By Al Kaufman What with more and more chain stores getting exclusive rights to releases from Tom Petty, Rolling Stones, Sugarland and the like, it is nice to see the record companies throw the independent record stores a bone once in a while. Warner Brothers Records is doing just that with their Loss Leaders Re-Revisted CD. […]
From our sister site, TA Live… ***** It’s the first Three Picks of the Week … of the year. Hurrah! And to celebrate, here’s a delightful trio of videos to put you in a chipper mood, ready to take on 2010. The Guillemots are already a name that brightens my mood, and now Fyfe Dangerfield […]
The Head Puckered By Al Kaufman Teen musicians are usually poster ready heartthrobs who sing songs other people wrote and require a lot of vocal tweaking in the studio. The Head are about to change that notion.
The next few months are going to be big over at The Tabernacle. February 12 brings the huge reunion show of one of our favorite local hip-hop groups, Goodie Mob. The original lineup (Cee-Lo, Big Gipp, Khujo and T-Mo) will be taking the stage with B.o.B. AKA Bobby Ray opening. Jam band moe. will play […]
Just wanted to remind everyone that our DRINKSHOP Live is tomorrow night! The lovely Rebecca Loebe will be playing two sets, so come on by, grab a fancy drink and enjoy the swanky space.
To get us off to a great start this year, we have two ace local bands playing sure-to-be spectacular shows at The EARL. Athens' horde of all-stars, AKA Dark Meat, will be playing The EARL on February 13. Get your tickets at Ticket Alternative. Atlanta's own golden children, Snowden, will play March 16 (note: this […]
By Al Kaufman Jeremy Aggers has one of those soothing voices that works better than Xanax. It's a sweet voice that resembles the folk-rock renderings of David Wilcox or James Taylor. Just put him in the player and everything is okay. His voice is a bubble bath after a long day at work. On his […]
Gills and WingsGills and Wings By Al Kaufman Freddie Mercury lives. Gills and Wings, a five-piece band from Richmond, Va., must have an iPod loaded with "Bohemian Rhapsody." In their wonderfully theatrical rock style, they sing of losers and loners. On "Dealer," their sympathetic paean to the neighborhood drug dealer, lead singer and synth player […]
We've loved Rebecca Loebe's sweet, infectiously joyous style ever since we heard her old school jazzy cover of Kanye West's "Stronger" (which you must have a listen to over on her MySpace, as well as the rest of her gorgeous tunes). Now we're glad to be able to showcase her at our monthly DRINKSHOP gig […]
Sondre LercheHeartbeat RadioRounder During the summer in Bergen, Norway the sun stays out for 24 hours; in the winter months, however, you are lucky to squeeze out an hour of daylight. The extra dosage of Vitamin D has clearly done Norwegian transplant Sondre Lerche some good; his sixth album Heartbreak Radio, released in September, is […]
The Bravery Stir the Blood Island By Chris Homer The Bravery’s third album, Stir The Blood, is packed with the sort of noisy synth-pop you’d expect from the New York band. Despite not departing dramatically from the sound showcased on their 2005 self-titled debut and 2007’s The Sun and the Moon, The Bravery still put […]
Tegan and SaraSainthoodSire By Al Kaufman It's got to be hard for twins to be taken seriously in the music business, especially twins that look robotic, dress to compliment each other, and wear pixie cuts. It's too easy to dismiss them as a cute novelty act. Tegan and Sara Quin are no novelty act. They've […]
All the way from our sister blog TA Live, it's Leila's Three Picks of the Week! ***** Little Tybee recently played one of our monthly showcases, which we hosted with our sister site Atlanta Music Guide, called DRINKSHOP Live at the W Atlanta Downtown hotel. I'd hate to classify them as just indie folk, because […]
We're very excited to announced the details for this year's Peach Drop in Underground Atlanta. "The Largest New Year's Eve Celebration in the Southeast" is bringing a fantastic lineup of music, with Stellate, Ben Deignan, The WannaBeatles and Morris Day and the Time on the main stage. And on the Kenny's Alley stage, there will […]
Serena RyderIs It O.K.Atlantic By Al Kaufman Ontario's Serena Ryder won the 2008 Juno (Canada's version of the Grammy) Award for Best New Artist for Is It O.K.. Granted, Canada is home to the likes of Bryan Adams, Anne Murray, Celine Dion and Corey Hart, but Neil Young, Daniel Lanois, Feist and Leonard Cohen call […]
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