The weight of Scott Weiland’s death

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 returns to Eddie’s Attic Dec. 21 after success in October

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 […]

Passafire

AMG Weekend Picks 11/20-11/22

Friday, November 20 Here We Go Magic, Little Tybee, Big Thief @ The EARL Genre: Indie Sounds like: Real Estate, Grizzly Bear, Wild Nothing Tickets are $12. Doors open at 9pm. Find Tickets Here! Motor Earth w/ Halls of Jupiter + Hot Wives @ Star Bar Genre: Rock & Roll, Indie Sounds like: Queens of […]

Pussy Riot releases ‘disturbing’ video in support of refugees

Pussy Riot takes to heart the challenges facing Europe and has released a video statement about the current refugee crisis. The music video for “Refugees In” (watch below, lyrics at end of band’s press statement) is dedicated to the refugees and was filmed on Sept. 25, during the Pussy Riot performance at Banksy’s Dismaland with […]

Hard Rock Hotel coming to Atlanta in 2018

  The future home of the Atlanta Falcons will have a hotel next door to welcome guests. The Hard Rock Hotel Atlanta is set to open in spring 2018, next to the upcoming Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Hard Rock Hotel Atlanta will ignite the region with live entertainment and shows, adding to the city’s rich music traditions, […]

The Head releases Millipedes today, plays Atlanta Nov. 28

The Head’s new EP Millipedes comes out today, bringing fans a rollicking, five-song crash course in fusing pop with gritty, fuzzed-out rock ‘n’ roll. The Head plays in Atlanta at The Drunken Unicorn Nov. 28. The three-chord Troggs-style simplicity of opener “Jesus,” the Midwestern indie-rock of “Raincoats,” the phased-out New Wave daydreamer ”Pebbles on the Ground” […]

The Wood Brothers

AMG Weekend Picks 11/13-11/15

Friday, November 13 Kickin Edgar w/ The Benders @ Vinyl Genre: Rock Sounds like: Michelle Malone, Lynyrd Skynyrd Tickets are $10 advance, $12 day of show. Doors open at 8pm. Find Tickets Here! The Wood Brothers @ Buckhead Theatre Genre: Blues, Folk Rock Sounds like: The Devil Makes Three, Trampled By Turtles, Old Crow Medicine […]

Motor Earth

Show Preview: Motor Earth EP Release Show @ Star Bar 11/20/15

Atlanta-based rock band Motor Earth will perform Friday, November 20th for a special show at Star Bar to launch the release of their debut EP, Away to Pieces. Newcomers Motor Earth represent a rare breed in the Atlanta music scene – a straight ahead, high energy rock band that confidently manages to straddle the line between […]

CD Review: NLX – Luxury of Failure

I wouldn’t have called her “Trent Reznor with tits,” but the description piqued my interest enough to listen NLX’s “Burn,” the single off Luxury of Failure, the songwriter’s fourth album. “Burn” includes the elements that draw me to music: the song is dynamic in its structure and still uses simple melodies that give the lyrics […]

Live Review: Puscifer at Cobb Energy Centre

Not being much of a wrestling fan, I would never have expected to stand ringside during a luchador match. But Puscifer brought Luchafer, a group of luchador wannabes, to the show at Cobb Energy Centre Nov. 8 Puscifer returned almost exactly three years later to the same venue in support of its recent release, Money […]

Jason Fowler

AMG Weekend Picks 11/6-11/8

Friday, November 6 Young Rising Sons w/ Night Riots, The Mosers @ The Loft Genre: Indie Pop, Pop Rock, Alternative Sounds like: WALLA, Grizfolk, The Mowgli’s Tickets are $16 advance, $18 day of show. Doors open at 7pm. Find Tickets Here! Slightly Stoopid @ The Tabernacle Genre: Reggae, Punk, Dub Sounds like: Pepper, The Expendables, […]