CD Review: Dream Theater – Dream Theater

Review by Ellen Eldridge   Don’t laugh at the fact that the self-titled album comes as the band’s 12th release. Instead, take it as a signal that Dream Theater has reinvented itself. “We felt like this is a period in our career where the music we are making is so right for who we are […]

Recap: Music Midtown Day 2 @ Piedmont Park

Photos By: Hillery Terenzi Review By: Molly Free Even a monsoon sitting over Piedmont Park on Saturday afternoon wasn’t going to stop the thousands of music enthusiasts from hearing some amazing music, at Music Midtown Day 2. After waiting about an hour in line in what seemed the heaviest rain of the day, I marched […]

CD Review: The Band of Heathens — Sunday Morning Record; Play Vinyl October 27th

The Band of Heathens Sunday Morning Record BOH Records By Al Kaufman The name Band of Heathens conjures up images of boys in overalls playing one string basses and banging on wash basins and other assorted metals while downing some blinding moonshine. The actual Band of Heathens have never lived up to their name in […]

Hopscotch Festival Day 2: Friday, September 6th

Photos By: Hillery Terenzi A Trak: CAM Day Party ft. Colossus Deep South Day Party: Kenny Roby Future Islands: Holy Ghost!: Legs McNeil: Local Natives: Rebus Works Hopscotch Day Party Ft. Invisible Hand: Shirlette Ammons: Speedy Ortiz: Swearin’: Thurston Moore & John Moloney: Turf War:

Picture Book & Live Review: Blue October @ Center Stage September 8th

Photos and review by Jenna Hughes Blue October made a stop at Center Stage Atlanta on September 8th for The Sway Tour, in support of its seventh studio album, Sway, which dropped last month. A true turning point for the band, Sway brings a message of positivity and appreciation for life that has not been […]

Picture Book and Live Review: Steely Dan LIVE @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Photos and Review By: Ryan Swerdlin Donald Fagen, Walter Becker and company graced the stage of Alpharetta’s Verizon Wireless Encore Park this past Saturday night on Steely Dan’s 2013 Mood Swings Tour.  Very few shows this tour feature a full performance of the bands studio masterpiece “Aja” and Saturday evening was only the second full […]

CD Review: Ministry – From Beer to Eternity

By Ellen Eldridge   Calling the thirteenth Ministry release schizophrenic implies that Jourgensen’s work isn’t grounded in reality. From the chaotic beats and frenzied samples to the intermittent bursts from Jourgensen himself, From Beer to Eternity sounds off about the world. From the astounded “Holy cow!” introducing “Hail to His Majesty (Peasants)” through “Punch in […]