Picture Book: Atlanta Music Roundtable presents Little Tybee, Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun and New Animal at The EARL, December 21

By Ken Lackner Full gallery after the jump.

The Annual Winter Beer Carnival Returns on February 11 with More Beer and More Games!

Through the doom and gloom of post-holiday horribleness lies a frothy shining light. The 3rd Annual Winter Beer Carnival will be upon us on February 11 – and it’s move to Atlantic Station to accommodate the  huge increase in yummy beer and kick ass carnival games, not to mention more music and food. Patrons will […]

Picture Book: A Charlie Brown Christmas at The EARL, December 16

By Ken Lackner (www.kenlacknerphotography.com) Full gallery after the jump. See our pictures of the crowds at the show HERE.

Picture Book & Live Review: Staind, Man Made Machine at The Tabernacle, December 18

Review and photos by Ellen Eldridge Full gallery at the bottom of the post. Anyone who read my review of Staind knows that the new material returns to the earliest days of angst-driven rock. But even fans of Aaron Lewis’s solo country-style material enjoyed the rescheduled show at the Tabernacle on Sunday night. After opening with […]

Picture Book & Live Review: SciaticA, Permanent Waves at The Local at Sidelines, December 17

Review & photos by Ken Lackner Full gallery at the bottom of the post. I’ve never been a fan of cover bands. As with most rules, this one has an exception. Two exceptions, actually. It takes a very talented and impressive voice to recreate the vocal styling of Geddy Lee. Matthew Trautwein — better known […]

Picture Book: Dir En Grey and The Birthday Massacre at Center Stage, December 7

By Rebecca McCoy (http://ravynfotografie.webs.com/) Full gallery after the jump.

AMG Weekend Picks: A Charlie Brown Christmas, Old School Saturday, Josh Erwin and More!

You can tell everyone is dashing around this weekend doing last-minute holiday shopping, cleaning, cooking and the rest of it. Because this weekend sees Atlanta being a little on the quiet side for gigs, with the exception of a rockin’ holiday party gig or two, some great Christmas-themed shows and a few other gems that […]

CD Review: Smashing Pumpkins — Gish and Siamese Dream Deluxe Boxed Sets

Smashing Pumpkins Gish and Siamese Dream Deluxe Boxed Sets Virgin Records By Ellen Eldridge Amazing as it may sound, I had never actually heard Gish even though Siamese Dream punctuated my teen years. I never considered myself a huge fan of Smashing Pumpkins, but when I saw them live I was utterly blown away by […]

Picture Book: Sister Hazel, Elevation at Atlantic Station, December 9

By Ken Lackner. Check out our gallery of crowd shots HERE. Full gallery of Sister Hazel and Elevation shots after the jump.

Eddie’s Attic Signs on with Ticket Alternative!

In very exciting locals-love-locals news, Atlanta’s very own Ticket Alternative (our parent company) is now the ticket partner for Decatur’s legendary Eddie’s Attic. The move was fast and smooth, just the way we like it, and tickets are now available on Ticket Alternative’s site, as well as local outlets like Decatur CD, handily just down […]

AMG Weekend Picks: Snoop Dogg, Rachael Yamagata, The Civil Wars and More!

Jingle jingle y’all! We’re feeling proper seasonal here at Atlanta Music Guide, and it looks like the rest of the music scene got the memo too, because there are holiday parties galore and all the traditions that local music fans have grown to love. So wrap up warm and go forth and rock!

CD Review: The Cure — Bestival

The Cure Bestival Sunday Best Recordings By Ellen Eldridge The immediate warmth of the bittersweet opening paragraph to “Plainsong” opens the two-CD set with, “‘I think it’s dark and it looks like rain,’ you said/’And the wind is blowing like it’s the end of the world,’ you said/’And it’s so cold it’s like the cold […]

CD Review: Korn — The Path of Totality

Korn The Path of Totality Roadrunner By Ellen Eldridge Korn came through Atlanta headlining for the Mayhem Festival in 2010, and again this fall to play Wild Bill’s. As soon as the opening track, “Chaos Lives in Everything,” started with its hi-hat beat and techno feel. Deeper into The Path of Totality the sound recalls […]

Live Review: Trans-Siberian Orchestra at Philips Arena, December 2

By Jenna Hughes; photo by Lewis Lee, from the 2010 tour “In the moments of our lives, both the joyous and the tragic, if the truth is to be told we are all pursuing magic.” These words resonated through the crowd at Philips Arena in Atlanta on December 2, a poetic narrative that preceded the […]