Megafaun Gather, Form and Fly Hometapes By Julia Reidy Megafaun’s albums feel like a flocking of musical ideas rather than a linear expression of them. Good thing for the Durham, N.C. trio, then, that the migration it has made compositionally takes it in all kinds of fascinating directions; ones that perhaps aren’t visible without binoculars. […]
Slow travel week last week. With the exception of a road trip to Nashville on Friday and Saturday, I pretty much camped out in Atlanta all week catching up on music listening, live shows, and a little company paper work. I came across some really cool stuff while I was at it, particularly in the live setting. I saw […]
The Dead Weather Horehound Third Man By Eileen Tilson In Latin, Lucifer means “Day Star” and is linked with pre-Christian story that Lucifer rose early and was the shiniest star in the sky, outshining Jupiter and Saturn, and then would disappear before the Sun came up. The story, of course, has evolved into Lucifer as […]
Craig Jackson Damn The Roses Green Records By Scott Roberts Proverbially speaking, a book cannot be judged by its cover. The same cannot be said as often or as confidently about judging a CD by its cover. If you see a guy with a tight t-shirt and a cowboy hat on a cover, or four […]
Local blog Drive A Faster Car is throwing a nice little shindig this Saturday at Star Bar with Pistolero, Royal Bangs and What Happened To Your Fire Tiger? (the latter of which has members from Parade, Slushco, Pistolero and is fronted by Hillary Yarbrough, formerly of Aviator & no disassemble). Just thought you should know!
ElbowThe Seldom Seen KidGeffen Epic and sweeping are words often used in music criticism, but they are words vital for describing Elbow's repertoire. The moving string arrangements paired with the tender lyrics and caressing vocals of Guy Garvey make the band just as sensual as their name (inspired by the reasoning from BBC show "Singing […]
Courtney Fairchild11 ChancesStanley Recordings By Al Kaufman In 2006, Courtney Fairchild divorced her husband, left her friends, and moved from her hometown of Dallas, Texas to Philadelphia, Penn. The result was her 2007 album, Quit. The following summer, sequestered in her friend's guest house with huge amounts of bourbon and a high fever, she realized […]
The Noisettes Wild Young Hearts Mercury By Chris Homer With their second album and debut for Mercury Records, The Noisettes continue their unique blend of soulful pop and electro-dance music. Judging from the five song press sampler of Wild Young Hearts alone, it is easy to see the UK trio’s versatility. Vocalist Shingai Shoniwa has […]
Company of ThievesOrdinary RichesWind Up Records By Eileen Tilson Oscar Wilde was one of the greatest celebrities of his time. He ran with the upper circles, hobnobbing with the rich through his status of famed playwright. He had an uncanny ability to remain in-tune with his culture and upper-class society, and yet made fun of […]
Wilco Wilco (The Album) Nonesuch Records By Eileen Tilson Perhaps it’s the fact that there is a camel named Alfred on their latest album appropriately titled, WIlco (The Album), that gives the indication that after 15 years of migraines, drugs, band fights, anxiety and depression, Wilco has finally decided it is time to lighten up. […]
Smith's Olde Bar is hosting a benefit show for Athens' historic Georgia Theatre, which recently suffered extreme damage from a massive fire. The show is this Wednesday night, tickets are only $10, and you'll be getting some excellent music and the knowledge that you are helping a great institution get back on its feet. There's […]
In September of 2007 I was a panelist at the Atlantis Music Conference in Atlanta. It was basically a session where several colleagues from different labels and I shared with the attendees our knowledge of the industry; everything from what we look for in a band, to how to find a good manager to how not […]
DestroyerTrouble in DreamsMerge Records By Micah McLain Dan Bejar makes unique music – whether it be flawless indie rock as a part of the New Pornographers, challenging avant-garde pieces with Swan Lake or laid-back orchestral pop under the cover of Destroyer. Trouble in Dreams, Destroyer's eighth release on the Merge imprint, picks up right where […]
T Bird and the BreaksLearn About It By Al Kaufman T Bird and the Breaks bring the funk. They bring the soul. The bring the horns, the soul, the swagger, the sweat and everything else that comes with being a 10-piece soul/funk ensemble. While critics have been drooling over themselves trying to come up with […]
We strongly recommend checking out this show at Star Bar on Saturday night. Luis has impeccable taste, and these bands look hot to trot: Alive Records' Left Lane CruiserUK's High Plane Drifters (music featured on "CSI Miami")Chattanooga's The Bohannons Texas country punk Restavrant
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