Picture Book: Tears For Fears at Chastain Park Amphitheater, August 26
By Matthew Smith (www.shadowboxerphoto.com) Full gallery after the jump.
CD Review: Oranjuly — Oranjuly
Oranjuly Oranjuly Self-released By Lizzie Burnham When Oranjuly was delivered to my inbox, the fleeting hope that they were from The Netherlands came to mind. Even though they are not the Oranje, they are not to be written off. This power pop quintet, whose name consists of orange and July, hails from Boston, Mas., and […]
Picture Book: Juliette Lewis at Smith’s Olde Bar, August 24
By Susie Ceruto Full gallery after the jump…
Live Review: Ray LaMontagne and David Gray at Chastain Park Amphitheatre, August 23
Review and photo by Jeremy Frye If you count the bats circling the night sky, Chastain Park Amphitheatre was over capacity. It was a “rock” setup, with rows of chairs down front replacing the usual tables. This meant there were no fancy picnics, no tablecloths, no wine, and no cheese platters. Instead, every seat was […]
Live Review: Scissor Sisters at The Buckhead Theatre, August 21
By Giles Turnbull “I didn’t have to queue this long to see Madonna!” quipped one eager concert goer; but everyone knew it’s not the length that’s important, but how it swings! The disco party atmosphere was bubbling away even as the queue snaked its way around The Buckhead Theatre, sparkling with silver spandex under a […]
CD Review: Apocalyptica — 7th Symphony; Playing Center Stage, August 30
Apocalyptica 7th Symphony Jive/Sony Music By Ellen Eldridge As August draws to a close, Apocalyptica announces one of the best releases of 2010, and I can confidently say this having been unable to stop playing the ten tracks on 7th Symphony since receiving the CD. For a band of Finnish cello rockers, Apocalyptica have come […]
CD Review: Dead Confederate — Sugar
Dead Confederate Sugar The Artists Organization (TAO) By Ellen Eldridge From the start of the warping and undulating tones of the guitars, it would be easy to instantly feel lost. For fans who expected some semblance of similarity from the debut Wrecking Ball, prepare to take a turn through the jungle of sound and emotion […]
Live Review: Miniature Tigers, Young Orchids, Lera Lynn at Star Bar, August 20
By David Courtright; photo by Sam Parvin On a line-up of very disparate but talented performers, Athens’s Lera Lynn and Atlanta’s own Young Orchids joined Phoenix’s Miniature Tigers at the Star Community Bar last Friday. It was pouring outside, the water in the street sluicing toward the meeting of the five points, but the crowd […]
CD Review: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin — Let It Sway
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin Let It Sway Polyvinyl By Lizzie Burnham As a bright, impressionable 19-year-old college sophomore, I was introduced to Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin (SSLYBY). However, let me backtrack a little and give you a bit of insight on how and why they came to play at my school. […]
Picture Book: Twin Sister at The EARL, August 17
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Live Review: Rosanne Cash Reading and Performance at Agnes Scott College Presser Hall, August 14
By Jim Simpson Rosanne Cash made a stop at Agnes Scott College in the midst of a whirlwind book tour behind her already critically acclaimed memoir, Composed. (The book entered the New York Times Best Seller list at #20, eight days after publication.)
Live Review: Lauris Vidal at Drinkshop, August 19
By Giles Turnbull If you turned up at Drinkshop hoping to hear some dub hardcore Hawaiian, as Lauris Vidal describes his music on his MySpace, or the slightly more laid back, chilled out vibe of the songs actually on said website, then you might have been a little surprised.
CD Review: Scissor Sisters — Night Work; Playing The Buckhead Theatre, August 21
Scissor Sisters Night Work Downtown Music/Polydor By Leila Regan-Porter New York City’s Scissor Sisters is one of those bands that is just hugely popular overseas. The group joins the formidable list that includes the likes of The Strokes, White Stripes, The Killers, Kelis and Kings of Leons – all American artists that blew up in […]
CD Review: Arcade Fire — The Suburbs
Arcade Fire The Suburbs Merge By Al Kaufman Arcade Fire is the most popular band on the planet right now. They didn’t get there by being subtle. Their wildly popular Neon Bible was their grandiose statement concerning the political climate circa 2006 (hint: they didn’t like it). Funeral, well let’s just say it was rather […]
CD Review: Ed Harcourt — Lustre; Playing Variety Playhouse with James, September 22
Ed Harcourt Lustre Piano Wolf Recordings By Scott Roberts “It’s not easy to be happy and get way with it,” sings Ed Harcourt on “Haywired,” the second song on his winning new CD Lustre, but somehow he seems to have found a way to do both. On his fifth full-length release, and the first on […]
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