Grace Potter plays Atlanta Jan. 16 on ‘Midnight’ tour

Grace Potter and her backing band the Magical Midnight Roadshow have announced the first leg of their 2016 Midnight tour. Kicking off in January and playing Atlanta’s Tabernacle Jan. 16, the U.S. headlining dates will take the band across the country in support of Potter’s solo album, Midnight, released this past August.  Potter will also […]

CD Review: NLX – Luxury of Failure

I wouldn’t have called her “Trent Reznor with tits,” but the description piqued my interest enough to listen NLX’s “Burn,” the single off Luxury of Failure, the songwriter’s fourth album. “Burn” includes the elements that draw me to music: the song is dynamic in its structure and still uses simple melodies that give the lyrics […]

Futurebirds to play Buckhead Theatre Nov. 27

Athens-based band Futurebirds recently released Hotel Parties, a follow up to 2013’s Baba Yaga, and they are set to play Buckhead Theatre Nov. 27. Stereogum previously premiered “twentyseven,” the first track from the new album, saying the song is “a gleaming, Southern-fried late-twenties-crisis type of song… perfect for a drive through rural nowhere with your arm […]

Grimes

What’s Up This Week 11/9-11/12

Monday, November 9 Rachael Yamagata w/ Tony Lucca @ Vinyl Genre: Folk Rock, Acoustic, Pop Sounds like: Priscilla Ahn, A Fine Frenzy, Ingrid Michaelson Tickets are $20. Doors open at 7pm. Find Tickets Here! The King Khan & BBQ Show w/ Milk Lines @ The EARL Genre: Rock n Roll Sounds like: Mark Sultan, The […]

Live Review: Puscifer at Cobb Energy Centre

Not being much of a wrestling fan, I would never have expected to stand ringside during a luchador match. But Puscifer brought Luchafer, a group of luchador wannabes, to the show at Cobb Energy Centre Nov. 8 Puscifer returned almost exactly three years later to the same venue in support of its recent release, Money […]

Grimes: Art Angels released, plays Buckhead Theatre Nov. 11

Grimes digitally released her album Art Angels Nov. 6 and plans to play Atlanta’s Buckhead Theatre Nov. 11. Her self-directed video for “Flesh Without Blood”/ “Life in the Vivid Dream,” released last week and already boasts more than 2 million views. “Scream,” also released last week, featuring Taiwanese rapper Aristophanes. FADER calls the song “an […]

Jason Fowler

AMG Weekend Picks 11/6-11/8

Friday, November 6 Young Rising Sons w/ Night Riots, The Mosers @ The Loft Genre: Indie Pop, Pop Rock, Alternative Sounds like: WALLA, Grizfolk, The Mowgli’s Tickets are $16 advance, $18 day of show. Doors open at 7pm. Find Tickets Here! Slightly Stoopid @ The Tabernacle Genre: Reggae, Punk, Dub Sounds like: Pepper, The Expendables, […]

Atlanta’s Fox Theatre honors 50 millionth guest

The Fox Theatre welcomed its 50 millionth guest last night before the Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta engagement of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Steven Hensley, of Marietta, held the ticket. He attended the performance with his wife, daughter and granddaughter. The milestone visit sparked a commemoration in Hensley’s honor, including a lobby celebration and […]

AMG Giveaway: Soldier Songs at Atlanta Opera 11/14

Win tickets to Atlanta Opera Nov. 14 by tweeting @atlantamusic and @theatlantaopera between Nov. 4 and 11 for a chance to win a pair of tickets and VIP passes to a pre-show party. Soldier Songs is a multimedia event that combines elements of theater, opera, rock-infused-concert music, and animation. American composer David T. Little adapted […]

After years of blues-based covers, The Liberators releases original debut, plays Smith’s Nov. 14

The Liberators brings blues-rock to Smith’s Olde Bar in Atlanta Saturday Nov. 14. The band formed in 2010 as a duo with Eric Levitan and Geoff Nagel, who were co-workers. At first they jammed with guitar and drums only, bonding musically over covers from Wolfmother, Phish and Led Zeppelin. After jamming with numerous other musicians, […]

Driven powerhouse brings blues narrative, rock ‘n’ roll to Tijuana Garage Nov. 6

ZALE, an Atlanta-based, driven young powerhouse with purple hair is set to bring classical training, blues narrative and rock ‘n’ roll attitude to Tijuana Garage Nov. 6. She’s promoting her debut solo record Fortress, which was released in March. The bold front-woman and songwriter has headlined well-known venues like The Georgia Theatre and 40 Watt Club. […]