Thursday, June 10 – Creative Loafing Relaunch Party at The Sound Table If you haven’t already RSVP’d at clatlanta.com/relaunch you might have to get creative about how get in (see what we did there?). Creative Loafing has a new look and wants everyone to see it! What better way to show off the new duds then to throw […]
By David Courtright Plants and Animals showed a great deal of promise with their 2008 album, Parc Avenue. Montreal has no shortage of innovative and successful music acts, and many of those influences and collaborations shine through in the versatility of that album. It weaves through power chord rock, nimble folk interludes, country rhythms, and […]
By Jhoni Jackson; photos by Jason Travis Compared to the abundant media coverage of garage rock, chillwave and other lo-fi of-the-moment indie niches, folk music appears a bit neglected. But the full crowd at The Moondoggies and Blitzen Trapper at Variety Playhouse proved that, despite temporarily existing in the shadow of catchy punk derivatives and […]
Sleepy Sun Fever ATP Recordings By Eileen Tilson Rumor has it that if you walk into certain bars in Amsterdam, you can walk up to the bartender who will then promptly ask you how you would like to “feel,” which you can then order from a long list of drugs to give you your desired […]
One of the most influential indie rock bands of all time – The Pixies – recently announced an extension of their Doolittle 20-year anniversary tour, with 11 shows in the U.S., including a stop at Atlanta’s Fabulous Fox Theater on Monday, September 13. The 14-track record was the second full-length release for The Pixies and featured some […]
Tokyo Police Club Champ Mom + Pop Records By Eileen Tilson With the ridiculous influx of Canadian ice cubes, like Celine Dion, Nickelback and Justin Bieber, it is easy to miss something actually hot coming out of our northern neighbor, especially if you have a name that sounds like a group of Asian law enforcers. […]
The Moondoggies You’ll Find No Answers Here EP Hardly Art By Ellen Eldridge The title of The Moondoggies’ You’ll Find No Answers Here EP comes from the closing track, “Fly Mama Fly” which means the listener will travel through four songs loosely based on love and contemplation before arriving at the conclusion that there really […]
Hot Hot Heat Future Breeds Dangerbird Records By Al Kaufman After an ill-advised foray into pop on their 2007 release, Happiness Ltd., Canada’s Hot Hot Heat have returned to the hard-edged, dance-punk sound that they made them a sensation in 2003 with Make Up the Breakdown, and its single, “Bandages.” Future Breeds is full of […]
Alt-folk/Americana band Eddie From Ohio (EFO) have independently released nine albums since their debut in 1991. For years the band toured regularly across the U.S., including several bigger folk/bluegrass music festivals including Philadelphia Folk, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (Hillsdale, N.Y.), Telluride Bluegrass Festival (Colo.) and Strawberry Music Festival (Calif.). The band has continued to tour, on a more limited basis, […]
True indie music legend Dean Wareham fronted one of the most influential underground/independent bands of the late ’80s, Galaxie 500. The three-piece, featuring Wareham, Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang, began playing together while attending Harvard University. Although only a band for a relatively short time, and with only three studio records released, the music of Galaxie 500 continues […]
Friday, June 4 – Yelawolf and Hollyweerd at Smith’s Olde Bar Yelawolf has got to be in a good mood these days. Last week the Alabama-based rapper opened for Big Boi at a secret free show at the Yaarab Shriner Temple. Pretty sure it doesn’t get any cooler than that. Tonight Yelawolf will be sharing the stage with […]
By David Courtright As the dawn of the Internet and subsequent decline of major label music is reshaping how music is made, understood and distributed, it could strike one as sadly ironic to hear an old rocker sing, “My, my, hey, hey/Rock and roll is here to stay.” In his opening song, “My, My, Hey, […]
Massive indie-rock combo Arcade (could write the soundtrack to our entire generation) Fire and (is there a cooler band than) Spoon are touring together! We have a feeling a couple hundred hip ATL kids will be up early tomorrow morning clicking away trying to get a pair of tickets to possibly the coolest concert this […]
English musician Jamie Lidell recently announced a slew of North American tour dates (hooray!) including Atlanta – at the EARL – on Wednesday, September 22 (hip-hip-hooray!) Supporting his most recent LP Compass, Lidell has also released a new music video for the very soulful and very funky “I Wanna Be Your Telephone.” Jamie Lidell Wednesday, September […]
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