The band, performing before Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, outside Atlanta's Center Stage, March 20. By Julia Reidy Young Orchids is the latest musical brainchild of Kyle Gordon, previously of Atlanta rockers The Booze, KillGordon and Ski Club. Though the group is new, these pros aren’t as delicate as the name suggests. Along with Ski […]
About a year ago, local music fans in Atlanta were a-buzz with word about this new band, Missy Gossip and the Secret Keepers. Their mix of down-home country style mixed with the hipness of indie rock made them a huge draw for gigs at The EARL and Star Bar. But all has been quiet with […]
A quick bit of disclosure regarding my (Leila, editor of Atlanta Music Guide) connection with Paste – I was an intern and writer there and am now married to Tim, the president of the company. So obviously this cause is going to be super-close to me. But even if it wasn't, in my humble opinion, […]
We recently received this email from our local NARAS chapter and thought it would be worth sharing with all our musician and fans of musician friends out there: From the President/CEO of the Recording Academy. In February, I told our worldwide GRAMMY telecast audience about our quest for a performance right for artists on AM/FM […]
By Stephanie Roman Either Jarvis Cocker has reached the seventh level of enlightened musical nirvana, or he's gone completely off his rocker. Pulp's ex-frontman is recently divorced and has a new album, Further Complications, due out May 19. Check out today's letter to Jarv's fans from the man himself. He's just announced either a well-timed publicity stunt or a genuine breakdown. Imagine Jarvis leading an […]
May's Big Trouble In Little Five Points has just been announced! Set for May 21, at The Star Bar as always, and free as always, the show will feature the coolest indie rock family act The Bridges, Beantown rockers All These Kings, and Young Orchids, Atlantan Kyle Gordon's latest project. The latter of which will […]
You have probably already heard the live version of Black Lips' "The Drop I Hold," featuring GZA of Wu-Tang Clan fame (you haven't??? Well, download it here), recorded at SXSW, and now there's a video (above) to go along with the original version of the song (sans GZA I'm afraid). The GZA-accompanied version will also […]
Corndogorama is fast approaching – it's already May and before you know it, it'll be June 27 and we'll all be heading over to East Atlanta Village to stuff our faces with corndogs and watch some awesome local bands. Oh and not to mention the crowning of the Corndog Queen, an Artist Market Village, tricycle […]
By Julia Reidy Four times a season, several seemingly disparate creative ideas come together harmoniously in one venue: classical chamber music, electronica DJ-ing, visual art, short film, performance art and essay. It’s an idea new to Atlanta, and it’s one of the most interesting evenings $15 can buy. Co-founded and run by Fia and Dana […]
By Scott Roberts Perhaps the most effective way to deal with an unfortunate situation is to figure out a way to turn the adversity into a party! That’s exactly what Criminal Records’ Kerri Boles has done with the upcoming Celebracion benefit to be held at The EARL on May 5. “This benefit is for Megan […]
The Constellations – "Felicia" from Raygun on Vimeo. Atlanta's own hipster super-group The Constellations just released a video for their hip-bumping song "Felicia," which we just stumbled on over at Pine Magazine's blog. Featuring the band's singer Elijah Jones and a bunch of saucy pinup girls in a photo shoot, it's fun and steamy, just […]
In its third amazing year, 500 Songs for Kids will be counting down the 500 Most Passionate Songs of All Time. There have been some amazing performances in the past two years by acts like Janelle Monae, Cee-Lo, Pete Yorn and Butch Walker, and this year is sure to provide just as many amazing performances […]
We had a blast at the Record Store Day festivities at Decatur CD and Criminal Records on Saturday. Casa Crim’s Kim filmed the bands playing, and we’ve gathered some of our favorites here for you. Death on Two Wheels opened up the store bright and early at 11 a.m. – video is above. Noot D’Noot
MTV Shows If you were reading our blog posts from SXSW a month ago, then you'll know that we were pretty excited about this Ebony Bones chick. And though she doesn't actually seem to feature in this video at all (looks like it's just her band, crazy back up singers and fans – we put […]
Reports are coming in via various tweets (including one from 99X itself) that local Atlanta rock station 99X will be back on the air after over a year of being only available through the web or HD. It'll be now be on 97.9 FM. More updates will be posted here as they come available to […]
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