Creative Loafing Atlanta

30/08/2024

Through Sun., Sep. 22
CRITIC’S PICK: The Mountaintop, Alliance Theatre - Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall, creator of ‘P-Valley’ and ‘The Tina Turner Musical,’ ponders what might have occurred the evening before Dr. Martin Luther King’s slaying at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. Under the guise of delivering room service, an enigmatic woman named Camae gets into a deep discussion with King during which a prescient secret is gradually revealed. Hall, a Memphis native, says her play “allows us ordinary people to find the extraordinary in ourselves, bringing King out of the clouds, off a pedestal, making him flesh and bone and blood instead of a statue.” Director Tinashe Kejese-Bolden added, “It was the scars of Dr. King that made him a great leader and this reimagining of his final night with an equally complicated, yet hopeful visitor, is the urgent reminder to awaken the leader within, grab the baton for change, and run the race ahead.” - Kevin C. Madigan

By Katori Hall Directed by Tinashe Kajese-Bolden The Mountaintop is a gripping reimagining of events the night before the assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Taking place on April 3, 1968, an exhausted Dr. King retires to his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis after de...

29/08/2024

Sat, Sep 7
CRITIC’S PICK: Bill Maher, The WTF? Tour, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre - Raising hackles is what this guy does. But behind his innate smugness, Bill Maher tackles the issues of the day with verve and wit, and makes no apologies for it. In addition to his long-running ‘Real Time’ show on HBO, Maher is now hosting the popular ‘Club Random’ podcast in a less structured interview format that eschews politics but tackles anything else, and then some. The author of five bestsellers still finds time to perform around 50 stand-up comedy shows per year, and will be bringing The WTF? Tour to Atlanta on Sep. 7.

For more than twenty-five years, Bill Maher has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can go on American television. First on “Politically Incorrect” (Comedy Central, ABC, 1993-2002), and for the last twenty years on HBO’s “Real Time,” Maher’s combination of unflinching hones...

28/08/2024

Sat, Aug. 31

CRITIC’S PICK: Wiley From Atlanta, Aisle 5 —

Close out your August concert calendar with a special one-night-only show from the East Side’s own ​​Wiley From Atlanta. The talented local act is rapper-singer-songwriter extraordinaire who puts his raw emotion and energy into every song, regardless of whether he’s barring up on songs like the Jelani Imani-assisted “Calypso” or singing the blues on tracks like “Before the Flood.” For an artist who excels in creating across genres, Wiley From Atlanta has a true gift for blending multiple styles and sounds together. His enthralling 2023 album, “Killing Time Before The Flood,” is a great introductory record if you aren’t yet familiar with Wiley, and you’re bound to hear some tracks from that project at the show on Saturday. Wiley From Atlanta has promised to play songs that he has not yet performed live and bring out some special guests, so make sure you come out to Aisle 5 to support him before he leaves the city to go on tour later this fall. - Joshua Robinson

Wiley from Atlanta is an independent rapper, singer, and songwriter from Atlanta’s East side. He is best known for his distinctive delivery and soulful vocals, as well as his unique and imagery-laden approach to songwriting and album concepts. Wiley blends tones of rock, soul, R&B, grunge, & H...

28/08/2024

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Mon., Sept. 9
Crash Test Dummies, City Winery — It’s tough to pigeonhole a band who have released as many good albums as Canada’s Crash Test Dummies with the broad stroke of “one hit wonders.” But it’s also hard to ignore that only 1993s “Ummm, Ummm, Ummm” was the Crash Test Dummies’ only major radio hit, at least in the States. Original/founding members Brad Roberts—the guy with that Iggy Pop-styled baritone voice who wrote and sang most of their tunes-- and singer Ellen Reid are still aboard, so their dark-witted alt/folk-pop remains in place. There hasn’t been any new music since 2010 making this a greatest hits show, which is what anyone coming is hoping to get. Nevertheless, they have some edgy/odd material hidden as deep tracks in their catalog, which gives them plenty of material to fall back on, after the hit. — Hal Horowitz

In 2018, 25 years after the release of their multi-Grammy nominated hit album God Shuffled His Feet, The Crash Test Dummies hit the road for the first time in 20 years with an Anniversary Tour that spanned North America. The overwhelming reception led to a 30th Anniversary Tour in 2022 for their deb...

28/08/2024

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Sun., Sept. 8
Robbie Krieger, City Winery—Considering how talented and groundbreaking Krieger’s work with The Doors was, he never could establish himself as a solo artist, although he had some moderately successful albums under his own name. Somewhat surprisingly, he has a new one where he shares the spotlight with a band called The Soul Savages. The guitarist, now pushing 80, still has that sound, although the all instrumental, jazz-fusion, falls a little on the easy listening tame side, ie: they’re not doing “The End.” Regardless, it’s impressive that he’s remains active (unlike Doors drummer John Densmore). And you know he’ll throw in some Morrison-era oldies, especially since he wrote “Light My Fire” which, like many Doors songs was credited to the group. —Hal Horowitz

Born in Los Angeles, Robby Krieger, inspired by a Chuck Berry concert, traded his classical guitar for a Gibson SG, his signature instrument. Studying physics and Indian music at UCLA, he crossed paths with drummer John Densmore and explored blues. Krieger’s interest in Indian culture led him to m...

28/08/2024

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Sun., Sept. 8
Hoodoo Gurus, Center Stage —These down-under power poppers’ debut arrived in 1984 and through thick and thin, the Dave Faulkner fronted quartet has never stopped. They intermittently cranked out tough, unapologetically tuneful rocking, even if some of their albums took a decade between appearances. Their recent 2022 release, Chariot of the Gods, sounds just as fresh as they did forty years ago. And with dozens of great tunes that never get old, like their first hit “I Want You Back,” at their disposal, this should be a blast. — Hal Horowitz

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28/08/2024

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Sun., Sept. 8
Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, The EARL—Country punker Shook is such a consistent visitor to this venue that there might even be a bed in the back for the tough, jagged, gender-fluid Americana musician. The band’s fourth release, Resonant arrived a few months ago and it’s yet another gritty, uncompromising set of dark twangers combining deep country with indie rock in just the right measure. Shook has cleaned up from various addictions and recent shows have been far more professional and consistent than in the past.— Hal Horowitz

Sarah Shook & The Disarmers,Andrea & Mud,

28/08/2024

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Sat. Sept. 7
Dweezil Zappa, The Eastern—It has been four years since Frank’s guitar slinging son last hit the road with his incredible band playing dad’s complex music in arrangements so close to the originals that even hardcore Zappa freaks are impressed. This time around he’s calling it the ROX (POSTROPH)Y tour a clunky way of letting us know he’s featuring music from the elder Zappa’s most commercially successful period of the Apostrophe and the Roxy & Elsewhere albums. And there will certainly be other tunes played too. Sure the original albums are classic, but hearing these incredibly challenging compositions played live by insanely talented musicians is not to be missed. — Hal Horowitz

Zero Mile Presents Zero Mile Presents Dweezil Zappa The Rox(Postroph)y Tour Facebook Share Twitter Share You’re a trendsetterThanks for sending. Email sent! The Eastern 800 Old Flat Shoals Road Atlanta, GA 30312 Sat Sep 7, 2024 - 8:00 PM Ages: All Ages Doors Open: 7:00 PM Door Price: Starting from...

28/08/2024

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Sat., Sept. 7
Chickasaw Mudd Puppies, Nikki & the Phantom Callers, The Garden Club at Wild Heaven West End —Even their cult fans never expected Athens’ Chickasaw Mudd Puppies to reform. After all, these crazed backwoods swamp blues/boogie ragamuffins only released one album and an EP back in 1990-’91. And even though the former was partly produced by Michael Stipe, their raw, ornery stripped-down rock was never going to crack the big time. But a few months ago, they cranked out a new album, Fall Line that picks up where they left off, and might even get them some well-deserved recognition, thirty-five years later. We’ll see. The opener’s retro, ragged pop/punk rocking makes for a solid night. —Hal Horowitz

Event Description The Garden Club Presents:CHICKASAW MUDD PUPPIESwith Nikki & The Phantom CallersThe Garden Club at Wild Heaven West EndSaturday, September 7thTickets: $18.00 Advance $22.00 Day of Show (plus taxes & fees)Early Promo Code “MUDD” for $15.00 discounted ticketsOnly available from 6/...

28/08/2024

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Sat., Sept. 7
Blind Willie McTell Music Festival, Thomson, GA —This year’s lineup of Georgia’s longest lasting and best roots festival (note that “blues” is not in its title), notches its 27th year and features a typically eclectic lineup. Famed New Orleans trumpet master and historian Wynton Marsalis headlines with the always entertaining Shinyribs, The Revelers, the retro rooty-toot-tootin’ Blair Crimmins and the Hookers along with solo traditional multi-instrumentalist Jerron Paxton appearing. It’s a terrific, diverse schedule providing a full day of entertainment you’ll be telling your friends about for years. — Hal Horowitz

28/08/2024

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Fri., Sept. 6
Selwyn Birchwood, Thomson Depot—Those in town early for tomorrow’s big Blind Willie McTell Festival get a special treat as Florida blues rocker Birchwood will get your motor revved up. The guitarist who only plays original material, will play music from 2023s terrific Exorcist release, his fourth for the venerable Alligator label. Birchwood’s husky voice and tight band, featuring a baritone sax player, is road-hardened and roaring, the material is soulful, and he puts on an incredible show. — Hal Horowitz

28/08/2024

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Wed., Sept. 4

Buzzcocks, Lovecrimes, Variety Playhouse—Only hardcore Buzzcocks fans likely realize that the band, fronted by lone founding member Steve Diggle, now pushing 70 (frontman/co-founder/songwriter Pete Shelley passed in 2018), released new music as recently as 2022. It may not have the spiked, punk/pop intensity of the old stuff, but Sonics in the Soul still packs a punch. Of course the set will be heavy on the band’s late-70s era classics that’ll put the butts in the seats, but there are plenty of solid tunes since then too. Openers Lovecrimes features Social Distortion’s Mike Ness’ son Julian, and not surprisingly sings with a similar sneer, which is a good start.— Hal Horowitz

“Electric charge to blow you in, to the arms of raging sin/ Wanna ride the tempest wind’ Buzzcocks ‘Senses Out Of Control’ In a darkening musical landscape where viral fads and AI-generated fakery share chart-space with the self-absorbed products of the nation’s stage schools, Buzzcocks sh...

28/08/2024

Mon., Sept. 2

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WRFG Labor Day BBQ, Park Tavern—Veteran blues pianist Eden Brent (supporting a great new album) headlines WRFG’s 39th annual Labor Day blues throwdown. It’s the station’s biggest and best attended roots event, a yearly highlight where fans of long-running blues programming get to mingle with each other. Also appearing are high-profile Atlanta acts like Uncle Sugar, The Electromatics, The David Pippen Group and Shelton Poe. That’s a lot of bang for your buck and it goes to supporting RFGs ongoing commitment to blues. Not to be missed. — Hal Horowitz

WRFG’s 39th Annual Labor Day Blues Barbecue Tickets are $25 at the door and $20 + fee in advance Kids 12 & under are free Doors at 12pm. Music begins at 1pm and keeps rocking until 8pm. The schedule will be announced soon. This year’s WRFG Labor Day Blues Barbecue honors Uncle Sugar and includes...

28/08/2024

Sun., Sept. 1

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Twisted Pine, The Faux Paws, Eddie’s Attic—String band music doesn’t always fit into a pigeonhole of bluegrass as these two genre pushing acts prove. Twisted Pine has been expanding their sound over a decade of live work to encompass a far more jazz oriented approach, highlighted by their flute player, not an instrument usually featured in string bands. They will be previewing a new, even more experimental album, Love Your Mind, due next month. The wittily named Faux Paws are equally impossible to nail down musically although they draw from similar acoustic, rural country influences but add some Celtic flair and a baritone sax. This is a wonderful pairing of terrific roots musicians which might lead to some frisky onstage collaborations. — Hal Horowitz

Twisted Pine and The Faux Paws live at Eddie’s Attic! Twisted Pine Praised by National Public Radio for their “upbeat, poppy vibe; energetic, driving rhythms; and virtuosic solos,” Twisted Pine Boston takes traditional music in exhilarating direction... Read more

28/08/2024

Thursday, September 5

CRITIC’S PICK: Lynyrd Skynyrd & ZZ Top: The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour, Ameris Bank Amphitheater, Alpharetta

Both LS and ZZ Top seem a relic from a (somewhat) bygone era in which a particular type of southern man was, well, proud to be a particular type of southern man. But if you take the sexist and other un-p.c. lyrics with a grain of salt, the bad boy thing taps into the (lowercase) rebel in all of us. The loss of bearded bassist Dusty Hill (replaced by Elwood Francis) puts a bit of damper on the ZZ Top experience, and LS contains, I believe, just one original member, but it will be, nevertheless, a show replete with band and crowd energy. – Shannon Marie Tovey

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28/08/2024

Wednesday, September 4

CRITIC’S PICK: Shawn James, Center Stage (The Loft)
Where there’s pain there’s beauty, and where there’s beauty there’s pain, so the poets say. Somewhere in the middle there’s music, and that’s the sound of Shawn James. Imagine the darkest of Delta blues crossed with haunting Celtic wails, the growl of despair over the loveliest of minor chord arpeggios, lyric imaginings as fitting to a chain gang as a troubadour, and that’s where you’ll find his sound. Chicago-born, he’s cut from the same cloth as homegrown Oliver Wood, and although the incongruous billing includes the less-lovely Harley Poe, (whose repertoire includes songs like Eat S**t and Die and Transvestites Can Be Cannibals, Too), Shawn James is my blue ribbon pick this month. -- Shannon Marie Tovey

Hey there, this is Shawn James. I’ve had way too many writers think they could sum me up & relay what I’m about from an hour long conversation so they could write my “bio” but I’ve had it. Screw that. I’ll tell it in my own words. 
 I was born & raised In Chicago, Illinois. I grew up o...

28/08/2024

Wednesday, September 4

CRITIC’S PICK: Sierra Green and the Giants

When someone’s grown up in New Orleans 7th ward, claims to channel Motown, and adds in a dose of soul all her own, you know it’s time for that hip-wiggling, shoulder-shuffling, head bopping and foot-tapping all at once kind of moves In a city known for the best of the best in jazz, blues, and soul, Sierra Green went from busking on the streets to recruiting her own big band (William West on drums, Mike Perez on bass, Paul Provosty on guitar, Brandon Nater on trumpet, Maurice Cade on trombone, and David Ludman on saxophone), to holding a residence on the renowned Frenchmen Street to putting out a critically acclaimed album in a relatively short time. The performance will no doubt reflect the same momentum. -- Shannon Marie Tovey

City Winery Atlanta presents Sierra Green & The Giants on Wednesday, September 4th at 8pm! Sierra Green, a vibrant force from New Orleans, blends timeless soul with contemporary allure. Known as the “Queen of Frenchmen Street,” she started singing in her church choir at age eight and grew up in ...

28/08/2024

Saturday, September 7
CRITIC’S PICK: Puddles Pity Party, Variety Playhouse

I admit it took me awhile to understand the appeal of Big Mike Grier and his alter ego, Puddles the clown, whose odd mashup covers include pairings of Stairway to Heaven with the Gilligan’s Island theme, Crazy Train with SOS, and Under Pressure with Let it Go (which makes a little more sense, I guess). Puddles has a cult following, which can only be explained by fairy tales and Greek tragedy. The emotive, cabaret delivery juxtaposed with pain personified provides a catharsis of the existential loneliness and misunderstanding that affects the human condition. But, if that doesn’t intrigue you, I don’t know what will – unless you are just looking for something completely different from any show you’ve ever seen. – Shannon Marie Tovey

Puddles Pity Party, the 7-foot sad clown whose golden voice is comparable to rock legends like Tom Jones and Freddie Mercury, has amassed nearly 900K YouTube subscribers and performed sold out shows all over the globe including The Kennedy Center in D.C., San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts, Londo...

27/08/2024

Sep 18 & 19 (premiers)
CRITIC’S PICK

Most opera and Broadway theater fans know that Jonathan Larson’s “Rent” is loosely based on “La Bohème” by Giacomo Puccini. Both works tell the tale of a group of artists struggling to survive amid poverty and disease, tuberculosis ca. 1830 in the case of “La Boheme”; HIV/AIDS in Larson’s rock musical, set in 1996.

For the third and final installment in The Atlanta Opera’s “Bohème Project,” which began last January with a traditional mainstage performance of “La Bohème,” the company is staging a new, immersive production of “Rent” premiering on Sep. 18 and an updated production of “La Bohème” -- set during the COVID era -- which premiers on Sep. 19, both at Pullman Yards.

Two years ago, the last time The Atlanta Opera presented a pair of operas (“As One” and “Cabaret”) at Pullman Yards, the experience was delightfully refreshing. Within the casual confines of the former railroad facility, the dramatic, emotional and technical aspects of The Atlanta Opera’s always superb, world-class productions were on full display. The packed house was electric with joyful energy.

Both “Rent” and La Boheme” will be tailored for modern day audiences. If you don’t think you like opera, give one of these productions a chance. Check the Atlanta Opera website for a full list of performances and ticket info. – Doug DeLoach

27/08/2024

Friday, Aug. 30

CRITIC’S PICK: Tems , Coca-Cola Roxy —

Nigerian singer, songwriter, and producer Tems is easily one of the best artists to pop off in the post-pandemic music landscape, and even before she unleashed her critically acclaimed debut album — titled “Born in the Wild” — back in June, Tems had already constructed a gorgeous catalog of music, including 2020’s “For Broken Ears,” 2021’s “If Orange Was A Place,” and her instantly classic contributions to the 2022 “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” soundtrack. Needless to say, her hot streak continued with her debut album this summer, and now it’s time for the Lagos-born artist to take her talents on the road for her first-ever headlining world tour. This Friday, she is coming to Atlanta for a sold-out affair at the Coca-Cola Roxy, and although the resale prices leave much to be desired for fans on a budget, this is Tems that we’re talking about. At the end of the day, this is a rare opportunity to see one of the most talented global superstars in a relatively intimate venue, so if you’re able to pay resale, definitely go for it. - Joshua Robinson

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26/08/2024

Sep 7
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If you haven’t yet caught one of Klimchak’s Ear Pollen performances, which take place the first Saturday of the month at 4 p.m. in the piazza at Atlanta Contemporary, get thee to it. On Sep. 7, the experimentally inclined percussionist pursues improvisational excellence in a duet with Athens, Georgia-based guitarist Shane Parish. As a soloist, member of the Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet and founder of the avant-rock band Ahleuchatistas, Parish is a self-taught artist who has developed a wonderfully compelling, idiosyncratic style, which draws on disparate influences from sea shanties and Robert Fripp to György Ligeti and Chet Baker. From deep space to raging chaos to swinging groove, his deft, intricate playing steers the soul toward a chosen destination in inimitable fashion. – Doug DeLoach

26/08/2024

Sep. 28
CRITIC’S PICK

There is traditional Qawwali, a centuries-old form of Sufi devotional singing most recently popularized by the late great Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and others. Then there is a modernized, adapted-for-Western-ears, type of Qawwali, as purveyed by Ustad Rahat Fatah Ali Khan who will be performing at The Coca-Cola Roxy on Sat., Sep. 28. While the two types of singing are related by tradition and heredity, the latter doesn’t convey the same mysterious energy and spiritual zeal of the former. But that won’t matter to anyone attending the concert by the nephew of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, son of Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan and grandson of Qawwali singer Fateh Ali Khan. Khan's program of traditionally derived compositions, romantic odes (ghazals) and selections from film soundtracks will undoubtedly enthrall and entertain. – Doug DeLoach

26/08/2024

Sep. 26
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When world renown composer, trombonist, arranger and original leader of The Buena Vista Social Club, Jesus “Aguaje” Ramos, brings The Buena Vista Social Orchestra to Center Stage on Thu., Sep. 26, Atlantans who haven’t yet caught the Cubano jazz bug need to get off the couch and get bit. Twenty-seven years after the deeply sophisticated, casually brilliant album, Buena Vista Social Club, won a Grammy and inspired Wim Wenders to make an award-winning feature film about the whole Cubano phenomenon, the Buena Vista Social Orchestra carries the legacy forward with many of the original Social Club players still doing their irresistibly swinging, joyous thing. – Doug DeLoach

26/08/2024

Sep. 12
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Gypsy jazz fans will not want to miss this extraordinary opportunity to hear two of the greatest exponents of the music originated by legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt when Paulus Schafer and Olli Soikelli perform at Waller’s Coffee Shop on Thu., Sep. 12. Schäfer, a Dutch Sinti-Romani whose members number around 3,000, is revered among Reinhardt stylists as an imaginative melodist and composer. Soikkeli is a superbly talented interpreter of jazz manouche (Gypsy jazz), which remains a signature feature of the Parisian soundscape more than a century after Reinhardt, violinist Stéphane Grappelli and their Quintette of the Hot Club of France became a sensation and opened up a new avenue for jazz to develop. – Doug DeLoach

26/08/2024

Sep. 13
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It sounds like a gimmick – and it is – but it works. On Fri., Sep. 13, The Red Light Cafe hosts the world premiere of Sax Sabbath, an Atlanta-based brass horn-centric tribute to Black Sabbath, the pioneering English heavy metal band infamously fronted by Ozzy Osbourne. With Kath Fidler on saxophones, keyboard maestro Allen Welty-Green channeling Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi's pyrotechnic fretwork, Rob Dwyer wrangling Geezer Butler's bass lines and Richie Torrance transferring the energy of Bill Ward's drumming, Sax Sabbath is a unique take on the grinding chaos and compelling energy of the original band. Also on the bill are rock-brass ensemble Funk Cake and Mercury Orkestar, which fuses pop rhythm, Balkan melody and jazz improvisation. – Doug DeLoach

26/08/2024

Sep. 3
CRITIC’S PICK

“We do weird s**t like imagining what Kurt Cobain and Erik Satie's baby would sound like or what if [Soviet-Armenian composer-conductor Aram] Khatchaturian surfed?” says Atlanta Symphony Orchestra bassist-composer Michael Kurth, founder of the Ridibund Chamber Music Society (RCMS). The RCMS is the result of Kurth’s effort during the COVID lockdown era to gather up professional classical musicians from his Decatur neighborhood who were inclined toward seeking relief mutual relief from terminal boredom by creating music that mashes up genres, periods, composers, songs and whatnot into a wildly fun form of offbeat entertainment. Coming to Eddie’s Attic on Tue., Sep. 3, Kirsten Browning (violin), Mary Horst (cello), Molly O’Roark (harp), Ronnie MacDuff (drums) and Kurth (bass, composer, and arranger), the RCMS are just as likely to deconstruct Tchaikovsky’s ‘Pathétique’ as they are to riff on The Allman Brothers’ “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” – all in the span of 12 bars. – Doug DeLoach

26/08/2024

Sep. 2
CRITIC’S PICK

Tiptoe down the Euclid Avenue sidewalk to a special edition of the Little 5 Poetry Bash on Mon., Sep. 2, at Java Lords. Headlined by poet and author Collin Kelley, the power-packed program of luminous Labor Day versifiers, emceed by the irrepressible Rosser Shymanski, also features actor Alex Deloney plus assorted local bards. “You won’t want to miss my outfit either!” entices Shymanski, who doesn’t kid around about such things. – Doug DeLoach
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26/08/2024

Wednesday, Aug. 28

CRITIC’S PICK: Ice Spice, Coca-Cola Roxy — Born on New Year’s Day in 2000, Bronx-born rapper Ice Spice has become the symbol of the 2000s for the new generation of rap fans. The 24-year-old Grammy-nominated act is known for her breakout 2023 hits “Munch (Feelin U),” “In Ha Mood,” and “Princess Diana,” and this year, she has continued applying pressure in the leadup to her official debut with new tracks like “Think U The S**t (Fart)” and “Gimmie A Light.” Since the release of her first studio album — which was, of course, aptly titled “Y2K!” — earlier this summer, Ice has been on the road for her first-ever headlining tour, and this week, the Y2K World Tour finally hits the A. Ice Spice is one of rap’s most popular and polarizing new stars, so if you want to see what she’s really about, make sure you check her out when she takes over the Coca-Cola Roxy on Wednesday. Standard tickets are still available. - Joshua Robinson

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23/08/2024

Brace yourself for Falling In Reverse's "The Popular MonsTOUR II: World Domination" at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre on September 1! With an insane lineup featuring FIR, Dance Gavin Dance, Black Veil Brides, Tech N9ne, and more, this is your chance to experience some of the biggest names in rock, metal, beyond all in one night.

Falling In Reverse, Dance Gavin Dance, and Black Veil Brides are powerhouse bands known for blending post-hardcore energy with melodic hooks and theatrical performances. Each band brings a unique flair to the modern rock and metal scene, combining intense vocals, dynamic instrumentals, and a loyal fanbase that thrives on their high-energy, genre-blurring sound.

Don’t miss this all killer, no filler bill and an unforgettable night of live performances: https://concerts.livenation.com/event/0E00608FFECC4D52?utm_campaign=https://ow.ly/oqhr50T3uVg&utm_source=creative%20loafing&utm_medium=ln_promo