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Lets Go Out Tonite! Not-So-Secret Benefit Show . Just in time for the holidays a special not-so-secret benefit show has been announced at The Loft on Tuesday December 19th. Tickets are only $15.00 each and there are NO services charges thanks to Rival Entertainment and Ticket Alternative. For tickets visit www.ticketalternative.com
The Killers will NOT be performing at the 99X Mistle Toe Jam at Philips Arena on December 6th. The band cancelled due to Brandon Flowers ongoing bout of flu. For more info visit www.99x.com
Fancy a record deal with Epic Records? Music Nation invites unsigned bands all over the country to submit videos – not necessarily in conventional music video format, live footage is okay, too – for the opportunity to win a record deal with Epic Records. Both fans and celebrity judges will be voting on the videos, which are separated into three categories: rock, urban & pop. For more info, or to enter visit www.musicnation.com
Proving the argument that bands can be more successful after they break up, Film is getting more expsoure now almost 2 years after they called it quits. Thanks to a lucrative licensing deal, the band's songs from the CD Rolling can be regularly heard in various shows on VH1 such as Best Week Ever and Behind the Music . In addition, the track Be With Me Now is all over Star 94 and Q100 as well as TV channel 11 Alive right now in an ad for 11 Alive's 5pm newscast. You can download the song for free from www.myspace.com/film
The Modern Society is the featured band tonite at 10 High for 99X Sunday School On The Road. Freeloaders get in free from 8p-10p. Also on the bill are Jetty, Baleen, & The Eyes. Go show your support!
Robert Randolph and The Family Band will be performing at Center Stage Atlanta on Monday, December 4th for a show benefitting The Atlanta Habitat For Humanity. A limited number of discount tickets are now available at Ticketmaster.com or at the Center Stage Box Office. Simply provide the password 'auction' and receive $10.00 off general admission tickets. Also appearing is local band Golden. More Info: www.centerstage-atlanta.com
Gringo Star has announced another tour of England from January 27th to February 13th. Tour dates are listed at www.myspace.com/thegringostars The band will be playing at Lenny's on Friday December 8th with The Hiss and The Booze.
Radio 4 will be playing the Roxy on December 5th for the opening night of their tour with The Bravery ! This is an exciting time for Radio 4 , as they celebrated the release of their full-length album Enemies Like This and successful tours in the US and Europe earlier this year. Produced by Jagz Kooner, Enemies Like This is ten songs and 43 minutes long and was given ****1/2 stars by URB. For more info visit www.r4ny.com - Check out an interview with the band at www.talive.com
Sparta brings their "ex-members of" half of At The Drive In to The Loft Tuesday night. New to the bands line-up is Keeley Davis - best known for his stints in Engine Down and Denali. Unknown to most was Keeley's Savannah based project Bughummer that featured Atlanta cinematographer Tom Bingham. Tickets are still available.
 Get away from the family on Friday - support local music and a good cause at the Atlanta Band Turkey Jam. The event, held at Vinyl and The Loft, will feature bands such as Red Letter Agent, Jil Station, Obsession Day, Elevation, Tentonic, The Booze and more. Get $2.00 off admission with 3 canned goods or non-perishable items. Proceeds from the show benefit the Atlanta Community Food Bank. For more info, check out www.myspace.com/atlantabandturkeyjam.
We've just updated the Listening Post with the new Bloc Party single "Prayer," The Shins ' "Phantom Limb" and Oasis ' new video for "Acquiesce." Check them out!
The Drunken Unicorn just announced a bunch of new shows including Jason Molina, DJ Abilities, Asobi Seksu and The Life and Times. For more information visit www.talive.com.
As we dig our heels into Turkey Week here at AMG, we want to call special attention to what quite possibly is the show of the year. There. We said it. Happy?! Hailing from Oxford, MS, the upstanding gentlemen in Colour Revolt will bring their Spin Magazine Band of The Day worthy rock to Vinyl on Wednesday the 22nd. They'll play 'hostess with the most-ess' to the ready-to-break Manchester Orchestra and friends of the family, art-rock geniuses Anathallo. Plan to start your holiday with an amazing evening of music. Be thankful we told you! Oh, and tell your Grandmother we said "Hello".
Friday Night Fun Looking for something a little out of the ordinary tonite? Near legendary student-run venue "Under The Couch" is back up and running strong for the Fall and will be host to a fine show on the Tech campus. Hailing from Orlando, Between The Trees (most recently on the CIMS Top 200 charts), Damion Suomi (former front man of Memoranda), and the extremely talented, often overlooked Anna Becker will hold down their leg of the To Write Love on Her Arms: Stop The Bleeding Tour . While you're at it, vote for TWLOHA in the Myspace Impact Awards.
Oasis fans! Don't miss your chance to attend the Atlanta premiere of "Lord Don't Slow Me Down," the definitive Oasis documentary. There is a FREE screening for fans at 7:00pm on Tuesday November 22th in the Landmark Cinema in Midtown. You must register to attend! There are a limited number of seats available, so visit http://columbiarecords.com/oasisscreening to grab your seat now!
 Heathen Chemistry Atlanta's coolest all-inclusive rock and roll New Year's Eve party is back for it's 3rd year. After 2 sold out years at Vinyl, the party moves to a new venue, The Spotted Dog in the old firehouse on North Ave. As usual, tickets are only $60.00 and include all beverages and a late nite buffet - there will be DJs throughout the night spinning the likes of Hot Chip, Doves, Diplo, CSS, Oasis, Blur, BRMC, Jackson 5, Arctic Monkeys, The Cars, Lady Sov, Charlatans, Teddybears, Beastie Boys, The Who, Def Leppard, LCD Soundsystem, The Clash, Run-DMC, Black Wire, Bowie, Elvis & more... ...To get tickets you'll need to act quick! Remember, this event has been at capacity 2 years running. Tickets go onsale at 10am on Friday November 23rd via a password to those that have been before. To get a password check your email! If you haven't received your password email heathenchemistryatl@gmail.com - The regular onsale is 10am December 1st
Snow Patrol will be appearing at The Arena @ Gwinnett Center on Wednesday, March 21st at 7:30PM. Tickets are $ 35.00, $ 30.00, and $ 27.00. Tickets are for reserved seating and general admission standing floor. All ages are welcome. Tickets go on sale Saturday, November 18th @ 10:00AM at www.livenation.com, the Arena box office & all Ticketmaster locations. For more info visit: www.snowpatrol.com
The Atlanta chapter of the Recording Academy will be hosting a movie screening of Before the Music Dies at Andrews Upstairs November 29th. The film includes interviews with musicians, industry insiders, music critics, and fans at a moment where American music is primarily controlled by 4 companies, and searches for the reasons why there is such a dichotomy in mainstream music today. The film includes commentary from the likes of Dave Matthews, Elvis Costello, Eric Clapton, Erykah Badu, and more. Admission is free for current Recording Academy and GRAMMY U members. Doors open at 7:30pm, and following the movie, there will be a Q&A session with film director Andrew Shapter. For more information about the film, visit www.beforethemusicdies.com.
 Monsters Are Waiting are playing Tuesday November 14th with She Wants Revenge and Pretty Girls Make Graves at Center Stage, formerly Earthlink Live. They go on at 8pm sharp. Tickets are onsale now. Monsters Are Waiting’s debut album ‘ Fascination ’ is out now on Retone Records. Official site: www.myspace.com/monstersarewaiting
Just added to our shopping list for the weekend are two show's at The 585. Forever Down - with their first full band gig will be supporting Taking Lottie Home and their CD release show Friday evening. Consider staying for the night, as Charleston's Leslie will share the stage with Open Mic Madness champs Dead Confederate on Saturday. Last time we checked The 585 was all ages.
We just updated our Concert listings with a ton of local shows, not-so-local shows, and well, just shows. Check out our Concerts section, and if you think we're missing a good show, click here to submit a new event!
Winston Audio will be at 10 High tomorrow night as part of 99X's "Sunday School" road show. They'll be on around 9pm. Show up and say hi to their new drummer Benji Lee (I-Nine, Slowrunner).
In a miserable attempt to be snarky, I'd like to think we could draw 'brother from another mother' comparisons between Texans Stellamaris and sometime Atlantans Estates . That being said, we're quite sure they're both amazing. See for yourself this weekend. Stellamaris plays Under The Couch on Friday. Whisperers whispering of an upcoming Estates/Stellamaris double bill at The 585.
Kasabian are playing Center-Stage on Wednesday November 15th. The UK band caught the attention of the US fans with the rocking singles Club Foot and Processed Beats from their first album. The Leicester lads are back with a new album and wicked lead off single by the same name, Empire . While the US scene may seem a little quiet, the band couldn't be bigger back in England right now having just triumphed at Radio One's Electric Proms. Don't think this band have gone away - the show at CenterStage will be (in the words of lead singer Tom Meigham) "EMPIRE". Tickets are onsale now priced at $15.00 in advance. Get more info and check out the new tunes at www.myspace.com/kasabian
Just announced: a special Halloween performance by Beck in Atlanta! Yup, Beck will perform a surprise show at The Loft on Tuesday, October 31st. Tickets are available through www.ticketalternative.com/content/beck.aspx Get 'em while you can..
 Dashboard Confessional are coming back to Atlanta on November 7th to the Gwinnett Arena - although there aren't many tickets left for the show, we've got our hands on a couple of pairs to giveaway! To win, send your name, and daytime phone number to info@atlantamusicguide.com. We'll draw 3 winners on Saturday November 4th - Good luck!
Formed in 1998, Kinky have emerged from relative obscurity in the desert city of Monterrey, Mexico. After the release of their albums "KINKY"(2002) and "ATLAS"(2004), KINKY is ready to launch their new album "REINA" (2006). This third album was also produced by KINKY and was released in September-2006. The band plays Vinyl in Atlanta, GA on Thursday November 9th at 8pm. Tickets go on sale at noon on Friday, October 13th priced at $13.00 each. Find tickets - Official site: www.myspace.com/kinky
A great double bill at Smith's on Sunday, October 15th: All the way from Winnipeg come The Duhks, whose music is an irresistible and eclectic mix of genres. Their third album Migrations (Sugar Hill) is even better than the first two. Opening for them will be Ari Hest, no slouch himself when it comes to combining different influences in new and unusual ways.
There will be a very cool online auction called Bids 4 Beats that starts on Monday, October 23rd at 8:00am (EST). It's spearheaded by NextAid, a Humanitarian organization, geared towards the global electronic music community and participants from all over the world will be able to take part. The list so far of biddable items can be seen here: www.nextaid.cmarket.com
Gov't Mule will do two nights at the The Tabernacle on the weekend of November 3rd & 4th. The band's latest album is High & Mighty.
The DFA DJ tour, with Tim Sweeney & Juan Maclean, will be coming to The Earl on October 13th. Astralwerks Records has also announced the release of The DFA Remixes Chapter 2, the second in a series of acclaimed remix albums.
Flash Concerts 2006 and Block Entertainment present a free, exclusive performance by rising local hip-hop star Yung Joc at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA on Sunday, October 8, 2006. Music fans register to “Get in and Win” by sending the text message city code “ATL” to “FLASH” (35274). Registrants will receive “Alerts” including: event details, exclusive free concert invites, VIP access, meet & greets, and special music prizing. Text “ATL” to “FLASH” or visit your local Cingular Wireless store for more details. Yung Joc burst onto the scene with the hit single “It’s Goin’ Down.” At only 23-years old, Joc has already shared the stage with hip-hop stars Slim Thug, 8Ball & MJG, Young Jeezy, and Keyshia Cole, while gaining the respect of hip-hop fans throughout Atlanta and beyond.
The Killers have lined up a string of late night TV appearences to support their new CD Sams Town beginning with the season premiere of Saturday Night Live on September 30th. They'll follow that by being the first band to perform 3 consecutive nights on Jimmy Kimmel Live on October 3rd, 4th and 5th. Finally the band appear on David Letterman on October 24th - For more info visit: www.thekillersmusic.com
The Lizardmen will be playing Little Steven's Underground Garage A Go-Go along with the Zombies at the Variety Playhouse on Wednesday, September 27th at 8:00 pm. Little Steven has put together a great package tour that is currently criss-crossing the country and the stop in Atlanta should be a sure fire blast with hometown faves like the Woggles and the Forty Fives also on the bill. For more info visit www.myspace.comthelizardmen - www.littlestevensundergroundgarage.com
The ever-expanding Ticket Alternative is looking to hire a full time content writer. Interested candidates should submit a resume to "info at ticketaternative.com" - An imagination, HTML skills and some graphic design experience are needed. For more info visit www.myspace.com/ticketalternative
Tentonic play The Earl with the French Kicks & The Littles Ones on Sunday Sept 24th. It will be their first Atlanta show with Steven Quinn (ex-Film) on bass guitar. For more info visit www.myspace.com/tentonic
TALIVE! Ticket Alternative announced today that it will launch TALive.com, a website spanning the nation, chock full of music news, artist reviews, show previews and onsale dates for the events they sell tickets for. Atlanta based Ticket Alternative prints over 2,500,000 tickets a year for events across the US and the UK , in addition to providing box office services for 150+ venues across the country. For more information visit www.talive.com
A new EP from Sister Hazel, titled Just The Tip, will be released on September 12th to drum up interest in the full-length album Absolutely, which arrives in stores on October 10th. So now you know.
Aberdeen City is touring (with the Electric Six) and will play at The Earl on September 26th. Their album The Freezing Atlantic, partly produced by Steve Lillywhite, has just just been released to considerable enthusiasm from the likes of Alternative Press, MTV and the Boston Globe, their hometown paper.
The Alan Yates Band, who just headlined at Smith's Olde Bar, has announced an appearance at the Southside Music Festival on September 17th. The weekend benefit raises funds for children in need, features 30 local acts, and takes place in Stockbridge, Ga. www.myspace.com/southsidemusicfestival
The oddly named but undoubtedly interesting New Orleans band Mute Math has announced an Atlanta date as part of their current tour: Friday, October 27th at the Roxy. There is also an October 22nd date in Athens. The band has just signed a deal with Warner Brothers for the September release of their self-titled album, and the guys have been impressing the heck out of audiences at the Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza festivals, as well as on the Warped Tour.
 The Counting Crows and Goo Goo Dolls will be in Atlanta on September 3 at HiFi Buys Amphitheater. You can see more about the tour and the new cd here. Our friends at Buzztone have hooked us up with 3 pairs of tickets and some CDs to give away. To win, just email us and tell us the name of The Counting Crows new CD - Send your answer to info@atlantamusicguide.com with your name, mailing address and daytime phone number. We'll draw 3 winners on Friday September 1st - Good luck!
Open Mic Madness is coming to a close with just a few performers remaining. The finals are Friday and Saturday night. AMG was one of the judges again last night and it was another great show. Standout performers included Skybucket, Chaz, Walcott and Emily Boyd. The winner receives studio time, recording supplies among other things and a slot on the Rock Boat VII
Cadillac Jones recently signed with local label Arc The Finger. Their first release came out Tuesday, Aug. 22nd. According to their press release "Serious fans of 70s funk are in for a real treat: A long lost soundtrack from the 70s action film "The Big Takedown" was recently rediscovered, re-mastered, and is now available for sale. The album, over an hour of instrumental tracks whose funk bass-lines and percussion, balls-out brass progressions, keys and even the infusion of turntables, takes the listener back to the era of films like "Shaft," "The Mack" and "Dolomite," and groundbreaking jazz-funk acts the likes of Herbie Hancock, Roy Ayers and Deodato".For more infor and to pick up a copy visit www.cadillacjones.com
Help Lenny's open sooner! Lenny's is waiting for its liquor license and needs some help. Please send a quick email to Mayor Franklin. Please be polite and only send one request!
"Dear Mayor Franklin,
I know you are very busy; I appreciate all you've done for our city. I am a friend of the small music venue called Lenny's Bar. Right now they are unable to open unless you sign their liquor license. Lenny's hosts many new and upcoming bands, which have been affected by the closing of the bar. Please sign the Liquor License for Lenny's Bar at 486 Decatur St, Atlanta GA. Thanks."
Include your name ! - send to mayorfranklin@atlantaga.gov
The Keane show scheduled for September 25th at The Tabernacle has been postponed. Lead singer Tom Chaplin is being treated for drink and drug problems. www.keanemusic.com
 Art Thou Ready To Rock?! - The 5th year of Open Mic Madness kicked off at Smiths Olde Bar last night and the place was packed from the start. For those that don't know, 132 artsits/bands face off against one another - last band standing. Host and all-round nut job Josh Rifkind does a brilliant job of not only organizing, but hosting the weeklong event. Bands/Artists are matched up in pairs, head-to-head, one song each with the crowd voting on who goes through to the next round. There are also a panel of judges drinking Newcastle Brown Ale lending a hand. Last night's judges included National ASCAP Rep Jason Silverman, newly signed A&R Manager at Columbia Records Jay Harren, The EARLS Patrick Hill, producer Billy Hume and me (Iain) from AMG. Highlights from Monday night's round included songwriter Paul Warner, and Jil Station but the competition's early leaders have to be The Lost Boys. Dressed in kilts and clearly ready to entertain.. The Lost Boys took to the stage chanting "Art Thou Ready To Rock!!" to which the crowd responded enthusiastically before consuming even more mead then leaving the venue to rape and pillage. Imagine the men from the Capital One commercials, then add Samuel L. Jackson from the movie Formula 51 wearing a Kilt - Storm the castle!
The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players are returning to Atlanta! The kitschy threesome will have new slides and a new DVD in tow when they play The EARL on Friday August 25th. We had a chat with daddy Jason Trachtenburg this week. Find out what he had to say!
 SPONSORED ANNOUNCEMENT - Metropark , a Los-Angeles based specialty store chain for trendsetting young men and women, is celebrating its arrival in Atlanta with special in store events on Saturday, August 19th in Perimeter Mall . T-Mobile will premiere the T-Mobile Sidekick 3 and guests are invited to shop Metropark ’s unique blend of fashion, music and art with an exclusive offer. For one day only - 15% off any purchases of $100 or more Saturday, August 19th. DJs, art installations and refreshments will be ongoing throughout the afternoon starting at 1 pm. In addition, Guests may also enter to win a T-Mobile Sidekick 3 so they can stay fashionably connected. Featured brands include Don Ed Hardy, OBEY Clothing, triple five soul, Free People, and more. www.metroparkusa.com
Just a reminder that Open Mic Madness 2006 takes place Monday August 21st - Saturday August 27th at Smith's Olde Bar. The single round elimination tournament features over 120 acts, and past winners include The Whigs, Bain Mattox, Sovus Radio, and Avenge Vegas. www.openmicmadness.com
Several concerts and on sale dates have just been announced from Live Nation. Yeah Yeah Yeahs will be playing the Tabernacle October 14th (tickets on sale Wed. August 16th at 10:00am), Scissor Sisters will also be at the Tabernacle October 18th (tickets on sale Fri. August 18th at 10:00am), and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will be at the Coca Cola Roxy with Eagles of Death Metal on November 19th (tickets on sale Sat. August 19th at 10:00am). For more info, visit www.atlantaconcerts.com.
Virgin Records / Purple Ribbon will release Atlanta R&B singer/writer Sleepy Brown's debut CD on September 26th. The imprint belongs to Brown's longtime collaborator, Big Boi of OutKast. Titled Mr. Brown, the album has more in common with the great soul artists of the 1960s than with the likes of TLC, Brandy and Ludacris, all of whom have also worked with him. Brown is doing a show at Compound on August 15th, but don't bother trying to get in. It's by invitation only.
The Montreux Jazz Festival will take place Labor Day weekend, Sept 1-3 at Underground Atlanta. The family-oriented activities and wide-ranging music will be free during the daytime, while the evening shows are expected to range from $25 to $35 per club. More info www.underground-atlanta.com
Dallas Austin will be inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. Sept. 16th. The 28th annual awards banquet at the Georgia World Congress Center, includes fellow inductees R.E.M., Gregg Allman, Jermaine Dupri and the late Felice Bryant who will all be honored by 99X’s Leslie Fram and WSB-TV anchor Monica Kaufman. Tickets range from $75 to $100 per person. For more information call 770-934-0906 or go to www.gamusichall.com
On Monday, Atlanta Police arrested Michael Scott Axley in connection with the murder of Andrew Richardson at the Korn concert at HiFi Buys Amphitheatre on August 1st. Richardson was attacked in the mosh pit, hit the concrete ground and later died from his injuries.
 GIVEAWAY - Local buzz bands Jil Stationand Morning State will be holding an all ages joint CD release party for their respective records, Still Love and Retreat at the Masquerade on Friday August 18th. Jonathan Baker of Second Shift will be emceeing the event with DJ L from Breakthruradio.com co-hosting. To celebrate, the bands have given us 2 prize packages to give away, which include a 2 tickets to the show, 2 tickets to the VIP pre-party, 1 copy of Morning State's Retreat EP, 1 copy of Jil Station's Still Love EP, 1 Morning State t-shirt, and 1 Jil Station Lunchbox. To enter, just email us at info@atlantamusicguide.com with your name and daytime phone number. We'll draw and notify the winners on Wednesday August 16th. Good luck!
 Local band Snowden, described as a mixture of early Cure and New Order, is coming to the Tasty World in Athens on August 18th and the Drunken Unicorn in Atlanta on the 19th. The album they're pushing is called Anti-Anti.
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The list of artist showcases for this year's Atlantis Music Conference & Festival have been announced at www.atlantismusic.com. Wristbands will go on sale Friday August 11th via Ticket Alternative for $40.00. These wristbands include admission to over 300 artist showcases in 16 venues and entrance to the Atlantis opening party on October 4th at eleven50 .
 The Other Sound Festival is being held September 7-9, 2006 at the Drunken Unicorn , The EARL and Lenny's . The festival, organized by area record labels Eskimo Kiss Records, Goodnight Records, Numbers Station and Two Sheds Music, along with local music services company, Red Flag Entertainment, features bands from each of the labels' rosters and others representing the Atlanta scene. In scheduling this year's lineup, organizers opted not to include any bands that had performed in last year's festival. "We thought it would help add credibility, as our primary mission is to expose people to music they may not have the opportunity to hear otherwise," said organizer Kim Ware of Eskimo Kiss. "It just seemed like including the same bands from last year would defeat our purpose." The debut of the festival in 2005 featured an array of bands including Snowden , The Tom Collins , The Close , The Orphins and many others. As part of the festival, Ultrababyfat's show at The EARL will not only serve as a reunion (the band hasn't played live since 2002), but also the release show for their upcoming CD, "No Ringo No," to be released on Two Sheds Music. For more information visit www.theothersound.net.
DJ Shadow will be at the Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre on Wednesday, October 4th. Tickets will be $ 30.00. All tickets are general admission and all ages are welcome. Special guest is Latif The Truth Speaker. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, August 12th at 10AM. For more info visit www.djshadow.com | 
