CD Review: Hercules and Love Affair — Blue Songs; Playing Aaron’s Amphitheatre, August 23

Hercules and Love Affair Blue Songs Moshi Moshi Records By Al Kaufman Hercules and Love Affair never got memo issued some 30 years ago that simply stated, “Disco is dead.” This is a band that likes its music to pump and thump and bump. Listen to “Answers Come in Dreams” and listen to what can […]

CD Review: Muppets — The Green Album

Muppets The Green Album Walt Disney Records By Jeremy Frye Kermit and his crew have certainly been around in the last decade, but your local multiplex has been Muppet-free since 1999’s Muppets From Space. Actor Jason Segal considered this a grave injustice and made it his personal mission to get The Fuzzy Pack back on […]

Interview With Matisyahu; Playing Center Stage, August 22

By Eileen Tilson When Matisyahu entered the scene back in 2005 with single “King Without a Crown,” the idea of a Hasidic reggae beat-boxer seemed liked the opening line of a joke. However, the  New York native quickly made a reputation for himself, taking on titles such as Esquire Magazine‘s “most intriguing reggae artist in […]

Indie Band Uses Tour To Promote Atlanta Music Programs

By Eileen Tilson These days we all know that in order to be a successful musical act, you must tour… all the time. However, Orlando indie band Rabbit! are using their tour to promote something other than themselves. For the past 48 days, they have hit 45 cities, each place turning the spotlight on a […]

Get Ready for August’s Street Food Happy Hour with Cassandras!

Happy August everyone! We’re so excited to see the weather cool down just a tad, and for us to start wrapping up the summer with another awesome Street Food Happy Hour. We’re been listening to everyone’s feedback, and have decided to move the event to a slightly earlier time, 6 p.m., wrapping up at 8 […]

What’s Up Thursday?

We are almost to the weekend! Wahoo!! There is so many cool things happening tonight, you have no excuse not to be out! – Our very first “Atlanta Music Guide Presents” show at The Buckhead Theatre will be ever tastier with the Food Trucks right next door! Come on down to see Granville Automatic, The […]

AMG Weekend Picks: Soulphonics, Decatur BBQ, Blues and Bluegrass Fest, Ken Ford and More!

Feel that folks? It’s the lack of unbearable heat in our fair city. Yup, that’s right – the bearable heat has returned to Atlanta. Which means that fall can’t be far behind right? If you stand still long enough in the early morning or late at night (which is more likely, right?), you’ll even feel […]

Q&A With Granville Automatic & The Well Reds; Playing The Buckhead Theatre, August 18

You are already in Buckhead on Thursdays for the yummy Food Trucks, and now AMG is giving you just one more reason to stick around! Atlanta Music Guide & Bow Inc Presents Granville Automatic, Lauren St. Jane, and The Well Reds at The Buckhead Theatre, tomorrow August 18. We chatted with local faves Granville Automatic and […]

CD Review: The War on Drugs — Slave Ambient; Playing The EARL, October 13

The War on Drugs Slave Ambient Secretly Canadian By Al Kaufman Much like Beck is essentially a folk rocker with ambient tendencies, so too are Philadelphia’s The War on Drugs. The band’s 2008 debut, Wagonwheel Blues, was more of a straight ahead rock and roots affair. Then Kurt Vile left the group for his rather […]

CD Review: The Features — The Wilderness; Playing The EARL, August 26

The Features The Wilderness Bug Music/Serpents And SnakesBy Justin Lyons Murfreesboro, Tenn.’s four-piece outfit The Features show their maturation since 2008’s Some Kind of Salvation.  On their third album they ditch a horn section that never seemed right in favor of  driving rhythms and howling guitar. The resulting effect is much darker on The Wilderness, […]

What’s Up Wednesday?

What’s Up Wednesday?

Oh, we are almost there! After a whirlwind of a Tuesday, it just seems appropriate that some of country music’s finest will be blowing into town tonight. -One of outlaw country’s finest, Billy Joe Shaver, whose songs have been recorded by the likes of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Elvis Presley will be bringing it […]

15 Questions With The Black Dahlia Murder; Playing Masquerade Tonight

By Eileen Tilson According to Wikipedia, “The Black Dahlia” was a nickname given to Elizabeth Short  (July 29, 1924 – ca. January 15, 1947), an American woman and the victim of a gruesome and much-publicized murder.  Short was found mutilated, her body sliced in half at the waist, on January 15, 1947, in Los Angeles… so obviously the […]

Live Review: Drive-By Truckers and Centro-matic at Georgia Theatre, August 12

By Micah McLain Drive-By Truckers brought along their “soulmate band” Centro-matic for a sold-out two-night stand to celebrate the triumphant return of the Georgia Theatre this past weekend. There was an overwhelming sense of excitement and awe that was shared by everyone lucky enough to be in attendance Friday night. The opportunity to see two […]

Live Review: Gillian Welch and David Rawlings at the Georgia Theatre, August 14

By Scott Roberts; Photos by Sue Volkert Most successful bands seem to possess at least one secret weapon – a dynamic front person; a flashy lead guitarist­; pyrotechnics – that allows them to stand out from the myriad acts vying for our entertainment dollar. Singer-songwriter Gillian Welch, in addition to her own impressive arsenal, has […]