Chances are you’ve never heard of Pina Bausch, the acclaimed German dance choreographer who unexpectedly died of cancer in 2009. I certainly had never heard of her until I went to the screening of Pina, a documentary by someone I had heard of, Wim Wenders, whose credits include the 1987 philosophical fantasy Wings of Desire. [...]
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Review: Pina
Must Watch: The Head and the Heart’s New ‘Down in the Valley’ Video
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Below is the latest video from The Head and the Heart, “Down in the Valley”. I’ve been swooning over these Seattleites’ sweet and rootsy music since catching them play at Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 launch party at SXSW 2011. So much so I ended up destroying my iPhone in the middle of their set. That’s [...]
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Poverty Is Real is Doing Whatever It Takes
Non-profit organization, Poverty is Real, based in Decatur, organizes fundraising concerts to aid organizations that work to fight poverty at a local level. Their first show, in June, presented a two-night concert series at Eddie’s Attic, raising $6,500 for Decatur Cooperative Ministry, a local group working to alleviate homelessness in the area. Their mission is [...]
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Featured Event: Criminal Records Benefit at The Cottage
By now, you’ve undoubtedly heard about the Save Criminal Records campaign. It had a November deadline for fundraising. There have been countless concerts and rallies to help save Atlanta’s biggest record store and their efforts have made a difference. The store’s here to stay (for now). Saving them from immediate closure was one step, but [...]
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Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel) at 40 Watt and Variety Playhouse
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Indie rockers and Elephant 6 fans everywhere rejoice. Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel is doing some long-awaited shows in early 2012, as well as an All Tomorrow’s Parties curation gig in the UK that was postponed from this December. Photo by Phil Dokas Mangum will be playing one solo show in Atlanta at Variety [...]
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Review: The Raconteurs at The Tabernacle
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The Raconteurs, with only a hand-full of shows of their calendar for 2011, played a sold-out crowed at The Tabernacle this past Sunday night. The supergroup featuring Jack White (The White Stripes), Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence, and Patrick Keeler (the latter two of The Greenhornes) brought their two albums of material to The Tabernacle with [...]
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Ticket Giveaway: Holy Ghost! at Masquerade
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Following tours with Cut Copy and Green Label Sound label-mates Chromeo in support of their self-titled, full-length with DFA, Holy Ghost! is now hitting North America with a never before seen six-piece live band. Their new single “I Wanted To Tell Her” (featuring Nancy Whang of LCD Soundsystem and Juan MacLean) is available for free [...]
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ArtMERGE is November 10 at The Goat Farm
This Fall’s ArtMERGE, presented by MOCA GA, is a little different than their usual event. It will be free, no reservations or RSVPs are required, and it will be hosted at Westside’s The Goat Farm. The Goat Farm has been hosting local bands, art shows, film, theatre and more since 2009 amidst it’s renovation from [...]
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“It’s Real” Video From Domino’s Real Estate
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Here’s the latest video, “It’s Real,” by Domino Records’ newest lo-fi pop band, Real Estate. Their second album Days was released a few weeks ago and they’ve hit the road in support of it but have yet to announce any Fall tour dates closer than Memphis on their US tour. You may recognize Real Estate [...]
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The War On Drugs Hits The Earl October 13
“Baby Missiles” is the first video from Philadelphia’s The War On Drugs new album, Slave Ambient, now out on Secretly Canadian. The War on Drugs “Baby Missiles” from Secretly Jag on Vimeo. The War On Drugs are heading South to Atlanta for a show at The Earl on Thursday, October 13th in support of this [...]
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LCD Soundsystem – All My Friends (in LEGO)
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This is a-freaking-mazing.
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West Elm and Etsy Bring “We Heart Handmade Art” To Atlanta August 11
West Elm and Etsy (swoon) are dropping into Atlantic Station on Thursday, August 11 to show off art, crafts and handmade goods from local etsy designers curated by Ginny Branch of New York-based My Favorite Color is Shiny. I’m not entirely sure why they didn’t chose to leverage the score of local crafty badasses to [...]
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Drive A Faster Car Presents Wintersleep At The Earl Monday, May 9
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I am super excited to announce Drive A Faster Car is presenting Wintersleep with special guests Gift Horse at The Earl on Monday, May 9! Fresh off the road from tours with the likes of The Hold Steady and Matt Pond PA, it’s about time these great indie rock Canadians make their way back through [...]
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Nomtastic Food Trucks At July’s Castleberry Hill Art Stroll
One of my long-time favorite events, Castleberry Hill’s monthly neighborhood art stroll, is coming up once again on Friday, July 8! To sweeten the incentive to head downtown, Castleberry Point Lofts will be hosting a food truck lot in conjunction with the event this month, sponsored by Kwanza Hall, highlighting great art across Castleberry’s many [...]
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Monday Morning: New Music From TV On The Radio
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I have a prediction this week will be crazy busy, a little less rainy and hopefully some more of that awesome sun we had over the weekend. Monday morning moving a little slow? Here’s the latest from TV On The Radio, “We Do,” to be released on “Nine Types of Light” April 12, 2011.
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Featured Event Tonight: vitaminwater uncapped Live with Cyhi Da Prynce, Pill, Sean Falyon
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The FADER Presents Monday February 28th vitaminwater uncapped Live Cyhi Da Prynce, Pill, Sean Falyon 8-11pm | Vinyl | 21+/FREE RSVP
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Brew Your Cask Off at Sweetwater Brewery
Tomorrow I’m heading over to SweetWater for their second annual Brew Your Cask Off festival, being held Saturday, March 5 from 6 to 10 p.m. There will be 80 special guest brewers, including “local celebrities”, home brewers, retailers and charities, who will create their own one-of-a-kind cask for festival attendees to sample and judge. The [...]
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Ticket Giveaway: Wintersleep And Gift Horse At The Earl Tonight
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Tonight is the night! Drive A Faster Car is presenting Wintersleep with special guests Gift Horse at The Earl tonight and we’ve got a couple pairs of tickets to give away. Don’t trust your luck? Tickets are still available via Ticket Alternative and at the door. To win a pair of tickets to see Wintersleep [...]
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Late Night Street Carts At Atlanta Food And Wine Festival
Yesterday kicked off the Atlanta Food and Wine Festival — the nation’s first culinary weekend that will unite leaders of their craft – barbecue pitmasters, award-winning chefs and mixologists, Master Sommeliers, fry cooks and local growers – in the spirit of celebrating the rich food and beverage traditions of the South. Tonight and Saturday, curated [...]
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Interview: Big Boi On The Crown Life With Crown Royal Black
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With his hip-hop partner Andre 3000, Big Boi is best known as half of the highly-influential group Outkast. While the award-winning rapper/producer has also dabbled in other creative and humanitarian projects, his latest endeavor is more about enjoying life with his beverage of choice, Crown Royal Black. Crown Royal recently released its premium whiskey in [...]
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