Doug DeLoach

Atlanta Writer/Critic

An Atlanta native, Doug DeLoach has been covering music and the arts in his hometown and beyond for four decades. In the early '80s “Listening Post,” his music column, debuted in Creative Loafing, where he has been writing features and commentary ever since. A regular contributor to Songlines, a world music magazine based in London, his ruminations on arts and culture have appeared in such publications as Georgia Music, ArtsGeorgia, ArtsATL, High Performance, and Art Papers.

Articles By This Writer

LISTENING POST: Pagliacci — The Atlanta Opera isn’t clowning around Article

Friday October 30, 2020 03:24 pm EDT 10/30/2020 3:24 pm

Outside and outta sight! | more...

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‘College Behind Bars’ packs a rehabilitative punch Article

Monday December 2, 2019 05:44 pm EST 12/02/2019 5:44 pm

Gripping documentary spotlights Bard Prison Initiative | more...

PODCAST: Leaving a Mark, Jack Stewart's Photographs of Subway Graffiti Art Article

Thursday October 17, 2019 03:56 pm EDT 10/17/2019 3:56 pm

Photographs by Atlanta artist document early graffiti painting on New York subway cars | more...

LISTENING POST: Miles Davis and the ‘Birth of the Cool’ Article

Thursday September 12, 2019 03:40 pm EDT 09/12/2019 3:40 pm

New documentary finds the trumpeter shadowboxing with himself | more...

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70 and Counting Article

Tuesday September 3, 2019 03:17 pm EDT 09/03/2019 3:17 pm

Zesto Atlanta’s family affair marks a milestone of sweet and savory service | more...

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FALL ARTS PREVIEW PODCAST with Rand Suffolk Article

Wednesday August 28, 2019 11:33 am EDT 08/28/2019 11:33 am

Experienced-based exhibitions open doors to new audiences at the High Museum of Art | more...

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LISTENING POST: Chronicling the ‘Cabbagetown Chronicles’ Article

Thursday June 6, 2019 12:56 pm EDT 06/06/2019 12:56 pm

The onetime mill town has nurtured a diverse music scene | more...

Adventurous duo creates ethereal soundscapes Article

Thursday May 9, 2019 12:27 pm EDT 05/09/2019 12:27 pm

Duet for Theremin and Lap Steel are on an odyssey born of a love for non-fixed pitch improvisation | more...

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LISTENING POST: Javanese shadow puppetry brings the Mahābhārata to ‘life’ Article

Tuesday April 2, 2019 12:44 pm EDT 04/02/2019 12:44 pm

Emory Gamelan Ensemble hosts Javanese masters for ‘Celebration of Arjuna’ | more...

Dust-to-Digital: The Art of documentation Article

Monday February 18, 2019 11:23 pm EST 02/18/2019 11:23 pm

‘Voices of Mississippi’ and ‘Listen All Around’ illustrate similarities between the Deep South of the ’60s and East/Central Africa of the ’50s | more...