Picture Book & Live Review: Beach House, Washed Out @ The EARL, April 29
Review by Jhoni Jackson; photos by Matt Smith (www.shadowboxerphoto.com) It wasn’t just the rarity of a smoke-free show that displaced Thursday night at the EARL from regularity. Two of indie’s most hyped acts – Washed Out and Beach House – caused a dreamy transformation. Pom-poms were strung in abundant rows along the ceiling and exaggerated […]
790 The Zone’s Midsummer Music Fest on June 19 at Candler Park – with Better Than Ezra, The Wailers, Gringo Star, Soulphonics & Ruby Velle
Atlanta’s sports radio 790 The Zone hosts the annual Midsummer Music Fest at Candler Park, Saturday, June 19. The free day-long festival is packed with music from local Atlanta acts including The Lefty Williams Band, Soulphonics & Ruby Velle and Gringo Star; as well as national and international bands like Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, The Wailers and […]
Skater-Turned-Rapper Yelawolf Comes to Smith’s Olde Bar June 4
Yelawolf combines his dirty south roots with an obvious appreciation for 90’s West Coast rap, and churns out tunes to get down and bop your head to all night long. Growing up all over the southern U.S., Yelawolf started out as a skateboarder on his way to becoming a pro. Unfortunately (at the time) after one too […]
Neon Indian, Live at The EARL – June 9
We’re no meteorologists here at AMG, but we do know that something happened to the easy-to-handle Spring weather last weekend. Not exactly saying apocalypse (yet), but we are afraid ATL’s summer may be unpleasantly muggy this year. Of course that negative attitude goes out the window once we start browsing through the calendar of summer concerts. We […]
CD Review: Justin Currie — The Great War
Justin Currie The Great War Ryko By Al Kaufman You know Justin Currie. He was singer and songwriter behind Del Amitri, the ’90s Scottish pop-rock band that had a knack for playing instantly familiar tracks, such as “Always the Last to Know” and “Roll to Me;” songs that everyone knows, but nobody knows who sings […]
Check Out The Dead Weather’s New Record “Sea of Cowards”
Live streaming video by UstreamThe Dead Weather is pretty much the epitome of cool. That’s what you get when The White Stripes’ Jack White and Alison Mosshart of The Kills form a band. Their new record, Sea of Cowards, will probably be equally cool. Decide for yourself – we have the vinyl streaming here, above, […]
The EARL Announces 11th Year Anniversary Show with Two Nights of Man Or Astro-man?
The EARL (East Atlanta Resturant & Lounge) is 11 this summer! We’re pretty giddy about this announcement: The EARL celebrates their decade-plus-one-year with two nights of the recent original-lineup reunion of surf-rock aliens, Man Or Astro-man? Friday, July 9 and Saturday, July 10. A very limited number of special PBR two-day passes are on sale […]
Luis’ Three Picks: A Weekend of Shows in Atlanta – Alex Chilton Tribute, Megafaun, 500 Songs for Kids
As a 9 to 5’er, every weekend is like a mini-Christmas. After five days of early mornings and painful traffic jams, I get two days to sleep in, stay out late, and drink ungodly amounts of cheap beer while watching bands! So what’s on the books this weekend? Alex Chilton Tribute – Friday, April 30 – Star Community Bar Sort […]
Bob Log III Live at the EARL, July 14 – Tickets on Sale Now!
One man band Bob Log will soon be slipping into his cannonball man jumpsuit, signature motorcycle helmet and hitting the road for his North American summer tour. Bob Log and his onstage performance has probably been best described by Tom Waits: “He’s this little kid – nobody even knows how old he is – wears […]
Band of Horses Release New Video for “NW Apt.”
NW Apt. Band Of Horses | MySpace Music Videos Atlanta has quite a strong bond with Band of Horses – we’ve seen them grow in favor every New Year’s Eve, going from The EARL to the Tabernacle. We like their new song “NW Apt.” and are looking forward to the new record Infinite Arms, coming […]
Wheatus Bring Their “Teenage Dirtbag” to the Drunken Unicorn on May 23
It might take a minute to remember Wheatus, but just seconds into the band’s 2000 hit “Teenage Dirtbag” and it’ll all come rushing back like a pair of bright yellow tinted sunglasses and a top-down Chevy Tracker. The band has since continued to release music, including 2009’s Pop, Songs & Death The Lightning EP available for […]
Next Big Nashville Taking Submissions Now!
Attention Atlanta bands: It’s time to start looking for those big fall gigs, which includes the marvelous Next Big Nashville. The festival, which runs October 7 – 10, showcases bands from Nashville and beyond. Atlanta bands can get a good cut of the action, like Ponderosa did last year. At only four years old, Next […]
Civil Twilight and Paper Tongues at Vinyl – May 19
South African rock trio Civil Twilight and rock/funk/electric seven-piece band Paper Tongues takeover Vinyl on Wednesday, May 19. Civil Twilight, who has been getting some major loving from Atlanta’s 99X, recently recorded a LIVE X session and has a consistently growing fanbase all across Georgia. Heavily influenced by some of the world’s biggest bands – including U2, […]
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