AMG Weekend Preview 05/02/2019 – 05/05/2019

Here’s a quick look at the best shows happening in Atlanta this weekend Thursday, May 2nd through Sunday, May 5th!   Shaky Knees 2019 Friday, May 3rd – Sunday, May 5th Event Link With more than 60 bands each year Shaky Knees is a rock-lover’s dream. Since its inception in 2013, Shaky Knees has featured a diverse lineup ranging […]

SXSW 2019 Day Five

Photos and Words by John McNicholas XSW 2019 Day 5 Saturday, the last day of the festival has arrived. We are tired. We are sore. Our ears are ringing a little. We’ve seen 99% of the bands that we were dying to see so today is a day to check out the off-the-grid bands and […]

SXSW 2019 Day Four

SXSW 2019 Day 4 Words and Photos by John McNicholas “‘Cause you can’t, you won’t and you don’t stop Oh ‘Cause you can’t, you won’t and you don’t stop” One of the highlights this trip was the “Music Keynote: Adam Horovitz and Michael Diamond of Beastie Boys with Amazon Music’s Nathan Brackett.” The talk centered […]

Georgia Goes To SXSW

As festivals go, the SXSW Festival in Austin, TX is one of the biggest, most diverse and longest running music festival around. What started back in 1987 at the Driskill Hotel featuring a handful of up and coming and regional bands the festival has grown into an enormous gathering of passionate creators and consumers working […]

19th Annual Decatur BBQ Festival Finds a New Home

Version no. 19 of the Decatur BBQ Blues & Bluegrass Festival will be set amongst the green grass and trees of the former United Methodist Children’s home located at 500 S. Columbia Drive in East Decatur. The move is a welcome one for festival organizers having outgrown the combination lot and park in the Oakhurst […]

Shaky Knees Music Festival Has Announced Its Lineup By Day!

Beck and Incubus will close out Friday, May 3, along with performances from Tears for Fears, Tash Sultana, Dashboard Confessional, Liz Phair, Sharon Van Etten and more. Fans will be treated to an unforgettable closing set from Cage The Elephant on Saturday, May 4 alongside Gary Clark Jr., Interpol, Jim James, The Struts, FIDLAR, and The […]

TAME IMPALA, BECK, CAGE THE ELEPHANT, INCUBUS TO HEADLINE SHAKY KNEES MUSIC FESTIVAL 2019!

Tame Impala, Beck, Cage The Elephant and Incubus will headline Shaky Knees Music Festival’s seventh edition, taking place May 3-5, 2019 and returning to Central Park in downtown Atlanta. The stacked lineup features more than 65 bands on four stages, including Tears for Fears, Gary Clark Jr., Interpol, Foals, Father John Misty, Grouplove, Tash Sultana, Liz Phair, Sharon Van Etten, Dashboard […]

Atlanta Music Guide Weekend Preview 10/04/18 – 10/07/18

Here’s a quick look at some of the best events Atlanta has to offer this weekend Thursday, October 4th through Sunday, October 7th! Seeds of Sound ft. Linqua Franca, Universal Sigh, Kilroy Kobra, LONER, GardnSound and more! Thursday, October 4th – Saturday, October 6th Event Link There are many art and music scenes in Atlanta, […]