And then there’s that voice. A distinct and distinguished tone that is unmistakable to anyone with an iota of musical knowledge. Between tunes, he told wonderful stories of his father’s singing career, as well as his grandfather’s singing career who sang on the White Star Line ships.
Live Review: Oryx & Crake at The EARL in Atlanta, 4/11/11 Local and regional bands have been doing CD release shows since the beginning of time (or at least since the advent of CDs). It’s a rare occasion when people actually stand up and pay attention to them. […]
Malkmus and founding member Scott Kannberg finally made it to Atlanta’s Tabernacle for a sold-out show to a building full of Pavement fanatics. While “fanatics” may be a strong word, imagine nearly every person singing along with most every song. You get the picture.
Live Review: Sting with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Chastain Park, 6/28/10 Gordon Sumner has been through many incarnations in his life. Before selling millions of records, he was labeled with the nickname “Sting” by his school buddies (for always wearing the same black and yellow striped sweater). But […]
“Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” is a beautiful tune with the feel of the islands in the underlying groove. It is such a special song, in fact, that Peter Gabriel himself has done a cover of it.
It was a sold-out, standing room only crowd of old and new fans alike. Judging from the positive responses to some early tunes, it appeared that the venue was full of serious Spooners.
Live Review: The Police with Fiction Plane at Philips Arena in Atlanta, 11/17/07 Let me just begin by saying I bought the shirt (i.e., drank the Kool-Aid). It’s not because the show was great (It was). It’s not because I buy a shirt from each concert I attend […]
Live Review: Hot & Spicy Food Festival with Cheap Trick, The Georgia Satellites, Cool for August, and Eddie Bush at the Naval Air Station, Marietta, GA, 5/30/98 The proliferation of music produced by Cheap Trick is astounding. They’ve been putting out new music since their self-titled debut in […]
Live Review: Andy M. Stewart at Glenn Memorial UMC at Emory University (date unknown)
The short, intimate set was a wonderful thing as I had been a big CH fan since first seeing them in 1987 touring with their debut album. After the set, I was able to have a nice chat with Neil. A most talented and gracious human.
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