Live Review: SXSW Round Up For Friday, March 20

Live Review: SXSW Round Up For Friday, March 20

As would be expected, my second day of SXSW got off to a late start. But a good start nonetheless, with a rollicking great set from Death on Two Wheels (pictured above) at the Paste/Vanguard/Sugar Hill/Russell Carter party. The Atlanta band thrashed away happily in the sun with full rock and roll drive. With wailing […]

Live Review: SXSW Round Up For Thursday, March 19

Live Review: SXSW Round Up For Thursday, March 19

  Having just landed in Austin at 10.30 a.m., I dove straight into the Texas culture with a well-needed lunch at Iron Works, one of the best and oldest BBQ joints in the city. The joy of SXSW is that it’s not just about the music. Yes, it’s an awful lot about the music, as […]

Live Review: King Khan and the Shrines @ The Masquerade on March 10

Live Review: King Khan and the Shrines @ The Masquerade on March 10

By Ben Grad Arish Khan (aka King Khan) recorded an EP in Germany with Black Lips a few weeks ago, shortly after the Lips were forced to flee India by government censors. Like Black Lips, Khan's bands (The King Khan & BBQ Show, King Khan and the Shrines) have a reputation for riotous, bodily-fluid-infused performances. […]

Live Review: Tapes N’ Tapes @ The EARL on March 3

Live Review: Tapes N’ Tapes @ The EARL on March 3

By Julia Reidy When Tapes ‘N Tapes soundchecked after their opener Wild Light left the stage, all four members sported inappropriate outerwear — black stocking caps, puffy winter coats — and they wisecracked about the recent Atlanta snow, dressed better for their Minneapolis winters than our sporadic chill. When the band returned to the stage […]

Live Review: Grupo Fantasma @ Sticky Fingerz on February 28

Live Review: Grupo Fantasma @ Sticky Fingerz on February 28

Our sister-site TA Live just put up a great review of Grupo Fantasma at Sticky Fingerz in Little Rock. Here's a taste: Even though the temperature was below freezing outside, it was gettin' hot at the Chicken Shack inside! (Sticky Fingerz Chicken Shack in downtown Little Rock, to be precise). Although the small dance floor […]

Live Review: The Morning Benders @ The Drunken Unicorn on February 6

Live Review: The Morning Benders @ The Drunken Unicorn on February 6

The Morning Benders Bring Sunny Cali-Pop Back to a Wintry Atlanta By Alexandra Edwards The last time the Morning Benders came through town, it was a balmy October and they were the first band of the night, playing in support of Ra Ra Riot. Since then, the four-piece from Berkeley, Calif. has toured the country, had […]

Live Review: The Killers @ Atlanta Civic Center on January 30

Live Review: The Killers @ Atlanta Civic Center on January 30

    By Ben Grad Though The Killers are associated with Las Vegas in their album art, promotional materials, and stage props, their sound is more international, purposefully divorced from the little musical gestures that normally add the prefixes "West Coast," "Southern," or "Midwest" to a band's biography. If anything, their musical roots are closer to […]

Live Review: The Virgins Crack Jokes in Atlanta

Live Review: The Virgins Crack Jokes in Atlanta

The Virgins January 25, 2009 The Drunken Unicorn By Alexandra Edwards It was LA meets NYC on the staging ground of the Dirty South this past weekend at the Drunken Unicorn, and it was more fun than a crowd should be allowed to have on a Sunday night. Starting things off around 9 p.m. — […]

Mad fer Ray Davies, Locksley, at Variety Playhouse, Atlanta

Mad fer Ray Davies, Locksley, at Variety Playhouse, Atlanta

Ray Davis / LocksleyVariety PlayhouseDec 2nd 2008By Stephanie Roman The chilly December night at Variety Playhouse began with a welcome warm-up from Locksley–the Brooklyn-invasion mod squad who kicked off the evening quite well for their young fans and the Ray Davies crowd. Groovy backbeats and garage-rock guitars dominated the band's hits: "All Over Again", "Why Can't I Be You" (not The Cure song), and "Don't Make […]

Sage, Spin Doctor Barron, Heaton, play Eddie’s

Sage, Spin Doctor Barron, Heaton, play Eddie’s

by Al Kaufman Rachael Sage is not a diva. Yes, she dresses in beads and baubles, and often appears in feather boas and red fishnets. Yes, in addition to being a  pianist and singer/songwriter, she is also a ballerina and painter. And yes, she is so accomplished in all these areas that she has every […]

Concert Review: Nikka Costa @ The Loft – 10/17/08

Concert Review: Nikka Costa @ The Loft – 10/17/08

Ridiculous to the sublime – that’s a phrase that comes to mind when reviewing my thoughts about this particular Friday night at The Loft.  O.k., maybe ridiculous is too strong of a statement, but sublime certainly isn’t. Full disclosure, I’m a lover of the funk, so Nikka Costa is a favorite of mine.  I haven’t […]

Aimee Mann Yuks It Up at Variety

Aimee Mann Yuks It Up at Variety

Aimee MannVariety PlayhouseSeptember 5, 2008 by Al Kaufman Aimee Mann has been long tagged as an angry, depressed person who writes angry, depressing songs. Last Friday night at the Variety, Mann showed off her more comedic side. Relaxed and confident on stage with her band, Mann introduced her early hit single, "That’s Just What You […]

Nelly and Friends Heat Up The Tabernacle

Nelly and Friends Heat Up The Tabernacle

Tuesday night Nelly entertained a packed house for the second annual Samsung AT&T Summer Krush concert series. Although the Grammy Award winner didn’t take the stage until over 40 minutes after his scheduled time, Nelly did not disappoint. The show started with a bang- literally- as an all female drumline decked in Nelly’s own Apple […]

Butch Walker’s Homecoming

Butch Walker’s Homecoming

Butch WalkerJuly 25 & 26, 2008Center Stage The sight of Butch Walker back onstage in Atlanta was an event his Atlanta fans could not miss. Walker played two back-to-back concerts at Center Stage on Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26. It had been some time since Walker had played in his native Atlanta, but […]

Rainn Wilson rocks Atlanta

Rainn Wilson rocks Atlanta

AMG’s The Rocker Screening and Q & A with Rainn Wilson- Midtown Art Cinema– July 16, 2008 Last night about 350 lucky Atlantans got the opportunity to see an advance sold-out screening of Rainn Wilson’s new comedy The Rocker. Not only was the comedy an outrageous, feel good treat, but Mr. Wilson himself was there […]