By: Shelby Lum Atlanta: the Mecca of Music in the South, and this weekend is no exception. Shaky Knees Festival (May 4th & 5th) will host Band of Horses, The Lumineers, and about 2 dozen more buzz-worthy bands and artists. Gladys Knight will be serenading fans at Wolf Creek Amphitheater on Friday night. And if [...]
Do we have a weekend PACKED full of concerts, festivals and events or WHAT?! Some of our picks include the Atlanta Mess-Around Festival taking place at The Earl and 529, the Heritage Sandy Springs Beer Festival, the V-103 Gospelfest, the Buckhead Crawfish Fest and the David D’Or concert! These may be some of the weekend [...]
The Final Four is coming to town and bringing with it The Big Dance concert series. The Big Dance is three-day FREE music festival for all ages (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). It is taking place in Centennial Olympic Park during Final Four weekend and features high-profile musical artists from around the country. Saturday’s first semi-final [...]
Perhaps you’ve heard of the Bowerbirds before. Having toured extensively with the likes of John Vanderslice, Phosphorescent, and Bon Iver, these Raleigh, N.C. natives are ready to introduce you to their unique blend of sweet off-kilter melodicism from their latest album The Clearing. They joined us before their show this Sunday night at The Earl for our [...]
Husband-and-wife duo Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion have been making music together for over ten years. They released their first full length in 2005, and their fourth album, Bright Examples, is out now. They make twangy pop folk with a Fleetwood Mac vibe. They’ll be at The EARL on Thursday, December 8 and we’re [...]
Everyone loves Scoutmob, right? They hook us up with the best deals around town on food, shopping and more. Well, are you ready to love them a whole lot more? Scoutmob and The EARL are giving one lucky person $800 worth of concert tickets for a whole year. Yes, that’s two zeros after that eight [...]
We’re giving away some tickets to shows coming up at the Drunken Unicorn. Check out the list below and then fill out the form on the bottom to be entered to win! Black Tusk is “the rising star of Savannah’s metal underground — mix of heavy metal and hardcore sounds into a frightening blast of [...]
We’re giving away some tickets to upcoming shows at the Basement and the 529 from Tight Bros. Check them out below and then fill out the form on the bottom. Anika is the German singer backed by Portishead’s Geoff Barrow’s project Beak>. “Anika and Beak> instead focus on teasing the emotional intricacies out of old [...]
We’ve got some tickets to giveaway to a few shows coming up. They’re listed below along with an entry form! Formerly of the 90′s alternative band, Soul Coughing, Mike Doughty has made a name for himself as a solo artist. He recently released Yes and Also Yes on ATO Records in August of this year. [...]
Check it out! We’re giving away some tickets to some upcoming show! Fill out the form below and you’ll be entered to win one of these upcoming concerts. The Meatmen, originally formed in 1980 by Tesco Vee and reunited in 2008, are a punk band from Michigan. The band is best known for their [...]
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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 [...]
Picture Book & Live Review: Tyler Lyle @ Eddie’s Attic 5/9
Photos & Review by Rosie Judd Special Guest: Logan Vath How often do musicians get to play a world class stage to a an audience made up almost entirely of family and friends? Not very. This was definitely a heck of a homecoming for Tyler Lyle. The west Georgia grown Lyle now calls Santa Monica [...]
Picture Book & Review: Polica & Smashing Pumpkins 5/10
Photos by: CatMax Photography, LLC Review by: Ellen Eldridge
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 [...]
5GB Interview: Kelly McFarling Playing @ Eddie’s Attic 4/27!
Atlanta, GA raised Kelly McFarling and gave her space to find her powerful voice in its church choirs and baseball stadiums, but it was San Francisco that gave her the encouragement and community to solidify her original sound. She has spent the past three years selling out shows in both her hometown and her adopted [...]
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