What’s Up Monday?

How was your weekend Atlanta?  Should be a pretty interesting week, and hopefully this cool weather continues and we can officially claim that we are in FALL! Enjoy the start to your week everyone! -Hipsters will be united at the Tabernacle tonight as Grizzly Bear will be rocking it out with Unknown Mortal Orchestra. -Three […]

Q&A With Jeffrey Novak Of Cheap Time; Playing The EARL Tomorrow, Sept. 15

By Jhoni Jackson Though they hail from the garage-punk hotbed of Nashville, Cheap Time is far more complex than that. Many of their genre counterparts are excellent bands in their own right, but oftentimes they rely more on attitude than musicianship. Jeffrey Novak, Cheap Time’s frontman, boasts both. Even through decidedly lo-fi recordings, the intricacy […]

AMG Weekend Picks: Life in Color, Atlanta BAR-B-Q Festival, East Atlanta Strut, Love & Theft, plus more!

Atlanta is certainly cranking out fun concerts and festivals over the next few weeks! Every time I open my computer I’m hearing about a new band coming to Atlanta and this weekend we’re just getting a taste! We want in on the action, so tweet us your weekend highlights and pics @Atlantamusic ! Friday, September […]

Interview with Ruby Velle & the Soulphonics, playing the EARL tonight and tomorrow (September 13th &14th)

By Jhoni Jackson Blame meticulousness for the delay in Ruby Velle & the Soulphonic’s debut LP. Before the Atlanta band could kill any of its darlings, first they had to grow and nurture them—slowly and carefully, in the most scrupulous way imaginable. Only minutes into It’s About Time and it’s obvious: It was worth the […]

What’s Up Thursday?

Well hey y’all! How was your week? I have gotta tell you, I am REALLY excited for this week to be over! But you gotta love A) this cooler weather, and B) how many amazing shows are coming up this weekend! -Roaring out of the southern Indiana foothills comes Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band playing […]

5GB With Black Taxi; Playing 529 on Sept. 12th

I have seen Black Taxi several times and let me tell you, you will definitely not be bored at this show! Black Taxi is one of NYC’s most prominent live acts, smashing an anything-goes punk ethos together with pop sensibilities, unparalleled energy, and brilliant songwriting. The result is a raucous stage show, heavy on harmonies, spitfire […]

5GB With Jimbo Mathus; Playing The Earl, Tonight, Sept. 12th

To say that Jimbo Mathus is quirky is an understatement (as you will see below!), but as a performer, Mathus contributed vocals on the North Mississippi Allstars’ 2006 Grammy-nominated Electric Blues Watermelon. He recently reteamed with buddy Luther Dickinson and Alvin Youngblood Hart to create the South Memphis String Band, whose first release, Home Sweet […]

5GB With Two Gallants; Playing Terminal West Tonight, Sept. 12th

San Francisco folk rock duo, Two Gallants, just released their latest album, The Bloom and the Blight, that portrays the melodic fury matched with the eloquent, confessional lyricism that has made Two Gallants an enduring favorite of both fans and critics. They are playing Terminal West tonight and joined us for our 5GB series. What’s the first […]

What’s Up Wednesday?

Happy mid-week Atlanta! Here’s your choices if you feel like going out and getting squirrelly tonight. -Oh, it’s gonna be happening at The Tabernacle tonight, where Slash, Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, Foxy Shazam will be getting everyone to feel like a rockstar. -Our friends at Center Stage always know how to bring in the […]