PHOTOBOOK: Hopscotch Music Festival, September 4-6, 2014

The Hopscotch Music Festival returned to Raleigh, North Carolina on Thursday, September 4th through Saturday, September 6th. With amazing acts like St. Vincent, Mastodon and De La Soul, it’s safe to say this could have been the most exciting installment of the annual festival yet. Didn’t make it to up to Raleigh this past weekend? […]

Live Review: Phosphorescent at The EARL, May 8

Review and photo by Ashley Hizer My career as a freelance scribe was christened years ago by the arrival of The Weight of Flight, the sophomore EP by multi-instrumentalist Matthew Houck, under the tag Phosphorescent. The haunting neo-folk effort that grew on me put the Alabama-born but Athens-based act on my radar, and I’ve followed […]

AMG Weekend Picks: 500 Songs for Kids, Zac Brown Band, Kylie Minogue and More!

Happy Mothers Day weekend everyone! Hope you didn’t forget. Maybe some of these options will help with last-minute gifts. Or, maybe you need a little treat for yourself after brunch, shopping, tea etc. with your mother. At any rate, we have some great stuff for you to choose from, whether it’s a local music charity […]