Picture Book and Review: Nophest 2012 @ East Atlanta Village – August 24th, 2012 (day 2)

Photos and Review by Chandler Mays Nophest is described as “a non-corporate, no-bullshit music festival thrown every year in Atlanta”. After its sixth successful go-round, Nophest has become a highly respected festival that seems to keep improving each subsequent year. With the amount of raw talent showcased over the jam-packed weekend, you begin to feel […]

Kishi Bashi w/ Tall Tall Trees @ 529 – August 6, 2012

Photos and Review by Chandler Mays Kishi Bashi and Tall Tall Trees played to a packed house this past Monday at 529, located in the heart of East Atlanta Village. When I walked in, I was both surprised and elated to find that the owners had recently knocked down the dividing wall in the showroom, […]

Picture Book & Review: Ava Luna @ The Earl, August 3rd 2012

Photos and Review by Chandler Mays Ever since the late 90s, it has seemed to me that the neo-soul trend, started by greats such as Prince and Sade, has steadily declined over the years. While that may be true, the recent Ava Luna show in East Atlanta’s Restaurant and Lounge reminded me that the genre […]

Picture Book and Concert Review: Jungol @ The Earl – July 13th

Photos and Review by Chandler Mays At The Earl this past friday, Jungol unleashed a slew of new songs they’ve written over the past months, and I, along with a packed house, reveled in every single moment of their set. On my way to the show, I realized that I didn’t care what songs they […]

Picture Book & Live Review: Lazer/Wulf @ The Earl – July 7th

Photos and Review by Chandler Mays Anyone who tries to spread the word about Lazer/Wulf always runs into the same problem: Explaining their sound. People throw around genre catchwords such as metal, jazz fusion, thrash, sludge, mathcore, aggressive, progressive, symphonic, melodic, evil-funk, avant-metal… the list goes on. Personally, I prefer to use the phrase “groove […]

Picture Book: Lloyd’s Rocksteady Revue @ Star Bar, February 10

By Kevin Griggs Lloyd’s Rocksteady Revue consist of a diverse group of musicians from the U.S., Jamaica and St. Lucia. In addition to Jonathan Lloyd on lead vocals and trombone, “LLR” is: Andy Bauer on guitar and keys or drums, April Duncan on vocals, Chris Case on organ, Kneah Francois on guitar and vocals, and […]