Andrews Upstairs Announces July 4th Celebrations with Beach Party featuring Drivin’ n’ Cryin’

Andrews Upstairs Announces July 4th Celebrations with Beach Party featuring Drivin’ n’ Cryin’

The fact that Atlanta isn't really anywhere near the sea doesn't stop a lot of people getting in a beachy mood with a lot of sand, some awesome games, good drink and great music. Andrews Upstairs is just the latest to hold their own beach party on July 4, officially called the Buckhead Beach Party. […]

CD Review: Citified — Absence

CD Review: Citified — Absence

CitifiedAbsenceeskimo kiss records By Eileen Tilson The Five Physiological Methods of Perception are used by the human body to mentally grasp something outside of our bodies. These senses: Sight, Touch, Smell, Hear and Taste, have been repeated to us since childhood as the tools needed to fully comprehend the world around us. On the EP […]

Live Review: X at Variety Playhouse, June 13

Live Review: X at Variety Playhouse, June 13

By Scott Roberts; photos By Sue Volkert Any trepidation I had about seeing a legendary L.A. punk rock band whose members are in their mid-50s (at least!) playing 30-year-old songs was joyfully and powerfully obliterated approximately 10 seconds into the opening song of their set at Variety Playhouse on Saturday, June 13. All four original […]

Little Joy Spread the Love Sans Fabrizio, with Charming Tunes, @ Smith’s Olde Bar Friday, June 12

Little Joy Spread the Love Sans Fabrizio, with Charming Tunes, @ Smith’s Olde Bar Friday, June 12

Tomorrow night Smith's Olde Bar will be oozing with love and happiness with Little Joy, a band usually made up of Fabrizio Moretti, Rodrigo Amarante and Binki Shapiro. Though Fabrizio will be off recording with The Strokes, the other two thirds of the band will be there with Todd Dahlhoff and Matt Borg (from The […]

CD Review: It’s Elephant’s — Gets Along

CD Review: It’s Elephant’s — Gets Along

It’s Elephant’s Gets Along By Julia Reidy The danger latent in having a frontman with such a recognizable voice — in this case one with a crackling, blues-rock bent that bends and scoops from pitch to pitch — is that everything else will go unnoticed. But Brent Jay’s vocal performances, for Atlanta band It’s Elephant’s, […]

CD Review: The Morakestra – Witness To Connection

CD Review: The Morakestra – Witness To Connection

The Morakestra Witness To Connection Stratking Records By Chris Homer On their sophomore album, Texas’ The Morakestra creates a record of hook-filled rock songs built around multiple soaring guitar riffs and the haunting vocals of Will Mora. The LP’s tracks range from the acoustic folk sound of “Angel” to the upbeat Franz Ferdinand-style rhythms of […]

Summerfest: Atlanta’s biggest fro, needs a big hairdryer!

Summerfest: Atlanta’s biggest fro, needs a big hairdryer!

Atlanta Music Guide hung backstage at Virginia Highland Summerfest this past weekend, courtesy of Rival Entertainment. In addition to a great musical lineup both days, the beer was flowing, and the food was fantastic. Cowboy Mouth got the whole crowd sitting down at Saturday night and Manchester Orchestra proved to be serious a crowd puller […]

Behind the Scenes of the Video Shoot for The Constellations’ “Perfect Day”

Behind the Scenes of the Video Shoot for The Constellations’ “Perfect Day”

By Eileen Tilson Atlanta’s “supergroup” The Constellations are giving Atlanta another three minute distraction from their mundane workday. I had the privilege of getting a sneak peek of the filming of their latest video “Perfect Day,” and the setting could not be more perfect. A rainy night at a well worn in house in Midtown, […]