CRIMINAL RECORDS ATLANTA // “GOLDEN TICKET” SWEEPS RECORD STORE DAY 2018

Join us Saturday, April 21 for our annual Record Store Day celebration from 10am-9pm. Shop hundreds of exclusive #RSD18 releases. Check out the official list of releases here: http://recordstoreday.com/SpecialReleases. The first 500 people that pick up a Record Store Day 2018 release at the shop will get one of our custom tote bags stuffed with all kinds of goodies OR […]

Atlanta’s Own, Big Jesus, Debuts Album “Oneiric” At Criminal Records on 9/30

Atlanta’s own, Big Jesus, is releasing their debut album with an in-store performance at Criminal Records this Friday, September 30 at 7PM. BIG JESUS contrasts loud and heavy fuzz-laden tones with soft, pop-melodic vocals to create their own unique brand of music. The result is dreamy, ethereal rock n’ roll that’s multi-faceted and powerful: Loud and soft; […]

Throw Back Thursday: Live Review & Picture Book, Alt-J: March 2013

This review and photo book was originally published in March 2013. Look out for Alt-J’s new album, This is All Yours, that is being released on September 22nd! As the movie Almost Famous quotes, “If you ever get lonely, just go to the record store and visit your friends.” and that is exactly what a handful of shivering […]

New Music Tuesday 6/24

Welcome to our newest series, New Music Tuesday, where you can get everything you need to know about new music dropping each week. Today, we’ll be discussing music dropping this week.   Mastodon – Once More ‘Round The Sun Once More ‘Round The Sun is the sixth studio album of this metal band. Critics have already been […]

Live Review: Bonnaroo Lineup Announcement Megathon (BLAM) @ Criminal Records 2/19

Roo fans across the country gathered in riveting anticipation last night to officially find out who we could expect to see on the farm in 2014. Official viewing parties were hosted at record stores across the nation, one of them being at Atlanta’s own Criminal Records tucked into Little Five Points. I arrived at Criminal […]

In Store Performance: Charli XCX @ Criminal Records 11/19 – 5:30pm

Come on over to on Criminal Records next week to see a special in store performance from Charli XCX! The show will be held on Tuesday, November 19th at 5:30pm. Having supported such acts as Coldplay, Santigold, and Sleigh Bells, Charli XCX brings her crunchy beats, fuzzy synths and bittersweet melodies to Atlanta to delight listeners with her […]

CeeLo Green Book Signing @ Criminal Records – September 19th!

  Calling all CeeLo Green/Goodie Mob fans! This Thursday, September 19th, CeeLo will be coming back to Criminal Records in Atlanta for an in-store book signing. That’s right y’all! You can purchase a copy of his brand-new book “Everybody’s Brother,” as well as Goodie Mob’s latest record, Age Against the Machine. Pretty sweet right? Plus, […]

Frightened Rabbit In-Store @ Criminal Records – September 10th – 6PM!

Next Monday September 9th, Frightened Rabbit will open for The National at Cobb Energy Centre. The following day (Tuesday September 10th) you can catch an intimate performance with the Scottish band at Criminal Records at 6PM! Pretty great right? Frightened Rabbit is among the most acclaimed bands of the past decade, earning wide-ranging critical applause […]