Live Review: Islands, WHY?, Gemina Pearl Band, Au @ Lenny’s, October 31

Live Review: Islands, WHY?, Gemina Pearl Band, Au @ Lenny’s, October 31

By Kenny Crucial "Sugar, honey, honey, you are my candy girl…" Thanks to Jemina Pearl, both the stage and the headliner, Islands, were indeed covered in powdered sugar. She pounced on the stage and doused everyone with a bag of sugar. And Islands celebrated the event with a partial rendition of The Archies classic. In […]

Atlanta bands on Twitter

Atlanta bands on Twitter

Here’s a list of all the Atlanta bands and venues we found on Twitter (so far) It wasn’t too long ago we did this when Myspace was blowing up! To get your band added just email us with your Twitter address Atlanta Bands and venues On Twitter 99x – www.twitter.com/99x Attractive Eighties Women – www.twitter.com/aewsome […]

Keni Thomas singing the National Anthem at the World Series

Keni Thomas singing the National Anthem at the World Series

I first met Keni Thomas around 2000 when I was in my band Film. His band at the time was Cornbread. We were both working hard promoting and managing our own bands and our paths crossed several times and we played a few gigs together. He's also a a former member of the US Amy's […]

Leila’s Three Picks of the Week – Halloween Edition!

Leila’s Three Picks of the Week – Halloween Edition!

Here’s what I’d be checking out this weekend for Halloween if I were you. We’re gonna pop up some videos this time around so you get a chance to hear the band’s I’m gushing about right off the bat. Atlanta’s own Constellations just got signed to Virgin Records and are surely headed on to much […]

The Whiskey Gentry Premiers Video at Star Bar Tonight!

The Whiskey Gentry Premiers Video at Star Bar Tonight!

Catch The Whiskey Gentry tonight at Star Bar. They'll be showing their new video "Four Horsemen" – which we reported on from behind the scenes earlier. Also playing is Blair Crimmins & the Hookers and Chris Unck and the Black Roses. It's sure to be a killer – especially with the scary holiday coming up!

Van Hunt and Patterson Hood Just Announced for Andrews Upstairs Shows

Van Hunt and Patterson Hood Just Announced for Andrews Upstairs Shows

This upcoming month is an exciting one for Andrews Upstairs. The venue just announced two big hitters for shows in November. Van Hunt will play with Janie Chu and the Jaspects on November 20. Tickets are available at Ticket Alternative. Then the very next night, Drive-By Truckers founder Patterson Hood will play with Connor Christian. […]

Live Review: Y-O-U’s Last Show, October 10 @ Smith’s Olde Bar

Live Review: Y-O-U’s Last Show, October 10 @ Smith’s Olde Bar

By Leila Regan-Porter I really should have written this weeks ago. But it's been a bit of a tough one to write. It's fair to say that I have been putting it off. Let me begin by saying I don't like reading "personal" reviews with first person references. Unless it's on your own blog, or […]

The Atlanta Creative Projects’ Night of Music and Photography

The Atlanta Creative Projects’ Night of Music and Photography

Local photographer Neda Abghari has been putting together some great pieces for the Atlanta Creatives Project, which features some of Atlanta's greatest DJs and producers (like Dres The Beatnik and Rob Wonder) photographed in their studios with the favorite childhood objects. There will also be some great shots of local musicians like Snoden and Black […]

Young Blood Gallery and Boutique Launch Online Store INDI-e BOUTIQUE, Throw a Party

Young Blood Gallery and Boutique Launch Online Store INDI-e BOUTIQUE, Throw a Party

Atlanta's Young Blood Gallery and Boutique in the Poncey-Highland 'hood is launching their online store INDI-e BOUTIQUE on November 7, and are throwing a party to celebrate! It all kicks off at Young Blood with an art opening (Yi-Hsin Tzeng’s “My Magazine Project”) and then carries on at The Highland Ballroom Lounge with a burlesque […]

CD Review: The King Khan and BBQ Show — Invisible Girl; Playing Star Bar November 4

CD Review: The King Khan and BBQ Show — Invisible Girl; Playing Star Bar November 4

The King Khan and BBQ Show Invisible Girl In the Red Records By Bryan Aiken Once and current bandmates Arish Khan and Mark Sultan have made a rich and respected history of historically-accurate rock ‘n’ roll thuggery. Since their graduation from the '90s punk outfit The Spaceshits, the Canadian duo have reformed and refashioned into […]

The Loft/Vinyl/Centerstage Concert Calendar

The Loft/Vinyl/Centerstage Concert Calendar

Afro-punk Presents SAUL WILLIAMS and Guests Wednesday, November 4 – The Loft Doors:    8:00pm Show:     9:00pm Age:        18+ Price:      $13 Adv / $15 Day of Show ———————— ZEE AVI w/ Travel by Train Wednesday, November 4 – Vinyl Doors:    7:00pm Show:     8:00pm Age:        18+ Price:      $10.00 ———————— HEAVY MOJO w/ Hollyweerd, Vonnegut Thursday, November 6  […]

Live Review: Sea Wolf and Port O’Brien @ The EARL, October 23

Live Review: Sea Wolf and Port O’Brien @ The EARL, October 23

By Micah McLain The packed back room of The EARL welcomed two of campfire indie's most promising up-and-coming bands to Atlanta Friday night. California-via-Alaska-based Port O'Brien was first up in support of their most recent LP, Threadbare. The five members of the band employed everything from acoustic guitar and percussive banjo to screamed vocals and kitchen […]

U2 announce new 360 Tour dates for 2010

U2 announce new 360 Tour dates for 2010

U2 will be back on the road in 2010 and have announced more US tour dates. For ticket on sale information visit www.U2.com U2 360° TOUR 2010 North American Dates 6-June Anaheim, CA On sale soon 12-June Denver, CO On sale Nov. 6 16-June Oakland, CA Presale opens Oct. 27th On sale Nov. 2 20-June […]

U2 360 Tour lands in Las Vegas.

U2 360 Tour lands in Las Vegas.

So, part of the Atlanta Music Guide team went to Vegas this weekend to catch the U2 360 Tour at the Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas. Somehow the Black Eyed Peas had blagged their way on to this leg of the tour, so no Muse tonight. I'd caught the show at the Georgia Dome […]

RIP Liam Maher. Flowered Up – Weekender [video]

RIP Liam Maher. Flowered Up – Weekender [video]

Liam Maher, the lead singer for the UK band Flowered Up, died last week. For those of you that weren’t into the “baggy” Manchester scene, Flowered Up (once referred to as the “cockney Happy Mondays” had one seminal track – Weekender. A 13 minute, Madchester anthem that some said was a “My Generation” for the […]