By Rachael Rene. Start year 2010 with some great ideas for fun things to do in Atlanta. Ghosts of Atlanta Walking Tour, Hip Hop Jam Session at the Apache Café, free salsa lessons, live salsa and meringue music, Downtown Artswalk, Christian Finnegan at The Punchline, Dweezil Zappa at the Variety Playhouse, etc.

By Summer Stanley. Kudos to Author’s Apology, truly a band of bleeding hearts, for displaying good form and sweeping their opening act last Tuesday. Aside from the emo blend and sappy sound, the songs resemble more a prayer booth confession than an apology. Nevertheless, the boys deserve praise for their enthusiastic performance and their oft-expressed gratitude for sharing the stage with such esteemed acts as forgetters and Gentlemen Jesse and His Men.

By Gus Fernandez. There are ticking time bombs in every city, ordinary people capable of doing great things. They wait tables, answer phones, sit in traffic. Unfortunately for some, they tick forever and never explode, but in the case of Ryan Stang and Kid Stuff, the fuse is hot and short. On the brink of blowing up, Kid Stuff already boasts a

By Audra Biddle. I have been lucky enough to know the members of Groove Stain for quite some time now, and therefore rarely miss a show. Atlanta’s own 5-piece rock/reggae ensemble consistently brings a lively, engaging vibe to whichever venue they play, and their upcoming performance, this Thursday, December, 17^th, at The Masquerade is sure to be no exception.

The I Am tour comes to downtown Atlanta supported by the scintillating voice that can only be Beyonce. This concert is a spectacular show backed by dazzling dance moves, flashy choreography, and an all female band.

Beyonce’s parade of costumes almost matches her collection of hits that date to her relationship with Destiny’s Child. Some of her hits include Irreplaceable, Naughty Girl, Radio, Freakum Dress, Check On It and Crazy in Love.