Kris Fisher

1 week ago | augustatoday.com | Kris Fisher

Krish Fisher | Augusta TodayGrantski Records in downtown Augusta, Georgia. Grantski Records is a downtown Augusta institution and live music destination. Evan Grantski, the business’s owner, didn’t necessarily intend for things to happen that way. Grantski said that when he opened nine years ago, the store was born out of love of music and collecting. He simply wanted to have a place where he could get new vinyl releases without leaving town.

1 month ago | augustatoday.com | Kris Fisher

The year is nineteen ninety something. It’s a Friday night and you’re standing uncomfortably close to a bunch of sweaty people bouncing in unison. Augusta band the Riff Raff Kings are on stage at the Red Lion Pub and you’re watching the show - along with those sweaty, dancing strangers - with your actual eyes, not through a phone screen.

1 month ago | augustatoday.com | Kris Fisher

I got to cross something off my bucket list recently. It wasn’t necessarily a big item, just something I’ve always wanted to do but rarely got the chance. A couple of weeks ago, “Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope” was shown at the Miller Theater with a really cool twist - the Augusta Symphony performed the movie’s score live. I heard about this concept years ago and promised myself that I would take advantage of the opportunity, given the chance.

1 month ago | augustatoday.com | Kris Fisher

Call your mom.  Words I’ve heard my whole life. I can’t tell you when or where I heard it first. It’s just a phrase that has been engraved into my hippocampus since I knew how to work a phone. And as most things go, I didn’t understand or appreciate the meaning of those calls until later in life.  I used to think that moms, or parents in general for that matter, just want to know what’s going on with us because they were being overbearing or over-protective.

1 month ago | augustatoday.com | Kris Fisher

Sharon Jones’s career is a testament to never giving up. Born in Augusta, Jones lived most of her life in the New York area, working as a corrections officer at Rikers Island and as an armored truck guard with Wells Fargo. Her passion, however, was always singing. For years, Jones fed her love of music by entering in talent shows, singing background on recording sessions, and singing in her church until she found herself singing backup for a Brooklyn-based band called the Soul Providers.