AMG Weekend Picks! Enjoy The First Weekend in June With CHAPPO, George Benson, and Virginia Highland Summerfest

Happy June! School is out, vacations are on our minds, and weekend festivals are filling up our calendars! Now that we have a classic Alice Cooper song stuck in our heads, let’s get serious! There is quite a bit going on this weekend. Friday, June 1st- Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun at The Earl […]

Live Review and Picture Book: The Melvins with Unsane at The Loft, April 25

Review by Ellen Eldridge; photos by Michael Koenig Unsane fit so perfectly as an opening act before the legendary and influential Melvins; so perfectly, in fact, that though Unsane drummer Vinnie Signorelli was in the hospital, according to singer Chris Spencer, Melvins drummers took turns sitting in with Unsane. Bassist Pete Shore completes the trio, […]

Live Review & Picture Book: Sharon Van Etten at The EARL, April 25

By David Courtright; photos by Matthew Smith One always wonders how a singer’s artistic personality will translate in a live, or in-person setting. Does melancholic music equal depressive live show? In truth, sometimes it does. In Brooklyn’s Sharon Van Etten’s case, it was quite the opposite. While her music can easily be called “introspective,” the […]