Interview with Lee from The Quaildogs playing at Vinyl’s Anniversary Party Sat. Feb. 23

Interview with Lee from The Quaildogs playing at Vinyl’s Anniversary Party Sat. Feb. 23

By: Shelby Lum It’s not everyday a venue celebrates a full decade in the business, and Vinyl is celebrating in style with some of the city’s best acts. The Quaildogs are among some of the bands playing for the venue’s big bash. The band has played at Vinyl twice, said Lee Berg, vocalist and bassist. […]

CD Review: Sol Driven Train — Underdog; Playing @ Smith’s Olde Bar March 9th

Sol Driven Train Underdog By Al Kaufman Sol Driven Train is made up of a bunch of happy guys from Charleston, SC who love making music and probably listened to a lot of Jimmy Buffett as kids. Their songs consist of loose, rootsy melodies infused with horns.  They sing carefree songs about the glories of […]

5GB Interview with Cory Branan; Playing 529 Friday, Feb. 22

By Jhoni Jackson If you’re at all familiar with Cory Branan, you won’t be too surprised by his answers to our 5GB series. The Memphis-based artist’s work follows the storytelling vein of classic country and folk, and his responses reflect how deeply that tendency is rooted within him. He doesn’t give many short answers—he can’t […]

Just Announced: The Postal Service @ The Fox Theatre, June 6th! Tickets On Sale Friday!

The Postal Service teased us weeks ago with a single image on their site that simply said “The Postal Service 2013”. While we all knew a tour was in store, we patiently waited to see if Atlanta would be on the list. Who wouldn’t want to stop in our lovely city and play at the […]

Interview with Felix White of The Maccabees! Catch them Tonight at The Masquerade!

Interview with Felix White of The Maccabees! Catch them Tonight at The Masquerade!

By: Shelby Lum The UK has been churning out stars since The Beatles, from Adele to Arctic Monkeys to One Direction. The Maccabees hailing from Brighton, England rapidly garnered attention as the new, but different British band to follow. “I think the only similarity is that we play guitar and that we are from England,” […]

Win Tickets to Vinyl’s 10 Year Anniversary Party, Saturday February 23rd

One of our favorite Atlanta venues, Vinyl, is turning 10 this weekend and to celebrate a successful decade they are throwing one hell of a party with performances by: The Quaildogs, Red Letter Agent, Rantings of Eva, The Best Brothers, The Revels, & Low (from Fervor)! Grab tickets here or Enter to Win and take […]

Win a Trip to Ireland from Fado Irish Pub & Restuarant

In less than a month, we’ll all be celebrating our favorite Green holiday, St. Patrick’s Day, and Fado Irish Pub & Restaurant in Atlanta is kicking things off with a week-long party that culminates into 2 days of serious festival fun (March 16-17). From bag pipes and Irish dancers to cover bands and perfect pints […]

CD Review: Buckcherry – Confessions

Review by Ellen Eldridge Fans on the bus with Buckcherry know the band for its rock appeal; the down and dirty life one would expect from a fast-soloing, hard living group of guys. And I may have always been running behind the bus unsure if I wanted on or not. I’ve seen Buckcherry open for […]

CD Review: Big Wreck – Albatross

Review by Ellen Eldridge   A thick band of power chords grinds out early in the opening track, “Head Together,” on Big Wreck’s Albatross, effectively introducing the band’s first new album in ten years. For fans unfamiliar with Big Wreck, comparisons to Soundgarden and Led Zeppelin are fair considering Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush, Alice […]

CD Review: Atlas Genius – When it was Now

Review by Ellen Eldridge Atlas Genius managed to do what almost every band wants to do and what very few achieve: buzz. Before the release of the band’s debut full-length, with only an EP, Atlas Genius generated quite a bit of well-deserved buzz. “Like an invitation you weren’t expecting to get, Atlas Genius knocks on […]

Imagine Dragon Tabernacle

Picture Book and Review: Imagine Dragon, Atlas Genius & Nico Vega play Tabernacle Feb 14

    Photos and Review by: Catrina Maxwell with CatMax Photography, LLC Imagine Dragon sold out the Tabernacle, but after seeing Nico Vega I think they had a part in selling out that venue as well. I had never heard of the band Nico Vega before and as I entered the press pit I wasn’t […]

CD Review: Puscifer – Donkey Punch the Night EP

Review by Ellen Eldridge   I get nervous with my Puscifer CDs because I know I will want them around to comfort me when I need a pick me up song full of boldly layered lines and powerfully dynamic vocals. Many Tool fans assume Puscifer is frontman Maynard James Keenan’s bastard child; a joke band […]

AMG’s Ones to Watch: The Electric Sons

By: Taylor Magill I first came across The Electric Sons when I found a copy of their self-titled EP in the box office of the venue where I work. From first listen, I was hooked. With electronic influences, ELS’ EP is high energy from start to finish. ELS was  formed in 2011 when vocalist and […]

Interview with Aaron Sinclair of Frank Smith playing at The Drunken Unicorn

By: Shelby Lum From Boston to Austin, Texas Aaron Sinclair of Frank Smith has moved around the nation, and is returning to The Drunken Unicorn to play his second Atlanta show. But Frank Smith isn’t a person, it’s a band.  The name came after a previous name change, because another band had the name.  “I […]