Two funk-based bands are set to help fans ring in the New Year at Variety Playhouse in Atlanta. The Motet, from Colorado, is a world-class improvisational funk band that has dedicated more than a decade to the healing powers of funky dance music. The band has a long-standing tradition of putting on a musical costume […]
Known as a Deadheads Grateful Dead tribute, The Charlie Fog Band will make its first ever appearance at Smith’s Olde Bar Jan. 23. The Charlie Fog Band prides itself on taking a true interpretation of the music and not playing note for note in both acoustic and electric. “The Dead never played the same […]
Lauryn Hill previews a version of “A Cradle in Bethlehem” in celebration of Christmas. Although unfinished, she wanted to share the song for the holiday. Hill plans to begin 2016 with two intimate performances. She will be playing the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 1, and The Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn, New York […]
In recognition of the season of giving, Blitzen Trapper is sharing a song off the debut self-titled release, Christmas Is Coming Soon, as a pay-what-you-wish download. All proceeds will go directly to Mercy Corps, whose mission is to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping to build secure, productive and just communities in some of […]
Disturbed’s take on the class Simon & Garfunkel tune “The Sound of Silence” hit number 1 on Billboard’s Hard Rock Digital Songs chart. Maybe it’s the weather. Or the holidays. Maybe frontman David Draiman was just high when he sang the haunting lyrics, as he told Blabbermouth. But “The Sound of Silence” has always held […]
Texas-based folk-rocker band Harvest Thieves digs deep with personal stories, offering up an enigmatic album of candidness and intensity on its full-length debut, Rival. In lieu of visceral play-by-plays and detail-oriented specifics, the group gathers the most vulnerable message and wraps it in both coded and beautifully shielded lyrics, focusing more on emotions than senses. […]
Atlanta-based rapper T.I. and Sister Hazel, a platinum-selling band known for the ‘90s hit “Happy,” are scheduled to headline the 2016 Peach Drop on New Year’s Eve. Sister Hazel also has new album, Lighter in the Dark, which releases in February. This is the first new release in five years. The long-awaited 14-track collection, produced by […]
Monday, December 21 ATL Collective presents James Brown’s Funky Christmas – A Soul Revue @ Terminal West Genre: Funk, Soul Sounds like: Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder Tickets are $30. Doors open at 7pm. Find Tickets Here! Reuben’s Bell @ Vinyl Genre: Southern Rock Sounds like: Tom Petty, Steve Miller Band, John Fogerty Tickets are […]
Music venues often indulge in dive reputations, where patrons avoid touching the walls and drink the booze because the tap can’t be trusted. But Mill Town Music Hall, located at 1031 Alabama Avenue in Bremen, Ga., doesn’t offer alcohol. The venue is all about music and the experience. General Manager Steve Bennett says instead […]
Friday, December 18 Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas Night @ The EARL (+Sat. Dec. 19) Genre: Christmas, Classical Sounds like: Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Harry Connick, Jr. Tickets are $12. Doors open at 9pm. Ages 21+. Find Tickets Here! Rising Appalachia w/ Arouna Diarra, Brock (of Little Tybee) @ Variety Playhouse Genre: World […]
Baroness’ highly-anticipated new album, Purple, releases Friday Dec. 18 and is currently streaming via a variety of partners as part of a fan-fueled #FindPurple promotion. Pre-order packages for Purple, which feature instant downloads of “Morningstar,” “Shock Me” and “Chlorine & Wine” as well as a limited edition colored vinyl version of the new album, two […]
Highly Suspect has been busy this year. Over the summer, the band released its debut album, Mister Asylum, which quickly became one of the best selling debuts of 2015 by a new rock act. They toured with Catfish And The Bottlemen, played Bonnaroo for the first time, and received tons of hype for their […]
Adele will play Philips Arena in Atlanta Oct. 28 and 29, 2016, in support of her wildly popular album, 25. Tickets will go on sale Thursday Dec. 17 at 10 a.m. at live.adele.com/north-america/, Ticketmaster.com, Philips Arena Box Office, by phone (800-745-3000) and at all Ticketmaster outlets.
SweetWater Brewing Company just announced the headliners for their 2016 420 Fest lineup! The 12th annual jam-packed 3-day festival will have alternative, hip hop, jam, rock, EDM tunes and more on 4 stages at Centennial Olympic Park on Friday, April 22 through Sunday, April 24th. The 2016 lineup will feature headliners: Kid Rock, Ben Harper, […]
Maisy Kay is the 2015 recipient of The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Desmond Child Anthem Award. Kay accepted the prestigious songwriting award during a ceremony last night at New York City’s Lincoln Center, where she also performed the new song “Don’t Ask Me to Love You.” Kay launched onto the music […]
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