Ben Folds Five Release New Music Video!

Ben Folds Five Release New Music Video!

I’ve been a long time fan of Ben Folds. I was excited when I heard about a new Ben Folds Five album, especially since it’s been 13 years since the last one and I was 11. With the new album coming out today, the video for the album’s  single, “Do it Anyway,” was released yesterday. […]

What’s Up Tuesday?

Happy Tuesday Atlanta! –Ben Folds may live in Nashville, but he is amongst the beloved here in Atlanta. For the first time in a long time, he is back tonight at The Tabernacle. -California’s Thee Oh Sees are the latest incarnation of songwriter, singer, and guitarist John Dwyer’s ever-evolving pop-folk psychedelic group, catch them tonight […]

Picture Book: Prog Power USA day 2 @ Center Stage, September 15, 2012

      Photos by Ken Lackner. Now in its 13th year, Prog Power USA is an annual progressive and power metal festival held at Center Stage.  See photos of day 2, featuring Germany’s Mystic Prophecy, Belgium’s Mayan, Denmark’s Pretty Maids, and New Jersey’s Symphony X.   Full Gallery after the jump…

Picture Book: Prog Power USA day 1 @ Center Stage, September 14, 2012

Photos by Ken Lackner. Prog Power USA, now in its 13th year, is an annual 2-day progressive and power metal festival held at Center Stage. Photos from the first day featuring Austria’s Serenity, Ireland’s Primordial, Los Angeles’ Redemption, and The Netherlands’ Epica. Full Gallery after the jump…

CD Review: Ben Folds Five — The Sound of the Life of the Mind

Ben Folds Five The Sound of the Life of the Mind Legacy By Al Kaufman It’s been 13 years since the last Ben Folds Five album, The rather lackluster The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner. In the intervening years, Folds has cobbled together a rather successful solo career, including the brilliant Lonely Avenue, a collaboration […]

The Dollyrots, Selt-Titled Album Review, Releases Tuesday, September 18th

Review by Molly Segers Amanda Palmer isn’t the only one putting out records with the help of loyal fans on Kickstarter.com . The Dollyrots set out last year to raise just $7,500 to record their latest self-titled record and wound up raising over $33,000 thanks to the promise of pet rocks, cookies, clothes, musical instruments, […]

5GB With William Elliot Whitmore; Playing The Earl, Sept. 18th

5GB With William Elliot Whitmore; Playing The Earl, Sept. 18th

William Elliot Whitmore is an American blues singer and musician from Lee County, Iowa. He has recorded a number of albums released on Southern Records, and now is a member of the Anti Records family. While he has earned much acclaim from the folk, blues and alt-country communities, he is also rooted in the hardcore […]

Q&A With Jeffrey Novak Of Cheap Time; Playing The EARL Tomorrow, Sept. 15

By Jhoni Jackson Though they hail from the garage-punk hotbed of Nashville, Cheap Time is far more complex than that. Many of their genre counterparts are excellent bands in their own right, but oftentimes they rely more on attitude than musicianship. Jeffrey Novak, Cheap Time’s frontman, boasts both. Even through decidedly lo-fi recordings, the intricacy […]

AMG Weekend Picks: Life in Color, Atlanta BAR-B-Q Festival, East Atlanta Strut, Love & Theft, plus more!

Atlanta is certainly cranking out fun concerts and festivals over the next few weeks! Every time I open my computer I’m hearing about a new band coming to Atlanta and this weekend we’re just getting a taste! We want in on the action, so tweet us your weekend highlights and pics @Atlantamusic ! Friday, September […]

Interview with Ruby Velle & the Soulphonics, playing the EARL tonight and tomorrow (September 13th &14th)

By Jhoni Jackson Blame meticulousness for the delay in Ruby Velle & the Soulphonic’s debut LP. Before the Atlanta band could kill any of its darlings, first they had to grow and nurture them—slowly and carefully, in the most scrupulous way imaginable. Only minutes into It’s About Time and it’s obvious: It was worth the […]

Slash

Picture Book & Live Review: SLASH and Foxy Shazam @ The Tabernacle 9/13

                              Photos by: CatMax Photography, LLC Review by: Catrina Maxwell of CatMax Photography, LLC Their was no doubt that Slash and Foxy Shazam were in Atlanta last night. As I stood outside the Tabernacle, several people walked by and were immediately […]

5GB With Black Taxi; Playing 529 on Sept. 12th

I have seen Black Taxi several times and let me tell you, you will definitely not be bored at this show! Black Taxi is one of NYC’s most prominent live acts, smashing an anything-goes punk ethos together with pop sensibilities, unparalleled energy, and brilliant songwriting. The result is a raucous stage show, heavy on harmonies, spitfire […]