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BuyAll songs written and performed by Kim Ware / the Good Graces except “Welcome to the Boomtown” written by David + David and “Beautiful, Brown Eyes” written by Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith - 5 tracks
BuyAll songs are © their respective authors. Performed by the Good Graces / Kim Ware Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Rob Dyson at Wizkid Sound, Atlanta, GA the weekend of December 1, 2012 Kim played guitar, vocals, keyboard, & percussion. Rob played bass & keyboard. For more info visit www.prettynewsongs.com. Thanks for listening. "Beautiful, Brown Eyes" and "Welcome to the Boomtown" will also appear (in more fleshed out form) on the upcoming tGG full-length, "Drawn to You," coming spring 2013. Any money made from the sale of this EP will go towards funding the manufacturing and promotions of "Drawn to You." So thanks so much for your support! - 4 tracks
BuyThanks to Jay, Jane, Jim, John, Lucas Mire, Jeremy Ray, Brian Slusher, Mary O, and Baby-
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- Feb 26, 13
Whew, so many exclamation marks. But wow! It’s a new year! 2012 flew by and was uber-productive in tGG land. Let’s see, we released two EPs, Wildcat Creek and Discoverings, we finished recording the new full-length, Drawn to You, and we played a handful of really cool shows including opening for some of my favorite bands—Eternal Summers and Eleni Mandell—and an appearance at the Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh for the MSR showcase. Wildcat Creek also got some nifty accolades despite a very grassroots (read: little to no) promotional plan, like…
“Wildcat Creek finds The Good Graces’ founder Kim Ware taking her brand of minimalist indie folk-pop to another level with a mere four songs featuring the threesome of Ware, producer/musician Jay Manley and his wife Jane Francis. … The current EP (third release overall), displays a brightness and maturity, an upbeat awareness that things can, and should, be better. … Ware’s style is so appealing, so laid back and flowing, that she’s hard to resist” -Atlanta Music Guide
“Reminiscent of Kimya Dawson’s work in Moldy Peaches, [Summer of '93] has a simple chord progression and a simple chorus, but it never feels derivative. Written in such a way that practically anyone can identify and appreciate, the best thing about this song is that it’s universal and catchy. If the rest of the album is this pleasing and easy to soak in, the Good Graces may just be ready to break out in the Atlanta scene.” -Latest Disgrace
as well as being listed in Jack Rabid’s Best EPs of 2012 list and included on Jonah Raydio, a podcast hosted by one of our favorite comedians (and that Bing Commercial dude), Jonah Ray. So, thanks y’all!
2013 is gonna bring more shows (see bottom of post) as well as a brand spankin’ new record! Drawn to You will be released in late spring on my little eskimo kiss records imprint, Pretty New Songs, which I created to sort of have a “label” while not having a label, and in conjunction with PotLuck Foundation, a very cool collective of sorts run by some good friends out of my musical home away from home, Chapel Hill, NC.
SO, HERE IS SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL!!!
For Drawn to You, I broke a lot of my own rules. Including using a photo of myself for the cover. After several stops and starts I settled on the image below, a photo me and my husband took while on our wedding / honeymoon trip in Cabo San Lucas, back in 2007. I’m quite happy with it and I hope it gives you a fuzzy feeling too. Stay tuned here for more details and sneak-preview streams of songs and other amazing things like that.
OH YEAH, SHOWS!
Friday, March 22 – Kavarna, Decatur GA for Jeff Holt’s CD release show
Saturday, April 13 – Clifford’s Army Rescue Extravaganza, Cleveland County Fairgrounds, Shelby NC
Saturday, May 4 – Bazaar Bizarro, Gaia Gardens, Decatur GA
(more details on times and other acts and such TBA!)
- Nov 21, 12
Hey friends! It’s been a while. We’ve been hibernating a bit for the winter, not playing out (or even getting out, for that matter!) while we finish our new record. I’m happy to report progress has been made! Mixing is now complete, courtesy of the very talented Jason NeSmith (Of Montreal, Casper and the Cookies, Supercluster, etc. etc.). I’m thrilled with how it sounds and can’t wait to share it with you all. If all goes as planned, we’ll be releasing it some time in March, just in time for the winter chill to leave us and the spring sunshine to arrive. Entitled “Drawn to You,” the record consists of 11 songs; a couple of which were found on our recent EP “Wildcat Creek.” It’s also got songs about dogs, sad songs, happy(ish) songs, songs about traveling, autobiographical songs, not-s0-autobiographical songs, and two covers. So yeah, it runs the gamut, as much as a tGG can do so. In the meantime, I’m recording a solo covers EP next weekend. So look for that on the interwebs around the end of year/beginning of 2013. Finally, tGG will be returning to the live stage in some form or another in early 2013, so more deets on that as well, in the weeks to come. Happy Thanksgiving to you all, and I hope your holiday season is filled with good food, friends, and great music!
- Sep 21, 12
A quick (and long overdue) update about not one … not two … but three live shows coming up over the next couple of weeks! I’m excited about each, because each will feature a different lineup and different dimension of the Good Graces’ sound. I guess I’m sort of experimenting in advance of what I hope will be more shows once the new record comes out (next spring/summer).
SO… here’s all the deets on the happs:
Saturday, Sept. 22 – Autumn Equinox Evening, Atlanta GA (private party, but get in touch for info) – 7PM
Tuesday, Sept. 25 - 529, Atlanta GA with Eternal Summers, Bleeding Rainbow, Life at Sea – 10PM
Monday, Oct. 1 - Carroll Street Cafe, Atlanta GA with TBA – 9PM
Y’all come!
- May 01, 12
It’s hard to believe it’s May 1! And, that means it’s release day for the new the Good Graces EP, Wildcat Creek. You can download it for a limited time for the very low “name your price” over at Bandcamp, or get it from your favorite digital retailer. Or better yet, use that Bandcamp link to order the actual CD, which looks pretty stunning if I do say so myself!
Some early reviews of the EP have been very kind … Atlanta Music Guide says “… Ware’s style is so appealing, so laid back and flowing, that she’s hard to resist,” and Stomp and Stammer calls it “terrific … stripped down and intimate, hitting you where it matters.” Well shucks.
Thanks to everyone who’s checked it out so far!
- Jan 29, 12
A few weekends ago, I traveled to Chapel Hill, NC, to record the new The Good Graces EP with my friend Jay Manley. I had been meaning to blog about the experience since, and finally found some time. This is long and self-indulgent, and kinda all over the place. So go ahead and bounce if you want; it won’t hurt my feelings one bit.
I had recorded my first record, Sunset Over Saxapahaw, with Jay, and it was such a wonderful experience. That was several years ago, and I was still learning the basics of songwriting and playing guitar. Not that I’m not still learning those things. But I do feel like I have a better understanding of them now.
Some background first. I LOVE recording. Almost as much as I love songwriting. Performing live is another story. I still get stage jitters, I still hate feeling like I’m bothering people about coming to see me (but also hate dealing with poor attendance, kinda stupid I know); I always feel like what’s in my head is just hard to transfer into that live performance. I think that’s why it’s really important for me to write and record new songs as much as I’m able. To me, that’s the fun part. Creating something from scratch and then hearing how it ends up, especially when it DOES match what you first heard in your head, is pretty awesome.
So anyway, after my silly “retirement” from music and then my “come back” a year later, which I won’t rehash again, I’ve been experiencing quite a deluge as far as songwriting goes. So I’ve been excited to document these songs, as I feel like the break really did me some good and that my songwriting improved as a result of it.
I arrived at Jay and Jane’s house Saturday afternoon. After a little catching up, we got started. I could almost immediately tell the difference in their new set up. When I recorded Sunset… they lived in an old farm house in the country. The atmosphere was PERFECT and I was wondering if we could still get that feeling at their new house. Well their new digs are AMAZING. It still has that country feel; in fact, their backyard is basically woods and while we were recording we saw several deer. I’m sure my reaction to that was pretty funny, snapping picture after picture, but hey I just don’t get to see that in Atlanta.
The really cool thing about their new place though is that it’s “country,” but upgraded. The room where they have their drums set up — Oh. My. Gato. A tall cathedral ceiling makes the drums sound unreal. So of course I knew I’d have to do some drumming on this record. I hadn’t played in about 7 months or so; I don’t even know where my sticks are! But yeah, it was like riding a bicycle. And I got to hit pretty hard, which I love to do. A good drum sound is really critical, in my opinion, to your recording sounding good. That and vocals. Get those two things in place and chances are your recording is going to sound great. I like to think that for this record, those two things are really on point. Yay, Jay!
This is Jay's guitar. It has like 21 strings or something, and sounds like bass and acoustic and electric at the same time. !!!
Another thing about going to NC. I grew up there, and it’s still like home to me. There’s also something about it that really inspires me. I named my first record after the area where we recorded, and while I was there this time, I decided to do the same. Jay and Jane live off a road called “Wildcat Creek,” which we’d take whenever we’d leave to go get a bite to eat or whatever. I liked the way “Wildcat Creek” sounded, and it just seems to fit this collection of songs, so while I was there I decided that was it, that would be the name of this EP.
I just like this. It was on the cushion of the bench at their bay window, where I'd sit and watch deer while Jay worked his magic.
We worked all day Saturday and got back at it Sunday morning. Sunday was a recording marathon. We must have spent 15 hours on it. It was exhausting, but also exhilarating. I loved the feeling of really immersing myself into the project; especially with my ADD brain, I find it hard to focus on something for hours at a time but it feels awesome when I’m able to. I’ve never been on a retreat, but I liken it to one, simply because it’s so singularly-focused, and afterwards you really feel like you’ve cleansed your brain or something. Not to mention the sense of accomplishment you get from just really focusing on one thing and nothing else, and putting your everything into it. There’s one song in particular that we spent most of Sunday afternoon on. It was totally a last-minute edition to the EP, but I am so thrilled that we chose to record it. I’ve read interviews with musicians who talk about writing or recording a particular song, and just getting that “feeling” that they’ve done something great. Well in all my years of doing this music thing, I don’t think I’ve ever really had that feeling. Until that Sunday with Jay. We had been working on little bits and pieces of this particular song for hours, recording a little bit and then listening back to it, but not really listening to the entire song altogether until we were done. Once we did, it seemed like we both heard it. We both just sort of lit up and smiled at each other. I kinda couldn’t even believe it was me. It’s weeks later, but I’m still appreciating all the hard work we put into that song. And the really cool part is, for every single thing I’ve ever recorded, when I’d go back and listen to it later I’d always pick out the little mistakes. I’d always listen to it sort of critically rather than just enjoying it. But with this song, I actually listen to it just like I listen to another band or song I love. I just listen. And I smile. I can’t wait for you to hear it.
There's a song on the EP called "Blacklight." This is not one, but it reminds me of it. This was taken at the Standard, where we went late on Sunday night when we needed a break.
- Dec 31, 11
Oh, 2011. You went by much too fast. Your older brother, 2010, was a real asshole. He really fooled me too; I was all hopeful at first but then realized the changes I was so excited about were not what I wanted AT ALL. Took me a little while to figure that out though. And a 4-day stay in the hospital to boot. So yeah, I guess the bar was set pretty low for you, but you exceeded all expectations. More changes, but this time for the better, led to a healthier and happier me. Dare I say, you’re right up there with 1993 and 2007 for best years ever.
You weren’t so good to my friends though. Damn, isn’t it funny how you work like that? You were even an ass to my husband. (And ironically, 2010 was awesome for him while it sucked for me.) Some of my close friends really struggled this past year, and I’m sure they are as happy to see you go as I am sad. I can only hope that 2012 finds them happier and more at peace.
I don’t make “resolutions.” Instead, I make a list of things I hope to accomplish. Which I guess is sort of the same thing, only it’s not. Because I don’t look at it as a means of listing things I want to change about myself; it’s simply a list of things I hope to make happen. You know I always have to have a project. So, I have to apologize for this past year. You were really awesome to me. Maybe too awesome? Or maybe I was just too ambitious for my own good. At the top of my 2011 list was “have more fun.” And I did! Maybe all that fun distracted me from most everything else on the list that I had hoped to accomplish (granted, it was a pretty large list though). Or maybe I accomplished the only goal that really mattered anyway?
You were full of surprises though; and I actually accomplished a few things I never even set out to accomplish. My second goal for 2011 was to “create more.” That’s pretty open-ended, I know. I’m not even sure what I had in mind at the time. But early in the year a group of friends and I made a little documentary about Atlanta. It was something I had never done before, and it ended up being screened at a little film thingy in town. It also introduced me to a few new people. And, it gave me something new to be very proud of.
And of course, there was also the music. I had sworn off music in 2010. Thought I needed a break, blah blah blah. But oh my goodness, was I ever unhappy without my music. So I dove back in, not so much headfirst, but slowly, and with a completely different outlook than I had before. Remember the “fun” I spoke of? With that as my primary motivation, I found playing was much more enjoyable. I still find the need to turn it into a project. But hey, I wrote some of the best songs I’ve ever written, in my opinion, so it would seem like a bit of a waste not to document them. Hopefully I’ll finish doing just that in 2012.
I remember at the end of 2007, I was on the South Carolina coast celebrating with my family, and I commented on how sad I was to see that year end. I’m feeling much the same today. Not that 2012 isn’t going to be exciting. It’s going to be a big year, for sure. HUGE. I’m having a big big birthday and I’m already freaking out about it even though it’s six months away. There’s a lot of talk of big changes in 2012. And even talk of everything coming to an end. All that’s just way too much for me to even try to get my head around. But it has me thinking, with this past year being so amazing, it would be easy to put a lot of pressure on 2012. It’s just another year. Hopefully, there will be more. So maybe I shouldn’t think of everything I didn’t accomplish this year, and everything I hope to accomplish next year. Instead, maybe I should look back on this past year and think of all I learned. And take those things with me into the new year.
- I learned that I have to create to be happy. That’s a big one, and I don’t think I’ll soon forget it.
- I learned that even though I can be introverted and I really love my alone time, I’m a really social person. I need people around me. I need to communicate with people. Otherwise I feel, well, kinda like I’m dying.
- I learned that there are no guarantees and despite our best laid plans, sometimes shit just happens. Sometimes you just have to roll with it. As I get older, I’m becoming more and more zen. It sounds hippie dippie. But starting each day with a little bit of yoga and meditation has done wonders for me, and helped me just let things happen without trying to control it all. So this is probably the biggest thing I’m taking with me into 2012. The understanding that sometimes the best reaction to something is to just let it be. And that things really will be ok.
Thanks 2011. You taught me a lot. You were a ton of fun. I’ll miss you.
xoxoxyz,
Kim
- Dec 20, 11
Yes, 50! This was a great year for new music. I was fortunate that I got to see a handful of my top 10 live this year as well (and the live shows definitely affected how much I loved the records… Wild Flag is a good example).
This was also a great year for new ways to discover and share music. While I retired my record label last year, I started a podcast with my good friend Jenn, and enjoyed a new means of sharing music that I love. I also enjoyed new technologies such as Rdio and the short-lived obsession (at least for me) Turntable.FM. I read fewer blogs, but listened to more podcasts, and got turned on to lots of new bands such as Pepper Rabbit, Dillon, Cults, and Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside, among countless others.
All in all, I enjoyed being a little more of a music fan and a little less of a participant. So without further adieu, my favorite releases of 2011!
50. The Lingering Doubts – S/T
49. Sophie Madeleine – The Rhythm You Started
48. Youth Lagoon – The Year of Hibernation
47. The Wooden Birds – Two Matchsticks
46. Various Artists – Luz De Vida
45. Grouplove – Never Trust a Happy Song
44. Washed Out – Within and Without
43. Vetiver – The Errant Charm
42. Jens Lekman – An Argument With Myself
41. Josh Rouse and the Long Vacations – S/T
40. Wilco – The Whole Love
39. Matt Pond PA – Spring Fools
38. Big Fox – S/T
37. Vanessa Carlton – Rabbits on the Run
36. Tyler Ramsey – The Valley Wind
35. Release the Sunbird – Come Back to Us
34. Kimya Dawson – Thunder Thighs
33. Mike Doughty – Yes and Also Yes
32. Hotel Lights – Girl Graffiti
31. Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost
30. J Mascis – Several Shades of Why
29. Matt Pond & Chris Hansen – Lebanon PA soundtrack
28. Phantogram – Nightlife
27. Low – C’Mon
26. Daneverly – S/T
25. Boy & Bear – Moonfire
24. Atlas Sound – Parallax
23. East River Pipe – We Live in Rented Rooms
22. Crooked Fingers – Breaks in the Armor
21. Desertshore – Drawing of Threes
20. Dawes – Nothing Is Wrong
19. Yuck – S/T
18. The Decemberists – The King Is Dead
17. Feist – Metals
16. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
15. Florence + The Machine – Ceremonials
14. Tune Yards – Who Kill
13. Mates of State – Mountaintops
12. Laura Veirs – Tumble Bee
11. Cults – S/T
10. Wild Flag – S/T
9. Pepper Rabbit – Red Velvet Snow Ball
8. Bon Iver – S/T
7. Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside – Dirty Radio
6. Real Estate – Days
5. Wye Oak – Civilian
4. Mount Moriah – S/T
3. Big Talk – S/T
2. Dillon – This Silence Kills
1. The Rosebuds – Loud Planes Fly Low
If you’re so inclined, and you’re on Rdio (if you’re not I’d love to tell you about it. I feel as if I should get commission from them, but I really do love it), you can listen to a track from each of these releases on my Best of 2011 playlist.
- Aug 01, 11
One of the best things about living in Atlanta is there’s creative inspiration everywhere you look. After I moved here in 2004, I fortunately very quickly fell in with some really talented folks (it started with my involvement in Chickens and Pigs and basically snowballed from there). It pushed me to be more creative and find new outlets; if it weren’t for the great songwriting of my friend Mary O. Harrison, for example, I’m not sure I would have ever started The Good Graces. A few of these friends have recently released some really outstanding records, so I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing that proud parent (or proud younger sister) feeling as I listened to them and attended their respective CD release shows. Here’s a quick rundown of my talented friends’ recent outputs.
Sensitive Chaos – Seeker After Patterns
Sensitive Chaos is the brainchild of Jim Combs, who also plays keys in The Good Graces. The best, most accurate review I can give of Jim’s record is what I told him after the first time I heard it. I was driving to my friend Nina’s while listening to it. And I got lost. Three times. Not because I didn’t know where she lived, but because I was that lost in the music. Hypnotic, atmospheric, and very relaxing, it’s the perfect soundtrack to chilling out after a hot day. Or, driving around aimlessly.If you’re a fan of ambient music be sure to check out Jim’s City Skies series at Kavarna (and also online at StillStream), where he brings in some of the best electronic-based musicians from all over the country (and sometimes even the world).
Supervisor of the Loveless Average – Songs About Cities
Supervisor of the Loveless Average, or Supervisor for short, or SOTLA for the acronym-inclined, is John McNicholas (guitarist with The Good Graces), Elizabeth Elkins (The Swear, Grandville Automatic), and Marco Corales (Dutch Angle). Together they craft 90s, Minneapolis-inspired indie rock for the masses. Admittedly it took me a minute to get used to the very pro production on this record. But once I did I realized it suited the songs perfectly. This is a true guitar record, with lots of great interplay between John and former band member Mike Boutté. At times sounding a bit like Pavement, and other times sounding like that rare alt radio hit that’s just commercial enough to get mainstream airplay but just cool enough to keep you from changing stations (and I mean that in a good way, really), Songs About Cities is an awesome debut guaranteed to get stuck in your head.For a limited time, you can download SOTLA’s EP for any price you choose on their Bandcamp page.
Supervisor of the Loveless Average – Baltimore Bound mp3
Virginia Plane - S/T
Virginia Plane is singer-songwriter Mary O. Harrison (formerly of Charm School and then Mary O. Harrison and the Tiny Tears) along with friends Tracy Clark (The Preakness), McGregor Button (Russian Spy Camera), and Govind Dixit (also from Charm School). Their 7-song debut is a superb collection of endearing, catchy folk-pop songs that highlight Mary O’s pretty vocals and captivating, introspective lyrics. Sometimes childlike (“I wish my dad was here, I wish I knew what to do”) and often nostalgic and visual (“Each year I remember … I will walk through the new green fields of this world like an old-fashioned girl”), listening to Virginia Plane is much like relaxing on your porch with a glass of lemonade and your favorite book. Extra cool points: The record was released by Atlanta’s Two Sheds Music, whose roster reads like who’s who of Atlanta songwriting geniuses—Blake Rainey, Jupiter Watts, The Preakness, and The Yum Yum Tree to name just a few.Mary O. is embarking on a solo tour beginning tomorrow (Aug. 2), so be sure to check her website for dates and go see her if she comes to your town.
Virginia Plane – Old Fashioned Girl mp3
- Jun 14, 11
I’ve never really wanted to admit this, but I’m finally coming clean. I have a very, very VERY hard time finishing anything I start.
In the past year or so, I’ve:
1. Started (and recently, it seems, abandoned) a food photo blog
2. Picked up a new hobby (but then put it on the back burner), documentary filmmaking
3. Talked about starting countless new businesses
4. Compiled a collection of half-written songs in my head
5. Read 3/4 of a handful of books (but finished none)I’ve always been creative. And I’ve always found that I’m most creative at the beginning of a project. When ideas are fresh and exciting. But then as quickly as I jump in, I lose interest and move on to something else. I don’t like this. I told myself about a year ago, when I “retired” from music, that I was going to prioritize. Just work on things that are really important to me. But, I fall into the same trappings over and over again. The problem though, is that at the very beginning of such project, I’m so excited about it that it SEEMS really important. So I think, “Yes! This is it! I’m prioritizing! This is where I’ll put my energy!” But then I get bored, fast. Every new, exciting project gets trumped by a newer, more exciting project. Sigh. I exhaust myself sometimes.
So my question for all you creative types out there—What’s your secret for staying focused? Or do you? How do you keep that excitement and interest, even when something’s not new anymore? I look forward to your thoughts. And hey, look, I just finished this blog post, and in record time!
- Feb 20, 11
February 14, 2011
I just finished editing my very first short film, a documentary called “Ours on Ponce,” about the Ponce de Leon area of Atlanta. All total, the editing alone must have taken me 40 hours. I’m never afraid to take on a creative project, but I will say this one really tested my patience, probably more than most any other project I’ve ever done. But I’m also more proud of it than I have been of anything I’ve done in a very long time.
The idea for “Ours on Ponce” was born out of a conversation I had a couple of months ago with my good friend Andy Gish. Andy had started a blog about Atlanta, and mentioned that she hoped the blog would help her “look at Atlanta through new eyes.” She approached me about contributing to the blog, and ironically, I was looking for something to help me also appreciate Atlanta. I had just been to Austin, a place that I love probably more than any other place I’ve ever visited. Every time I go to Austin I leave there thinking, “I want to move there!” But this time, I decided instead that I wanted to seek out the things I love about Austin, in Atlanta.
So I was happy to help and thought the experience would be good for me. Over drinks at our new favorite bar, Sister Louisa’s, Andy and I discussed possible topics for the blog. She mentioned how much she loves Ponce, and I suddenly got the brilliant(?) idea that we should stay out all night (yes, all night) on Ponce and document our adventures. By “document,” I simply meant write and take a few pictures. But a week or so later I saw that Creative Loafing was sponsoring a short film contest. It had to be about Atlanta, about 5 minutes in length, and shot by point-and-shoots, Flips, or phone cams—nothing fancy. Bingo! That’s how we’d document our adventures! We’d get a bunch of footage and I’d edit it all together and submit it for us. Never mind the fact that the only video editing I’d ever done was very simple edits (placing a title slide over a presentation) for work.
So I jumped in head first, recruited a few friends, and on January 29, we stayed out all night on Ponce. We hit some of the regular spots, like The Local, Righteous Room, The Majestic, and Murder Kroger. But we also visited some new (to me) places, like Friends and even the Clermont Hotel. A lucky break that couldn’t have been better even if it had been scripted, the Clermont security guard offered to give us a tour if we came back when his shift was over. Of course, we jumped at the chance.
As sunrise rolled around, Andy and I high-fived each other, celebrating our accomplishment. We did it. We stayed out all night without any casualties, no one got too wasted and annoying, and we didn’t even get the slightest bit grumpy at each other. In fact, we had a wonderful time. We met a cast of characters that again, couldn’t have been better if they had been scripted. We received a sketch of ourselves from a caricature artist at The Majestic. We made new friends, and strengthened the relationships with old ones. It might sound a little cheesy, but I really did feel like the five of us had created a bond that other people just wouldn’t really understand. We did this together, and we loved every minute of it. And for me, our night out did exactly what I hoped it would do. It made me appreciate and even fall in love with Atlanta all over again.
As I worked on the editing of “Ours on Ponce,” my appreciation for Atlanta increased even more. A few days into the editing, I posted something about the project on “Friends of Music,” an active Facebook group that I’m fortunate to be part of. I was hoping to get a few Atlanta-centric songs from Atlanta bands. I was amazed at the response. I must have received 10 songs, just in the span of a few days. That there are so many talented artists finding inspiration from our city is just a testament to how unique it is. And I’m so happy they got to be part of our little film.
I hope you find as much enjoyment in watching “Ours on Ponce” as we did making it. And I hope you find your own little slice of Atlanta to love. All you really have to do is look around.
