What’s Up Tuesday?

Happy Tuesday Atlanta! –Ben Folds may live in Nashville, but he is amongst the beloved here in Atlanta. For the first time in a long time, he is back tonight at The Tabernacle. -California’s Thee Oh Sees are the latest incarnation of songwriter, singer, and guitarist John Dwyer’s ever-evolving pop-folk psychedelic group, catch them tonight […]

What’s Up Monday?

How was your weekend Atlanta?  Should be a pretty interesting week, and hopefully this cool weather continues and we can officially claim that we are in FALL! Enjoy the start to your week everyone! -Hipsters will be united at the Tabernacle tonight as Grizzly Bear will be rocking it out with Unknown Mortal Orchestra. -Three […]

AMG Weekend Picks: Life in Color, Atlanta BAR-B-Q Festival, East Atlanta Strut, Love & Theft, plus more!

Atlanta is certainly cranking out fun concerts and festivals over the next few weeks! Every time I open my computer I’m hearing about a new band coming to Atlanta and this weekend we’re just getting a taste! We want in on the action, so tweet us your weekend highlights and pics @Atlantamusic ! Friday, September […]

Interview with Ruby Velle & the Soulphonics, playing the EARL tonight and tomorrow (September 13th &14th)

By Jhoni Jackson Blame meticulousness for the delay in Ruby Velle & the Soulphonic’s debut LP. Before the Atlanta band could kill any of its darlings, first they had to grow and nurture them—slowly and carefully, in the most scrupulous way imaginable. Only minutes into It’s About Time and it’s obvious: It was worth the […]

What’s Up Thursday?

Well hey y’all! How was your week? I have gotta tell you, I am REALLY excited for this week to be over! But you gotta love A) this cooler weather, and B) how many amazing shows are coming up this weekend! -Roaring out of the southern Indiana foothills comes Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band playing […]

5GB With Jimbo Mathus; Playing The Earl, Tonight, Sept. 12th

To say that Jimbo Mathus is quirky is an understatement (as you will see below!), but as a performer, Mathus contributed vocals on the North Mississippi Allstars’ 2006 Grammy-nominated Electric Blues Watermelon. He recently reteamed with buddy Luther Dickinson and Alvin Youngblood Hart to create the South Memphis String Band, whose first release, Home Sweet […]

What’s Up Wednesday?

Happy mid-week Atlanta! Here’s your choices if you feel like going out and getting squirrelly tonight. -Oh, it’s gonna be happening at The Tabernacle tonight, where Slash, Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, Foxy Shazam will be getting everyone to feel like a rockstar. -Our friends at Center Stage always know how to bring in the […]

4th Annual Atlanta Bar-B-Q Festival & The Music Lineup at Atlantic Station September 14th & 15th

Photo of the Breeze Kings By Gini Strobel Music is our passion, but when we can add some delicious grub to the mix it’s HEAVEN! This Friday and Saturday, you gotta head over to Atlantic Station and spend the afternoon at the 4th Annual Atlanta Bar-B-Q Festival! BBQ will be served from 10 of Atlanta’s […]

What’s Up Tuesday?

                              Happy Tuesday Atlanta, how are you? I for one am sort of exhausted, but good…Mr. Butch Walker played Nashville last night and sang “Come on Eileen,” which I like to at least tell myself was dedicated to me! Anyway, if […]

What’s Up Monday?

Wow. What a weekend. I have always been moderately active with the phrase, “You can sleep when you die,” but I am starting to feel like it applies to my whole life recently. After an awesome weekend hanging with -“LA-based Neo-Psychedelia pop luminaries Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti play song from their latest, Mature Themes (4AD). with Bodyguard, […]

AMG Weekend Picks: The Quaildogs, Nappy Roots, Yeasayer, Caroline Herring , Train, and More!

I don’t know about you guys, but this “Short Week” sure didn’t feel short! It just meant more catch up, right? So let’s get down to it. As usual, there’s a lot of decent shows happening around Atlanta this weekend! Head to your favorite local venue, grab a cold one, and enjoy the weekend! Tweet […]

What’s Up Thursday?

You know I used to think getting up early was for the birds, but now I kind of like it! I wonder if that just means I am getting really old….Atlanta, there are SO many cool events happening this weekend that you seriously might want to get your planner out now! -One of the most […]

1970 Georgia Rock Festival To Be Commemorated With Historical Marker & Long-awaited Preview of Feature-length Documentary Film

Did you know that Rock Concert Promoter and Atlanta local, Alex Cooley, once organized one of the largest rock festivals in the Southeast? Yep, Mr. Cooley organized the Second Atlanta International Pop Festival, which took place in Byron, GA, from July 3-5, 1970, and featured over thirty musical acts including Jimi Hendrix and Macon’s Allman […]

What’s Up Wednesday?

See that’s the great thing about a holiday weekend, we are already half way through the week! There are a lot of great things happening in Atlanta this weekend, so I like to consider Wednesday the countdown to an amazing upcoming couple of days of fun! -“Australian duo Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard, aka Dead […]

R. Kelly Is Coming to The Fox Theatre on October 18th! Tickets On Sale this Friday, September 7, 2012 at 10AM

R. Kelly Is Coming to The Fox Theatre on October 18th! Tickets On Sale this Friday, September 7, 2012 at 10AM

R. Kelly kicks off his Single Ladies Tour on October 13th in Columbia, South Carolina and just a few days later he will make his way towards Atlanta, headlining The Fox Theatre on Thursday, October 18th! R. Kelly released his 11th studio album, Write Me Back, this past June. Tickets go on sale this Friday, […]