Picture Book: Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, September 9 – Drive-By Truckers and Guided By Voices

By Hillery Terenzi Full gallery of Drive-By Truckers and Guided By Voices after the jump.

Live Review: The Ladies of Hopscotch

By Kim Ware; photo by Hillery Terenzi My introduction to Heather McIntire’s music came courtesy of a Battle of the Bands contest in Wilmington, N.C., nearly 10 years ago. On a big stage, the small-framed guitarist with a huge voice belted out angular, jarring indierock tunes with only a drummer accompanying her. What Heather may […]

Congrats To The Best Of Atlanta 2011!

By Eileen Tilson As is tradition, Creative Loafing threw one hell of a party last night celebrating the winners of its annual “Best of Atlanta” awards. Food and drink a flowing, the party was full of Atlanta’s finest. Cheers to the winners of the Music Related awards!  Check them out, do you agree? CL’s Picks Local […]

AMG Weekend Picks: Secret Chiefs 3, Blondie, Music Midtown and More!

What a weekend! There’s celebrations of the city’s best, new wave heroes, and a few extra-special festivals too. And with the unbearable heat long gone (knock on wood), we can run around the city all day and all night and not worry about melting into the pavement. So go forth and rock out!

5GB w/ The Joy Formidable; Playing Music Midtown, 9/24

By Eileen Tilson One of the most buzzed about bands at Music Midtown this year, The Joy Formidable was conceived by music-obsessed friends Ritzy Bryan and Rhyddian Dafydd when they were both students in Wales. With rampant success in the U.K., the band came into the U.S. with a bang, playing sold out shows in […]

What’s Up Thursday?

Let the countdown officially begin! It is less than a couple of days away, and everyone at AMG is getting pretty stoked about Music Midtown! Later today look for our 5GB interview with The Joy Formidable! Here are a few things to get your weekend starting out right. –The Masquerade has been on fire lately […]

5GB w/ The Postelles; Playing Music Midtown, 9/24

By Eileen Tilson The Postelles are proud to be from New York; and where most bands shun the Manhattan village, opting more for the indie chic, Brooklyn, these boys proudly declare their love of hometown, NYC.  The British music press heralded them as a fresh new sound coming out of New York City and influential […]

CD Review: We Are Augustines — Rise Ye Sunken Ships

We Are Augustines Rise Ye Sunken Ships Backbeat/Turnout By Al Kaufman Too many people think that if they have had a hard life, all they need to do is write about it and people will think they are geniuses. Sure, the melody may never get going, the lyrics may be a bit clunky, “But it’s […]

CD Review: Primus — Green Naugahyde

Primus Green Naugahyde ATO Records/Prawn Song By Ellen Eldridge Those who aren’t yet familiar with Primus have a ton of catching up to do, but should instantly recognize the band as the creators of the “South Park Theme.” The drawn-out success of Frizzle Fry (1990) carried the band through its lesser albums in the ‘90s, […]

Picture Book: Neon Indian at Masquerade, September 19

By Matthew Smith (www.shadowboxerphoto.com) Full gallery after the jump.

Picture Book: Superchunk at The Buckhead Theatre, September 8

By Michael Koenig (http://vacantmoon.viewbook.com/) Full gallery after the jump.

Live Review: Roger Daltrey at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, September 15

By Jeremy Frye; photo by Catrina Maxwell. The Who have performed their 1969 song cycle Tommy live before (though not since their 1989 20th anniversary tour), but they rarely ever performed it in the form in which it was released. The running order got changed. Songs were omitted. As Roger Daltrey explained it when opening […]

CD Review: Chadwick Stokes — Simmerkane II; Playing The Loft, September 28

Chadwick Stokes Simmerkane II Ruff Shod By Al Kaufman Chadwick Stokes is a busy guy; so busy he uses more than one name. Under the name Chadwick Urmston, he fronts the indie rock band Dispatch, and the alternative, politically-charged State Radio, a band not afraid to throw some reggae and funk into the mix. As […]

CD Review: Scott H. Biram — Bad Ingredients; Playing Star Bar, September 29

Scott H. Biram Bad Ingredients Bloodshot By Al Kaufman Scott H. Biram doesn’t give a shit. The Austinite simply wants to wail on his guitar and belt out some hillbilly blues, which is what he does on Bad Ingredients. There’s no spit-shine polish here. No long-haired, pony-tailed guy twisting knobs in the studio. It’s just […]

Q&A With Elbow; Playing Center Stage Tonight, September 20

By Eileen Tilson and Leila Regan-Porter Meeting one of your favorite bands on the planet can be a bit intimidating. They could be shy, irritable, or just plain assholes, but not Elbow. Before another epic show at Center Stage tonight, Elbow sat down and chatted with Atlanta Music Guide, and the conversation was literally sitting […]