image source: thetravelramble.co.uk ————————— Are you rockin’ body paint to work under your corporate clothes? Does your arm reek of the odors of tattered, months-old festival wristbands? Do you find yourself sporting an authentic Native American headdress to the grocery store? Have you been hippie dancing & hooping in your backyard while your speakers blare your favorite concerts? ————————— If […]
Grant Kwiecinski aka GRiZ describes himself as “somewhere between classically trained fuckin’ jazz instrumentalist saxaphone meets stoner meets technology meets bass music.” And for that very accurate, no holds barred, depiction of himself, we love him even more. As sad as we are at AMG that our Road To Counterpoint artist spotlights are coming to […]
Our favorite season is here! For most music lovers festival season beats out Christmas for the most wonderful time of the year slot. We may not have Coachella, but the Southeast has managed to snag some pretty amazing festivals including the world renowned Tomorrowworld, Bonnaroo, and Hangout. It’s easy to get lost in a sea […]
The best way I know how to begin introducing Big Gigantic starts with a little personal story. I dragged my younger sister, a hater of all things EDM/etc., to a Big G show, and as soon as Dom picked up the sax, the girl was hooked. The only people who don’t like Big G, simply […]
Photos by Halina Wilusz Last Friday, April 4th AMG packed up and headed to Charleston, South Carolina, to check out one of the bands that will be appearing at this year’s Counterpoint Music Festival, Moon Taxi. I first had a chance to check them out at The String Cheese Incident’s Hulaween festival down in Suwannee, […]
The Floozies are brothers Matt and Mark Hill from Lawrence, Kansas. This guitarist/drummer/producer duo has made quite a name for themselves in bringing a fresh approach to electronic music with their “jamtronica” sound. The duo’s combination of cutting edge electronic production and party rocking funk has been energizing crowds and turning venues into epic dance […]
Since forming in 2007, The Revivalists have earned their standing among the best original bands in New Orleans. The group’s combination of danceable rock and soulful songwriting (and brilliantivity) comes to life through a meticulously crafted and ever-evolving live performance. The band has been instrumental in the growth of New Orleans’ burgeoning indie rock scene, […]
Chances are you are just excited as we are for Counterpoint Music Festival coming up April 25-27 in it’s new location, Kingston Downs, Georgia. Every week leading up to the festival we are going to be interviewing artists from the lineup, and we were lucky enough to have the Pegboard Nerds join us for this […]
Move over Coachella. You’re not the only festival gettin’ some Andre 3000/Big Boi love come spring festival season, stank you smelly much. Atlanta’s own OutKast will headline CounterPoint Festival in Rome, Georgia, April 25 – 27. 2014. Their reemergence into the live music scene has been called the most anticipated musical comeback of the […]
The line up for TomorrowWorld (taking place at the same location [Bouckaert Farm] as last year’s CounterPoint Festival) has been announced. The venue is about 30 minutes from downtown Atlanta at roughly 9445 Browns Lake Road in Fairburn, GA. The 3-day event expects over 50,000 people per day, with around 30,000 campers in an area labeled Dreamville. Dreamville […]
There are obviously SO many reasons to be excited about the CounterPoint Music Festival, but how about the obvious, THAT IT IS IN OUR HOMETOWN OF ATLANTA! Seriously, how lucky is Atlanta to have all this great talent right in our backyard? As the cure for the common festival, CounterPoint will be filled with two […]
By Jhoni Jackson Little 5 Fest has just added two hometown heavy hitters to its already massive lineup: Ponderosa and Reptar. Criminal Records will host both bands, both of which are set for later than the Little Five Points record store is typically open. Psych-tinged, Southern-rock rooted Ponderosa will play at 9:30 p.m., then eclectic […]
There’s a new festival coming to town! From the good folks that organize Lollapalooza, Camp Bisco, Lights All Night, Austin City Limits Music Festival, and The Echo Project, comes “CounterPoint,” a two days filled with music and art. The festival will take place this September 28-29, approximately 30 minutes south of Atlanta, GA on the site of 2007’s The […]
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