Just Announced: The Magnetic Music Festival at Kennesaw State University Sports and Recreation Park, April 20th, 2013! Choose the Lineup!

By Gini Strobel Atlanta Music Fans, Listen Up! How often do you get a say in the bands that are going to play huge festivals? Pretty much never, right? Well, we have some amazing news to share. On April 20th, 2013, the Magnetic Music Festival is hitting the Kennesaw State University Sports and Recreation Park. […]

Calling All Artists from Various Genres! PlayPro Media Presents The A&R Southern Talent Expo II, Free Event on November 10th

Mark your calendars on November 10th 2012 at 1:00PM-5:00PM for the Meet-N-Greet with PlayPro Media‘s A&R Representative! This is your chance to participate in PlayPro Media‘s workshop to Explode Your Fan Base. The Meet-and-Greet will take place at the Joel A. Katz Music & Entertainment Business Program at Kennesaw State University (House 55). After you […]

AMG Weekend Picks: Prom of the Living Dead, STS9, Sharon Van Etten, Lagwagon, and Jason Boland & The Stragglers

With the recent premiere of The Walking Dead, all we’ve been hearing lately is zombie-this and zombie-that. But what better of a time for the apocalypse than Halloween week!  The last week of October is sure to be one for the ages with so many great musicians coming to Atlanta ready to play into the […]

AMG Picks: Halloween Events- Prom of the Living Dead, Dirt Nap 2012, Sick/Sea, & Stokeswood’s Halloween Tribute to The Talking Heads with Jungol

By Gini Strobel Halloween is on a Wednesday this year, so for the working crew that means we have to celebrate this Friday and Saturday or possibly face an early morning hangover on November 1st! I have a hard enough time waking up and not overdosing on caffeine, so I choose to party this weekend! […]

5GB with Girls Guns and Glory; Playing at Eddie’s Attic Sunday, October 21st

Ward Hayden, the lead singer of Girls Guns and Glory, once had a regular 9-5 job, but the desire to pursue his and the band’s artistic expression took over. GGG is now an internationally touring band, named Independent Artist of the Year at the French Country Music Awards, and two-time winner of both the Roots […]

Interview with Ron Pope, playing @ Vinyl Saturday, October 20th!

Interview with Ron Pope, playing @ Vinyl Saturday, October 20th!

By Al Kaufman Ron Pope writes and sings music from the heartland, both literally and metaphorically. He can play sensitive folkie or all out rocker, and does both on his recent release, Atlanta, but his songs always feel sincere without drifting into egocentric waters. A Marietta native who currently calls New York home, Pope just […]

Milo Greene In-Store Performance this Thursday, October 18th @ Criminal Records & Playing @ The Earl in the Evening

If you can’t tell by now, we’re pretty big fans of Milo Greene. Their indie-folk sound is fresh, yet fans of Beach House and Local Natives are sure to draw some parallels. We caught their first Atlanta show this past Summer at Drunken Unicorn and we were hooked. This Thursday, the band is back in […]

The Temper Trap Announces a Special Acoustic Show at Center Stage, Friday, October 19th!

We love delivering awesome news to Atlanta Music Fans and we have some amazing news for fans of The Temper Trap! The band just announced that they will be play a private acoustic set before (specific time TBA) their evening show at Center Stage on Friday, October 19th. A handful of these special tickets were […]

Show Preview: Themestock at Smith’s Olde Bar, Sunday, October 7, 2012

By Scott Roberts What started out as an outlet to ignite his slightly dwindling musical spark, Matt Brown, singer/songwriter with Atlanta-based nineties pop faves Uncle Green, decided to create a group on Facebook called Theme Music. The idea was to invite like-minded musicians to join and post videos of themselves performing songs based on a […]

AMG Weekend Picks: Taste of Atlanta, Antibalas, Gotye, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Michelle Malone, Bananarama, and FadoOktoberfest Outdoor Block Party!

There’s something about the month of October that makes us happy! Perhaps it’s the seasons changing, the weather cooling off, Halloween decorations, picking out costumes, and festivals galore, but we love it! It’s also “the calm before the holiday storm”. So enjoy this carefree October weekend and take in a great festival! The weather is […]

Picture Book and Review: Grimes, Elite Gymnastics, and Myths @ The Basement at Graveyard, October 1st

Photos By Hillery Terenzi, Review by Chandler Mays In today’s music scene, the notion of an “overnight success” has become status quo. One minute, you’re making electronic music in your bedroom, and you’re known locally thanks to your friends’ Facebook shares; the next minute you have a stamp of approval from Pitchfork, your amateur DIY […]