Q&A with Jonathan Segel from Camper Van Beethoven, Playing The Earl, Saturday, 1/26

For the last few weeks, there has been continuous chatter about Camper Van Beethoven and rightfully so as the band just released their awesome new album, La Costa Perdida on January 22nd! The American Alt-Rock band formed in’83 and though side projects and other bands (like Cracker) came into the picture, they are now they […]

What’s Up Thursday?

Getting close my friends, getting close! It’s Thursday y’all, I seriously hope you do something really fun tonight! -Two of faves are at the Tabernacle tonight! Head on over to see Keane and Youngblood Hawke tonight -Augustana will be heading out on their first tour of 2013 in a rare, stripped down/acoustic format. Playing material […]

5GB With Augustana; Playing Vinyl, Jan. 24th

Augustana will be heading out on their first tour of 2013 in a rare, stripped down/acoustic format. Playing material from the band’s three LP’s as well as new songs…Daniel Layus will be joined by longtime touring band member David Lamoureaux. Acoustic act Lauren Shera will be opening the shows… What’s the first gig you ever […]

5GB With Sex BBQ; Playing The Earl, Jan. 23

SEX BBQ have been wailing a unique brand of psych-pop/surf-rock throughout the Atlanta local small venue scene for just short of a year. In that time, they have emerged as a powerful force delivering a dynamic mix of fierce, sassy, and creepy tunes. Their vibrant performances reveal a collective of entertainers who embrace mischievous humor, […]

Picture Book: Culture Shock @ High Museum of Art Atlanta, 1/19

Photos by Andre Keichian The Culture Shock event at the High Museum of Art was certainly the place to be this past Saturday. The “typical” museum experience was turned upside down for a night filled with great musicians, bands, and of course cocktails! The exhibitions included Fast Forward: Modern Moments 1913>>2013 which featured art from […]

AMG’s Ones to Watch: Nathan Ware Band, Playing @ Park Bench Friday, 1/25 – Free Show

By: Taylor Magill Country music singer/songwriter, Nathan Ware, was born in Alpharetta, GA 1986. His inspiration came from his family’s southern gospel group called The Ware Boys. Through studying vocal dynamics and guitars, Ware developed a musical dream of his own. His interests as a country music singer began at the age of 14, when […]

CD Review: Phinehas – The Bridge Between

By Ellen Eldridge Once again, I find myself trying to explain that fine and shrinking line between gratingly abrasive and heart-poundingly cathartic—the kind of music that lets you unleash a day’s worth of intolerable bullshit from an unrelenting boss or a lifetime’s worth of oppression and misunderstanding. Granted, I less often feel the need for […]

CD Review: Adam Ant – Adam Ant Is The Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gunner’s Daughter

On Tuesday, Adam Ant released his first album in 17 years – a collection of songs that are largely autobiographical in nature, with several nods to places and people he’s encountered along the road to pop stardom. After cutting his teeth at some of the UK’s toughest punk clubs,  Adam’s first gigs gave way to a striking Top of […]

3GB With Marshall Crenshaw; Playing Loco’s Grill & Pub, Buckhead, Thursday, Jan. 24

Born near Detroit, Michigan, Marshall Crenshaw began playing guitar at age ten and he received his first break playing John Lennon in the off-Broadway company of Beatlemania. In 1987, he played Buddy Holly in the Richie Valens biopic “La Bamba.” While living in NYC, he recorded the single “Something’s Gonna Happen” for Alan Betrock’s Shake […]

What’s Up Wednesday?

Happy Hump Day kiddos! Here’s Atlanta Music Guide’s top choices for your Wednesday night entertainment. -Well there is no way around this: Justin Bieber is playing Atlanta tonight at Phillip’s Arena. So expect traffic. And screaming little girls. -RED JUNE is a powerful acoustic trio from Asheville, North Carolina performing beautifully distilled original American music. […]

What’s Up Tuesday?

Happy Tuesday my friends! I know it’s back to work for everyone, but it’s only a four day week! Here’s some suggestions for your entertainment this eventing. -Jessta James may not be from the South, but the Montana native surely knows what country is. “Out here it’s about the cowboy way, ranching and rodeos,” country’s […]

AMG’s Ones to Watch: Dylan Michael

By: Taylor Magill I first met Dylan Michael completely by chance in September at a coffee shop on 10th Street while he was pinning his latest EP, Afterlove, to the community cork board. A self-proclaimed “bumpkin from Marietta”, Dylan made this album in his own home and it sounds just as professional as anything I’ve […]