David Wax Museum plays Vinyl Nov. 15

David Wax Museum is known for unique, uptempo instrumentation featuring driving synthesizer, a quijada (a donkey’s jawbone), keys, and Suz Slezak’s frenetic fiddle-laying. It’s a show that gets the crowd moving and was labelled a Newport Folk Fest breakout act by Paste, while being called “pure irresistible joy” by NPR’s Bob Boilen. Here’s ‘Guesthouse’ streaming […]

King Diamond plays Tabernacle Atlanta Nov. 16

King Diamond sat down for a chat with Slayer’s Kerry King while on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem fest this summer. Noisey was there with cameras in hand to capture the conversation. That “King vs. King” conversation can be viewed now at: http://noisey.vice.com/back-and-forth/king-diamond-slayer-kerry-king-back-and-forth In other news, Philadelphia and Detroit have been selected as the cities […]

Advance Base plays The Drunken Unicorn Nov. 6

Advance Base is the music project of Owen Ashworth, who used to release music under the name Casiotone for the Painfully Alone. Ashworth has published a book of drawings, made beats for Chicago rapper Serengeti, recorded the debut single by psych-folk troubadour Julie Byrne, paid tribute to gospel and outsider music legend Washington Phillips (on […]

Cas Haley returns with new album Nov. 6, plays Center Stage Dec. 5

Roots-reggae artist Cas Haley celebrates a return to music after an injury-induced hiatus, releasing his new album Nov. 6 and plying Atlanta’s Center Stage in December. Haley teamed up with Jimmy Buffet’s label, Mailboat Records, to release More Music More Family, an album that explores the importance of family and positivity. His previous releases charted […]

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AMG Weekend Picks 10/30-11/1

Friday, October 30 The B-52s @ The Fox Theatre Genre: New Wave, Retro, Rock Sounds like: The Go-Go’s, DEVO, Blondie Tickets are $36.50 – $121.50. Doors open at 7pm. Find Tickets Here! Lady Lamb @ The EARL Genre: Folk, Pop, Indie Rock Sounds like: Yellow Ostrich, Lord Huron, Seryn Tickets are $12 advance, $14 day […]

Georgia Music Partners fundraiser kicks off at Criminal Records Oct. 28

Georgia Music Partners — the authority that grows and improves the music economy in Georgia — on Oct. 28 launches an eight-week “Fundraising Tour” campaign to further music advocacy in Georgia.The free, public event starts at 7 p.m. at Atlanta’s Criminal Records in Little 5 Points. “Music is part of the fabric of everyone’s life […]

The Devil Wears Prada brings signature metalcore to Masquerade Nov. 5

Having summered on the Mayhem Festival Main Stage, The Devil Wears Prada is set to bring its signature metalcore to Masquerade in Atlanta on Thursday, Nov. 5. The “Apollo X Tour” puts The Devil Wears Prada co-headlining with Motionless In White, and Upon a Burning Body, The Word Alive, and The Color Morale supporting, so […]

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What’s Up This Week 10/26-10/29

Monday, October 26 Chris Cornell @ Atlanta Symphony Hall Genre: Rock, Grunge Sounds like: Pearl Jam, Audioslave, Stone Temple Pilots Tickets are $39 – $76. Doors open at 7pm. Find Tickets Here! The Districts w/ Sun Club, Mothers @ Terminal West Genre: Indie Rock Sounds like: Courtney Barnett, Houndmouth, Alabama Shakes Tickets are $14 advance, […]

Beach Slang to play Masquerade Oct. 27, new album out Oct. 30

Beach Slang’s new album The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us is now streaming on NPR, who describe the record as “exhilarating pop-punk anthems targeted to the kids pumping their fists in the front.” The band will play Masquerade Oct. 27 and release its album Oct. 30. The Masquerade is located at 695 North Avenue […]

PUJOL, ‘punk-minded garage rockers’ to play Drunken Unicorn Oct. 27

PUJOL, a band from Nashville, plans to play Drunken Unicorn Oct. 27. “PUJOL’s music possesses that inherent sense of timelessness that exists in all great music, thanks to its combination of additively fetching rock ‘n’ roll and Daniel Pujol’s lyrical brilliance,” Eloy Lugo, a publicist with Grandstand Media & Management, said. Jack White weighed in on the the band in an interview, […]

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AMG Weekend Picks 10/23-10/25

Friday, October 23 Plain White T’s @ The Loft Genre: Alt Rock, Power Pop Sounds like: Fall Out Boy, Yellowcard, Paramore Tickets are $20. Doors open at 7:30pm. Find Tickets Here! Leo Kottke @ Variety Playhouse Genre: Blues, Jazz, Folk Sounds like: Tom Rush, Jerry Garcia, David Bromberg Tickets are $27.50 advance, $30 day of […]

David Ryan Harris to play ‘intimate’ show Oct. 25 at Eddie’s Attic

Soul singer, songwriter and guitarist David Ryan Harris may be best recognized for playing guitar and singing in John Mayer’s band from 2004 to 2012. He’s returning to Atlanta Oct. 25 for a “bare bones” show at Eddie’s Attic in support of his newest album. His fourth full-length album, Lightyears, is a soulful 11-track look into […]