CANCELED: Deastro and Max Tundra @ Drunken Unicorn, November 16
We've just gotten word that the band van for Deastro and Max Tundra has broken down in North Carolina, so the show has been canceled. Refunds are currently being made.
Q&A with J. Tillman (of Fleet Foxes) — Playing @ The EARL, November 21
By Eileen Tilson A few months back I received the new J. Tillman CD to review. Not knowing much about the Tillman, outside of the fact that he was the drummer for Fleet Foxes, I decided I needed to do some serious research. I put in the album, and what came through the speakers blew […]
CANCELED: Bebel Gilberto @ The Loft, November 20
Bebel Gilberto has canceled this leg of her tour, including the November 20 show at The Loft in Atlanta. Refunds for tickets purchased online or over the phone are currently being refunded. If you purchased a ticket at an outlet please take it back to point of purchase.
The Black Lips to Play The EARL’s New Year’s Eve Show
The EARL has announced it's sure-to-be-crazy New Year's Eve show, and it's with none other that Atlanta's primary rapscallions The Black Lips. They'll be playing the gig with soon-to-be-announced guests – watch this space! The show is sure to sell out so buy your tickets now at Ticket Alternative.
CD Review: Switchfoot — Hello Hurricane; Playing The Loft November 24
SwitchfootHello HurricaneAtlantic By Al Kaufman What the hell is Christian Rock anyway? When Bono sings, "And the battle's just begun/To claim the victory Jesus won" on U2's "Sunday, Bloody Sunday," is it Christian rock? Why can't it just be rock? Switchfoot is Christian Rock, but they work really, really hard to be thought of as […]
CD Review: The Cribs — Ignore the Ignorant; Playing The EARL January 20
The CribsIgnore the IgnorantWarner Brothers By Al Kaufman Britpop is fun, isn't it? Lots and guitars, tight melodies, and lyrics that balance cleverness, strangeness, and all out passion. If The Cribs are anything, they are good Britpop. Ignore the Ignorant is The Cribs fourth CD, but the first in which they try to make a […]
The EARL Throws Benefit for Magnapop’s Ruthie Morris on December 15 – With Amy Ray, Tim Lee 3, Warm in the Wake
Message Promoter Chris Chandler of Party Panda Productions and Jeff Clark of Stomp and Stammer have joined forces to help out the lovely Ruthie Morris, of famed local band Magnapop. "Ruthie lost a lot of her stuff in flooding after the awful rains last month," says Chandler. "Her basement flooded and that's where she had […]
Music Man–Thank You Goodnight
I took a road trip to south Florida to check out some bands this week. I travel quite often to see bands, sometimes it’s worth it sometimes it’s not. This time was worth it. I got to see a band that I’m loosely affiliated with through the Manchester Orchestra camp. They’re called All Get Out, […]
CD Review: Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard — One Fast Move Or I’m Gone
Jay Farrar & Benjamin GibbardOne Fast Move or I’m GoneF-Stop/Atlantic By Al Kaufman Beatnik Jack Kerouac was all about rants and raves. His sentences had no structure and, often, no coherent thought process. Jar Farrar, in his liner notes, compares Kerouac’s writing to improvisational jazz. Like that form of music, sometimes his words would travel […]
CD Review: New Moon Soundtrack
New Moon SoundtrackAtlantic By Al Kaufman What a difference a sequel makes. Now that the first Twilight movie has made its millions, everyone has signed up to be on the sequel’s soundtrack, creating a nice time capsule piece for the state of indie rock in 2009. Yes, it’s all as dour and moody as you […]
Leila’s Three Picks of the Week – Halloween Edition!
Here’s what I’d be checking out this weekend for Halloween if I were you. We’re gonna pop up some videos this time around so you get a chance to hear the band’s I’m gushing about right off the bat. Atlanta’s own Constellations just got signed to Virgin Records and are surely headed on to much […]
The Whiskey Gentry Premiers Video at Star Bar Tonight!
Catch The Whiskey Gentry tonight at Star Bar. They'll be showing their new video "Four Horsemen" – which we reported on from behind the scenes earlier. Also playing is Blair Crimmins & the Hookers and Chris Unck and the Black Roses. It's sure to be a killer – especially with the scary holiday coming up!
Van Hunt and Patterson Hood Just Announced for Andrews Upstairs Shows
This upcoming month is an exciting one for Andrews Upstairs. The venue just announced two big hitters for shows in November. Van Hunt will play with Janie Chu and the Jaspects on November 20. Tickets are available at Ticket Alternative. Then the very next night, Drive-By Truckers founder Patterson Hood will play with Connor Christian. […]
CD Review: The Low Anthem — Oh My God, Charlie Darwin; Playing with Blind Pilot at The EARL November 4
The Low AnthemOh My God, Charlie DarwinNonesuch By Al Kaufman The Low Anthem recorded Oh My God, Charlie Darwin in a log cabin in the middle of a harsh Rhode Island winter. And while it is bleak at times, it is also riveting, loud, and, best of all, never boring. In fact, it is downright […]
Music Man–What’s Next?
I recently asked a group of people who I knew to be true music fans what they thought the next wave of music will be. In other words, what style of music will unseat the current crop of pop music that is selling like gangbusters? Everyone answered exactly the same; they said it’s the one […]
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