Thursday, October 8, 2009

QRO Magazine Review of Sensitive Chaos' Nophest Performance


QRO Magazine writer Mic Mell reviewed last month's Nophest Music Festival and gave my Sensitive Chaos performance a nice mention. Read the whole review here.

My mention is here:
The music itself passed the spectrum from afternoon ambient electronica to full on blaring rock ‘n' roll at night. Each band that played had their own identity, their own image, and their own talent. There was not a dud in the bunch. Nophest is not musically genre based, and each passing hour continued to showcase electronic, rock, indie, and punk bands, all spanning the extensive and eclectic of Garcia, and the community at large. Friday night included the hard electronic and multimedia presentation of Larvae, and the experimental and lively Jungol. This Piano Plays Itself brought a lush, raw, and well arranged mix of rock and pop. Saturday was a very rock oriented, and the parking lot and stage area were jam packed for the full Renaissance regalia and steampunk sensibility of Extraordinary Contraption, and the blazing guitar and soulful vocals of Garcia's own indie band Nerd Parade. By Sunday, the crowds were sparse, partly due to the endless rain, as well as the unrelenting hangovers. Halfway through the day, Sensitive Chaos summed up the mood perfectly, with a low-key set of electronics that massaged the brain, and soothed the heart. While the music played on, the other major event of Sunday was a large gathering of folks in the parking lot playing six degrees of Kevin Bacon, complete with notes and a map for quick reference.
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Sunday, October 4, 2009

Congrats to all Creative Loafing Best of ATL 2009 Winners!

I finally got a chance to peruse the winner list of this year's Creative Loafing Best of ATL 2009.

Thanks to everyone who voted this year. Your support of what makes Atlanta great is always appreciated, and your votes this year are especially welcome.


Jim Combs' solo band, Sensitive Chaos, was voted the runner-up to category winner (and Best of ATL 2008 winner) Judi Chicago in the Creative Loafing Best of 2009 in the Reader's Pick for Best Local Electronic Act.


Sensitive Chaos won the category in 2007 and Combs also won the category in 2005 as half of the duo TouchXtone with Michael Thomas Roe.

Special shoutouts to some friends for topping the charts:

Best overall radio station WRAS-FM (88.5)

Best non-commercial radio station 90.1 (WABE-FM)

Best local blog/blogger Tessa Horehled, DriveAFasterCar.com

Best advocate for the arts WonderRoot Community Arts Center

Best underground art space Eyedrum Art & Music Gallery

Best local spoken word artist The Subliminator

Best place to hear spoken word Java Monkey

Best local rock act Howlies

Best local rock act Nerd Parade

Best local jazz act The Bonaventure Quartet

Best local electronic act Judi Chicago

Best local folk act Hope for Agoldensummer

Best local label Nophi Recordings

Best place to hear local music The Earl

Best rock club The Earl

Best acoustic music club Eddie's Attic

Best Thai Spoon

Best new restaurant Flip Burger Boutique

Best vegetarian: Tie Cafe Sunflower

Best Tacos Taqueria del Sol

Best place for collectors-edition vinyl Criminal Records

Best independent bookstore A Cappella Books

Best comic bookstore Criminal Records

Best CDs Criminal Records

Best used CDs Criminal Records

Best vinyl Wax N' Facts


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