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...
For all practical purposes, Atlanta owes its modern rock scene to a clock radio.
The year was 1968, and the Hampton Grease Band was still three years away fr...
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...
Kofi Burbridge, one of Atlanta’s most beloved musicians and a longtime collaborator with Derek Trucks, died Friday. He was 57.
A native of the Bronx who grew...
Atlanta guitarist Nick Johnson grew up in a small town about 20 miles south of Boston and its huge blues scene. In 2007, not long after he graduated from high s...
It was a late night in the early '80s, and a teenaged Michelle Malone was riding in a car going up Piedmont Avenue near Lindbergh Drive. Traffic began to come t...
In an interview a few days before a Fox Theatre concert last May 1 to celebrate his 70th birthday, Colonel Bruce Hampton told ArtsATL that his daily mantra was ...
It seems like yesterday when Tinsley Ellis was a young baby-faced blues hipster in snakeskin slippers who ripped out guitar riffs on his Fender Stratocaster, At...
Looking back on 2017, the richness and continued potential of Atlanta's diverse musical offerings shone well throughout the year.
For the Atlanta Symphony Orch...
