CANCELED: Superdrag at The Loft on June 20
We've just gotten word that the Superdrag show at The Loft on June 20 has been canceled. Refunds have been issued.
CD Review: Citified — Absence
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 […]
Q&A with Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root, Playing Midsummer Music Fest Saturday, June 20
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 […]
Live Review: X at Variety Playhouse, June 13
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 […]
Trouble and Bass Celebrate CD Release in Atlanta at Drunken Unicorn, June 23
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.
CD Review: Carley Tanchon — Peridot
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 […]
Little Joy Spread the Love Sans Fabrizio, with Charming Tunes, @ Smith’s Olde Bar Friday, June 12
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 […]
CD Review: It’s Elephant’s — Gets Along
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 Horrors, The Warlocks, Cat Power and More Just Announced for The EARL
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 […]
CD Review: Broken Promise Keeper — Ice Cold Pop
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 […]
CD Review: The Morakestra – Witness To Connection
The Morakestra Witness To Connection Stratking Records By Chris Homer On their sophomore album, Texas’ The Morakestra creates a record of hook-filled rock songs built around multiple soaring guitar riffs and the haunting vocals of Will Mora. The LP’s tracks range from the acoustic folk sound of “Angel” to the upbeat Franz Ferdinand-style rhythms of […]
CD Review: Todd Snider — The Excitement Plan
Todd Snider The Excitement Plan Yep Roc Records By Noel Wurst I was 16 years old when Snider’s first album, Songs for the Daily Planet, came out. “Talkin’ Seattle Grunge Rock Blues” was a hidden track on it (remember how awesome hidden tracks were?) and it was the funniest thing I’d ever heard in my […]
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”
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
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 […]
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