Bits and Bobs: The Selmanaires, Pavement, The XX, John Mayer, Robyn

Bits and Bobs: The Selmanaires, Pavement, The XX, John Mayer, Robyn

– The Selmanaires are getting more and more chill – either in their old age (we kid) or with some new mood-changers. The video for “B. Spell” is. So. Very. Relaxing. Check it out on their blog. You can buy the single via Double Phantom Records. – Yesterday was the last day that you could […]

Bits and Bobs: T.I., Paste, Decatur Book Festival, DragonCon, PleaseRock

– Oh dear. T.I. doesn’t really know how to stay out of trouble. He’s been arrested again (while on probation) with his wife Tiny for smoking weed in his car. Some details on what this means for him are on the AP now. – We hate to have to report that Paste Magazine has folded. […]

Bits and Bobs: Ludacris, Jenny & Johnny, The Drums, Cee Lo

Bits and Bobs: Ludacris, Jenny & Johnny, The Drums, Cee Lo

– Ludacris will be helping Tower Beer, Wine & Spirits reopen its Doraville location on Saturday, and in return the liquor store is giving Luda a $10,000 donation for his Ludacris Foundation, which supports Atlanta youth and the community. We love it when everybody wins. – Jenny Lewis and her beau Johnathan Rice just dropped […]

Bits and Bobs: Sufjan Stevens, MGMT, Other Sound, The Charlatans

Bits and Bobs: Sufjan Stevens, MGMT, Other Sound, The Charlatans

– Sufjan Stevens is getting ready to drop his eagerly-awaited record The Age of Adz on October 12. He’s given fans a little treat to whet their appetite – you can stream “I Walked” over on Sufjan’s Bandcamp page or Pitchfork now. He’ll be playing The Tabernacle on November 6. – MGMT have revealed the […]

Bits and Bobs: Black Lips, NARIP, Kylie Minogue, FUN

Bits and Bobs: Black Lips, NARIP, Kylie Minogue, FUN

– Spin has been talking to Black Lips about the Atlanta hooligans recording a new album, and they also chat about the usual other stuff: skulls, Osama Bin Laden, the Braves. – Local lass-around-town Eileen Tilson (who heads up Leslie Fram and husband’s artist management company Tipping Point Entertainment Group) has been appointed to the […]

AMG Weekend Picks: Tears for Fears, Oryx and Crake, Who’s Bad, Billy Idol and More

AMG Weekend Picks: Tears for Fears, Oryx and Crake, Who’s Bad, Billy Idol and More

Looks like the temperatures are coming down just a tiny bit, which means this weekend will be much more bearable and you should be getting out to even more shows now that there’s less fear of melting into the pavement. So we’ve got a nice little selection of outdoor gigs, as well as some great […]

CD Review: Dead Confederate — Sugar

CD Review: Dead Confederate — Sugar

Dead Confederate Sugar The Artists Organization (TAO) By Ellen Eldridge From the start of the warping and undulating tones of the guitars, it would be easy to instantly feel lost. For fans who expected some semblance of similarity from the debut Wrecking Ball, prepare to take a turn through the jungle of sound and emotion […]

Bits and Bobs: Vonnegutt, Big Boi, Beach House, Eels, Goat Farm

Bits and Bobs: Vonnegutt, Big Boi, Beach House, Eels, Goat Farm

– Local rap-rockers (it’s not as bad as it sounds, really) Vonnegutt are planning on re-releasing their EP, The Appetizer, again on Big Boi’s Purple Ribbon label, but this time with Manchester Orchestra’s Favorite Gentlemen label on board too. The lads have been making themselves known recently, with their “Follow Us” collaboration for Big Boi’s […]

Bits and Bobs: Dead Confederate, Cee-Lo, Klever, Jason Isbell and More

Bits and Bobs: Dead Confederate, Cee-Lo, Klever, Jason Isbell and More

– Dead Confederate are streaming their new album, Sugar, here right now. Check it out and then go see them play their in-store at Criminal Records on Sunday, where you can get the CD and get it signed. – In other awesome Georgia people news, Cee-Lo just released a video for his new song, “F*ck […]

Bits & Bobs: The Ting Tings, Big Boi, John Legend, The Roots, Free Energy

Bits & Bobs: The Ting Tings, Big Boi, John Legend, The Roots, Free Energy

– The Ting Tings have put up a new song, “Hands,” on their Facebook page for all their fans to listen to (you must “like” the band first in order to be able to listen). It’s a bit more moody than their debut, but still oozes fun, just in a more ’80s, Duran Duran kinda […]

Bits & Bobs: Jasmine Guy, Sufjan Stevens, Joaquin Phoenix, of Montreal, Sex Pistols

Bits & Bobs: Jasmine Guy, Sufjan Stevens, Joaquin Phoenix, of Montreal, Sex Pistols

– The fabulous Jasmine Guy is joining Atlanta’s True Colors Theatre Company full time, as an actress and director for the upcoming season. Tickets for True Colors shows are on sale at the link below. – Soft-voiced Sufjan Stevens will be making many a cool kid giddy at his show at The Tabernacle on November […]

Bits & Bobs: Interpol, Garrison Keillor, Miniature Tigers, Trailer Vic’s Beach Party, Sufjan Stevens and More!

– As you may have noticed in our Weekend Picks post, Interpol are bringing moody dark synths and guitars to The Tabernacle on November 1 and Metric will be coming on October 28. – For those who like their twee stories of cold states in America told in a slow, thoughtfully-measured way, Garrison Keillor is […]

CD Review: All Night Prowling Wolves — Make it Right; Playing The EARL, August 21

CD Review: All Night Prowling Wolves — Make it Right; Playing The EARL, August 21

All Night Prowling Wolves Make It Right The Gospel of Rhythm Recordings (Stickfigure) By Eileen Tilson Atlanta’s own All Night Prowling Wolves make it no secret that what you see is exactly what you get. An ’80s throw-back punk rock band, who like fast guitars, PBR and causing chaos. They even entitled themselves after a […]

AMG Weekend Picks: Athens PopFest, Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun, Rosanne Cash, Kathy Griffin, Dragonette

AMG Weekend Picks: Athens PopFest, Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun, Rosanne Cash, Kathy Griffin, Dragonette

We’ve got some great heavy hitters coming to Georgia this weekend. From country royalty to indie legends, local heroes to sassy comediennes, not to mention a band fresh from playing to a 2000-person Lollapalooza crowd; it’s going to be a full weekend for our fair state. Don’t forget to check out our on-sales below too!

Bits and Bobs: Gogol Bordello, Mumford & Sons, Andre 3000, Noot D’Noot, David Cross, Johnny Marr

Bits and Bobs: Gogol Bordello, Mumford & Sons, Andre 3000, Noot D’Noot, David Cross, Johnny Marr

– The Buckhead Theatre just announced two more great shows for the fall. Gypsy punks Gogol Bordello play on October 7 (on sale Saturday at 10 a.m.) and England’s favorite folk rockers at the moment Mumford & Sons play November 7 (on sale Friday at 10 a.m.) – Famed music photographer Michael Schmelling is releasing […]