Crib Notes, Creative Loafing Atlanta

Madonna playing Atlanta in November

Rodney Carmichael — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:18:18 -0500

First the Super Bowl, then the planet. Instead of basking in her #winning performance last Sunday with a much-deserved trip to Disney World, the Material ~~Girl~~ ~~MILF~~ Madam is going on a 52-city European and North American tour.…

Patterson Hood, John Bell, others rock against Walmart

Gabe Vodicka — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:27:39 -0500

Above, check out a video for "After it's Gone," a song written by Drive-By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood and featuring a group called the Downtown 13 - a crew that includes other Athens luminaries like Mike Mills of R.E.M. and Widespread Panic's John Bell. The song, linked to a group called Protect Downtown Athens, is a response to a proposed development by Atlanta-based Selig Enterprises that would see a brand new Walmart erected on downtown Athens' scenic eastern edge.…

Why you asking all them questions?

Rodney Carmichael — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:39:15 -0500

The dude with the dreads and the crazy facial expressions is Emmanuel Hudson, an Atlanta-based rapper who goes by the name Kosher. But it's his viral novelty-song videos that have been blowing up.…

Jones St.' drops today

Chad Radford — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:24:44 -0500

Lyric Jones' debut album, Jones St. drops today, but the release party isn't happening 'til Saturday, February 18 at Apache Cafe, so you've got a full week-and-a-half to learn it, feel it, and go to the show and sing it back to her.

A few of these songs have already leaked out onto the Internet ("Trapped In The City Lights," "Gotta Go," "Loss On Repeat"), but in the context of the whole album, Jones' talents come into full view.…

Tracklist: Bob Marley docu.. you know how sometimes it's like ... wait what we were talking about

Spencer Sloan — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:39:35 -0500

>> Madonna announces 2012 MDNA world tour dates. (keep scrolling!)

>> When Jay-Z played Carnegie Hall.…

Ekundayo re-ups with 'Ten Speed'

Chad Radford — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:48:12 -0500

Atlanta MC Ekundayo's clear-headed rhymes are as spiritually at ease as they are cerebral with “Ten Speed,” a renewed take on one of his older numbers. Of course hip-hop is a vital part of what he does, but the Brooklyn-born Atlanta transplant possesses a rare ability to channel a West Indian spirit with his reggae and soul inflections, yet he molds them to serve a distinct musical hybrid that's free from the clich�s that come along with these musical stylings.…

Newsflash Atlanta! A Soul Train Flash Mob is popping off Sunday

Rodney Carmichael — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:54:00 -0500

It's not everyday that you hear about a flash mob a full week in advance. But whatever Atlanta may lack in spontaneity, it more than makes up for in ingenuity.…

Your new work soundtrack is police chatter and ambient music. Enjoy.

Thomas Wheatley — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:50:42 -0500

Good news: "You are listing to," a website that blends select cities' police-scanner chatter with ambient electronic music, has added Atlanta to its list of options. You can finally hear what Atlanta Police officers are doing in Zone 2 while you finish your TPS reports.…

Tracklist: As far as massive, lip-syncing, LCD spectacles go, Madonna was great!

Spencer Sloan — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:40:48 -0500

>> In the age of The Real Housewives of Your Septic Tank, Jersey Shore, and Chelsea Lately, the M.I.A. finger thing is simply not. a. thing.…

Chad Rad's concert picks (Feb. 6-11)

Chad Radford — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:29:58 -0500

Monday, February 6
>> Bukkake Boys, Dinos Boys, Acid Freaks, Horny Dinosores. Free.…

Watch Madonna and Cee Lo win the Super Bowl

Rodney Carmichael — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:17:00 -0500

Madonna's 50-something, which means she's not too old to lip-synch but way too old to trade saliva with M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj. Meanwhile Cee Lo steals the show, making it the closest Atlanta will ever get to winning the Super Bowl.…

Photos: Big Freedia at The Earl

Dustin Chambers — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:54:43 -0500

New Orleans bounce diva, Big Freedia shook the foundations of the Earl yesterday with a wild night of rump shaking madness. Local funk outfit Noot d' Noot rounded out the bill.…

Mike Doughty comes clean about heroin addiction in new memoir

Alec Wooden — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:40:00 -0500

Mike Doughty loves drugs. Now let's be clear: He doesn't do them anymore.…

Photos: Anthrax at the Tabernacle

Joeff Davis — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:58:17 -0500

Anthrax played the Tabernacle on Thursday night. Check out more photos.

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Trying to remember what happened last night @therealjuicyj via my twitter feed

Wyatt Williams — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:10:00 -0500

I had meant to cover Juicy J, Dom Kennedy, and Freddie Gibbs at the Quad in some capacity for Creative Loafing last night. When I arrived at the office this morning, I realized that I didn't really remember enough of the evening to write about it.…

Photos: Behind the scenes with Atlanta's rap video directors

Dustin Chambers — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:03:00 -0500

We went behind the scenes with several of the DIY video directors featured in this week's cover story, "Motion Family, Decatur Dan, and Phil the God Lead Rap's Viral Offensive." The shoots documented include Waka Flocka's "No Hands" (2010), Gucci Mane's "North Pole" (2012), Future and T.I.'s "Magic" remix (2011), and Pill's "It's All On Me" (2012).…

Atlanta weekend music update (Feb. 3-5)

Chad Radford — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:59:42 -0500

Friday, February 3

>> Open Improv / International Noise Conference! feat.…

Tracklist: Letterman loves Lana Del Rey

Spencer Sloan — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:54:38 -0500

>> (OFFICIAL) Music video for Madonna's "Give Me All Your Luvin'" (feat. M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj) has Adidas logos on Nicki Minaj's breasts.…

VIDEO: 'Black Gold' by Esperanza Spalding and Algebra

Carlton Hargro — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:32:11 -0500

Yesterday, we brought you the brand-new video from Atlanta soul singers Rhonda Thomas and Avery Sunshine. Today.…

Air Loaf: DIY music video directors

Bobby Feingold — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0500

CL's Chante Lagon and Rodney Carmichael discuss Atlanta's new breed of music video directors. These directors on the rise are using accessible technology to turn the industry on its ear.…

You say no to drugs, Juicy J can't

Rodney Carmichael — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:33:10 -0500

Last time Juicy J came to Atlanta, he made dicks of us all. I imagine tonight will be no different, minus the Halloween costumes.…

King Khan and the Shrines at the Basement

Joeff Davis — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:12:47 -0500

King Khan and the Shrines jammed at the Basement in East Atlanta on Tuesday night.

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Air Loaf: Music for the weekend

Bobby Feingold — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:30:00 -0500

CL's Chante Lagon and Chad Radford pick the best concerts this weekend, including Adron at the Earl tonight, Hollyfest at Star Bar tomorrow night, and Big Freedia at the Earl on Saturday.

Download now or listen after the jump.…

'Transformers N the Hood'? Great. 'Transformers' in Midtown? Not so great

Christina Lee — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:35:22 -0500

Black & Mild smoke permeated the air as a guy with a tuft of a mohawk leapt onto the stage and gleefully whipped out a slim stack of crisp bills. The flailing and swaying of two dozen college girls occupied almost every square inch of Opera Nightclub's tiered dance platforms, with up to six at a time holding onto its centerpiece stripper pole.…

VIDEO: Rhonda Thomas and Avery Sunshine in 'Just Us'

Carlton Hargro — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:22:29 -0500

The folks here at Creative Loafing are often referred to (usually rightly so) as curmudgeons, but not even our dour asses can fight the happy feelings when we look at the new video by Atlanta soul singers Rhonda Thomas and Avery Sunshine.

Just check out the clip, for the song “Just Us” for your damn self; there’s no way you can deny the sonic joy bursting off the screen:

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