Creative Loafing

CURRENT ISSUE: VOL. 53 • NO. 6 • March 2024

BLUES & BEYOND: 50 years of mojo workin’

BEHIND THE BAR AT RICHARDS: Those who were regulars at Richards will remember these portraits of some of the Blues greats who performed at the club. From left, Howlin’ Wolf, B.B. King, Bo Diddley, and Freddie King. All photos taken onstage at Richards by Jack Gardner.
The blues was happening in Atlanta in 1972 — for those who knew where to look



Events

, Cost: $40 04/02/2024 12:00 PM
, Cost: $39.50 ADV 04/02/2024 6:30 PM
, Cost: $80+ 04/02/2024 6:30 PM
, Cost: $20 ADV 04/02/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: $16-$20 04/02/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: $35 includes signed book 04/02/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: $39-$117+ 04/02/2024 7:15 PM
, Cost: -Not Yet Members: $10 -Members: $5 -Insiders: Free 04/02/2024 7:30 PM
, Cost: $10 general admission, $30 2 top table (doesn’t include admission), $60 4 top table (doesn’t include admission) 04/02/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $10 ($5 for Poets) 04/02/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: Starting from: $20.00 04/02/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: Starting from: $20.00 04/02/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $80+ 04/02/2024 9:30 PM
, Cost: $8-$15 04/03/2024 10:00 AM
, Cost: Check Site 04/03/2024 11:00 AM
, Cost: Check Site 04/03/2024 3:00 PM
, Cost: $80+ 04/03/2024 6:30 PM
, Cost: $10 04/03/2024 6:30 PM
, Cost: Check site 04/03/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: $22.50 04/03/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: $17- 04/03/2024 7:30 PM
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, Cost: $30-$60+ 04/03/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: Check Site 04/03/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $78-$312+ 04/03/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: From $26.70 04/03/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $15 general admission 04/03/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $15 04/03/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $10 Door 04/03/2024 9:00 PM
, Cost: $80+ 04/03/2024 9:30 PM
, Cost: Check Site 04/04/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: $26 ADV 04/04/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: From $26.70 04/04/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: Free 04/04/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: $15 general admission, $30 table for 2 ( does not include admission), $60 table for 4 ( does not include admission) 04/04/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: From $26.70 04/04/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: Check Site 04/04/2024 7:30 PM
, Cost: Check Site 04/04/2024 7:30 PM
, Cost: $25 Adv – $35 Door 04/04/2024 7:30 PM
, Cost: $20-$111+ 04/04/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $59-$250+ 04/04/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $20-$22 04/04/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $15.00 04/04/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $15 ADV/$17 DOS 04/04/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: From $14.50 04/04/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $20.00 + fees 04/04/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $15.00 04/04/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $40+ 04/04/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $12.00 04/04/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: Starting from: $20.00 04/04/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: From $16.68 04/04/2024 9:00 PM
, Cost: No Cover 04/05/2024 4:00 PM
, Cost: $25+ 04/05/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: $20 ADV 04/05/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: Check Site 04/05/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: $25+ 04/05/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: $15 ADV 04/05/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: $15 ADV 04/05/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: Check Site 04/05/2024 7:30 PM
, Cost: From $29.50 04/05/2024 7:30 PM
, Cost: $30-$480 04/05/2024 7:30 PM
, Cost: Check Site 04/05/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $20-$111+ 04/05/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $40-$142+ 04/05/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $12.00 04/05/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $35 04/05/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $25-$88+ 04/05/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $15 tix 04/05/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: Free 04/05/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $25 04/05/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $15 Adv – $20 Door 04/05/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: Starting from: $25.00 04/05/2024 8:30 PM
, Cost: $15.00 04/05/2024 8:30 PM
, Cost: $16 ADV/$18 DOS 04/05/2024 8:30 PM
, Cost: $15 – $18 04/05/2024 8:30 PM
, Cost: $40-$115 04/05/2024 9:00 PM
, Cost: $15 - $17 04/05/2024 9:00 PM
, Cost: $10 at the door @ 9:30  04/05/2024 9:00 PM
, Cost: From $16.68 04/05/2024 9:00 PM
, Cost: Starting from: $25.00 04/05/2024 9:00 PM
, Cost: From $29.50 04/05/2024 9:55 PM
, Cost: $55-$126 04/05/2024 10:00 PM
, Cost: $25+ 04/05/2024 10:00 PM
, Cost: $30-$69 04/05/2024 11:00 PM
, Cost: $129 - $139 04/06/2024 9:15 AM
, Cost: $35 - $40 04/06/2024 9:30 AM
, Cost: $0 rsvp - all table s are first come first serve 04/06/2024 10:00 AM
, Cost: $79 04/06/2024 11:00 AM
, Cost: Free 04/06/2024 12:00 PM
, Cost: Free+ 04/06/2024 1:00 PM
, Cost: $15 04/06/2024 2:00 PM
, Cost: Free 04/06/2024 2:00 PM
, Cost: $50+ 04/06/2024 3:00 PM
, Cost: Free 04/06/2024 4:00 PM
, Cost: From $26.70 04/06/2024 6:00 PM
, Cost: From $29.95 04/06/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: $54-$220+ 04/06/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: Not Available 04/06/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: $25-$28 04/06/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: $54-$199+ 04/06/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: Check site 04/06/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: $25+ 04/06/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: $12 - $61+ 04/06/2024 7:30 PM
, Cost: Check Site 04/06/2024 7:30 PM
, Cost: $20-$75 04/06/2024 7:30 PM
, Cost: $15.00-$18.00 04/06/2024 7:30 PM
, Cost: Check Site 04/06/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $75-$250+ 04/06/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: Check Site 04/06/2024 8:00 PM
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, Cost: Check Site 04/06/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $29 04/06/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $10ADV / $15DOS 04/06/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $12.00 04/06/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: From $32.26 04/06/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $41 04/06/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: Check site 04/06/2024 8:30 PM
, Cost: $18 ADV/$22 DOS 04/06/2024 8:30 PM
, Cost: $12-$15 04/06/2024 9:00 PM
, Cost: $10 at the door @ 9:30  04/06/2024 9:00 PM
, Cost: $15 general admission, $30 2 top table (doesn’t include admission), $60 4 top table (doesn’t include admission), $15 general admission 2 04/06/2024 9:00 PM
, Cost: No Cover 04/06/2024 9:00 PM
, Cost: $10 Door (ages 18+) 04/06/2024 9:00 PM
, Cost: $10.00 + fees 04/06/2024 9:30 PM
, Cost: $29.50 04/06/2024 10:00 PM
, Cost: $29-$51 04/06/2024 10:00 PM
, Cost: Check site 04/06/2024 10:00 PM
, Cost: From $32.26 04/06/2024 10:00 PM
, Cost: $25+ 04/06/2024 10:00 PM
, Cost: $16 04/07/2024 12:00 AM
, Cost: $0 rsvp - all table s are first come first serve. 04/07/2024 10:00 AM
, Cost: $69 04/07/2024 11:00 AM
, Cost: $35 04/07/2024 12:00 PM
, Cost: $25+ 04/07/2024 12:00 PM
, Cost: $53-$222+ 04/07/2024 1:00 PM
, Cost: $15.50 04/07/2024 1:00 PM
, Cost: Donation 04/07/2024 1:00 PM
, Cost: Free 04/07/2024 2:00 PM
, Cost: no cover 04/07/2024 3:00 PM
, Cost: $29.50 04/07/2024 4:00 PM
, Cost: For Members 04/07/2024 5:00 PM
, Cost: $65-$233 04/07/2024 5:30 PM
, Cost: Check Site 04/07/2024 6:00 PM
, Cost: $59 - $175+ 04/07/2024 6:00 PM
, Cost: From $16.68 04/07/2024 6:00 PM
, Cost: $43-$83 04/07/2024 6:00 PM
, Cost: Check Site 04/07/2024 7:00 PM
, Cost: Check site 04/07/2024 7:30 PM
, Cost: $25 04/07/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: From $20.03 04/07/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $20-$40 04/07/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $20-$30 GA / $50 VIP 04/07/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $18+ 04/07/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $10 Adv – $15 Door 04/07/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: Members Only 04/08/2024 5:00 PM
, Cost: From $11.12 04/08/2024 7:30 PM
, Cost: $40 - $150+ 04/08/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $15 - $18 04/08/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $18 ADV/$20 DOS 04/08/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $40-$150+ 04/08/2024 8:00 PM
, Cost: $5 Door 04/08/2024 8:00 PM