Live Review and Photo Book: The Happenstance at The EARL Saturday, Dec. 8th

Review and photos by: Loren Hoffmann Saturday night, a time to get out of the house and into the world, and what better way to spend it than listening to some creative beings pouring their creative hearts and souls into a night full of music.  Performing not only for a crowd of eager on lookers, […]

Q & A with Psychedubasaurus REX; Playing Hijacking Music Festival at 529, Saturday, Dec 8

Psychedubasaurus REX will be part of Hijacking Music Festival this weekend at 529. Guitarist, David Carter, took the time to talk with us at AMG before the festival! Here is the interview below. How did you come up with your band name? If I remember correctly, the first iteration of the name came to us […]

Q & A with Hail the Titans; Playing Hijacking Music Festival at 529, Saturday, Dec 8

Hail the Titans won’t be your usual band lineup this weekend at Hijacking Music Festival at 529.  These guys have taken the road less traveled and opted to go without a lead singer.  The all instrumental band talked with us at AMG before their show this Saturday.  How did you come up with your band […]

Q & A with Swank Sinatra; Playing Hijacking Music Festival at 529, Saturday, Dec 8

The tattooed, beared, and all rock trio, Swank Sinatra will be part of Hijacking Music Festival this Saturday, December 8th at 529.  Members Bob Place, Brandon T. Pittman, and Randy Garcia came together to answer some questions for AMG before their show this weekend.  Here is out interview with the Atlanta locals!   How did […]

Q & A with The District Attorneys; Playing at Smiths Olde Bar Saturday, Dec. 8

  The Atlanta natives have been hard at work, and just released Jr. earlier this week and will be playing at Smith’s Olde Bar on Saturday, part of Mixtape Atlanta’s annual holiday bash.  The District Attorneys mix rock and pop for a very Shins sounding album.  We got a chance to chat with them before […]

AMG Weekend Picks! Tyler Ward, Duquette Johnston, Marc Broussard, The Happenstance, and more!!

By: Shelby Lum Alright Atlanta!  This weekend is packed full.  We don’t just have your usual concert filled weekend, but festivals, battle of the bands, and week number two of Winter Wonder Jam.  So unwind from your stressful holiday shopping with some live music…that is if you have started your holiday shopping.  If you haven’t […]

Q & A with Tricil; Playing Hijacking Music Festival at 529, Saturday, Dec 8

John Jacobus, an Atlanta native, has been releasing music for over a decade.  Returning to his hometown, and playing under the name Tricil, he is part of the lineup for Hijacking Music Festival this weekend at 529.  Tricil took some time to talk with us about his one man band.  Check it out! How did […]

Q & A with Cusses; Playing Hijacking Music Festival at 529, Saturday, Dec 8

Cusses, the rock trio out of Savannah, will be joining the ranks of Atlanta bands (and others) at 529 this weekend for Hijacking Music Festival.  Cusses is made up of lead singer Angel Bond, drummer Brian Lackey, and guitarist Bryan Harder.  AMG got a chance to talk with the band before the festival this weekend! […]

Preview: The Happenstance @ The Earl, Saturday, Dec 8th

By: Shelby Lum Saturday day morning 30 groggy musicians will gather at The EARL for The Happenstance.  Usually bands take months to prepare set lists, write lyrics, and practice for their big night.  But The Happenstance isn’t your usual battle of the bands.  This is “A Battle of Hastily Assembled Bands”.  None of the musicians […]

Preview: Hijacking Music Festival, Saturday, Dec 8th, with Jungol, Cusses, and more!

By: Shelby Lum For the third year, Hijacking Music Festival will be in Atlanta, this year hosted by 529 in East Atlanta Village.  Over the past two years, they have only brought in local Atlanta acts, but this year the festival has lined up acts from both in and out of the Atlanta area.  The […]

EP Review: The District Attorneys, “Jr.”, Releases Tuesday, December 4th

By: Shelby Lum Tomorrow, local Atlanta/Athens band, The District Attorneys, are releasing new material! The Georgia natives have headed back to the studio to record four more songs which will be released tomorrow on their new EP entitled Jr.  You can grab this EP for free off of iTunes or Spotify. This first track, “Fall […]

CD Review: Sarah Tollerson, “Wherever We Go”

By: Shelby Lum Last month, singer-songwriter, Sarah Tollerson, released her second album, Wherever We Go.  The indie, folk player out of Winder, Georgia and now a Nashville resident, turned to award-winning, producer Neilson Hubbard to record her latest album. The country music capital’s influences are certainly reflected in her most recent work. The love songs […]

Picture Book & Concert Review: Jacob Jeffries Band with Suzanna Choffel @ Eddie’s Attic – November 29th

By: Shelby Lum Photographed by: Shelby Lum Eddie’s Attic is silent and chatter free, as per usual, as the venue prepared for its live recording.  Suzanna Choffel stepped under the dim red lights first to open for Jacob Jeffries Band.  Opening with “Continental Drift”, her deep, smokey vocals warbled through the speakers.  The folky singer, […]

AMG Weekend Picks! Justin Townes Earle, Odist, Eric Hutchinson, and more!

By: Shelby Lum Alright, we’ve got a big weekend in store for you!  It’s the first weekend of December and there are tons of concerts around the city on this surprisingly warm weekend, not to mention the kick off of Winter Wonder Jam! Friday, November 30th-Cigar Store Indians at Smiths Olde Bar The Cigar Store […]

AMG Weekend Picks! Sealions, Zach Deputy, JK & The Lost Boys, and more!

By: Shelby Lum Post Thanksgiving usually means a lot of turkey leftovers, and the beginning of Christmas shopping with Black Friday.  This year add a new tradition, and head to some of Atlanta’s best venues for post-Turkey day concerts.  AMG has put together the weekends best concerts going on through the city to finish off […]