ZALE, an Atlanta-based, driven young powerhouse with purple hair is set to bring classical training, blues narrative and rock ‘n’ roll attitude to Tijuana Garage Nov. 6. She’s promoting her debut solo record Fortress, which was released in March. The bold front-woman and songwriter has headlined well-known venues like The Georgia Theatre and 40 Watt Club. […]
David Wax Museum is known for unique, uptempo instrumentation featuring driving synthesizer, a quijada (a donkey’s jawbone), keys, and Suz Slezak’s frenetic fiddle-laying. It’s a show that gets the crowd moving and was labelled a Newport Folk Fest breakout act by Paste, while being called “pure irresistible joy” by NPR’s Bob Boilen. Here’s ‘Guesthouse’ streaming […]
King Diamond sat down for a chat with Slayer’s Kerry King while on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem fest this summer. Noisey was there with cameras in hand to capture the conversation. That “King vs. King” conversation can be viewed now at: http://noisey.vice.com/back-and-forth/king-diamond-slayer-kerry-king-back-and-forth In other news, Philadelphia and Detroit have been selected as the cities […]
Advance Base is the music project of Owen Ashworth, who used to release music under the name Casiotone for the Painfully Alone. Ashworth has published a book of drawings, made beats for Chicago rapper Serengeti, recorded the debut single by psych-folk troubadour Julie Byrne, paid tribute to gospel and outsider music legend Washington Phillips (on […]
Roots-reggae artist Cas Haley celebrates a return to music after an injury-induced hiatus, releasing his new album Nov. 6 and plying Atlanta’s Center Stage in December. Haley teamed up with Jimmy Buffet’s label, Mailboat Records, to release More Music More Family, an album that explores the importance of family and positivity. His previous releases charted […]
A band’s third album tells a lot about its career and whether or not the musicians will cave to pressure to write popular songs, wander off in a weird direction or write lethargically about life on a tour bus. Maynard James Keenan, singer and songwriter for Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer, contradicts himself for […]
Coheed and Cambria tickets for the Tabernacle show next March go on sale Oct. 30 at 10 a.m. Special guests Glassjaw and Silver Snakes will open the show March 14 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $36.50. All tickets are for general admission and ages are welcome. Buy tickets online at TabernacleATL.com, Ticketmaster.com, charge by phone […]
Georgia Music Partners — the authority that grows and improves the music economy in Georgia — on Oct. 28 launches an eight-week “Fundraising Tour” campaign to further music advocacy in Georgia.The free, public event starts at 7 p.m. at Atlanta’s Criminal Records in Little 5 Points. “Music is part of the fabric of everyone’s life […]
Having summered on the Mayhem Festival Main Stage, The Devil Wears Prada is set to bring its signature metalcore to Masquerade in Atlanta on Thursday, Nov. 5. The “Apollo X Tour” puts The Devil Wears Prada co-headlining with Motionless In White, and Upon a Burning Body, The Word Alive, and The Color Morale supporting, so […]
Tweet @atlantamusic and @eaglewolfsnake this week with a photo of an eagle, a wolf or a snake and #Zang and you’ll get a link to download the new album free! This promotion takes place all week, starting Oct. 30 so find your funniest photos and start Tweeting! For more info on the band and […]
Timmy’s Organism will be playing The Devil’s Night Party on Oct. 31 at The Earl, one day after the new album, “Heartless Heathen,” is released. Check out the Timmy’s Organism track for “Weather Woman” here. Buy tickets for the Thirdman Halloween Party at The Earl, with Wolf Eyes, Timmy’s Organism and VIDEO.
Beach Slang’s new album The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us is now streaming on NPR, who describe the record as “exhilarating pop-punk anthems targeted to the kids pumping their fists in the front.” The band will play Masquerade Oct. 27 and release its album Oct. 30. The Masquerade is located at 695 North Avenue […]
PUJOL, a band from Nashville, plans to play Drunken Unicorn Oct. 27. “PUJOL’s music possesses that inherent sense of timelessness that exists in all great music, thanks to its combination of additively fetching rock ‘n’ roll and Daniel Pujol’s lyrical brilliance,” Eloy Lugo, a publicist with Grandstand Media & Management, said. Jack White weighed in on the the band in an interview, […]
The Masquerade is recommending visitors take a taxi, get dropped off or use Uber this weekend rather than trying to find parking in the area. Soulfly, Streetlight Manifesto and Chambers of Horror Haunted House attendees are warned that North Avenue between Boulevard and Freedom Parkway will be closed to through traffic on Saturday for the […]
Soul singer, songwriter and guitarist David Ryan Harris may be best recognized for playing guitar and singing in John Mayer’s band from 2004 to 2012. He’s returning to Atlanta Oct. 25 for a “bare bones” show at Eddie’s Attic in support of his newest album. His fourth full-length album, Lightyears, is a soulful 11-track look into […]
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