Casey James may have first gotten his attention from American Idol, but Casey has had a guitar in his hand since he was young. His 2012 self-titled debut album from Sony Music Nashville should blend those talents into a blues-soaked country sound all his own. “I’m a musician,” James shrugs, when asked to classify his […]
From upbeat to mellow, Holopaw can mesh with any of your moods. This indie band from Gainesville, FL definitely deserves a listen. Academy Songs, Volume I, Holopaw’s Misra Records debut, takes the band to never-treaded levels. Through three records and a collaboration with Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock (Ugly Casanova), frontman John Orth has honed his […]
“The first time we drove into New York we were all crammed in a tiny rental car. We came out of the Lincoln Tunnel and ‘You Will Leave a Mark’ was playing on the radio,” A Silent Film vocalist/pianist Robert Stevenson says, recalling hearing his group’s career-opening single scoring a powerful moment of its inaugural […]
Gooooood morning Atlanta!!! How are you this morning?? What’s up with this weather, is it spring yet?? If you want to bring on the flip-flop weather early, head outside tonight to check out one of these amazing shows! -San Francisco psych wunderkind Ty Segall continues a tireless musical assault on ears and minds with his […]
Dorian Duvall is Onuinu. He’s been crafting electro pop in Portland, OR for the past few years where the music community has been watching and waiting for this,his first full length album Mirror Gazer. Up til now there’s been a release on an Ape Tapes compliation and a video for the catchy “Ice Palace” replete […]
Photos Courtesy of Hillery Terenzi
By: Taylor Magill In an arguably over-saturated scene full of self-proclaimed lo-fi geniuses and high school metal bands, it’s hard to tell what will stick around for the long haul. Despite the over-saturation, once in a while a band comes along and you can tell that they are going somewhere. When I came across THIS […]
Photos and review by Taylor Magill Everyone once in a while, we all need a musical throwback to our teen years. That throwback is just what Bubba Sparxxx brought with him when he brought his unique blend of “country hip-hop” to Peachtree Tavern this past Saturday night with his friends The Wheeler Boys and Hard […]
I tell you what, I am just plain wiped out this morning! I have been living out of a suitcase for the past week, and I think my head is starting to spin! So, like any other crazed person, I am doing what’s best for me tonight and seeing some music of course, I hear […]
Trixie Whitley Fourth Corner Strong Blood By Al Kaufman There is a lot in a name. A name can be a hindrance and a help. In Trixie Whitley’s case, it is both. The name “Trixie” may conjure up a Southern girl yodeling and drawling her way through the wonders of trailer park life. But Whitley […]
Photos by Ken Lackner.
RICHARD BICKNELL has been a popular Atlanta performer since the late 1980s. His brand of folk-rock draws from the work of such Texas singer songwriters as Townes Van Zandt, Nanci Griffith and Eric Taylor. Bicknell and his band, The Shameless Lovers, are currently at work on a fourth album, Shakedusting Lazarus. Bicknell’s brand of folk-rock […]
Camper Van Beethoven will be releasing their first record since 2004’s “New Roman Times” on January 22, 2013 via Savoy/ 429 Records.In the second half of the 1980s, Camper Van Beethoven-David Lowery (vocals, guitar), Victor Krummenacher (bass, vocals), Greg Lisher (guitar), Jonathan Segel (violin, guitar, keyboards) and Chris Pedersen (drums), plus late addition David Immerglück […]
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Photos by Rhiannon Bradley, Review by Scott Roberts Originally scheduled at The Peachtree Tavern, Locos (just across the parking lot) became the unlikely venue for veteran alt-country-esque rockers The Bottle Rockets and venerated singer/songwriter Marshall Cresnshaw on Thursday night. But both acts made the most of the last-minute change and filled the small attached room […]
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