PistoleroWarface3 Bullets By Al Kaufman Pistolero is a bunch of music geeks who are so into it that they make their own amps. They know they're great musicians. They could have made one of those carefully crafted, perfectly produced technically mesmerizing CDs that showcased their talents. Instead, they sound like they were headed in that […]
Friday's 500 Songs for Kids is looking to be a scorcher. Check out this awesome list: Patterson Hood and the Pack of Lies (featuring Patterson Hood, Shonna Tucker, John Neff, Brad Morgan and Jay Gonzalez), Angie Aparo, Francine Reed, Larry Wachs and Rock 100's Regular Guys, The Brilliant Inventions, 3rd Creek, Adam Dorfman, Age Of […]
Creative Loafing just broke the story that downtown soul and hip-hop club Sugarhill will be closing on Tuesday, May 5: When Sugarhill opened nearly three years ago, it was the only bright spot in the city’s attempt to remake the touristy wasteland Underground Atlanta into a hub for Atlanta nightlife. City officials even went so […]
Our very own Angela M. Scarola took these awesome pictures of the coolest duo to come through Atlanta since Johnny and June.
PapercutsYou Can Have What You Want Memphis Industries By Eileen Tilson As a friend and I were listening to the Papercuts’ latest album, You Can Have What You Want, the aforementioned friend commented that it's “like a Beach Boys video; it’s supposed to be cheerful, but leaves you feeling kind of melancholy.” The fact that […]
Cursive Mama, I’m Swollen Saddle Creek By Julia Reidy The seminal Omaha band’s seventh full-length record seems almost made to be listened to in terms of pacing. It’s like an amusement park ride, quick and thrilling at times, but slowing suddenly, menacingly, right before a breathtaking plunge. When it relaxes, it does so via slowing […]
We have a list of all the band's that will be playing the opening night of 500 Songs for Kids tonight at Smith's Olde Bar. Behold, the mammoth group of awesome artists you can catch tonight for an awesome cause: The Constellations, The Howlies, South 70, Amy Gerhartz, Angela Lavine, Besides Daniel, Billy Gewin, Bouldercrest […]
By Julia Reidy After two-piece Guidance Counselor, who shared drummer Keil Corcoran with the headliners, played to a moderate Saturday night crowd, the aforementioned headliners took the stage without all the attention-grubbing, social climbing behavior their band’s name might suggest. Leaving affectation at the door, Portland quartet Starfucker humbly launched into a mixture of tracks […]
Just Announced! Ticket Alternative will be selling a few more tickets for Drake's currently-sold-out show at The Loft on May 2. Tickets will go on sale at noon today for $45 a pop, so be online here to grab them because they'll go quickly!
By Scott Roberts; photo by Sue Volkert An especially sparse (even for a Monday night) crowd at The EARL did not deter hometown darlings Magnapop or veteran headliner Tommy Keene from delivering entertaining sets of energetic, rock-tinged pop. The humble, yet appreciative, crowd was first treated to a loosely confident performance by Magnapop, who opened […]
By Stephanie Roman Saturday night at Lenny's closed out three nights of fantastic local performances. On tap this evening were locals Can Can, along with Living Things from St. Louis (pictured above and below), and international gay bar champions, Electric Six. I was secretly thanking Lenny's for enforcing a "no-smoking indoors" policy tonight since I had a sore […]
Josh Rifkind is a busy man. And during the weeks following up to 500 Songs for Kids, as well as the intense 10 nights of the event itself, it can be a mix of heaven and hell. "Honestly, it's so many bands and so many musicians that pretty much it's an incredibly enjoyable nightmare every […]
Great Northern Remind Me Where The Light IsEenie Meenie Records After Trading Twilight for Daylight in ‘07 and hitting the road with everyone from Cold War Kids and Spoon to Ladytron and Silversun Pickups in ‘08, the indie rockers better known as Great Northern have returned as a duo and are using the New Year […]
Manchester OrchestraMean Everything to NothingFavorite Gentlemen BREAKING NEWS: Atlanta is no longer the Home of Hip-Hop. Manchester Orchestra (Andy Hull on vocals, guitar, Jonathan Corley on bass, Jeremiah Edmond on drums, Chris Freeman on keyboard, Robert McDowell on guitar) has put Atlanta’s indie-rock scene on the map as a force to be reckoned with. The […]
We just got word that the May 29 Evergrey show at The Masquerade has been canceled. Tickets bought online or over the phone have already been refunded, and those who bought their tickets at an outlet can get refunds at point of purchase.
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