The Wrecking Ball ATL 2015

Date:Saturday, August 8th & Sunday, August 9th
Time: Varies

About: It comes down to three words: Coheed and Cambria. Welcome to The Wrecking Ball 2015. Legendary live music venue, the Masquerade, long a fixture on the Atlanta musical landscape and destination point on the national touring scene, marks it’s 25th Anniversary of presenting the finest in new, cutting edge live entertainment by debuting an annual weekend celebration of music they love by artists they admire. For the inaugural 2015 installment of the Wrecking Ball, they give you 60 bands on 4 stages over a period of two days- August 8th and 9th. Heaven, Hell, Purgatory and the outdoor Masquerade Music Park will each host a full slate of artists both days.Stylistically, Rock, Punk Rock, Hardcore, Post-Hardcore, Emo, and all of the flavors (c/o The Masquerade site) Tickets are $65 a day and $110 for a 2-day pass.

Website/link for more information:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1601360033409778/

SUNSET SESSIONS ANNOUNCES FINALE HEADLINER FOR WEEKLY LIVE MUSIC SERIES AT PARK TAVERN: THE JOY FORMIDABLE

Sunday, September 6th at 7pm

Location: Park Tavern

The Joy Formidable Closes Out Weekly Live Music Series, Which Also Includes 

Blair Crimmins and the Hookers, T Hardy Morris, The Features, Kishi Bashi, Lindi Ortega and More
Free for Ages 21 and Up Every Sunday Through September 6, 2015
Sunset Session Finale at Park Tavern with The Joy Formidable – How do you close out Atlanta’s best free concert series in years? Book The Joy Formidable and send a message to the rest of the country- sometimes the old adage “you get what you pay for,” just doesn’t mean sh#t. Creating national buzz off of 2011’s The Big Roar and 2013’s Wolf’s Law, this will probably be the last chance you ever get to see this band in this intimate of a setting, for nothing. Be one of those kids that can say “I was there!”

Atlanta, Georgia  – Sunset Sessions has announced The Joy Formidable as the finale headliner for the new, weekly alternative music series at Park Tavern in Piedmont Park. Coming off of two well received studio albums- 2011’s The Big Roar and 2013’s Wolf’s Law, the Welsh trio will be using its hook laded guitar-pop to help close out Atlanta’s most successful free concert series to date. Beginning with Bad Suns this past April, Radio 105.7 and Park Tavern have presented Atlantans and visitors alike with an incredible lineup of live music from some of today’s most buzz-worthy artists each Sunday. Sunset Sessions is held under the spacious, air conditioned Garden Tent, which boasts Piedmont Park and the Midtown Skyline as its backdrop. The free concert series, booked by The Bowery Presents South, will run through Sunday, September 6, 2015; every show is from 7 to 11 p.m. and guests must be 21+ older to attend. For more information, visit www.parktavern.com.

Located conveniently off of the Atlanta BeltLine, concert goers can enjoy giveaways throughout the concert series, the chance to mingle with Aly, Knox, and Sully from Radio 105.7 Atlanta, specialty seasonal cocktails, house-brews, 1/2 price wine bottles every Wednesday, 1/2 off sushi from 10 p.m. to midnight, and much more. The final month of confirmed headliners for Sunset Sessions include:  Blair Crimmins and the Hookers (8/2); T Hardy Morris, Roadkill Ghost Choir (8/9); The Features (8/16); Kishi Bashi (8/23); Lindi Ortega (8/30) and The Joy Formidable (9/6). Additional supporting artists will be announced in the coming weeks.

For the most up-to-date information about Sunset Sessions, visit parktavern.com and www.Radio1057.com.
Press release c/o Caren West PR and featured photo c/o John Attaway: The Joy Formidable playing Party in the Park May 2014.

ATLANTA WINE PARTY – SUMMER EDITION

Saturday, July 25th at 6pm

Location: Opera

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ATLANTA WINE PARTY: http://atlantawineparty.com/

By Liz and John Attaway

 

The steam rises from the freshly dampened pavement and the air was stagnant like a thick layer of mist billowing into the early evening sky. Late July in Atlanta can be volatile to the elements, hot, sticky, smoldering, stifling, yet oddly alluring, oh who am I kidding; it’s time to head back inside until fall braces us with its cooling presence. It’s also a good time for a crisp, cold white wine with several hundred of our closest friends. Enter, Atlanta Wine Party Summer Edition. It made for a fabulous event, full of short skirts, short lines, fine wines and evening in the air conditioning far away from the hot July Georgia heat.

The majesty of Opera’s beautiful décor, elaborate wood work, and cascading chandeliers always takes your breath away. Being a renovated opera house would do that to a place. With this beautiful background, the wines just seemed more regal. I was very impressed with the wide variety of everything from whites, reds, blends, Roses, and champagne.

wine festThere were several very good white wines. My favorite was the Santa Christina Pinot Grigio from Italy. It had the DOCG logo, which is Italy’s highest classification of Italian wines. It was sweeter at first with banana and tropical fruit but very smooth and ended with a slight apple crisp. It was so smooth I went back a few times for more. I would have bought a bottle if they were offering! I also enjoyed a Gavi varietal from Riva Leone Italy. It had a high quality DOCG seal and was crisp with a tart aftertaste of mainly acid and green apple.  Also, there was the Benvolio Pinot Grigio from Italy that boasted of wild flowers and apple, it was a little more fruit forward with a smoother tarter end, a little fruitier than a like but the tart aftertaste saved the day. I’m not huge on New Zealand or Australian white wines. That being said, I guess I just hadn’t tried the better ones. I found one I really liked called d’Arenberg “Stump Jump” that was a Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc mix that was slightly sweet up front with floral and grapefruit, but not enough to be too harsh, then into a lime/apple crisp at the end. They were all worth a try if you’re into whites.

I even found a red wine that I would take home and drink regularly. I couldn’t believe it! It was a French Grenache, Syrah, Carignan blend varietal by Gerard Bertrand called “Tautavei.” The wine nose was a mix of raspberry and cranberry and that’s how the flavor started off then it went slightly dry and ended with a slight tart. There was no oak or smoke, which I don’t like. It was smooth and light enough for the hot summer months. Just look for the red circle and cross bottle if you’d like to try this one!

No sooner did we get there, that it felt like the event was over. We made our way back out into the steamy night with a slight smile on our faces. We had new favorite wines, new friends, and new memories that would keep this night in our minds for the rest of the summer. Cheers.