CD Review: Lyle Lovett — Release Me; Playing Symphony Hall at Woodruff Arts Center, March 14

Lyle Lovett Release Me Lost Highway By Stephanie Roman Lyle Lovett is not your typical cowboy. Raised in Klein, Texas — a town named after an ancestor — he now owns a ranch and knows how to ride. But he studied journalism and German in school, and digs Hunter S. Thompson (even rumored to have […]

What’s Up Monday?

Happy Monday everyone! Looks like we just might be heading out of winter and back into the warmth of spring! Thanks to all who came out to Oysterfest this weekend, it was a huge success! Here is what’s going on tonight, hope you can make it out to one of these awesome shows! -The Earl […]

Q&A with Uncle Green/3 LB Thrill’s Matt Brown; Playing Smith’s Olde Bar, February 25

By Scott Roberts By all accounts, the idea of a CD release show at Smith’s Olde Bar tomorrow night, for Atlanta’s long-inactive pop-rockers Uncle Green (later changed to 3 lb. Thrill) for their nearly 15-year-old work Rycopa is nothing short of a miracle. The master tapes for the sprawling double album — originally recorded in […]

CD Review: fun. — Some Nights; Playing Center Stage, March 9

fun. Some Nights Fueled By Ramen By Justin Lyons It’s doubtful anyone would truly call fun. a “supergroup”, but their debut album Aim & Ignite showed promise as three talented musicians from indie acts banded together for a new project.  Side projects come and go, but this trio featuring Nate Reuss (The Format), Jack Antonoff […]

AMG Weekend Picks: Mike Cooley, Kelly Clarkson, Manchester Orchestra, Oysterfest and More!

Happy Lovely Sunny Thursday everyone! Take in all this warm weather while it lasts, because we’ll be going back to “normal” February temperatures (whatever that means) for the weekend. But for now, we’re getting out the flip-flops and shorts, and looking forward to a rocking weekend packed with shows and… oysters.

New Single From The District Attorneys!

The boys in The District Attorney’s have been a busy lot! Today they are releasing the first single off their latest album Slowburner, which comes out  April 24th via This Is American Music (Glossary, Bohannons, Lauderdale). The DAs will be opening for Moon Taxi and Apache Relay Friday Feb. 24th at the Masquerade and they are giving […]

What’s Up Thursday?

By Eileen Tilson Um highs today in the 70’s?!?!?! I can’t help but to think that mother nature is just playing a little trick on us all. “Oh yeah, whip out the shorts and flip flops, and then right when you start getting a little color back in your cheeks BAM! I’m gonna drop the […]

What’s Up Wednesday?

By Eileen Tilson Happy Wednesday to you all! We are a little late getting started today, but better late than never! Looking for some fun things to do tonight? I just might have some suggestions: -You gotta support our home town boys! Mike Cooley is at The Earl for a rare solo appearance by the […]

CD Review: R. Garcia — Resurgens

R. Garcia Resurgens Nophi By Ellen Eldridge The thing to like most about Resurgens, after the swelling with pride of discovering another Atlanta-based gem subsides, is simply the outstanding complexity of the layers and variance among tracks. When I first listened, I jumped around through the tracks a bit. Others may also feel a bit […]

What’s Up Tuesday?

By Eileen Tilson I just want to take a minute and say thank you to all of our AMG readers! We are at almost 25,000 Twitter followers, and it is all because of the amazingness of our audience! Your continued support of us means the world, so wherever you are tonight remember 1) IT”S MARDI […]