To get us off to a great start this year, we have two ace local bands playing sure-to-be spectacular shows at The EARL. Athens' horde of all-stars, AKA Dark Meat, will be playing The EARL on February 13. Get your tickets at Ticket Alternative. Atlanta's own golden children, Snowden, will play March 16 (note: this […]
By Al Kaufman Jeremy Aggers has one of those soothing voices that works better than Xanax. It's a sweet voice that resembles the folk-rock renderings of David Wilcox or James Taylor. Just put him in the player and everything is okay. His voice is a bubble bath after a long day at work. On his […]
Happy New Year! We hope you had a great New Year's Eve and that 2010 will be an awesome year for everyone. Stay tuned to AMG in 2010 as we bring you more reviews, more features and plenty of free tickets!
'Tis the season… to put together "Best of the Year" lists. So we thought we'd get into the spirit in our own way, with a few of our favorite promoters, booking agents and talent buyers telling us what their favorite show of the year at their venue was, brought to you by Ticket Alternative, of […]
Need a great last-minute present for a massive music fan? Then give then the Ticket Alternative gift certificate, which can be sent either by mail or by email to print at home, for those who want to get the gift sent as soon as possible. That means the recipient can use the gift certificate to […]
Our Ticket Alternative parent company had an amazing holiday party last week at the WhirlyBall in Roswell, Ga., which some may know as the unorthodox venue for hipster shows booked by Chunklet Magazine. There was yummy BBQ, other tasty goodies, presents and of course a heckua lotta WhirlyBall action! If you fancy getting in touch […]
We're having a really hard time believing shows for March are already being scheduled! And here's one we're especially excited about. On March 5 at The EARL, the wonderfully funky, cool, electro mammoth that is Noot D'Noot will be joined by The Selmanaires and (member of both bands at one point) Mathis Hunter, who will […]
By Leila Regan-Porter, Chris Blais It's the time of year for holiday specials, and the local music scene is getting in the spirit too. That includes Atlanta's famous (infamous?) Yacht Rock, of the PleaseRock group. We chat to "Nick Nespajeen," the leader of the band (bottom center in the holiday-style pic above, holding a sea […]
Somehow it's that time of year ready, and we're all wondering how we want to ring in 2010. Luckily we have a slew of fantastic events in Atlanta, and whether you are an indie rocker or a posh partier, we have something for you. Smith's Olde Bar hosts Athens own incredible indie rockers Modern […]
By Kevin C. Madigan Mute Records has just announced that Goldfrapp's fifth album, Head First, will be released on March 23, 2010, preceded by the single 'Rocket' on March 9. The label is calling it "Goldfrapp's most powerful trip to date, a speedy rush of synth optimism, euphoria, fantasy and romance." We'll see about that when the time comes….Chapel Hill band […]
Believe it or not, but the new year is fast approaching, and The EARL already has some stellar stuff lined up for January. They just announced three more great shows too. Georgia's Dead Confederate will be making a stop on January 8. Tickets are on sale at Ticket Alternative. The Constellations play a hometown gig […]
Cadillac Jones Rhythm Method City Recordings By Chris Homer Atlanta’s Cadillac Jones continues to prove that they are masters of the jazz-funk genre with their fourth album, Rhythm Method. Rhythm Method finds the seven-piece band crafting an album full of funk guitar riffs, popping bass lines, tight horn melodies and a healthy dose of […]
R. Garcia I Used to Write on Walls & Other New York City Stories By Alexandra Edwards Randy Garcia's other band, Nerd Parade, makes the kind of big Southern rock that you feel down in your bones. But on his solo album, I Used to Write on Walls & Other New York City Stories, Garcia […]
By Kevin C. Madigan Icelandic electro-house quartet Steed Lord has announced that The Truth Serum Remix Project is available on iTunes now. The band has also made available Russ Chimes' remix of "Remember Me" as a free download on Big Stereo….ANTI- has signed the great Mose Allison and they're putting out his label debut The Way of the World on March 23rd, […]
From the article in the November edition of Atlanta MagazineBy Charles Bethea Long before Ticketmaster’s merger with Live Nation was proposed last February, Iain Bluett was a stocky, lilting Brit hawking Polo at Lenox in 1992. “The Buckhead women would come in for their boyfriends, and I’d end up taking them out. The accent, you […]
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