By Molly Segers Matt Nathanson’s, Last of the Great Pretenders, his eighth studio album, packs all of the acoustic love songs, visual lyrics, sprinkled with dancy moments we’ve come to love and expect from him and polishes it up into a crisp classic pop record, complete with some handclaps and “ooh-oohs”. All of this comes […]
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By Ellen Eldridge Artistic vision, intricate musicianship, dark, poetic lyrics that explore heavy, controversial topics and a profound message are the very essence of Picture Me Broken. This breath-of-fresh-air band that shatters any “young band” or “female-fronted” stereotypes, because though PMB is mostly comprised of 20-year-olds, this is one of the few bands bringing back […]
Photos by: Catrina Maxwell of CatMax Photography, LLC
Photos and review by Jenna Hughes Alternative rockers Anberlin played The Loft in Atlanta on July 12th as part of their Acoustic Summer Tour. The band out of Orlando, Florida, treated fans to a rare, stripped down acoustic performance in support of their latest album, 2012’s Vital. The mood was set with low lighting provided […]
Happy Monday Atlanta! We hope everyone had a fabulous weekend! Toad the Wet Sprocket rocked the Fred in Peachtree City and the Carolina Chocolate Drops killed it at the Atlanta Botanical Garden! Hopefully you were able to catch an awesome show this weekend too! We have quite a light schedule tonight, but hey, we all […]
Hatched in the twilight months of ought nine, the five young men of Whiskey Shivers came from all corners of the US looking to do one thing: knock the dust off roots music. A freewheelin’, trashgrassin’, folk tornado, Whiskey Shivers take traditional instrumentation, soak it in gasoline and send it into outer space. Breakneck speeds, […]
There’s lots to choose from this weekend but it’s hard to go wrong! If you want to spend the evening surrounded by nature, The Carolina Chocolate Drops hit the Atlanta Botanical Garden on Friday. Is an amphitheater show more your speed? Toad the Wet Sprocket is playing the Frederick Brown Jr. Ampitheater this Saturday! Finally […]
By Al Kaufman Damn, that Jeanne Jolly can sing. All those metaphors comparing her voice to a songbird, an angel, a summer’s breeze, they just don’t cut it. Jolly’s voice is the first day of spring, after the grey dirty snow has melted and the sun beams down on the crocuses that begin to bloom. […]
Welp, the rain is back everyone! You know what that means? It’s the PERFECT night to attend a show indoors at one of your favorite Atlanta venues! Check out the awesome schedule below! Dale Watson @ Smith’s Olde Bar Though Dale Watson’s recording career spans two decades, the maverick country traditionalist has never before released […]
Happy Hump Day! The sun is shining once again and we are LOVING every minute of it! We don’t have many mid-week shows going on this evening, but the shows that are happening offer a variety of musical genres. Check out the schedule below and see what show satisfies your musical taste! Rebecca Pronsky & […]
By: Shelby Lum Quiet guitars strumming, amps pushed out of the way, and a performance mostly without the electric guitars that brought Anberlin to popularity will fill the Florida rockers’ show at The Loft. For their summer tour, Anberlin will be playing a stripped down show, reminiscent of sessions of MTV Unplugged, and fans can hear “Paperthin Hymn,” “Feel […]
By: Mychael Ball This past weekend I attended the 2013 Essence Music Festival in the resilient, culture-bursting city of New Orleans, LA! The festival brought out thousands of music lovers from all over the country to see spellbinding performances from some of the most captivating Black American artists in the world. We even had a […]
Happy Tuesday y’all! I don’t want to jinx anything, but I think the rain is FINALLY gone! Let’s hope! The schedule’s pretty light tonight, but regardless, we have some great shows happening! Check it out below. Pokey LaFarge @ Eddie’s Attic Pokey LaFarge is a musician, songwriter, bandleader, entertainer, innovator and preservationist, whose well-rounded arsenal […]
By: Shelby Lum The guys from The Maine have been busy since their 2008 release “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop,” including releasing their latest album a few weeks ago on June 4th. Singer, John O’Callaghan, took some time to chat with Atlanta Music Guide about The Maine’s newest album, and their upcoming show in Atlanta at The […]
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