The Frederick Brown, Jr. Amphitheater Switches from Ticketmaster to Ticket Alternative

The Frederick Brown, Jr. Amphitheater Switches from Ticketmaster to Ticket Alternative

We're excited to announce that Ticket Alternative has its first Ticketmaster venue in Georgia to switch over! Below is the press release from the venue: *** "The Fred" has built its reputation through the years on small town values that have extended in part to providing superior customer service to a loyal and passionate customer […]

The EARL Throws Benefit for Magnapop’s Ruthie Morris on December 15 – With Amy Ray, Tim Lee 3, Warm in the Wake

The EARL Throws Benefit for Magnapop’s Ruthie Morris on December 15 – With Amy Ray, Tim Lee 3, Warm in the Wake

Message Promoter Chris Chandler of Party Panda Productions and Jeff Clark of Stomp and Stammer have joined forces to help out the lovely Ruthie Morris, of famed local band Magnapop. "Ruthie lost a lot of her stuff in flooding after the awful rains last month," says Chandler. "Her basement flooded and that's where she had […]

Music Man–Thank You Goodnight

Music Man–Thank You Goodnight

I took a road trip to south Florida to check out some bands this week. I travel quite often to see bands, sometimes it’s worth it sometimes it’s not. This time was worth it. I got to see a band that I’m loosely affiliated with through the Manchester Orchestra camp. They’re called All Get Out, […]

Live Review: Kurt Vile and the Violators, Lovvers, Carnivores @ 529, November 3

Live Review: Kurt Vile and the Violators, Lovvers, Carnivores @ 529, November 3

By Julia Reidy Carnivores are my new favorite local band. After rising from the ashes of the now-defunct Chainestereo, they’ve re-formed with renewed vigor and have plenty to show for it. Tuesday at 529, the group pulled about half the set from its surprisingly awesome debut LP, All Night Dead USA (released locally this July […]

CD Review: Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard — One Fast Move Or I’m Gone

CD Review: Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard — One Fast Move Or I’m Gone

Jay Farrar & Benjamin GibbardOne Fast Move or I’m GoneF-Stop/Atlantic By Al Kaufman Beatnik Jack Kerouac was all about rants and raves. His sentences had no structure and, often, no coherent thought process. Jar Farrar, in his liner notes, compares Kerouac’s writing to improvisational jazz. Like that form of music, sometimes his words would travel […]

CD Review: New Moon Soundtrack

CD Review: New Moon Soundtrack

New Moon SoundtrackAtlantic By Al Kaufman What a difference a sequel makes. Now that the first Twilight movie has made its millions, everyone has signed up to be on the sequel’s soundtrack, creating a nice time capsule piece for the state of indie rock in 2009. Yes, it’s all as dour and moody as you […]

Live Review: Islands, WHY?, Gemina Pearl Band, Au @ Lenny’s, October 31

Live Review: Islands, WHY?, Gemina Pearl Band, Au @ Lenny’s, October 31

By Kenny Crucial "Sugar, honey, honey, you are my candy girl…" Thanks to Jemina Pearl, both the stage and the headliner, Islands, were indeed covered in powdered sugar. She pounced on the stage and doused everyone with a bag of sugar. And Islands celebrated the event with a partial rendition of The Archies classic. In […]

Atlanta bands on Twitter

Atlanta bands on Twitter

Here’s a list of all the Atlanta bands and venues we found on Twitter (so far) It wasn’t too long ago we did this when Myspace was blowing up! To get your band added just email us with your Twitter address Atlanta Bands and venues On Twitter 99x – www.twitter.com/99x Attractive Eighties Women – www.twitter.com/aewsome […]