Billy Joel Headlines SunTrust Park on 4/28/17

Atlanta Music Guide had the pleasure of covering the legendary Billy Joel at SunTrust Park this weekend. Our own Molly Segers shares her thoughts on what it was like to see the man behind the piano. Friday, April 28, Billy Joel christened the newly minted SunTrust Park as the venue’s first concert.  The veteran Joel […]

Rooney at The Loft 10/21/16

Words by Molly Segers – Photos by Jon Whittaker (www.jonwhittakerphoto.com) After a six year hiatus, a solo album, film scores, and directing a feature film (Dreamland), Robert Schwartzman has pulled Rooney out of hibernation and dusted off the cobwebs with new record Washed Away and tour that had them at The Loft Friday October 21. […]

The Struts at The Georgia Theatre 09/29/16

Words by Molly Segers – Photos by Rosie Judd The Struts, with Beware of Darkness and Goodbye June, unleashed a delicious muck of rock eras for the Athens crowd at Georgia Theatre last night. For The Struts, channeling classic glam and arena rock is like breathing, as they so thoroughly embody the style that they […]

Live Review & Picture Book – John Doe with Jesse Dayton at the City Winery 06/20/16

Newcomer to the Atlanta music scene, City Winery, hosted punk rock icon John Doe and his band on Monday June 20th. This was only the fourth show for the Ponce City Market venue which CEO Micheal Dorf describes as catering to “an aging demographic of wine lovers who also love music and want to go […]

Moogfest 2016 Live Review and Picture Book

Written By Haley Billue – Photos by Hillery Terenzi When you think ‘MOOG’, what comes to mind? Those cool little new wave music synthesizers with all the knobs and sliders and patch cables that have been the bastion of electronic musicians for decades now. Bob Moog was a pioneer of electronic music technology and, low […]

Atlanta Welcomes Butch Walker Home for Surprise Show

Last Tuesday a certain someone announced a surprise show just a week away. No, not Prince. Butch Walker took the stage at Smith’s Olde Bar on Tuesday for a surprise sold out show to 300 lucky fans. Walker was joined by local Sara Rachele, and had a visit from Josh Rifkind of 500 Songs for […]

Cirque du Soleil’s Kurios: “Cabinet of Curiosities” Doest Not Disappoint!

Cirque du Soleil’s Kurios: “Cabinet of Curiosities” opened last Thursday, March 3 at Atlantic Station. Ticket Alternative’s own, Amber Lawson, attended the “curious” event and has the following to say about it. This year’s show is laced with a steampunk-19th century-mad scientist theme that visually creates a world of wonder and fun. From beginning to end I […]

Live Review: Puscifer at Cobb Energy Centre

Not being much of a wrestling fan, I would never have expected to stand ringside during a luchador match. But Puscifer brought Luchafer, a group of luchador wannabes, to the show at Cobb Energy Centre Nov. 8 Puscifer returned almost exactly three years later to the same venue in support of its recent release, Money […]

Live Review: The Struts w/ The Karma Killers @ The Earl 10/19/15

In this day and age, it is rare to find a band that can be compared to classic acts like Queen, David Bowie, and the Rolling Stones, and successfully measure up to the unique, larger than life personas each of these artists created for their audiences. British indie-rock group, The Struts, effortlessly make the cut, […]