AMG Weekend Picks: Little Five Points Halloween Parade, Taste of Atlanta, Little Dragon and More!

Happy Almost-Weekend People! This one is going to rock. From yummy treats at Taste of Atlanta to the marvels and wonders at the Little Five Points Halloween Parade, we’ve got you covered. And if you do pop along to the parade, be sure to find our tent (in front of Criminal Records) with Ticket Alternative. […]

Live Review & Picture Book: A3C at Masquerade, October 6 – 8

By Kelsi Velpel The second weekend in October marked the seventh year of  the A3C Hip Hop Festival, held this year at Masquerade, in Atlanta.  Starting on Thursday, October 6, and ending the night of Saturday, October 8 the festival was consistently alive with musicians, DJs, producers, B-boys, music professionals, and hip-hop fans alike.  There […]

Taste of Atlanta’s Friday Night Kick-Off Party: Featuring Kevin Rathbun Singing Karoke!!

Sike! Okay, so maybe Kevin Rathbun won’t be singing karaoke, but he will be there with the Food Network’s Aarón Sanchez!! And just in case that is not cool enough for you, then you CAN sing along with the most awesome Yacht Rock Schooner, which if you are not familiar is the  “fast, light, backwards […]

Ticket Alternative + AMG Awesome Raffle at the L5P Halloween Festival and Parade

Ticket Alternative + AMG Awesome Raffle at the L5P Halloween Festival and Parade

The 11th Annual Little Five Points Halloween Festival and Parade is taking place on Saturday, October 22nd and Ticket Alternative  and Atlanta Music Guide is going to be there with lots of awesome treats. TA and AMG will be doing a raffle for a huge prize pack that includes: $100 gift card from Criminal Records, […]

The Dunwoody Music Festival is October 22 – with Stars of 80s Rock!

The Dunwoody Music Festival is October 22 – with Stars of 80s Rock!

If you live on the north part of town, maybe just outside the perimeter, then you’ll be excited to hear that The Dunwoody Music Festival is happening in just over a week’s time. The festival is an all-day event, with a Break Dance Battle Royale, a Battle of the Bands, local merchants and more. The […]

Athens PopFest Brings Olivia Tremor Control, The Dead Milkmen and More!

Athens PopFest is happening soon; next weekend to be exact. October 12 – 15 you’ll have all of the insane pop fun you can handle and then some. A full festival pass is $70, daily passes range from $12 to $17 advance, $13-$20 the day of the show. The Athens Pop Fest features Olivia Tremor […]

On Sale Today: Manchester Orchestra’s 2nd Annual Pre-Thanksgiving Celebration “The Stuffing”

By Eileen Tilson Local boys, Manchester Orchestra are spreading the holiday cheer again with their annual,”The Stuffing” showing returns to the Center Stage Atlanta music complex on November 23, featuring Manchester Orchestra, Cage The Elephant, White Denim, The Dear Hunter, All Get Out, Death on Two Wheels, Gobotron, Right Away Great Captain!, Harrison Hudson, A: […]

BBQ, Music & Midtown, Oh My! Third Annual Atlanta BBQ Fest This Weekend

The 3rd Annual Atlanta BAR-B-Q will serve up a heaping helping of blues, bluegrass and rock music to enjoy with all the BBQ you can eat at this year’s festival.  This year’s music line-up includes Atlanta’s top blues artists along with the Award winning blues master – The Robert Cray Band.  Atlantic Station’s special event […]

Joy Formidable to Play Music Midtown, September 24

By Al Kaufman With The Big Roar, The Joy Formidable created the album that people in England have been waiting for years to hear. Ever since the Welsh trio offered up the 2009 eight-song EP A Balloon Called Moaning fans have been clamoring to see what the guitar-heavy shoe gazers would do with a big […]

What’s Up Friday?

-“Here’s looking at you, kid…” Fan of Casablanca? The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is proud to present the 1940s classic in its glorious entirety on the big screens, with the Orchestra performing the memorable score, and featuring Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz. -Down at Centennial Olympic Park, the National Black Arts Festival is hosting three […]

Come to Our Street Food Happy Hour: July Edition! – UPDATED with Food Trucks!

Our parent company, Ticket Alternative, is bringing back Street Food Happy Hour for another month. Here’s the details from our sister blog TA Live: It’s about that time again… Ticket Alternative and the HUB Atlanta are bringing you another Street Food Happy Hour! Every fourth Wednesday of every month, we’ll be bringing you the tastiest […]

It’s Official: Music Midtown Returns September 24

By Eileen Tilson If you have kept your ear close to the music scene these days, you would hear some news of an old favorite pastime of Atlanta. Live Nation Atlanta President and Music Midtown founder Peter Conlon and Mayor Kasim Reed announced that Music Midtown will return to Atlanta Saturday, September 24 after a five-year […]

15th Annual AthFest Runs June 22-26

By Eileen Tilson It’s that time of year again!  June 22 though 26, the 15th annual AthFest will be held in downtown Athens. Known as “one of the country’s great indie music festivals,” headlining artists this year will include Futurebirds, Centro-Matic , Guadacanal Diary, Chickasaw Mudd Puppies, Kevin Kinney Band, Nappy Roots, Col. Bruce Hampton […]

Join Us for Street Food Happy Hour on Wednesday, June 22! – UPDATED!

We’re teaming up with our parent company, Ticket Alternative, and our office neighbors The Hub Atlanta to bring you a monthly happy hour in our cozy parking lot. It’ll be the fourth Wednesday of every month, and it all kicks off this Wednesday, June 22. We’ll have street food, music, beer from local beer marvels […]