Tony Paris
Managing Editor and Columnist
Tony Paris has been covering Atlanta music, news, and culture since 1975, becoming Creative Loafing's music editor in 1980, a position he held until being named managing editor, 1994 - 1998. Leaving the paper in in 1998, Paris worked in Jerusalem, Tokyo, and New York, before returning to Creative Loafing as a music columnist in 2017. In 2018 Paris again assumed the duties of managing editor. Check out Tony Paris' regular column here
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Articles By This Writer
50 YEARS: An interview with LiveNation's Peter Conlon Article
Tuesday July 12, 2022 05:53 PM EDT
Peter Conlon has been an integral part of Atlanta's music scene since the days of CL's founding.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Psst … it’s been 50 years Article
Monday June 20, 2022 10:34 AM EDT
What a long, strange trip it’s been
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HIGH FREQUENCIES: Bob Dylan returns Article
Tuesday March 22, 2022 12:27 PM EDT
Things aren't what they were — thank God
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HIGH FREQUENCIES: The Rolling Stones 'back to basics' at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Article
Monday November 8, 2021 03:37 PM EST
Atlanta is the venerable rock 'n' roll band’s fourth to last stop
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BANKSY: ‘There’s nothing more dangerous than a person who wants to make the world a better place’ Article
Monday September 20, 2021 11:59 AM EDT
“The Art of Banksy: Without Limits,” now through Jan. 9, 2022. Underground Atlanta.
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NEW ATLANTA MUSIC: 'Inside' released by Cement Scabies Article
Tuesday September 7, 2021 04:24 PM EDT
Kendall Keeling's latest project with Laurie Segars Morrison
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CRIMINAL RECORDS: Thirty years out on parole Article
Thursday August 12, 2021 04:44 PM EDT
L5P store celebrates its 30th anniversary
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HIGH FREQUENCIES: The Eastern Article
Wednesday August 4, 2021 09:10 PM EDT
Atlanta’s newest music venue to open in Reynoldstown
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KING CRIMSON: Past, present, and future Article
Thursday July 1, 2021 02:57 PM EDT
Tony Levin offers a quick glimpse into the court of the Crimson King
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HIGH FREQUENCIES: ‘Stomp N Stammer’ no more Article
Wednesday March 3, 2021 02:11 PM EST
Contentious Clark calls it quits
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LINDA MITCHELL: Exploring the beast within Article
Tuesday March 2, 2021 12:03 PM EST
Linda Mitchell on her ‘spirit animals’
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HIGH FREQUENCIES: The healing game Article
Sunday November 8, 2020 03:14 PM EST
Clay Harper shakes off the dust with ‘Dirt Yard Street’
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Surviving COVID-19 Article
Monday June 1, 2020 12:15 AM EDT
Tony Levitas recounts his days in the ICU
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You want to get out of the house? Will you bet your life on it? Article
Tuesday April 21, 2020 02:30 PM EDT
In the wake of the governor's decision to allow many non-essential Georgia businesses to re-open April 24, what is a smart person to do?
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HIGH FREQUENCIES: New lamps for old Article
Monday March 2, 2020 02:59 PM EST
Repurposing music of the past for a better future
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Tagged In
Omnivore - Recession ends on the Westside Article
Monday September 13, 2010 10:03 AM EDT
Restaurants packed on Sunday
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Experience Hendrix through former CL music editor Tony Paris' collection Article
Thursday March 25, 2010 01:06 PM EDT
I started collecting Hendrix records when I was 9 years old after hearing “Third Stone From the Sun” on WPLO-FM, Atlanta's original “underground” radio station.
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