Category: Show Reviews
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. at Terminal West on November 11
[tps_header] Approaching the box office at Terminal West on Tuesday night, I could hear what sounded like an acoustic version of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.‘s “Beautiful Dream” and I had to check my watch. Doors at 8pm. Music at 9pm. And there’s an opener, right? It’s not even 9:30. How can this be? Am I…
Hulaween 2014 Review
Co-written with John Anderson As the changing leaves began to fall and the costume ideas began to flow, Halloween weekend was once again on the horizon. The crisp winds of seasons’ change beckoned us to make the annual pilgrimage back to The Spirit of Suwannee Music Park for The String Cheese Incident’s second annual Suwannee…
Kacey Musgraves at the Georgia Theatre on October 17
Kacey Musgraves visited Athens for a sold-out debut performance at the Georgia Theatre on Oct. 17. Before she emerged from the curtain, the lights dimmed and allowed for the audience to get a good look at the multiple neon cacti and her signature arrows adorning the stage. Her all-male band members filed out, each wearing…
Lia Ices at Tabernacle on October 14
[tps_header] How many pop stars do you know from Westport, Connecticut? Didn’t think so. Allow me to introduce Lia Ices, the experimental pop songstress you may not yet be familiar with, but will be soon enough. Having just released her third full-length album (second for Jagjaguwar) and currently touring with Phantogram, it won’t be too long before Lia Ices is a more…
CHVRCHES at Buckhead Theatre on October 8
[tps_header] You know you love a band when you have only three songs in the pit to get photos you need for an article, yet you’re still barely able to control yourself from dancing and jumping in front of the stage. I say barely…when the lights would cut out completely for a couple of seconds…
Poliça at Terminal West on Oct. 6
[tps_header] In this environment of musical over-saturation, and after many years of heavy concert-going, it has become a (maybe) sad truth that it’s now quite difficult for me to be truly interested or impressed with a live performance. A band has to possess a truly distinguishing factor. An element of surprise, if you will, in…
Cory Branan at Caledonia Lounge on Sept. 25
I arrive at Caledonia in the middle of Betsy Franck’s performance. The simple two-man show was enough to capture me. Alongside a killer electric violin, Franck’s vocals were deep and flowing. Furthermore, anyone with a Loretta Lynn autograph on his/her guitar has my vote. Franck leaves the stage but lingers among the small crowd, the…
Vinyl In The Forest: Vinyl’s Top Favorite Moments of Electric Forest 2014
Imagine a place where you can immerse yourself in total freedom. A place where responsibilities of the daily grind are abandoned and your inner child is encouraged to come out a play. Inhibitions, judgements, and preconceptions dissolve away with every smile and hug exchanged with a stranger. And that worldly concept of “stranger” fades as…
AthFest 2014: A Recap
[tps_header] In the summer, Athens is almost a ghost town in comparison to its usual hustle and bustle that makes it the Classic City. Most of the parking lots are empty, restaurants are slow, and the bars and music scene are practically nonexistent. Then, for five days over a weekend in June, Athens gets its…
Cut Copy at Variety Playhouse
When Australian vocalist Dan Whitford of Cut Copy announced on stage Tuesday night that, based on his observations, Atlanta loves to party, the crowd at Variety Playhouse went out of their way to uphold their reputation. The sold-out show also featured CLASSIXX, a nu-disco duo from Los Angeles who played songs from their latest LP, Hanging…