By Molly Segers Record Store Day – that most joyous time of the year – is upon us again! Saturday, April 20th more than 700 independent record stores around the country will be stocked with a sampling of hundreds of special releases exclusively available for Record Store Day. Atlanta is lucky enough to be home […]
Just around the corner, Saturday, April 27th, you’ll want to wear your beer drinking clothes! You know what I’m talking about, those looser fitting shirts and pants with a little stretch! Get ready to fill up on some delicious craft brews at the Heritage Sandy Springs BeerFest. Here’s a sneak peek of some of the […]
Today, Twitter released a new music app that uses Twitter activity, including Tweets and engagement, to help you find music that is the most popular on Twitter, as well as discover emerging artists. The new app brings artists’ music-related Twitter activity to the forefront: you can visit their profiles to see which music artists they […]
The Stone Roses have released the trailer for their documentary Made Of Stone. The trailer includes footage of Mani’s famous meltdown at Music Midtown in 1995. (see the bottom video at 1:20) The documentary was directed by acclaimed mini-series This Is England director Shane Meadows. Trailer below, footage of Music Midtown below that. For more […]
Daft Punk announce Random Access Memories via Vine – you can follow Columbia Records on Vine. For those in the dark, the Vine app lets you record six second videos. The complete tracklisting for Random Access Memories is as follows. Give Life Back to Music The Game of Love Giorgio by Moroder Within Instant Crush […]
There are 3 stages at Magnetic Music Festival this Saturday: Magnetic Force Field, Digital Distortion, and the Enchanted Village Stage! Be sure to take a look and plan out your day. With so many great artists and DJ’s, you’ll practically need to clone yourself. Be sure to tag @AtlantaMusic in your photos this weekend and […]
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are back with their 4th album release, Mosquito and it’s another solid hit. Quite different from the 80’s pop-sounding, 2009 It’s Blitz, Mosquito is more rock oriented. The instrumentals are experimental and Karen O is sassy with title-track, “Mosquito” and the sexy, “Sacrilege”. “Slave” is fun and edgy, but single, “Sacrilege” […]
The Recording Academy Atlanta Chapter Elected Leaders are putting together a series of events to demonstrate the benefits of membership. In addition to the many benefits for members (members include: artists, musicians, producers, engineers, songwriters, music business vips, etc) The Recording Academy is involved with many other charitable, educational and advocacy activities. So, even if […]
Don’t get lost at Magnetic Music Fest! Use their venue map to find your way to the multiple stages, bars, concession booths, restrooms, merch booth, vendors, VIP areas, art installations, and everything else! MMF is filled with lots of attractions for you to explore – study up and check out the things you won’t want […]
Empire of the Sun unveiled the cover art and track listing for its second album, Ice On The Dune. Astralwerks will release the album in the U.S. on June 18 and the band will make its U.S. television debut that evening, performing on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” “Alive,” the album’s first single, can be heard now […]
This past Friday night, local Atlanta band, The Roycrofters, played their hearts out for a chance to represent Atlanta in Hard Rock Rising – The Global Battle of the Bands 2013. The fans and judges agreed that The Roycrofters had the talent to move on to the final round! The Roycrofters will now need your […]
If you’re not familiar with the organization Georgia Music Partners and you’re in the music industry, you should be. Georgia Music Partners promotes the business of music and related music technology in the state of Georgia. It was formed to motivate this state’s musicians, music professionals, educators and legislators to work together to further develop […]
This Saturday, Vinyl is celebrating the birthday of their legendary talent buyer Brandon Mize and they want you to join the party! In honor of Brandon turning the big 4-0, they’re offering 2 tickets to Rusted Root + a $25 Vinyl bar tab for $40! We’ll drink to that! Sales begin Friday, 4/12 at noon […]
Your average Tuesday night in Atlanta pretty much guarantees a decent show at one of our local venues. Last night, I headed to the The Drunken Unicorn to check out On An On and Savoir Adore. With only a little blog chatter to go by and a few listens, I was interested to see what […]
We love a good concert announcement, especially one that involves our favorite Atlanta Garden! Today, Atlanta Botanical Garden released their Concerts in the Garden lineup and it has some huge names! The popular outdoor music venue is celebrating its 11th annual season with eight great acts – all performing on the beautiful Great Lawn: Pat […]
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