A plate of food for a good cause â itâs an attractive model for creators and customers that pop-up projects like The Side Hustle are taking advantage of.
âPeople are always going to donate if it benefits them,â said Ally Smith, one of the co-founders and chefs of The Side Hustle.
The pop-up was founded about three years ago by Smith, Pete Amadhanirundr and Kenny Nguyen and has always donated profits from its events to Georgia- and Athens-based organizations that align with its values, Smith said. These have included Bigger Vision, Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement, Southern Fried Queer Pride and Meals on Wheels.
Without Cedric Huff, the Athens hip-hop scene would look vastly different than it does today.
Huff, who performs under the name Amun-Ra, is considered one of the architects of the local scene, according to Montu Miller, chief operating officer at ATHFactor Entertainment Group.
“Amun-Ra is pure hip-hop, uncut, no dilution, unapologetically original,” said Miller.
Born on the west side of Athens in 1972, Huff came from a family of entrepreneurs that owned local restaurants, clothing stores, and barber shops. Growing up around self-made business people inspired and encouraged Huff to become an independent artist at a young age, which mirrored the work ethic that was the foundation of hip-hop music and culture.
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MelvinsThe Melvins: Buzz Osborne, drummer Dale Crover and bassist Steven McDonald, do their second livestream Feb. 14.Roger “Buzz” Osborne, aka King Buzzo, aka leader of metal band The Melvins, has always done things his own way. Working alongside drummer Dale Crover since the mid ’80s, the Melvins are nearly synonymous with DIY ethos, from the band’s heavy, experimental music and all that entails over the past nearly 40 years, heavily influencing Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain as well as generations of up-and-coming creatives. Largely managing themselves over the entire period, the band didn’t miss a step after being dropped by Atlantic Records in 1997.
Jordan Rowe, a University of Georgia alumnus and country singer/songwriter, dropped his first song of the year, a single entitled âUp to Something Country,â on Jan. 15. This was closely followed by the corresponding music video which was released on Jan. 22 on YouTube.
The country singer/songwriter from Adel moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to work on his music career after he graduated in the spring 2019 with a bachelor s degree in agribusiness and a certificate in music business.
The Red & Black spoke with Rowe about his new single and how UGA helped shape his music career.
The Red & Black: What does your new single âUp to Something Countryâ mean to you?