Festival Terminus: Shaky Knees 2015

written by: Matt Wink on May 12, 2015

When Kevin Parker strummed the last few notes of “Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control” and the lights lowered on the 3rd annual Shaky Knees festival, all that was left to show the thousands their footpath back to the North Avenue MARTA station were the ever glowing lights of […]

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Shaky Knees 2015

written by: Matt Wink on May 7, 2015

Tim Sweetwood’s lovechild, Shaky Knees, turns 3 this year. In a city desperate for a festival worthy of its Terminus nickname, Atlanta was given this gift by Sweetwood in 2013 when he brought a bill packed with The Lumineers, Jim James, Band of Horses, Delta Spirit, Shovels and Rope and many more artists the were […]

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Bonnaroo 2014: Everything Happened All The Time, Ever

written by: Matt Wink on July 6, 2014

In theory, all music festivals are relatively the same. Tens of thousands file in, get wrist-banded and do unspeakable things to port potties over the course of two to four days… just ask Kanye about that last one. But, there’s something about Bonnaroo that separates itself from the others. Off I-24 on a farm, The […]

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A Warhol Original

written by: Matt Wink on May 3, 2014

The center of the country music world has opened itself up to be a hotbed of…

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The 2014 Festival Forecast

written by: Matt Wink on April 10, 2014

When Aquarius-Gemini duo that is Antwan Patton and André Benjamin take the stage together for the first time in years… the festival season will officially be underway. Coachella kicks off a stretch of festivals that peaks in the summer months and gently fades out as the weather cools. The sad reality is, unless you’re super […]

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Pusha T – My Name Is My Name

written by: Matt Wink on October 18, 2013

This review should be prefaced with a disclaimer: My Name Is My Name is NOT the greatest hip-hop album of all time. In fact, it probably wouldn’t even be in the discussion. It’s not Aquemini or Illmatic. It’s not the conceptual masterpiece that Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city was. But even though, as last […]

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Music Midtown 2013

written by: Matt Wink on October 3, 2013

Back for the third year after an extended hiatus, Music Midtown was a glorious two days or music is the most amazing of settings.

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The Theory of Glass with Jack Duff

written by: Matt Wink on June 12, 2013

It’s a proven electronica fact in human form named Jack Duff. His newest EP, Hard To Breathe, is now available and he graced the ‘stache with a little bit of his time to talk about the record and other theories.

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