By: Shelby Lum It’s my favorite time of year! It’s a weekend for festivals! Rain or shine: Party in the Park, Springfest, and Rome River Jam will be going on. Feeling more Rock and Indie-pop? Head down to Centennial Olympic Park to catch Passion Pit, Ellie Goulding, and GROUPLOVE at Party in the Park. This lineup is [...]
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 – [...]
The Electric Sons are an Atlanta indie/electronic band founded by vocalist/guitarist, Andrew Miller and keyboardist/vocalist, Ben Richards. The band formed in 2011 when Miller left his job as an illustrator for the FX Network series, “Archer,” to team up with Richards, an advertising graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design. Miller and Richards quickly [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Who knew that at one point, five strangers could come together, almost immediately form a tight bond and create magical, dance-friendly, chart-topping music? If you haven’t figured it out already, I’m talking about the quintet that make up GROUPLOVE. For being a band for roughly four years, GROUPLOVE has accomplished many things in a short [...]
Wanna see Passion Pit, Ellie Goulding and GROUPLOVE up close and personal at Centennial Olympic Park on May 18th?! Then you’ll want to go VIP! Your VIP Experience ticket entitles you to: – Exclusive VIP event entrance, directly in to the VIP area – Covered Pavilion + Open-Air space directly in front of the stage [...]
Party in the Park is back on Saturday, May 18th! We are thrilled to share that Passion Pit, Ellie Goulding, and GROUPLOVE will all be performing this year! SATURDAY, MAY 18 | 3:00pm – 11:00pm All Ages Welcome Tickets on-sale Saturday @ 10am www.TicketAlternative.com $35.00 General Admission For Information: www.facebook.com/partyintheparkatlanta Centennial Olympic Park: http://www.centennialpark.com/
If you didn’t make it to Party in the Park at Centennial Olympic Park this past Saturday, May 19th, then you missed a hell of a good time! The weather was perfect, the beer was flowing, and the park was packed with a variety of fans who turned out to see The Flaming Lips, Young [...]
Where will you be this weekend? There is a ton going on in Atlanta and the weather is supposed to be beautiful! Friday, May 18 – Adron with Special Guest Daniel Clay at Eddie’s Attic This singer, songwriter is bringing a playful, youthful sound to the Atlanta music scene. Her voice is sweet and she [...]
Have you bought your tickets to Party in the Park yet? There are a limited amount left, so be sure and grab yours before they all sell out! Remember, VIP passes still available!
One of the first bands to sign to Redbull Records, Awolnation . The band’s first single, “Sail”, peaked at #10 on the U.S. Billboard Rock Songs, and has received placements in several TV shows. We were joined by frontman Aaron Bruno for our 5GB series before their show on Saturday at Centennial Olympic Park for [...]
L.A. indie rock band, Dawes, have been racing up the charts with their hit “Time Spent in Los Angeles.” The band is part of the Laurel Canyon sound, which often cites influences such as Crosby, Stills, and Nash and Neil Young, among others. At the invitation of producer Jonathan Wilson, the band joined a local informal jam session that included Conor Oberst, The [...]
We’re sure everyone is gearing up to buy tickets for Party in the Park on Saturday. Who doesn’t want to see Flaming Lips, Young the Giant, AWOLNATION and Dawes (plus many more to be announced) in the glow of Centennial Olympic Park on a lovely May afternoon? And if you want to get your tickets [...]
Remember the good old days when there was sweet music coming out of the park? Well Centennial Olympic Park is proud to present the inaugural Party in the Park! Featuring performances from The Flaming Lips, Young the Giant, AWOLNATION and Dawes, the party starts on Saturday, May 19, running 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Centennial [...]
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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