Jim Simpson
Freelance journalist
Jim Simpson is an award-winning fiction writer and freelance journalist with articles published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Gwinnett Daily Post, and No Depression, among other outlets.
PROJECTS
specials.myajc.com
The Ballad of Caroline and Page
For The Atlanta Journal-Constituion
A mother’s worst nightmare, a daughter’s downfall and the road to recovery
gwinnettdailypost.com
Singer/songwriter Caroline Aiken is a Timeless Wonder
Atlanta native Caroline Aiken is a world-class musician and songwriter. She’s also a gifted storyteller, and if you give her half a chance, she’ll talk your ear off. But what a delightful way to spend an afternoon or evening. There’s a reason she’s been referred to as “a timeless wonder.”
gwinnettdailypost.com
Underhill Rose to perform at Red Clay Music Foundry
Music has always had the power to bring people together. This is exceedingly true for Eleanor Underhill and Molly Rose, the duo known as Underhill Rose. While attending Warren Wilson College in North Carolina, both met by chance over a Bonnie Raitt cover of a John Prine song.
gwinnettdailypost.com
Atlanta icon Michelle Malone to play acoustic show at Lawrenceville’s Train Depot
For those who’ve never experienced a Michelle Malone live show, you’ve missed her incredible range, from hurricane-force vocals and spitfire guitar licks to sweet and soulful ballads. For those who have seen her, you’re the choir. All you first-timers, prepare to be baptised.
The beloved Atlanta born-and-bred Malone brings her dynamic vocals and slide guitar to the Train Depot on Saturday for an unplugged acoustic show with Atlanta guitarist Reno Roberts.
Following a tumultuous experience wit...
gwinnettdailypost.com
Benefit Concert for a Fallen Hero
A benefit concert for Gwinnett County police officer Michael Duncan, who was paralyzed in a helicopter crash in September, is set for Dec. 13 at Eddie Owen’s Red Clay Music Foundry in Duluth.
Local band ESOEBO (Eclectic Selections of Everything But Opera), fronted by Chuck McDowell and Gail Burnett, will perform and all proceeds will go to the Duncan family.
gwinnettdailypost.com
Jam For A Cause
Atlanta singer-songwriter Bruce Brittain headlines benefit show at Red Clay Music Foundry for Annandale Village.
The DiG
Kelly Bowlin, Music Preservationist
Kelly Bowlin, founder of the Gwinnett School of Music, has a passion for live music.
http://www.nodepression.com
More Hymns for the Rest of Us
ESOEBO -- pron. e-SO-bo; acronym for Eclectic Selections of Everything But Opera. Chuck McDowell’s work can seem deceptively simple and light, hiding complex undercurrents of meaning. Or it can be dark, concealing a sly playfulness.
atlantamusicguide.com
Q&A with John Linnell of They Might Be Giants
Two-time Grammy winners and college-radio veterans They Might Be Giants bring their playfully surreal sound to Atlanta for two shows at the Variety Playhouse.
atlantamusicguide.com
Live Review: Jeff Beck, Imelda May at Chastain Park Amphitheatre, June 11
Live Review: Jeff Beck, Imelda May at Chastain Park...
earbuddy.net
Sabina - Toujours
Toujours is a head spinning ride through the yin and yang of human emotion, from ebullient joy to deep introspection, with love as the common thread.
The Weeklings
Power Trio: 3 Songs About Red Shoes That Are About Much More Than Red Shoes
In which Jim Simpson indulges his inner cobbler....
http://www.nodepression.com
Blackberry Smoke: The Reconstruction of Southern Rock
Blackberry Smoke's Holding All the Roses is, without exaggeration, a transformative album that signals the next step in the evolution of Southern rock.
hellbombinc.com
Adventures in Emotional Fascism
(Hellbomb Music & Arts)
Do You Remember? A Look Back at Armed Forces by Elvis Costello and the Attractions