Interview with Javelin; Playing @ 529 TONIGHT!

The production duo Javelin have covered some ground in the two years since Luaka Bop dropped their genre-hopping LP No Más. They’ve carved out a niche uniquely their own- a pastiche of live music and recreated samples played live – with a hard focus on melody that pretty much makes anything they touch simply, ‘the […]

AMG’s Ones to Watch: Evan Andree

By: Taylor Magill   I was first exposed to Evan Andree’s music while working at The Masquerade when he opened for MC Lars and I Fight Dragons. As soon as I got home, I started googling to find out where I could hear more of this extremely talented singer-songwriter’s music online. I was excited to […]

Q&A with Eliot Bronson; Playing Eddie’s Attic March 22nd

By Al Kaufman Eliot Bronson is the type of songwriter who could squeeze out something meaningful about taking out the trash. He writes heartfelt songs with dark humor and backs them with his resonant voice and swampy instruments. Back in his hometown of Baltimore, he was dubbed a “folk-singing wunderkind.” He then moved to Atlanta […]

Q&A with Dom Kelly from A Fragile Tomorrow; Playing Eddie’s Attic March 19th

By Al Kaufman If you’re old enough to remember to Athens music invasion of the ‘80s, you have a friend in A Fragile Tomorrow. Although they hail from Charlestown, SC, twin brothers Sean (vocals, guitar) and Dom (drums, piano) Kelly, their brother Brendan Kelly (guitar), and friend Shaun Rhoades (bass) seem as Athens as REM. […]

Interview with John of High Strung String Band Playing at Smith’s Olde Bar on Friday, March 15th

By: Shelby Lum Some bands will take the easy way out when producing, composing, and creating music. High Strung String Band has taken specific steps to keep the integrity of folk and bluegrass music in their style, even if it means it is more difficult for them. In the traditional bluegrass fashion, the band has […]

Interview with Whitey Morgan playing at Peachtree Tavern on Thursday, March 14th

By: Shelby Lum For those of us who were born and bred below the Mason Dixon line, Country music seems to be our genre, something that we hold onto, something distinctly Southern. Whitey Morgan & the 78’s are looking to change that stereotype. Hailing from Flint, Michigan, the band is a different kind of Country […]

Interview with Penidean of Natural Vibrations playing at Smiths Olde Bar on Tuesday, March 12th

By: Shelby Lum When you think of reggae music, usually you think of Jamaica, but a different island is beginning to take a own hold on the genre. Natural Vibrations, a reggae band, are Hawaii natives who have been playing and bringing the “aloha spirit” to anyone who listens to their music. “We actually could […]

Q&A with Cody Canada & The Departed; Playing @ Peachtree Tavern Friday, March 8th!

ADVENTŪS is the Latin word for arrival. And so Cody Canada and The Departed emerge with their first original album. Upon the disbanding of Cross Canadian Ragweed, The Departed took root; Cody Canada and his long time Ragweed band mate, Jeremy Plato on bass and vocals, with Seth James on guitar and vocals (Seth James […]

Interview with Shakey Graves playing at The EARL Thursday, March 7

By: Shelby Lum Alejandro Rose-Garcia aka Shakey Graves may not be a formally trained musician, but he has taken all of his influences from Texas to California and weaved them into his music. “It’s given me an odd eclecticism ,” Rose-Garcia said. “I’ve always had this bizarre blend of hippie and cowboy influences working at […]