Q&A with Petter Ericson Stakee of Alberta Cross — Playing The EARL with Phosphorescent, October 9

Q&A with Petter Ericson Stakee of Alberta Cross — Playing The EARL with Phosphorescent, October 9

By Eileen Tilson If you haven’t heard of Alberta Cross yet, you will. Having recently played with Them Crooked Vultures (Dave Grohl, Josh Homme, and John Paul Jones) at Austin City Limits, the band is just at the start of their tour in support of their debut album, Broken Side of Time (which we reviewed […]

Jon Auer (Posies) & Matt Brown (Uncle Green) Plays Eddie’s Attic, Saturday, October 3

Jon Auer (Posies) & Matt Brown (Uncle Green) Plays Eddie’s Attic, Saturday, October 3

By Scott Roberts It’s not that often that you can truthfully tout a concert as a “Rare Event,” but tomorrow night’s performance by Jon Auer and Matt Brown at Eddie’s Attic actually deserves to be called just that. As half of the singing/songwriting members (along with Ken Stringfellow) of Seattle’s preeminent popsters The Posies, Auer […]

Vive la France: A Day in the Life of Phoenix

Vive la France: A Day in the Life of Phoenix

By Eileen Tilson After hearing “Listzomania,” from French band Phoenix’s latest album Wolfgang Amadeus, in the new Cadillac commercial, it is not hard not to realize that this band is poised to be a worldwide success.  Selling out shows across the country, Phoenix-mania has already taken hold on America. I followed Phoenix around Atlanta for […]

CD Review: Pride Parade — Dose

CD Review: Pride Parade — Dose

Pride Parade Dose By Beverly Bryan       Pride Parade’s Dose is an enjoyable, if not beautiful, mess. If you love Nirvana, late-’80s SST bands and hate having to take your music seriously you will love it. Something about its extremely unfocused nature makes the album impossible to take seriously. Raw, intense, stoned and utterly pointless, […]

CD Review: Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ — Great American Bubble Factory

CD Review: Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ — Great American Bubble Factory

  Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ Great American Bubble Factory Vintage Earth Music By Scott Roberts Revered veteran Atlanta band Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ have always suffered from a split personality disorder. Their songs run the gamut from loud, anthemic arena rock to hushed, contemplative, country-tinged, front-porch sing-alongs. On their first CD in 12 years, Great American Bubble […]

Live Review: The Minus 5, The Baseball Project, & The Steve Wynn IV @ The 40 Watt, Athens, September 28

Live Review: The Minus 5, The Baseball Project, & The Steve Wynn IV @ The 40 Watt, Athens, September 28

By Scott Roberts; photos by Sue Volkert Steve Wynn may be the luckiest man alive. His former band The Dream Syndicate created one of the most enduring and beloved albums of the 1980s, 1982’s The Days of Wine and Roses, and Wynn used that as a springboard to a steady, respectable solo career that began […]

CD Review: Ciao My Shining Star — The Songs of Mark Mulcahy

CD Review: Ciao My Shining Star — The Songs of Mark Mulcahy

Various AristsCiao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy Mezzotint By Eileen Tilson Thom Yorke described Mark Mulcahy’s voice as the most beautiful he has ever heard, and Nick Hornby reflected that Mulcahy’s music was “only ever going to find its audience through word of mouth and recommendations by the like-minded.” To the average […]

CD Review: Islands — Vapours; Playing Lenny’s with WHY? October 31 & The Masquerade with The Happy Mondays and Psychedelic Furs at The Masquerade October 2

CD Review: Islands — Vapours; Playing Lenny’s with WHY? October 31 & The Masquerade with The Happy Mondays and Psychedelic Furs at The Masquerade October 2

Islands Vapours Anti- By Chris Homer Islands' third album Vapours marks a reunion for frontman Nick Diamond and collaborator Jamie Thompson, who has returned to the group after departing following the release of 2006’s Return to the Sea. Vapours showcases Diamond and Thompson’s work as collaborators. The album is packed with catchy synthesizer melodies and […]

CD Review: Attractive Eighties Women — The Ancient Cry of the Tyrannosaur

CD Review: Attractive Eighties Women — The Ancient Cry of the Tyrannosaur

Attractive Eighties Women The Ancient Cry of the Tyrannosaur Mammogram Music By Bryan Aiken You’ll often read that Attractive Eighties Women, Atlanta’s equally preferred and maligned “comedy-core” outfit, are better seen than heard, that the band’s debut studio LP fails to capture the charm of its ridiculous, costumed performances. While that may be true, it’s […]