Reviews
Rock Crowd Represents at Shotgun Opera CD Show
In October when lokal music fans are asked to vote for the annual Choice Awards the question may not be “which CD of 2009 took the prize” but rather “which CD release show of 2009 took the prize.” Of course the Choice Awards do not present categories for individual shows or events but if we [...]
Unity & Diversity Reign Supreme at L.i.E. CD Release Show
There was hard rock & hip hip, outlaw country & folk pop, unity & diversity and a whole lotta love all under one roof in downtown Augusta, Georgia. If last weekend’s scattered mix of rock-a-billy, blues, metal, and country all on Broad street was intoxicatingly breathtaking, then last night’s multi-genre show package blend at the L.i.E. [...]
L.i.E. – Eviction
L.i.E. – Eviction Comprised of former members of hard-hitting Augusta acts from the nineties and rounded off with a couple of upstart guitarists. L.i.E. has jumped out of the starting gate hard with debut release “Eviction”, a 16-track cluster of thick heavy rhythms, dark yet at times gorgeous melodies, and split personality vocals. With a lineup [...]
Triple Bill Brings Mixed Platter of Sound
To see more show pix click on photo above Yeah it’s already been well noted that this weekend was quite the crowded weekend for shows. Never in Augusta’s recent musical musical history have the weekends been so stacked. I had already experienced it Friday, now I had to make yet another decision for Saturday. This [...]
Hot Rods Gun the Engines at The Loft
What do you get when you mix muscle cars, hot tattooed chicks, and some kick ass rock & roll? Well in the case of this past Fridays Hot Rods / Pretty Things Peepshow at the Loft, you get a hot night in Augusta, Georgia! Starting with two separate lines trying to get in, over 300 [...]
Blurring the Line & Baldwin Rock the Crap Out of Sector 7G to Save the S**ter
When Mike Garrett of Rockshow Booking decides to jump on a cause, he generally does so with both feet first and a ton of weight piled on to try and make sure the impact is massive. More often than not Garrett comes away with the desired results but as is life, nothing is certain in rock [...]
Jemani Rip (Hop) Sky City a New A**hole
click photo to see more pix 2009 has so far been the year for music releases and this was never more evident than this past weekend when not one, but TWO brand new long-awaited CDs dropped like 10-ton rocks on downtown music venue Sky City. Closing out yet another great 2009 weekend of music, Jemani [...]
Reed Williams Brown Beret Go Old School at 1102
click photo to see more pix With a ton of great weekend shows downtown, the area is prime for bar hopping. On a beautiful night parking and walking from place to place down Broad street can be a mesemerizing experience. Punctuate that with several great spots for live music and you have rock & roll [...]
Jemani – It Is What It Is, Vol. 1: Segregation
Jemani It Is What It Is, Vol. 1: Segregation About 10 years ago a scary dude with dreads and freaky looking eyes walked up to me in front of the National Guard Armory during BloodFest and handed me an even more unusual looking CD. To say I was intrigued would have been a major [...]
Will McCranie – North South
Will McCranie North South Singer-songwriter Will McCranie looks like your average All-American cute kid next door. With his tussled blond hair and wide-eyed gaze McCranie could easily fit in nicely on the pages of any teenybopper magazine next to Aaron Carter or maybe those three Hanson kids a few years back. All that gets tossed out [...]
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