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July 20, 2013 - Abbey Road Live performs at The Visulite Theatre in Charlotte, North Carolina. The photos. Chris' notes, and the set list can be seen here.

Here's a second gallery of photos from the July 20 Charlotte, North Carolina show (courtesy of Daniel Coston).

Video of "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" from July 20, 2013 in Charlotte.

Video of "Get Back" from July 20, 2013 in Charlotte.

Video of "Don't Let Me Down" from July 20, 2013 in Charlotte.

Video of "Come Together" from July 20, 2013 in Charlotte.

June 29, 2013 - Abbey Road Live performs 2 shows at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, Georgia. Photos. The set list for both shows and the pics from the late show can be seen here.

Video of a nearly 10-minute long version of "Don't Let Me Down" from the evening show at the Georgia Theatre on June 29 in Athens.

Video of "Nowhere Man" from the evening show at the Georgia Theatre on June 29 in Athens.

Video of "Here Comes The Sun" from the matinee show on June 29 in Athens.

June 15, 2013 - Abbey Road Live performs at The Orange Peel in Asheville, North Carolina. Photos, Chris' notes, and the set list can be seen here.

June 12, 2013 - Chris' releases the All Day Face 4-song EP exclusively through Bandcamp.com. Here's a brief review from Flagpole Magazine.

April 26, 2013 - Abbey Road Live performs at Rhythm And Brews in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Photos and the set list can be seen here.

April 20, 2013 - Chris performs with The Spinoffs at The Melting Point in Athens, Georgia. Click here for the set list and photos.

April 12, 2013 - Abbey Road Live performs at The Melting Point in Athens, Georgia. The Photo gallery and set list can be seen here.

April 6, 2013 - Abbey Road Live performance at Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, Georgia. The photo gallery and set list are at this link.

Here's a second gallery of photos from the April 6 Variety Playhouse Abbey Road Live show (courtesy of Dan Harr).

Here's an hour and a half of video from the April 6 Variety Playhouse which featured complete performances of Rubber Soul and Revolver, plus plenty more. The videographer missed several songs from both albums and there are no encores, but there's just over half of the show here.

Video of "Yellow Submarine" from Variety Playhouse on April 6.

March 23, 2013 - Private Performance with Abbey Road Live at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, Georgia. Photos, set, and review here.

March 18, 2013 - Solo acoustic performance at Red Light Cafe in Duluth, Georgia. The report and pics are here.


March 9, 2013 - Chris performs another solo acoustic show at Hendershot's in Athens, Georgia. Photos, the set list, and the report can be read here.

Stream Chris' March 9 solo acoustic show at Hendershot's here. This was recorded by LiveMusicAthensGa.com. The songs from this show aren't titled and the show is broken into segments. This was the most daring set list yet. If you'd like to sample it, I recommend part 3 which features an old Q-Sign song and the brand new "Violetta" which features harmony vocals from Kate Morrissey.


March 1, 2013 - Chris performs for the first time with Abbey Road Live at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, Georgia. Click here for photos, Chris' notes, and the massive set list.

Stream audio of the complete March 1, 2013 Abbey Road Live show at the Georgia Theatre right here, courtesy of LiveMusicAthensGa.com.

Video of "In My Life" from the Georgia Theatre on March 1, 2013.

Video of "Something" from the Georgia Theatre on March 1.

Video of "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" from the Georgia Theatre on March 1.

Video of "Don't Let Me Down" from the Georgia Theatre on March 1.

Video of "Come Together" from the Georgia Theatre on March 1.

Video of "Revolution" from the Georgia Theatre on March 1.

Video of "I Want To Hold Your Hand" from the Georgia Theatre on March 1.

Video of "Back In The U.S.S.R." and "A Hard Day's Night" from the Georgia Theatre on March 1 (the first 2 songs at Chris' first performance with Abbey Road Live).

February 19, 2013 - Chris performs a solo acoustic show at Flicker Theatre in Athens, Georgia. Here are the photos, the set list, and Chris' report.


January 2013 - Chris begins performing solo acoustic shows with a performance at Hendershot's on January 19. For Chris' review, the set list and pics, click here.

Stream Chris' first ever solo acoustic show here (minus the first 2 songs). There's a varied selection of songs new and old, along with some personal challenges, and cover songs. This was recorded by LiveMusicAthensGa.com. Listen in here.


Fall 2012 - From The South Carolina Music Guide, here's a rare feature article and interview with Chris about both his music and photography.

August 21, 2012 - Flagpole Magazine features Chris' brand new video for "That Excites Me", the first single from the upcoming album Click her to read about the song and see the video.


May / June 2012 - Chris has announced that The Critical Darlings are on "indefinite hiatus". The plans are to complete the recordings begun and continue work on solo recordings. For the latest, visit Chris' Facebook page by clicking here.

See Chris' live music photography at Concertshots.com.

Join Chris' "other band", The Spinoffs, on Facebook! (Kathy Kirbo, Bryan Howard, Tim Payne and Chris McKay)

AUDIO: "An Uncertain Flight" Ringtone! Get some Satisfactionista fer yer phone! (Click to play or right click and "save as" to download.)

ADDITIONALS & CONTACTS:

For reviews of each specific show (with pics), go here.

I Am The Face: Add Chris on Facebook! Just click here for his personal page.

I Am Also The Face! Here's the official Chris McKay Music Page at Facebook which was created for the overflow from his personal page.

I, Too, Am Also Kind Of The Face! Here's the official Facebook page for Chris' photography and reviews.

Tweeting anyone? Follow Chris on Twitter by clicking here.

 

 

NEW MUSIC AVAILABLE NOW!

From Flagpole Magazine:

Nothing To Prove: Seems the summer heat has already gotten to Chris McKay , as the local songwriter got a wild hair last week and decided on a whim—his words—to go ahead and release his first ever solo release. The four-song EP, All Day Face , includes his newest solo recording, “Best Case Scenario”—imagine Steely Dan's “My Old School” as interpreted by The Sweet—along with three other tracks he's recorded during the past year. McKay says this release is hopefully the start of an EP series, because he “take[s] so very endlessly long to release full-lengths.” Longtime listeners will recognize the enthusiasm right off the bat, but this isn't a Critical Darlings release. As such, McKay is a little more expansive with his writing, especially on the head-in-hands weeper “Everything Must Go,” which, thematically, is a nice track to follow the upbeat “Best of What's Around.” Go have a listen at criticaldarlings.bandcamp.com .

 

 



Here's the first single of 2013, "The Best Of What's Around". "This song is an honest assessment of where I am now and how I'm trying to look at life in this moment.
For the first time in 8 years, I'm on my own, as I've stepped away from The Critical Darlings. I wanted to start off this era by getting back to my power pop roots. Upcoming tracks will veer into darker rock and roll, as well as my attempts to add some gospel and blues influence into what I do. No doubt there will be some experiments thrown in as well...(Click here to read more.).

Download the new single, "The Best Of What's Around", right here!





"That Excites Me" is intended to be a "mission statement" and mood setter for the latest project. It speaks to possible new directions, nervousness and anticipation. It also responds to people who have been wondering what's taking so long for the new music to come out. This is the first new release from Chris McKay since the Critical Darlings released Satisfactionista in 2009." (Click here to read more.)

Download the single, "That Excites Me", right here!

 

 

 

The debut single from The Spinoffs, "Stars Go On" B/W "Disposable" was released on March 12, 2012.

The Spinoffs is a side project featuring Kathy Kirbo, Chris McKay, Bryan J. Howard and Tim Payne.

The single can be streamed or downloaded here and the special 3-track package contains the 7+ minute extended version of "Stars Go On" in addition to the radio edit and the b-side, "Disposable". Check it out.

From Michelle Gilzenrat of Flagpole Magazine: "Oh, my stars. An all-star lineup featuring members of Heavy Feather, The HEAP and the Critical Darlings. "The songs are all rock-based right now," Kathy Kirbo says of The Spinoffs' tunes, "but span from surreal, artsy rock to Deadhead-esque to power pop. Chris [McKay] said 'space pop,' and I think he's on to something. I like spacepop."

 

 

 

 

 

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