Live Review: Grace Woodroofe and Ben Harper at The Tabernacle, October 7

Review by Ellen Eldridge; photo by Lisa Keel Grace Woodroofe opened for Ben Harper at the Tabernacle as part of a six-fingered handful of dates supporting her recent Always Want release. Her energetic smile and genuine appreciation won over many of Harper’s fan. Those who hadn’t heard of her before should check out her latest […]

CD Review: Man Overboard — Man Overboard; Playing Masquerade, October 14

CD Review: Man Overboard — Man Overboard; Playing Masquerade, October 14

Man Overboard Man Overboard Rise Records By Al Kaufman Now that Blink 182 have gone all mature with their new release, Neighborhoods, it’s good to know that there are bands like Man Overboard (who take their name from the Blink 182 song) to hold high to pop-punk, smarmy teen trophy. Man Overboard, a five-piece out of New […]

Picture Book: What Happened to Your Fire, Tiger? at The Highland Ballroom, October 1

By Ken Lackner Full gallery after the jump.

Picture Book: Blair Crimmins and the Hookers with The Lonesome City Travelers at Star Bar, September 23

By Ken Lackner Full gallery after the jump.

Picture Book: Black Unicorn Cabaret featuring Voltaire, This Way to the Egress and Hellblinki at Masquerade, September 29

By Ken Lackner Full gallery after the jump.

Picture Book: Kansas with the KSU Symphony Orchestra at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, September 30

By Ken Lackner Full gallery after the jump.

Picture Book: Wye Oak, Explosions in the Sky at The Tabernacle, September 29

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

Picture Book: Meat Puppets at The EARL, September 24

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

Picture Book: Music Midtown at Piedmont Park, September 24

By Eileen Tilson; photos by Ken Lackner Well, for its first year back, Music Midtown 2011 ended with a bang, literally, as Coldplay shot off fireworks into the Piedmont Park sky. After our week of interviews with the bands, Atlanta was set for a great time. The day was littered by musicians as Atlanta’s The […]

CD Review: Hannah Miller — O Black River; Playing Grocery on Home, October 1

Hannah Miller O Black River Self-released By Al Kaufman “I’m not ready to settle. I’m still looking for where I belong,” purrs Hannah Miller on her fifth release, O Black River. The angelic-voiced one now calls Nashville home, but she grew up in Alabama and cut her musical teeth in Columbia, S.C. Her music has […]

Picture Book: Secret Chiefs 3 at The EARL, September 22

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

CD Review: Frank Turner — England Keep My Bones; Playing Masquerade, October 1

Frank Turner England Keep My Bones Epitaph By Al Kaufman Frank Turner loves two things; England and rock and roll. The folk punk rocker sings about both with wild abandon on his fourth CD, England Keep My Bones. Turner sets the tone on the rousing opener, “Eulogy.” “Not everyone can be Freddie Mercury, but everyone […]

CD Review: Mastodon — The Hunter; Playing The Tabernacle, December 2

Mastodon The Hunter Reprise Records By Ellen Eldridge Admittedly, the name Mastodon sounds like one of those maniacal, hard-hitting bands with a growling singer; the type of band that turns off chicks, and attracts angry, sweaty men.  The opening line to The Hunter calls, “I burned out my eyes,” while a melodious guitar riff cushions […]

CD Review: Machine Head — Unto The Locust

Machine Head Unto The Locust Roadrunner By Ellen Eldridge Machine Head’s Unto The Locust showcases a novel of songs with each song representative of its own short story in the collective collaboration of music and words. The church-like chanting of the opener, “I Am Hell,” lures one into the novel with an overcast sense of […]