Stoney Speaks
Verge – Music Bites
(courtesy of verge) – Blew in from the beach just in time to rock this issue’s music column down and first off I gotta say this – was able to finally hit up the Kiss Coffeehouse in Myrtle Beach and also check out some live music. While I enjoyed both, nothing beats a booth and [...]
Stoney Speaks: Knock Down…Drag Out…
I love downtown Augusta. Anyone who catches me just about every morning at Metro Pub & Coffeehouse will back me up on that. I’ve worked downtown, played downtown, owned a business downtown…heck I’ve practically lived downtown. It’s an incredibly beautiful place filled with mostly beautiful people and it only keeps getting better. Although I am [...]
Verge – Sound Bites March 15, 2011
(verge) – Before I drop a boot down on the distortion pedal and tear into yet another blast of music news I’d like to toss out big congrats to award winning guitarist John Berret and his gal Stacy Morbach. Hasn’t been that long since Berret popped the question and in a little over a month [...]
Stoney Speaks: That’s the Spirit…
The bright yellow box is unmistakeable…just from my regular booth perch at Metro Pub and Coffeehouse I can spot two…like Justin Bieber the boxes are everywhere…have been for a lot longer too. Unfortunately come next week…any boxes left across Augusta will be empty…and that Bieber kid will still be around. Just about everyone in the [...]
Stoney Speaks: Caffeine Buzz & the Nicotine Haze
As I sit here in my usual downtown perch (a cozy booth at downtown spot Metro Pub & Coffeehouse) ingesting a fine blend of fresh coffee cigarette smoke I can’t help but to reflect on how this time of the year always seems so similar each time it rolls around yet despite a years worth [...]
Singer-Songwriter Preview Offers Mix of Old and New
Every year since its introduction several years ago, the Augusta Chronicle Singer-Songwriter competition has drawn submissions from all over the Augusta music map as well as the expected mix of praise and criticism. 2010 was no different. Past years have shown that Augusta is full of talented artists, from aspiring young acoustic high schoolers all the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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