There is a slew of new shows up for sale for Smith's Olde Bar this week. New Orleans funk band Bonerama will be playing March 19, and tickets are available here. Perennial Athens favorite Bloodkin takes the stage with Turtle Folk on March 28 and you can get tickets here. A favorite of any Dylan […]

We're really digging 529. Though it is still a relatively new venue, they are bringing in the top talent of Atlanta and beyond, thanks in great part to the guys at Tight Bros who do most of the booking. Just announced and coming up really soon is Noot D'Noot's DJ set on January 31, tickets […]

Power-punk girls The Coathangers are finally set to release their second record, their first full-length with new label Suicide Squeeze Records. The new record, Scramble, promises to show off the girls' developing musical skills, while still keeping with the hella-fun, high-energy hijinks. The band's CD Release Party is set for April 4 at The EARL, and […]

Anyone who has seen Dan Deacon perform before will tell you it is an Experience with a capital E. Not only is his crazy DIY setup of wires and bulbs and gizmos a force to be reckoned with, but his games with the crowds take audience participation to another level. The tickets for the April […]

 Known for his politically-aware works, which he has performed in front of the UN, K'Naan has been sought after for collaborations by everyone from Youssou N'Dour to Damian Marley. He has also worked with esteemed hip-hoppers like Mos Def and The Roots, bringing his clear voice to their own social causes. Tickets go on sale on […]

Paula Nelson, daughter of famed country outlaw singer Willie Nelson, will be playing Smith's Olde Bar's Atlanta Room on February 27. Tickets are on sale now here.

  For those of you who are none-to-keen on paying for parking when coming out to see a show at Vinyl or The Loft, we've got good news for you. If Vinyl is the only venue out of the CW Midtown Music Complex that is open (as in, with a show) that night, then parking […]

Basically it's a win-win situatuion here. Many of us in Atlanta have been worried about the crime that's been hitting pretty close to home, and the folks at Crime Stoppers Atlanta have been hard at work at raising awareness and getting people to band together to look out for one another and keep an eye open […]

Ronnie and Rob McCoury, sons of bluegrass legend Del McCoury, are playing with their band The Travelin' McCourys tomorrow tonight, Friday January 23, at Smith's Olde Bar. The band's captivating performances of traditional bluegrass is reason enough to get a ticket and go, but there might be one more item to push you over the edge […]

So you're having a baby. Or maybe you already have one. And it's getting to that time when you've got to teach your wee one the basics of the English language. But you're cool and hip, and don't want to do the usual "A is for Apple" routine. So what do you do? Well never […]

Our sister site TA Live just posted a nifty little story about Lily Allen's new Facebook game, Lilypoke. Read more about it here.

“Never gonna give you up. Never gonna let you down. Never gonna run around and desert you” Rick Astley had it right. Sure, he wasn’t talking about Atlanta radio – more than likely it was someone with a side spike and turquoise jean shorts. But it still translates. No matter how outdated and behind the […]

Classic punk band The Queers will be returning to Atlanta March 25 to play Lenny's with The Cute Lepers and Poison Arrows. Though the lineup has gone through a ridiculous amount of changes since the band's inception in 1982 (there have been almost 30 members to have come and gone with Joe Queer AKA Joe […]