Three years ago one of my favorite local theaters took their final bow and closed up shop. Ever since I can I remember, I loved going to see performances at the Theatre on the Square in the beautiful Marietta Square. I can remember going to see some great Christmas shows with my parents and one […]
Steve-O (a.k.a. Stephen Glover) has become a household name over the last two decades. Famous for his cringe worthy stunts on MTV’s Jackass and WildBoyz, he is never shy and always up for a challenge! Steve-O is coming to Atlanta this week to perform at the Improv Atlanta 12/3 – 12/5 so get ready for […]
A holiday mash-up for the entire family, The Hip Hop Nutcracker, a contemporary work set to Tchaikovsky’s timeless music, embarks on an international tour on the strength of last December’s sold-out performances of the world premiere at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) and United Palace of Cultural Arts (UPCA) in New York City. The […]
One of the greatest holiday movies of our time is ELF! The story of a very happy and joyful elf named Buddy. Now if you remember, Buddy is not your ordinary elf, he is actually a very tall human who was raised as an elf with Santa in the North Pole. As the story goes, […]
A cold and dreary Tuesday night in Atlanta brought a nostalgic group of people out to the Loft to see one of the most recognizable bands from the 90’s, Everclear. The set was a full 75 minutes and featured all our favorite songs including “Father of Mine”, “Wonderful” and of course “Santa Monica” which everyone […]
The Backstage Beat and The Center for Puppetry Arts have been linked for over 5 years. What can we say? We love this amazing and talented puppeteers! We had a chance to catch the new show, Peter Pan and we loved it! We sat down with the shows director, Amy Sweeney to learn more. TBB: […]
TBB has an exclusive interview with Shota Nakama, creator and producer of Video Game Orchestra. We sat down with Shota and VGO’s production manager Ivan Lin (also a classical pianist) at Jamspot Somerville to talk about the orchestra’s upcoming show at Berklee, the premiere performance of the Dark Dreams Don’t Die soundtrack, and the game’s developer Swery65 (Hidetaka […]
The music momentum is going strong at the Tin Roof Cantina’s Acoustic Showdown for the 2nd Series of a musical competition that is hosted by Ian Schumacher (an incredible musician himself) … Bands are currently competing for some great prizes including $1500 and a gig at 97.1 The River’s Wing and Rock Fest! Schumacher obviously […]
Based in Marietta, GA, Southside of the Tracks is a home-grown southern rock band, whose members are rooted in country, rock, and blues, and have accordingly combined those roots to create a modern country-rock sound that has captivated the hearts and souls all of those they’ve played before.
Drew auditioned for the NBC show ‘America’s Got Talent’ where he was selected and humbled to make it into the Finals. In each song that Stevyns writes he tries to tell his story through the words. His voice is hypnotic in nature and pulls the listeners close in a unique way that allows the audience to feel what he feels.
