Music & Nightlife
Crib Notes
Joan Baez speaks!
The contemporary folk icon and Dylan cohort plays Atlanta Botanical Garden
Recent Features
Music Feature
Lil Jon remains crunk to death 4
Despite the tanking of his new LP, he pledges not to abandon crunk
Music Feature
Jermaine Dupri's free fall 14
Pop-rap's most famous talent scout on rebound with downsized So So Def
Music Feature
Curtis Mayfield, still making his impression felt
Fred Cash of the Impressions remembers Curtis Mayfield's genius
Barfly
A Social Mess brings virtue back to Buckhead
After a decade in the doldrums, nightlife in the Village meets its match
Music Feature
Zoroaster's third LP puts a polish on epic dirge 2
Atlanta metal band makes Matador concise without compromise
Barfly
Spread Love, not hate 14
Lost soul finds nu groove at DJ Kemit’s monthly
Reviews
Album Reviews
Anna Kramer & the Lost Cause: "I've Been Around" b/w "I Went to the River"
The two songs on this new 7-inch return Kramer to her slower, earthy roots
Album Reviews
Queens of the Stone Age: Rated R Deluxe Edition 1
Interscope/Ume
Album Reviews
Hollyweerd: Edible Phat 2.0
Domino Effect Dvlpmt
Album Reviews
Noot d' Noot: From Ever Since
Shakedown Records
Music Issue 2010
Music Issue
The triumph and tragedy of the Cabbagetown sound 9
Part 1 of 2: Have you heard death singing? An oral history
Music Issue
The Making of OutKast's Aquemini 43
Andre 3000, Big Boi and cast look back on a classic
Music Issue
Deerhunter's Bradford Cox remembers Benjamin Smoke 6
When it comes to bitter queens, it takes one to know one
Music Issue
Music Issue 2010
Yesterday’s musical outsiders have set the standard for Atlanta’s current sound
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Show Previews
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Robinella, Betty Soo @ Eddie's Attic
- Sat., Aug. 7, 8 p.m.
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Lords of Acid, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Blownload, DJ Deathwish @ Masquerade
- Sat., Aug. 7, 8 p.m.
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Here We Go Magic, Beach Fossils, Living Rooms @ The Earl
- Fri., Aug. 6, 9 p.m.
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Country Night w/ Anna Kramer, Isia Cooper, DJs Brian Lord and Jacob @ 529
- Wed., Aug. 4, 9 p.m.
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The Suicide Doors, 40 Hells, The Shockwaves @ The Drunken Unicorn
- Wed., Aug. 4
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Lydia, Analog Rebellion, All Get Out, Teddy and the Bears @ Vinyl
- Tue., Aug. 3, 8 p.m.
Top Viewed Locations
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Everett's Music Barn
- Buford Stoneycypher Road
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Scores
- Stone Mountain/Tucker 2425 Wesley Chapel Road
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678-418-1818
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Smith's Olde Bar
- Buckhead/Brookhaven 1578 Piedmont Ave.
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404-875-1522
- smithsoldebar.com
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(based on 1 user review)
Readers' Favorites
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Buckhead Pool Hall
- Buckhead/Brookhaven 30 Irby Ave.
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404-841-8989
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(based on 1 user review)
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529
- East Atlanta 529 Flat Shoals Ave.
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404-228-6769
- www.529atl.com
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(based on 2 user reviews)
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Blind Willie's
- Virginia-Highland 828 N. Highland Ave.
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404-873-2583
- www.blindwilliesblues.com
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(based on 3 user reviews)
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Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
- Vinings 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway
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770-916-2800
- www.cobbenergycentre.com
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(based on 1 user review)
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14th Street Playhouse
- Midtown 173 14th St.
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404-733-4750
- www.14thstplayhouse.org
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(based on 5 user reviews)
Slideshows
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Lovers of Curtis Mayfield performed a tribute to him during the National Black Arts Festival on July 16. Fans of the legendary singer were treated to performances by The Impressions, Eddie Levert, Van Hunt, Frank McComb, Dionne Farris and Joi Gilliam. (Photos by Laura Watson)
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For one night and one night only, the electro impresario Preston Craig returned to his conquered homeland of Atlanta for a much-warranted Decatur Social Club reunion last Friday [read accompanying story]. His baby, DSC, was a touchstone in the refreshed indie era of the mid-2000s, a weekly blur of a party that became local legend. — J. Winter
![For one night and one night only, the electro impresario Preston Craig returned to his conquered homeland of Atlanta for a much-warranted Decatur Social Club reunion last Friday [<a href="http://clatl.com/atlanta/preston-craig-reunites-decatur-social-club/Content?oid=1576118">read accompanying story</a>]. His baby, DSC, was a touchstone in the refreshed indie era of the mid-2000s, a weekly blur of a party that became local legend. — J. Winter](/imager/b/slideshowtoc/1578442/1556/DecaturTEASE.jpg)
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Creative Loafing celebrated the Music Issue at Star Bar on June 26
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The band played the Variety Playhouse on June 26
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The Making of OutKast's Aquemini 43
Andre 3000, Big Boi and cast look back on a classic
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Jermaine Dupri's free fall 14
Pop-rap's most famous talent scout on rebound with downsized So So Def
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Down the drain 1
What's an adult swim with no adults?
