What’s Up Monday? July 1st

Happy Monday y’all! Can you believe it’s already July? We can’t! Who’s ready for the fun-filled holiday week? After the festivities and shows this past weekend, I think we’re all ready for some time off! We’ve got a very light schedule tonight, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have some great shows taking place! Take […]

Interview: Teddy Riley and Blackstreet- Performing @ Essence Music Festival July 5th!

Contributor: Mychael Ball Earlier this week Atlanta Music Guide had the extraordinary opportunity to speak with the award winning and multi-instrumentalist, Teddy Riley. Teddy Riley is known for being the creator of the musical genre, New Jack Swing, as well as being a producer and songwriter to the stars. Being a star in his own […]

5GB Interview with Della Mae, Playing @ Eddie’s Attic June 30th!

By Ellen Eldridge Boston-based Della Mae founder Kimber Ludiker searched for multi-talented, multi-faceted young women with their instruments, blended them together so that their musical and background differences would melt into a deliciously melodic brew, and then threw them into Cash Cabin Studio along with masters Bryan Sutton and Paul Q. Kolderie to bring about […]

Venue Spotlight: Vinyl at Center Stage

With a capacity of 300 people, Vinyl is the perfect music venue for an intimate show with your favorite local, regional or even national artist or band. Conveniently located on the corner of 17th Street and West Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Vinyl is a stellar neighborhood hangout with a friendly staff, sweet bar, moody lighting […]

Interview: Jay Stolar- Opening Up for The B-52’s @ Atlanta Botanical Garden, June 28th

Jay Stolar is a soul singer with an arsenal of heart gripping songs. His live performances hark back to the early days of R&B, when it was an artist’s job to connect to every person in the room. As if being a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist isn’t talented enough, Jay just produced his debut album, which […]

Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket, Playing @ The Fred July 13th!

When Monty Python’s Eric Idle created the fictional band “Toad the Wet Sprocket” for the program “Rutland Weekend Television” in 1975, he never dreamed that anyone would actually use such a silly name. Fast forward to 1986, when four California teens adopted the moniker as a joke for their first gig at a Goleta, CA […]

The Kicks Release Video for “1984”

One of the most talked about non-country bands out of Nashville, The Kicks, just debuted their video for “1984”. If you watch closely you’ll recognize that a good bit of the video was shot at our fave neighborhood bar, Smith’s Olde Bar! Rumor has it these guys are planning a tour… keep your eyes peeled! […]

What’s Up Thursday? June 27th

We’re all gearing up for the weekend here at Atlanta Music Guide! In the mean time, we’re also really stoked for these shows tonight! We have some killer performances going on at some of our favorite neighborhood bars as well as some awesome larger venues! Check out the lineup below! Diane Durrett with Heather Luttrell […]

TomorrowWorld Atlanta

TomorrowWorld Line Up Announced

The line up for TomorrowWorld (taking place at the same location [Bouckaert Farm] as last year’s CounterPoint Festival) has been announced. The venue is about 30 minutes from downtown Atlanta at roughly 9445 Browns Lake Road in Fairburn, GA. The 3-day event expects over 50,000 people per day, with around 30,000 campers in an area labeled Dreamville. Dreamville […]

Interview: Clay Evans of The Cumberland Collective; Playing @ Eddie’s Attic June 28!

The Cumberland Collective is a community of independent singer/songwriters and musicians from across the U.S. All respected in their own right, the band’s 15 members have become their own small community; growing organically into the most creative project in Music City today. Those who attend a Cumberland Collective performance find themselves a part of the community too. […]