Summerfest: Atlanta’s biggest fro, needs a big hairdryer!

Summerfest: Atlanta’s biggest fro, needs a big hairdryer!

Atlanta Music Guide hung backstage at Virginia Highland Summerfest this past weekend, courtesy of Rival Entertainment. In addition to a great musical lineup both days, the beer was flowing, and the food was fantastic. Cowboy Mouth got the whole crowd sitting down at Saturday night and Manchester Orchestra proved to be serious a crowd puller […]

Behind the Scenes of the Video Shoot for The Constellations’ “Perfect Day”

Behind the Scenes of the Video Shoot for The Constellations’ “Perfect Day”

By Eileen Tilson Atlanta’s “supergroup” The Constellations are giving Atlanta another three minute distraction from their mundane workday. I had the privilege of getting a sneak peek of the filming of their latest video “Perfect Day,” and the setting could not be more perfect. A rainy night at a well worn in house in Midtown, […]

CD Review: Foma — Inverness

CD Review: Foma — Inverness

Foma Inverness By Eileen Tilson Sitting right on the cusp between EP and LP at eight tracks and 25 minutes in length, Inverness is full of complexities in its design and build yet is very organic in its execution. Listing contributions from six musicians (Edward M. Burch, Chani Hawthorne, Jeffrey Schmidt, Hun Kim, Charith Premawardhana […]

L.A. Tool and Die Premiere New Video for “Don’t Touch My Mustache” with Show in Charlotte Tonight!

L.A. Tool and Die Premiere New Video for “Don’t Touch My Mustache” with Show in Charlotte Tonight!

I'm a big fan of North Carolina's L.A. Tool and Die, a brilliantly quirky indie rock band that can rock the hilarity as well as the tender. Falling on the hilarity side is their new video for "Don't Touch My Mustache," which features a host of singing and dancing unicorn hand-puppets as well as a […]

CD Review: Deleted Scenes — Birdseed Shirt

CD Review: Deleted Scenes — Birdseed Shirt

Deleted Scenes Birdseed Shirt What Delicate Recordings By Ben Grad “Turn to Sand,” the first track from Deleted Scenes' Birdseed Shirt, is the best track on their new album. By itself, it's enough to make a listener very very eager to see their Star Bar show tonight.  The Washington, DC-based band plays a (on first […]

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 […]