Mad Decent Block Party, the traveling festival bringing all-day performances and activities, is heading to the Masquerade in Atlanta on Friday, August 9! The Block Party will take over the Masquerade with shows in the outdoor music park and the entire venue. This all-day, all-ages event starts at 1 pm on Friday so come prepared […]
By: Mychael Ball This past weekend I attended the 2013 Essence Music Festival in the resilient, culture-bursting city of New Orleans, LA! The festival brought out thousands of music lovers from all over the country to see spellbinding performances from some of the most captivating Black American artists in the world. We even had a […]
Contributor: Mychael Ball Earlier this week Atlanta Music Guide had the extraordinary opportunity to speak with the award winning and multi-instrumentalist, Teddy Riley. Teddy Riley is known for being the creator of the musical genre, New Jack Swing, as well as being a producer and songwriter to the stars. Being a star in his own […]
The line up for TomorrowWorld (taking place at the same location [Bouckaert Farm] as last year’s CounterPoint Festival) has been announced. The venue is about 30 minutes from downtown Atlanta at roughly 9445 Browns Lake Road in Fairburn, GA. The 3-day event expects over 50,000 people per day, with around 30,000 campers in an area labeled Dreamville. Dreamville […]
Photo by Brittany Gershenhorn AthFest is an annual festival in downtown Athens, GA designed to raise money for music and arts education. The District Attorneys are no strangers to the festival, having played for the past four years, but this year they’ve got a coveted spot on the Pulaski Street outdoor stage. We got a […]
By: Lindsey Borders Nashville transplant musician, Jameson Elder, who hails from Georgia began his music career as a young child. He started out with piano then gravitated towards guitar and hasn’t put one down since. Ever since he left his hometown of Atlanta to take his music career to the next level in Nashville, Jameson […]
The official 2013 Music Midtown lineup has been announced and man, are we stoked! Music lovers will unite once again on Friday, September 20 and Saturday, September 21, at Piedmont Park to enjoy set after set of killer tunes! Tickets will go on sale THIS Saturday, June 22, at 10 AM through all Ticketmaster outlets. […]
Atlanta Music Guide got the opportunity to sit down with up-and-coming Atlanta/Athens band, Quiet Hounds. Between their distinguished sound and their disguised performances, Quiet Hounds put on a show you won’t want to miss! The band will be heading to AthFest THIS Friday, June 21 and will be playing at the Pulaski Street Stage at […]
Photos by Ken Lackner. Blair Crimmins and the Hookers Rod Hamdallah 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra The Bonaventure Quartet featuring Amy Pike Wasted Potential Brass Band The Deadfields Rolling Nowhere
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros is headlining the Midsummer Music and Food Festival this year and we were lucky enough to chat with one of its many members, vocalist Jade, about connecting with the audience, bizarre fan interactions and fitting the whole band onstage. What has been one of your most memorable gigs to […]
A little rain can’t keep a good festival down. In 2014, The Shaky Knees Music Festival will return for three days on May 2nd, 3rd and 4th. If you missed this year’s festival, here’s a nice little recap video with a soundtrack provided by Delta Spirit
Paste Magazine was dead-on when they called The Whiskey Gentry a “toe-tapping, steamrolling kind of band, its fingers picking deep into fields of bluegrass, feet stomping in line with a punk-inspired kick drum.” Formed in 2009 by husband and wife duo Lauren Staley and Jason Morrow, The Whiskey Gentry is a group of seasoned veterans—to […]
The Virginia-Highland Summerfest is almost upon us! Come celebrate 30 years of art, music and fun by participating in the variety of activities Summerfest has to offer. Summerfest 2013 begins with a 5k race on 8am Saturday morning. This year over 1,400 runners will navigate the streets of Virginia-Highland, timed by electronic chips. At this […]
When you can’t go to the beach, Downtown Decatur brings the beach to you! Save 50% when you purchase 2 tickets to Decatur Beach Party on Friday, June 14th in the Decatur Square. Click Here or the “Find Tickets” link at the bottom to take advantage of this Exclusive AMG Offer! The annual Beach Party […]
After the last note played on the last song of a marathon set a few years ago, Dan Reynolds, frontman for Las Vegas based rockers Imagine Dragons, realized it was all starting to come together. Reynolds and his bandmates – guitarist Wayne Sermon, bassist Ben McKee, and drummer Daniel Platzman – independently released three EPs, […]
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