Deerhunter

AMG Weekend Picks 1/8-1/10

Friday, January 8 Deerhunter @ Variety Playhouse Genre: Experimental, Noise, Rock Sounds like: Atlas Sound, Panda Bear, Animal Collective Tickets are $20 advance, $22 day of show. Doors open at 7:30pm. Find Tickets Here! Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires @ The EARL Genre: Rock & Roll Sounds like: Lydia Loveless, Jason Isbell, Drive-By […]

5GB interview: The Shadowboxers, playing Terminal West Jan. 9

  The Shadowboxers band is based in Atlanta, where founding members Scott Schwartz, Matt Lipkins and Adam Hoffman experienced an almost-instantaneous musical compatibility when they first started jamming. Together with drummer Cole McSween and bassist Carlos Enamorado, they’ve forged a cohesive sound based on a shared reverence for the strong, taut harmonies of Simon & […]

Musicians to stream online concert Jan. 30 to benefit Paris attacks victims

  A streaming benefit concert for those affected by the Paris terrorist attacks will be held Jan. 30, organizers say. Streaming for Paris started as an idea by a group of industry professionals and nonprofits shortly after the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris. They hope to raise at least $55,000, according to a press release. […]

Mastodon’s ‘Asleep In The Deep’ named Best Metal Video of the Year

  Loudwire announced its top ten list of best metal videos produced in 2015 and Mastodon’s “Asleep in the Deep” topped the list. “Mastodon are truly in a league of their own, not only creating music that beckons labeling them as their own genre, but crafting brilliant music videos like ‘Asleep in the Deep,’” Loudwire […]

Blitzen Trapper release ‘Christmas is Coming Soon,’ donate proceeds

In recognition of the season of giving, Blitzen Trapper is sharing a song off the debut self-titled release, Christmas Is Coming Soon, as a pay-what-you-wish download. All proceeds will go directly to Mercy Corps, whose mission is to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping to build secure, productive and just communities in some of […]

‘The Sound of Silence’ gets Disturbed, hits #1

Disturbed’s take on the class Simon & Garfunkel tune “The Sound of Silence” hit number 1 on Billboard’s Hard Rock Digital Songs chart. Maybe it’s the weather. Or the holidays. Maybe frontman David Draiman was just high when he sang the haunting lyrics, as he told Blabbermouth. But “The Sound of Silence” has always held […]

ICYMI: T.I., Sister Hazel to headline 2016 Peach Drop

Atlanta-based rapper T.I. and Sister Hazel, a platinum-selling band known for the ‘90s hit “Happy,” are scheduled to headline the 2016 Peach Drop on New Year’s Eve. Sister Hazel also has new album, Lighter in the Dark, which releases in February. This is the first new release in five years. The long-awaited 14-track collection, produced by […]

Mill Town Music Hall: All about music

  Music venues often indulge in dive reputations, where patrons avoid touching the walls and drink the booze because the tap can’t be trusted. But Mill Town Music Hall, located at 1031 Alabama Avenue in Bremen, Ga., doesn’t offer alcohol. The venue is all about music and the experience. General Manager Steve Bennett says instead […]

Baroness release Purple Dec. 18; full album streaming now

Baroness’ highly-anticipated new album, Purple, releases Friday Dec. 18 and is currently streaming via a variety of partners as part of a fan-fueled #FindPurple promotion. Pre-order packages for Purple, which feature instant downloads of “Morningstar,” “Shock Me” and “Chlorine & Wine” as well as a limited edition colored vinyl version of the new album, two […]

SweetWater 420 Fest 2016 Lineup Announced!

SweetWater Brewing Company just announced the headliners for their 2016 420 Fest lineup! The 12th annual jam-packed 3-day festival will have alternative, hip hop, jam, rock, EDM tunes and more on 4 stages at Centennial Olympic Park on Friday, April 22 through Sunday, April 24th. The 2016 lineup will feature headliners: Kid Rock, Ben Harper, […]