Music Man: Memories on Shuffle

Music Man: Memories on Shuffle

I'm stating the obvious here, but the shuffle feature on the iPod might be the greatest invention of all time. How many times have you been listening to music on your iPod or iPhone or whatever you have, when something comes on that you love, but haven't heard in so long that you've actually forgotten […]

Special Deal on OneRepublic Tickets, This Weekend Only!

Special Deal on OneRepublic Tickets, This Weekend Only!

This weekend only you can purchase tickets to see OneRepublic, Augustana, The Spill Canvas, & The Hush Sound at the Tabernacle on Saturday, November 22! From 10am on Sautrday, November 15th until Sunday, November 16th at 8:00 p.m. visit the Tabernacle's ticket sales page or charge by phone at (404) 249-6400 to get your discounted tickets! […]

CD Review: Whitley–The Submarine

CD Review: Whitley–The Submarine

WhitleyThe SubmarineDew Process by Al Kaufman This sound is going to need its own label soon: electro-folk, folktronica, or techno-Americana. Whatever the case, 23-year-old Aussie Lawrence Greenwood, aka "Whitley," used to be in hardcore bands. Then he saw alt-country singers Kieran Kane and Kevin Welch and his new sound was born. The Submarine was released […]

CD Review: Catie Curtis — Sweet Life

CD Review: Catie Curtis — Sweet Life

Catie CurtisSweet LifeCompass Records by Al Kaufman Ask any great songwriter and they will tell you the hardest song to write is a happy song. Using that criteria, Catie Curtis is one of the greatest songwriters of all time. With a mature but sweet voice, Curtis opens her CD with the title cut, in which […]

CD Review:  Brendan James – The Day Is Brave

CD Review: Brendan James – The Day Is Brave

Brendan James The Day is Brave Decca Records     by Noel Wurst        Brendan James doesn’t really care about gaining your daughter’s attention, but he certainly wants yours.  While certainly appearing/sounding young, the melancholy nature of nearly all of his songs is going to fly over the heads (and cares) of all the […]

CD Review: Paula Nelson Band — Lucky 13

CD Review: Paula Nelson Band — Lucky 13

Paula Nelson BandLucky 13Justice Records by Al Kaufman It must be a blessing and a curse to be the daughter of outlaw country legend Willie Nelson. Paula Nelson grew up around some of the greatest musicians ever, Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge, Waylon Jennings, and, of course, Johnny Cash. If just a quarter of all that […]

Great triple bill – Kings of Leon, We Are Scientists, & The Whigs – at Tabernacle

Great triple bill – Kings of Leon, We Are Scientists, & The Whigs – at Tabernacle

One of the better triple bill concerts you'll find this Fall is coming up next week.  Kings of Leon, We Are Scientists, and The Whigs will all play at The Tabernacle on Tuesday, November 18! Dubbed one of the driving forces behind the so-called "new rock revolution" by the European Press, Kings of Leon have seen […]

Meet Johnny Flynn, Renaissance Man

Meet Johnny Flynn, Renaissance Man

Johnny FlynnA LarumLost Highway Records By Kevin C. Madigan He may be only in his mid-twenties, but Johnny Flynn is an old soul, an anomaly. The voice doesn't match the face. The voice is rough, lived-in, of a different time, but his face is young, hopeful, a bit too handsome. You take one look at […]

New Shows to keep an eye out for in Atlanta

New Shows to keep an eye out for in Atlanta

Tickets for any of these events can be purchased by visiting ticketalternative.com. Sat Nov 22 – Anthony David – Sugar HillSat Nov 29 – White Leppard Crue – Andrews Upstairs Thu Dec 04 – The Long Shadows w/ Lonesome – The EarlSat Dec 06 – Unzipt (80's & 90's Alternative Cover Band) - Andrew's UpstairsFri Dec […]

CD Review: Lowry — Love Is Dead

CD Review: Lowry — Love Is Dead

LowryLove Is DeadEngine Room Recordings by Al Kaufman Lowry is one of those bands that is a music critic's worst nightmare, and I mean that in the best way. Lowry has an unclassifiable sound that leads the listener reaching for comparisons that fade away a minute later. Yet, taken as a whole, Love Is Dead […]

3 brilliant DJs coming to Atlanta

3 brilliant DJs coming to Atlanta

November will be a month to remember at Opera thanks to Liquified! First up is David Guetta on November 13th. You'll know him from the infectious anthem"Love Is Gone" (video below). Deadmau5, a show we reviewed a couple of months ago after his last appearance in Atlanta at Swerve, plays Opera on November 20th. Finally, […]