The Big Rock Out to Pay Tribute to Slain Olympic Boxer Vernon Forrest

The Big Rock Out to Pay Tribute to Slain Olympic Boxer Vernon Forrest

The Big Rock Out, for those who don’t know, is a Vegas-style night of pure entertainment coming to Atlanta on September 19. There will be music from awesome rockers Cowboy Mouth as well as local lads Holdcell, and boxing matches between “Pretty Boy” Michael Jean Louis and Anthony “Ice” Greenridge. Sounds pretty exciting – and […]

Live Review: The Constellations, Soulphonics & Ruby Velle @ The EARL, September 10

Live Review: The Constellations, Soulphonics & Ruby Velle @ The EARL, September 10

By Sam Parvin With The Constellations’ recent signing to Virgin Records, I anticipated a rather rowdy show at The EARL on Thursday night, and, girl, was I right! There was not one disengaged body in the bar – the performers would not stand for such allowances. Peaking around the corner through the back door to […]

Behind the Scenes: The Whiskey Gentry films “Four Horsemen” in Dahlonega

Behind the Scenes: The Whiskey Gentry films “Four Horsemen” in Dahlonega

Normally if someone told me I would be spending my Saturday in a dark, cold, mineshaft with bats hanging upside down, I would not be so eager to go. However, being in this Dahlonega mine shaft, while watching Atlanta’s own Whiskey Gentry shoot their video for “Four Horsemen” was the kind of visual experience that […]

Q&A with Charlie Brand of Miniature Tigers — Playing The Drunken Unicorn with Fun, September 20

Q&A with Charlie Brand of Miniature Tigers — Playing The Drunken Unicorn with Fun, September 20

By Sam Parvin I recently got my hands on the debut full-length album by Miniature Tigers, Tell It To the Volcano, and I am so excited about it!  So when I heard the five piece, Phoenix-based rock-pop group is coming to Atlanta this month, I had to get an interview. Lead vocalist and guitarist Charlie […]

Live Review: The Brunettes, Throw Me The Statue, Nurses @ The Drunken Unicorn, September 7

Live Review: The Brunettes, Throw Me The Statue, Nurses @ The Drunken Unicorn, September 7

By Julia Reidy I’ve come to really dig the homemade decorations bands have taken to draping across their equipment for the sake of… what, beauty? Hipster kitsch? Either way, it’s pretty charming. (I mean, have you ever seen These Are Powers live?) For Portland,Ore.’s Nurses (pictured above), the knitted doilies tied to their tables and […]

Pop Death Squad Presents James Hall and the Futura Bold at Star Bar, Friday September 11

Pop Death Squad Presents James Hall and the Futura Bold at Star Bar, Friday September 11

Tomorrow night there is going to be some rockin' and, dare we say it, rollin' at Star Bar in Little Five Points when Pop Death Squad presents James Hall and the Futura Bold. The band has a cool new B-side for you to download (free!) at their website www.thefuturabold.com. And it doesn't end there! Supporting […]

CD Review: Circulatory System — Signal Morning

CD Review: Circulatory System — Signal Morning

Circulatory System Signal Morning Cloud Recordings By Julia Reidy Circulatory System’s Signal Morning embodies everything that’s great about Athens’ famed Elephant 6 collective — the experimental streak, the grumbling soundscapes, the ‘60s pop throwback vocals and guitar work (complete with backwards records), the psychedelia — without everything it risks. Will Cullen Hart (formerly of The […]

CD Review: Venice is Sinking — Okay

CD Review: Venice is Sinking — Okay

Venice is Sinking Okay By Sam Parvin I was rather excited to get my hands on the latest from Venice is Sinking, especially after a nearly three-year dry spell after their second full-length album, AZAR. The Okay maxisingle, released in response to AZAR, hit websites and stores in March. Okay’s packaging is modest, and through […]