Four GRAMMYs, 3 American Music Awards, and the First Lady of MTV- Pat Benatar has had quite the career! She continues to perform and introduce new fans to her classic songs, while allowing long-time fans to reminisce and belt out hit after hit! This summer, Atlanta is in for a treat! Pat will play at [...]
Join us Sunday, May 26th at The Loews Atlanta Hotel for a late night jazz experience with Dionne Farris and The Russell Gunn Quartet! This event is part of the Atlanta Jazz Festival, happening this Memorial Day Weekend 5/24-5/27. Dionne Farris’ latest recording effort “Dionne Get Your Gunn” features the incomparable songstress, alongside Grammy nominated [...]
The 4th of July is just around the corner and it’s time to start making some plans! The perfect 4th event combines 5 key ingredients: Music, Cocktails, Food, Fireworks, and the Peachtree Road Race! Cook Hall, at the W Hotel in Buckhead, is whipping up one great party: Fourth Fest! Enjoy watching the 2013 Peachtree [...]
The Awesome Lineup is posted for Springfest at Twain’s! Get your fill on some of the best local artists & bands in Atlanta, while contributing to a great cause! All proceeds benefit the Atlanta Community Food Bank! 9:45 pm- Gringo Star (Headlining) 9:00 pm- Rolling Nowhere 8:15 pm- Shathouse Rats 7:30pm- Villain Family 6:45 pm-Swingset [...]
Passion Pit, Ellie Goulding, GROUPLOVE, Yeasayer, and The Electric Sons will be at Centennial Olympic Park this Saturday, May 18th! We’ll be there checking out all of these Awesome bands, but if you’re just going to see your “Faves” then here is the Lineup: Gates Open at 3PM! 3:15 – The Electric Sons 4:30 – [...]
More than three decades have passed since Los Lobos released their debut album, Just Another Band from East L.A. Since then they’ve repeatedly disproven that title; Los Lobos isn’t “just another” anything, but rather a band that has consistently evolved artistically while never losing sight of their humble roots. After proving themselves one of the [...]
If you love to keep up with the Atlanta music scene then Tunes from the Tombs is the festival for you! The Historic Oakland Cemetery will host Tunes from the Tombs on Saturday, June 8th! This festival will pack in over a dozen well-known ATL bands in one of the most historic and beautiful cemeteries [...]
Photos Courtesy of Hillery Terenzi, Review by Gini Strobel Shaky Knees Music Festival kicked off on Saturday and the weather really couldn’t have been worse. After multiple calls from friends, “Are you really going out in this” – I threw on my 8-year-old rain boots (note- they also look like an 8 year-old child’s rain [...]
Atlanta, Are you ready? Here’s the schedule for Shaky Knees Music Festival, held at the Historic Fourth Ward Park and the Masquerade Music Park on May 4 and 5th. The two-day festival will feature 28 bands across three outdoor stages as well as local food trucks, artisans and vendors. Click on the schedule above or [...]
SXSW attendees fell in love with R.L. Grime (a.k.a. Henry Steinway, who also DJs and produces as Clockwork) after a 45 minute set with Baauer. R.L. Grimes is now on tour and bringing his unique set to The Basement at Graveyard on Wednesday, May 8th. Atlanta’s own Speakerfoxxx and Taste Tester will open for R.L. [...]
If you haven’t scooped up your Gladys Knight tickets yet then now is the time to do so! Our friends at Wolf Creek Amphitheater just gave us a promo code that will save you a little cash. Use promo code: fultoncounty for half-priced lawn seats AND for $10 off of the Reserved ($75) and Premium [...]
Separate Tickets Still Available at The Earl and 529 (Doors)!
Ethan and Uri Wurtzel, owners of Twain’s Billiards and Tap in Decatur, make a point to find ways to support their community and in 2009 with the help of Bang! Arts Management and Promotions they created SpringFest, a music festival/event fundraiser to help give back to those in need. On Saturday, May 18th Twain’s will [...]
I was about to head to the coffee shop for a little afternoon pick me up, but then I received this announcement and it definitely perked me up! Party in the Park just added Yeasayer and The Electric Sons to its lineup! That’s right, now you’ll get to pack in Passion Pit, Ellie Goulding, GROUPLOVE, [...]
When the weekend rolls up, we’re looking for 2 sure things: Live Music & Cold Beer! Heritage Sandy Springs BeerFest will certainly satisfy your appetite for brews and tunes. While you’re working up a good buzz, you can dance to live music from UNZIPT and Slip Tripman. Click here for the brewery list! Grab your [...]
Interview: Imagine Dragons; Rocked Out @ Hangout Fest 5/19
After the last note played on the last song of a marathon set a few years ago, Dan Reynolds, frontman for Las Vegas based rockers Imagine Dragons, realized it was all starting to come together. Reynolds and his bandmates – guitarist Wayne Sermon, bassist Ben McKee, and drummer Daniel Platzman – independently released three EPs, [...]
Picture Book & Review: Party in the Park, 5/18
Photo Credit: CatMax Photography, LLC, Review by Gini Strobel If you couldn’t make it to Hangout Fest, like AMG’s Katie Caccavale, you still had your chance to see some of the awesome artists that played the popular beach festival. Back for year 2, Centennial Olympic Park packed in a sweet festival lineup for Party [...]
Picture Book: Avett Brothers @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 5/17
Photos by: CatMax Photography, LLC
Picture Book: Clutch @ Center Stage
Pictures & Review By Deidra Pinion If you were coming to see Clutch at Center Stage, you probably noticed that almost, if not every seat, was filled. Clutch started touring in March 2013 in support of their new album, Earth Rocker. People of all ages lined the theater. I was told that I was in [...]
Picture Book: Titus Andronicus @ The EARL 5/14 & Criminal Records 5/15
Photos by Hillery Terenzi: So So Glos: Titus Andronicus: Criminal Records In-Store Performance:
Picture Book & Live Review: Justin Furstenfeld @ Center Stage 5/14
Photos and review by Jenna Hughes The atmosphere at Center Stage was quiet and calm on Tuesday night as fans eagerly awaited the stripped down solo performance of Justin Furstenfeld (of Blue October). The standing room floor was transformed into a seating area and those seats filled up fast with dedicated fans. Strangers chatted and [...]
5GB Interview: Shockwave Riderz; Playing with !!! @ The EARL 5/22
Shockwave Riderz are a three piece from Pittsburgh consisting of Phil Boyd, Sara Mac and !!! drummer Paul Quattrone who make fuzzy garage rock. The band started making music roughly a year ago, but they are already on a roll. They guys are starting a tour with !!! this week and were super stoked to [...]
5GB Interview: Cosmonauts; Playing 529 Thursday, May 16
By Jhoni Jackson Orange County outfit Cosmonauts boasts a blend of chaos and comedowns in their forever-fuzzy rock ‘n’ roll repertoire. Last year’s If You Wanna Die Then I Wanna Die (Burger Records) hits both amped-up, anxious highs and droning, lost-in-lament lows with equal intensity. Nailing an energetic, raucous jam like “Motorcycle #1” is a feat in [...]
5GB Interview w/ Twin Sister; Playing TONIGHT (5/15) @ 529
Twin Sister trade in a brand of dreamy pop that’s equal parts Galaxie 500, Tusk-era Fleetwood Mac, and Lynchian weirdness. They claim it will make you feel good enough to hook up with that one person you’re not supposed to hook up with. UH-OH! We caught up with the band before they hit the road [...]
5GB with Beth Hart – playing Smith’s Olde Bar Tuesday May 7
By Ellen Eldridge Beth Hart brought her life experiences, both positive and negative, together for her April 2 release, Bang Bang Boom Boom, which was produced by Kevin Shirley (Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Joe Bonamassa, Jimmy Page/The Black Crowes, Dream Theater). The Kennedy Center Honors show-stopping performance of Jeff Beck and Beth Hart’s “I’d Rather Go Blind” [...]
5GB Interview: Telekinesis; Playing @ The Drunken Unicorn 5/4!
Telekinesis is Michael Benjamin Lerner, an indie rocker based out of Seattle who is currently signed to Merge Records. The band was signed to Merge Records in early 2009, and shortly afterward released the eponymously named debut album Telekinesis! on April 7, 2009. With the recent release of their third album, Dormarion, Telekinesis was ready [...]
5GB Interview w/ Device – Playing @ Center Stage 5/3!
By Ellen Eldridge David Draiman of Disturbed, and ex-Filter guitarist Geno Lenardo recently collaborated together to construct Device. The self-titled debut released April 9, taking strands from hard rock, industrial and electronica to form a focused, fierce and fiery new machine. It all started while the Grammy Award-nominated multiplatinum powerhouse Disturbed was on hiatus. Lenardo [...]
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