Live Review: Hawks, Whores, DD/MM/YYYY, These Arms Are Snakes @ Star Bar, October 1

Live Review: Hawks, Whores, DD/MM/YYYY, These Arms Are Snakes @ Star Bar, October 1

By Bryan Aiken As if moving with the cloud of fall’s first chill, so came the national tour of eccentric indie-rock stalwarts DD/MM/YYYY and These Arms Are Snakes to Atlanta’s Star Bar. An unlikely pairing already, if not for the bands’ loose common ground of spastic performance, the lineup was made even more disparate by […]

CD Review: Pride Parade — Dose

CD Review: Pride Parade — Dose

Pride Parade Dose By Beverly Bryan       Pride Parade’s Dose is an enjoyable, if not beautiful, mess. If you love Nirvana, late-’80s SST bands and hate having to take your music seriously you will love it. Something about its extremely unfocused nature makes the album impossible to take seriously. Raw, intense, stoned and utterly pointless, […]

CD Review: Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ — Great American Bubble Factory

CD Review: Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ — Great American Bubble Factory

  Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ Great American Bubble Factory Vintage Earth Music By Scott Roberts Revered veteran Atlanta band Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ have always suffered from a split personality disorder. Their songs run the gamut from loud, anthemic arena rock to hushed, contemplative, country-tinged, front-porch sing-alongs. On their first CD in 12 years, Great American Bubble […]

CD Review: Attractive Eighties Women — The Ancient Cry of the Tyrannosaur

CD Review: Attractive Eighties Women — The Ancient Cry of the Tyrannosaur

Attractive Eighties Women The Ancient Cry of the Tyrannosaur Mammogram Music By Bryan Aiken You’ll often read that Attractive Eighties Women, Atlanta’s equally preferred and maligned “comedy-core” outfit, are better seen than heard, that the band’s debut studio LP fails to capture the charm of its ridiculous, costumed performances. While that may be true, it’s […]

CD Review: Monsters of Folk — Monsters of Folk

CD Review: Monsters of Folk — Monsters of Folk

Monsters of FolkMonsters of FolkShangri-La Music By Al Kaufman Supergroups are often hit-or-miss affairs. For every successful Traveling Wilburys (George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne), there are two or three extremely disappointing Thorns (Matthew Sweet, Sean Mullins, and Pete Droge). Monsters of Folk would certainly fall in the former category.

Live Review: The Constellations, Soulphonics & Ruby Velle @ The EARL, September 10

Live Review: The Constellations, Soulphonics & Ruby Velle @ The EARL, September 10

By Sam Parvin With The Constellations’ recent signing to Virgin Records, I anticipated a rather rowdy show at The EARL on Thursday night, and, girl, was I right! There was not one disengaged body in the bar – the performers would not stand for such allowances. Peaking around the corner through the back door to […]

Behind the Scenes: The Whiskey Gentry films “Four Horsemen” in Dahlonega

Behind the Scenes: The Whiskey Gentry films “Four Horsemen” in Dahlonega

Normally if someone told me I would be spending my Saturday in a dark, cold, mineshaft with bats hanging upside down, I would not be so eager to go. However, being in this Dahlonega mine shaft, while watching Atlanta’s own Whiskey Gentry shoot their video for “Four Horsemen” was the kind of visual experience that […]

Pop Death Squad Presents James Hall and the Futura Bold at Star Bar, Friday September 11

Pop Death Squad Presents James Hall and the Futura Bold at Star Bar, Friday September 11

Tomorrow night there is going to be some rockin' and, dare we say it, rollin' at Star Bar in Little Five Points when Pop Death Squad presents James Hall and the Futura Bold. The band has a cool new B-side for you to download (free!) at their website www.thefuturabold.com. And it doesn't end there! Supporting […]

CD Review: The Whiskey Gentry; Playing Unplugged in the Park, August 30 & The EARL, September 9

CD Review: The Whiskey Gentry; Playing Unplugged in the Park, August 30 & The EARL, September 9

The Whiskey Gentry The Whiskey Gentry Self-released By Al Kaufman Yee-Haw!! Only a few months old, and created from the ashes of Missy Gossip, The Whiskey Gentry is here to make you remember how music ought to be. Imagine old time country and gospel meeting punk with just a dash of Vaudevillian flourish, and you start […]

Big Trouble In Little 5 Points Celebrates Mayor of Ponce’s Birthday @ Star Bar, August 20

Big Trouble In Little 5 Points Celebrates Mayor of Ponce’s Birthday @ Star Bar, August 20

This month's Big Trouble in Little 5 Points is going to play host to a ton of music from some familiar faces in new packages. Barreracudas will be headlining, and those who have been following the Atlanta music scene for a while will instantly recognize members of The Hiss. Needless to say, this is a […]

JLY Craven Hair Colour Studio Presents Cirque’ du Beaute’ @ STATS, October 3

JLY Craven Hair Colour Studio Presents Cirque’ du Beaute’ @ STATS, October 3

Local hair studio Jyl Craven will be throwing a glam bash to celebrate their 10-year anniversary as well as L'Oreal Professionnel's 100-year anniversary. The Cirque du Beaute takes place October 3 at STATS in Atlanta, and will feature a silent auction, hair/fashion show, dance after-party and of course cocktails. Inspired by the French circus theme, […]