This Saturday celebrate 10 years of Draft On Taft, the annual event that has been bringing great live music, food and drinks to the city year after year. Draft On Taft’s 10 year anniversary will feature live performances by Drivin and Cryin, the Francisco Vidal Band and the last ever UnZipt show. Proceeds from Draft On Taft will be donated […]
Ultimate Celebrity Death Match? Nah, but wouldn’t that be awesome? Christina Aguilera with Leona Lewis, Thursday – August 5 at Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood Xtina is back this summer with her new record BIONIC out June 8, a new tour, and – we can only assume – a new shiny dominatrix getup. Tickets for Christina Aguilera […]
By Alec Wooden Sad songs aren’t for everyone. Some musicians don’t like to write them; some find they simply can’t. Greg Laswell doesn’t fit either description. Laswell, a West Coast-born multi-instrumentalist now based in New York, thrives on them, producing ever-pleasant piano/guitar pop-rock from often dark origins (by the way, don’t make “sad” synonymous with […]
MillionYoung (apparently not signed to Lil’ Wayne’s label Young Money) takes the ambient-electro sound we all love right now, covers it with refreshingly spacey vocals, and creates the soundtrack to a dream world you could dance in for days – or at least until last call. Somewhere inbetween Toro y Moi and Neon Indian, MillionYoung is a member of a growing […]
Band Of Horses Infinite Arms Columbia By Ellen Eldridge Band Of Horses writes songs which seep into the subconscious; perhaps, this can be attributed to the popular television shows like “Dog The Bounty Hunter,” which played “The Funeral,” from the 2006 release of Everything All The Time, a destined hit with almost five million YouTube […]
The Black Keys Brothers Nonesuch By Al Kaufman If looking at names alone, The White Stripes and The Black Keys seem like polar opposites. But while White Stripe Jack White went off and started a new band seemingly every week, The Black Keys quietly moved in and claimed the blue-eyed, fuzzy blues title from under […]
Hailing from NYC, Harper Blynn are a folksy pop rock quartet, part Beatles part Wilco with twist of Simon & Garfunkel (at the very least one wicked Art Garfunkel ‘fro) and we’ve got a hunch they are about to be everywhere. With a recently released debut full-length Loneliest Generation, Harper Blynn are out doing what they do best (and better than […]
Atlanta is packed with cool shows this weekend. From documentary fundraisers to zombie dance parties to straight up rock shows. We thought you might like this list of things to do. See you there! AKA Blondie Teaser from Jon Watts on Vimeo. Friday, May 21 – AKA Blondie Fundraiser @ Eyedrum Half Pint Productions hosts […]
ALO Man of the World Brushfire Records By Al Kaufman Yes, the new ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra) CD was produced by Jack Johnson, recorded in his solar powered studio in Hawaii, and distributed on his Brushfire record label. And, yes, it has a certain laid-back surfer sound to it, but while too much Jack Johnson […]
Tom Cheshire (All Night Drug Prowling Wolves, West End Motel) and Jeffrey Bützer (Jeffrey Bützer and the Bicycle Eaters, Midwives) present Innocent When You Dream: The Music Of Tom Waits Saturday, May 29 at the EARL. Accompanied by an eclectic cast of Atlanta musicians, Bützer and Cheshire will perform Tom Waits classics such as “Hoist That Rag” […]
Canadian indie dance-pop band Islands is back on the road and scheduled to perform at Atlanta’s Eyedrum on Saturday, July 3. Their new album Vapours goes back and forth between moody synthesizers and drum-machine-heavy beats, while remaining firmly rooted in the classic pop sensibilities and multitude of melodic hooks they are known for. Islands Saturday, July 3 […]
Atlanta’s own fabulous star-in-the-making Janelle Monae is releasing her first full-length album today, on her own Wondaland Arts Society label in conjunction with P. Diddy’s Bad Boy records. The ArchAndroid is already making its way up the iTunes charts – right now it’s at number 11 on the Top Albums chart – so make sure […]
Buying music from your locally-owned independent record store is awesome. So why not buy your concert tickets from them too? Little Five Points’ Criminal Records has rejoined the prestigious clan that includes Decatur CD, Fantasyland Records and lots of CD Warehouses, selling tickets for Ticket Alternative. There’s a $2 convenience fee at all outlets, and […]
Every third Thursday Atlanta promoters Pop Death Squad host the FREE Big Trouble in Little 5 Points, showcasing the best of the up-and-coming acts, ATL staples, and touring bands. On Thursday, May 20 join the Pop Death Squad at the Star Bar for a special dance party edition of Big Trouble in Little 5! Don’t […]
Super-buzzed electro-dancepop duo Sleigh Bells are scheduled to perform at Vinyl on Saturday, July 10. Tickets officially go on sale Friday, May 21 at ticketalternative.com. Sleigh Bells released their highly anticipated debut LP Treats last week, receiving rave reviews by music critics including Pitchfork, NPR and Paste Magazine. Sleigh Bells Saturday, July 10 at Vinyl 1374 West Peachtree Street […]
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