We Were Heathens: Patterson Hood of Drive-By Truckers

May 2014

We Were Heathens: Patterson Hood of Drive-By Truckers

Patterson Hood is a bear of a man. On stage, he’s all stomping, sweat and spit, his curly mop and generous beard forever dripping with the evidence of his hard work. He preaches...

Erin Hall

April 2014

Tracing the Future with Rotary Downs

Rotary Downs is easily one of the best known indie acts to arise from New Orleans in the last decade. A mix of effortless cool and just a smidge of nerdiness, their sound has been...

Erin Hall

April 2014

Letter from the Editor: Sprung

It’s been said that the only constant in life is change. And as they are want to do, the seasons have finally changed. What was an unusually long winter has finally blossomed...

Erin Hall

March 2014

Reviews, March 2014

Books MIKE KENNEDY KNOCKOUT: A MANUAL FOR SUCCESS (CRUSHED MEDIA) Filmmaker Mike Kennedy is a case study of local guy made good; but at one time in his life, he was over $400,000...

Anna Gaca, Carl Elvers, Dan Fox, Erin Hall, Leigh Checkman, Michael G. Bateman

February 2014

Country Girl: An Interview with the Carolina Chocolate Drops’ Rhiannon Giddens

The Carolina Chocolate Drops appeared seemingly from the ether, a band of 20-something African-American kids from North Carolina who scored a Grammy nomination (and win) for Best...

Erin Hall

February 2014

Letter from the Editor: Carnival Shoes

I came at Mardi Gras originally with the view of an outsider. We had family friends in the river parishes of South Louisiana that we visited every year of my childhood (usually in...

Erin Hall

February 2014

Reviews, February 2014

Books DALT WONK THE RIDDLES OF EXISTENCE (LUNA PRESS) You can choose to take playwright and poet Dalt Wonk’s latest, The Riddles of Existence, at face value and treat this...

Dan Fox, Dominique LeJeune, Erin Hall, Leigh Checkman

January 2014

Life’s a Beach in 2014: Resolutions from some of the AG Staff

1. Stop smoking. (Failed) 2. Write more, continue to work hard and make more money. Maybe even ascend into a new tax bracket for 2015. 3. Eat only delicious food. Life is too...

Beck Levy, Dan Fox, E Willy P, Erin Hall, Kate Russell, Kevin Barrios, Leigh Checkman

January 2014

Taking Notes with Futurebirds

Athens, Georgia has long been a fertile ground for musical innovation. The latest gift it has bestowed upon the world comes wrapped in a big, loud, trippy package. Futurebirds...

Erin Hall

December 2013

Oh Holy Night: Christmas with John Waters

He’s been called many things: the Pope of Trash, Prince of Puke, Cecil B. DeMented. He is as famous for his perverted smile and the wispy sliver of hair on his upper lip as he...

Erin Hall

October 2013

Rock the Oaks: AG Writers’ Picks for Voodoo 2013

Voodoo 2013 or Lollapalooza ‘95? Hard to tell with this year’s lineup, which is topped by icons of the last millenium like Pearl Jam and the Cure. But hey, those were...

Dan Fox, Erin Hall, Kate Russell, Leigh Checkman, M. Bevis, Rachel Lee, Sara Pic

October 2013

Dog Days with Shovels and Rope

In April of 2012 ANTIGRAVITY sat down to talk with a couple from South Carolina. They called themselves Shovels & Rope and they were down-to-earth, talented road warriors...

Erin Hall