Picture Book: Van Halen and Kool & The Gang at Philips Arena, April 19

By: CatMax Photography, LLC Full gallery after the jump.

Live Review & Picture Book: Sharon Van Etten at The EARL, April 25

By David Courtright; photos by Matthew Smith One always wonders how a singer’s artistic personality will translate in a live, or in-person setting. Does melancholic music equal depressive live show? In truth, sometimes it does. In Brooklyn’s Sharon Van Etten’s case, it was quite the opposite. While her music can easily be called “introspective,” the […]

Picture Book: Eleanor Friedberger at The Basement, April 21

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

Picture Book: A Fight to the Death at Star Bar, April 19

By Ken Lackner (www.kenlacknerphotography.com) Full gallery after the jump.

Picture Book: Third Man Rolling Record Store at The EARL, Sunday, April 22

By Hillery Terenzi Full gallery after the jump.

Picture Book: Chairlift at The EARL, April 19

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

Picture Book: School of Seven Bells, Exitmusic at The EARL, April 7

By Hillery Terenzi Full gallery after the jump.

Picture Book: Frankie Rose, DIVE at 529, April 10

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

Live Review: John Wesley Harding, Joe Pernice, Rick Moody at Eddie’s Attic, March 29

By Scott Roberts; photos by Sue Volkert (full gallery at the bottom of the post) Anticipation was high for this special in-the-round performance at Eddie’s Attic by literary folk-rockers John Wesley Harding and Joe Pernice, along with novelist Rick Moody, himself also musically knowledgeable and surprisingly tuneful. The three wordsmiths took turns singing, playing, telling […]

Picture Book: Gardens and Villa at The EARL, March 22

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

Live Review and Picture Book: Justice at The Tabernacle, March 22

Review by Justin Lyons; photos by Matthew Smith (www.shadowboxerphoto.com) A lot has changed in the electronic music world since French duo Justice broke on the scene with “D.A.N.C.E.” and Cross.  Dubstep has become the current rage, house elements have invaded pop music and electronic music as a whole has enjoyed a renaissance with more EDM […]

Live Review: Pearl and the Beard at The Five Spot, March 18

Review and photos by Ellen Eldridge The Five Spot was nearly packed on Sunday night, and that’s not bad for a band’s second appearance in Atlanta. Pearl and the Beard opened for Ani DiFranco in February and the air of contagious joy captured the attention of many fans who bought the CDs and headed back […]