AMG Weekend Picks: AKA Blondie Documentary Fundraiser, All The Saints, Wheatus and More!

AMG Weekend Picks: AKA Blondie Documentary Fundraiser, All The Saints, Wheatus and More!

Atlanta is packed with cool shows this weekend. From documentary fundraisers to zombie dance parties to straight up rock shows. We thought you might like this list of things to do. See you there! AKA Blondie Teaser from Jon Watts on Vimeo. Friday, May 21 – AKA Blondie Fundraiser @ Eyedrum Half Pint Productions hosts […]

Janelle Monae’s The ArchAndroid Comes Out Today!

Janelle Monae’s The ArchAndroid Comes Out Today!

Atlanta’s own fabulous star-in-the-making Janelle Monae is releasing her first full-length album today, on her own Wondaland Arts Society label in conjunction with P. Diddy’s Bad Boy records. The ArchAndroid is already making its way up the iTunes charts – right now it’s at number 11 on the Top Albums chart – so make sure […]

Lady Gaga Extends Monster Ball Tour, The Black Crowes Celebrate 20 Years, Limp Bizkit is Back and more!

Lady Gaga Extends Monster Ball Tour, The Black Crowes Celebrate 20 Years, Limp Bizkit is Back and more!

Tons of big shows are coming up this year including the return of Limp Bizkit, The Black Crowes 20th year anniversary, and an extension on Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball Tour! Check out the list below! – Limp Bizkit with special guest Ice Cube, July 11, 2010 at Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood – Tickets On Sale […]

Q&A with Mishka; Playing Smith’s Olde Bar on May 28

Q&A with Mishka; Playing Smith’s Olde Bar on May 28

By Alec Wooden Born in Bermuda and raised largely on his parents sailboat, reggae-folk rocker Mishka‘s music career began by chance when a record executive heard a rough demo in the mid ’90s and quickly signed him to UK label Creation Records for a relationship that lasted two records and garnered a substantial buzz within […]

AMG’s Weekend Picks: OK Go, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Batata Doce, A Fight to the Death CD Release and So Much More!

AMG’s Weekend Picks: OK Go, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Batata Doce, A Fight to the Death CD Release and So Much More!

Oh weekend, sweet weekend – we meet again. Tons of great shows this weekend, let us know what you think and where you’ll be! Thursday, May 13 OK GO @ The Loft – GET TICKETS HERE OK GO afterparty with Tim Nordwind of OK GO DJ SET @ Star Bar – FREE! Caribou, Toro y […]

Modern Skirts and The Features Get Poppy at The EARL on June 19

Modern Skirts and The Features Get Poppy at The EARL on June 19

Athens indie-pop princes Modern Skirts and Nashville psych-pop madmen The Features are joining forces at the EARL on Saturday, June 19 for a full night of pure unadulterated pop music. Both bands are hugely popular in Atlanta, and because of that we suspect this show will sell out. Get your tickets today, thank us June 19. Modern […]

La Roux Will Make You Dance – July 31 at Variety Playhouse

La Roux Will Make You Dance – July 31 at Variety Playhouse

British electro-pop band La Roux are coming across the pond with one mission – to make you dance! It’s definitely no mission impossible: five seconds into La Roux’s “Bullet Proof” and feet began tapping all over the AMG office; 10 seconds into the song heads were nodding and before the minute mark a disco ball […]

Q&A with Steve Wynn: Plays The Dream Syndicate with The Miracle 3 May 14 and May 15 at 529

Q&A with Steve Wynn: Plays The Dream Syndicate with The Miracle 3 May 14 and May 15 at 529

By Scott Roberts Steve Wynn, leader of seminal 1980s L.A.-based band The Dream Syndicate, will be doing two special performances with his current band The Miracle Three at 529 on Friday, May 14 and Saturday, May 15. At Friday’s show, Wynn & company will be playing the entirety of 1984’s Dream Syndicate classic The Medicine […]

Jeff Daniels (Yes, That Jeff Daniels) Comes to Smith’s Olde Bar, October 30

Jeff Daniels (Yes, That Jeff Daniels) Comes to Smith’s Olde Bar, October 30

Smith’s Olde Bar will be welcoming Jeff Daniels (as in Purple Rose of Cairo, Dumb and Dumber) to their stage for a show on October 30. Daniels has been writing songs for much of his life, with two records to his name, the proceeds of which go to fund his non-profit Purple Rose Theatre Company […]

Luis’ Three Picks For the Weekend

Luis’ Three Picks For the Weekend

Hello weekend, I missed you. It’s Friday morning and I’m already looking at the clock wondering why nobody has invented a time machine yet. I promise I wouldn’t use it for evil – well, maybe I’d have a Bill & Ted style adventure, but mostly just to skip the weekdays. Friday, May 7 – Soulphonics […]

Crowded House, Hole and More Announce Shows at The Tabernacle

Crowded House, Hole and More Announce Shows at The Tabernacle

A ton of shows just went up for sale at Live Nation for shows coming up at The Tabernacle this summer. We’re especially excited about New Zealanders Crowded House – a supremely underrated band that doesn’t make it over to this neck of the woods often enough. Here’s what’s in store: 50 Cent – June […]

Get Your Free Energy at the Star Bar on June 3

Get Your Free Energy at the Star Bar on June 3

“Free Energy” from Free Energy on Vimeo. Maybe it’s just a good idea, but there is something about the name Free Energy that just makes you feel good. That good feeling only gets better once you start listening to their music. A retro-pop bag full of cheer, the songs are seriously happy. We actually like what we’ve heard […]

Luis’ Three Picks: A Weekend of Shows in Atlanta – Alex Chilton Tribute, Megafaun, 500 Songs for Kids

Luis’ Three Picks: A Weekend of Shows in Atlanta – Alex Chilton Tribute, Megafaun, 500 Songs for Kids

As a 9 to 5’er, every weekend is like a mini-Christmas. After five days of early mornings and painful traffic jams, I get two days to sleep in, stay out late, and drink ungodly amounts of cheap beer while watching bands! So what’s on the books this weekend? Alex Chilton Tribute – Friday, April 30 – Star Community Bar Sort […]

Band of Horses Release New Video for “NW Apt.”

Band of Horses Release New Video for “NW Apt.”

NW Apt. Band Of Horses | MySpace Music Videos Atlanta has quite a strong bond with Band of Horses – we’ve seen them grow in favor every New Year’s Eve, going from The EARL to the Tabernacle. We like their new song “NW Apt.” and are looking forward to the new record Infinite Arms, coming […]

B.o.B Releases “The Adventures of Bobby Ray” Today

B.o.B Releases “The Adventures of Bobby Ray” Today

B.o.B. (Bobby Ray) released The Adventures of Bobby Ray today, Tuesday, April 27. The local Atlanta rapper, signed to T.I’s Grand Hustle, under Atlantic, was originally scheduled to release his debut full-length in late May, but because of the commercial success of his song “Nothin’ on You” the release date was pushed up a month. […]