I hope you’re staying in town this weekend because there are so many great concerts happening! From Rap to Rock to Country, Atlanta has all the genres covered this weekend! Send your tweets & pics to @AtlantaMusic while you’re at the shows and we’ll share them! Friday, July 20- Neko Case with Kelly Hogan at […]
Crimmins brings The Hookers out to blast the room with Dixieland horns, rowdy ragtime piano and gypsy jazz guitar. Crooning and boozing the night away, he delivers everything you would expect from a man who claims to be possessed by the ghost of an old vaudevillian accordion player. He is a staple figure around the […]
Atlanta native Kelly Hogan is back in her hometown tonight playing with her employer Neko Case (she is in her backup band). In the 1990s, Hogan sang with The Jody Grind (with Bill Taft), singing on their full-lengths One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Treasure (1990) and Lefty’s Deceiver (1992). The group disbanded after two […]
By Gini Strobel We all know that Atlanta has a great variety of venues, from upscale to laid back, you can find your scene and catch an awesome band about 7 nights a week. One venue that often gets overlooked is Peachtree Tavern in Buckhead. Sure it’s a part of the Buckhead Trifecta, which includes […]
Jamie Teachenor is a Nashville singer/songwriter who’s songs, first appeared on the charts in 2005 with Blaine Larsen’s debut hit single, “How Do You Get That Lonely”, a song that is a powerful message in the face of suicide. Teachenor has also had songs recorded by Joey+Rory, Kevin Denney, Gretchen Wilson, Montgomery Gentry, Trisha Yearwood, […]
By Jamie Lamberski “Who is Milo Greene?” Well, the person Milo Greene doesn’t actually exist. But the 5-piece California-based band that is making major waves in the indie music scene does. Milo Greene is the fictitious manager that the band invented as a clever scheme to get heard. Instead of querying venues themselves, their manager […]
Photos by Ken Lackner Rockstar Energy Drink presents Mayhem Festival 2012. Three stages of metal featuring performances by Slipknot, Slayer, Motörhead, Anthrax, and more, including local opening act Uncrowned. Full Gallery after the jump…
By Codi Glancy Directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, “Shut Up and Play the Hits” opened last night across the country. The critically acclaimed documentary follows James Murphy, the lead singer of LCD Soundsystem, a week before their final show at Madison Square Garden on April 2, 2011. The film was shown in multiple […]
He’s My Brother She’s My Sister seem to invite a broad range of colorful words to describe their music and performances: “flamboyant folk,” “psych-acoustic,” “estranged and glamorous” and “vaudeville-y.” No doubt this is due to their mélange of musical styles, both modern and antique; their eccentric attire and sense of expression, both sincere and theatrical; […]
Well thank the stars above that this week is almost over!!! I’m not sure about you, but this week has been dragging! Let the fin begin with some our picks for this fine Thursday eve.. -As a little punk rock girl, I would definitely be on my way to Athens tonight to see Clutch and […]
Photos Courtesy of Hillery Terenzi, Review by Codi Glancy Unlike most “kids” my age, I was never a huge fan of Sleigh Bells. Their music is great and I enjoy the songs, it’s just not my exact cup of tea. With that being said, I hadn’t seen them live until this past Monday. Sold out […]
What’s the first gig you ever attended? Clutch: Back in ’88 I went down to the old 9:30 club in Washington D.C. with my older brother to see Circle Jerks. The show was sold out but we hung around the ticket office for a little while anyways because you could hear the music pretty well […]
Mac Leaphart is a singer/songwriter, playing a blend of country and rhythm and blues the Charleston City Paper describes as, “a rowdy set, which seems to meld Gram Parsons with the ‘Sticky Fingers’ era Rolling Stones.” He has shared the stage with Hayes Carll, Ryan Bingham, Robert Randolph, Todd Rundgren, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, […]
Happiest Hump Days to You sweet Atlantans! Isn’t it so crazy that we are actually past the middle of July? Summer seems to be flying by! Here are your suggestions for your evening! -Contributor to several Atlanta bands, including O’Brother, Noel Stephen and the Darlings, Rova Zetella, and Willow, Kyle Coleman is a multi-instrumentalist who […]
The artists known as Almighty Dolla, Johnny BOI and Nem collectively make up the group EDUBB (pronounced E-Dubb). With more than 1 million YouTube views for their Official “Whooty” video, and over 8 million “Whooty” related YouTube views, the guys even […]
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