CD Review: Ben Folds Presents — University A Capella!

CD Review: Ben Folds Presents — University A Capella!

Ben Folds Presents:University A Cappella!Epic By Al Kaufman Leave it to Ben Folds to make geek chic. A cappella music has been the butt of jokes on everything from The Office to Scrubs. But Ben Folds, who is not adverse to meeting cheese head on (the guy produced a William Shatner CD for crying out […]

Big Boi to Headline the Crown Royal Stewey Awards’ After Party @ W Midtown, July 11

Big Boi to Headline the Crown Royal Stewey Awards’ After Party @ W Midtown, July 11

Big Boi will be headlining the Crown Royal Stewey Awards' (named after The 2 Live Stews' 790 The Zone show, hosted by the two brothers of the same name) after party. Hosted at the W Midtown on Saturday, July 11, the party will also feature Kid Capri on the decks, not to mention an open […]

CD Review: Deleted Scenes — Birdseed Shirt

CD Review: Deleted Scenes — Birdseed Shirt

Deleted Scenes Birdseed Shirt What Delicate Recordings By Ben Grad “Turn to Sand,” the first track from Deleted Scenes' Birdseed Shirt, is the best track on their new album. By itself, it's enough to make a listener very very eager to see their Star Bar show tonight.  The Washington, DC-based band plays a (on first […]

School of Seven Bells, Black Moth Super Rainbow Just Announced for The Drunken Unicorn

School of Seven Bells, Black Moth Super Rainbow Just Announced for The Drunken Unicorn

Two great shows have just been announced for The Drunken Unicorn. First up is the very groovy, psychedelic pop band Black Moth Super Rainbow, who will be gracing the stage on July 29. Basically it'll feel like you've just put popped an Alka-Seltzer full of '60s nuggets into a glass of '90s electronica. And it'll […]

Atlanta Indie Fest to Feature the Best and Brightest of Atlanta’s Hip-Hop and Soul Scene

Atlanta Indie Fest to Feature the Best and Brightest of Atlanta’s Hip-Hop and Soul Scene

There are a ton of ace acts lined up for the Atlanta Indie Music and Arts Fest. The event will take place on June 21 at The Bench, a very cool urban boutique and gallery over on the West Side. We're very excited about Hollyweerd, Stacy Epps, B.O.B., Muffy and Mojo Swagger. Get your tickets […]

CD Review: Terry Anderson and the Olympic Ass-Kickin Team — National Champions

CD Review: Terry Anderson and the Olympic Ass-Kickin Team — National Champions

Terry Anderson and the Olympic Ass-Kickin TeamNational ChampionsDoublenaught Records By Al Kaufman Everyone needs a good ass-kicking once in a while. Rock music has needed one for a good long time now. Terry Anderson, who often teams up with former Georgia Satellite Dan Baird to make up the Yayhoos, is just the guy to do […]

CD Review: Casiotone for the Painfully Alone — Vs. Children and Advance Base Battery Life

CD Review: Casiotone for the Painfully Alone — Vs. Children and Advance Base Battery Life

Casiotone for the Painfully AloneVs. ChildrenandAdvance Base Battery LifeTomlab By Al Kaufman Chicago native and film school dropout Owen Ashworth and his Casio make up Casiotone for the Painfully Alone. It's a combination of a painfully flat voice with a lots of digital beeps and beats. On Vs. Children, Ashworth has grown warmer and more organic, […]

CD Review: Ear PWR  — Super Animal Brothers III

CD Review: Ear PWR — Super Animal Brothers III

Ear PWRSuper Animal Brothers IIICarpark Records By Al Kaufman Devin Booze and Sarah Reynolds, the duo that comprise Ear PWR, are so gosh darn cute you just want to pinch their cherubic little cheeks. Super Animal Brothers III is full of so many hyperactive, day-glo loops and beats it makes Gwen Stefani sound like Peter […]

CD Review: Von Iva — Girls on Film

CD Review: Von Iva — Girls on Film

Von IvaGirls on FilmStickfigure RecordsBy Eileen Tilson Rumor has it that Von Iva, grandmother of Jillian Iva and the band’s namesake, was one of the most seductive snake-charmers of her time. She captivated her audience, mesmerizing them with her control of her body; Walking on stage in her short shorts and heels on Von Iva’s […]

Q&A with Cris Kirkwood of Meat Puppets — Playing The EARL June 16

Q&A with Cris Kirkwood of Meat Puppets — Playing The EARL June 16

By Samantha Parvin Meat Puppets, a band that has been around for nearly three decades and has experimented with most all musical genres under the sun, has just released yet another album, Sewn Together. Brothers Cris (bass) and Curt (vocals, lead guitar) Kirkwood, along with drummer Ted Marcus, began a tour to support the album […]

CD Review: Magic Wands — Magic Love & Dreams

CD Review: Magic Wands — Magic Love & Dreams

Magic WandsMagic Love & Dreams By Eileen Tilson With a name like Dexy Valentine, from the leader of a band called The Magic Wands, you are most likely to expect a scene out of a Hogwarts prom, and truth be told, you would not be that far off. With their four song EP, Magic Love […]

The Charlatans Coming to The Loft on October 5, Tickets Go on Sale Friday, May 29

The Charlatans Coming to The Loft on October 5, Tickets Go on Sale Friday, May 29

Ah, those baggy trousered, cagoule-wearing, northern British lads with bad bowl haircuts and an affinity for brilliant guitar-driven rock. If you have any knowledge of music from across the pond, then you probably know what we're talking about. From Oasis to the Verve, Cast to Shed Seven, and of course The Charlatans, these lads lef […]

CD Review: Elizabeth & the Catapult — Taller Children

CD Review: Elizabeth & the Catapult — Taller Children

Elizabeth & the Catapult Taller Children Verve Forecast Elizabeth & the Catapult's fearless leader Elizabeth Ziman has some serious credentials on her musical CV. Born and raised in Greenwich Village, she was introduced to music through classical piano, leading her to fall in love with composers like Debussy and Chopin, and discovered a talent that […]

CD Review: Wayne Hancock — Viper of Melody

CD Review: Wayne Hancock — Viper of Melody

Wayne HancockViper of MelodyBloodshot By Al Kaufman You won't hear Wayne Hancock on country radio. That's because Hancock is too country for today's country radio. Hancock is an unabashed throwback to the days of Jimmie Rodgers and Ernest Tubbs. This is old fashioned roadhouse, honky-tonk, country, with a yodel or two thrown in for good […]