Paste Magazine Benefit Concert @ The EARL, Friday, July 10 with A Fight to the Death and More!

Paste Magazine Benefit Concert @ The EARL, Friday, July 10 with A Fight to the Death and More!

We're very excited about the Paste Magazine Benefit Show coming up this July 10 at The EARL. It'll feature some of the best bands in Atlanta, A Fight to the Death, Attractive Eighties Women, Nicholas from Y-O-U, Richard Parsons and more to be announced. Tickets are already on sale at Ticket Alternative – and just […]

Big 4th in Little Five Points Bring The Constellations, Death on Two Wheels, Burgers, Booze and More!

Big 4th in Little Five Points Bring The Constellations, Death on Two Wheels, Burgers, Booze and More!

Just in case you haven't been overloaded with enough awesome options for July 4th (Andrew's Upstairs' Buckhead Beach Party with Drivin' n' Cryin', The EARL's 10th Anniversary and 4th of July Bash, Red, White and Blue with a View at the Sundial, Blowoff feat. DJ Richard Morel and DJ Bob Mould), there's another amazing event […]

DVD Review: Farmer Jason — It’s a . . . Farmer Jason!

DVD Review: Farmer Jason — It’s a . . . Farmer Jason!

Farmer JasonIt's a . . . Farmer Jason!Kid Rhino By Al Kaufman “Kid’s music” is always a term that makes parents cringe. Incessant blips and beeps interacting with tinny music, high pitched voices and simplistic feel-good rhymes are enough to make any adult rethink parenthood. But lately, rock and rollers have entered the kid’s genre […]

Smith’s Olde Bar to Host Benefit Concert for Georgia Theatre Employees

Smith’s Olde Bar to Host Benefit Concert for Georgia Theatre Employees

As many music fans and local folks know, historic music venue the Georgia Theatre in Athens was all but completely destroyed by a fire last week. Though there has already been a lovely benefit show up in Athens with Dead Confederate and The Whigs, here in Atlanta we'd like to give a hand too. So […]

Music Man-A Day in the Life

Music Man-A Day in the Life

I  find and develop bands for a major label. It’s called A&R, and I do this from the basement of my home. I love this situation; it enables me to see my family a lot in spite of the fact that I spend a lot of time traveling to other cities in search of the […]

Sick Puppies to Play The Loft August 19 – Tickets on Sale Friday, June 26 at Noon

Sick Puppies to Play The Loft August 19 – Tickets on Sale Friday, June 26 at Noon

Australian heavy rockers Sick Puppies are coming to Atlanta to play The Loft on August 19. They'll be touring in support of their new record, Tri-polar, which will be released July 14. Tickets will be on sale this Friday, June 26 at noon at Ticket Alternative.

Get Corndogorama for Only $9.96 on Wednesday at Ticket Alternative, Thanks to Project 96.1!

Get Corndogorama for Only $9.96 on Wednesday at Ticket Alternative, Thanks to Project 96.1!

For the whole day this Wednesday, June 24, you can get your one-day Corndogorama tickets for only $9.96 each. Usually one-day tickets are $15, so this is a great deal. It's a whole 24-hour window, starting at 12.01 a.m. on Wednesday and ending at midnight. To get the deal, simply enter the code PROJECT (as […]

Pop Death Squad Present Big Trouble in Little Five Points TONIGHT with Ponderosa and More, for Free!

Pop Death Squad Present Big Trouble in Little Five Points TONIGHT with Ponderosa and More, for Free!

The flyer above pretty much explains everything. Tonight is the monthly free party Big Trouble in Little Five Points, presented by the awesome Pop Death Squad. Ponderose, Kuroma and Gift Horse will be performing. So stop by the Star Bar and rock out.

Troubadour Hayes Carll Plays Eddie’s Attic Sunday, June 21

Troubadour Hayes Carll Plays Eddie’s Attic Sunday, June 21

By Al Kaufman If Randy Newman had grown up in a double-wide in Alabama, he'd almost be the songwriter that Hayes Carll is. Last year's Trouble in Mind, Carll's third album and first for a major label (Lost Highway), exposed the world to his deviant genius. The CD's centerpiece is "She Left Me For Jesus," […]

CD Review: Little Boots — Illuminations EP

CD Review: Little Boots — Illuminations EP

Little Boots Illuminations Elektra By Leila Regan-Porter British people (disclaimer – I am one) have no problem with hailing a pop princess as leader of the future of great music. We've gushed over Robbie Williams, Sugarbabes, Duffy and Sophie Ellis Bextor in the same sentence as Coldplay, Razorlight, Amy Winehouse and Jamiroquai. We birthed the […]

Andrews Upstairs Announces July 4th Celebrations with Beach Party featuring Drivin’ n’ Cryin’

Andrews Upstairs Announces July 4th Celebrations with Beach Party featuring Drivin’ n’ Cryin’

The fact that Atlanta isn't really anywhere near the sea doesn't stop a lot of people getting in a beachy mood with a lot of sand, some awesome games, good drink and great music. Andrews Upstairs is just the latest to hold their own beach party on July 4, officially called the Buckhead Beach Party. […]

Dungen, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and More Just Announced for The EARL

Dungen, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and More Just Announced for The EARL

The EARL has lots of awesome shows coming up this fall. First to announce will actually be at the end of summer, on August 19, when Swedish psychedelic folk band Dungen perform. Tickets available here. Asobi Seksu returns on September 24. Tickets are up on Ticket Alternative now. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart […]