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Bend are making quite a name for themselves on the Atlanta scene, with high-profile gigs opening for the likes of Ministry and Powerman 5000. Andrea Thompson bends the ears of vocalist Scott Dodds and guitarist Jason Grover of the up and coming alt-rock quintet.
The Indigo Girls, with Spearhead (Chastain Park, Atlanta, GA, June 2, 2000). Concert review by Jeff Montgomery; photos by Shannah Cahoe Montgomery.
Joni Mitchell (Chastain Park Amphitheater, Atlanta, GA, May 19, 2000). Concert review by David Whited.
Roi Tamkin got the blues at this year’s Music Midtown festival in Atlanta, as he caught sets from Koko Taylor and her Blues Machine, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, the Jeff Healey Band, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and the Allman Brothers Band.
A little bit of hardcore, a little bit of power pop, a little bit of new wave, a little bit of rock and roll, and a little bit of punk – Roi Tamkin caught an eclectic show with Sense Field, the Stereo, and Lift at Atlanta’s Echo Lounge on April 27, 2000.
Music Midtown is a great chance to catch bands you might never get to see otherwise. Frank Mullen took some chances at this year’s festival in Atlanta, and found out what he’d been missing from the likes of Jimmy Cliff, BR5-49, the Jungle Brothers, and Bjorn Again, as well as a pre-Noel Gallagher walk-out Oasis.
Who says in heaven there is no beer? James Mann reveals why the world will never end at the Star Bar, and how the wrong woman can become the right woman in the right circumstances.
drew West takes William S. Burroughs’ Discipline of DE (“do easy”) to the extreme. Here he expounds on his personal doctrine of Selfish Me.
According to James Mann, the Georgia Satellites rocked the house at Atlanta’s Music Midtown on May 5, 2000.
Roi Tamkin took in several of the local Atlanta-area acts at this year’s Music Midtown festival, including Kitty Snyder, Johnny Hyde, Peter Searcy, Ultrababyfat, Myssouri, Brand New Immortals, and Lotustarr.
Event Review by Andrea Thompson
Event Review by Roi J. Tamkin
Event Review by Andrea Thompson
Event Review by Roi J. Tamkin
Event Review by Andrea Thompson
Event Review
Event Review by Frank Mullen
Event Review by Andrea Thompson
Event Review by Roi J. Tamkin
Event Review by Roi J. Tamkin
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.
