Agent Orange with In the Whale and El Capitan and the Band with No Name at The Earl 02/20/16

Photos by Hillery Terenzi

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 & […]

Musicians to stream online concert Jan. 30 to benefit Paris attacks victims

  A streaming benefit concert for those affected by the Paris terrorist attacks will be held Jan. 30, organizers say. Streaming for Paris started as an idea by a group of industry professionals and nonprofits shortly after the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris. They hope to raise at least $55,000, according to a press release. […]

Railroad Earth to play Variety Playhouse Jan. 14, 15

  Railroad Earth released its album Ashes and Dust in collaboration with Warren Haynes in 2015 and the band plans to continue touring, making a stop in Atlanta to play Variety Playhouse Jan. 14 and 15. Get tickets to the Railroad Earth shows at the band’s website. Members of Railroad Earth don’t losing sleep about what […]

‘Freaks and geeks’ encouraged to ring in New Year with Dante’s Labyrinth

Fairies, gnomes, trolls, maidens, devils, Goblin kings and any other fantasy creature are invited to a fantastical, demented trip through Dante’s Labyrinth at Atlanta’s Masquerade tonight. Ring in the New Year at an event completely different than “typical” New Year’s Eve celebrations found elsewhere. Find your way through the Labyrinth into new possibilities….the only one […]

Funk, soul and rock ‘n’ roll at Variety Playhouse New Year’s Eve

Two funk-based bands are set to help fans ring in the New Year at Variety Playhouse in Atlanta. The Motet, from Colorado, is a world-class improvisational funk band that has dedicated more than a decade to the healing powers of funky dance music. The band has a long-standing tradition of putting on a musical costume […]

An evening celebrating the music of the Grateful Dead with The Charlie Fog Band

  Known as a Deadheads Grateful Dead tribute, The Charlie Fog Band will make its first ever appearance at Smith’s Olde Bar Jan. 23. The Charlie Fog Band prides itself on taking a true interpretation of the music and not playing note for note in both acoustic and electric. “The Dead never played the same […]

Folk-rock debut out Jan. 8 from Harvest Thieves

Texas-based folk-rocker band Harvest Thieves digs deep with personal stories, offering up an enigmatic album of candidness and intensity on its full-length debut, Rival. In lieu of visceral play-by-plays and detail-oriented specifics, the group gathers the most vulnerable message and wraps it in both coded and beautifully shielded lyrics, focusing more on emotions than senses. […]