Sideshow Atlanta

The Coathangers, All the Saints and Noot d’ Noot play to a packed Earl Nov. 21.

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(Photos by Perry Julien)

Usher brought his usual brand of soulful crooning coupled with sweet spectacle to The Tabernacle Nov. 10. There was dancing, there was a bit of acted debauchery onstage. Pure Usher.

(Photos by Perry Julien)

Stone Mountain Park held the 9th Annual Indian Festival and Pow Wow Nov. 6-9. All the bright artistry and stirring music of Native American culture was on display for the education of those unfamiliar and the enjoyment of the well-versed.

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(Photos by ROH)

This Sunday from 11-5 pm the Marriott Century Center hosted one of the largest comic conventions in the Southeast.  Vendors provided an assortment of comics, memorabilia, videos, cards, and other goodies.  Various celebrities were in attendance such as Georges Jeanty from Buffy the Vampire Slayer Comics, the Punisher, and Dingo the Comic Fan Dog.

(Photos by Stefani Byrd)

The Krewe of the Grateful Gluttons hosted a party and costume ball at Eyedrum Gallery this Halloween.  The night would not be complete without the giant skeleton puppets the Krewe created for Atlanta parades.

(Photos by Stefani Byrd)

A good old fashioned zombie themed scavenger hunt through the metro area.  Players were given gadgets to ward off zombies and followed clues as they explored the city looking for hidden codes.  It all ended at a secret location, Sidebar, where some relaxing began.

(Photos by Stefani Byrd)

Local modern dance company Zoetic Dance Ensemble held an open dress rehearsal prior to tonight’s premiere of Dirty Pretty. The show features multimedia components that enhance the stellar choreography instead of distracting from it and several quirky aspects that make it a highly engaging dance concert. The cute name doesn’t hurt either. See the show at 7 Stages Theater running from Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. each evening.

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(Photos by Tara-Lynne Pixley)

Several metro Atlanta high school bands filled Morris Brown College’s Herndon Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 26. The musicians competed in order to emerge the winner of the Battle of the Bands. A highly respected annual event, the Battle of the Bands draws huge crowds and gives incomparable bragging rights to a school’s band each year.

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(Photos by ROH)

Parade participants let their freak flag fly very high at Saturday’s L5P Halloween Parade. Notorious for its shenanigans, the parade didn’t disappoint this year.

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(Photos by Joeff Davis and Stefani Byrd)

The BET Awards were held in Atlanta at the Civic Center Oct. 18 and, like any red carpet event, it was a visual feast and fiasco. The throngs of press, publicists and hangers-on could have filled a high school football stadium. But instead they were packed behind ropes and in designated areas.

Rubbing shoulders with stars while feigning disinterest is an art form that most in attendance Saturday seem to have perfected. The screams that occasionally came from outside the heavily-secured gates would lead one to think that being inside those gates is what some dreams are made of. But the reality, at least from this photographer’s point of view, is sadly more mundane — glittering and glossy as much of celebrity is, but tiring nonetheless.

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(Photos by Tara-Lynne Pixley)