Know Before You Go: Sweetwater 420 Fest 2015

The Sweetwater 420 Fest is upon us and we’re ready! With artists like Snoop Dogg, Cold War Kids, The Floozies, Cage The Elephant and more, you’re guaranteed to have a fun-filled weekend. Here’s everything you need to know before you go: Tickets Tickets are still available but selling quickly! You can purchase tickets online until Sunday […]

Throwback Thursday: Guitar Legend Dick Dale @ The Earl 4/23

Dick Dale is an American surf rock guitarist, known as The King of Surf Guitar. Pioneering on Eastern musical scales and experimenting with Reverbnation, he worked closely with Fender to produce custom made amplifiers including the first-ever 100-watt guitar amplifier. He pushed the limits of electric amplification technology, helping to develop new equipment that was capable of producing distorted, “thick, clearly defined […]

AMG Weekend Picks 4/17-4/19

Friday, April 17 Graf Orlock @ The Earl Genre: Grindcore Sounds like: Ghostlimb, Glasses, Children of God Tickets are $7. Doors open at 9 p.m. Find tickets here! Hot Tuna @ Variety Playhouse Genre: Blues, Rock Sounds like: New Riders of the Purple Sage, Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia Band Tickets are $27.50 in advance, $30 day of show. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. […]

Show Preview: Whirr @ Drunken Unicorn 4/14

  Catch Whirr at The Drunken Unicorn tonight! Doors open at 9 pm. Tickets are $12 in advance.  On the heels of their success with 2014’s Sway LP (Graveface Records), the Bay Area formed quintet Whirr have announced a line of US tour dates this April. Joining them on the road will be Adventures, Wildhoney, and Wild Moth. If […]

What’s Up This Week 4/13-4/16

Monday April 13 Waxahatchee and The Goodbye Party @ The Drunken Unicorn Genre: Indie Sounds Like: Angel Olsen, Swearin’, Mikal Cronin Tickets are $12. Doors open at 9 pm, show starts at 9:30 pm. Find Tickets Here! Sunshine Riot @ The Masquerade Genre: Country/Rock/Blues/Punk Sounds Like: Dead Ellington, Jamie Treadwell, Switchblade Suicide Tickets are $10. Show […]

AMG Picks: Top 10 Karaoke Bars in Atlanta

We’ve all been there. 2 a.m. surrounded by our closest friends, too many empty shot glasses, and one empty stage calling your name, haunting you, reminding you of all your rock star ambitions. We’re talking about karaoke! This is our love song (pun intended) to the ancient art form practiced by kings and perfected by the inebriated […]

Throwback Thursday: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion @ The Earl 4/16

On stage and in the studio, Jon Spencer has destroyed and rebuilt American roots music with such ferocity and wild abandon, that it’s hard to believe there is anything left. It’s been twenty years since Jon Spencer Blues Explosion first pressed ‘record’, and twenty years since Spencer and his A-Team of sonic terrorists tore up the indie-rock […]

AMG Weekend Picks 4/10-4/12

  Friday, April 10 The Decemberists @ The Tabernacle Genre: Indie, Folk, Rock Sounds like: Band of Horses, The Shins, The Mountain Goats Single tickets are $45.50. Doors open at 7 p.m. Find tickets here! Dustbowl Revival w/City Hotel @ Vinyl Genre: Americana, Bluegrass, Swing, Gospel Sounds like: Rope, Fox and the Bird, Cowboy and the Indian Tickets are $8 […]

Show Preview: The Phutur3 Presents Dave Angel & DJ Pierre @ The Music Room 4/18

Love electronic music? Well you’re in luck, because Dave Angel & DJ Pierre make their way to The Music Room in Atlanta 4/18! The Phutur3 is a concept developed by Acid House/House legend DJ Pierre. The purpose of this international event concept is to create a platform for legendary artists, current artists and the unknown […]

ATL Insider: Plan A Night At The EARL

There’s probably few things more exciting in this world than snagging tickets to a concert you really want to go to. Since this is something that we at Atlanta Music Guide fully understand, we’re here to help you make the most out of an evening for a show at The EARL! The EARL, located in […]

What’s Up This Week 4/6-4/9

Monday April 6 Upset & Colleen Green @ The Earl Genre: Punk Rock Sounds Like: Tacocat, Aye Nako, Joanna Gruesome Tickets are $12 ADV, $15 day of. Doors open at 9 pm, show starts at 9:30 pm. Find Tickets Here! Like Pacific @ The Masquerade Genre: Punk Sounds Like: Home Advantage, Call It Off, Refuse to […]

ICYMI: Best New Music Releases This Week 3/30-4/3

My Morning Jacket – “Spring (Among The Living)” “Spring (Among The Living)” is the second single released off My Morning Jacket’s much-anticipated upcoming seventh studio album, The Waterfall. Listen below and be sure to catch them on their two night run at The Fox Theatre in August! Tickets on sale now. Active Child – “Never Far Away” […]

Throwback Thursday: Interview with Paul Deakin of the Mavericks

We don’t know many bands that can go from “plush, pre-rock pop ballads” to “peppery Tejano rhythms” (Billboard), but one thing’s for sure: We love the ever eclectic sound of the Nashville band led by frontman Raul Malo. That’s why, after 13 months, the guys have returned to give us Mono, an album full of fresh but […]