GET BOMBED FOR OBAMA: 12 Hours of Drinking at Manuel’s Tavern – Mayor of Ponce

GET BOMBED FOR OBAMA: 12 Hours of Drinking at Manuel’s Tavern – Mayor of Ponce

  On behalf of AMG, I apologize this wasn’t written in a timely manner. But it took a team of six CIA translators to decode my notes taken from this event. All is written to the best of my ability. Scouts honor…   As of high noon, January 20th, George W. Bush is unemployed. It’s […]

Led Zeppelin and Journey/Gun ‘n’ Roses/Poison Tribute Bands for Andrews Upstairs

Led Zeppelin and Journey/Gun ‘n’ Roses/Poison Tribute Bands for Andrews Upstairs

This might have just been an excuse for me to look up Journey videos (specifically, "Don't Stop Believing"), but regardless, I think people wanted to know that tickets are now on sale for the Journey/Guns 'N Roses/Poison Tribute band, playing at Andrews Upstairs on February 6 (that's this Friday, y'all!). Get your tickets here. Also […]

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum @ The EARL on April 25

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum @ The EARL on April 25

Consummate weirdos (or, experimental rock band) Sleepytime Gorilla Museum will be performing (in whatever way, shape or form they choose) at The EARL on April 25. If you go, be prepared for anything from scholarly presentations to puppet shows, as the band is notoriously unpredictable and avant-garde. Get your tickets here.

The Coathangers Start Star Bar Residency

The Coathangers Start Star Bar Residency

The Coathangers are starting up a weekly residency at The Star Bar for the whole of February. The band will be playing every Wednesday starting tonight, when they'll be playing with The Customer and Baby Dinosaurs vs. Extinction.

CD Review: Pierce Pettis — That Kind of Love

CD Review: Pierce Pettis — That Kind of Love

Pierce PettisThat Kind of LoveCompass Records by Al Kaufman Pierce Pettis came out of that '80s folk movement that brought us the likes of Suzanne Vega, Tracy Chapman and Bill Morrissey. Like the three aforementioned songwriters, Pettis does not waste his time navel gazing or spouting platitudes. He writes honest little stories and slices of […]

Langerado Cancelled

Langerado Cancelled

Yup, it's true. The tough times are hitting everyone obviously, not least large music festivals like Langerado. The festival announced today that it was canceling it's 2009 Miami event due to sluggish ticket sales, which of course also means that our contest to win tickets has been cancelled. Tickets will all be refunded in the […]

Listen to Lily Allen’s Whole Album a Week Early

Listen to Lily Allen’s Whole Album a Week Early

You don't have to wait until next week to get your fix of Lily Allen's new record. MySpace is streaming the record, It's Not Me, It's You, on Lily Allen's MySpace page. The album will be on sale next week on February 10, and her single "The Fear" has already been making waves here and abroad. Lily will tour the U.S. with the record in […]

CD Review: Funeral Party – The Bootleg EP

CD Review: Funeral Party – The Bootleg EP

Funeral Party The Bootleg EP Independent Label Group By Alexandra Edwards Funeral Party, a four-piece from working class East LA, have released a promising three-song EP that showcases their considerable popularity as a backyard-party band.  The Bootleg EP may not reinvent the genre, but it definitely proves they have an aptitude for post-punk dance music.

The Kills, The Horrors, Magic Wands @ Lenny’s on April 27

The Kills, The Horrors, Magic Wands @ Lenny’s on April 27

Tickets go on sale next Tuesday (February 3) at 10 a.m. for The Kills with The Horrors and Magic Wands at Lenny's. For those not in the know, The Kills (pictured) are a British/American art/indie rock duo whose post punk stylings have been garnering praise for a little while now. For a while there was a time when […]

The EARL Throw Music Festival to Benefit John Henderson Memorial Fund

The EARL Throw Music Festival to Benefit John Henderson Memorial Fund

The EARL will be hosting John John's Gravy Boat Lovefest in just a couple of weeks on February 17. The show's proceeds will go to covering the costs of the funeral and cremation of John Henderson, who was shot to death recently at The Standard. The Lovefest will feature a mass of great Atlanta bands, […]

Lord T & Eloise @ Smith’s Olde Bar on April 24

Lord T & Eloise @ Smith’s Olde Bar on April 24

Oh the joys of having a band that is so hard to describe. But we'll try. Lord T & Eloise mix Vienna's classical style with the hip-hop crunk of Memphis. Yup that's what we said. Basically they've time travelled to present day to save rap music with their rhymes about being rich – the old, […]

Boombox @ Smith’s Olde Bar on March 20 and 21

Boombox @ Smith’s Olde Bar on March 20 and 21

Marrying dance music with jam band culture, Boombox has garnered a strong following in the music scene. But that's what happens when you bring together an acclaimed producer who has worked with everyone from Los Lobos to Sugarland and the son of two Grateful Dead members. The duo is playing two shows at Smith's Olde Bar, […]

Have You Heard Showcase Tonight @ Star Bar with Adron and Madeline – FREE!

Have You Heard Showcase Tonight @ Star Bar with Adron and Madeline – FREE!

Tonight Atlanta music blog, podcast, session recorders and all-round swell guys Have You Heard are hosting a showcase at Star Bar. Not only is it featuring the delicate Brazilian stylings of Adron, as well as Athens indie folkster Madeline, but it's free! Go ahead, spoil yourself.

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band @ Philips Arena April 26

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band @ Philips Arena April 26

Fresh off a performance over the inauguaraton weekend and just after winning a Golden Globe for his title track for The Wrestler, Bruce Springsteen is releasing a new record and taking The E Street Band back on the road. The "Working on a Dream" tour (named after the new record) will be hitting Atlanta on April […]

Smith’s Olde Bar Announces The Last Waltz Ensemble, Bloodkin and More

Smith’s Olde Bar Announces The Last Waltz Ensemble, Bloodkin and More

There is a slew of new shows up for sale for Smith's Olde Bar this week. New Orleans funk band Bonerama will be playing March 19, and tickets are available here. Perennial Athens favorite Bloodkin takes the stage with Turtle Folk on March 28 and you can get tickets here. A favorite of any Dylan […]