Atlanta Concerts, Photography & News Since 2002
Atlanta Concerts, Photography & News Since 2002
Meghan CoffeeSongs to Sail Byself-release by Al Kaufman Every female singer/songwriter pianist that comes out these days inevitably draws comparisons to Tori Amos and Regina Spektor, and so too shall local girl Meghan Coffee. Her piano swirls and twirls with…
Theresa AnderssonHummingbird, GoBasin Street Records by Al Kaufman In most cases, mixing Sweden with New Orleans doesn’t work. Try to imagine Dr. John singing Dancing Queen. Not a pretty picture, is it? Theresa Andersson grew up in Sweden, but moved…
Aimee Mann@#%&! SmilersSuperego Records by Al Kaufman Aimee Mann has a great sense of humor. Yes, she was the intense blonde screaming, "He said, ‘shut up!’ He said, ‘Shut up." in a theater on MTV for her Til Tuesday breakthrough…
Love PsychedelicoThis Is Love PsychedelicoHacktone Records by Al Kaufman When you’re a music critic, a lot of crap comes before your desk. Every once in a while the crap is so fantastic you can’t not listen to it. Love Psychedelico…
The ArchitectsViceAnodyne Records by Al Kaufman Who says the concept album is dead? In this time of downloads and and itunes, the hard rocking Architects prefer theme albums. 2006’s Revenge was full of songs about, well, revenge. And this year’s…
Brandi ShearerClose to DarkAmoeba Records by Al Kaufman Brandi Shearer has a voice you like. It has the soulful sweetness of a Norah Jones, with the smoldering sexuality and seductive darkness of Cowboy Junkies’ Margo Timmins, only with…
Jimmie’s Chicken ShackFail on CueFowl records by Al Kaufman Behind Matt Jones’ churning guitar, Jimi Haha begins his midle-age crisis on "17," the opening track of Fail on Cue. "The earth keeps spinning, but we’re not moving," he sings, as…
by Al Kaufman All testosterone will be left at the door Tuesday night, as the past, present, and future of women’s music invade Eddie’s Attic. Yet the music of Ferron, Bitch, and Rachael Sage is so good that it transcends…
Tyler Ramsey A Long Dream about Swimming across the Sea Echo Mountain Records By Al Kaufman Talk about your apt titles. Tyler Ramsey’s A Long Dream about Swimming across the Sea sounds just like what one thinks it should sound.…
James McMurtry Just Us Kids Lightning Rod Records By Al Kaufman If Bruce Springsteen had grown up in Texas, and not become a disgustingly rich superstar, he would have been James McMurtry. McMurtry knows his way around a six-string,…
RomanticaAmerica2024 Records By Al Kaufman Ben Kyle may have been born and raised in Ireland, and he may pine for games of cricket and girls named Fiona, but he is also the quintessential American, if only for the reason that…
Alex NackmanStill Life MovesLong Road Records By Al Kaufman With his pin-up good lucks and yearning vocals, a la John Mayer and Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Alex Nackman is a teenage girl’s dream. He seems like the type of guy who,…
BoDeansStillHe and He LPBy Al Kaufman For over 20 years, Kurt Neumann and Sam Llanas, the core of the BoDeans, have been doing what they do. They play their Wisconsin rock and roll with a lot of melody, some harmony,…
Sarah BettensShineCocoon RecordsBy Al Kaufman Back in the ‘90s, Sarah Bettens fronted the Belgian alt-rock band, K’s Choice. Their biggest US single, “Not an Addict,” celebrated sobriety so darkly that it would only seem upbeat to heroin addicts. Since that…
