5 GB With Colour Revolt; Playing Vinyl, Thursday Feb. 9th

Mississippi indie rockers Colour Revolt are darlings in the cool kids world. Having toured with the likes of toured with Dinosaur Jr., Black Lips, Okkervil River, Menomena, Paper Rival, Explosions in the Sky, Malajube, Anathallo, and Manchester Orchestra, they are no strangers to the scene. On February 7th, 2012, the debut Colour Revolt EP will be released on VINYL for the very first time. This […]

What’s Up Tuesday?

By Eileen Tilson Well I am just basically gonna tell you what exactly you need to go see today (not like I don’t do that everyday!). But Tuesdays are for lovers, and there are some pretty amazing shows coming through Atlanta tonight that you should definitely go and see! -First up! I know I have […]

CD Review: Ben Kweller — Go Fly a Kite

Ben Kweller Go Fly a Kite Noise By Al Kaufman If Nick Lowe was the Jesus of cool of the 20th century, then Ben Kweller appears ready to take over the role for the new millennium. Kweller writes pure pop for now people. It’s tight and crisp without being trite. Every song on here sounds […]

New Shows Announced For The Center Stage Complex

      Just Announced/ New On-Sales 4/6          INCOGNITO feat. Maysa w/ special guest Khari Cabral – Center Stage Fri           8:00pm | All Ages | $42.50 – 49.50 Reserved Seating  | On Sale Now Rival Ent. & The Masquerade Present… 5/12        MASTODON & OPETH w/ Ghost – Masquerade Music Park Sat          7:00pm | All Ages | $29.50 Adv  | On Sale Now   *** Andy Grammer (2/25) has moved from Vinyl to THE LOFT […]

CD Review: Red Wanting Blue — From the Vanishing Point; Playing Smith’s Olde Bar, February 27

Red Wanting Blue From the Vanishing Point Fanatic Records By Al Kaufman Red Wanting Blue plays slick, mainstream pop-rock songs. That could be the whole review right there, but it would leave the layout for this review wanting. It’s like Train or Hootie and the Blowfish, or, to a lesser extent, Counting Crows. It’s that […]

CD Review: Amy LaVere – Stranger Me; Playing Smith’s Olde Bar with Rich Robinson, March 2

Amy LaVere Stranger Me Archer Records By Al Kaufman Turbulent times often leads to great art. Such is the case with Amy LaVere. While preparing to make her third album three years ago, her producer and mentor, Jim Dickenson, died of complications from triple bypass surgery. Then her guitarist, Steve Selvidge, left to join The […]

5 GB With Graffiti 6; Playing Vinyl Tomorrow, Feb. 7

5 GB With Graffiti 6; Playing Vinyl Tomorrow, Feb. 7

By Eileen Tilson/ @tktalt_tn I am not a passive music consumer. Generally when I find something I like, I tend to fixate upon it for some time. I actively seek new music on a daily basis, so when I do stumble upon something that really gets me, I just can’t help to want to tell […]

Concert Promoters In The Making! Kennesaw State Students Work As Promoters For Atlanta Artists

Over the next three months, student teams from the Joel A. Katz Music and Entertainment Business Program at Kennesaw State, working with Sony Music Nashville and PlayPro Media, a social media start-up that helps artists build fan bases, will be promoting and marketing artists of various music genres. The experience will give the KSU students […]

Q&A with Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne; Playing The Loft, February 10

By Al Kaufman Fountains of Wayne is not your typical success story. The New York-based band came up with the name after driving by a yard art store in Wayne, N.J., then quickly signed with Atlantic Records in 1996. They were subsequently dropped after their first two albums did not sell up to Atlantic’s expectations. […]

AMG Weekend Picks: Edens Edge, Theophilus London, Anvil and More!

Happy Super Bowl Weekend everyone! Looks like the weekend might be a bit quiet due to everyone revving up their eating and drinking engines for the big game on Sunday, but we still have some killer gigs to take the edge off if you’re not into the whole pigskin thing, with a healthy amount of […]

5 GB With JEFF The Brotherhood; Playing The Masquerade Tonight, Feb. 1

By Eileen Tilson/ @tktalt_tn I know it is a risky thing to  proclaim a “my new favorite” band, but in this case, trust me. JEFF the Brotherhood are two brothers from Nashville, who are helping to shake up the rock scene.  Jake and Jamin Orrall are the sons of successful producer/singer/songwriter Robert Ellis Orrall and grew up surrounded by […]