Live Review: David Bazan at The EARL, September 28

Live Review: David Bazan at The EARL, September 28

By Nathan Berrong I have seen David Bazan, or some musical form of him (Pedro the Lion, Headphones), probably more than anyone else.  I don’t know the exact number of times I have seen him, but it is definitely more than 10 and probably less than 15.  I have seen him on stage sloppy and […]

Live Review: Efterklang, Field Music, Buke and Gass at The EARL, September 27

Live Review: Efterklang, Field Music, Buke and Gass at The EARL, September 27

By Giles Turnbull Seeing Buke and Gass live made me re-evaluate many things. If you’ve read my review of Riposte, their debut album, you’ll recall that the Buke is a modified six-string baritone ukulele and the Gass is a hybrind, part guitar, part bass, and in addition to these creations, Arone Dyer and Aron Sanchez […]

Live Review: Mastodon, Deftones, Alice In Chains at Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood, September 28

Live Review: Mastodon, Deftones, Alice In Chains at Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood, September 28

Review by Ellen Eldridge; photo by Robb Cohen The tour title, BlackDiamondSkye, creatively showed the unity between bands Mastodon, Deftones, and Alice In Chains, but, at the same time, the bands’ combination of words from the latest album releases lead to the realization that had they stuck with the first word from each release the […]

AMG Weekend Picks: Big Boi, HOToberFest, Deerhunter and More!

AMG Weekend Picks: Big Boi, HOToberFest, Deerhunter and More!

Oh hurrah for fall! Hurrah for fall weather! Hurrah for the start of fall beer festival! There are so many things to celebrate this weekend – and the start of October is just one of those things. We’ve got some great local stars playing packed homecoming gigs, metal legends, food and beer festivals, and of […]

Bits and Bobs: 40 Nights of Rock & Roll, HOToberFest, MoogFest, Mashable & Regator

Bits and Bobs: 40 Nights of Rock & Roll, HOToberFest, MoogFest, Mashable & Regator

– We’re stoked to finally see the first trailer for 40 Nights of Rock & Roll, a film that director Scott Sloan and writer (ex-Paste editor) Steve LaBate started work on back in April. Check it out over on Paste. – Fall beer season is kicking off, and the first beer festival of the season […]

CD Review: Girl in a Coma — Adventures in Coverland; Playing The Masquerade, September 29

CD Review: Girl in a Coma — Adventures in Coverland; Playing The Masquerade, September 29

Girl in a Coma Adventures in Coverland Blackheart Records By Al Kaufman Girl in a Coma are cooler than you. Deal with it. The all-female San Antonio trio formed over their love of all things Smiths and Nirvana when Jenn Alva and Phanie Diaz were still in high school. They took in Phanie’s then 12-year-old […]

Live Review: Aimee Mann, Elizabeth & The Catapult at The Variety Playhouse, September 25

By Giles Turnbull Two great things about the Variety Playhouse are that it’s in Little Five Points, Atlanta’s bohemian heart, and that means it’s a short stroll from the best frozen margaritas in Atlanta at the Tijuana Garage. One less great thing is that the venue can be all-seated, which raised a minor complaint from […]

Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers Play Smith’s Olde Bar, October 16

Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers Play Smith’s Olde Bar, October 16

For a musician, Roger Clyne has had a good life. His band, the Refreshments, put out two brilliant rock albums in the ’90s that mixed the dirt and dust of their native Arizona, along with the strong Mexican culture. They caught some radio airplay with “Banditos,” (“I got the pistol, so I get the pesos/ […]

Q&A with The Lonely Forest; Playing The Drunken Unicorn with Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s, October 9

Q&A with The Lonely Forest; Playing The Drunken Unicorn with Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s, October 9

By Alec Wooden It’s one thing for a band to get picked up by a label.  It’s quite another, however, to be that label’s first band. The Lonely Forest, an indie-rock quartet from Anacortes, Wash., has that distinct honor when picked up by Trans, the new imprint label headed by Death Cab For Cutie guitarist […]

CD Review: Rachael Sage — Delancey St.; Playing Eddie’s Attic October 10

CD Review: Rachael Sage — Delancey St.; Playing Eddie’s Attic October 10

Rachael Sage Delancey St. MPress Records By Al Kaufman Rachael Sage is a pop goddess. Equal parts chutzpah and glamour, her songs are glittery and shiny, but carry enough weight that they never never fly away. She’s constantly in fishnets of some sort, but she’s smart enough to start up and maintain her own record company. […]

Live Review: Jimmy Eat World at Center Stage, September 21

Live Review: Jimmy Eat World at Center Stage, September 21

By Julia Reidy; photo by Luca Eandi As unseasonably hot inside the venue as the month of September has been outside, Jimmy Eat World frontman Jim Adkins took the stage and within a song had soaked through more than half of his shirt. Before long, the sweat started flying off the tips of his hair, […]

BBQ and Bluegrass Come Together for Atlanta Bar-B-Q Festival at Atlantic Station

BBQ and Bluegrass Come Together for Atlanta Bar-B-Q Festival at Atlantic Station

We’re stoked for the upcoming 2nd Annual Atlanta Bar-B-Q Festival on October 2. Not only will there be a ton of stellar BBQ to choose from (More than 50 professional and backyard teams are competing for prizes, and they’re joined by folks like Fox Brothers BBQ and Shane’s Rib Shack), but your tingling taste buds […]