Ryan Abel is always getting help from his friends — but that’s kind of his superpower. He’s the boisterous ring-leader of Augusta’s music scene, the guy who can rally a couple dozen pros from different projects and somehow make them sound like they’ve been touring together for years. Thursday night on the Bud Light Stage, he did it again. This time it was Michael Baideme on guitar, Brooks Andrews on bass, and Russell Jarad on drums — a lineup pulled from a web of bands that s

Sometimes the most electric shows come in the most unexpected packages: a three-piece band in a barbecue joint during a thunderstorm. Sometimes, the best way to support downtown isn’t by planning perfectly—it’s by adapting relentlessly. Because at the end of the day, it's not about the weather—it’s about who’s willing to pivot, hustle, and make it happen anyway. That’s what happened last Thursday when we moved Amp the Alley indoors to Southbound Smokehouse. The radar

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