Show Preview: Themestock at Smith’s Olde Bar, Sunday, October 7, 2012

By Scott Roberts What started out as an outlet to ignite his slightly dwindling musical spark, Matt Brown, singer/songwriter with Atlanta-based nineties pop faves Uncle Green, decided to create a group on Facebook called Theme Music. The idea was to invite like-minded musicians to join and post videos of themselves performing songs based on a […]

5GB With Jackie Greene; Playing Smith’s Olde Bar, Oct. 5th

At age 31, Jackie Greene has accomplished what many artists strive decades for. He has recorded seven albums of original work, an EP, DVD, and a recently released book of lyrics. Greene has been involved in many high-profile side projects. Included in his endeavors are performing with Levon Helm at Levon’s famous “Ramble” and featured […]

AMG Weekend Picks: Little 5 Fest, CounterPoint, The Urban Hoedown, Animal Collective and More!

The weekend is almost here and we’re happily immersed in Fall Festival Season! From the Urban Hoedown, to CounterPoint, and Little Five Fest, we are beyond excited to check out all of the awesome bands and genres this weekend! The venues are also packed with great artists too, so no excuses! Get out and enjoy […]

5GB With The Spring Standards; Playing Smith’s Olde Bar, Sept. 25th

5GB With The Spring Standards; Playing Smith’s Olde Bar, Sept. 25th

Three-piece indie folk rockers, The Spring Standards don’t apoogize for being a Brooklyn-sounding band, they embrace it. They released their first EP ‘No One Will Know’ in July 2008 which was co-produced by Rhett Miller of Old 97s and engineered by Kieran Kelly of The Buddy Project.  They recently released their latest album back in […]

What’s Up Monday?

Still recovering from Music Midtown? We are too, hence the late blog today! Tonight is a little slower than normal and that’s okay by us! Here’s our Monday picks! Tonight at Smith’s Olde Bar, The Wallflowers. Most well-known for their 90’s hits like One Headlight, they just released a new album, Glad All Over. Unfortunately, […]

Review and Picture Book: Butch Walker at Smith’s Olde Bar on September 7th and The High Watt in Nashville on September 10th

Review by Molly Segers, Photos Courtesy of Rosie Judd Deadheads. Phans. Fanilows. Beliebers. There is a long and storied tradition of diehard music fans and the bands fortunate enough to have them. Butch Walker fans are sometimes called Walker Stalkers. While it may come with a not-so flattering name, Butch regularly rewards his fans’ loyalty. […]

Q&A with Paper Bird; Playing Smith’s Olde Bar September 12th

By Al Kaufman It would be hard not to like the folks behind Colorado’s Paper Bird. They play a happy, rootsy, Americana sound with a touch of jam band sensibility. Their use of trumpet, trombone, banjo and vocal harmonies on songs such as “Spit Spot” add a jazzy, old-timey feel to their easily digestible pop nuggets.  Included in their […]

AMG Weekend Picks: The Quaildogs, Nappy Roots, Yeasayer, Caroline Herring , Train, and More!

I don’t know about you guys, but this “Short Week” sure didn’t feel short! It just meant more catch up, right? So let’s get down to it. As usual, there’s a lot of decent shows happening around Atlanta this weekend! Head to your favorite local venue, grab a cold one, and enjoy the weekend! Tweet […]

What’s Up Tuesday?

So, how was your weekend? It’s always hard going back to work after a long weekend, but I honestly have to admit, I was excited to get back at it….So, just in case you are feeling a little frisky to get back at it, here are your choices for the day… –David Dondero is best […]

AMG Weekend Picks: Boney James, Music at the Mountain, Foreigner, Eric Dodd and His Band, Snarky Puppy, and More!

Wow! There is definitely plenty to do in Atlanta on this Holiday Weekend: Kick-off games, Braves games, Dragoncon, music, and festivals! You could really do it all or pick a few of your favorites! So, enjoy your Labor Day Weekend and Tweet us your weekend highlights @Atlantamusic ! Check out what’s happening in the Atlanta […]

What’s Up Thursday?

WOOO HOOOOO It is officially almost the weekend, and what’s even better, it’s a holiday weekend! What’s up three days off! What do you guys have planned? Last days of lake? -It’s a night of a whole bunch of different flavors over at Smith’s Olde Bar where my friend, DJ Mudfish will be spinning his […]

What’s Up Tuesday?

My goodness, do ever feel like you are just continually fighting an uphill battle? Thank goodness there is music to make all the world so much better. Do yourself a favor tonight and go catch one of these amazing shows tonight. –HULL is doom and dark, and everything that is wrong in the world, sounds […]