Give Thanks For Awesome Giveaways!

Give Thanks For Awesome Giveaways!

We’re thankful for the Atlanta Music Guide community and we’re celebrating the holiday by giving away tickets to a ton of awesome events! We’re giving away two pairs of tickets to each of the following shows! Winners will be selected the day before the show and notified by email. Enter below and GOOD LUCK!   […]

TAUK’s Matt Jalbert Talks Sir Nebula and Current Tour with Atlanta Music Guide

I had the pleasure of sitting down today (which in 2016 means a call while he was holed up in his bus bunk, heading East to the next spot on tour) with Matt Jalbert, lead guitarist for the band TAUK. The band is currently on the road promoting their newest album, Sir Nebula. JC: So, […]

Q & A 10/21/16: Black Lips’ Co-founder and Bassist Jared Swilley One-On-One Interview with Atlanta Music Guide

  The Black Lips headlined the legendary Masquerade October 21st, playing not only to their diehard older fan base, but to a good mixture of young folk under 21! I’m confident in saying, that performance was unlike any show I’ve seen lately. Atlanta’s beloved sons Black Lips’ performance, transported us back to  a time when Atlanta’s […]

Valerie June at The Loft at Center Stage March 4th Pre-sale October 26-27

Valerie June’s highly anticipated second album, The Order of Time, is set for release on January 27th, 2017! The Order of Time Tour comes to The Loft at Center Stage on Saturday, March 4th. Get your tickets during the presale today and tomorrow, Wed 10/26 10am ET – Thu 10/27 10pm ET!! Use the code ASTRALPLANE. […]

Don’t Miss Atlanta’s Best Halloween Events!

It’s hard to believe our favorite spooky holiday is just over a week away! It’s almost time to don your best costume and head out to one of Atlanta’s awesome Halloween events. Choosing can be tough, so we compiled a list of our favorites! Hope to see you there!       Owl-o-Ween The 4th […]

Lynyrd Skynyrd bassist, Johnny Colt, Releases Halloween Cover Single

Just in time for Halloween 2016, current Lynyrd Skynyrd and former Black Crowes bassist, Johnny Colt, has assembled local musicians to cover the Sonics’ classic song “Strychnine.” The Sonics were a Seattle-based seminal garage band in the 60s that inspired acts from Nirvana to The Cramps to Bruce Springsteen. This special release was produced by Colt […]

Atlanta’s Own, Big Jesus, Debuts Album “Oneiric” At Criminal Records on 9/30

Atlanta’s own, Big Jesus, is releasing their debut album with an in-store performance at Criminal Records this Friday, September 30 at 7PM. BIG JESUS contrasts loud and heavy fuzz-laden tones with soft, pop-melodic vocals to create their own unique brand of music. The result is dreamy, ethereal rock n’ roll that’s multi-faceted and powerful: Loud and soft; […]

2017 Sweetwater 420 Fest Line-up Announced!

A 420 Fest first, Widespread Panic will take the stage two nights, playing four sets, and Trey Anastasio Band will perform two sets headlining one night. The 420 Fest lineup features SLIGHTLY STOOPID, TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE, DARK STAR ORCHESTRA, ANDERS OSBORNE, TWIDDLE, SISTER SPARROW & THE DIRTY BIRDS AND HIP ABDUCTION with more headliners and 45 […]

We Love WildPitch Music Hall! A List of Upcoming Events

WILDPITCH, a new way of experiencing music, has some awesome upcoming events featuring a variety of established and emerging special guests from across the electronic music spectrum! Come dance, explore and create with us as they bring you the best in the Underground!! August 6th (Saturday) Danny Howells Digs Deeper All Night: Danny is a DJ with a style […]

June 11th- Take a Trip Down Memory Lane at Old School Saturday!!

This Saturday, June 11th 9:00 pm – 2:30 am enjoy all old school music all night at The Sheraton Atlanta Hotel!! Old School Saturday is an event that happens once or twice a month that attracts 2500+ quality “old-schoolers” for a night of dancing and reminiscing. Since 2003, they have proudly delivered one of the VERY BEST “EVENT” […]

Win Tickets to an Evening at The Fox With Patty Griffin and Co.!

GRAMMY® Award-winning singer/songwriter Patty Griffin is teaming with fellow artists Sara Watkins and Anaïs Mitchell for a major U.S. tour and voter engagement drive in conjunction with the League of Women Voters. The “Use Your Voice Tour 2016,” produced by Columbia Artists Management LLC, gets underway Friday, Feb. 12 at St. Petersburg, FL’s Mahaffey Theatre […]

Shaky Knees Lineup

Shaky Knees 2016 Lineup Announced!

The much-anticipated 2016 Shaky Knees Music Festival lineup is finally here and we couldn’t be more pumped! This year’s festival is in a new location once again – Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta. Get your knees ready to shake because this lineup is out of this world. This year’s lineup features headliners Florence + […]

Deerhunter

AMG Weekend Picks 1/8-1/10

Friday, January 8 Deerhunter @ Variety Playhouse Genre: Experimental, Noise, Rock Sounds like: Atlas Sound, Panda Bear, Animal Collective Tickets are $20 advance, $22 day of show. Doors open at 7:30pm. Find Tickets Here! Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires @ The EARL Genre: Rock & Roll Sounds like: Lydia Loveless, Jason Isbell, Drive-By […]

5GB interview: The Shadowboxers, playing Terminal West Jan. 9

  The Shadowboxers band is based in Atlanta, where founding members Scott Schwartz, Matt Lipkins and Adam Hoffman experienced an almost-instantaneous musical compatibility when they first started jamming. Together with drummer Cole McSween and bassist Carlos Enamorado, they’ve forged a cohesive sound based on a shared reverence for the strong, taut harmonies of Simon & […]