By Dee Corley. Elvis Costello Performs at the Tabernacle, The Atlanta Opera’s the Magic Flute at Cobb Energy Centre, The Short Bus Heroes Tour at The Punchline Comedy Club, The Fado Pub Quiz at None Other Than Fado’s Irish Pub, Atlanta Hawks vs. Milwaukee Bucks at Phillips Arena, The Atlanta Opera’s the Magic Flute Student Schedule, Great Big Sea at Variety Playhouse, Martini Friday with Diana at Atlanta Civic Center, The Atlanta Opera’s the Magic Flute at Cobb Energy Centre, Live DJ and Dancing at Fado’s Irish Pub, On Broadway: Marvin Hamlisc at Atlanta Symphony Hall. etc.

Nikki D. Bosompem. Sitting down at Goatfinger Recording Studios in Decatur to talk with lead vocalist Michael Paul, of The Itopia Band proved to be an engaging experience. With a calm, lilting, voice, and deeply introspective demeanor, Mr. Paul introduced me to the elements that make his band unique. From the definition of the band’s name to the concept of “rotating band members,” Michael Paul gave solid and passionate reasons why he feels making music is his calling and that being a musician is more than about the money or living up to an image.

By Dee Corley. Nickelback at Phillips Arena on Wednesday, Traditional Irish Session at Fado’s Irish Pub on Monday, Danny Bhoy at The Punchline Comedy Club on Tuesday, Atlanta Hawks vs. Milwaukee Bucks at Phillips Arena on Tuesday, Atlanta Braves Take On The Phillies at Turner Field on Tuesday, Swing Out Sister at Variety Playhouse on Thursday, Designing With Native Plants at Atlanta Botanical Gardens Thursday etc …

By K. Nola Mokeyane. Upon entering a metro Atlanta Barnes and Nobles on one warm, Monday evening to meet with a burgeoning African American female artist who belts melodies in the pop/rock music genre, I was greeted on the second floor by a mild-mannered, pleasant young lady who appeared rather nervous about our meeting to do this interview. Oscillating her attention between her mobile phone and the notes she took just in case she veered off track during the interview, Butta B-Rocka simply needed to sense that I was probably just as anxious to meet her as she was to meet me as she sat on the other side of the tiny wooden table. However,

By Camillia Harris. Please join me in welcoming, Atlanta’s own country music artist, Leslie Christian. Leslie is country music’s latest Black female vocalist. Leslie comes from a family of vocalists, which are her biggest supporters. Her mother and father initially met singing for various bands. So it doesn’t surprise you where Leslie’s musical talents derived from. She has been singing all her life. Leslie states that she always participated in talent shows and was always singing background for her sister in shows.

By Dee Corley. Smith’s Olde Bar Presents Kevin Spencer in the Atlanta Room Tuesday the 13rd This is a free show, with doors opening at 8 pm.  It’s “4 For $5” night too, upstairs in the Music room, where you’ll enjoy four bands for $5 featuring Keith Moody, Swift Robinson, SENECA, and Wes Jeans with [...]

An interview by Summer Stanley. TheRealAtlanta.com: So, I want to start by thanking you for agreeing to share your story with us – I look forward to hearing you expound on what your struggles have resulted in – your own jewelry line, community activism, and tireless advocacy of the homeless. It’s so brave of you and I think it’s a gift for people to be able to hear about your journey. We have a lot to talk about, but to begin, on a more personal level, because you have experienced homelessness, I wanted to know your opinion on how it is a stigmatized condition and how you combat that.

An Interview by Nikki D. Bosompem. Cavario Hunter, a New York native and current Atlanta resident was born and raised to be a hustler. The lullabies his mother sang to him were those of the workings of the streets and how to be the biggest and best hustler to come after the generation from which she came. His story is contained within the pages of his new novel, Raised By Wolves. Cavario does not hold back as he tells the story of his life the way it was destined to be for him which is that of a “guerilla hustler.”

“I’m the truth and they say the truth hurts.” – Gucci Mane. By Summer Stanley. Some things seem never to change, and among those seeming constants are the trials and tribulations that accompany getting older, in particularly the teen angst that goes hand in hand with puberty. Spring Awakening, this season’s eight-time Tony Award Winner including for Best New Musical, though set in 19^th-century Germany, may as well have won for “Most Relevant Musical,” underscored by Duncan Sheik’s edgy rock compositions.