Creative Loafing Atlanta

Marie Cowser Memorial Park preserves the spirit of its namesake

Rodney Carmichael — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:24:00 -0400

Last Friday, the triangular plot of land on the corner of Auburn Ave. and Randolph St. in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward got a new name. The campaign for Marie Cowser Memorial Park culminated in a dedication ceremony that brought together family, friends, and people from all walks of life, just as the late community activist was remembered for doing in life.…

New Falcons stadium design gets approved, here's what it might look like

Max Blau — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:02:52 -0400

At long last, the Atlanta Falcons have finally settled upon a design for its behemoth new stadium.

Lead designer 360 Architecture, which previously presented two possible looks for the stadium, unveiled a whole slew of new renderings today to Falcons and Georgia World Congress Center Authority officials.…

Mayoral candidate Al Bartell: Reed 'hijacked' City Council for budget process

Max Blau — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:33:00 -0400

Mayoral candidate Al Bartell seems to have ramped up his tiny campaign months after quietly announcing he'll challenge Kasim Reed in this November's city elections.

In a press release, the public policy activist announced a last-minute press conference at City Hall yesterday.…

Rails in the road

Thomas Wheatley — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:13:00 -0400

Tracks along the future Downtown streetcar route outside the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Auburn Avenue offices.

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Bonnaroo 2013 in Pictures

James Camp — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:08:00 -0400

With nearly 200 artists and more than 80,000 attendees, Bonnaroo is one of the largest four-day festivals in the country. This twelfth annual party on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, blends genres of people and music for four days of camping and good times.…

'CL' Music Issue Throwdown comes to Terminal West on Thursday

Chad Radford — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:54:00 -0400

Don't forget, on Thursday night (June 20) CL celebrates the release of its 2013 Music Issue with the second annual Throwdown at Terminal West. Distal, Speakerfoxxx, Divine Interface, and the Difference Machine are all on deck.…

City Council takes forever and a day to approve new budget

Max Blau — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:33:00 -0400

The Atlanta City Council worked into the wee hours of the night yesterday to approve the city's budget.

Council capped off the more than nine-hour meeting by voting 12-3 to approve the $539 million spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year.…

George Packer talks 'The Unwinding' of America

Scott Daughtridge — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:11:00 -0400

In his latest nonfiction book The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America, George Packer - author and New Yorker staff writer - presents the story of the American economic decline as no one else has. With the skill of a novelist to develop intimate portraits of a variety of characters, Packer follows four people through years of successes and failures, from wealthy entrepreneur, Peter Thiel to Youngstown, Ohio, community organizer, Tammy Thomas.…

'Girl with a Pearl Earring' spotted by photographers in Atlanta

Wyatt Williams — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:58:00 -0400

For weeks, we've been hearing that a certain girl would be making her first appearance in Atlanta. PR emails were exchanged.…

Tracklist: Kanye is a God

Spencer Sloan — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:31:39 -0400

>> Disregard all previous reporting, it's more or less officially official, now: Yeezus is a classic album. Nice going, God.…

Third-annual Peach Jam

Gina Yu — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:33:00 -0400

It's that time of year again.
Time to celebrate the beloved stone fruit that adorns Georgia's license plates, stamps, and postcards: the peach.…

Music Midtown 2013 lineup announced

Chad Radford — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:42:00 -0400

Over the last several days, Music Midtown has curiously rolled out the lineup for this year's two-day fest (Sept. 20-21) in Piedmont Park via a series of album covers, altered to feature a cartoon owl that they've decided to brand, via Facebook Twitter, etc. The full lineup has been announced, and a third stage has been added to Oak Hill facing 10th Street.

The lineup is as follows:

Friday, September 20
Journey
Jane's Addiction
2 Chainz
Phoenix
Cake
North Mississippi Allstars
The Mowgli's
Drivin N Cryin

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First Slice 6/18/13: Behold, the final Falcons stadium design?

Max Blau — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:24:48 -0400

The Atlanta Falcons and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority will vote today on a final design for the new $1 billion multi-use stadium.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation will look into Fulton District Attorney Paul Howard's forfeiture spending following allegations over the way he used the funds.…

5 things to do: Twin Shadow

Alicia Carter — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:00:00 -0400

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72 Marietta Street gallery gets OK from City Council

Max Blau — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:34:00 -0400

A new Downtown Atlanta art gallery is now one step closer to becoming a reality.

The Atlanta City Council today OK'd allocating up to $750,000 to fund the planned gallery at 72 Marietta Street.…

Sports radio show hosts fired over skit mocking former Saints player with ALS (Update)

Thomas Wheatley — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:45:00 -0400

This morning, long before CL staffers exited their cryogenic chambers, 790 The Zone's Mayhem in the AM aired a skit that apparently mocked former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason. I say "apparently" because, well, I'm not just an a.m.…

Midsummer Music Festival

Dustin Chambers — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:11:00 -0400

June 14-15, 2013 - Last weekend, Atlantans enjoyed the annual Midsummer Music and Food Festival, a free event in Candler Park. Friday evening brought a nice, mellow warm-up to Saturday's maximum-capacity crowd.…

Usher makes moves, and a short film, with Samsung

Rodney Carmichael — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:09:07 -0400

Apparently, Jay-Z doth not give a damn about the 2.6 million Illuminati conspiracy theories the Internet's been spreading 'bout him. In fact, dude must find it pretty hilarious.…

Baths brings glitchy synth-pop to the Masquerade

Bobby Power — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:29:00 -0400

As Baths, Will Wiesenfeld produces an artier, more experimental take on the laptop electronica-postrock hybrid of the early-2000s. The solo electronic pop project revives and invigorates a style shaped by the Postal Service, the Notwist, and Berlin's Morr Music label, while playing up the driving, emotive force presented in those decade-old sounds.…

Laura Moriarty reads from 'The Chaperone' tomorrow

Scott Daughtridge — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:42:00 -0400

Laura Moriarty's newest novel, The Chaperone, is the story about Cora Carlisle, who is tasked to chaperone 15-year-old, silent film star Louise Brooks on a trip from Wichita, Kansas, to New York City. Louise is considered a striking beauty, while the 36-year-old Cora "had been told she had a kind, pleasant face, and that she was lucky to have good teeth."

Set in the 1920s and '30s, The Chaperone illustrates the changing social landscape in the Prohibition-era Unites States.…

On City Council's to-do list today: approve $539 million city budget

Thomas Wheatley — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:35:00 -0400

In about 45 minutes, the Atlanta City Council will gather to, among other things, vote on Mayor Kasim Reed's proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The $539 million spending plan includes cash for additional police, an urban farm across the street from City Hall, and the proposed 311 call center.…

Atlanta food events, June 17-21: International sushi day, Burger Badge Bash, and more

Gina Yu — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:54:52 -0400

Wine dinner? Beer tasting?…

Scenes from Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest

Dustin Chambers — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:29:00 -0400

Cypress Street Pint & Plate was transformed into a hot dog-lovers paradise as it hosted a Nathan's hot dog eating contest. Contestants were given 10 minutes to consume as many hot dogs as they could without losing any in the process.…

5 things to do: Tame Impala

Alicia Carter — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:48:00 -0400

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Tracklist: Jay-Z has the Holy Grail

Spencer Sloan — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:29:40 -0400

>> Jay-Z has announced that the title of his new album will be called Magna Carta Holy Grail Hope Diamond Ark of The Covenant Fountain Of Youth Declaration of Independence Bill Of Rights. LOL.…