Throwback Thursday – Photobook: Death Cab for Cutie @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 8/11/11

For 17 years, we’ve followed the coming-of-age story of alternative rock band Death Cab for Cutie. Now with the release of their eighth studio album, we are introduced to a slightly more nuanced and mature sound that tells of love lost, the realities of adulthood, and a band trying to hold itself together after co-founder and […]

AMG Weekend Picks 4/24-4/26

Friday April 24 Mr. Carmack @ Terminal West Genre: Electronic Sounds Like: GANZ, Losco, BoeBoe Tickets are $12. Doors open at 8 pm, show starts at 9 pm. Find Tickets Here! Pissed Jeans @ The Earl Genre: Punk Rock Sounds Like: Young Widows, Scratch Acid, Clockcleaner The band is one of six bands at The […]

Atlanta Botanical Garden Announces 2015 SunTrust Concerts In The Garden Lineup

Our favorite Atlanta garden, Atlanta Botanical Garden, has announced their 2015 SunTrust Concerts in the Garden lineup for its 13th season. This year’s lineup features some stellar artists set to perform on the Great Lawn in Atlanta, along with the new garden location in Gainesville, which opens on Saturday, May 2. Atlanta: Jun 20: Josh Turner […]

ICYMI: Best New Music Releases This Week 4/13-4/17

Foxtrott – “Driven” One of our favorite up and coming musicians, Foxtrott just released her first single from her debut full-length, A Taller Us. It’s a refreshing addition to the world of electronic pop. Tame Impala – “Let It Happen” live on Conan Tame Impala performed a brand new track, “Let It Happen,” on Conan Wednesday night, and […]

Know Before You Go: Sweetwater 420 Fest 2015

The Sweetwater 420 Fest is upon us and we’re ready! With artists like Snoop Dogg, Cold War Kids, The Floozies, Cage The Elephant and more, you’re guaranteed to have a fun-filled weekend. Here’s everything you need to know before you go: Tickets Tickets are still available but selling quickly! You can purchase tickets online until Sunday […]

Throwback Thursday: Guitar Legend Dick Dale @ The Earl 4/23

Dick Dale is an American surf rock guitarist, known as The King of Surf Guitar. Pioneering on Eastern musical scales and experimenting with Reverbnation, he worked closely with Fender to produce custom made amplifiers including the first-ever 100-watt guitar amplifier. He pushed the limits of electric amplification technology, helping to develop new equipment that was capable of producing distorted, “thick, clearly defined […]

AMG Picks: Top 10 Karaoke Bars in Atlanta

We’ve all been there. 2 a.m. surrounded by our closest friends, too many empty shot glasses, and one empty stage calling your name, haunting you, reminding you of all your rock star ambitions. We’re talking about karaoke! This is our love song (pun intended) to the ancient art form practiced by kings and perfected by the inebriated […]

Throwback Thursday: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion @ The Earl 4/16

On stage and in the studio, Jon Spencer has destroyed and rebuilt American roots music with such ferocity and wild abandon, that it’s hard to believe there is anything left. It’s been twenty years since Jon Spencer Blues Explosion first pressed ‘record’, and twenty years since Spencer and his A-Team of sonic terrorists tore up the indie-rock […]

AMG Weekend Picks 4/10-4/12

  Friday, April 10 The Decemberists @ The Tabernacle Genre: Indie, Folk, Rock Sounds like: Band of Horses, The Shins, The Mountain Goats Single tickets are $45.50. Doors open at 7 p.m. Find tickets here! Dustbowl Revival w/City Hotel @ Vinyl Genre: Americana, Bluegrass, Swing, Gospel Sounds like: Rope, Fox and the Bird, Cowboy and the Indian Tickets are $8 […]