What’s Up Monday 7/14: Open Mic Monday

Happy Open Mic Monday, y’all! You’ve spent the weekend resting up and now it’s time to get out there and show the world what you’re made of. Take yourself to an open mic night and discover the next greatest thing (or be the next greatest thing)! Songwriter’s Open Mic @ Eddie’s Attic For over 19 […]

AMG Weekend Picks 7/11-7/13: The Beach Boys, Curtis Harding, Hotel California, and more!

Finish off your week with any of these great shows we picked for you! Friday July 11th Brett Young @ Eddie’s Attic When you see that look in Brett Young’s baby blues, it isn’t too hard to understand what took this California boy from a ball field to the recording studio. His gritty vocals and impassioned […]

Throw Back Thursday: Interview with Flogging Molly- February 2013

This interview was originally published in February 2013. 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 […]

What’s Up Thursday 7/10

It’s another glorious Thursday here in Atlanta and tonight is chock-full of great shows to see. So take a load off, start the weekend a little early, and enjoy an awesome concert. Takenobu @ Eddie’s Attic Nick Takénobu Ogawa, an Atlanta-based and nationally renowned cellist and composer, is a classically trained artist that has created […]

Festival Season Hangover? We’ve Got Your Cure

image source: thetravelramble.co.uk ————————— Are you rockin’ body paint to work under your corporate clothes? Does your arm reek of the odors of tattered, months-old festival wristbands? Do you find yourself sporting an authentic Native American headdress to the grocery store? Have you been hippie dancing & hooping in your backyard while your speakers blare your favorite concerts? ————————— If […]

What’s Up Wednesday

You are halfway through the week, so we think you should treat yourself to this awesome show tonight! Marc Cohn @ Eddie’s Attic  As a songwriter and singer, Cohn combines the precision of a brilliant tunesmith with the passion of a great soul man. He’s a natural storyteller, balancing the exuberant with the poignant, and […]

New Music Tuesday 7/8

10th Letter – Corpus Animus (self-released)  Jeremi Johnson, the man behind 10th Letter, is an Atlanta-based artist, performer, producer and graphic designer. Johnson states that, “the music he creates is meant to be a transportive piece that could give you an outer body experience, all while making your head nod uncontrollably.” Get all the details on […]

What’s Up Tuesday 7/8

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, Atlanta. It’s a bit of a slow day for music, but we’re sure you’ll find this one to be a good one. Let us know if you find something awesome to do tonight! Lonnie Holley @ Eddie’s Attic In August and September of 2013, Holley toured the West […]

Local Spotlight: Curtis Harding @ The EARL 7/12

Soul isn’t just a feeling. It’s not just a sound or a movement. It’s something much deeper. It’s a connection, a current in the air — the spark of recognition, emotions leaping across live wires. It’s a sinewy bassline steering you toward the stranger across the club. It’s how a handful of humble words can give millions […]

What’s Up Monday 7/7

Good morning, Atlanta! We hope you all had a fun, relaxing long weekend. There are just a couple of shows going on around the city tonight and the usual Monday open mics, so let us know what you get into.   Paul McDonald and Nikki Reed @ Eddie’s Attic This event has been canceled. Tickets […]

AMG Weekend Picks: July 4th Weekend Edition

Happy Independence Day, Atlanta! It’s a perfect weekend for catching a few shows and we’ve got some great ones for you. Affordable Old School with Keith Sweat, Total, Bobby V, & Dana Dane @ Wolf Creek Amphitheater When: Saturday, July 5th, 2014 The Affordable Old School Concert Series offers a total experience of R&B and hip […]

Throw Back Thursday: 15 Questions With Andy Hull From Manchester Orchestra from 2011

Throw Back Thursday: 15 Questions With Andy Hull From Manchester Orchestra from 2011

This interview was originally published in May 2011.  Atlanta’s own Manchester Orchestra has done it again. The band’s sophomore album, Mean Everything to Nothing, was hailed as a masterpiece, meaning that there were a lot of expectations built up around the band’s next effort. They surpassed those expectations with their new album Simple Math. Released on May 10, Simple […]