The Polyphonic Spreee

AMG Weekend Picks 10/23-10/25

Friday, October 23 Plain White T’s @ The Loft Genre: Alt Rock, Power Pop Sounds like: Fall Out Boy, Yellowcard, Paramore Tickets are $20. Doors open at 7:30pm. Find Tickets Here! Leo Kottke @ Variety Playhouse Genre: Blues, Jazz, Folk Sounds like: Tom Rush, Jerry Garcia, David Bromberg Tickets are $27.50 advance, $30 day of […]

David Ryan Harris to play ‘intimate’ show Oct. 25 at Eddie’s Attic

Soul singer, songwriter and guitarist David Ryan Harris may be best recognized for playing guitar and singing in John Mayer’s band from 2004 to 2012. He’s returning to Atlanta Oct. 25 for a “bare bones” show at Eddie’s Attic in support of his newest album. His fourth full-length album, Lightyears, is a soulful 11-track look into […]

Chris Cornell to perform new song on Good Morning America Oct. 22, plays Atlanta Oct. 26

Tune in to ABC’s “Good Morning America” tomorrow from 7 to 9 a.m. to watch Chris Cornell perform “Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart” in support of his newest release, Higher Truth. Cornell will play Atlanta Symphony Hall Oct. 26. Find tickets and additional tour dates at chriscornell.com.

Live Review: The Struts w/ The Karma Killers @ The Earl 10/19/15

In this day and age, it is rare to find a band that can be compared to classic acts like Queen, David Bowie, and the Rolling Stones, and successfully measure up to the unique, larger than life personas each of these artists created for their audiences. British indie-rock group, The Struts, effortlessly make the cut, […]

The Sheepdogs bring ‘pure, simple, good-time music’ to Vinyl Oct. 28

The Sheepdogs, a band that has followed in the footsteps of Canadian rock legends including Neil Young, The Band and The Guess Who with a bold take on classic guitar rock and polished retro sound, play the Vinyl in Atlanta Oct. 28. The band came into the national spotlight in 2011 as the first unsigned […]

Atlanta R&B radio documentary broadcast Oct. 20

Tom Roche’s documentary “Alley Pat: The Music is Recorded” will have its final broadcast premiere Tuesday Oct. 20 on PBA30 at 11:30 p.m. “It was done for zero dollars (other than 6 years of my time) to give back to Atlanta music history,” Roche said. This documentary, which won 1st place at the Atlanta Film […]

Puscifer to play Cobb Energy Centre Nov. 8, supporting ‘Money Shot’

Puscifer plays Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Nov. 8 in support of the band’s newest release. Money Shot, the third full-length emission from perennially sardonic Puscifer, is the band’s boldest statement to date — a mix of the snaky and the snarky, a slow grind where blissful harmonies rub up against ill-angled industrial rhythms. “I […]

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What’s Up This Week 10/19-10/22

Monday, October 19 Widowspeak @ Drunken Unicorn Genre: Grunge, Dream Country, Earthtone Pop Sounds like: Wild Nothing, Lower Dens, Real Estate Tickets are $12! Doors open at 9pm. Find Tickets Here! Elvis Costello @ Variety Playhouse Genre: Rock, New Wave, Punk Sounds like: David Bowie, Neil Young, The Kinks Tickets are $33 advance, $36 day […]

Horror master John Carpenter releases ‘Lost Themes Remixed’

Eight pivotal contemporary electronic artists were moved to reshape the original songs on Lost Themes Remixed, which was released Oct. 16 in tribute to one the genre’s great pioneers. Several of the remixes were released exclusively as part of the digital deluxe edition of the album, but Lost Themes Remixed marks the first time any […]

Dweezil Zappa sets dad Frank Zappa’s lyrics to music on first original album in 10 years

Dweezil Zappa returns to original songwriting with the Nov. 27 release of Via Zammata’ after having stepped away for a decade to uphold his father’s legacy. He spent the past 10 years focused on introducing a new generation to Frank Zappa’s music, for which he snagged a Grammy in 2009 for Best Rock Instrumental Performance […]

Charlotte Devaney recruits Snoop Dogg on new dance single

DJ and singer Charlotte Devaney recruited music legend Snoop Dogg to release her official video for “Flip It” (The Edit). “I’m all about fun and humour and that’s what was injected into ‘Flip It,’ Devaney says. “It’s a song that will make you smile, dance and not take life to seriously….while whistling like a nutter!” […]

Ricky Martin to play ‘avant-garde’ show in Atlanta Oct. 22

Ricky Martin heads to Philips Arena Oct. 22 in support of his tenth album, A Quien Quiera Escuchar. The multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy awards winner plans to impress his fans with an “avante-garde” show, complete with more than 150 moving lights, five screens, mobile video and stunning choreography. He will change costumes more than […]

Israel Nash

AMG Weekend Picks 10/16-10/17

Friday, October 16 Braids @ 529 Genre: Indie Rock, Shoegaze Sounds like: Active Child, Mr Twin Sister, Grimes Tickets are $10 advance, $12 day of show. Doors open at 9pm. Find Tickets Here! Israel Nash @ The EARL Genre: Desert Folklore Sounds like: Justin Townes Earle, Jakob Dylan, Caitlin Rose Tickets are $10 advance, $12 […]