From his home base in Atlanta, Sonny Emory has become one of the most in-demand drummers in music. He is currently on tour with Eric Clapton and performs with C...
Blackberry Smoke has much to celebrate. This year marks the Atlanta band’s 20th anniversary together. The Southern rock group has continued to make music despit...
Jerry Grillo began the ambitious task of writing a biography of iconic Atlanta musician Col. Bruce Hampton in 2011, then almost abandoned it after Hampton’s sud...
Widespread Panic’s John Bell cofounded the iconic jam band in the mid-'80s when he and the late Michael “Mikey” Houser were at the University of Georgia. Today,...
Editor’s note: Gregg Allman, who would have turned 72 on December 8, was frail looking when he gave his final performance at the Laid Back Festival at Aaron’s A...
Atlanta’s Jimmy Herring has evolved into one of the guitar heroes of his generation as the lead guitarist for jam band giants Widespread Panic. Herring’s career...
Editor’s note: In celebration of our 10th anniversary, each week we will republish a story from our archives that sparked strong reaction from readers, showcase...
Mother's Finest has one of the most familiar concert introductions in rock -- “Ladies and gentlemen, from Funk Rock, Georgia, please welcome Mother’s Finest!” -...
“Wild Women Don’t Get the Blues,” said Ida Cox in 1924. Georgia Music Hall of Famer Francine Reed is living proof that these words are nothing short of the trut...
SweetWater Brewing Co. cofounder Freddy Bensch never floated the mainstream. After graduating college in Colorado, he moved to Atlanta to start the brewery with...
