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Best OTP Music Venue BOA Award Winner
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Best Outdoor Music Venue for Concerts BOA Award Winner
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Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
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Best Place to Hear Local Music BOA Award Winner
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Best Place to Hear Music For Free BOA Award Winner
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Best Place to Play Pool BOA Award Winner
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The Independent
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Best Rock Club BOA Award Winner
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The Earl
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Best Sex Club BOA Award Winner
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Trapeze
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Best Sports Bar BOA Award Winner
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Best Strip Club BOA Award Winner
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Clermont Lounge
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Best Stripper Other Than Blondie BOA Award Winner
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Pink Pony
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Best Trivia Night BOA Award Winner
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The Independent
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Best Urban Music Club BOA Award Winner
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MJQ Concourse
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Best Weekly Club Night BOA Award Winner
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Legacy Live
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Best Local Jazz Act BOA Award Winner
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Best Local Record Label BOA Award Winner
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Best Local Mainstream Act BOA Award Winner
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Best Local Mixtape BOA Award Winner
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Best Local Music Blog BOA Award Winner
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The Freak Beat Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2012 » After Dark » Readers Pick
Best Local New Music Act BOA Award Winner
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Best Local Overall Music Act BOA Award Winner
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Best Local Promoter BOA Award Winner
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Iris Presents
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Best Local R&B/Soul Act BOA Award Winner
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Best Local Rock Act BOA Award Winner
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Best Local Songwriter BOA Award Winner
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Best Local Studio BOA Award Winner
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Tree Sound Studios
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Best Local Vocalist BOA Award Winner
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Sonia Leigh Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2012 » After Dark » Readers Pick
Best Lounge BOA Award Winner
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Eastside Lounge
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Best Local Metal Act BOA Award Winner
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Royal Thunder Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2012 » After Dark » Critics Pick
Best Local Hip-Hop Act BOA Award Winner
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Two9 Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2012 » After Dark » Critics Pick
If the children are the future, Two9 is a harbinger of hell to pay. And no, that’s not a backhanded compliment. Like Los Angeles’ Odd Future and Harlem’s A$AP Mob, the ragtag Atlanta collective of MCs and producers recalls an era when smoking blunts and bagging stunts was no fun if the homies couldn’tmore...
If the children are the future, Two9 is a harbinger of hell to pay. And no, that’s not a backhanded compliment. Like Los Angeles’ Odd Future and Harlem’s A$AP Mob, the ragtag Atlanta collective of MCs and producers recalls an era when smoking blunts and bagging stunts was no fun if the homies couldn’t have none. Ratchet lyrical aspirations aside, this young crew of rowdy upstarts has a mean work ethic that includes an endless stream of new music, in-house video direction, and production, which they’ve successfully farmed out to big names such as Meek Mill, A$AP Rocky, and Kreayshawn. Did we mention they run deep? With a core consisting of Key!, Curtis Williams, Fat Kids Brotha, Retro Su$h!, Wavy Wallace, and Damien Aidoo, Two9’s extended list of hometown affiliates (MoneyMakinNique, Papa Jae, the Coolismac, DJ Osh Kosh, Originalfani, Gunner Stahl) make it hard to sleep on the self-made movement espoused on the recent mixtape Two 9 Forever. Five years ago, an otherground rap scene sprouted in Atlanta that largely went unheralded by the industry players-that-be. The emergence of Two9 feels like a second coming of sorts. Just don’t expect these kids to be content with asking for what’s presumably theirs for the taking. www.two-9.tumblr.com.
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Best Neighborhood Bar BOA Award Winner
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Edgewood Corner Tavern
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And multiple metro Atlanta locations.
Best Neighborhood for Nightlife BOA Award Winner
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East Atlanta Village
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Best band to push Atlanta’s boundaries BOA Award Winner
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Primitive Patterns Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2012 » After Dark » Critics Pick
Best Concert Venue BOA Award Winner
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Terminal West
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Outside, its bouncers are smiling. Inside, its three bars supply 25 different beers. Terminal West is now Robert Shaw and Alan Sher’s dream venue, built after years of throwing concerts inside a King Plow Arts Center gallery space that required them to rebuild and destroy their stage setup for everymore...
Outside, its bouncers are smiling. Inside, its three bars supply 25 different beers. Terminal West is now Robert Shaw and Alan Sher’s dream venue, built after years of throwing concerts inside a King Plow Arts Center gallery space that required them to rebuild and destroy their stage setup for every show booked. Their persistence inspired an avid following that justified the need for a permanent venue. Terminal West now resides inside a former 6,700-square-foot iron and steel foundry, and its back patio faces train tracks running parallel to Marietta Street. But the better view is inside - featuring a stage setup capable of illuminating and amplifying newgrass pioneer Sam Bush, New Orleans sissy bounce queen Big Freedia, and the most buzzed-about DJ/electronic music producer of the year, Skrillex. Best of all, it’s here to stay.
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Best Nightlife Event BOA Award Winner
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Best OTP Music Venue BOA Award Winner
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Sweetwater Bar and Grill
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Best Outdoor Music Venue for Concerts BOA Award Winner
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Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
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Best Club/Party DJ BOA Award Winner
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DJ Kemit Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2012 » After Dark » Critics Pick
Based on his output over the course of the last year, it would be hard not to recognize DJ Kemit as one of the city’s best DJs. He is after all, the musical force behind three of the city’s most beloved soul/house nightlife events: Soul Makossa, Kickin’ Up Dust (both at the Sound Table), and themore...
Based on his output over the course of the last year, it would be hard not to recognize DJ Kemit as one of the city’s best DJs. He is after all, the musical force behind three of the city’s most beloved soul/house nightlife events: Soul Makossa, Kickin’ Up Dust (both at the Sound Table), and the mega-fun Spread Love (595 North). He’s also one of the featured spinners - along with Salah Ananse, Kai Alce, and Ramon Rawsoul - at the massive annual House in the Park gathering. And Kemit recently dropped his debut album, Everlasting, which showcases vocals by superstars such as Eric Roberson, Carl McIntosh (of Loose Ends), N’Dambi, and more. So, you see our point about not giving him some shine, right? Yeah, we thought so. www.twitter.com/DJKemit.
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Best Place to Hear Local Music BOA Award Winner
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Best Place to Hear Music For Free BOA Award Winner
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Best Place to Play Pool BOA Award Winner
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The Independent
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Best Local Hip-Hop Act BOA Award Winner
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Best Rock Club BOA Award Winner
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The Earl
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Best Soul or Jazz Songstress BOA Award Winner
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Best Sex Club BOA Award Winner
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Trapeze
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Best Local Songwriter BOA Award Winner
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Best Soul album BOA Award Winner
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Clementine Sun Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2012 » After Dark » Critics Pick
In early 2012, bassist/producer Khari Cabral (aka Khari Simmons) stepped away from Jiva, the band he founded in the late 1990s, and released his first solo collection of music, Clementine Sun; and soul music fans were glad that he did. The lush, melodic, bossa nova-tinged album was produced and arrangedmore...
In early 2012, bassist/producer Khari Cabral (aka Khari Simmons) stepped away from Jiva, the band he founded in the late 1990s, and released his first solo collection of music, Clementine Sun; and soul music fans were glad that he did. The lush, melodic, bossa nova-tinged album was produced and arranged by Cabral, but was mixed by the international icon Bluey of the group Incognito and features vocals from a lineup of heavyweight singers, including Sabrina Malheiros, Monday Michiru, and Atlanta’s own India.Arie, among others. What this means for the future of Jiva is unknown, but in the meantime, we suggest folks dive deep in the sounds of Clementine Sun - there’s lots to enjoy.
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Best Sports Bar BOA Award Winner
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Taco Mac Virginia Highlands
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Best Strip Club BOA Award Winner
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Clermont Lounge
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Best Stripper Other Than Blondie BOA Award Winner
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Pink Pony
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Best Trap Music Ambassadors BOA Award Winner
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Daniel Disaster Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2012 » After Dark » Critics Pick
With a bio that boasts, “We’re only interested in making music you can fight or strip to,” Daniel Disaster, the DJ, producer, and driving force behind Heroes x Villains, has made huge strides in an era when the roles of the DJ and the artist are becoming one in the same. As the man who coined themore...
With a bio that boasts, “We’re only interested in making music you can fight or strip to,” Daniel Disaster, the DJ, producer, and driving force behind Heroes x Villains, has made huge strides in an era when the roles of the DJ and the artist are becoming one in the same. As the man who coined the term luxury trap, giving credence to the 70-140 BPM hybrid of post-dubstep and trap music, no one is pushing the boundaries of electronic dance music with more flare. And with this year’s arrival of his first official song, “Original Choppaz,” he makes good on his promise to deliver the soundtrack to sex and violence with a dark, pervasive flare. www.heroesxvillains.tumblr.com.
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Best Trivia Night BOA Award Winner
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The Independent
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Best Urban Music Club BOA Award Winner
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MJQ Concourse
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Best Weekly Club Night BOA Award Winner
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Legacy Live
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