Written and drawn by Jon Ciliberto When I was in high school and college in the 1980s, I’d see the name “Martin Bisi” on albums by an incredibly wide range of creative acts: Foetus, Herbie Hancock, Material, John Zorn, Fred Frith, Afrika...
Read moreCantos Y Cuentos: Modern Music live in Atlanta
When their cellist had to cancel, the string quartet Cantos Y Cuentos made a clever substitution at a recent performance as part of the SoundNow music festival. Nimbleness is not an attribute normally associated with classical music ensembles...
Read moreSiberia to ATL with artist Evgenia Leshchinskaia
Her voice is sharp with a harmony of accents, mostly Russian. She speaks German, English, Spanish, Russian and a little bit of Hebrew. There’s a certain cadence to it. From Russia to Atlanta “Music is my biggest passion...
Read moreAll in with artist, Stephanie Elder
If you go out to see shows in Atlanta, chances are you have a piece of Stepanie Elder’s art. She and her mom distribute her work, carefully protected and packaged in small plastic bags. They swarm into the show like a set of...
Read moreSerious Comedy Talk with Shalewa Sharpe
How the f*ck are you and where the f*ck you been? Why’d you leave ATL and be a comedian in NYC? Was it something we said? If so, We’re sorry. “I’ve been in Brooklyn a little over 4 years. I moved just for comedy. Just to see what it...
Read moreAsha Lakra: Portrait of a Sound Engineer
Asha laughs at all my jokes. I can count on it. She also says the funniest things I’ve ever heard. We started this interview at 6 o’clock in the morning. She had just rolled back into town in a 26-foot box truck on a two-day journey back from a...
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