Balkans impress with self-titled debut
In recent years, indie music has been experiencing a growing evolutionary shift toward some electronic utopia. The more simplistic guitar tones are being temporarily pushed...
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Enthralling First Avenger Sets Up Bigger Plans
Rounding out this summer season's action movie fare is Captain America: The First Avenger, which brings a well-crafted, rousing story to film as well as being an integral part of Marvel Comic's larger plans for the Avengers franchise.
Transformers 3 proves to be nonstop action sequence
Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon is the latest entry into the summer blockbuster landscape. It distracts bored summer minds very well and even stands just above the current offerings.
Rock of Ages: Constantine brings ’80s to Fox Theatre
The hazy Fox Theatre in Midtown Atlanta was filled with an anxious crowd on Tuesday, July 5, in preparation for the debut of Rock of Ages, a musical about a wide-eyed rising rock star on the sunset strip set to an all eighties hair metal soundtrack.
07/08/11: Eating Atlanta
Capping off the last year of on-campus dining updates, the new dining hall at the North Ave. Apartments is nearly ready to open for regular operations on Aug. 31.
Green Lantern underwhelms
The Green Lantern is the most recent big budget import from Hollywood starring Ryan Renolds, Blake Lively and Peter Sarsgaard. The $200 million dollar project introduces yet another superhero to America. This time the offering is helmed by action movie veteran Martin Campell, who is best known for GoldenEye, Casino Royale and The Mask of Zorro.
Joseph and Technicolor Dreamcoat delivers
The Fox Theatre’s current production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat explodes with energy and excitement. It is a show capable of brightening the audience’s day through its colorful costumes and its triumphant overtones.
Psychedelic Phish does not disappoint
Spawning from humble beginnings in Burlington, Vermont in the early eighties, Phish spent two decades playing sold out shows across America before taking a couple of short hiatuses. Back to touring and psychedelic as ever, the band played the first night of a two day showing at Verizon Wireless Encore Amphitheatre, in Alpharetta, GA on Tuesday, June 14.
Matt and Kim entertain with infectious energy
Music lovers often enter the doors of the Masquerade wanting different things. Whether they were looking for great music, their favorite song, a thrilling show or night of memories, fans found it all when they went to see Matt and Kim.
Infamous 2 natural continuation of first
When it comes to sandbox shooters on the PlayStation 3, few games come to mind more quickly than Infamous. Back in 2009, the first game in the series took the market by storm, no pun intended. Since then, developer Sucker Punch has promised at least two more games in the series and the latest one, Infamous 2, definitely delivers.
Complete Works of Shakespeare delights at Tavern
Atlanta’s Shakespeare Tavern delivers comedic delight with their current production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). Upon the opening of the show, the actors proudly announce that they will deliver all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays within a mere two hours, proceeding to reinterpret his classic works however they see fit in order to meet that goal.
Sondre Lerche gets intimate at Variety
There has been an ongoing movement in NME magazine advocating the importance of independent venues to combat the rash of tiny bars with seven foot squared stages. Bands such as Mumford & Sons write blurbs tugging on the reader's heartstrings with tales of how they got started at some pub with a cult like following – a pub that has recently closed down, and isn't that sad?
Color Purple captivates audience at Fox
Nominated for eleven Tonys and originally from Atlanta, The Color Purple is back in Atlanta making a huge appearance at the Fabulous Fox Theater. Originally produced by Oprah Winfrey herself, The Color Purple made its world premiere at the Alliance Theater in 2004.
L.A. Noire mixes video game, crime drama
Every once in a while, there appears a game that makes you just sit back in your chair and say, “Wow.” Developer Rockstar has done just that with its latest project, L.A. Noire.
Hangover II sticks to original plot
Phil, Stu and Alan reunite as “the three best friends that anyone could have” and once again try to piece together the night before after yet another drug-induced blackout in Todd Phillips’ sequel to 2009’s outrageous hit The Hangover. Set in Bangkok instead of Vegas, The Hangover Part II can best be described as a recycled version of the original, only lacking the consistent laughs...
Unlike duo Augustana and Maine co-headline summer tour
The Maine and Augustana may seem like an unlikely pair to co-head-line a tour, but this summer they’ve been doing just that in the LG Ones to Watch tour.
ASO performs Rachmaninoff and Britten
During the weekend of May 22nd, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra performed a set of rare Spring pieces from composers Britten and Rachmaninoff. The performance began with the world premiere of Robert Pound’s Fanfare, which was dedicated to Robert Spano’s 10th season with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra...
Eating Atlanta: Sandwiches around campus
Not every sandwich can be called worthy of anything but a mindless pile of meat, cheese, and bread, but when a wise cook knows what they’re doing it can yield a sandwich that’s worth a few more of your laboratory-slaving dollars. It can yield a sandwich that’s worth being called a “sammich.”