Creative Loafing
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CURRENT ISSUE: VOL. 51 • NO. 10 • JULY 2022
ATL UNTRAPPED: Latif Rashad sees it — do you?
Get familiar with the founder of Wisdom Fashion House, and get ready for a month of must-attend rap concerts.
ATL BREWS: Anniversaries, luaus and dance parties on tap
08/05/2022 1:47 PM
The 411 on Atlanta beers and breweries
CONCERT REVIEW: Revisiting Kendrick Lamar live
08/03/2022 1:33 PM
‘The Big Steppers Tour’ at State Farm Arena
GRAZING: You no longer have to fly to enjoy One Flew South
08/02/2022 1:27 PM
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ABOUT TOWN: Walking on the Moon
08/02/2022 11:24 AM
Plus evolving artists, cool cars, floozies and gamblers, and pulp novels
CREATIVE ARTS: Street art in August truly highlights the city’s beauty
08/01/2022 6:32 PM
Exhibitions pay homage to Indigenous tradition, graffiti, and abstract expressionism this month
BLUES & BEYOND: Challenge this!
08/01/2022 12:56 PM
The Atlanta Blues Challenge sends the city’s best blues talent to Memphis
ATL UNTRAPPED: A Month Of Morale
07/13/2022 8:42 PM
Kendrick Lamar, Lotus Rosery, and the Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash included in a full month of major hip-hop shows
RADIO TUCKER MUSIC FEST II: reCurrent Rage, Lynx Deluxe, Art Linton, and others to perform
07/13/2022 10:13 AM
Oliver Bewley currently rages for his father Chris
THE VINYL WARHOL: Werqing the world
07/06/2022 2:32 PM
RuPaul's Drag Race, Fun Isn't Fair and more this month
ABOUT TOWN: Distilleries, comedy, dinosaurs and plays
07/05/2022 5:59 PM
School’s out, so parents and kids each get choices in July
Events
HAPPY HOUR AT APACHE XLR: $5 DRINK SPECIALS & 1/2 APPETIZERS,
Cost: $0 rsvp - not a ticket or reservation.,
08/11/2022 6:30 PM
T.I EXPOSURE OPEN MIC,
Cost: $20 advance tickets, $30 table reservation for 2 - admission not included,
08/11/2022 9:00 PM
FRI-WE BRUNCH AF! w/ BOTTOMLESS MIMOSAS & ROVING ENTERTAINMENT FROM 12-2P,
Cost: $0 rsvp - all table s are first come first serve,
08/12/2022 10:00 AM
SKYBALLS — Atlanta's #1 Tribute To Phish + Parker Sith & The Bandwidth,
Cost: $15,
08/12/2022 8:00 PM
The Pre Party - Woodstock Pre-Concert Celebration Artisan Wine Tasting & Dancing,
Cost: $15,
08/13/2022 5:00 PM
THE DUDE RANCH (BLINK 182 TRIBUTE)
& WARP'D (POP-PUNK TRIBUTE),
Cost: $20 ADV / All Ages,
08/13/2022 7:00 PM
Atlanta Magic Night! w/ Jeff McClure + Paul Sponaugle,
Cost: $15 Adv – $20 Door
Doors @ 7 PM (proof of vaccination is required to enter; masks encouraged but not required),
08/13/2022 8:00 PM
News/Features
Creative Loafing's 50th Anniversary Issue
NEWS BRIEF: Rudy Giuliani must testify before Atlanta grand jury, judge orders
08/11/2022 2:00 AM
McBurney lays down the law
NEWS BRIEF: Staff shortage forces closure of Scalini’s restaurant
08/11/2022 2:00 AM
Italian restaurant 86’ed in Smyrna
NEWS BRIEF: Renderings unveiled for landmark funeral home spot in Midtown
08/11/2022 2:00 AM
Spring Hill to be reborn
NEWS BRIEF: Atlanta Fashion Week comes to Underground in October
08/11/2022 2:00 AM
Swag bags part of the catwalk experience?
NEWS BRIEF: Could Georgia’s abortion ban be lifted?
08/10/2022 2:00 AM
Judge McBurney will rule in due course
5 Things to Do Today
Women Abstract Expressionists
08/11/2022 12:00 PM
rek Gallery
CL Critic Kevin C. Madigan Recommends: Open less than a year, this smallish art gallery on a...
Hotel Mira VS The Zolas
08/11/2022 8:00 PM
Vinyl
Vancouver bands The Zolas and Hotel Mira have announced a string of American tour dates this summer. The tour will kick off in Seattle, WA on July 25t...
John Hiatt & The Goners, Sonny Landreth, The Suitcase Junket
08/11/2022 8:00 PM
City Winery
CL Critic Hal Horowitz Recommends: At this stage, Hiatt is an iconic singer/songwriting veteran....
The Wildwoods w/ The Brookses + Scotty B
08/11/2022 8:00 PM
Red Light Cafe
An evening of Americana, Folk and more with The Wildwoods, The Brookses and Scotty B. The Wildwoods are an enchanting Folk/Americana duo based in Linc...
Ben Danaher, Stephanie Lambring
08/11/2022 9:00 PM
Eddie's Attic
For singer/songwriter Ben Danaher, carrying on a family tradition of storytelling has often led him down darkened roads to haunting, painful reflectio...
CL Promotions
Fun & Free: 'Super Pets' Starring Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart
08/14/2022 9:00 AM
win a pair of tickets to see “DC LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETS” at a theater near you! Rated PG.
Fun & Free: Smokin' Novas with Rare Birds
08/06/2022 9:00 AM
August 6 at From The Earth's Back Porch Concert Series!
Music
ATL UNTRAPPED: The New Deante' Hitchcock — on and off wax
06/03/2022 5:07 PM
A conversation about The Mother God Project and a preview of the June hip-hop concert calendar
BLUES & BEYOND: Frankie Lee’s mission is the blues … and beyond
06/03/2022 3:10 PM
The six headed proponent of blues, soul, jazz and zydeco returns to the stage
Arts & Culture
SCREEN TIME: New friends and old ‘enemies’
06/03/2022 1:48 PM
The Blob, Lawrence, and Baby Jane, too
ABOUT TOWN: Pullman Yards pulls out all the stops
06/03/2022 9:39 AM
Explorations of addictive stories, R&B classics, contemporary operas, and photography phenomena
CREATIVE ARTS: An artist’s duty is to reflect the times
06/03/2022 11:04 AM
Paintings, sculptures, and photography to observe in the month of June.
Restaurants
GRAZING: Drip — ‘a coffee shop around the corner’
06/03/2022 9:04 PM
Leaving Starbucks for a barista named Sylvester
ATL BREWS: IPAs? We don’t need no stinking IPAs!
08/01/2022 1:28 PM
The 411 on Atlanta beers and breweries
Where to Eat BBQ in Atlanta
01/31/2019 9:28 PM
Browse BBQ restaurants in Atlanta as well as recommendations for the best ribs and sandwiches. CL's critics & readers weigh in on where to eat BBQ in ...
Where to Eat Late Night in Atlanta
01/17/2021 11:16 AM
Our list of 24 hour restaurants and late night food options.
Where to Eat Ethiopian in Atlanta
01/01/2019 4:42 PM
The ultimate list of Ethiopian dishes and restaurants in Atlanta.
Podcasts
Marketplace
Little Five Points Store
Creative Loafing has teamed up with L5P merchants to showcase items for sale. See some of the items from retail shops in Little Five Points. CL Marketplaces.
Piedmont Heights Neighborhood Store
Creative Loafing and the Piedmont Heights Alliance have teamed up to present a virtual shopping guide to the local shops in the neighborhood. CL Marketplaces.
Virginia Highland Store
Virginia Highland has some cool shops and experiences. See our marketplace for a sampling of what VA HA has to offer. CL Marketplaces.
Atlanta Events and Things to Do Today and this Weekend