Zach Seabaugh took the nation by storm when he joined Team Blake last year on the hit NBC show The VOICE and skyrocketed to the Top 9 with his silky vocals, youthful charm and easy Southern air....
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Renowned American crime writer and self-proclaimed “relentless traveler” Lawrence Block once said, “Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing while in pursuit of something else.” For Diane Abdi Robertson, Cobb County native, retired Cobb music teacher and mother of three grown children, truer words never were spoken....
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They say music is the universal language, and the surge of music festivals across the globe seems to confirm the age-old adage. More than ever before, people are traveling away from home to enjoy destination weekends with friends that hinge on these popular musical extravaganzas— sometimes to locations they might never have considered otherwise....
Continue readingMusic Midtown was an Atlanta icon for more than a decade, attracting hundreds of thousands of concert goers during its eclectic multi day, multi stage heyday. Finally, after six years of mourning our fallen idol and licking our collective wounds, Peter Conlon and his merry band of musical miscreants and rhythmic rebel rousers have resurrected the proud festival tradition that is Music Midtown! Sure, this year’s version was only one day, two stages and 10 bands, so maybe it wasn’t quite the rise from the ashes some local bloggers and journalists had prayed it would be....
Continue readingNow in its 33rd year, the Atlanta Jazz Festival, held over Memorial Day weekend, is the country’s largest free jazz fest....
Continue readingAtlanta’s own Collective Soul just completed a long run of touring and released its eighth full length album in late 2009. Now, the guys, including Joel Kosche, are kicking back and enjoying some quality time with friends and family. ...
Continue readingWhat started in 2000 as a group of friends kicking off summer with some great live music and brews has since grown into a full-fledged summer fest with proceeds going to an annually selected charity. Back for it’s 10th anniversary, this year’s Draft on Taft promises to be the biggest and best yet! ...
Continue readingCollective Soul burst onto the national scene back in 1993, when the band released its debut album Hints, Allegations and Things Left Unsaid, featuring the #1 hit Shine. The release, composed of frontman Ed Roland’s demos, quickly went double platinum and garnered a faithful cult following not only in Atlanta but across the country and beyond....
Continue readingMetalsome Inc. has been rocking Atlanta crowds since 2005 when they first brought Metalsome Monday to the local scene...
Continue readingThey may not have a man size pair of blue suede shoes, but The Pelvis Brestlies sure know their Elvis!...
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