue Unit, the greatest band ever.  He told me at age 22 that when I have children, they should only be allowed to stop at Stuckey's to pee during road trips.  I base my life on his teachings.

 Buy your tickets here.  Cheese Frog!


Friday, June 10, 2011

MMW in NYC

Dig Garland Jeffreys if you like, otherwise, skip forward for some great live Medeski Martin and Wood from last month.  The band is releasing a series of songs this year to commemorate their 20th anniversary.

Thursday, April 07, 2011

A Long Strange Trip - 20 Years Later

In the midst of my daughter's preschool spring break this week, I realized that it was twenty years ago that I made my first, and only, spring break trip to Florida.

While I never got to the beach, I did get to experience the thrill of thee days straight of the Grateful Dead.

Shout out to Andy Crichton, Westminster College, and Jerry and his painted mandolin.

Thursday, February 03, 2011

The White Stripes Forever!

Yesterday's announcement that The White Stripes were closing shop was not a surprise, but for me it's certainly a cause for mourning. Thanks to Jack and Meg for roadies in bowlers, Black Math, Music Midtown 2005 and the Boston Opera House run.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Counting Backwards


I plan to be first in line this morning at A Cappella Books to get my copy of Kristin Hersh's new memoir Rat Girl. If you are not a Kristin/Throwing Muses/50 Foot Wave obsessive like me, grab the book and a few of Kristin's albums for an introduction to an American treasure.



Monday, August 02, 2010

Friday, May 14, 2010

Uncle Tupelo for You



Poking around the web this week I found a great sounding, pre-pissed off, Uncle Tupelo show on Megaupload. Check out this soundboard from 10/15/ 1993 at the Vic Theater in Chicago.

Thanks to St. Louis, Mississippi Nights, and the Blue Note in Columbia for Uncle Tupelo and big love to Stephen Usery for sharing his advance copy of March 16-20, 1992 with me way back when.

Friday, May 07, 2010

Danny Barnes in Atlanta May 8!

Don't miss Danny's show this Saturday at the Earl opening for the Legendary Shack Shakers.

If you can't make the scene, check out Pizza Box and share the love with your friends.


Friday, March 26, 2010

North Mississippi Allstars Forever

Our toddler Will is enjoying the thrill of randomly puling CDs out of the music cabinet. Last night I found him with the first North Mississippi Allstars album. Hard to believe this is ten years old.
Shaking Hands with Shorty

Friday, January 15, 2010

Ride the Tide with McBride

Plenty of tickets are still available for bass master Christian McBride's show Jan. 16 in Atlanta. Can't make the gig? Check out Christian's blistering two CD live set on Ropeadope Records.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Get to know Junior Brown!


Is he the Stevie Ray Vaughan of country music? The love child of Jimi Hendrix and Don Ho? You decide...
www.myspace.com/juniorbrown