Check Out: Civil Twilight Performing “Letters From the Sky” on Live X; Playing The Loft

Check Out: Civil Twilight Performing “Letters From the Sky” on Live X; Playing The Loft

South African alternative rockers Civil Twilight will be playing a free gig at The Loft with The Airborne Toxic Event and Trances Arc on April 10. But there’s a catch – you have to win the tickets! Here’s how you can do that: (1) Every day, 5 “Attendees” of this Facebook Event will be selected […]

Janelle Monae Debuts Video for “Tightrope”; Playing Smith’s Olde Bar April 5 & 6

Janelle Monae Debuts Video for “Tightrope”; Playing Smith’s Olde Bar April 5 & 6

We finally have the video for Janelle Monae‘s first single of her debut album. “Tightrope” is just giddily exciting, with smooth rapping from Big Boi and dizzyingly marvelous singing from Monae. It’s enough to make you wanna start shuffling those feet under your desk. We can’t wait for her two shows next week at Smith’s […]

CD Review: Judi Chicago — Bright Lights, Fun City; Playing Lenny’s Bar on April 2

CD Review: Judi Chicago — Bright Lights, Fun City; Playing Lenny’s Bar on April 2

Judi Chicago Bright Lights, Fun City By Samantha Parvin In the spirit of true Atlanta indie rock, Judi Chicago’s second full-length album exudes an air of spooky, with funky keyboard and synth accents and a “mwa ha ha” kind of Dracula-esque vocal tone.  These three multi-instrumentalists, Travis Thacker – AKA Baron Saturday – James Joyce […]

Live Review: GG King, The Fresh & Onlys, King Khan & the Shrines @ The EARL, March 27

Live Review: GG King, The Fresh & Onlys, King Khan & the Shrines @ The EARL, March 27

Written by Jhoni Jackson Locally grown from Carbonas seeds, GG King played their raw, punk-inclined tunes as fast as their sound’s general tempo, cramming in as many songs as possible in the allotted time. The whole gang’s serious looks of concentration dominated their presence – until the drummer started making pig noises before the last […]

Live Review: Gold Ghost, Happy Birthday, Wet Dog, Vivian Girls @ 529, March 25

Live Review: Gold Ghost, Happy Birthday, Wet Dog, Vivian Girls @ 529, March 25

Written by Jhoni Jackson Opening for Vivian Girls – a well known, long-hyped band that’s probably on their last round of performances at lower capacity venues – is a pretty sweet deal. Atlanta’s fledgling Gold Ghost landed that opening spot, starting the show around 10:30 p.m.  After some post-show research, the band appears a bit […]

The ASCAP Showcase Spring Edition: Featuring The Judies, How I Became The Bomb, Crowfield

The ASCAP Showcase Spring Edition: Featuring The Judies, How I Became The Bomb, Crowfield

It’s that time again! April 1 brings the Spring Edition of the ASCAP showcase at Smith’s Olde Bar. This time we’ll be hearing the fantastic sounds of The Judies, How I Became The Bomb and Crowfield. We reviewed The Judies’ last record (here), and Eileen Tilson said it “will send you straight into Ziggy’s Starriest […]

James Hall and the Futura Bold CD Release @ The EARL, March 26

James Hall and the Futura Bold CD Release @ The EARL, March 26

The Futura Bold are a three-piece band fronted by former Pleasure Club singer/multi-instrumentalist James Hall, guitarist Chris Piskun and Bruce Butkovich on bass. Part James Brown part Nick Cave, James Hall has logged well over a thousand shows on both sides of the Atlantic during his musical career. The Futura Bold officially formed in 2005 […]

Live Review & Picture Book: Rodrigo y Gabriela with the Alex Skolnick Trio @ Center Stage, March 13

Review by Jennifer Gibson; photos by Ken Lackner Last Saturday’s sold-out Rodrigo y Gabriela show at Center Stage was either heaven or hell, depending on your point of view – heaven if two good-looking Mexican kids sparking mean Latin-flavored heavy metal instrumentals on acoustic guitars is your thing, and hell if you dare halfway mention […]