Funk You is a conglomerate monster of raw psychedelic energy and flowing rhythm. The progressive funk fusion act was formed by Gavin Hamilton and guitarist Evan Miller. Both from Augusta, Ga. the two friends built a solid foundation for the group that would later welcome drummer Thomas Reid, bassist ...
The Deep Roots Festival was a panoply of entertainment for the throngs of tipsy college students, classic car enthusiasts and candy-faced kids who packed downtown Milledgeville on Saturday, Oct. 20. Residents who don’t just go to the festival for the live music could head to the grounds at 10 a.m. ...
In their second album, “Babel”, Mumford and Sons’ subtle infusion of raw, country bluegrass and traditional British melodies and their well-researched, literary and spiritual lyrics take this style of bluegrass folk music to a higher level. Marcus Mumford’s vocals, backed by Ted Dwayne’s punctuating ...
Oliver Sim and Romy Madley-Croft of the xx, an electronic London pop group, give vocal purpose and depth to Jamie Smith’s crisp electronic drum beats and rippling guitar melodies. Their sound is solemnly playful as the two exchange lyrics, taking conversational turns and talking over one another as ...
The punk-infused bluegrass group from Concord, N.C. is Southern simplicity and frenetic energy all shaken up in a Mason jar. The Avett Brothers’ sixth studio album, “The Carpenter”, illustrates how these musical qualities have developed with the band’s lyrical dedication to progress, hard ...
Last Wednesday, Macon’s Hummingbird Stage and Taproom received a humble portion of bluesy, southern authenticity from Water Liars’ frontman Justin Kinkel-Schuster. Called “Pete” by most people, Kinkel-Schuster and his feather-adorned guitar took the stage with an open and welcoming presence. ...
Even before My Morning Jacket took the stage at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Alpharetta last Friday, lead singer Jim James reinforced the mission of real, raw folk rock. James made an appearance while Band of Horses carried the crowd through the opening act, adding saxophone to the band’s ...
Last Saturday, Mercer’s Quadworks organization hosted its fifth annual free Bearstock music festival at Tatnall Square Park across from Mercer’s campus. The show featured 14 bands on two stages, beginning at 1 p.m. and closing the festival with headliners Yellowcard and Far East Movement at ...
The Mercer English Honors Society, Sigma Tau Delta, will host a book drive on campus lasting until the end of the semester to fund family literacy programs across the nation. The initiative is headed by Amanda Rountree, a junior at Mercer University and member of Sigma Tau Delta since last year. Rountree ...
Sometimes we need to be reminded that, yes, profundity can be endlessly procured from simple things, but sometimes things are profound because they are so, so simple. Sharon Creech’s “novel” collection of poetry is one of these blessed reminders, appropriately brought to us from the mouth of a ...
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