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 Live Review: Music Midtown 2012, Day 2 – Saturday, 9/22!

Photos by: Hillery Terenzi, Review by: Stephanie Roman How has Music Midtown changed over the last two decades? Are re-tweets from a band the new autographs? Do 52,000 people need more toilets than beer stands? One thing’s for sure: from year to year, what makes this Atlanta’s must-see festival is an amazing lineup. O’ Brother […]

Interview with Bryan Bankovich of Little 5 Fest (September 29th)

By Jhoni Jackson There’s only one strictly local fest in Atlanta that dares to reach all points of the city’s vast spectrum of genres: Little 5 Fest, which goes down on Saturday, Sept. 29. The day-long event completely encompasses the eclectic neighborhood of Little Five Points, consuming venues like Aurora Coffee, the Clothing Warehouse, Tijuana […]

4th Annual Atlanta Bar-B-Q Festival & The Music Lineup at Atlantic Station September 14th & 15th

Photo of the Breeze Kings By Gini Strobel Music is our passion, but when we can add some delicious grub to the mix it’s HEAVEN! This Friday and Saturday, you gotta head over to Atlantic Station and spend the afternoon at the 4th Annual Atlanta Bar-B-Q Festival! BBQ will be served from 10 of Atlanta’s […]

LIFE IN COLOR (formerly Dayglow) INVADES KENNESAW ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th, 2012!!!

LIFE IN COLOR (formerly Dayglow) INVADES KENNESAW ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th, 2012!!!

By Gini Strobel White pants, white shirts, white shoes…I typically avoid them! Maybe I’m a walking disaster, but I can’t ever seem to keep them clean. I stick with my “darks” and play it safe. Well, on September 14th, I’m breaking out of my mostly black ensemble and getting decked out in white because DAYGLOW […]

Preview: The Big Bang Ball, Saturday, June 23 at The Goat Farm

By Gini Strobel When most of us think about carnivals and circuses, cheesy clowns and lion tamers come to mind.  While the major circus companies have taken on more of a Disney-like spin, there are a few groups trying to recreate the original sideshow style, dust bowl, carnival attractions.  Circuses were created hundreds of years […]

AMG Weekend Picks! Decatur Beach Party, Man Man at Terminal West, Michelle Malone at Eddie’s Attic and More!

This is one of those weekends where we want to do it all! Festivals-Concerts-MMA Fights! And of course, Sunday is special too because it’s Father’s Day! So thanks to all the Rockin’ Dads out there; we appreciate your guidance through our occasional stupidity! Friday, June 15th- Decatur Beach Party with Yacht Rock Schooner in the […]

LIVE REVIEW: The Fixx at Summerfest, June 3, 2012

The hottest (free) ticket of the weekend belonged to the Virginia-Highland Summerfest! 80’s alternative enthusiast and 92.9 DAVE FM DJ, Steve Craig, introduced the festival’s headlining band at approximately 4:30pm on Sunday’s scorching afternoon. The Fixx launched into their set with “Red Skies” from the 1982 release, Shuttered Room. The audience of young and older […]

Your prix FIXX menu: Virginia Highland Summerfest, June 2-3

  Good evening, music connoisseur!  Our Atlanta Music Guide readers have developed a taste for only the finest in live performances, and we are proud to present these selections for the upcoming Virginia-Highland Summerfest. Please enjoy the following four-course menu available at the DAVE FM music stage, June 2-3, 2012. Amuse:  School of Rock All […]

Hangout Music Fest 2012 Review: Saturday, May 19th, 2012 – Gulf Shores, AL

By Justin Lyons Hangout Music Festival must have made a concerted effort of getting fans to the grounds earlier than previous years. Day two of the weekend continued the trend in scheduling quality, overlapping sets of Athens, GA’s Futurebirds, the head-nodding EDM of Archnemesis and indie poppers Givers. Luckily, if walking on the sand wasn’t […]

Hangout Music Fest 2012 Review: Friday, May 18th, 2012 – Gulf Shores, AL

Based on the great line-up last year and promises of overall improvement from organizers, expectations were high for the third annual Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, AL. Hangout lived up to the hype in 2012 with more expansive grounds, better access to the necessities (water, food, restrooms) and a “VIP” experience like no other […]