June 2015

One Big Holiday: Recapping Hangout Fest 2015

For three days a year, a quiet beachside town in Baldwin County, Alabama transforms into the USA’s only large-scale music festival directly on a beach. Hangout Fest started in...

Kate Russell

March 2015

BUKU 4 U: AG Writers’ Picks

Parrotheads and classic rockers stand down: this is not your AARP convention, ‘90s glory days revival, camp-chair army jamstival. The BUKU Music + Art Project, now in its fourth...

Alex Taylor, Andrew Mullins III, Kate Russell

November 2014

Angola Rodeo Postcard

Did you know that Angola offers offenders a chance to earn an accredited bachelor’s degree? Did you know that Angola is the only penitentiary in the US to have an FCC licensed...

Kate Russell

June 2014

Real Talk: Memorable Moments from Antigravity’s First Ten Years

AG has been privileged to speak with a lot of artists over the past 10 years and have them tell us their stories. Here are some of the most memorable moments as rendered by Osa...

Aaron Santos, Adele Hunt, Andy Gibbs, Brett Schwaner, Bryan Funck, Dan Fox, Derek, Dominique LeJeune, Dorian Commode, Erin Hall, Gabe Soria, Gary Mader, Jason Songe, Jenn Attaway, Jules Bentley, Kate Russell, Kevin Barrios, Leigh Checkman, Leo McGovern, M. Bevis, Marty Garner, Michael Patrick Welch, Miles Britton, Osa Atoe, Rev. Dan Jackson, Robert Offner, Sara Pic, Skwirl

February 2014

Ladder Parents, Tear Down This Wall!

Forget the drunken tourist, the out- of-control fraternity bro, the creepy Rolling Elvi and the Bacchagator. The ladder parents are the most terrifying creatures at the parades....

Kate Russell

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

November 2013

Working Vacation with of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes

After several gleeful electropop albums, a brief romp into psychedelic funk and a journey through twisted R&B, where do you go? The ‘60s, baby. After 2012’s overly...

Kate Russell

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

July 2013

Reviews, July 2013

Books CURTIS HARRINGTON NICE GUYS DON’T  WORK  IN HOLLYWOOD: THE ADVENTURES OF AN  AESTHETE IN THE MOVIE  BUSINESS (DRAG CITY) Curtis Harrington’s autobiography is a...

Carl Elvers, Dan Fox, Graham Greenleaf, Kate Russell, Kevin Comarda, Leigh Checkman

June 2013

Yes and No with Portugal. The Man

When Danger Mouse calls, you answer—even if you’re ten songs and two weeks into your album.  Portugal. The Man  found this out the hard way. The call came when they were...

Kate Russell

June 2013

Hangout Fest Highlights

SHOVELS AND ROPE The highlight and first set of Saturday was South Carolina husband-wife duo Shovels and Rope, who played a strong set at the Hangout mainstage. Michael Trent and...

Erin Hall, Kate Russell

June 2013

Hang Out 1 on 1: The Revivalists

The Revivalists aren’t just a New Orleans band anymore. At Hangout Fest 2013, we had to share “our” Revivalists with national media as everyone tried to get an interview...

Kate Russell