Apparently it's horribly true. Though it hasn't been confirmed by the label yet, both Time Out Chicago and The Tripwire are reporting that the Illinois indie has given up the ghost and closed. Touch and Go also distributes a ton of ace indie labels like Jade Tree and Merge, so this could affect more folks than just […]
Ticket Alternative's owners Iain Bluett and Jamie Dwyer spoke to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution yesterday about the Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger. Here's a snippet: Ticket Alternative, which sells 250,000 tickets to events nationwide, prides itself on significantly lower service charges. A $33.50 ticket, for instance, would include a $3.25 service charge, said president Iain Bluett. Purchased through […]
Well here’s your chance. The Braves are looking for bands to play at the Fan Plaza during games. From the team’s website: Your band could perform on the Fan Plaza Stage at Turner Field for a Braves game this season! The Braves are now accepting submissions for cover and original bands to entertain the tens […]
Sad news in the world of indie record stores. Right after our announcement of Trail of Dead's support of Record Store Day we got news that one of our ticket outlets and favorite music stores Ella Guru will be closing its doors for the last time in a short while. Owner Don Radcliffe told us […]
Those Texan boys really love indie record stores. First they announce that they will be stopping by Criminal Records in Little Five Points for a free instore on February 24 at 7 p.m. before playing their gig at The EARL that night (get your tickets here!). Now And You Will Know Us By The Trail […]
On February 20 one of Atlanta's best local acts will be reuniting for a one-off show at Star Bar. Courtesy of Team Luis, Second Shift will play after years of being apart, accompanied by fellow ace acts, Y-O-U (Atlanta), Hot Pipes (Nashville) and Lowry (Brooklyn). We chatted to Wes Hoffman and Jonathan Baker from Second Shift about […]
We were pretty bummed that Janelle Monae didn't win the award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance (it went to Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am for "Be OK." Pah), but Atlanta was well represented among the Grammy winners last night: Male Pop Vocal Performance: "Say," John Mayer; track from Continuum (Columbia) Country Performance By A Duo Or Group […]
Merge has always been so cool. Now that they've been around for 20 years, their status as super-awesome indie label has been solidified. And to celebrate this birthday, the label is offering up lots of goodies. First up was a subscription service for the whole year, which has actually closed now (last chance to sign up was in mid-January) and is […]
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.
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, […]
Reports are coming through from various blogs (Brooklyn Vegan and Miami New Times) and the band's PR firm Biz 3 that Yo! Majesty's Jwl B has left the band and has been serving jail time. The band will carry on with Shunda K carrying on as Yo! Majesty without Jwl B. From a press release: Yo! […]
Razorlight returns to America to play a string of dates in support of the band's latest release, Slipway Fires, released late last year. The band will hit Atlanta on March 17 to play a gig at The Loft. Tickets are on sale now here.
Those crazy Mastodon boys. The metal-heads just released the insane-as-usual art for their new album, Crack the Skye, this Monday. Due for release sometime this spring on Reprise, the record was produced by Brendan O'Brien and features long-time collaborator Scott Kelly of Neurosis on one track. Both Neurosis and Mastodon will be playing at Atlanta's Scion […]
By Julia Reidy With two full-length records and a handful of 7-inch singles under their collective belts,The Selmanaires just keep on churning out great Atlanta music. In the wake of the release of their second LP last year, the foursome is undergoing a bit of a re-thinking before heading into more shows (the first […]
We've all known about Butch Walker for what seems like (and could be) decades now, so it seems shocking that it has taken this long for his national television debut to finally happen. Butch will be appearing on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on February 3 to perform his new single "Here Comes The…" featuring another […]
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