i know it’s a little late, but i put together my favorite lists of 2010 this week. i’ll start with my top 10 favorite concerts of 2010!

1. jónsi – sun, oct 31st – the tabernacle
2. sleigh bells – sat, jul 10th – vinyl
3. neon indian – wed, jun 9th – the earl
4. lcd soundsystem & sleigh bells – mon, oct 4th – the tabernacle
5. beach house & washed out – thur, apr 29th – the earl
6. pavement – sun, sep 26th – the tabernacle
7. ola podrida – wed, jul 21st – drunken unicorn
8. the tallest man on earth – wed, apr 28th – the earl
9.school of seven bells & active child – mon, oct 18th – the earl
10. best coast & cults – sun, oct 10th – drunken unicorn

honorable mention: guided by voices – sat, oct 23rd – the buckhead theatre

– ryan

atlanta has a lot of great upcoming concerts! there’s broken social scene at the buckhead theatre, washed out at the drunken unicorn, jonathan richman playing two nights at the highland inn ballroom, casiokids at the drunken unicorn and many many more. be sure to check our upcoming concerts section for a full list of great shows on the horizon. i put a few i’m looking forward to below.

– ryan

washed out – tue, jan 18th – drunken unicorn – $10 – 9:00pm – tickets

yo la tengo – fri, jan 28th – variety playhouse – $20 – 8:30pm – tickets

wild nothing & abe vigoda – tue, feb 8th – drunken unicorn – $10 – 9:00pm – tickets

broken social scene – thur, feb 10th- the buckhead theatre – $26 – 8:00pm – tickets

jonathan richman – fri, feb 18th- highland inn ballroom – $12 – 9:00pm – tickets

jonathan richman – sat, feb 19th- highland inn ballroom – $12 – 9:00pm – tickets

toro y moi – sat, mar 12th – drunken unicorn – $10 – 9:00pm – tickets

godspeed you! black emperor – tue, mar 22nd – 40 watt – $11 – 8pm – sold out

casiokids & strfkr – wed, mar 23rd – drunken unicorn – $10 – 9:00pm – tickets

the pains of being pure at heart & twin shadow – tue, apr 5th – the earl – $15 – 9:00pm – tickets

– ryan

john portman is a world renowned architect who designed many of the buildings in downtown atlanta. he graduated from georgia tech in 1950 and has been designing beautiful buildings all around the world ever since. his atlanta structures are known for being connected with these great hallways, also known as the buildings “arteries.”

– ryan

check out this great swimming pool! it’s on the rooftop of the holiday inn near the braves stadium. it has a sweet view of the city!

– ryan

check out this old bridge i saw today near marietta street and means street. i am not sure where it used to go, but it abruptly ends at a parking lot. and based on the clothes drying and little hut i saw, i assume people are living on the bridge as well. kind of crazy.

– ryan

here are some nice fall leaves i saw while working in gwinnett this week!

– ryan

i have been working in senoia, ga this entire week. yesterday, my buddy ian and i got up early to check out this amazing mill before work. we had noticed a nearby historical marker earlier in the week and decided to stop by for further exploration. we ended up finding this beautiful old mill, called starr’s mill, next to a gorgeous waterfall. according to the historical marker, the mill was built in 1907 and operated until 1959. it was very picturesque, especially with the fall foliage!

– ryan

i’ve been working in senoia, ga this week. it’s fairly close to peachtree city, which is about an hour south of the atlanta. the fall foliage is quite pretty here, especially in luther glass park.

– ryan

ever wonder about the history of local venues? i often do. after a little research on the variety playhouse, i learned it was originally a world war II era movie theater called the euclid theater, open from 1940-1962. although faded, you can still see the movie theater sign on the side of the venue, which is in the picture above. after a long dormant period and a brief re-opening as a movie theater in the 1980s, the variety playhouse as we know it today opened in 1990.

– ryan

variety playhouse

1099 euclid avenue northeast
atlanta, ga 30307
404-524-7354

i saw another pbr painting in east atlanta falling off of a billboard. it looks like i was a little late, but you can still see some of it.

be sure to check out the other murals we found around atlanta in june and august.

– ryan