Picture Book: LCD Soundsystem, Sleigh Bells at The Tabernacle, October 4
By Matthew Smith (www.shadowboxerphoto.com) Full gallery after the jump…
Live Review: Deerhunter at Variety Playhouse, October 1
By David Courtright There are no more tidy boxes in music anymore. Genres are decaying on their stalks. The blight of mainstream. People ask, “What kind of music is it?” You shrug. “Good.” Fair enough. The good thing, one may suppose, is that a band like Deerhunter can become, well, mainstream. If that still means […]
Picture Book: Yeasayer, Washed Out at The Masquerade, October 2
By Matthew Smith (www.shadowboxerphoto.com) Full gallery after the jump…
CD Review: Sealions — Strange Veins; Playing 529, October 9
Sealions Strange Veins Self-Released By Eric Chavez Add a dash of the dark electronica/pop of The Cure, then mix in some of the experimental dance beats of David Bowie, refresh it with some talent from today and you have yourself some Sealions. The Atlanta-based foursome have recently been taking over the local music scene with […]
CD Review: Ben Folds/Nick Hornby — Lonely Avenue; Playing The Tabernacle, November 21
Ben Folds/Nick Hornby Lonely Avenue Nonesuch By Al Kaufman If there is a rap against Ben Folds, the wildly talented pianist and songwriter, it is that he is too white. It is a flag he flies with pride in songs like “Rockin’ the Suburbs.” His characters are mostly slacker youths whose problems are akin to […]
Q&A with Jeff Daniels; Playing Smith’s Olde Bar, October 30
By David Courtright Jeff Daniels, like many successful people in the creative industry, doesn’t sit still well. Aside from Screen Actors Guild and Tony Award nominations, aside from starring roles in classics like Dumb and Dumber, Pleasantville, and The Squid and the Whale, he is also a prolific playwright and champion of small theater. And […]
Live Review: Project 96.1 Reunion with Bullet For My Valentine at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater at Encore Park, October 3
By Ellen Eldridge; photo by Lisa Solomon Keel Sunday night’s show at Verizon Amphitheater was presented by Project 96.1 as the Family Reunion tour in a similar fashion to the Family Values tours of previous years. The combination of pop-metal bands felt a bit like a dysfunctional family picnic with Stone Temple Pilots acting as […]
CD Review: Tired Pony — The Place We Ran From
Tired Pony The Place We Ran From Mom & Pop Records By Scott Roberts Despite the beleaguered quality of the name of this super-group of sorts, Tired Pony, led by Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody and featuring the notable talents of R.E.M.’s Peter Buck and Belle and Sebastian’s Richard Colburn amongst others, has put together a […]
CD Review: American Bang – American Bang; Playing The Masquerade, October 10
American Bang American Bang Reprise By Al Kaufman American Bang is a rock and roll band; of that there is no doubt. Their debut CD opens with what sounds like a wild sound check, then blasts into “Whiskey Walk,” which contains the type of spiraling guitars that were Living Color’s trademark back in the early […]
Picture Book: Rush at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater at Encore Park, September 29
By Ken Lackner Full gallery after the jump…
Picture Book: Megadeth at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, October 1
By Ken Lackner Full gallery after the jump…
Picture Book: Wavves, Christmas Island at The Drunken Unicorn, September 30
By Matthew Smith (www.shadowboxerphoto.com) Full gallery after the jump…
Live Review: Guitar Wolf at The Drunken Unicorn, September 27
By Matthew Greenia Guitar Wolf came all the way from Japan last Monday to play at The Drunken Unicorn, their first Atlanta show since the tragic death of the original Bass Wolf in 2005. Hideaki “Billy” Sekiguchi, a founding member who performed and recorded with the band for over 15 years, died of a heart […]
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