ReviewsSound and Soul’s 100 Favorite Albums & EPs of 2021 Sound and Soul…soul, and blues. Those are certainly a few of the beautiful components that our city’s sonic landscape is built around. But I like knowing there are other artists out there…
InterviewsJohn Sebastian on Returning to the Music of the Lovin’ Spoonful, the Evolution of Recording & Rock n’ Roll Mythology Aaron Irons…of Fame as a member of the Lovin’ Spoonful. Profilic doesn’t even come close to encompassing Sebastian’s career and influence. Embedded within the rock n’ roll DNA of American music,…
NewsMGA Hosts Award-Winning Journalist Sarah Topol For Master Lectures and Conversations Series Sound and Soul…State University (MGA) as part of the Master Lectures & Conversations Series. Her talk will take place from 6pm to 7:30 pm Tuesday, Feb. 4, in the Arts Complex Theater…
ReviewsReview: ‘Carry Me Home’, Mavis Staples & Levon Helm Aaron Irons…and I’m gonna serve Him ’til I die!” Carry Me Home closes rightfully or inevitably with one of the greatest songs of the 20th Century, “The Weight”, complete with harmony…
NewsCity of Perry to Host Virtual Dance Party on August 8th Sound and Soul…This FREE, all-inclusive, family-friendly online event will feature dance hits from the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s courtesy of DJ Mix Master T. Throughout the evening, enjoy a variety of interactive…
ColumnsLong Time Human: Quarantine Haley Rice…and he promptly followed up with a deadpan, “Where’s my cape?” He’s three and he already has the timing of a seasoned Vaudeville comic. Long story short, Boychild has an…
NewsMercer University to Hold Outdoor Watch Party for SoCon Menβs Basketball Championship Game Aaron IronsTonight’s conference championship game will be televised on ESPN, and the University is hosting a free outdoor watch party from 6pm-9pm in Mercer Village at 1635 Montpelier Avenue, Macon, GA…
InterviewsShine A Different Light: Maya de Vitry Charlie Farmer…propulsion towards connection, making Violet Light a companion piece for a new year that offers no promises, only a confirmation in the power of communion. CF- Your latest, Violet Light,…
Interviews‘Our bio says old-soul roots music and I think that’s true, but the funny thing is we didn’t approach it like that at all!’ Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno on New Album, Tradition, and Innovation Aaron Irons…(Vivian actually just turned 23), you wouldn’t expect such a tapestry of experience to precede Vivian and Riley– but you’d be mistaken. Both of them grew up in musical families…
InterviewsThe Andy Browne Troupe: A Thinking Man’s (and Woman’s) Band Aaron Irons…jobs and they hired me on a freelance basis, like permanent freelance, but I did work for the Stones, U2, toured with Van Halen. I was in Japan for the…
InterviewsGA-20’s Matthew Stubbs Talks Blues, Future Tunes & Dream Guitars Ahead of 1/12 Return to Grant’s Lounge Charlie Farmer…work, a 28-minute blast of hip-flask testimonies of the human condition that delights in Chicago blues but also flirts with the R&B insanity of early ’50s heretics like Little Richard…
InterviewsSterling Waite’s Reedy River String Band to Play JBA on 2/4 Aaron Irons…talks about his formative period in Macon and shares details on new recordings. AI- The first time that I remember hearin’ your name was in connection with Cotton Avenue Hustlers….