We've got a slew of great shows just announced for The EARL. Spacey ambient dream-scapers Telefon Tel Aviv are coming September 18. Tickets are on sale at Ticket Alternative. Atlanta's own Shannon Wright is playing on September 23. Get your tickets here now. Merge Records' legendary Richard Buckner comes to Atlanta on September 29. Tickets […]
By Micah Mclain During a break from their increasingly regular opening slot for Kings of Leon, The Whigs stopped by The Hummingbird in Macon for the type of intimate performance that is quickly becoming a rarity for the Athens' band. They brought the uniquely named Vulture Whale along to open the show. The Birmingham, Ala.-based […]
In gearing up to hit the road for a bit, I went to see several unsigned bands in Atlanta this past week. Some new, and some that have been around for a while (maybe too long?). It’s the latter of those two groups that have been on my mind lately. I’ve been thinking about bands who slug […]
The Delfields Ogres Independent By Chris Homer Listening to Ogres, the newest album from New Jersey’s The Delfields, it is difficult not to compare the band to The Shins. Right away, the group hits you with “A Slippery Slope,” a track that earns the aforementioned comparison with its sunny, psychedelic-tasting guitar riffs and heavily reverbed […]
Jeff MerchantCity Makes No Sound By Al Kaufman Imagine crystalline water flowing down a rocky waterfall surrounded by lush greenery on a blue-skied summer's day. Pretty, isn't it? So is Jeff Merchant's music. Merchant's sound is a mix of the Decemberists and Death Cab for Cutie after they've been listening to a lot of latter […]
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