CD Review: Pierce Pettis — That Kind of Love

CD Review: Pierce Pettis — That Kind of Love

Pierce PettisThat Kind of LoveCompass Records by Al Kaufman Pierce Pettis came out of that '80s folk movement that brought us the likes of Suzanne Vega, Tracy Chapman and Bill Morrissey. Like the three aforementioned songwriters, Pettis does not waste his time navel gazing or spouting platitudes. He writes honest little stories and slices of […]

Langerado Cancelled

Langerado Cancelled

Yup, it's true. The tough times are hitting everyone obviously, not least large music festivals like Langerado. The festival announced today that it was canceling it's 2009 Miami event due to sluggish ticket sales, which of course also means that our contest to win tickets has been cancelled. Tickets will all be refunded in the […]

Listen to Lily Allen’s Whole Album a Week Early

Listen to Lily Allen’s Whole Album a Week Early

You don't have to wait until next week to get your fix of Lily Allen's new record. MySpace is streaming the record, It's Not Me, It's You, on Lily Allen's MySpace page. The album will be on sale next week on February 10, and her single "The Fear" has already been making waves here and abroad. Lily will tour the U.S. with the record in […]

The Vagina Monologues Come to 7 Stage Stages

The Vagina Monologues Come to 7 Stage Stages

  Atlanta's own 7 Stages Theatre in Little Five Points is joining in with the annual tradition of The Vagina Monologues for the second time this February. V-Day is a world-wide event started by the writer of The Vagina Monologues, Eve Ensler, which is dedicated to ending violence against women and girls. "Every year it is released from royalties […]

Live Review: The Killers @ Atlanta Civic Center on January 30

Live Review: The Killers @ Atlanta Civic Center on January 30

    By Ben Grad Though The Killers are associated with Las Vegas in their album art, promotional materials, and stage props, their sound is more international, purposefully divorced from the little musical gestures that normally add the prefixes "West Coast," "Southern," or "Midwest" to a band's biography. If anything, their musical roots are closer to […]

CD Review: Funeral Party – The Bootleg EP

CD Review: Funeral Party – The Bootleg EP

Funeral Party The Bootleg EP Independent Label Group By Alexandra Edwards Funeral Party, a four-piece from working class East LA, have released a promising three-song EP that showcases their considerable popularity as a backyard-party band.  The Bootleg EP may not reinvent the genre, but it definitely proves they have an aptitude for post-punk dance music.

Boombox @ Smith’s Olde Bar on March 20 and 21

Boombox @ Smith’s Olde Bar on March 20 and 21

Marrying dance music with jam band culture, Boombox has garnered a strong following in the music scene. But that's what happens when you bring together an acclaimed producer who has worked with everyone from Los Lobos to Sugarland and the son of two Grateful Dead members. The duo is playing two shows at Smith's Olde Bar, […]