By Cory Albertson I imagine optimism incarnate to look somewhat like Dolly Parton. This past Wednesday, Parton burst onto the Verizon Amphitheatre stage, glittering fiddle in hand and decked out in a blinding white satin dress smattered in silver sequins. Seeing her gleefully flounce around to a mashup of Katrina and the Waves’ infectious “Walking […]
Review by Garrett Webster; photo by Ben Rose. In the midst of filling out college applications, Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu makes a decision to forget everything else and pursue his music career. Thousands of hours and millions of YouTube hits later – along with some chance encounters with Snoop Dogg and Diddy, who turned out to […]
Phew, this weekend is going to be a packed one! Guitar prodigies, rock legends, dance parties, rap stars, indie darlings – we can hardly breathe for choices. Or maybe that’s the oppressive heat. Either way, there’s plenty to keep your mind occupied. And there is a TON of shows going on sale this weekend too, […]
I love nights like this is Atlanta! There are tons of great music events happening around the city tonight, so get on your shiniest shoes, and get out of the house… you can DVR your episodes of “Hammerhead Histories.” And check out below to find out just exactly why the woman in picture is still […]
A couple of oldies but goodies are descending upon our little city tonight, so make sure you spend your hump day doing something fun! -There might be a lot of blonds in Tinseltown, but no one can command the stage like Ms. Dolly Parton. Check out the Queen of Twang herself at the Verizon Wireless […]
Review and photos by Ellen Eldridge. Full gallery after the jump. The scene out in front of the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre held a magical nostalgia with too-young-to-be-hippies camped out with babies and dogs waving fingers in the air to signal the need for a free ticket in. To a casual observer, it would appear a […]
By Eileen Tilson When you think of “Guitar Legends,” who are the first people that come to your mind? Jimi Hendrix? Eric Clapton? Jimmy Page? Santana? Jeff Beck? Now what if I tell you about another guitar legend who has shared the stage with Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana, Slash, Aerosmith, B.B. King and Vince Gill […]
Louisville, Ky.’s My Morning Jacket take over YouTube today with four clips featured on the site’s homepage, including the premiere of the eye-popping, surreal video for “Holdin On To Black Metal.” The guys gave a early preview of the video last night when several members posted it on their Google+ accounts, resulting in one of the first music […]
By Al Kaufman With The Big Roar, The Joy Formidable created the album that people in England have been waiting for years to hear. Ever since the Welsh trio offered up the 2009 eight-song EP A Balloon Called Moaning fans have been clamoring to see what the guitar-heavy shoe gazers would do with a big […]
Well, it’s Tuesday. Meaning you can start officially reminding yourself that you are almost half way through the week! Here are some events that might peak your interest as you try not to pay attention to the man with the toupee sitting next to you: -WARNING READ THIS ONLY IF YOU ARE ABOUT TO HIT […]
By Eileen Tilson Well, we knew it would happen one of these days. Tennessee rockers Kings of Leon have canceled the rest of their U.S. tour due to what they are claiming as exhaustion. This is following last Friday night, when frontman Caleb Followill walked off stage claiming he was too hot to perform. “We […]
I WANT MY MTV!!! Well, even with the return of Matt Pinfield’s famed “120 Minutes,” MTV still isn’t what it used to be, but we still wish a happiest 30th birthday to the network that made it cool to rock some spandex and hypercolor tees… While you are doing keg stands celebrating, here are some […]
By Eileen Tilson In times these like these, where music technology is all over the place, it becomes crucial to stay ahead of the times. Avenues like Turntable.fm and interactive YouTube videos are only the tip of the iceburg of resources these days. For their long-awaited album release, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have jumped […]
And they have done it again! Always setting musical trends, OK Go teamed up with director Trish Sie (sister of lead singer Damian Kulash), the modern dance troupe Pilobolus and a team from Google to create the latest HTML5 Chrome Experiment and musical experience.The project showcases the latest in modern browser technology, using 12 separate windows to create a kaleidoscopic dance that is […]
By Hillery Terenzi & Kim Ware Full gallery after the jump.
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