Crib Notes

Opinions are like assholes. Everybody’s got one.

Sure, it’s cliché, but it’s the perfect segué to introduce CL’s newest feature.

Dear readers, we’re inviting you to put your asses on the line by writing mini-reviews of live concerts. The best review, as judged by our editorial staff, will be printed each week on our new all-music backpage.

In addition to the joy of being published, the winning reviewer will also receive a pair of free tickets to an upcoming concert in the Atlanta area. All of the reviews submitted will be posted on our music blog — Crib Notes.

Whether you want to write about Radiohead performing at Lakewood Amphitheatre or some hole-in-the-wall house show, from Omar at Sugarhill to Gentleman Jesse at the Star Bar; here’s the chance to put your own spin on Atlanta’s allover the map live music scene.

Simply follow the fine print below:

-Word count: Limit reviews to 150 words or less.

-Details: List the who/what/where info at the top of reviews.

EXAMPLE: Gnarls Barkley @ Variety Playhouse, Mon., Aug. 11

-Time span: Reviews must cover live performances that took place in metro Atlanta the week (Monday-Sunday) prior to Monday morning submission time.

-Deadline: Email entries to music@creativeloafing.com with the subject line “Reader Review” no later than 8 a.m. Monday morning for consideration.

-Editing: Reviews will be edited for content and grammar.

-All venues acceptable: All concerts held at any size venue, club, house party, retail location, parking lot, etc. anywhere in Atlanta are acceptable.

-Byline: You must submit review with a byline to be considered. All writers will be credited for their reviews. By submitting a review, you give CL permission to print or post online. Be sure to include a phone number and email address so we can contact you.

Readers do not have permission to use Creative Loafing’s name to to gain press passes from venues/performers. CL reserves the right to refuse submissions under any circumstances.

We will contact the winner each Monday to award tickets, which can be picked up at the CL office.

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CL’s Vibes section has something special in the works: You.

We’re reaching out to readers who are interested in being guest critics by writing mini-reviews of local concerts. All submissions will be posted on our music blog for other readers to see. And the writer of the best mini-review (as judged by our editorial staff) will win a pair of tickets to an upcoming concert in Atlanta and the opportunity to be published in print.

Every week, the winning review will be published on our new weekly CL Vibes backpage, which debuts Aug. 6.

All you have to do is write about any concert that takes place in Atlanta this weekend and submit the review by 8 a.m. Monday morning, August 4 in accordance with the rules below.

Here’s your chance to make your opinion the only one that matters:

-Word count: Reviews must adhere to 85 words

-Deadline: Email entries to music@creativeloafing.com with the subject line “Reader Review” no later than 8 a.m. Monday morning for consideration.

-Editing: Reviews will be edited for content and grammar.

-No profanity: Unless you’re quoting someone else.

-Time span: Reviews must cover live performances that took place in metro Atlanta the weekend (Friday-Sunday) prior to the Monday morning of submission.

-All venues acceptable: All concerts held at any size venue, club, house party, retail location, parking lot, etc. are acceptable.

-Byline: You must submit review with a byline to be considered. All writers will be credited for their reviews.

Here’s a little fine print: Readers do not have permission to use Creative Loafing’s name to to gain press passes from venues/performers. CL reserves the right to refuse submissions under any circumstances.

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We encourage reasoned debate and discussion, fresh information, nattering idiocy and yowls of despair from commenters on Creative Loafing blogs. But we can’t vouch for the accuracy or tastefulness of comments. We reserve the right to delete comments that are libelous, defamatory, in violation of copyright law, inappropriate or harmful. We also reserve the right to ban individuals who are repeat offenders of such comments.

But we can’t police every single comment. Shoot a message to online@creativeloafing.com if you think a comment ought to be deleted.

We do not edit comments for content, grammar, spelling or punctuation, and we are not legally responsible for what a user writes. Statements only reflect the opinions of their authors.

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Crib Notes is Creative Loafing’s Web-based home for irreverent and informative scuttlebutt on Atlanta music, and the people, places and scenes that make it sing. We also lend an ear to national acts touring through town with photo galleries and occasional pop culture fodder. We discriminate in taste, not in genre. But our aim is to dig beneath the dirt and give artists, critics and supporters of the local scenes a place to gather, water the seeds and watch them grow.

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