The HEAP Deluxe By Samantha A. Parvin Close your eyes and listen to the first track, “One of Those Days,” from The HEAP’s debut studio album, Deluxe. I can imagine bodies jammin’ out at a gig on the festival circuit on a hot yet windy March afternoon, noodling to the funky beats of this eight-man […]
Local writer, commentator, columnist and all-round cool chick Hollis Gillespie is putting her wit to good use and will be hosting a night of comedy at The Punchline Comedy Club in Sandy Springs on May 6 to raise money to benefit The Juvenile Justice Fund. The fund runs Angela's House, ("the only facility dedicated to […]
If you didn't get your tickets for Gavin DeGraw's Atlanta show at The Loft on May 5, then I'm afraid you are out of luck – it's SOLD OUT! For those who did get tickets, have fun!
Tonight is Big Trouble in Little Five Points, put on by the radical Pop Death Squad. The (FREE!!) show will be featuring Hollyweerd and Jessica Tonder, two amazingly talented acts that are topping the best of Atlanta right now. So get down to Star Bar and have a rockin' good time.
The Coathangers Scramble Suicide Squeeze Records By Samantha A. Parvin The Atlanta all-female quartet, The Coathangers, presents their latest and second full-length album Scramble with great enthusiasm. Their style showcases several characteristics of African and early American roots music (and ultimately blues, rhythm and blues, pop, hip-hop and rap genres), such as call-and-response, syncopated rhythms, […]
Harlem Shakes – Strictly Game – Live from the MHofWB! from The Bowery Presents: Media on Vimeo. Harlem Shakes have just released a new live video for "Strictly Game" from their show at Williamsburg Hall of Music on March 26. We thought it would be a good idea to pop it up here to give […]
Bad news: Takeover UK have canceled their appearance with Gliss and The Electric Cycles on April 20 at The Drunken Unicorn, due to illness. The remaining two bands will still be performing. Tickets are available here.
Stuff I think about, but not thoroughly… · I was driving through Mobile, Alabama the other day and saw a flier for a hip hop group called “Mobil-anaires”. That’s pretty awesome. Right off the bat and they're already more interesting than the dreadfully boring Selmanaires. · Why does Janelle Monae always look so surprised […]
We'll be at Decatur CD for Record Store Day, giving away tickets, watching bands, drinking beer, celebrating the awesomeness of the local, independent music store. We're in the final stages of planning, so will have more info for you shortly – watch this space!
PomegranatesEverybody Come OutsideLujo Records By Al Kaufman The Pomegranates, from Cincinnati, have that same indie-pop exuberance that caused the media to fawn all over Clap Your Hands Say Yeah a few years back. Much like Clap Your Hands, Pomegranates clearly draw heavily upon their early Talking Heads and New Order albums. Everybody, Come Outside! is […]
Record Store Day is fast approaching, and we're getting reports in for how our own local indie record stores will be celebrating. Little Five Points' Criminal Records will be hosting a slew of bands throughout the day, and of course will be having a huge sale, competitions and special Record-Store-Day-Only releases up for grabs. Anyone […]
By Scott Roberts I met with vocalist Linda Hopper and guitarist Ruthie Morris at The Star Bar for a sound check that never happened – typical scheduling confusion. And though one of us was disappointed about the cancelled couple of songs, the ebullient, open, and warm Atlanta-based rockers, who have been making music together in […]
Asheville's Afro-beat jam band Toubab Krewe will play two shows at Smith's Olde Bar this summer – one on July 31 and one on August 1. Tickets for both shows are available here.
BMI is hosting an Unsigned Urban Showcase on April 23 at Atlanta club Esso. The showcase will feature performances by Novel, Trey Songz and others, including Nas. There's a very limited amount of advance tickets up for sale, so be sure to buy them quickly here.
Dan DeaconBromstCarpark Records By Ben Grad It's hard to see Dan Deacon's newest album, Bromst, as anything more than a collection of excellent (but similar) songs. By track four of Bromst, “Snookered,” Dan Deacon has established the pattern he'll use throughout the album: about a minute of minimalist noise buildup (in “Snookered,” a jumble of […]
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