Straight No ChaserChristmas CheersAtco/Atlantic By Al Kaufman Christmas and a capella go together as well as Halloween and chamber music. Both are bright and festive, but at their heart are beautiful and meaningful. The 10-man a capella group, Straight No Chaser, bring both those elements to their second Christmas CD, Christmas Cheers.
By Micah McLain Cursive took the stage Monday night at a surprisingly early 11:15 p.m. after opening sets from Winston Audio and Capgun Coups. I, however, had assumed that headliners at Lenny's still didn't start until after midnight – a mistake that I paid dearly for. While I only caught the tail end of their […]
By Kevin Griggs Local singer and song writer Lindsay Appel played a quaint short set at The Highland Ballroom last Friday. Her blues/rock style is based around a piano or guitar and fits great with the relaxed lounge atmosphere of the venue. For about a year now she has been carrying Mario (drummer from Tiger!Tiger!) […]
Person LThe PositivesAcademy Fight Song By Al Kaufman Kenneth Vasoli left the heavily influential The Starting Line because he found their pop-punk sound to be too limiting. With Person L, he clearly does not have that problem. There is still some of that pop-punk sound on The Positives, most notably on "Untitled," but mostly this […]
By Kevin Griggs So I get this email from Spencer Garn on Sunday inviting me to come to The EARL on Tuesday to see his three piece The Jaguars. The Jaguars were opening up for Nashville’s Los Straitjackets and El Vez's Viva Christmas show. This was the second time I got to hear this super […]
By Kevin Griggs Wonderroot Community Art Center hosted an acoustic folk show on November 31. Playing on the bill: Adam Arcuragi, Gary Eddy, Sydney Eloise, Emory Goocher and Molly Pardon. There where a lot more people attending than I expected. I arrived in time to catch the last of Sydney Eloise’s set. Sydney’s soft chords […]
By Scott Roberts; photo by Sue Volkert Tribute bands are fascinating entities to consider. What compels a group of musicians, who generally begin their rock and roll journeys by incorporating their admired influences into their own visions hoping to forge something new and fresh, to throw that idea out the window and decide to exclusively […]
By Sam Parvin When I found out Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles were finally making their way back to Atlanta, I knew I had to plan on going to the show. When I found out they were playing in one of the best-sounding rooms in Atlanta, my presence went from probable to mandatory. On […]
By Jennifer Gibson I don’t know how old Jon Spencer is, but I do know he started heading up the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion when I was in middle school, which means he’s got to be early- to mid-40s, at least. So it’s no small feat that he’s still able to rake in the crowds, […]
Steph Jones Gravity Independent Release By Jennifer Gibson If Janelle Monae has been described as the female version of Prince or Andre 3000 (and she has), then Steph Jones can easily be interpreted as the male version of Janelle Monae. He doesn’t quite dial up the freak factor like she does, but he does open […]
By Kevin Griggs Howlies: White Denim:
Cadillac Jones Rhythm Method City Recordings By Chris Homer Atlanta’s Cadillac Jones continues to prove that they are masters of the jazz-funk genre with their fourth album, Rhythm Method. Rhythm Method finds the seven-piece band crafting an album full of funk guitar riffs, popping bass lines, tight horn melodies and a healthy dose of […]
R. Garcia I Used to Write on Walls & Other New York City Stories By Alexandra Edwards Randy Garcia's other band, Nerd Parade, makes the kind of big Southern rock that you feel down in your bones. But on his solo album, I Used to Write on Walls & Other New York City Stories, Garcia […]
By Micah McLain Rachel Goodrich's music is the definition of DIY, with the ever present harmonica-turned-kazoo holder around her neck, the seemingly beginner acoustic guitar arrangements that serve as the foundation of her songs and the fact that her drummer's "kit" consists of a single bass drum. During her opening set, she impressed the audience […]
SwitchfootHello HurricaneAtlantic By Al Kaufman What the hell is Christian Rock anyway? When Bono sings, "And the battle's just begun/To claim the victory Jesus won" on U2's "Sunday, Bloody Sunday," is it Christian rock? Why can't it just be rock? Switchfoot is Christian Rock, but they work really, really hard to be thought of as […]
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