Picture Book & Live Review: Hijacking Music Festival @ 529 – December 8th, 2012

Photos and Review by Chandler Mays This year’s Hijacking Music Festival went off without a hitch, and was nothing less than astounding. For ten straight hours, I treated my eardrums to some monumental sonic shenanigans within the cozy confines of East Atlanta Village’s famous 529 Bar. The layout was perfect with a stage on both […]

Live Review: X-Mix with The District Attorneys, Aerobics Cube, Josh Rifkind, Rick Brantley, Lauren St. Jane, & Carly Kane @ Smith’s Olde Bar, Dec. 8th

By Molly Free Getting into the holiday spirit this weekend, I attended Mixtape Atlanta’s annual Christmas shin dig, X-Mix, at Smith’s Olde Bar. Besides providing Atlantans holiday fun and tunes, the X-Mix bash is put on every year benefiting Josh Rifkind’s foundation Song for Kids with a mission to bring music year round to children […]

Picture Book & Live Review: Justin Townes Earle, John McCauley (from Deer Tick), & Seven Handle Sideshow @ Atlantic Station – December 1st, 2012

Photos and Review by Chandler Mays Atlanta kicked off December and the holiday season with the first show of Atlantic Station’s Winter Wonder Jam, a month-long concert series with a multitude of great artists. The evening began with a glorious performance by half the members of Seven Handle Circus, appropriately nicknamed Seven Handle Sideshow. Armed […]

CD Review: Sarah Tollerson, “Wherever We Go”

By: Shelby Lum Last month, singer-songwriter, Sarah Tollerson, released her second album, Wherever We Go.  The indie, folk player out of Winder, Georgia and now a Nashville resident, turned to award-winning, producer Neilson Hubbard to record her latest album. The country music capital’s influences are certainly reflected in her most recent work. The love songs […]

Picture Book & Concert Review: Jacob Jeffries Band with Suzanna Choffel @ Eddie’s Attic – November 29th

By: Shelby Lum Photographed by: Shelby Lum Eddie’s Attic is silent and chatter free, as per usual, as the venue prepared for its live recording.  Suzanna Choffel stepped under the dim red lights first to open for Jacob Jeffries Band.  Opening with “Continental Drift”, her deep, smokey vocals warbled through the speakers.  The folky singer, […]