Lokal Loudness | Weekly Spotlight

Rock Fore! Dough Opener Announced

By Stoney ⋅ March 2, 2010 ⋅ Read the full article ⋅ Post a comment

First Tee of Augusta has announced that Augusta native Will McCranie will be the opener for this year’s “Drive for Show, Rock Fore! Dough concert to be held April 6th at First Tee of Augusta on Damascus Road. Joining McCranie, as he warms up the stage for international music artists The Goo Goo Dolls and [...]

Choice Awards Results

By Stoney ⋅ February 21, 2010 ⋅ Read the full article ⋅ Post a comment

The 2010 Choice Awards, held on February 20 at Sky City, was once again an amzing gathering of great Augusta music folks. All the performances were great and the award presentations were fun. Here’s a look at who won:
Fave Drummer - Michael Dinkins (L.i.E.)
Fave Bassist - Jo Bone (L.i.E./Shotgun Opera)
Fave Guitarist - John Berret (Reed Brown Beret)
Fave [...]

Polls Closed: Next Up – Choice Awards 2/20

By Stoney ⋅ January 21, 2010 ⋅ Read the full article ⋅ One comment

Since October of last year all of our friends here in the CSRA have voted to nominate and ultimately decide the winners for the 2010 Lokal Loudness Choice Awards spotlighting the faves in music for 2009. The winners, as voted by fans of Augusta/CSRA music, will be announced at the annual Lokal Loudness Choice Awards [...]

Nominees Are In! Vote For Your Faves Now!

By Stoney ⋅ December 11, 2009 ⋅ Read the full article ⋅ 13 comments

From October 1st through Thanksgiving the public cast their votes to nominate their faves for February’s Choice Awards and now as we roll through December and head towards 2010 the nominees are now available for all to choose from as faves for the 2010 Lokal Loudness Choice Awards to be presented at Sky City February [...]

Rocking the Stocking Kicks off Christmas Music Season

By Stoney ⋅ November 27, 2009 ⋅ Read the full article ⋅ Post a comment

December 5th brings with it the 16th Annual Kevin Scott Brown Rocking the Stocking Concert & Christmas Party. This year will feature crackpot house band the Vellotones featuring VT mainstays Mike Vello and John Donnelly plus Jack Riggs (Blue Oyster Cult touring guitarist) and Scott Terry (Lewis Family/Earl Scruggs) back such great Augusta artists as George [...]

Less Than a Week Left to Nominate Your Faves for the Lokal Loudness Choice Awards

By Stoney ⋅ November 21, 2009 ⋅ Read the full article ⋅ Post a comment

Augusta music fans only have until this Thursday (turkey day to those who may be calender challenged) to nominate their fave Augusta/CSRA bands, musicians, peeps for the Lokal Loudness Choice Awards. Once nominating is done check back here during the month of December to choose your overall faves in each category. To vote go to [...]

CONfederation of LOUDness Kicks Off Second Year

By Stoney ⋅ November 3, 2009 ⋅ Read the full article ⋅ Post a comment

Online Augusta music talk show CONfederation of LOUDness, co-hosted by Confederation of Noisemakers mastermind Brian “Stak” Allen and Lokal Loudness creater John “Stoney” Cannon recently celebrated one year of online Augusta music coverage this past October and to officially kick off the shows second year presented an “old school” episode this past Sunday night featuring [...]

The Sounds of Halloween

By Stoney ⋅ October 27, 2009 ⋅ Read the full article ⋅ Post a comment

As the fall takes over and the chills slowly creep in, the holiday season arrives to engulf all in its annual trappings. What will end in a couple of months with the celebratory ringing in of yet another new year begins this week with the dark and gloomy tradition known to all as Halloween. While [...]

Bloodfest XV Tickets Available Online Now or at Sky City!

By Stoney ⋅ September 29, 2009 ⋅ Read the full article ⋅ Post a comment

Starting Friday, October 2nd, tickets for this year’s return of Bloodfest, the fifteenth edition of Bloodfest, will go on sale online here at Lokal Loudness as well as at host venue Sky City, 1157 Broad Street, and through bands on the event’s lineup.
Bloodfest XV, to be held October 24th at Sky City, will feature the stellar musical lineup of [...]

CONfederation of LOUDness Controversy / Time Change

By Stoney ⋅ September 22, 2009 ⋅ Read the full article ⋅ Post a comment

For over a year now Lokal Loudness and the Confederation of Noisemakers have teamed up to present CONFEDERATION OF LOUDNESS, a weekly two hour online live talk radioshow featuring commentary from CON’s Brian “Stak” Allen and our own John “Stoney” Cannon. Each week (barring an absence or two here and there) COL has mixed music [...]