The arts are often valued for what they create — performances, exhibitions, music and stories. Less frequently discussed is what they create between people. At Woodstock Arts in north metro Atlanta, artistic participation serves not only cultural goals but also community ones, connecting residents through shared experiences, volunteerism and civic engagement. Woodstock Arts functions as…
At a Frankie’s Blues Mission show, the music rarely stays onstage for long. The audience responds in real time to the band’s give-and-take approach, led by Frank “Frankie Lee” Robinson (vocals, guitar), with support from Kurt McManus (vocals, bass guitar), Rod Breland (vocals, drums), Hayward Redd (tenor saxophone), Charles Edwards (baritone and alto saxophones) and…
Boxcar Radio (vocalist/songwriter Rodney Bond, lead guitarist/songwriter Mark Evers, Jeff Hall on bass guitar and harmonies, Don Olsen on drums, Mark Abrahams on keys and Beth Kelhoffer on harmonies) holds a unique place among the many Americana bands that perform in Atlanta. In a genre known for honest and plainspoken storytelling, the band members’ varied…
The folk sounds, harmonies and socially conscious lyrics of the The Ain’t Sisters — songwriters, vocalists and guitarists Barb Moose Carbon and Arrie Bozeman (who also plays mandolin), drummer Richie Jones and bassist Justin Boudreau — might remind you of the Indigo Girls, but only if you can imagine that iconic Georgia band stopping mid-set…
When Carlin “C-Note” Smith relocated from Kansas City to Atlanta, he was surprised to discover that a city with such a vibrant blues scene had no blues organization. “There wasn’t an opportunity for people to get together and share their love of the music, so I wanted to provide a kind of forum for that,”…
Atlanta may be better known for its guitar-dominated, high-energy electric blues, but it’s also home to a quieter style of blues — one in which the musician, lyrics and instrument play equal parts in telling stories of shared experiences and hard-won wisdom. Brandon Reeves plays that type of music, and, while it may not be…
The Kennesaw State University lecturer and guitarist hosts a monthly series at the Strand Theatre in Marietta. :: It’s rare to encounter teachers so passionate about the topics they teach that they not only deepen their students’ knowledge but also strive to transform their lives. Trey Wright is such a teacher, and, in addition to…
Meet Zach Person, one of the festival’s artists-at-large. :: One look at the SweetWater 420 Fest announcement and you might think you’re in a time machine. The swirling rays of sunshine, waterfall vortex and brightly colored flowers recall a time in history when the narrative zeitgeist told of a counter-cultural way of seeing and being…
As an all-women band playing blues-influenced music, Blue Velvet Atlanta has heard the naysayers, but, as the band’s bassist notes, “nothing motivates me more than someone telling me I can’t do something.” :: There’s a difference between a group of musicians performing together and one that becomes a “band.” Blue Velvet Atlanta is a band….
Suggs believes authenticity in music lies in self-reflection, as well as listening to his fellow musicians and the audiences they play for, large or small. As for the chaos — if it’s organized, it becomes great jazz, he says. :: When he was young, jazz vocalist Milton Suggs fell in love with poetry. “There’s a…
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