As a child, I always loved stories. My favorite ones were the ones like “The Wizard of Oz” or “Alice In Wonderland”. A child escaping her humdrum town and landing in a magical world of the bizarre and mystifying all while having the absolute time of their lives with some seedy and unique characters. Fadia Kader’s CMYK show hosted by Atlanta based musician, Bosco was just that for me, except I’m not sure if Alice or Dorothy were offered PBRs during the duration of their adventures.
I see in color. And all my artist friends see in color too. So Bosco‘s upcoming ‘CMYK’ monthly design & music showcase makes much sense. We were asked to pick two artists to represent Art Nouveau. We chose Ben Carson & Universal Kingdom.
If I get another email about SXSW I’m going to scream. Even louder than I’m currently screaming because I won’t be there. A.K.A. Frowny Face. As painter Tatyana Fazlalizadeh tweeted, “#sxsw feels like all the fun kids leaving school for a field trip and you gotta stay back cus you didn’t get your permission slip signed.” If you’re one of those ‘fun kids’ with permission slips currently frolicking indie music heaven here are six artists and shows you must check out.
It feels good to see one of us make it. Atlanta showed out in droves this past weekend to view J Is For Junkie, a documentary following a small sect of Atlanta’s homeless population by New York based artist/director Corey Davis. Take a closer look at this behind the scenes video from the premiere presented by Greedmont TV and Cool Cinema.
Atlanta natives, Raye Rich and First of FKi, are the latest rap artists bridging the gap between the mainstream and the indie internet culture that's going on in music right now.
CLICK FOR MOREAtlanta based singer/songwriter Brittany Bosco recently released a new song called "Ragdoll" to her bandcamp page.
CLICK FOR MOREPhotos from "Perfect Attendance" at 529 in East Atlanta.
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