Hal Horowitz

Music Columnist

Horowitz is a longtime Creative Loafing columnist who has been writing about the Blues since he began to crawl. His passion for the music has won him numerous prestigious awards for his insightful coverage of the Blues in Atlanta and beyond. A real Hoochie Koochie man, Horowitz's got his mojo workin' — meet him at the crossroads every month online.

Articles By This Writer

BLUES & BEYOND: Blind Willie McTell Music Festival returns and expands in Thomson Article

Monday August 2, 2021 10:54 am EDT 08/02/2021 10:54 am

Georgia’s long-running roots and blues fest roars back for year 27 | more...

BLUES & BEYOND: Back to the blues Article

Thursday July 1, 2021 12:50 pm EDT 07/01/2021 12:50 pm

The Atlanta blues scene returns to (almost) normal with solid support from the Atlanta Blues Society | more...

BLUES & BEYOND: Electrified and ready for blast-off Article

Wednesday June 2, 2021 06:35 pm EDT 06/02/2021 6:35 pm

Eddie 9V goes international with his first widely distributed album | more...

BLUES & BEYOND: No looking back Article

Wednesday May 5, 2021 10:15 am EDT 05/05/2021 10:15 am

After weathering the worst year in music, Garrett Collins prepares for his next act | more...

BLUES & BEYOND: Born under a good sign Article

Tuesday April 6, 2021 11:54 am EDT 04/06/2021 11:54 am

Recent National Heritage Fellow William Bell’s well never runs dry | more...

BLUES & BEYOND: Six degrees of Bill Sheffield Article

Monday March 8, 2021 11:28 am EST 03/08/2021 11:28 am

Fifty-plus years on the blues fringes hasn’t diminished the Atlanta veteran’s enthusiasm for the music he loves | more...

BLUES & BEYOND: 2020, the year everyone got the blues Article

Monday December 7, 2020 06:21 pm EST 12/07/2020 6:21 pm

Recapping the last 12 months of uncertainty | more...

BLUES & BEYOND: Randall Bramblett ignites a ‘Pine Needle Fire’ Article

Thursday October 22, 2020 12:46 pm EDT 10/22/2020 12:46 pm

Not just sheltering in place during these uncertain times, the Athens-based musician releases his 12th solo album — and promotes it with a live concert | more...

BLUES & BEYOND: Jimmy Hall celebrates 50 years of Southern rocking Article

Thursday October 8, 2020 11:38 am EDT 10/08/2020 11:38 am

Singer’s soul and blues keeps audiences smilin’ | more...

BLUES & BEYOND: The list of Atlanta’s blues roots runs deep Article

Friday September 4, 2020 02:16 pm EDT 09/04/2020 2:16 pm

Places and names to know to hip your blues cred | more...

Coronavirus Labor Day Blues Article

Wednesday September 2, 2020 01:22 pm EDT 09/02/2020 1:22 pm

Even this pandemic can’t stop WRFG’s annual Labor Day Blues throwdown | more...

BLUES & BEYOND: Atlanta’s ‘Empress of the Blues’ retains her crown Article

Wednesday August 5, 2020 06:19 pm EDT 08/05/2020 6:19 pm

Sandra Hall’s triumphant half century singing blues and soul | more...

BLUES & BEYOND: Georgia songbird sings sweet Southern soul Article

Tuesday June 30, 2020 01:34 pm EDT 06/30/2020 1:34 pm

EG Kight’s ‘Trio Sessions’ keeps her diverse sound lean, never mean | more...

BLUES & BEYOND: Warning! High-voltage blues Article

Friday May 1, 2020 12:19 am EDT 05/01/2020 12:19 am

Atlanta’s Eddie 9-Volt plugs into his influences on an impressive debut | more...

Cabbagetown comes alive Article

Tuesday March 3, 2020 10:52 am EST 03/03/2020 10:52 am

The CD release party for “Cabbagetown Chronicles” celebrates the musical influences of Atlanta’s historic neighborhood | more...

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CL contributor Horowitz recieves KBA award for journalism Article

Saturday March 14, 2009 09:58 pm EDT 03/14/2009 9:58 pm

CL writer Hal Horowitz was seen in Memphis over the weekend receiving the Keeping the Blues Alive award for Journalism that he won last month. | more...