Gentleman Jesse & His Men are playing their infectious garage rock 'n' power pop with fellow garage punks Rock 'n' Roll Adventure Kids, who you should really check out cos they are some serious rockers. The show is on April 18 and you can buy your tickets here. Valient Thorr will be playing a lot sooner, […]
Just in case you could have possibly forgotten how awesome Electric Six are, we've put up the Abraham-Lincoln-flavored video (above) for the ace singe "Gay Bar." Check it out and try not to dance! But of course the Detroit superstars aren't just known for a bunch of Lincolns dancing in hot pants or for knowing Jack White […]
Lily Allen It's Not Me, It's You Capitol Records By Leila Regan-Porter Lily Allen is one of England's favorite crazy birds. You never know what you're going to get when she turns up, which is what gives her that eccentric charm. She could be sweet and friendly, or drunk and outrageous. And though this sophomore […]
Sad news in the world of indie record stores. Right after our announcement of Trail of Dead's support of Record Store Day we got news that one of our ticket outlets and favorite music stores Ella Guru will be closing its doors for the last time in a short while. Owner Don Radcliffe told us […]
Those Texan boys really love indie record stores. First they announce that they will be stopping by Criminal Records in Little Five Points for a free instore on February 24 at 7 p.m. before playing their gig at The EARL that night (get your tickets here!). Now And You Will Know Us By The Trail […]
On February 20 one of Atlanta's best local acts will be reuniting for a one-off show at Star Bar. Courtesy of Team Luis, Second Shift will play after years of being apart, accompanied by fellow ace acts, Y-O-U (Atlanta), Hot Pipes (Nashville) and Lowry (Brooklyn). We chatted to Wes Hoffman and Jonathan Baker from Second Shift about […]
We were pretty bummed that Janelle Monae didn't win the award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance (it went to Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am for "Be OK." Pah), but Atlanta was well represented among the Grammy winners last night: Male Pop Vocal Performance: "Say," John Mayer; track from Continuum (Columbia) Country Performance By A Duo Or Group […]
The Morning Benders Bring Sunny Cali-Pop Back to a Wintry Atlanta By Alexandra Edwards The last time the Morning Benders came through town, it was a balmy October and they were the first band of the night, playing in support of Ra Ra Riot. Since then, the four-piece from Berkeley, Calif. has toured the country, had […]
Merge has always been so cool. Now that they've been around for 20 years, their status as super-awesome indie label has been solidified. And to celebrate this birthday, the label is offering up lots of goodies. First up was a subscription service for the whole year, which has actually closed now (last chance to sign up was in mid-January) and is […]
Janelle Monae – New Music – More Music Videos Blimey, where did the first month of the year go? It's already time for the Grammys, which take place this Sunday. Atlanta is well represented, as are a fair few other hip indie artists, like MIA and Hot Chip, who we are keeping our fingers crossed […]
Just in case you haven't heard, HBO's singing New Zealand sensations Flight of the Conchords will be at The Fabulous Fox Theatre on April 11. The whole American tour is being put on by Live Nation, which means you have to buy tickets through the company's website, www.livenation.com, or go directly to the Fox and buy […]
On behalf of AMG, I apologize this wasn’t written in a timely manner. But it took a team of six CIA translators to decode my notes taken from this event. All is written to the best of my ability. Scouts honor… As of high noon, January 20th, George W. Bush is unemployed. It’s […]
This might have just been an excuse for me to look up Journey videos (specifically, "Don't Stop Believing"), but regardless, I think people wanted to know that tickets are now on sale for the Journey/Guns 'N Roses/Poison Tribute band, playing at Andrews Upstairs on February 6 (that's this Friday, y'all!). Get your tickets here. Also […]
Consummate weirdos (or, experimental rock band) Sleepytime Gorilla Museum will be performing (in whatever way, shape or form they choose) at The EARL on April 25. If you go, be prepared for anything from scholarly presentations to puppet shows, as the band is notoriously unpredictable and avant-garde. Get your tickets here.
The Coathangers are starting up a weekly residency at The Star Bar for the whole of February. The band will be playing every Wednesday starting tonight, when they'll be playing with The Customer and Baby Dinosaurs vs. Extinction.
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