Bravery, Man Man Cap Echo Fest

ATLANTA: Hip-hop locals Collective Efforts and RJD2 man the mic and bring the inaugural event to a close.

Rising early for day three (Oct. 14), an impressive mass of curious fans worked their way through the Echo's information tent, which offered up a host of literature and face to face education from regional environmental protection groups. Forestry protection, river clean-up, sustainable energy and locally grown organic foods were all

Scott Matthews

Who? In a time-woven tale of rags to riches, Scott Matthews is England's newest export on the heels of his award-winning song "Elusive." From the days of shuffling boxes in a warehouse and teaching arts to local children, to recently sharing stages with the likes of Foo Fighters and Rufus Wainwright, Matthews' rootsy and

The Deadly Syndrome

Calvin Harris

Who? Twenty-three-year-old Calvin Harris is a neo-disco wunderkind hailing from Glasgow, Scotland. As the U.K. club scene continues to explode, Harris paves a new path for aspiring DJs with his youthful zeal and utilized technology to circumvent club residencies and apprenticeships. His debut long-player I Created Disco drops stateside September 4th via the Almost Gold label.

The Glamour of Rufus Wainwright

ATLANTA: The singer/songwriter gets pretty and patriotic alongside co-headliner Neko Case.

"There's nothing like a little glamour, right?" NYC troubadour Rufus Wainwright asked a comfortably packed audience in Atlanta last night (Aug. 13) before taking the stage at the Tabernacle. As 100-degree temperatures soaked the outside walls of the famed renovated church, Wainwright, alongside songstress Neko Case, delivered one of the hottest performances this summer.

'Falling' Back in Love with Ben Kweller

BROOKLYN: Texas-bred troubadour opens touching time capsule, playing debut album start to finish.

The air was thick, and patrons were drenched in perspiration, but Ben Kweller barely broke a sweat as he barreled straight through his debut album, Sha Sha, on the first night of a three-night stand at Southpaw that will see the mop-topped songwriter perform each of his three albums in their entirety.

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