CD Review: Inglorious Basterds Soundtrack

CD Review: Inglorious Basterds Soundtrack

Various ArtistsInglourious Basterds SoundtrackA Band Apart/Warner Brothers By Al Kaufman First, two confessions: 1) I believe Quentin Tarantino to be the greatest living American director behind Martin Scorsese. 2) I embarrassingly admit that I have yet to see Inglorious Basterds. Without first seeing the movie, the songs on the soundtrack will need to stand on […]

Ian McLagen’s Smith’s Olde Bar Show Moved from The Atlanta Room to The Music Room

Ian McLagen’s Smith’s Olde Bar Show Moved from The Atlanta Room to The Music Room

The Smith's Olde Bar show with Ian McLagen show on November 9 has been moved from the venue's Atlanta Room to The Music Room. Tickets already bought for the show will still be honored. If you haven't bought your tickets for the Faces' man's cozy gig, then you can buy them now at Ticket Alternative.

Hope Sandoval Coming to The Loft, Friday October 16! On Sale This Friday, August 28!

Hope Sandoval Coming to The Loft, Friday October 16! On Sale This Friday, August 28!

The lovely Hope Sandoval will be coming with The Warm Inventions to Atlanta this fall for a show at The Loft on October 16. Tickets go on sale this Friday, August 28 at noon at Ticket Alternative. Mazzy Star's lead singer is continuing with her successful solo career with a new record, Through The Devil […]

Micachu & the Shapes Pull Out of Chairlift Show @ Drunken Unicorn, September 9

Micachu & the Shapes Pull Out of Chairlift Show @ Drunken Unicorn, September 9

Opening band Micachu & the Shapes will no longer be performing at the Chairlift show, scheduled for September 9 at Drunken Unicorn. No word yet on who will be filling up the opening spot now. Tickets are still available at Ticket Alternative.

CD Review: The Ginger Envelope — Invitation Air

CD Review: The Ginger Envelope — Invitation Air

The Ginger EnvelopeInvitation Air One Percent By Eileen Tilson Athens-based Ginger Envelope returns with its second full-length, Invitation Air (One Percent). Recorded to a 16-track analog tape, this album turns up the twang factor, showcasing Matt Stoessel’s pedal steel and Patrick Carey’s delicate, lazy, Bob Dylan-esque voice. 

Pre-Sale Details for Band of Horses’ December 30 and 31 Shows at The Tabernacle

Pre-Sale Details for Band of Horses’ December 30 and 31 Shows at The Tabernacle

 We have the details for Band of Horses' annual New Year's Eve shows, coming to The Tabernacle this December 30 and 31. Presented by OK Productions and Windstorm Productions, the shows will have a presale on Wednesday, August 26 (tomorrow!) at 10 a.m. on Live Nation, which fans can access with the password NIGHTRAINBOW. At […]

CD Review: fun. –  Aim & Ignite; Playing Drunken Unicorn September 20

CD Review: fun. – Aim & Ignite; Playing Drunken Unicorn September 20

fun.Aim & IgniteNettwerk by Micah McLain Fans of The Format were no doubt devastated when the band announced a hiatus in early 2008. The Phoenix, Ariz. band is known for some of the most melodious, harmonious and downright happy indie pop ever made. Well, it's time to turn that frown upside down, because Nate Ruess […]

CD Review: The Whiskey Gentry; Playing Unplugged in the Park, August 30 & The EARL, September 9

CD Review: The Whiskey Gentry; Playing Unplugged in the Park, August 30 & The EARL, September 9

The Whiskey Gentry The Whiskey Gentry Self-released By Al Kaufman Yee-Haw!! Only a few months old, and created from the ashes of Missy Gossip, The Whiskey Gentry is here to make you remember how music ought to be. Imagine old time country and gospel meeting punk with just a dash of Vaudevillian flourish, and you start […]

Music Man–Getting on the Radio

Music Man–Getting on the Radio

I spent almost nine years of my life working for 99X radio here in Atlanta. It was a great gig. The majority of that time was spent as music director (MD) for the station, which means that I, along with the program director (PD) would, among other things, choose which songs made it to the air, […]

CD Review: Rhett Miller — Rhett Miller; Plays Unplugged in the Park, August 30

CD Review: Rhett Miller — Rhett Miller; Plays Unplugged in the Park, August 30

Rhett MillerRhett MillerShout Factory By Al Kaufman One need look no further than the first line of his new self-titled CD to know that Rhett Miller likes playing with words. "Keyboards and keystrokes and keystones and keys," he sings on "Nobody Says I Love You Anymore." The song also includes the clever turn of phrase, […]

CANCELED: The Charlatans @ The Loft on October 5

CANCELED: The Charlatans @ The Loft on October 5

It is with a heavy heart that we must announce the cancellation of The Charlatans' entire American tour, which includes their stop in Atlanta on October 5 for a show at The Loft. Tickets are currently being refunded. The band announced the news when they discovered that their drummer Jon Brookes was going to need […]

CD Review: The White Rabbits – It’s Frightening; Playing Variety Playhouse August 20

CD Review: The White Rabbits – It’s Frightening; Playing Variety Playhouse August 20

The White RabbitsIt's FrighteningTBD Records By Eileen Tilson The White Rabbits must be exhausted. After extensive touring with the likes of Spoon, The Walkmen and Tokyo Police Club, and festival stops at Lollapalooza, Glastonbury, Sasquatch, and signing with TBD Records (U.S. home to Radiohead, Other Lives and Hatcham Social) the Brooklyn based six-piece returned to […]

CD Review: Colin Hay — American Sunshine

CD Review: Colin Hay — American Sunshine

Colin HayAmerican SunshineCompass Records By Al Kaufman Anyone over the age of 30 knows Colin Hay. He was the guy with the lazy eye fronting the reggae influenced pop band Men at Work, who invaded America from Australia with songs such as “Who Can It Be Now?” and “Down Under,” and had us wondering what […]

CD Review: The Fiery Furnaces — I’m Going Away; Playing Variety Playhouse August 20

CD Review: The Fiery Furnaces — I’m Going Away; Playing Variety Playhouse August 20

The Fiery FurnacesI'm Going AwayThrill Jockey By Ben Grad What do The Fiery Furnaces play on I'm Going Away? They play a lot that you've heard on their previous albums, but dulled, continuing the progression towards a more accessible, less challenging, sound that they began with Bitter Tea in 2006. Within minutes, you're reintroduced to […]