Picture Book: Those Darlins, Strange Boys, Gentleman Jesse and His Men at The EARL, September 9
By Matthew Smith (www.shadowboxerphoto.com) Full gallery after the jump
Picture Book: Crystal Castles at The Masquerade, September 8
By Ben Grad Full gallery after the jump
Live Review: Crystal Castles at The Masquerade, September 8
By Julia Reidy; photo by Ben Grad As the floor shook steadily underfoot 50 feet back from the stage upstairs at the Masquerade, the crowd got restless. The room was filled with a seething mass of older teens and younger 20-somethings; a full hour had elapsed since Bear In Heaven’s abnormally early set concluded (much […]
Bits and Bobs: Andre Williams, East Atlanta Strut, Massive Attack, N.E.R.D.
– The legend that is Andre Williams, writer for stars like Stevie Wonder and Parliament Funkadelic, will be playing Star Bar with The Subsonics and The Mission Creeps tonight, Friday, September 10. You want to “Shake A Tail Feather” tonight? Well, you’re in luck, because this man wrote the song. – Next weekend is the […]
Live Review: Lauris Vidal and Andy Shauf at The Drunken Unicorn, September 8
By Giles Turnbull If you thought drunken unicorns were thin on the ground, they weren’t badly outnumbered by the crowd as Andy Shauf took the stage. This was a great shame, because Andy, recently voted one of USA Today’s Pop Candy “Pop Five Canadian Artists You Should Be Listening To,” is a fine songwriter. In […]
Bits and Bobs: Oryx & Crake, Owl City, Robyn, Jimmy Page, Khia
– Oryx & Crake + Decatur CD + King of Pops + Magic Hat Beer = We Like. The lovely local band will be playing a special instore at Decatur CD on September 11 at 4 p.m., which should raise some good cash for The Boys and Girls Club of Fulton County. And there will […]
Live Review & Q&A with The 22-20s at The Masquerade, August 31
By Matt Greenia Blues wave pop group The 22-20s played Tuesday, August 31 at The Masquerade as part of their current tour with Hot Hot Heat and Hey Rosetta! The sparse but enthusiastic crowd eagerly devoured these out of town sounds from Canada and England. Hey, if Kenny Crucial’s there, you know it must be […]
AMG Weekend Picks: Those Darlins, The Avett Brothers, Pixies and More!
One of the best things about a long weekend is a short week will follow. Which means the weekend will arrive all the sooner. There’s some great stuff for you to choose from in our picks for the weekend – sensitive singer/songwriters, rocking country, Georgia’s best musicians celebrated, legendary indie rockers and more. And there […]
Q&A with Sharon Van Etten; Playing 529, September 14
By Micah McLain Sharon Van Etten writes the kind of lyrics that make you wonder how she manages to play her songs live without breaking down. Tales of love, loss and heartbreak so excruciatingly poignant that they constantly catch you off guard with their brutal honesty and poetic truth. While her debut LP Because I […]
Bits and Bobs: The Selmanaires, Pavement, The XX, John Mayer, Robyn
– The Selmanaires are getting more and more chill – either in their old age (we kid) or with some new mood-changers. The video for “B. Spell” is. So. Very. Relaxing. Check it out on their blog. You can buy the single via Double Phantom Records. – Yesterday was the last day that you could […]
CD Review: Robyn — Body Talk Pt. 2; Playing Buckhead Theatre, November 8
Robyn Body Talk Pt. 2 Konichiwa / Cherrytree By Cory Albertson Three months after releasing Body Talk Pt. 1, which contained a piece of pop perfection in the single “Dancing on My Own,” Robyn returns with Body Talk Pt. 2, continuing the series’ excellent electropop experimentations. With fellow Swede Klas Åhlund (Sugababes, Kylie Minogue) acting […]
CD Review: Lauris Vidal — Better Part; Playing The Drunken Unicorn, September 8
Lauris Vidal Better Part P Is For Panda By Giles Turnbull Lauris Vidal’s work is characterized by carefully sparse band arrangements, making his songs always sound fresh because of the space that seems to let them breathe. His effective writing finds many different and interesting ways to do this from one track to the next. […]
Bits and Bobs: T.I., Paste, Decatur Book Festival, DragonCon, PleaseRock
– Oh dear. T.I. doesn’t really know how to stay out of trouble. He’s been arrested again (while on probation) with his wife Tiny for smoking weed in his car. Some details on what this means for him are on the AP now. – We hate to have to report that Paste Magazine has folded. […]
Q&A with Marshall Chapman; Playing Eddie’s Attic, September 5
By Jim Simpson “‘Rode Hard and Put Up Wet’ was the first song I wrote by myself that felt like I wasn’t trying,” Marshall Chapman wrote in her 2003 memoir, Goodbye, Little Rock and Roller. “It just poured out one hungover afternoon in late summer of 1973. I’d woken up around noon facedown in my […]
CD Review: Bobby Bare Jr. — A Storm – A Tree – My Mother’s Head; Playing The EARL, September 21
Bobby Bare Jr. A Storm – A Tree – My Mother’s Head Naked Albino Recordings By Micah McLain The majority of Bobby Bare Jr.’s recordings take a while to really get into your head and settle in, and his latest album is no exception. Although he stays mostly within the realm of alt-country, his lyrics […]
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