The week is coming to a close, and we are looking forward to a warmer weekend from this horrible mid-Spring cold! Here are your Thursday appetizers. -Calling all Widespread Panic fans!! WP keyboardist John “JoJo” Hermann and singer-songwriter Sherman Ewing are traveling around playing small venues under the moniker Missing Cat. See them tonight at Smith’s […]
Homegrown and haunting,Kelly McFarling‘s voice spirals powerfully, and progressively over a bed of oldtimey instrumentation. She is from Atlanta, GA, where she learned to sing in church choirs and baseball stadiums, and learned to write through the stories of Flannery O’ Connor and Toni Morrison. She has since wandered out West, where she can be […]
Happy Hump Day Atlanta! Semi-quiet night in Atlanta today, but still cool stuff to check out! -Join Eddie’s Attic for a night of Motown soul as the ATL Collective presents The Supremes’ iconic 1966 album, “The Supremes A’ Go-Go.” With Performances from Molly Parden, Jeremy Ezell of The Well Reds, Michael Kai, The Factory, Larkin […]
Happy Tuesday Atlanta! There is a bunch of great shows tonight, hope you get to catch one! -The Kings of California’s sock-wearers, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, are in Gwinnett tonight at the Arena. –Hunx and His Punx might be the first ever “girl group” fronted by a flamboyant gay male whose dream in life […]
It is that time of the year and it has finally arrived! Sony Music Entertainment/ Sony Nashville and PlayPro Media in conjunction with the Joel A. Katz Music & Entertainment Business Program at Kennesaw State University is proud to present the 2012 Industry Mixer hosted at Smith’s Olde Bar on Wednesday April the 11th!! The […]
Happy Monday Morning Atlanta! I hope you had a weekend filled with good food, families, and treats! It’s a pretty quiet Monday, but here are some choices if you feel like getting out of the house. -It’s a double whammy at Smith’s Olde Bar, where you can see Dale Watson doing his “Monday Thang” upstairs, and […]
Luckily for indie rockers, Cursive, they don’t have to be men of many words (as you will see below!), their actions speak for themselves. I Am Gemini, the band’s seventh LP, is the follow-up to 2009’s critically praised Mama, I’m Swollen, which caught the attention of publications including Alternative Press, Billboard, Playboy, Rolling Stone, and Time […]
If you are an American rock band a la Kings of Leon-esque raunchiness, then my advice to you is GO TO ENGLAND. There is just something about those Brits that just knows how to make American rock bands famous. For example, California’s Vintage Trouble, played around some local bars for awhile before booking to England […]
Why would an Atlanta singer with a Southern accent and a bluegrass-music-loving dad end up in Washington, D.C.? To get a master’s degree in physiology and biophysics from Georgetown, of course. Since its formation in the fall of 2006, The Junior League Band has graced numerous stages throughout the country in an effort to introduce a […]
Justin Kennedy was born and raised in the great state of Georgia. He began writing music at the age of 13 and playing all instruments since the age of 6. He has been featured on 94.9 the bull on the bull’s Backyard Country and is a favorite on the Atlanta country station. He joined us […]
The music industry in Georgia is one step closer to getting the same tax incentive that the film industry has been receiving for the past few years. Georgia Music Partners (GMP) and The Recording Academy Atlanta Chapter successfully engaged the Georgia Legislature to add language to the Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act that clearly shows that […]
Oh thankfully we are halfway through the week! Did you know that Easter is the busiest weekend for travel in the country? Everyone thinks it is Thanksgiving, but nope! So while you are counting down the days until you get to partake in whatever you gave up for Lent (I personally gave up resisting to […]
A late, but great morning to you Atlanta! It’s a bit quiet around our city this evening, but nonetheless, it’s another beautiful day and you should definitely take advantage of being outside! -For those of you, lucky enough to be in Augusta for the Nationals, The First Tee of Augusta is pleased to announce Darius Rucker […]
Ed Sheeran might not ring too many bells for you now, but he will. The young ginger-haired singer/songwriter has wrapped England around his finger with the success of his single “A Team.” Just this past year at the 2012 Brit Awards, Sheeran swept with Breakthrough Act and Best Male Solo Artist. He is currently touring […]
Good morning Atlanta! Hopefully this is a short week for you, and you will try and jam as many fun events in as possible. Here is your Monday goodies. -There is just something about Irish bands that just know how to make you feel good. Snow Patrol will be at the Tabernacle tonight, and they […]
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