Category Gigs

CD Review: Dear, Oh Dear

The Dears Missiles Dangerbird Records by Kevin C. Madigan It’s gratifying to see a new Dears release, considering the band’s recent implosion, shedding members left and right and now consisting of just head Dear Murray Lightburn and his wife Natalia…

Looking for something to do this weekend?

Here are some options for ya! Friday 10/17 Nikka Costa @ The Loft Doomsayer @ Smith’s Olde Bar Awesome Color @ The Drunken Unicorn Slippery When Wet (Bon Jovi Tribute Band) @ Andrews Upstairs Robert Pollard’s Boston Spaceships @ The…

The Black Lips @ The Earl Tonight???????

According to very excellent Atlanta based music blog Ohmpark there is a rumor that The Black Lips are playing a show at the earl tonight under an assumed name… "..rumour has it The Black Lips are playing a show tonight…

Music Man: Shazam

We live in a world filled with loads of unsigned artists. My time is spent listening to them, figuring out which one of the many, has the potential to get to the next level. That’s what I do and I…

Blue Flashing Light – The Mayor of Five Points

Blue Flashing Light The Mayor of Five Points (EP)Self Released by Noel Wurst The cover of Blue Flashing Light’s press kit proudly reads “…it won’t be a surprise if you hear the next BFL song in a Honda commercial.” What?…

The Panics — Cruel Guards

The PanicsCruel GuardsDew Process by Al Kaufman Opening up with a grandiose drum solo from Myles Wootton, Australia’s The Panics leave little doubt that this is not another lo-fi CD that their fans have come to expect. On Cruel Guards,…

Todd Snider — Peace Queer

Todd SniderPeace QueerAimless Records by Al Kaufman There’s nothing like a presidential election to get the juices flowing in the arts world. It has single-handedly revitalized Saturday Night Live, it has brought Oliver Stone out of his conspiracy lab to…

Important film opening this weekend!

There is a movie out this weekend that you just can’t miss! Call + Response is a compelling "Rockumentary" that exposes the current state of the worldwide slave trade. Some of our favorite artists like Natasha Bedingfield, Moby, Cold War…

Guided By Voices founder brings his new band to Atlanta

The man who formed, fronted, and wrote the majority of the material for early 90’s indie-rock sensation Guided By Voices has a new band, and people are paying attention.  Boston Spaceships consists of ROBERT POLLARD (Guided by Voices,) CHRIS SLUSARENKO…

Cold War Kids – Loyality to Loyality

Cold War Kids Loyalty to Loyalty Downtown Records by Noel Wurst Argh, damn Cold War Kids. With your really interesting backing band, that listeners (or at least I) really would like to hear a little louder but that lead singer…

Music Man: Slow Down

I listen to a lot of crappy music. Not intentionally of course, it’s just the nature of my job. Doing what I do requires me to sift through the mountains of CDs, MP3s, and Myspace links that I receive on…