Black Keys El Camino Nonesuch By Al Kaufman It surprises nobody anymore that a couple of white boys from Akron, Ohio (Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, to be precise) can pack their music with so much blues and soul, but the fact that with El Camino, their seventh album, they continue to get better and […]
Smashing Pumpkins Gish and Siamese Dream Deluxe Boxed Sets Virgin Records By Ellen Eldridge Amazing as it may sound, I had never actually heard Gish even though Siamese Dream punctuated my teen years. I never considered myself a huge fan of Smashing Pumpkins, but when I saw them live I was utterly blown away by […]
By Ken Lackner. Check out our gallery of crowd shots HERE. Full gallery of Sister Hazel and Elevation shots after the jump.
The Cure Bestival Sunday Best Recordings By Ellen Eldridge The immediate warmth of the bittersweet opening paragraph to “Plainsong” opens the two-CD set with, “‘I think it’s dark and it looks like rain,’ you said/’And the wind is blowing like it’s the end of the world,’ you said/’And it’s so cold it’s like the cold […]
Korn The Path of Totality Roadrunner By Ellen Eldridge Korn came through Atlanta headlining for the Mayhem Festival in 2010, and again this fall to play Wild Bill’s. As soon as the opening track, “Chaos Lives in Everything,” started with its hi-hat beat and techno feel. Deeper into The Path of Totality the sound recalls […]
By Jenna Hughes; photo by Lewis Lee, from the 2010 tour “In the moments of our lives, both the joyous and the tragic, if the truth is to be told we are all pursuing magic.” These words resonated through the crowd at Philips Arena in Atlanta on December 2, a poetic narrative that preceded the […]
By Rebecca McCoy Full gallery after the jump.
By Ellen Eldridge Full gallery with Red Fang, Dillinger Escape Plan, The Black Lips and Mastodon after the jump.
By Hieu Nguyen Full gallery after the jump.
By Rosie Judd It was truly a treat to see Paul Simon perform at the Areana at Gwinnett Center Friday night, surrounded by an eight-piece multi-cultural ensemble. The set list showcased a veritable history of rhythm starting with the crowd-pleaser “Boy In A Bubble” which brought about a standing ovation from the enthusiastic arena crowd. […]
Review and photos by Ellen Eldridge The key to success as a musician, over a period of a decade or more, lies in the need to constantly reinvent oneself. Everyone seated in the Cobb Energy Centre on Wednesday night understood the principles that Maynard James Keenan follows for his art, especially once his video montage […]
Review and photos by Ellen Eldridge Tori Amos spoke to me when I was 16. Not directly, but from the stage when another fan shouted, “I love you Tori!” Her return quip, “Where were you when I was 16?” instantly won me on her personality. Her persistent passion guided me through my own formative years, […]
By Emily Hogan/@emilyhogan I’m terrible at putting music related things in any type of order. First to last, best to worst, I just can’t do it. So, here’s a list of 11 of my favorite releases from 2011, in no particular order. Most of these releases stayed on the record player, mp3 player or the […]
By Lisa Keel Full gallery after the jump.
By Hieu Nguyen Full gallery with Manchester Orchestra, Cage the Elephant and The Dear Hunter after the jump. Did you go to the gig? Find your pic in our photo gallery HERE.
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