Q&A with Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher; Playing The Tabernacle, December 2

By Ellen Eldridge; photo by Cindy Frey Atlanta-based band, Mastodon, recently released its fifth full-length, The Hunter. While less progressive than Crack the Skye, it shows a return to riff-based writing that both fans and the boys in the band can enjoy live. The finale of the current tour takes place at Atlanta’s Tabernacle on […]

CD Review: Bombadil — All That the Rain Promises

Bombadil All That the Rain Promises Ramseur Records By Leila Regan-Porter North Carolina’s Bombadil started out with a lot going for them. Signed to Ramseur Records as The Avett Brothers took off, they could pass as the Avett’s scrappy, just-as-breathtaking little brothers, and were quickly gaining well-earned attention with their own brand of genre-crossing powerful […]

CD Review: Childish Gambino — Camp

Childish Gambino Camp Glassnote Records By Justin Lyons Childish Gambino’s (aka Stone Mountain native Donald Glover) underground works often stressed being different from the rest of the rap world. Camp, his first proper album, finds Childish Gambino in a class of upper echelon emcees and manages to balance influence with individualism.

What’s Up Tuesday?

By Eileen Tilson/ @tktalt_tn It is November, and 73 degrees. Ree-Dic-U-Los. Happy Tuesday everyone, let’s hope that the weather gods remember that it is technically the fall and not allowed to be tanning weather. Back to our regular scheduled program: Here are your events for Tuesday….be merry and procreate. –The Fling is an L.A. band […]

Live Review: Feist at The Tabernacle, November 6

Review by David Courtright; photo by Matt Smith When Leslie Feist strolled out on stage with Vermont vocal trio Mountain Man in tow, holding a full wine glass, it seemed to be a foregone conclusion the evening would amount to something special. For Feist, an internationally-acclaimed pop star (whether she likes it or not), has […]

Picture Book & Live Review: Iron & Wine at Buckhead Theatre, November 11

Review by Justin Lyons; photos by Catrina Maxwell (www.catmaxphotography.com) Full gallery after the jump. Iron & Wine – Buckhead Theatre – Atlanta, GA – 11/11/11 By Justin Lyons If you haven’t listened to Iron & Wine recently, you might assume two things about Sam Beam & co.’s live performance: a) a simple singer-songwriter style approach […]

What’s Up Monday?

Happy Monday y’all! Did you have a good weekend? This week seems a little weird; the week before Thanksgiving, it is warm outside, definitely thinking global warming exists! Here’s your Monday update for all things good music! -The term “Americana” might seem like a brand new genre, but really this all American country roots music […]

5GB With Nathan Angelo; Playing Smith’s Olde Bar, Tonight Nov. 10

By Eileen Tilson/ @tktalt_tn An Atlanta transplant and minister’s son, Nathan discovered music at an early age where he spent much of his youth as his church’s Director of Music, developing his vocals and finding a home on the keys. oupled with an incessant touring schedule and attention paid to the ever-changing landscape of social media, […]