Little 5 Fest Lineup Additions: Ponderosa and Reptar

By Jhoni Jackson Little 5 Fest has just added two hometown heavy hitters to its already massive lineup: Ponderosa and Reptar. Criminal Records will host both bands, both of which are set for later than the Little Five Points record store is typically open. Psych-tinged, Southern-rock rooted Ponderosa will play at 9:30 p.m., then eclectic […]

5GB With Jesse Tyler; Playing The Late Show @ Eddie’s Attic, Sept. 21st

Ballet dancer and musician? I know that sounds like a strange oxymoron, but it is real life for Jesse Tyler, who besides being a ballet dancer in the Atlanta Ballet, is also a singer/songwriter who with his own group The Neighbors (also featuring fellow dancer Christian Clark) has played around town with with other local […]

New Shows Announced! Nas & Ms. Lauryn Hill, Lamb of God, and More!

-Nas & Ms. Lauryn Hill will be appearing at the Tabernacle on Friday, November 2ndat 8:30pm. Tickets are on sale this Friday, September 21st at 10AM at LiveNation.com, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or at the Tabernacle box office on show. –Of Monsters and Men will be appearing at the Tabernacle on Thursday, November 29th at […]

5GB With Brother Ali; Playing 529, Sept. 21st

With little more than an obscure tape and a Rhymesayers affiliation, Brother Ali entered 2003 with a fan base that is barely worth mentioning. That is until he cast his shadow on hip-hop. Politically and socially provocative, Brother Ali is revered in many different genres. He is playing the 529 tomorrow night, and made a […]

5GB With Levi Lowrey; Playing Peachtree Tavern, Friday Sept. 21st

Levi Lowrey may be a guitar-toting troubadour today, but he began as a fiddle player. No surprise, since his great-great-grandfather, the late Gid Tanner, was also a fiddle player and today stands as a towering figure in country music history. Tanner and frequent rival “Fiddlin’ John” Carson were among the first “hillbilly” musicians to take […]

5GB With The Rocketboys; Playing Vinyl, Tonight, Sept. 20th

On their previous recordings, “20,000 Ghosts” and “Wellwisher,” The Rocketboys perfectly married themes of unity and brotherhood with rich, soaring rock, lifting the band to national critical acclaim. Their forthcoming album Build Away was recorded in their home studio and mixed by CJ Eiriksson (U2, Live, Phish), the album chronicles the emotions that surface through the brokenness […]

What’s Up Thursday?

Are you guys ready for the goodness that this weekend is about to bring to you? Seriously, you really have no excuse not to be doing something fun this weekend! -Tonight at the Tabernacle, Amon Tobin stuns with his mix  between drum’n’bass, ambient music, dub, hip-hop, and hard bop jazz. -You might recognize as the amazing […]

Interview with Bryan Bankovich of Little 5 Fest (September 29th)

By Jhoni Jackson There’s only one strictly local fest in Atlanta that dares to reach all points of the city’s vast spectrum of genres: Little 5 Fest, which goes down on Saturday, Sept. 29. The day-long event completely encompasses the eclectic neighborhood of Little Five Points, consuming venues like Aurora Coffee, the Clothing Warehouse, Tijuana […]

Album Review, Self-Titled, Bisoux, Playing September 19th @ Drunken Unicorn

By Chandler Mays Bisoux is a brand new band out of Atlanta, and their first self-titled EP packs quite the punch. Part 90’s alt-rock, part garage rock, part punk, and part pop, this six-song production is a rambunctious endeavor filled with rug-cutting drumbeats, catchy guitar hooks, rollicking basslines, and the delightfully sardonic musings of lead […]

Picture Book and Review: Ben Folds Five @ the Tabernacle Sept. 18th, 2012

Review and Photos by Codi Glancy It’s been 13 years since the last Ben Folds Five album and 12 since they last toured. Last night was the band’s first time back in Atlanta since 1998. Based on the packed Tabernacle crowd’s excitement, it’s been long over due. Opening act, Kate Miller-Heidke took the stage around […]