CD Review: Vivian Girls — Share the Joy

Vivian Girls Share the Joy Polyvinyl By Al Kaufman Finally, the world gets to find out what it would sound like if Beach Boy Brian Wilson and the late Joey Ramone had three daughters. For their first two CDs, Vivian Girls showed that they were a pretty good garage-rock band. More passion than talent, the […]

Live Review: Gold Ghost, Happy Birthday, Wet Dog, Vivian Girls @ 529, March 25

Live Review: Gold Ghost, Happy Birthday, Wet Dog, Vivian Girls @ 529, March 25

Written by Jhoni Jackson Opening for Vivian Girls – a well known, long-hyped band that’s probably on their last round of performances at lower capacity venues – is a pretty sweet deal. Atlanta’s fledgling Gold Ghost landed that opening spot, starting the show around 10:30 p.m.  After some post-show research, the band appears a bit […]