More than 70 leaders from black arts organizations met Wednesday afternoon with officials from the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and reported progres...
Rising Appalachia: “Pulse”
Leah and Chloe Smith grew up in Little Five Points and formed their duo Rising Appalachia in 2005, bringing together influences that...
Representatives of at least 30 metro Atlanta's black arts organizations will meet next week with the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta after sending a le...
Joel Thompson: "Seven Last Words of the Unarmed"
Atlanta composer Joel Thompson was moved to write Seven Last Words of the Unarmed after Eric Garner was placed...
The pandemic has changed my life completely. I’ve gone from performing every weekend to having performances canceled through at least late fall. There hasn’t be...
I lived in the rain forest of Maui for the past two years, then had a monthlong residency at Hambidge starting in February and planned to come back to Atlanta a...
6LACK: "ATL Freestyle"
Atlanta rapper 6LACK has released a new song, “ATL Freestyle,” an ode to his hometown that references the Tabernacle, listening to Gucci...
Sarah and the Safe Word: "Sick on Seventh Street"
Sarah and the Safe Word describes its sound as “cabaret rock,” mixing in elements of early jazz, Broadway sho...
In 1986, I was sitting in the mayor’s office in Macon, waiting to see the mayor’s press representative. The phone rang and I noticed that the receptionist seeme...
Travis Tritt: “I Walk the Line”
Country music star Travis Tritt was born in Marietta, went to Sprayberry High School and cut his teeth playing local clubs befo...
