Smith's Olde Bar 8/24/11

...and again we thrust into the Atlanta night on Wednesday August 24, 2011 to a place known as Smith's Olde Bar.  Smith's always seems to hold a warmth and intimacy that many of the smaller venues often times can't possess.  This leads to a pleasant receptive mood for the music and acts to come and neither disappointed this night.

It was the winners of the best of the five dollar bands, an assorted variety of music starting with Jack Wagon a three piece that was a good ole fashion classic rock band.  They bring reminiscent feelings of a garage band with the exceptions of grounded ability, intelligence, with what feels like a strong veteran foundation.  Their music was good, fun and easy to listen to with a comfortable familiarity.

Jack Wagon's music lead to a genre change with a band called BrandyWine, and KIDSYC a hip-hop quint out of Savanah.  They are a smart, slick and energetic band led by.  Whose lyrics are intelligble delivered with a swiftness and precision that can leave anyone amazed and moved by what they just witnessed.  Brandywine's music paints a clean solid backdrop with a pocket that leaves a perfect space for KIDSYC's rhymes to spill through.  Still found in their music, is a band that knows how to pour some heavy grooves, into a cup, that runneth over with the good stuff.

Then comes the Atlantan swagga of Scotty.  His stuff was energized like lightening, with a band dropping a funk bottom that anybody can get down to.  The party had already started and got lifted a lil higher when this crew hit the stage.  Coming complete with a dj, drummer, guitar, bass, a hypeman, a background singer, and  Scotty.  These kids have done this before and knew how to pump a room and pump a room they did.  Scotty's lyrics came with a comfort and ease that  could appeal to any hip-hop enthusiast with a hype-man that was on point and in-sync, placing emphasis where emphasis needed to be placed.  This group's trek through the set had a mature swagga and was a cool one to see.

The return to Smith's Olde Bar was a fun night, that coincidently enough became a party.  The night delivered wtih gifts and talents unexplained and some good music definitely worthwhile.  Congrats to the best of the $5 night winners and thanks for the good music.