Location: Lakewood Amphitheater, Atlanta, GA Supporting Act(s): Modest Mouse and The National In the Company of: Chris It’s been a long wait for the fans of R.E.M. Not so much to see their band play live, but to grab hold of such a high quality piece of work […]
Location: The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, GA Supporting Act(s): 65daysofstatic In the Company of: Chris Founding member, singer, songwriter, and glue-that-holds-the-band-together Robert Smith has never been accused of giving up easily. Even in the early nineties, there was talk of the Cure’s demise, yet Smith always found […]
Location: Ninth Street Summerfest, Columbia, MO, May 31, 2008 Supporting Act(s): Rogue Wave In the Company of: Russ & Sheila What’s in a name? Well, for Seattle’s Death Cab For Cutie, a lot. Travel back with me, if you will, to 1967. You may remember a little movie […]
I had the opportunity to speak with Liam Finn after the May 18 show at The Earl in Atlanta. Here’s what he had to say… No Earplugs: During your first two trips to Atlanta as a solo artist, you had a complete drum kit. Tonight, it’s only two […]
Location: The Earl, Atlanta, GA, May 18, 2008 Supporting Act(s): Liam Finn and EJ Barnes In the Company of: Thomas S. For the passerby, Seattle’s Laura Veirs may have sounded like an old Suzanne Vega cd spinning inside The Earl…or maybe one of a number of 80s female […]
Location: Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA, May 8, 2008 Supporting Act(s): Liars In the Company of: Thomas S. Intentionally or not, Radiohead is changing the way we buy music. Their latest release, In Rainbows, was released exclusively as a digital download for a price the buyer determined. Needless to […]
Location: Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA, April 25, 2008 Supporting Act(s): none needed In The Company of: Joe B., Bryan D., Mark M. There are a handful of acts that certain music lovers yearn to experience in their lifetime. The Beatles. The Rolling Stones. The Doors. The Clash. When […]
Live Review: Spoon with The Walkmen and White Rabbits at Center Stage in Atlanta, April 14, 2008 In The Company Of: Thomas S. There are many categories of success in the music industry. Some bands have the backing of a record label and are heavily marketed. Other bands […]
Live Review: Explosions in the Sky with Lichens at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, April 13, 2008 In The Company Of: Thomas S. When a friend calls and says, “There’s a great instrumental band playing this weekend,” it can be off-putting. Especially when you love lyrics so damn […]
New Music: R.E.M.’s Accelerate (Warner Bros. Records) Legend has it that guitarist Peter Buck was working at Wuxtry Records in Athens, Georgia when Michael Stipe strolled in. They talked about music and bands. The rest is history. Twenty-eight years and fourteen albums later R.E.M. has become the little […]
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