What’s Up Monday 9/22

Happy Monday, Atlanta! Here’s what you’ve got going on tonight! OK Productions Presents: Black Prairie (featuring members of The Decemberists) at Eddie’s Attic By now, Black Prairie has clearly outgrown its roots as a casual side project, solidifying into a primary, creative focus for its members—a band with its own internal momentum, genuine character and […]

Michael Martin Murphy

Show Preview: Michael Martin Murphey at Eddie’s Attic on 9/24

Michael Martin Murphey is a legendary songwriter and performer originally from Dallas, Texas. In the early 1970s, Rolling Stone Magazine hailed Murphey as “one of the best songwriters in America.” He was a part of the so-called original Outlaw country movement, playing alongside other maverick performers such as Willie Nelson and Jerry Jeff Walker. Since that […]

AMG Weekend Picks 9/19 – 9/21

There are some fantastic concerts happening this weekend! Here’s the 411. FRIDAY Music Midtown @ Piedmont Park Music Midtown is finally here! Artists performing on FRIDAY include: Ron Pope, Mayer Hawthorn, Bear Hands, Run DMC, Iggy Izalea, Lorde, Jack White, and John Mayer.   Hawthorne Heights w/ Red Jumpsuit Apparatus @ The Loft Remember when […]

Throwback Thursday: Interview with Ed Roland – January 2013

This article was originally published January 15, 2013. Ed Roland and the Sweet Tea Project will return to Eddie’s Attic on October 7, 2014.  _________________________________________________________ By: Shelby Lum Between 1993 and today, a good deal of things have happened. Back in ‘93 Russia finally left Poland. The PLO leader and Israeli prime minister shook hands. […]

What’s Up Thursday 9/18

It’s almost the weekend, Atlanta! Get started a day early with one of these awesome shows! Sean McConnell at Eddie’s Attic An artist in his own right, Sean travels the states performing his own style of music that he describes as “Lyric Driven Roots Rock with Soul.” A live Sean McConnell show is truly a […]

Local Spotlight: The EARL

Source: The Reigning Sound’s Greg Cartwright at The EARL, photo by Tim Song  At just fifteen years old The EARL has already had a colorful history. In 1999, long-time Atlanta resident John Searson decided to turn a building used to store mattresses into the newest bar and lounge in East Atlanta. Since its inception, The […]

What’s Up Wednesday 9/17

It’s Hump Day, Atlanta! But don’t worry, here are some great shows for you tonight! David Ramirez with special guest, Lucette at Eddie’s Attic A man and his guitar… honest, unfiltered and true. In a landscape filled with Top 40 beats and harmonizing folk groups, a lone singer- songwriter definitely has his work cut out […]

What’s Up Tuesday 9/16

James Maddock and Frank Fairfield @ Eddie’s Attic   There’s an impassioned longing evident in the opening melody of “Another Life,” the first track on James Maddock’s most recent release by the same name that pervades the entirety of the album. And even if you’re not one of the many emphatic and diehard fans who […]

Small Black

What’s Up Monday 9/15

Happy Monday, Atlanta! Here’s what’s playing today! Songwriter’s Open Mic at Eddie’s Attic! For over 20 years, Eddie’s hosted Atlanta’s premiere SONGWRITER’S OPEN MIC for the performing songwriter. National and local acts perform 2 songs each, with 3 finalists returning for a third song at the end of the evening for a chance to win a […]

AMG Weekend Picks 9/12- 9/14

TGIF! Here’s what’s going down this weekend. FRIDAY 9/12 Jackopierce w/ Special Guest Emily Hearn @ Eddie’s Attic In 1988, Jack O’Neill and Cary Pierce, the “Jack O” and “Pierce” who make up the seminal acoustic duo, Jackopierce, were playing cover songs in a dingy club with a crummy PA in their hometown of Dallas, […]

Throwback Thursday: Q&A with Hannah Thomas- July 2013

This article was originally published July 16, 2013. Hannah Thomas will return to Eddie’s Attic along with Jamie Lynn Vessels, and Robin Leigh on October 5, 2014.  __________________________________________ By Al Kaufman Maybe it is the southern cooking. Maybe it’s having to deal with southern men. But hell if the female musicians we get out of Georgia ain’t […]