At Saint Nobody’s, the coffee rotates and the album plays in full
Come for an espresso. Stay for the songs you didn’t know were on the album. That’s the idea behind Saint Nobody’s, a new café and listening lounge from Black Coffee ATL owner Carl North.
Embracing autumn and an unpretentious Virginia Beach
Earlier this year, I started asking friends approaching 60 whether they consider themselves young for an older person or old for a middle-aged person....
His family helped build Cabbagetown. Now he’s helping Chomp & Stomp honor its history.
On November 7, when Cabbagetown welcomes 30,000 people to Chomp & Stomp, Jacob Elsas will be there. His great-great-grandfather founded the cotton mill and much of the village that became Cabbagetown.
Jermaine Dupri built Atlanta’s sound. He’s not done yet.
With a career that began in his teens, Dupri was one of the youngest producers to ever land a Billboard No. 1. Then he did it again . . . and again: 11 times, to be exact.
SwaVay outgrew his heroes. Now Jermaine Dupri is betting on him.
SwaVay grew up listening to Jermaine Dupri’s music. Now, as he raps on his Dupri collab “Back to the Trap Freestyle,” he is rising above the rest with the Atlanta legend in his corner.
Four decades in, Indigo Girls are still inspired by Atlanta’s music scene
After 40 years of making music, Decatur’s groundbreaking folk-rock duo Indigo Girls says Atlanta remains a great place for emerging musical acts. “As much as things have changed,” Indigo Girls member Emily Saliers says, “much has stayed the same.”
Equal Creatures is finding its own sound in Atlanta, with a little help from the Indigo Girls
Laurie Ray is Amy Ray’s niece—and as the lead singer for the band Equal Creatures, she’s lighting up Atlanta stages just like her Indigo Girls' aunt.
Before he was a country star, Travis Tritt was an HVAC repairman playing Atlanta’s bar circuit
Singing about the working class is about as close as many country musicians ever get to a punch clock. Not Travis Tritt. Before he was a multiplatinum country music star, he was just another guy at the bar after a long day's work.
He went viral at 12. Now Rocco Gorelik is making his own country music—the old fashioned way
At 12, he was a precocious kiddie guitarist going viral for hopping onstage with country music stars. Now 16, Rocco Gorelik is on his way to joining their ranks.
Kandi Burruss knows the secret to staying on top: never stop working
Kandi Burruss, the Grammy-winning singer, producer, and star of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, has a knack for striking gold wherever she goes. She’s never been coy about what it takes—hard work.
Forget fitting in. Jada Denise is making her own kind of R&B.
Jada Denise has a big sound and even bigger plans. She’s got the powerhouse vocals of a classic R&B diva—but she’s intent on singing her very own song.
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At Saint Nobody’s, the coffee rotates and the album plays in full
Come for an espresso. Stay for the songs you didn’t know were on the album. That’s the idea behind Saint Nobody’s, a new café and listening lounge from Black Coffee ATL owner Carl North.
Editor’s Journal: The Atlanta band that has carried me through the years
Atlanta magazine's Editor-in-Chief Allison Entrekin reflects on the way the Indigo Girls' music has accompanied her through life's most memorable moments. This month, she got the chance to interview the women whose songs carried her through the mountains and valleys.
Matthew Quinn’s bold leap that helped him build a kitchen and bath design empire
After leaving a planned career in medicine, Matthew Quinn found his calling in design, eventually buying Design Galleria Kitchen and Bath Studio in 2002 after persuading its longtime owner to let him take the reins.
A love letter to Smyrna’s Concord Covered Bridge
The Concord Covered Bridge in Smyrna dates back to around 1840. Ghost stories about the bridge have been passed down from generation to generation. For Kristi DeMeester, the bridge is a portal back to precious memories of her father.
Todd Ginsberg brings cheesesteaks and burgers to Marietta Square with Two Bells Meats
Chef Todd Ginsberg, known for The General Muir, Fred’s Meat & Bread, Yalla!, TGM Bread, and most recently, Ida’s Kitchen Counter, is bringing a tiny burger and cheesesteak shop to Marietta Square. Replacing Boru Ramen, Two Bells Meats is targeting a mid-November opening, with a menu as concise as its 500-square-foot space is small.
Before he was a country star, Travis Tritt was an HVAC repairman playing Atlanta’s bar circuit
Singing about the working class is about as close as many country musicians ever get to a punch clock. Not Travis Tritt. Before he was a multiplatinum country music star, he was just another guy at the bar after a long day's work.
Western North Carolina businesses welcome visitors two years after Hurricane Helene
About five minutes into my flameworking lesson at North Carolina Glass Center, a nonprofit public-access studio in Asheville’s River Arts District (RAD), my instructor,...
