CD Review: Dan Deacon — Bromst

CD Review: Dan Deacon — Bromst

Dan DeaconBromstCarpark Records By Ben Grad It's hard to see Dan Deacon's newest album, Bromst, as anything more than a collection of excellent (but similar) songs. By track four of Bromst, “Snookered,” Dan Deacon has established the pattern he'll use throughout the album: about a minute of minimalist noise buildup (in “Snookered,” a jumble of […]

Atlanta Film Festival Guests Include Eddie Vedder, Chris Moore, Josh Brolin & More

Atlanta Film Festival Guests Include Eddie Vedder, Chris Moore, Josh Brolin & More

We have a confirmed list of all the guests who will be at the Atlanta Film Festival's Opening Night Gala on April 16 at Rialto Center for the Arts. Confirmed guests (pictured above) include Eddie Vedder (musician, Pearl Jam), Josh Brolin (W., No Country for Old Men), Chris Moore ("Project Greenlight," producer of Good Will […]

CD Review: Alice Peacock — Love Remains

CD Review: Alice Peacock — Love Remains

Alice PeacockLove RemainsRocket Science/Adrenaline By Al Kaufman After 2005's introspective and piano-laden Who I Am, Alice Peacock moved to Nashville from Chicago and reinvented herself as a country girl with rock tendencies. There's plenty of twang on Love Remains. And there's plenty of Peacock's vocals. Strong, sexy and soulful sum them up quite well, but […]

CD Review: Chris Knight — Heart of Stone

CD Review: Chris Knight — Heart of Stone

Chris KnightHeart of StoneDrifter's Church By Al Kaufman Chris Knight should be doing Chevy Truck commercials. He's that type of guy. He's one of those straight ahead Americana type of singers; a little too country for rock radio, and way too rock for country radio. He falls into the cracks where Steve Earle and James […]

Sweetwater 420 Fest Celebrates Earth Day April 18-19, With Entropy, Laura Reed & More

Sweetwater 420 Fest Celebrates Earth Day April 18-19, With Entropy, Laura Reed & More

Local brewer SweetWater is throwing a festival in Candler Park April 18 and 19 to celebrate Earth Day. Sweetwater 420 Fest is free and will feature music from the likes of Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Laura Reed and Deep Pocket, Entropy, Lefty Williams Band, Packway Handle Band and others, as well as food, drink (21+ […]

Jimmy Buffet’s Guitarist Ilo Ferreira and Special Guest @ Vinyl, April 15

Jimmy Buffet’s Guitarist Ilo Ferreira and Special Guest @ Vinyl, April 15

Ilo Ferreira, guitarist and recording buddy of Jimmy Buffet, is playing at Vinyl on April 15, and he's bringing along a very, very special guest. Ferreira is currently on tour with Buffet, and the Margaritaville singer himself is playing in Atlanta the very next night. So… we wonder who on earth this special guest could […]

Live Review: Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3 @ Variety Playhouse, April 7

Live Review: Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3 @ Variety Playhouse, April 7

By Scott Roberts; photos by Sue Volkert From the familiar beginning arpeggiated chords of show opener “I Often Dream of Trains” to the slightly shambolic ending of final encore “Listening to the Higsons” with its familiar sing-along “wo-wo” refrain (and guest star Mike Mills joining in on guitar), Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 delivered […]

Show Preview: Richard Lloyd @ The EARL, April 26

Show Preview: Richard Lloyd @ The EARL, April 26

By Scott Roberts “It was like having two Ferraris on stage. You knew what they could do; why stare at ‘em? They’re not a painting.” This is one of the descriptions guitarist extraordinaire Richard Lloyd, founder of legendary ‘70s New York band Television, used to describe the twin guitar attack of himself and fellow Ferrari Tom […]