“I just make shit,” says Matt Evans. “It’s part of who I am.” Born and raised in Atlanta, Evans, 29, has…
Morris Robinson breaks stereotypes in the Atlanta Opera’s ‘Porgy and Bess’
“When I started out — being a big black guy from the South — people wanted to see me sing…
These handcrafted guitars are made with lumber salvaged from the former Masquerade
Argentinian-born Tomas Holgado was 14 years old the first time he stepped on stage at the Masquerade, one of Atlanta’s…
Annie Leeth Breaks Barriers: Classically-Trained, Indie Pop Musician to Release Less Traveled
Annie Leeth, an Atlanta-based producer and violinist, left Richmond, VA to pursue an undergraduate degree in music at the University…
Teen sensation Callista Clark debuts with soulful, boundary pushing country EP
At 17, Callista Clark’s musical abilities extend well beyond her years. Raised in a family of musicians in Zebulon, about…
Rising Appalachia returns with new album that explores their “Southern trinity”
In late May, the band dropped the surprise album The Lost Mystique of Being in the Know. Self-produced and recorded live…
Pianist Julie Coucheron makes an unexpected debut with Atlanta Symphony
In early January, Julie Coucheron received a surprise email. Due to a last-minute cancellation by pianist Stephen Hough, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra…
Music clubs take cautious approach to reopening amid rebounding Covid-19
Every morning for the past three months, Eddie Owen, owner of the Red Clay Music Foundry, has gone to Georgia’s COVID-19…
Re-entering society during a pandemic
“Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past,” says Alex Alvarado, quoting writer and comedian Lily Tomlin. A…
Today in street art: Atlanta’s muralists turn to prints, doodles, virtual work amid Covid-19
When Covid-19 hit in early March, many of us were out of work, filing for unemployment or switching to teleworking. Atlanta’s…
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