CD Review: Bombadil — All That the Rain Promises

Bombadil All That the Rain Promises Ramseur Records By Leila Regan-Porter North Carolina’s Bombadil started out with a lot going for them. Signed to Ramseur Records as The Avett Brothers took off, they could pass as the Avett’s scrappy, just-as-breathtaking little brothers, and were quickly gaining well-earned attention with their own brand of genre-crossing powerful […]

CD Review: Childish Gambino — Camp

Childish Gambino Camp Glassnote Records By Justin Lyons Childish Gambino’s (aka Stone Mountain native Donald Glover) underground works often stressed being different from the rest of the rap world. Camp, his first proper album, finds Childish Gambino in a class of upper echelon emcees and manages to balance influence with individualism.

Picture Book: Thee Oh Sees, Total Control at The EARL, November 11

By Michael Koenig ( http://vacantmoon.viewbook.com/) Full gallery after the jump.

Live Review: Feist at The Tabernacle, November 6

Review by David Courtright; photo by Matt Smith When Leslie Feist strolled out on stage with Vermont vocal trio Mountain Man in tow, holding a full wine glass, it seemed to be a foregone conclusion the evening would amount to something special. For Feist, an internationally-acclaimed pop star (whether she likes it or not), has […]

Picture Book & Live Review: Iron & Wine at Buckhead Theatre, November 11

Review by Justin Lyons; photos by Catrina Maxwell (www.catmaxphotography.com) Full gallery after the jump. Iron & Wine – Buckhead Theatre – Atlanta, GA – 11/11/11 By Justin Lyons If you haven’t listened to Iron & Wine recently, you might assume two things about Sam Beam & co.’s live performance: a) a simple singer-songwriter style approach […]

Picture Book: Youth Lagoon, Young Magic at The Drunken Unicorn, November 11

By Matthew Smith (www.shadowboxerphoto.com) Full gallery after the jump.

Picture Book: Sebadoh at The 40 Watt Club, November 7

By Michael Koenig (http://vacantmoon.viewbook.com/) Full gallery after the jump.

CD Review: Minus Ned — Are We Finally Fitting In?; Playing The Nest, November 10

Minus Ned Are We Finally Fitting In? Nedhead Records By Al Kaufman When guitarist Ned Bridges decided to form a band with fellow Connecticut friends Zach Guglin (vocals/drums) and Michael Martens (guitar), he probably thought the band would just break up when he took off for college. Instead, the two remaining members recruited guitarist Mark […]

Live Review: Foo Fighters at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, November 7

By Justin Lyons Foo Fighters have a good problem on their hands: They can play soaring rock anthems for three hours straight.  It’s actually more of an issue for their fans that barely have time to catch their breath.  From start to finish, there was hardly a moment that Dave Grohl and company weren’t shaking […]

Picture Book: Girl In A Coma, The Coathangers at Masquerade, November 7

By Ellen Eldridge Full gallery after the jump.

Picture Book: Melt Banana at The EARL, November 5

By Michael Koenig (http://vacantmoon.viewbook.com/) Full gallery after the jump.

Picture Book: Bands from the Chomp And Stomp in Cabbagetown, November 5

By Ken Lackner Full gallery with Ballhog!, High Strung String Band, Spanky and the Love Handles and Steve Tombstone after the jump. Find your picture in our PhotoReflect gallery too!