Shaky Knees 2021 – Interview with Cults

In the middle of a global pandemic, Cults released Host, their most organic-sounding record to date. In the meantime their song, “Always Forever” started making the band new fans in part because of people sharing their music on TikTok. I sat down with them on Friday afternoon after their excellent set at Shaky Knees to […]

Shaky Knees 2021 – Interview with the Specialists

Specialists are a New York City based funk collective founded by guitarist Will Harden and bassist Mikey Rotunno. The duo has composed works for bands of various sizes, across a multitude of genres. The duo began with a tradition deemed Funky Friday, releasing new music on consecutive Fridays. Their sound comes from a cultivation of […]

KISS gives Atlanta fans an electrifying farewell – again – Cellaris Amphitheatre at Lakewood 10/10/21

KISS played Atlanta for the first time in 1974 an enthusiastic Paul Stanley informs the crowd from the stage of Cellaris Amphitheatre at Lakewood. “We love you Atlanta” he screams in his high-register New York accent. Nearly 50 years after their first visit, Stanley, along with the rest of KISS are here to say goodbye […]