Born near Detroit, Michigan, Marshall Crenshaw began playing guitar at age ten and he received his first break playing John Lennon in the off-Broadway company of Beatlemania. In 1987, he played Buddy Holly in the Richie Valens biopic “La Bamba.” While living in NYC, he recorded the single “Something’s Gonna Happen” for Alan Betrock’s Shake […]
Happy Hump Day kiddos! Here’s Atlanta Music Guide’s top choices for your Wednesday night entertainment. -Well there is no way around this: Justin Bieber is playing Atlanta tonight at Phillip’s Arena. So expect traffic. And screaming little girls. -RED JUNE is a powerful acoustic trio from Asheville, North Carolina performing beautifully distilled original American music. […]
Happy Tuesday my friends! I know it’s back to work for everyone, but it’s only a four day week! Here’s some suggestions for your entertainment this eventing. -Jessta James may not be from the South, but the Montana native surely knows what country is. “Out here it’s about the cowboy way, ranching and rodeos,” country’s […]
Don’t be sad that the Falcons lost, be proud to be from a city who has such a bad ass football team! I hope you have the day off and are remembering that most amazing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his courage and belief in freedom! Go out and celebrate tonight! -He has completely […]
The Fox Theatre, Saturday, Feb. 23! – The SoSo Def 20th Anniversary Concert: featuring Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat, Jagged Edge, Xscape, Bow Wow, Anthony Hamilton, Lil Jon, Franchise Boys, Bass All Stars, INOJ, Bone Crusher, Jaquon, Dondria, Young Bloods, and special guests: Nelly,Ludacris, and more!
Rocking ain’t easy. History has shown us countless examples of bands that couldn’t hold it together, ending in either a spectacular on-stage explosion, or by quietly fading into nothingness. And yet here we have San Francisco’s Stroke 9, happily celebrating over 20 years in the music business. In an industry notorious for churning and burning, […]
We are almost to the weekend folks…just keep moving along! Enjoy your day! -Singer-songwriter David Berkeley has graced the stages of Atlanta before, and is back at his old stomping ground of Eddie’s Attic. -If you’re familiar with bluegrass music, then you’re tuned in to some of what Greensky Bluegrass does. They’re also known to […]
Some music cannot be found on a map or within iTunes categories. Some music is so original it seems snatched from the great, invisible substrata that runs below all human activity, a sound aching to be born without a flag or fixed allegiance – free, questing, overflowing with immediate, tangible life. This is the music […]
Tonight is going to be fun. Let me just say, there are so many great shows going on tonight that there has to be at least one awesome show for you to go to. Have fun Atlanta. -Bloc Party quickly distanced itself from its 2005 breakthrough album, Silent Alarm, bringing out the beat and synth-oriented […]
What’s the first gig you ever attended? Downpore, a local band from Queens, played in th basement of the Queens library What is the best gig that you ever played/performed? Trash Mountain in Murfreesboro, TN… Insane house party with amazing people What is the best gig you have ever seen? I was in a coffee […]
Sevendust and Coal Chamber will be appearing at the Tabernacle on Wednesday, April 24th at 7:00pm. Special guests are Lacuna Coil and Stolen Babies. Tickets are $26.00. All tickets are general admission and all ages are welcome.Tickets are on sale this Friday, January 18th at 10:00am
Hailing from Brooklyn via south of the Mason-Dixon, THE LONE BELLOW has signed to Descendant Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Their self-titled album will be released at iTunes and independent retailers on January 15th with a wide release on January 22nd. Additionally, “Bleeding Out” will be iTunes “Single of the Week” this week. […]
Be kind, for everyone you know is fighting a great battle. Those words have always stayed with me. While you are out and having fun tonight, just remember to be kind.. -For the past 2 decades, Atlanta native ED ROLAND has been the front man and heart of the platinum-selling rock band Collective Soul. He’s […]
“Influenced by some of the legendary names of pop and soul, such as the Beatles, Elton John, Otis Redding, and Stevie Wonder, Californian ERNIE HALTER first began to make waves for himself with the release of his 2005 collection, Lo-Fidelity. The singer and songwriter got his start playing a small — mostly covers — coffeehouse […]
The Soft Moon was never intended for the public’s ears, but you found it, were drawn in by its danger, and insisted that others hear. Oakland’s Luis Vasquez began the project in order to better know his own self. He’d holed up in his apartment and let the tape roll, allowing gut and memory guide […]
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