AMG Weekend Picks 1/30-2/1

  Kris Allen @ Mill Town Music Hall Fri. Jan. 30 Genre: Pop-rock Sounds like: David Cook, Allison Iraheta, Lee DeWyze, Matt Giraud Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Door open @8 p.m. Find tickets here! The Levee/Young Edison w/ Capital Arms @Vinyl Fri. Jan. 30 Genre: Led Zeppelin tribute Sounds like: […]

10 Struggles Only Music Lovers Understand

It’s a struggle really…when passion meets frustration, this is what you get. 1. When tickets go on sale for a show and they’re sold out 10 minutes later. 2. When you want to go to shows but don’t have money… 3. When you’re somewhere that’s too loud and Shazam can’t recognize the song. 4. When your […]

New Music Tuesday 1/27

Periphery – Juggernaut Alpha/Omega (Sumerian Records) D.C. progressive metal band Periphery gives fans not one, but two new releases today. Juggernaut: Alpha and Juggernaut: Omega, the twin concept albums, are the third studio albums from the band whose high-grain, distorted signature has landed them at the forefront of the djent metal movement. Purchase the albums here. The Lone Bellow – Then Came The […]

Interview with Lloyd Cole; Playing @ Eddie’s Attic 2/12 & 2/13

By Al Kaufman Back in 1985, you really couldn’t be much cooler than Lloyd Cole, his album with the Commotions, Rattlesnakes, spawned the alternative hits “Perfect Skin.” “Forest Fire,” and “Are You Ready to be Heartbroken?”. He was a mod Brit who possessed Elvis Costello’s wit and gift for wordplay without the bile, and Bryan […]

Vacationer

What’s Up This Week 1/26-1/29

While you’re recovering from the weekend check out the great shows lined up for this coming week! Monday, Jan. 26                             Vacationer @ Vinyl Genre: Indie, Electronic, Alternative Sounds like: Reptar, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., St. Lucia Tickets are $13 in advance, […]

AMG Weekend Picks 1/23-1/25

Friday Jan. 23 That 1 Guy @ Vinyl Genre: Varied, Classical, Electronica Sounds Like: Les Claypool, Sausage, Primus Tickets are $15. Doors open at 7:30 pm. Find Tickets Here! The Liverhearts w/ Motherfucker and Vincas@ The Earl Genre: Varied, Rock Sounds Like: The Sunglasses, OVERWHELMED, Failures of Modern Science Tickets are $7. Doors open at 9 […]

Throwback Thursday: Flying Upside Down with Griffin House

Its been more than 5 years since AMG reviewed Ohio crooner Griffin’s House’s 6th self-released album Flying Upside Down. Since then, House has released 3 more albums on his imprint label, Evening Records. The latest of which, Balls, boasts nine tracks co-produced by House. The album “comes from a place I’ve never written from before,” claims House who turned to crowdfunding site, Kickstarter, […]

Kina Grannis

Win Tickets to Kina Grannis @ The Loft 2/6!

We’re giving away a pair of tickets to see Kina Grannis at The Loft on Friday, Feb. 6! She’ll be performing live with support from acoustic folk-pop band Imaginary Future. Fill out the form below to be entered to win. Fill out my online form. Winners will be contacted on Friday, Jan. 23. Tickets are $19. […]

Of Montreal

What’s Up This Week 1/19-1/22

Monday, Jan. 19 Songwriter’s Open Mic Night @ Eddie’s Attic Genre: Varied, Acoustic Sounds like:  An open mic night of artists you would pay good money to see. Tickets are $5 in advance, $6 at the door. Doors open at 7pm. Find Tickets Lionheart, Drowning @ The Masquerade (Purgatory) Genre: Hardcore/Metal Sounds like: Terror, Thick As Blood, Death […]

30a Festival Tickets

A First-timer’s Guide to the 30A Songwriter’s Festival

We’re at the beach this weekend for the 6th annual 30A Songwriter’s festival. The 3-day festival takes place in a bunch of venues up and down scenic Highway 30-A, a 28.5 mile stretch that hugs the Gulf of Mexico coastline in Northwest Florida’s Walton County. Tickets for this year’s festival are still available via Freshtix. […]

AMG Weekend Picks 1/16-1/18

Get your id’s out and your beer glasses raised Atlanta…this weekend is going to be a good one. Friday Jan. 15 Passafire @ The Masquerade With Passafire, you get the best of both worlds. They love to bring a harder rock edge, while maintaining a progressive reggae base. The group began in 2003 when students […]