5GB With The Farewell Drifters; Playing Eddie’s Attic, August 24th

Rising out of Nashville’s thriving independent music scene, THE FAREWELL DRIFTERS are an alt-folk band known for their 60’s era-inspired harmonies and adventurous musical energy. They have crafted a seamless blend of intellectual psychedelic pop with melodic songs that openly explore the brightest and darkest corners of life with raw intensity. The Farewell Drifters’ latest […]

CD Review: The Extraordinary Contraptions – The Time Traveler’s Constant – Album Release Thursday, August 30th

Review by Ellen Eldridge The Extraordinary Contraptions, a band founded in 2007, appeared in my world as if by time machine at the Strange Daze festival in August 2009. Shortly after that—by less than a month—the band appeared at DragonCon where its steampunk vide melted into the surrounding framework. Recent appearances for The Extraordinary Contraptions […]

AMG Weekend Picks: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Nophest, Big Freedia, Toby Keith, Lightning Bolt, and more!

If you’re a football fan and a music fan like me, then this is our last weekend to fully and entirely devote ourselves to the music scene! College football starts up on Thursday and our weekends are about to get busy! So let’s enjoy this weekend and put off the balancing act for a few […]

What’s up Thursday?

What’s up Thursday?

The weekend is just around the corner! Get a kick start on it and check out a great show tonight! Naturally, I had to include this song “Atlanta” from Ron Pop, as he is playing Eddie’s Attic tonight! Ron is a hugely talented New York based singer, gifted guitarist and prolific songwriter with an incredible […]

Preview: Nophest, August 23rd through Sunday, August 26th!

If you’re looking to listen to a ton of diverse music this weekend then you gotta check out Nophest! Nophest is a 3-day, non-corporate, no-bullshit music festival thrown every year in Atlanta. Now in its 6th official year, Nophest has grown to become Atlanta’s largest independent local music festival. The venues include The Earl, 529, […]

New Shows Announced! Silversun Pickups, Prince Royce and Gov’t Mule!!

Ok kids get your calendars out!! There are three new shows that just got announced that I just KNOW you will want to check out! – Silversun Pickups will be appearing at the Tabernacle on Tuesday, October 9th at 7:00pm. Special guests are Cloud Nothings and Atlas Genius. Tickets are $30.00.  All tickets are for general […]

5GB With Ezra Furman; Playing The Earl, August 22nd

Chicago-based, Ezra Furman’s “brazenly rust-tinged croons, the band solders rollicking rockabilly rhythm and love-struck doo-wop sensibility with punk-rock ferocity and immediacy. In a musical alloy as unlikely as it is engaging, Furman finds release for bleeding-heart sensitivity and bloody-knuckled brawls of conscience as he “declares open warfare on jadedness, cynicism and irony.” (Chicago Tribune). He […]

5GB With Luna Strings; Playing Eddie’s Attic, August 22nd

Luna Strings is an Atlanta-area string trio that coordinates musical entertainment for social events all over the city. Leah Jacobson holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Violin Performance from the University of Georgia and completed a master’s degree in performance at Georgia State University in 2010. Katerina Lewis graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor […]

Yeasayer, Album Review, Fragrant World, Released Today, August 21

By Codi Glancy Today is my birthday and there’s no better gift than new music! On this glorious day, Yeasayer releases their third studio album, “Fragrant World;” the much anticipated follow up to 2010’s highly successful “Odd Blood.” These psychedelic – pop musicians have been a predominant staple in the current indie circulation since 2006 […]

LIFE IN COLOR (formerly Dayglow) INVADES KENNESAW ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th, 2012!!!

LIFE IN COLOR (formerly Dayglow) INVADES KENNESAW ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th, 2012!!!

By Gini Strobel White pants, white shirts, white shoes…I typically avoid them! Maybe I’m a walking disaster, but I can’t ever seem to keep them clean. I stick with my “darks” and play it safe. Well, on September 14th, I’m breaking out of my mostly black ensemble and getting decked out in white because DAYGLOW […]

Live Review: Duran Duran – Chastain Park Amphitheater, August 19

Review and photos by: Stephanie Roman For over three decades, Duran Duran has made us hungry, captured the attention of beautiful girls on film, and represented the world’s most famous spy. They also seem to have developed a taste for Atlanta–last night’s concert at Chastain Park was their third visit in eighteen months to support the band’s thirteenth […]

Q&A with Ron Pope; Playing Eddie’s Attic August 23 and Vinyl October 20

Q&A with Ron Pope; Playing Eddie’s Attic August 23 and Vinyl October 20

By Al Kaufman Ron Pope writes and sings music from the heartland, both literally and metaphorically. He can play sensitive folkie or all out rocker, and does both on his recent release, Atlanta, but his songs always feel sincere without drifting into egocentric waters. A Marietta native who currently calls New York home, Pope just […]

Live Review and Picture Book: John Driskell Hopkins with Balsam Range @ Swallow at the Hollow, August 17th

Review and photos by Ellen Eldridge Bluegrass and banjos can cause some to cringe, but Balsam Range backing John Driskell Hopkins (Zac Brown Band) made fans realize these smoky mountain boys blow minds. My pleasurable introduction took place last night in the incredibly intimate (104 capacity) barbeque restaurant, Swallow at the Hollow—an establishment seemingly designed […]

Interview with Sultan Bathery; Playing 529 tomorrow, August 18

By Jhoni Jackson Italian trio Sultan Bathery is ripping through the states on their first American tour, and Atlanta marks the final stop in that three-week bout. That means this brand-new band—they released their first EP, Fireworx, on Slovenly Recordings only two months ago—will likely have their set finely tuned for a furious blowout. Expect […]