SXSW 2019 Day Two

SXSW 2019 Recap Day 2 Words and Photos by John McNicholas The morning of the second day of the festival always arrives a little sooner than expected and for good reason, the time change, the time zone change and 2 fantastic SXSW keynote talks this morning by T-Bone Burnett and David Byrne that you want […]

Live Review and Photo Book – 2018 Shaky Knees Music Festival 05/04/18

FRIDAY 2018 marks the 6th Annual Shaky Knees Festival here in Atlanta, GA, and after moving the festival around to a few different locations in town, this year marks its return to the Midtown neighborhood and the Central Park location, where it was held in 2015. Unlike the Centennial Park location where it was held […]

Interview with Lloyd Cole; Playing @ Eddie’s Attic 2/12 & 2/13

By Al Kaufman Back in 1985, you really couldn’t be much cooler than Lloyd Cole, his album with the Commotions, Rattlesnakes, spawned the alternative hits “Perfect Skin.” “Forest Fire,” and “Are You Ready to be Heartbroken?”. He was a mod Brit who possessed Elvis Costello’s wit and gift for wordplay without the bile, and Bryan […]

Picture Book: St. Vincent and David Byrne at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 10/3

    Photos by CatMax Photography, LLC