By Al Kaufman If Randy Newman had grown up in a double-wide in Alabama, he'd almost be the songwriter that Hayes Carll is. Last year's Trouble in Mind, Carll's third album and first for a major label (Lost Highway), exposed the world to his deviant genius. The CD's centerpiece is "She Left Me For Jesus," […]
Little Boots Illuminations Elektra By Leila Regan-Porter British people (disclaimer – I am one) have no problem with hailing a pop princess as leader of the future of great music. We've gushed over Robbie Williams, Sugarbabes, Duffy and Sophie Ellis Bextor in the same sentence as Coldplay, Razorlight, Amy Winehouse and Jamiroquai. We birthed the […]
Sun Domingo's July 25 show at The Loft has just been canceled. No word yet on whether or not it will be rescheduled.
The fact that Atlanta isn't really anywhere near the sea doesn't stop a lot of people getting in a beachy mood with a lot of sand, some awesome games, good drink and great music. Andrews Upstairs is just the latest to hold their own beach party on July 4, officially called the Buckhead Beach Party. […]
The EARL has lots of awesome shows coming up this fall. First to announce will actually be at the end of summer, on August 19, when Swedish psychedelic folk band Dungen perform. Tickets available here. Asobi Seksu returns on September 24. Tickets are up on Ticket Alternative now. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart […]
We've just gotten word that the Superdrag show at The Loft on June 20 has been canceled. Refunds have been issued.
CitifiedAbsenceeskimo kiss records By Eileen Tilson The Five Physiological Methods of Perception are used by the human body to mentally grasp something outside of our bodies. These senses: Sight, Touch, Smell, Hear and Taste, have been repeated to us since childhood as the tools needed to fully comprehend the world around us. On the EP […]
By Al Kaufman Sometimes a recession is a good thing. Take this year’s Midsummer Music Fest, sponsored by AM sports radio 790 The Zone. While last year’s event, which featured Drivin’ n’ Cryin’ and Blues Traveler, put people back anywhere from $10-$20 per ticket, this year’s festival, featuring Rusted Root and Guster, is free. Held […]
By Scott Roberts; photos By Sue Volkert Any trepidation I had about seeing a legendary L.A. punk rock band whose members are in their mid-50s (at least!) playing 30-year-old songs was joyfully and powerfully obliterated approximately 10 seconds into the opening song of their set at Variety Playhouse on Saturday, June 13. All four original […]
Everyone needs a nice bit of bass-heavy dance music in their lives. Getting the Drunken Unicorn's speakers vibrating and the dance floor buzzing in Atlanta this June 23 will be Trouble and Bass, the Brooklyn DJ crew presenting a free event (with RSVP) to celebrate their CD release.
Carley TanchonPeridot By Al Kaufman Carley Tanchon is one of those young women who is as fat in voice as she is lithe in body. There are plenty of pictures on the accompanying booklet of her exposing her long, limber arms. Just as there are plenty of moments on this album that allow her to […]
Tomorrow night Smith's Olde Bar will be oozing with love and happiness with Little Joy, a band usually made up of Fabrizio Moretti, Rodrigo Amarante and Binki Shapiro. Though Fabrizio will be off recording with The Strokes, the other two thirds of the band will be there with Todd Dahlhoff and Matt Borg (from The […]
It’s Elephant’s Gets Along By Julia Reidy The danger latent in having a frontman with such a recognizable voice — in this case one with a crackling, blues-rock bent that bends and scoops from pitch to pitch — is that everything else will go unnoticed. But Brent Jay’s vocal performances, for Atlanta band It’s Elephant’s, […]
The EARL has just announced a slew of incredible shows coming up this summer and fall. Top of our list is Cat Power, who will be playing one of the awesome EARL 10th Anniversary shows on July 12. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, June 12 at 10 a.m. on Ticket Alternative. Following closely […]
Broken Promise Keeper Ice Cold Pop By Scott Roberts In the recent movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the wide-eyed, backwards-aging title character is asked about whether he’s too old to be working on a tugboat. “There’s no age limit,” he innocently replies, “as long as you can do the work.” I suppose the […]
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