What’s Up Thursday

It’s almost Friday everyone! Here are the music happenings in the Atlanta area for Jan. 15 Carousel Kings and Tantric (Hell Stage) @ The Masquerade The pop/punk quintet Carousel Kings will hit the stage at The Masquerade tonight in their 2015 kickoff tour “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” In addition, the rock band Tantric will be […]

What’s Up Wednesday 1/14

Here’s what’s happening in Atlanta tonight Wednesday, January 14. Sadistic Ritual and Meth Valley @ The Earl Atlanta-based thrash metal band, Sadistic Ritual, headlines the show tonight at The Earl.Tonight’s lineup features fan favorites like the hard hitting heavy metal band Meth Valley, D.C. band Genocide Pact, and the local quintet Gunpowder Gray who will be playing songs from […]

Shaky Knees Lineup

Shaky Knees Festival 2015 Lineup Announced

The 3rd annual Shaky Knees Festival returns to Atlanta May 8-10, 2015 to a new location – Central Park in the Old Fourth Ward! Get ready for another shakin’ good time because this year’s line up is nothing short of awesome. The amazing lineup features headliners The Strokes, The Avett Brothers, Wilco, Pixies, Social Distortion, […]

What’s Up Tuesday

Here is the scope on Atlanta’s music scene for Tuesday, January 13. Nick and the Grooves (Atlanta Jewish Preview Party) @ Aisle 5 In leadup to the Atlanta Jewish Music Festival, this Atlanta based septet has entertained music lovers all over the southeast with their seamless blend of Jazz-Funk and Blues-Rock. Nick and the Grooves […]

Cherub

Interview with Cherub, Playing @ The Buckhead Theatre 1/17

  Cherub has been heating up the live music scene for almost five years now, and have grown exponentially since their initial popularity of “Doses and Mimosas” to a bonafide force to be reckoned with. They just released a new EP Leftovers and are set to perform a sold out show at Buckhead Theatre this Saturday, […]

Elisa Ambrogio

What’s Up Monday 1/12

Elisa Ambrogio (of Magik Markers) @ 529 Limbo as the space between heaven and hell where unblessed babies float, sighing; limbo as the supple-spined Calypsonian dance craze: here exists The Immoralist. Elisa Ambrogio, Magik Markers power front, lyric intelligence, guitar g’rilla, and awkward weirdo, is back (and forth, too) to deposit her first full length […]

J-Live

AMG Weekend Picks 1/9-1/11

Welcome to the weekend, Atlanta! It’s going to be a cold one but there are plenty of shows to keep you movin’! Friday, Jan. 9 J-Live w/ Willie Evans Jr. & more, Hosted by Fort Knox @ 529 J-Live first appeared on the underground hip hop scene in 1995, when he was a freshman English […]

Throwback Thursday: Exclusive Interview w/ Kris Allen

This interview was originally published on March 31, 2014. See Kris Allen live at Mill Town Music Hall in Bremen, GA on Friday, January 30, 2015. Most of the world recognizes the name Kris Allen from his rise to stardom on the 8th season of American Idol when he beat out Adam Lambert, and before […]

Fred Eaglesmith

What’s Up Thursday 1/8

Fred Eaglesmith @ Eddie’s Attic Acclaimed singer, songwriter and bandleader Fred Eaglesmith is a genuine iconoclast and true original. It’s the natural result of following the cue of his musical career and now 19 albums with the January 2012 release of 6 Volts. The result is one of the most fascinating and musically rewarding careers […]

Kris Allen

Win Tickets to Kris Allen @ Mill Town Music Hall 1/30!

Fill out the form below to be entered to win a pair of tickets to see Kris Allen live at Mill Town Music Hall on Friday, Jan. 30! The former American Idol winner is on tour in support of his third album, Horizons, released on Allen’s independent label, DogBear Records. Fill out my online form. Tickets […]

Sean McConnell

What’s Up Wednesday 1/7

Get over the hump of this first full week of the year by checking out a show in ATL tonight! Sean McConnell w/ special guest Scotty Cram @ Eddie’s Attic Growing up in the coffee houses of the Boston folk scene, Sean watched his parents playing songs written by Joni Mitchell, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, […]

Catfish and the Bottlemen

New Tunes Tuesday 1/6

Catfish and the Bottlemen – The Balcony (Communion Records)                     British indie rock outfit Catfish and the Bottlmen started out in 2010 playing Beatles covers, and eventually fine-tuned their sound to the gritty garage rock they’ve mastered today. The Balcony was originally released in the U.K. in September of 2014 […]

Austin Renfroe

What’s Up Tuesday 1/6

We know it’s getting cold out there, but you can warm up with a show at the intimate Eddie’s Attic in Decatur tonight! Austin Renfro @ Eddie’s Attic Atlanta native Austin Renfroe returns to perform at Eddie’s Attic tonight! The soulful singer/songwriter was #1 in MTV’s Ourstage Indie Pop Charts for 30 weeks and SiriusXM […]