Georgia is experiencing flash floods due to heavy overnight rains. Great portions of the city of Atlanta and it's surrounding areas are being crippled by the backup.This is a shot I took this morning of Peachtree Creek, a block from my house on Defoors Ferry Rd, in Buckhead. The ...
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Atlanta Flooding Kills Two Georgia Residents, Leaves Up To 12,000 Without Power
Judi Chicago “Fun City” Video Debuts
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Judi Chicago - Fun City from Judi Chicago on Vimeo.
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Yo La Tengo Live At Criminal Records And In Paris
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It was a packed house at Little Five indie mecca, Criminal Records, on Saturday when rockers Yo La Tengo performed a short in-store performance in support of their concert at Variety Playhouse later in the evening.French music blog, La Blogotheque, has just published a two part performance with Yo La ...
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Live Nation Offers $50 Passport For Unlimited 2009 Concert Access
This morning mega-promoter Live Nation announced The Live Nation Club Passport which allows concert fans to see every undersold show at Live Nation clubs in their city through the end of 2009 for a flat $49.99. The Passport will only be available to purchase for a limited time.How It Works:1. ...
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RIP Patrick Swayze
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Patrick Swayze died Monday at age 57 from complications of pancreatic cancer.Swayze had quite the resume of films -- The Outsiders, Dirty Dancing, Ghost, Donnie Darko. More about his passing and remembering his career from NY Daily News.
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Ticket Giveaway: Ingrid Michaelson at The Loft
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Ingrid Michaelson is hitting the road in support of her recent release, Everybody, featuring the track "Maybe" seen above. Along with UK's very young Greg Holden, she's swinging into The Loft next Tuesday and Drive A Faster Car is here to hook you up with tickets!Ingrid MichaelsonGreg HoldenTuesday, September 22The ...
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Ticket Giveaway: Ingrid Michaelson at The Loft
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Ingrid Michaelson is hitting the road in support of her recent release, Everybody, featuring the track "Maybe" seen above. Along with UK's very young Greg Holden, she's swinging into The Loft next Tuesday and Drive A Faster Car is here to hook you up with tickets!Ingrid MichaelsonGreg HoldenTuesday, September 22The ...
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RIP Patrick Swayze
Patrick Swayze died Monday at age 57 from complications of pancreatic cancer.Swayze had quite the resume of films -- The Outsiders, Dirty Dancing, Ghost, Donnie Darko. More about his passing and remembering his career from NY Daily News.
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Andrew Bird Live Video From Route du Rock In Saint-Malo, France
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Another video from one of my favorites... Andrew Bird performing live at Route du Rock in Saint-Malo, France.
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Creative Loafing Lives On!
This morning I received an email from Creative Loafing, "Letter from Creative Loafing's Publisher." The contents are below for you all to see yourselves. Creative Loafing is going nowhere.Dear friends and loyal advertisers:I write this today to share with you some exciting news about the future of Creative Loafing.As of ...
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Music Monday: Living Well Is The Best Revenge
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Here's another video of R.E.M. from their Dublin performance at The Olympia, being released October 27. This time it's "Living Well Is The Best Revenge" from 2008's Accelerate.Living Well Is The Best RevengeR.E.M. Live At The Olympia Track Listing:Disc 1:Living Well Is The Best Revenge / Second Guessing / Letter ...
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R.E.M. Live From Dublin And “Drive”
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Athens' R.E.M. are releasing a brand-new double live album, entitled R.E.M. Live At The Olympia on October 27th via Warner Bros. Records. The two-CD set, produced by Jacknife Lee, features 39 songs that capture the best moments from the band’s 2007 “working rehearsals” at Dublin’s fabled Olympia club where ...
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This Weekend Is Grant Park’s Summer Shade Festival, Corks & Forks
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The Summer Shade Festival, held each year in Atlanta's oldest public park, is being held this weekend at Grant Park. The seventh annual festival will include a variety of live music performances, a juried Artist Show and Market and food from local restaurants. There will also be a Children's Area ...
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Red Bull Soapbox Derby At Piedmont Park Saturday And Weekend Road Closings
It's a little disheartening that Atlanta appears unaware that we've had a soapbox derby every year for the past three years... Sigh. Corporate America.Red Bull is taking over this year's event (sorry Rebekha) hosting 50 teams this Saturday, August 29 at Piedmont Park in Midtown. The pits will open at ...
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Castleberry Hill Art Stroll Tonight
Reminder! It's the fourth Friday of the month again which means tonight is the monthly Castleberry Hill Art Stroll. It kicks off at 7PM and lasts until 10PM.For a full list of participating galleries and exhibits, visit http://www.castleberryhill.org/artstroll.html
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David Gray “Fugitive” Video
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Check out David Gray's official video for "Fugitive" from his upcoming release, Draw the Line out September on Polydor/Mercer Street Records.[buy] "Fugitive" on iTunes
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Ticket Giveaway: The Honorary Title And Cory Branan At Vinyl Tonight
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The Honorary Title’s Jarrod Gorbel and Dustin Dobernig (keyboards) hit the road in late August for an acoustic tour and will be in Atlanta at Vinyl tonight. Gorbel is currently putting the finishing touches on his first solo record – a dramatic departure for the New York singer-songwriter, who spent ...
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Tonight In Atlanta: Matthew Barney “De Lama Lamina” Screening At Whitespace
Tonight, Atlanta gallery Whitespace is screening a work by the incredible Matthew Barney, 2005's De Lama Lamina. This is a rare opportunity to see this little known cinematic work -- you will not be able to find this in theatre, on DVD or (my beloved) Netflix.You may recognize Barney as ...
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