Entries by Liz Attaway

CITY WINERY COMES TO ATLANTA THIS JUNE!

CEO and founder Michael Dorf announces that his fifth City Winery location is slated to open in Atlanta’s newest retail, residential, and business mecca, Ponce City Market, in June 2016. City Winery Atlanta will be situated in a prime location of Ponce City Market in a 26,000- square-foot space built under and around Dancing Goats Coffee Bar, featuring a sophisticated restaurant upstairs and a 350-seat concert hall, speakeasy, and fully functional winery downstairs.

HOGS AND HOPS 2016

Atlanta Beer Festivals hosts the 5th annual Hogs and Hops on Saturday, April 16th at Historic 4th Ward Park. Atlanta’s best BBQ event with great BBQ joints serving various BBQ samples, 50+ beer options and great live music.

BACONFEST 2016

Around the corner, the church bell rings. Its noon in Atlanta on a dreary, fog-laden, barely spring day with all the hope that bacon will bring sunshine and happiness. Yes, bacon. That means BaconFest 2016 was upon us with all its bacon-y glory. That unmistakable sizzle, that smoky goodness, hilarious games, and pair it with beer, and that’s BaconFest. This year, fresh off purchasing new digs, Dad’s Garage moved the festival from Masquerade Music Park to their new location in Old Fourth Ward. What’s ironic is this irreverent bunch of improvers now reside in a church. But you know, that’s how they like it… ironic. New place, same fun.

Dogwood Festival 2016

This Weekend, Spring is in the air and that can only mean one thing in Atlanta: the Atlanta Dogwood Festival is back! The Dogwoods are in full bloom, and hundreds of artists from around the country will set up their tents for the 80th Annual Atlanta Dogwood Festival. An Atlanta staple for 80 years, there is something for everyone at the Atlanta Dogwood Festival. Virtually every kind of art imaginable is represented at the festival, with a nationally renowned-juried Fine Artist Market that includes sculpture, paintings, pottery, jewelry, photography and much more. In addition to the fine art for adults and art collectors, there is a Kids Village featuring huge inflatables, arts & crafts and face painting for all ages, as well as the ever-popular 24-foot rock-climbing wall. Sponsor booths are located throughout the Festival that will have everything from live radio remotes to great prizes and interactive games. No pet dogs are allowed at large outdoor events like the Atlanta Dogwood Festival, according to City of Atlanta ordinance. Music has become an essential feature of the weekend’s festivities, and this year will be no different! A wide array of diverse musical offerings will fill the springtime air throughout the weekend! The full schedule of music and entertainment will be announced soon. And when you get hungry, follow the delicious smells, of funnel cakes, gyros, crab cakes, onion rings, kettle corn and much, much more! This is a free event. About c/o dogwood.org/about.

Stokeswood with Today the Moon Tomorrow the Sun at Terminal West

On Friday, April 8th, Terminal West brings you the Dynamic Atlanta Duo: Stokeswood with Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun. Together again! Can you believe it? Atlanta’s two best bands in one night! Doors are at 8pm, the show at 9pm. Tickets are $10. Here’s an excerpt about each band from their below facebook event: Atlanta-based STOKESWOOD are known to switch instruments between songs — one hint as to their eclecticism and energy — and they eschew limits on influences. New EP 2075, the band’s most accessible release to date, taps new wave, power-pop and indie rock, and even references Atlanta hip-hop beats. Sounds are expertly layered to maximize textures and sonic impact. These are song that earn their place on the dance floor. Stokeswood was named Best Local Rock Act by Creative Loafing Atlanta in 2013 & 2014 and Best Local Pop Act in 2015, the publication’s voters also voted ‘2075’ Best Local Album 2015 and Best Music Video for “Our Streets.”

TODAY THE MOON, TOMORROW THE SUN is all about the collaborative. It’s about the connections between sound and people. A band of four: two girls, two boys. Noisy, dancy, loud, sincere, sweaty, loveable, hardworking.
Folks say Today The Moon, Tomorrow The Sun occupy a strange land, a territory full of noisy chaos that dances around many perfectly manicured landscapes; other folks have made up odd sub-genres for them (“Indie New-Wave”, “Dreamy Disco Punk”, “Bullet-proof Dance Jams”, and “Indie-Electro-Fuzz-Rock” to name a few.)
For Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun, 2014 brought a new movement of music, visuals, and expression. With an EP release scheduled for April 2014, accompanied by videos for each song, the band continues their anthem– They’re about changing the things you wanna change and doing the things you wanna do. It’s about refusing to settle and working hard for what you want. It’s about really seeing your past, present, and future.