What’s Up Thursday?

The countdown of Leila’s last days continue, and here are a couple more reasons that we are going to miss this fancy chick: 3. Leila is all smiles all of the time…There are folks in the world that have abundant energy and kindness, and truly radiate their positivity wherever they are. Leila is like this…..She […]

5GB With The Rowan Cunningham Band; Playing Eddie’s Attic Tonight, April 25

Nothing better than some good ole’ bluegrass! The Rowan Cunningham Band have brought their fiddles with them to Atlanta and are playing tonight at Eddie’s Attic. They joined us for our 5GB before their show tonight. What’s the first gig you ever attended? Bill Monroe at Club 47,Cambridge, Mass. our older brother Peter was Bluegrass […]

Music Midtown Returns with Foo Fighters and Pearl Jam

By Justin Lyons Music Midtown made a welcome return last fall in a new format, but 2012’s edition certainly made more of a splash with a star-filled line-up announcement.  While many festivals use social media and creative campaigns to get their line-ups out, Music Midtown used an old fashioned technique: a press conference.  A few […]

5GB With The Maine; Playing The Loft, Tomorrow, April 24

Arizona indie pop rockers, The Maine, are touring around the country in support of their latest album, Pioneer, and are coming to Atlanta tomorrow at The Loft. Bassist and founding member Garrett Nickelsen joined us before the show for our 5GB series. What’s the first gig you ever attended? Blink 182, New Found Glory, and Midtown What […]

Q&A with Trent Allen from Dreams So Real; Playing The Melting Point April 27 and Smith’s Olde Bar on April 28

By Scott Roberts Nearly three years have passed since Athens’ Dreams So Real’s triumphant reunion appearance at 2009’s AthFest (which also included an impromptu, unannounced appearance later that June evening at the Melting Point), and guitarist/songwriter/lead singer Barry Marler, bassist/harmony singer Trent Allen, and drummer Drew Worsham have finally decided to dust off the old […]

5GB With Natalia Zukerman; Playing Eddie’s Attic, Friday April 20th

Born in a musical family, Natalia Zukerman has been described by public radio as “an example of the finest Americana.” She has teamed up with Adrienne Gonzalez for Art.is.Song, and the duo are playing Eddie’s Attic tomorrow, April 20th. Natalia joined us for our 5GB series before their show. What’s the first gig you ever […]

AMG Weekend Picks: !!!, Van Halen, The Atlanta Mess-Around, Eleanor Friedberger, The Drive-By Truckers and More!

Happy Almost-Weekend AMG Readers! It might be gearing up for a miserable-looking weekend, so let’s just enjoy the sun while we can and take solace that there are plenty of warm, friendly gigs to bask in. Check out our selections below, as well as the on sales happening this weekend too (including a certain British […]

5GB With Quintron & Miss Pussycat; Playing Zero Boys @ The Earl, Friday April 20th

                          Multi-instrumentalist Quintron is a celebrated nightclub organist and inventor, who has patented a number of his own inventions and often performs at his own private club, the Spellcaster Lodge, located on St. Claude Avenue in New Orleans’ 9th Ward. He frequently performs with his wife, fellow musician […]

CD Review: Efren — Write A New Song, Playing The Five Spot, April 26

Efren Write A New Song Slo Pro Records By Ellen Eldridge While the clichéd ideas in country music – losing a job, dog, and wife and so on – stick out as trite, mundane and self-pitying in a way that should be reserved for Goth music, Efren takes the simplicity of everyday life, love and […]

Live Review: Vonnegutt at Smith’s Olde Bar, April 13

By Justin Lyons; photo by Dale at NetFreqTV Fans were probably wondering if Vonnegutt could match the energetic opening performance from drummer/DJ duo ALIen last Friday night at Smith’s Olde Bar.  Luckily, the four-piece outfit from Atlanta/Marietta still knew how to bring a raucous party with hits of new and old.  Opening with a nod […]

5GB With John Mark McMillan; Playing Vinyl, Tuesday April 17th

  Christian singer/songwriter John Mark McMillan has been celebrated on Christian mainstream radio for his alternative sound and uplifting lyrics. His latest album has moved away from the themes of death and resurrection that clothed The Medicine to the interior psychology of a man trying to live in the uneasy valley between this world and the next, […]