5GB Interview: Radiolucent, Playing at Smith’s Olde Bar Saturday, Feb. 9th

Radiolucent was formed in early 2007. The years have brought about several evolutions with band members and sounds, but what we now know as Radiolucent is a hard-hitting, heart-felt, full-on group of Georgia boys who want to make the best music possible. Now consisting of Michael Mann, Andy Appling, Clint Poe, and Mike Cowan, they’re […]

Q&A with The Jompson Brothers; Playing @ Smith’s Olde Bar Saturday, Feb. 9th!

Q&A with The Jompson Brothers; Playing @ Smith’s Olde Bar Saturday, Feb. 9th!

The Jompson Brothers were born in a garage in Nashville, TN as a result of late-night jam sessions between former SteelDrivers frontman Chris Stapleton (vocals, guitar) and Greg McKee (guitar). Bard McNamee (drums) and J.T. Cure (bass) were soon added to the equation, more jamming ensued, and the band was complete. Their self-titled debut (produced […]

Weekend Picks! Patterson Hood, The Mantras, Whiskey Gentry, Winter Beer Carnival, Flogging Molly & more!

By: Shelby Lum Concerts and Festival are packing in this weekend and that’s exciting! With so much going on you can’t sit at home, so take a look at our little guide – and pick out your favorite events! There’s something for everyone. Friday, February 8th-An Evening with Patterson Hood at Eddie’s Attic After moving […]

5GB Interview: Flogging Molly, Playing at The Tabernacle Saturday Feb. 9th

5GB Interview: Flogging Molly, Playing at The Tabernacle Saturday Feb. 9th

Founded in Los Angeles in 1997, Flogging Molly has always defied categorization. The infectious originality of their songs is a badge of honor and key to the band’s creativity, their urgency. They infuse punk rock with Celtic instruments—violin, mandolin and the accordion—and they merge blues progressions with grinding guitars and traditional Irish music, the music […]

Q&A with Misery Loves Chachi, Playing at Vinyl, Saturday, February 9th

Q&A with Misery Loves Chachi, Playing at Vinyl, Saturday, February 9th

The brainchild of musician Nathan Sadler, Misery Loves Chachi is one of ATL’s most intriguing new bands. A blue collar synthesis of Belle and Sebastian and Steely Dan, the band mixes a diverse array of complex lo-fi keyboard textures–with ambient, dreamy electric guitar riffs–layered above dynamic and energetic drums and bass. Rich and subtle harmonies […]

Q & A with Clap for Daylight; Playing @ Vinyl, Saturday, Feb. 9th

Like a dramatic slow clap excitedly gaining momentum, Clap for Daylight began as a cavalier suggestion in an Atlanta dive in 2007 and has since originated a powerful album with a dramatic sound uniquely their own. As Nashville roommates, fellow music students Greg Vilines and Alex Arnett discovered they shared more than milk and the […]

Q&A with Corb Lund; Playing at Smith’s Olde Bar Tonight (Feb. 6)

Goth girls to survivalists, bovines to bibles, antique pistols to vintage motorcycles: Alberta-born honky-tonker Corb Lund’s songcraft covers it all. From a rustic retreat deep in the Rocky Mountain forest, Cabin Fever, Lund’s enthralling new album, evolved from a period of introspection and hard traveling. Just like the prolific Lund’s subjects run the gamut, so […]

Q&A with Bo Bice; Playing @ Mill Town Music Hall, Friday, Feb. 8th

Bo Bice’s initial claim to fame came in 2005, when he finished 2nd to Carrie Underwood on FOX television’s American Idol. His first release following that show, The Real Thing, yielded the chart-topping single “Inside Your Heaven” and helped Bice attain the first of his two gold record awards. “My next record will continue to […]

Win Tickets: The Jompson Brothers w/ Radiolucent @ Smith’s Olde Bar, Saturday Feb. 9th

The Jompson Brothers were born in a garage in Nashville, TN as a result of late-night jam sessions between former SteelDrivers frontman Chris Stapleton (vocals, guitar) and Greg McKee (guitar). Bard McNamee (drums) and J.T. Cure (bass) were soon added to the equation, more jamming ensued, and the band was complete. Their self-titled debut (produced […]

Show Preview: Jonathan Richman featuring Tommy Larkins on drums Playing @ The Goat Farm Feb 9th & 10th

There are musicians and artists in this world who sometimes like to keep a low profile and we can certainly respect that. Jonathan Richman is one of those private folks, so in lieu of an interview, we are going to provide you with a little show preview. Jonathan Richman is playing at The Goat Farm […]

5GB Interview with The Wild Feathers- Residency at Smith’s Olde Bar: 2/5, 2/12, 3/6

Ricky Young, Joel King, Taylor Burns and Preston Wimberly, grew up steeped in music; playing solo gigs, touring with local bands and working at venues. The four guys came together in Austin in 2010 through coincidence, mutual friends, and a shared love of the classics: Petty, Dylan, Cash, The Band, Allman Bros, Neil Young and […]

CD Review: Lost Animal – Ex Tropical

Review by Ellen Eldridge Getting lost is one of the most attractive aspects of music. Concept albums and stacked up songs that let you lose and then find yourself layer by layer aid in catharsis as much as in solidifying an identity. Who would we be without those songs that sealed our first kisses and […]