School of Seven Bells, Black Moth Super Rainbow Just Announced for The Drunken Unicorn

School of Seven Bells, Black Moth Super Rainbow Just Announced for The Drunken Unicorn

Two great shows have just been announced for The Drunken Unicorn. First up is the very groovy, psychedelic pop band Black Moth Super Rainbow, who will be gracing the stage on July 29. Basically it'll feel like you've just put popped an Alka-Seltzer full of '60s nuggets into a glass of '90s electronica. And it'll […]

Help Local Band Attractive Eighties Women Make Their New Record – Donate Now!

Help Local Band Attractive Eighties Women Make Their New Record – Donate Now!

Following in the trend of getting fans to put their money where their mouths are, Atlanta's Attractive Eighties Women are asking folks to give up the cash to fund their new album. Check out the brilliantly infomercial-tastic video below of the band's lead singer Phoebe Cates asking for your dollars and explaining what awesome prizes […]

CD Review: Terry Anderson and the Olympic Ass-Kickin Team — National Champions

CD Review: Terry Anderson and the Olympic Ass-Kickin Team — National Champions

Terry Anderson and the Olympic Ass-Kickin TeamNational ChampionsDoublenaught Records By Al Kaufman Everyone needs a good ass-kicking once in a while. Rock music has needed one for a good long time now. Terry Anderson, who often teams up with former Georgia Satellite Dan Baird to make up the Yayhoos, is just the guy to do […]

CD Review: Casiotone for the Painfully Alone — Vs. Children and Advance Base Battery Life

CD Review: Casiotone for the Painfully Alone — Vs. Children and Advance Base Battery Life

Casiotone for the Painfully AloneVs. ChildrenandAdvance Base Battery LifeTomlab By Al Kaufman Chicago native and film school dropout Owen Ashworth and his Casio make up Casiotone for the Painfully Alone. It's a combination of a painfully flat voice with a lots of digital beeps and beats. On Vs. Children, Ashworth has grown warmer and more organic, […]

Live Review: The National @ The Tabernacle, May 27

Live Review: The National @ The Tabernacle, May 27

By Julia Reidy It began with "Runaway." The nine-member incarnation of The National, complete with three horn players and a keyboardist, began the set with a new, mesmerizing, post–Boxer song. Poignant and compelling even on the first go-around, everyone listened with rapt attention. Then, like one communal exhale, guitarists Aaron and Bryce Dessner launched into […]

CD Review: Von Iva — Girls on Film

CD Review: Von Iva — Girls on Film

Von IvaGirls on FilmStickfigure RecordsBy Eileen Tilson Rumor has it that Von Iva, grandmother of Jillian Iva and the band’s namesake, was one of the most seductive snake-charmers of her time. She captivated her audience, mesmerizing them with her control of her body; Walking on stage in her short shorts and heels on Von Iva’s […]

Q&A with Cris Kirkwood of Meat Puppets — Playing The EARL June 16

Q&A with Cris Kirkwood of Meat Puppets — Playing The EARL June 16

By Samantha Parvin Meat Puppets, a band that has been around for nearly three decades and has experimented with most all musical genres under the sun, has just released yet another album, Sewn Together. Brothers Cris (bass) and Curt (vocals, lead guitar) Kirkwood, along with drummer Ted Marcus, began a tour to support the album […]

The Charlatans Coming to The Loft on October 5, Tickets Go on Sale Friday, May 29

The Charlatans Coming to The Loft on October 5, Tickets Go on Sale Friday, May 29

Ah, those baggy trousered, cagoule-wearing, northern British lads with bad bowl haircuts and an affinity for brilliant guitar-driven rock. If you have any knowledge of music from across the pond, then you probably know what we're talking about. From Oasis to the Verve, Cast to Shed Seven, and of course The Charlatans, these lads lef […]

CD Review: Elizabeth & the Catapult — Taller Children

CD Review: Elizabeth & the Catapult — Taller Children

Elizabeth & the Catapult Taller Children Verve Forecast Elizabeth & the Catapult's fearless leader Elizabeth Ziman has some serious credentials on her musical CV. Born and raised in Greenwich Village, she was introduced to music through classical piano, leading her to fall in love with composers like Debussy and Chopin, and discovered a talent that […]

CD Review: Wayne Hancock — Viper of Melody

CD Review: Wayne Hancock — Viper of Melody

Wayne HancockViper of MelodyBloodshot By Al Kaufman You won't hear Wayne Hancock on country radio. That's because Hancock is too country for today's country radio. Hancock is an unabashed throwback to the days of Jimmie Rodgers and Ernest Tubbs. This is old fashioned roadhouse, honky-tonk, country, with a yodel or two thrown in for good […]