Two funk-based bands are set to help fans ring in the New Year at Variety Playhouse in Atlanta. The Motet, from Colorado, is a world-class improvisational funk band that has dedicated more than a decade to the healing powers of funky dance music. The band has a long-standing tradition of putting on a musical costume […]
Known as a Deadheads Grateful Dead tribute, The Charlie Fog Band will make its first ever appearance at Smith’s Olde Bar Jan. 23. The Charlie Fog Band prides itself on taking a true interpretation of the music and not playing note for note in both acoustic and electric. “The Dead never played the same […]
In recognition of the season of giving, Blitzen Trapper is sharing a song off the debut self-titled release, Christmas Is Coming Soon, as a pay-what-you-wish download. All proceeds will go directly to Mercy Corps, whose mission is to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping to build secure, productive and just communities in some of […]
Disturbed’s take on the class Simon & Garfunkel tune “The Sound of Silence” hit number 1 on Billboard’s Hard Rock Digital Songs chart. Maybe it’s the weather. Or the holidays. Maybe frontman David Draiman was just high when he sang the haunting lyrics, as he told Blabbermouth. But “The Sound of Silence” has always held […]
Atlanta-based rapper T.I. and Sister Hazel, a platinum-selling band known for the ‘90s hit “Happy,” are scheduled to headline the 2016 Peach Drop on New Year’s Eve. Sister Hazel also has new album, Lighter in the Dark, which releases in February. This is the first new release in five years. The long-awaited 14-track collection, produced by […]
Music venues often indulge in dive reputations, where patrons avoid touching the walls and drink the booze because the tap can’t be trusted. But Mill Town Music Hall, located at 1031 Alabama Avenue in Bremen, Ga., doesn’t offer alcohol. The venue is all about music and the experience. General Manager Steve Bennett says instead […]
Baroness’ highly-anticipated new album, Purple, releases Friday Dec. 18 and is currently streaming via a variety of partners as part of a fan-fueled #FindPurple promotion. Pre-order packages for Purple, which feature instant downloads of “Morningstar,” “Shock Me” and “Chlorine & Wine” as well as a limited edition colored vinyl version of the new album, two […]
SweetWater Brewing Company just announced the headliners for their 2016 420 Fest lineup! The 12th annual jam-packed 3-day festival will have alternative, hip hop, jam, rock, EDM tunes and more on 4 stages at Centennial Olympic Park on Friday, April 22 through Sunday, April 24th. The 2016 lineup will feature headliners: Kid Rock, Ben Harper, […]
DJ Shadow has taken yet another young artist under his wing for a release with the burgeoning Liquid Amber imprint. The first taste of DJ Harrison’s Songs From The Black Water EP, out Friday Dec. 18 exclusively on a limited run of cassettes, is now available in the form of a Soundcloud sampler featuring several […]
Friday, December 11 T. Hardy Morris & The Hardknocks @ The EARL Genre: Shrill-Wave Sounds like: Hiss Golden Messenger, Lydia Loveless, Nikki Lane Tickets are $12. Doors open at 9pm. Find Tickets Here! SPINES 7″ Release Show w/ Man Up, Yancey and Tracer Metula @ Drunken Unicorn Genre: Post Garage Noise Rock Sounds like: Chunder, […]
Former Black Lips & Diamond Rugs guitarist Ian Saint Pé has been touring recently with his eponymously titled new project Saint Pé (featuring former members of Turf War, Gringo Star, Zoners and Concord America), sharing bills with friends such as Dead Confederate’s T. Hardy Morris, Natural Child & Bobby Bare, Jr. They play The Earl […]
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Kenny Stanton has music in his blood. His father, Kenneth E. Stanton, founded Ken Stanton Music in 1949 to bring music to the six schools in Cobb County at the time, with a music program where Stanton would provide the instruction and the instruments at a cost of one dollar per student. The Cobb County […]
I fell in love with a boy for the first time while listening to Stone Temple Pilots’ Purple. The album was released in June 1994, less than two months after Kurt Cobain’s tragic death. I was 15 years old. Purple consoled my high school sweetheart and me from the immense loss; the album […]
David Ryan Harris played Eddie’s Attic less than two months ago, but his sold-out performance went so well, the promoters asked him to return before the end of the year. Harris said he agreed on the spot. “I always have a great time at Eddie’s Attic,” he said. His tour supporting Lightyears is a great […]
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