Interview: The SOS Band; Playing w/ ConFunkShun @ Riverdale Amphitheater June 15th!

The SOS Band is an American Musical Ensemble, founded in Atlanta, GA. The SOS initialism in the bands name stands for Sounds of Success. Members Mary Davis, Abdul Ra’oof, and Jason Bryan have a show at the Amphitheater at Riverdale Towncenter along side the hit group ConFunkShun and Christopher Williams. We got the chance to […]

What’s Up Thursday? June 13th

It’s Thursday, y’all! I don’t know about you, but I CANNOT wait for this weekend! Between Midsummer Fest with Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros, Con Funk Shun and The SOS Band at the Amphitheatre at Riverdale, and Old School Saturday, this weekend is bound to rock! Let’s not forget about the awesome shows we’ve […]

Interview: Joan Baez; Playing @ Chastain Amphitheater June 14 and June 15!

Written by Molly Segers Joan Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician, and a prominent activist. Baez’s recordings include material dealing with political and social issues. Her career began performing in coffeehouses and her fame rose as a performer at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival. She achieved immediate success when she began recording in […]

Interview: Eisley; Playing @ The Masquerade June 13th!

Three EP’s + two LP’s, 15 US tours, three UK tours & one Australia tour later, Sherri DuPree – vocals/guitars, Stacy DuPree – vocals/keys, Chauntelle DuPree – vocals/guitars, Weston DuPree (drums) and their cousin Garron DuPree – bass, are expanding/growing (median age – 22), hitting stride and persist in writing beautiful, lush, melody-charged pop songs, […]

What’s Up Wednesday? May 12th

Happy Hump Day y’all! It’s going to be a great day and an even better night! We don’t have a busy schedule this evening, but we sure do have some great shows going on. I have to take a minute to brag on my friends “Family and Friends“. Hailing from Athens, Family and Friends, haven’t […]

Jagwar Ma

Jagwar Ma – The Throw (video)

Jagwar Ma are Jono Ma and Gabriel Winterfield- they’re Australian, they’re cool. They just released their debut CD Howlin’ and they’re going to be big. (Sounds like Primal Scream, early Happy Mondays, early 90’s rave) Facebook.com/JagwarMa $20 says Howlin’ is one of the best albums of the summer. Listen to the tracks Uncertainty and That […]

Interview: Family and Friends; Headlining @ The Drunken Unicorn June 12th!

As these things so often do, Family And Friends began as a lowly seedling of inspiration. “Good music, good people.” A stalk gave yield to branches. One became six, a collective of musicians by trade, lovers by spirit. Inspired by a life worth living, the Fam and Pals remained rooted with three ambitions in heart, […]

Interview with Jerry Castle Playing Smiths Olde Bar June 14th!

By: Shelby Lum Jerry Castle isn’t concerned with churning out pop hit after pop hit, or even country hits for that matter. He’s working for something a little bit more for himself. Nashville based Castle said that the way artists try and create popular songs today just isn’t conducive to an artist mentality. So he began to […]

What’s Up Tuesday? June 11th

Happy Tuesday Atlanta! Tonight is a very special night because our awesome coworker, Chris, and his band Misery Loves Chachi, are celebrating the release of their debut EP, Long Live the Lazy Choir at 529! We would love for you to come out and support our friend and his sweet band! Of course there are […]

CD Review: Misery Loves Chachi – Long Live the Lazy Choir

By Ellen Eldridge Nathan Sadler, the musical voice behind Misery Loves Chachi, spent more than three years experimenting and commiserating among his keyboards to compose 25 songs, of which four tracks representing the lighter and more hopeful side of displacement and unemployment emerged. These four songs are being released today (June 11) as the debut […]