You Can Still Go Out

Posted on February 20, 2013 by metrospirit

Grandpa Matt just urges you to drink responsibly Operation Thunder! Run! No seriously, you can run or walk, but you can’t drive. The authorities were out in full force this past weekend with Operation Thunder, cracking down on drinking and…

Down to Augusta

Posted on February 13, 2013 by metrospirit

Legendary metal band announces local show Over the last couple of weeks I have been able to announce some cool shows coming to Augusta. Alice in Chains at the Bell Auditorium on May 1 has to be my highlight of…

Get Ready to Drink

Posted on February 6, 2013 by metrospirit

Nineteen stops on this year’s Fat Saturday Pub Crawl Each week I’m writing, urging people to venture downtown and see what really makes Augusta, Augusta. And I’m not referring to the homeless people or the prostitutes; I’m referring to the…

Do Not Pass Go

Posted on January 30, 2013 by metrospirit

Turns out, there are rules to the bar business Advice time from Matt Stone: When owning and operating a bar and/or business, remember to check all your paperwork very closely, cross the Ts and dot the lowercase Js because, if…

‘80s Flashback

Posted on January 23, 2013 by metrospirit

Don’t worry; it’s only for one night at Surreal at Surrey Hey, remember the ‘80s? On one side there were sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll; on the other there were AIDS, crack and The Cure. But let’s stay on…

Wish Fulfilled

Posted on January 16, 2013 by metrospirit

Alice in Chains coming to the Bell I get excited when I hear about bands I love coming to our area: Atlanta, Charlotte, Greensville, all getting amazing headliners. To Augusta’s credit, we do get a fair share of great national…

New Year, New Music

Posted on January 9, 2013 by metrospirit

Including from Bowie, minus the pink spiky hair So far it seems to be a fresh start for 2013 as local shows are starting to flow in. Rumors are swirling of bands to come, but with the way things…

New Year’s Wishes

Posted on January 2, 2013 by metrospirit

Justin Bieber sidelined? A boy can dream, can’t he? Cheers to a brand-new year and hopefully a good year of music. 2012 wasn’t disappointing at all, at least when referring to music. When you look at it nationally, rock music…

My Best Of

Posted on December 26, 2012 by metrospirit

You won’t want to hit next while listening to any of these To cap off each year, I take time out to look at my music collection from the past 12 months and realize that I haven’t listened to as…

It’s the End of the World

Posted on December 19, 2012 by metrospirit

And even if it’s not, it’s a good excuse for a party By the time you’re reading this we could all be dead. Well, I guess you wouldn’t be reading this then, unless they have the internet in the afterlife.…