Still Amazed After All these Years

(photo: Nicky Gendreau) – After four months of voting and preperation, the 2010 Choice Awards are now another great night firmly planted in the Augusta music history books.  When all is said and done one can only guess how will this particular Choice Awards be remembered.
For me personally, this was one of the smoothest and [...]

Augusta Music Family Coming Together Once Again

Time and time again the music scene has come together to help the community as well as their own.  One member of the Augusta music family that has jumped on board countless times to help others in need is former Jemani drummer Jordan Leopard.
Leopard, considered one of the true good guys in Augusta music, spent most of [...]

2009: The Greatest Year in Lokal Music?

As 2009 draws to a close I find myself thinking back over the past year still wondering “did that all really happen?”  So many moments now compiled into one long blur that when sifted through could mark 2009 as one of the, if not THE, greatest year in Augusta music history.
Thinking back I can still [...]

Here We Grow

As the days get cooler and the leaves continue to change color it is obvious that old man winter is creeping his way back into the area.  Yes winter, a time forreflecting on the year to date and thinking ahead of the year to come.
One area band that is thinking ahead is rock trio NoStar.  These [...]

Keeping the Faith…More Shows, More Success

Lately it has not been unusual to see good-sized audiences at shows featuring lokal bands.  I would go so far as to say that within the past couple of years that Augusta has stepped it up with great shows featuring solely CSRA acts.  Of course a lot of this success can be attributed to a [...]

When the Past is Never Just the Past

The past couple of days I have been cruising around in my van or working on the computer cranking the new KISS CD “Sonic Boom.”  To say that I have been deeply immersed in fun musical escapism would be a huge understatement.  A few of the songs take me back to my days as a [...]

I’m Really Happy for You But…

This year I had the pleasure of once again checking out the finals of the August Chronicle’s Singer-Songwriter Contest.  Perhaps the biggest pleasure was the fact that the field this year was miles above last year’s in terms of quality and talent.  Maybe this year’s strong lineup was the reason behind Ronnie Hill not placing [...]

Reunited and It Feels So Good

Ever since hell froze over and The Eagles got back together for the longest reunion tour in the history of rock & roll, reunion fever has been at an all-time high fever pitch.  80’s bands especially have jumped into the mix with everyone from The Cars (sort of) to Gary Numan to Motley Crue digging [...]

From Two-Bit Diner to Musical Buffet

Big Al rocks with JGB at Sky City

by Stoney
Can someone please tell me at what point Augusta went from having a couple of decent shows to go to on the weekend to having so many darn shows going on at once that it’s about near impossible to make a decision on which one to go [...]

We are Family: The Gushing Continues

Surely most of you have experienced being in the presence of a proud Grandparent, you know the one who can easily whip out a fan-folded slew of proudly carried pictures of their grandkids at a moments notice pointing out out where each and every image was taken.  “This was at little Timmy’s first birthday and [...]