What a weekend! There’s celebrations of the city’s best, new wave heroes, and a few extra-special festivals too. And with the unbearable heat long gone (knock on wood), we can run around the city all day and all night and not worry about melting into the pavement. So go forth and rock out!
What could be better than a free gig? A free gig at Criminal Records. And what could possibly be better than a free in store at Criminal Records? A free in store at Criminal Records with food! The utterly delightful indie folk act The Low Anthem will be playing a free in store at Criminal [...]
Folk-pop singer-songwriter Brett Dennen will be making a special stop at Criminal Records for a solo acoustic in store performance tomorrow, Friday, May 13 at 6 p.m.! Be sure to catch him there and buy a couple of records while you’re at it.
Atlanta’s favorite rowdy chicks keep getting louder, especially with the release of their new gritty, screechy, heavily-eyelinered video for “Hurricane,” above. The Coathangers play The EARL on May 13 (tickets below), an instore at Criminal Records on June 8 and a gig at Highland Ballroom on June 18 before hitting the road for a [...]
On Saturday, May 7, Criminal Records will celebrate the 10th annual Free Comic Book Day. As the name implies, Free Comic Book Day is a single day when participating comic book specialty shops across North America and around the world give away comic books free to anyone who comes into their shops. Criminal Records will be [...]
The third Saturday in April is approaching again, and you know what that means: Record Store Day! The fourth annual Record Store Day will bring together fans, artists and over 700 independently-owned record stores in the United States, as well as plenty more overseas. Most stores will hold live concerts in store and release special, [...]
- Dead Confederate are streaming their new album, Sugar, here right now. Check it out and then go see them play their in-store at Criminal Records on Sunday, where you can get the CD and get it signed. – In other awesome Georgia people news, Cee-Lo just released a video for his new song, “F*ck [...]
By Matthew Smith (www.shadowboxerphoto.com)
Buying music from your locally-owned independent record store is awesome. So why not buy your concert tickets from them too? Little Five Points’ Criminal Records has rejoined the prestigious clan that includes Decatur CD, Fantasyland Records and lots of CD Warehouses, selling tickets for Ticket Alternative. There’s a $2 convenience fee at all outlets, and [...]
Our very own Black Lips will be showcasing a hidden “talent” of theirs when they display their basketball skills to raise money for Auditory Verbal Centre Inc., a charity helping deaf children. They’ve put out a little video challenging bands to step up and play, and to give their earnings from the May 1 tournament [...]
We are doing some serious grooving to this fantastic new Judi Chicago record Bright Lights Fun City (expect a full CD review soon). They’ve definitely grown in the studio area, bringing a much fuller sound to the record and getting us in the mood for some sweaty dancing at their upcoming CD release party (and [...]
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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