5GB With Waller; Playing The Earl, August 17th

Childhood friends Jason C. Waller and Tiffany Leigh reunited after 10 years and began traveling the Southeast, sharing their songs, and making new friends. Audiences quickly became fans of their 2010 EP entitled My Poor Queen. This propelled the duo to progress their simple and joyful singer/songwriter style into a rich multi-layered sound. 2012 marks […]

AMG Weekend Picks: John Driskell Hopkins, The Packway Handle Band, Cigar Store Indians, Duran Duran, Linkin Park & Incubus, and More!

Happy Friday! The weather is cooling off a bit, Fall festival season is gearing up, new albums are coming out, and a bunch of Fall and Winter concerts went on sale today! I’ve noticed some excitement surrounding several upcoming concerts that just went ON SALE: Heart, Japandroids, Walk the Moon, Soul Rebels Brass Band, Lost […]

5GB With Jay Brannan; Playing Eddie’s Attic Saturday August 18th & 19th

Singer/songwriter Jay Brannan is a New Yorker by way of Texas, California, and several stops in between. He first made headlines as an actor in John Cameron Mitchell’s indie film sensation “Shortbus”, offering an international platform for his first full-length musical release, entitled goddamned, which made its debut as the No. 25 overall Top Album […]

Picture Book and Review: Keb Mo & Aaron Neville Live at The Atlanta Botanical Gardens August 11th

Photos by Chris Eason, Review by Chandler Mays. When it comes to outdoor concert venues, Atlanta Botanical Gardens is superior when measuring sheer beauty and atmosphere. As soon as I arrived, I was immediately distracted by the lush greenery and flowers growing all around the footpaths that wind throughout the gardens. I wandered around in […]

5GB With John Driskell Hopkins (Of ZBB); Playing Swallow at the Hollow, August 17th & 18th

You know, one of the most amazing parts of the Atlanta music scene is that SO many of our local musicians are so insanely multi-talented that they can fit any mold. John Driskell Hopkins may be know in the national scene as the bassist with the biggest chops in the Zac Brown Band, but in […]

Decatur CD In-Store Performance with Caroline Herring, August 18th @ 6PM

Our friends at Decatur CD sent us some cool news this morning! Georgia resident and rising star, Caroline Herring, will be at Decatur CD this Saturday, August 18th at 6PM for a Free In-Store Performance! Caroline will release her new album, Camilla on August, 28th, but if you stop by during the in-store performance you […]

5GB With Hannah Miller; Playing Eddie’s Attic, August 15th

Hannah Miller‘s literate style blends blues, folk and gospel which, when led by her disarmingly intimate alto, feel immediately familiar and compelling. Miller’s song “Keep It Simple” was licensed by NBC for the prime-time medical drama “Mercy” and outfits like Performing Songwriter Magazine, Lilith Faire, MTV, The International Songwriting Competition and iTunes’ “Indie Spotlight” have […]

What’s Up Tuesday?

You know I woke up yesterday feeling like crap, and ended up getting amazing, life-changing news. Today, I wake up and feel awesome, so who knows how the rest of the day will end up! I know that The Addams Family is not music related, but when I was younger I wanted to be a […]

Interview with Jonny Corndawg; Playing 529 Tonight

By Jhoni Jackson The boundaries of country music are somewhat rigid. While the old-school outlaws like Haggard, Kristofferson and Coe are still kicking, these days it’s the shiny, bejeweled mainstream brand that serves as the genre’s spokesman. Alt-country staples like the Drive-by Truckers, Ryan Adams and Deer Tick, a band Fritz is pals with, shouldn’t […]

5GB With Sebadoh; Playing The Earl, Sunday August 12th

Vintage indie rockers, Sebadoh, helped pioneer lo-fi music, a style of indie rock characterized by low-fidelity recording techniques, often on four-track machines. In March of 2012, Lou Barlow reissued the early recordings of Weed Forrestin’ on the Sebadoh bandcamp, available in a digital download, double cd, vinyl, and deluxe edition with the Child of the […]

5GB With Angie Aparo; Playing the BMI Songwriter’s Series @ Eddie’s Attic, August, 11th

Singer/songwriter, Angie Aparo, is no stranger to the Atlanta music scene. Emotional Traffic, Tim McGraw’s much anticipated studio album debuted January 31, 2012 on Billboard’s Country Album chart at #1, featuring the songs “The One” and “Only Human,” co-written by EMI singer/songwriter Angie Aparo. Mr. Aparo has had his compositions recorded by McGraw before as […]