We've really got it all here in Atlanta: rock 'n roll, pop, R&B, soul, and - with the resurgence of the indie scene - some of the best shoegaze-y dream pop a music lover could want. Atlanta-based, Georgia Tech-born quintet password:password is at the helm of the movement. Fronted by lead singer Claire Lacombe and [...]
It's been almost two years since Atlanta's chill electropop artist Seersha - aka Kara Revnes - shared any music with the world, but at long last, she's back with her latest single, "Lecture Me." The singer, songwriter, and producer's seemingly effort ability to create ambient soundscapes that are equally driving and oh-so-chill is unrivaled, but [...]
For singer-songwriter, actress, and filmmaker Victoria Blade, home is less of a place than a state of mind. Michigan-born, Blade has since called Detroit, Chicago, Brooklyn, and - finally - Atlanta home. Before you start calculating how much time and energy it would take to simply move from city to city, let me add another [...]
For singer-songwriter and high school senior Grace Conley, change has almost become second nature. As she approaches the next chapter of her life, however, she felt compelled to look back and chronicle her growth through some difficult goodbyes, painful moments, and take a big leap of faith into a world that's full of the unknown, [...]
Athens-based, New-York-born, Ecuadorian-and-Nicaraguan singer-songwriter Sarah Zúñiga brings an intimate sensibility to her unique brand of alternative-folk, blending sharp observation with the textured poeticism of traditional Spanish folk music. An alum of the University of Georgia who spent her senior year studying in England before graduating with a bachelor's degree in International Affairs, Zúñiga's emotive vocals [...]
Since the launch of PLAYING ATLANTA, I've had the opportunity to talk to some incredible bands, most of whom I've known for a while. Every now and then, though, a new local act comes onto my radar, and it's always a pleasant surprise. Andi Kezh, however, is something else entirely. A pleasant surprise, yes. But [...]
Only a few years ago, it was no surprise to hear an Atlanta musician say, "I'm moving to Nashville to play music." It makes sense, right? It is the music capital of the South - or, at least it was. But for Nate Cain, lead vocalist and guitarist of the tart-pop quartet The Hipps, the [...]
I think I was about 22 minutes into the Allman Brothers Band's infamous "Mountain Jam" one day when I realized something: I love jam bands. I love the seemingly effortless movement, the way the players anticipate every chord change, every shifting rhythm, every intricate melody and harmony, and make it seem like it just happens. I [...]
It's officially spring in the South: the sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful... and the pollen count is through the roof. That's not keeping the music lovers of Atlanta from getting out and enjoying themselves, though! Lucky for us, we've got plenty of rad bands to keep us dancing through the itchy [...]
Before any kickoff at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia, a video rolls across the big screen, with a deep, haunting voiceover that repeats the same monologue at every game. Just thinking about it brings chills to my body; there's something so nostalgic and powerful about it, highlighting the greatest victories UGA football has ever seen, [...]
