I don’t know about you guys, but this “Short Week” sure didn’t feel short! It just meant more catch up, right? So let’s get down to it. As usual, there’s a lot of decent shows happening around Atlanta this weekend! Head to your favorite local venue, grab a cold one, and enjoy the weekend! Tweet [...]
The often amorous, and occasionally frightening NOBUNNY (one word, all caps) has been captivating audiences of dedicated fans and new believers since Easter 2001 (the day Joey Ramone died). Born in the desert outside of Tucson AZ, Nobunny started as an animal Elvis impersonator before deciding to try out his hand at songwriting. The raucous [...]
See that’s the great thing about a holiday weekend, we are already half way through the week! There are a lot of great things happening in Atlanta this weekend, so I like to consider Wednesday the countdown to an amazing upcoming couple of days of fun! -”Australian duo Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard, aka Dead [...]
Photos and Review by Chandler Mays After spending all day recovering from Friday night, I grabbed my keys and jetted back to East Atlanta Village for another killer line-up at the sixth annual Nophest festival. I was so distracted looking over the schedule that halfway there I realized I was wearing the same outfit from [...]
Photos and Review by Chandler Mays Nophest is described as “a non-corporate, no-bullshit music festival thrown every year in Atlanta”. After its sixth successful go-round, Nophest has become a highly respected festival that seems to keep improving each subsequent year. With the amount of raw talent showcased over the jam-packed weekend, you begin to feel [...]
“With its latest offering, Beyond the Lightless Sky, Brooklyn five-piece Hull occupies a dark musical terrain that lies somewhere between doom, crusty/sludgy metal, and post-hardcore.” -Creative Loafing. Drummer, Jeff Stieber joined us for our 5GB series before their show tonight. What’s the first gig you ever attended? Ha. Well this will throw the readers for a loop. [...]
Well Atlanta, this is the beginning of a new chapter in my life, and I am so glad that you are all a part of it! There isn’t too much going on in the city today, but I still think it should be a day of celebration! And nothing makes me more hopeful than the [...]
The weekend is just around the corner! Get a kick start on it and check out a great show tonight! Naturally, I had to include this song “Atlanta” from Ron Pop, as he is playing Eddie’s Attic tonight! Ron is a hugely talented New York based singer, gifted guitarist and prolific songwriter with an incredible [...]
If you’re looking to listen to a ton of diverse music this weekend then you gotta check out Nophest! Nophest is a 3-day, non-corporate, no-bullshit music festival thrown every year in Atlanta. Now in its 6th official year, Nophest has grown to become Atlanta’s largest independent local music festival. The venues include The Earl, 529, [...]
Good morning Atlanta! We have had a slightly slow start to the week, but I kind of like weeks like this….Kind of let’s you just ease into things, you know? There is not much going on in the city today, but just to start things off right, listen to this track by Ball Park [...]
By Jhoni Jackson Italian trio Sultan Bathery is ripping through the states on their first American tour, and Atlanta marks the final stop in that three-week bout. That means this brand-new band—they released their first EP, Fireworx, on Slovenly Recordings only two months ago—will likely have their set finely tuned for a furious blowout. Expect [...]
By Jhoni Jackson The boundaries of country music are somewhat rigid. While the old-school outlaws like Haggard, Kristofferson and Coe are still kicking, these days it’s the shiny, bejeweled mainstream brand that serves as the genre’s spokesman. Alt-country staples like the Drive-by Truckers, Ryan Adams and Deer Tick, a band Fritz is pals with, shouldn’t [...]
Well I went and saw Dawes last night, and am definitely moving a little slower this morning! Fortunately for you there are many great shows today so I won’t ramble too much Happy Monday Everyone! -If you haven’t experienced the awesomeness that is Wayne “The Train” Hancock, then get your booty over to The Earl [...]
Photos and Review by Chandler Mays Kishi Bashi and Tall Tall Trees played to a packed house this past Monday at 529, located in the heart of East Atlanta Village. When I walked in, I was both surprised and elated to find that the owners had recently knocked down the dividing wall in the showroom, [...]
A lush array of looping and vocal/violin gymnastics… Kishi Bashi’s debut full-length, 151a, is a bright and soaring avant-pop record written primarily on violin – Kishi Bashi’s main instrument which has brought him to record and tour with the likes of Regina Spector, Sondre Lerche, Alexi Murdoch, of Montreal and more. Kishi Bashi uses Japanese [...]
Live Review & Picture Book: Ben Deignan and Special Guests @ Eddie’s Attic 5/23
Review by: Molly Free I couldn’t think of a better way to kick off my Memorial Day weekend than cozying up in my favorite corner table at Eddie’s Attic for their Songwriter Series featuring my good and mucho talented friend, Ben Deignan with his special guests Jessica Cayne and Scotty Cram. I have seen this [...]
Picture Book & Live Review: Paramore @ The Tabernacle May 21st
Photos and review by Jenna Hughes Paramore returned to Atlanta on May 21 at the Tabernacle, closing out the North American portion of the tour supporting their new self-titled album. The band released Paramore in January of this year and it debuted at #1 on the charts, proving to naysayers that the band has staying [...]
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 [...]
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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