By Scott Roberts; photos by Sue Volkert Growing up gracefully in rock and roll is not always easy, but singer-songwriter Lloyd Cole has figured it out quite nicely. The once asymmetrically-coiffed, raven-haired leader of Glasgow’s The Commotions is now a 50-year-old based in Massachusetts and his accountant’s haircut now sports graying temples; his clothing looks […]
Grammy award winning singer/songwriter Jill Scott has been one busy woman. Following up 2007’s Grammy nominated Gold-certified album The Real Thing, Scott’s latest work The Light of the Sun, to be released tomorrow on Warner Bros., is a flurry of emotional poetry that encompasses the changes she experienced, following her Hollywood success and the birth of […]
The Head Hang On Self-Released By Al Kaufman At a time when great musicianship is conveyed by showing up at an award ceremony in an egg, or by wearing a meat dress, Atlanta’s power-pop trio, The Head, have something to prove. They are showing the three nice guys (twin brothers Jack and Mike Shaw, and […]
Ben Sollee Inclusions Tin Ear/Thirty Tigers By Al Kaufman Ben Sollee is a classically trained cellist. Wait, keep reading. He is also a man with strong pop sensibilities and a heart throb voice. It’s a voice full of yearning and longing, but sensitive enough to say he only wants to cuddle. Women’s hearts have fluttered […]
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We’re still getting over the fact that Adele won’t be playing this weekend (feel better Adele!) at The Tabernacle, but there’s a ton of great gigs and festivals to choose from, including the sweet Midsummer Music and Food Festival in Candler Park!
This June 16 will mark the 40th birthday of Tupac Shakur, and this year, fans, family, artists and performers alike will gather at the Atlanta Symphony Hall to both celebrate the life and further the cause of Tupac. Headlined by Erykah Badu, other featured performance by legendary soul artists, Roy Ayers and Eric Roberson, and […]
Following the success of Build A Rocket Boys!, Manchester’s multi-award, Mercury Music Prize winning five-piece are pleased to announce a North American tour this fall in support of their fifth critically-acclaimed studio album. Now, due to an overwhelming response, the band has decided to honor the demand and set their sights across the Atlantic again. Elbow plays Center […]
It’s crazy to think that The EARL has be a part of East Atlanta’s brilliant music scene for 12 years now. We think this is a great reason to celebrate with ace music over a whole weekend. On Friday, July 8 Dead Confederate kicks off the celebrations for a sweet $10. And then on Saturday, […]
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The Book of Knots Garden of Fainting Stars Ipecac Recordings By Ellen Eldridge The Book of Knots begins with the birth of “7-pounds 11 ounces of sin” in “Microgravity” and, after posing the question, “Will they survive this microgravity?,” the band embarks on its third concept album; this one dedicated to the absence of expected […]
Sebadoh Bakesale: Deluxe Version Sub Pop By Ellen Eldridge If anything reminds of the late summer of 1994, a naked baby digging in a toilet does the trick. Sebadoh graces its audience with a nostalgic reminder of its fifth and best-selling album from the season when millions of jaded fans mourned Kurt Cobain’s suicide.
The Rosebuds Loud Planes Fly Low Merge By Al Kaufman Ivan Howard and Kelly Crisp used to be a happily married couple that put out albums like The Rosebuds Make Out. Then they got divorced. But, like other couples going through turmoil (Richard and Linda Thompson, Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox of Eurythmics, all of […]
By Eileen Tilson Owl City’s Adam Young is a confessed recluse. Known for being press shy, the sensitive electro front man, started his career making music in his parents’ Minnesota basement. After two independent albums, Owl City gained mainstream popularity with the 2009 major label debut album Ocean Eyes, which spawned the hit quadruple-platinum single “Fireflies.” […]
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