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: 2020, the year everyone got the blues Article
Monday December 7, 2020 06:21 pm EST
Recapping the last 12 months of uncertainty
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BLUES & BEYOND: Randall Bramblett ignites a ‘Pine Needle Fire’ Article
Thursday October 22, 2020 12:46 pm EDT
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
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BLUES & BEYOND: Jimmy Hall celebrates 50 years of Southern rocking Article
Thursday October 8, 2020 11:38 am EDT
Singer’s soul and blues keeps audiences smilin’
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BLUES & BEYOND: The list of Atlanta’s blues roots runs deep Article
Friday September 4, 2020 02:16 pm EDT
Places and names to know to hip your blues cred
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Coronavirus Labor Day Blues Article
Wednesday September 2, 2020 01:22 pm EDT
Even this pandemic can’t stop WRFG’s annual Labor Day Blues throwdown
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BLUES & BEYOND: Atlanta’s ‘Empress of the Blues’ retains her crown Article
Wednesday August 5, 2020 06:19 pm EDT
Sandra Hall’s triumphant half century singing blues and soul
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BLUES & BEYOND: Georgia songbird sings sweet Southern soul Article
Tuesday June 30, 2020 01:34 pm EDT
EG Kight’s ‘Trio Sessions’ keeps her diverse sound lean, never mean
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BLUES & BEYOND: Warning! High-voltage blues Article
Friday May 1, 2020 12:19 am EDT
Atlanta’s Eddie 9-Volt plugs into his influences on an impressive debut
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Cabbagetown comes alive Article
Tuesday March 3, 2020 10:52 am EST
The CD release party for “Cabbagetown Chronicles” celebrates the musical influences of Atlanta’s historic neighborhood
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BLUES & BEYOND: The big chicken (raid) Article
Monday March 2, 2020 05:12 pm EST
Mudcat’s long-running Chicken Raid weekend returns
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BLUES & BEYOND: Atlanta’s Blues Heartfixer Article
Tuesday February 4, 2020 12:05 pm EST
Blues journeyman Tinsley Ellis gears up for more roadwork in support of a new album
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BLUES & BEYOND: DON’T PASS HIM BY Article
Friday January 3, 2020 01:10 pm EST
Atlanta guitar icon Sean Costello gets a belated tribute, Willis goes big time
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BLUES & BEYOND: Cold weather means hot toddies Article
Wednesday December 4, 2019 05:43 pm EST
Michele Malone chills out with her annual Christmas show
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BLUES & BEYOND: Good Moon Rising Article
Saturday November 2, 2019 11:16 am EDT
Atlanta’s Delta Moon shines for 17 years
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Beverly ‘Guitar’ Watkins, R.I.P. Article
Wednesday October 2, 2019 02:52 pm EDT
The trailblazing guitar slinger was 80 years old.
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