Jim Simpson
Freelance journalist
Jim Simpson is an award-winning fiction writer and freelance journalist. A native of the wilds of Florida's Gulf Coast, he now resides on the scruffy fringes of Atlanta, Georgia.
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
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
The Nervous Breakdown
Jim Simpson | #9 Dream | The Nervous Breakdown
Reluctant realist, committed dreamer Jim Simpson has a plan for a more peaceful planet.
The Nervous Breakdown
Jim Simpson | A Portable Snack Because We Had Neither the Time ...
Jim Simpson and his lovely wife Susan visit the City of Lights and meet up with another TNB writer along the way....
The Nervous Breakdown
Jim Simpson | Lessons Learned in the Summer-Job Kitchen and ...
In college I worked one summer as a line cook in a 120-seat restaurant of a small hotel in Florida. Although I had no formal training as a cook, ......