Win Tickets to Vinyl’s 10 Year Anniversary Party, Saturday February 23rd

One of our favorite Atlanta venues, Vinyl, is turning 10 this weekend and to celebrate a successful decade they are throwing one hell of a party with performances by: The Quaildogs, Red Letter Agent, Rantings of Eva, The Best Brothers, The Revels, & Low (from Fervor)! Grab tickets here or Enter to Win and take […]

Win a Trip to Ireland from Fado Irish Pub & Restuarant

In less than a month, we’ll all be celebrating our favorite Green holiday, St. Patrick’s Day, and Fado Irish Pub & Restaurant in Atlanta is kicking things off with a week-long party that culminates into 2 days of serious festival fun (March 16-17). From bag pipes and Irish dancers to cover bands and perfect pints […]

CD Review: Buckcherry – Confessions

Review by Ellen Eldridge Fans on the bus with Buckcherry know the band for its rock appeal; the down and dirty life one would expect from a fast-soloing, hard living group of guys. And I may have always been running behind the bus unsure if I wanted on or not. I’ve seen Buckcherry open for […]

CD Review: Big Wreck – Albatross

Review by Ellen Eldridge   A thick band of power chords grinds out early in the opening track, “Head Together,” on Big Wreck’s Albatross, effectively introducing the band’s first new album in ten years. For fans unfamiliar with Big Wreck, comparisons to Soundgarden and Led Zeppelin are fair considering Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush, Alice […]

CD Review: Atlas Genius – When it was Now

Review by Ellen Eldridge Atlas Genius managed to do what almost every band wants to do and what very few achieve: buzz. Before the release of the band’s debut full-length, with only an EP, Atlas Genius generated quite a bit of well-deserved buzz. “Like an invitation you weren’t expecting to get, Atlas Genius knocks on […]

CD Review: Puscifer – Donkey Punch the Night EP

Review by Ellen Eldridge   I get nervous with my Puscifer CDs because I know I will want them around to comfort me when I need a pick me up song full of boldly layered lines and powerfully dynamic vocals. Many Tool fans assume Puscifer is frontman Maynard James Keenan’s bastard child; a joke band […]

Just Around The Corner: Steamhouse Lounge Oysterfest February 23-24!

Just Around The Corner: Steamhouse Lounge Oysterfest February 23-24!

Hey All You Shuckers! Steamhouse Lounge Oysterfest, one of our favorite Atlanta events, is just around the corner and offers up 2 days of serious fun on Saturday, February 23rd & Sunday, February 24th! This is the original and best Oysterfest in town (Midtown to be exact) and it has been happening every year for […]

AMG Weekend Picks! Tylan, Low Tree Grow Tall, Cotton Jones, and more!

Shelby Lum It’s Valentine’s weekend guys! Instead of sitting at the usual dinner for two at an overly expensive restaurant why not enjoy a little of the Atlanta music scene.  Whether or not you have a man (or woman) to bring along, you can surely find friends to make the weekend something more than just […]

5GB Interview with Cotton Jones; Playing The EARL Saturday, Feb. 16

By Jhoni Jackson I just knew Michael Nau and Whitney McGraw of Maryland-bred indie-folk act Cotton Jones were coupled up. Back in 2010, I reviewed a Dutchess and the Duke show for which Cotton Jones opened. (For AMG and at the same venue, no less.) Their vocal exchanges were so adorable, so intimate. I mentioned […]

CD Review: Sandra McCraken – Desire Like Dynamite, Releases 2/14

By Ellen Eldridge Like watercolor mixed with wine, Sandra McCracken’s smooth voice resonates like an artist’s paintbrush pulling color through grey on a canvas. “Fire cannot burn the same place twice,” in the first track’s chorus confirms that sensory detail introduces and collates the songs on Desire Like Dynamic. “Go” is one of three sneak […]

5GB Interview with K-Holes; Playing the EARL Thursday, Feb. 14

By Jhoni Jackson The bill at the EARL this Thursday is practically a sonic rejection of Valentine’s Day traditions. None of these bands are going to croon the soundtrack to your candlelit, arm-entwined sip of wine. More likely they’ll score your evening of white-knuckled can-crushing and drunken ex-bashing. The anti-cupid sentiment will abound—or at least […]

Q&A with Doria Roberts; Performing at Red Clay Theatre, Sunday 2/17

Atlanta based, internationally touring singer/songwriter Doria Roberts has lived on the road since performing at the original Lilith Fair in 1999 where she was plucked from the side stage to perform solos with Sarah McLachlan and the Indigo Girls. She quit her day job the next morning and since then has performed nearly 150 shows […]

CD Review: Foals – Holy Fire, Released Today 2/12

Review by Ellen Eldridge The cover art for Holy Fire stands out like a battle call for a new British invasion. The third Foals album follows two gold releases and solidifies the group in a similar fashion to a small business that outlives its first few years. Truth be told, I haven’t heard the band’s […]

Interview with Atlas Genius’ Keith Jeffrey

By: Shelby Lum The Aussie indie rockers, Atlas Genius, aren’t really your standard quartet considering three quarters of the band are brothers. Keith Jeffrey, Michael Jeffrey, Steven Jeffrey, and friend Darren Sell make up the group, but little sibling rivalry seems to exist between the brothers. They actually see it as an advantage to be touring with […]