Gotta Get Down On Friday: Best New Releases of the Week

Happy Friday Atlanta! Get down with these hot new tracks just released this week. Kanye West ft. Paul McCartney – “Only One” Kanye West teamed up with Paul McCartney on his new single, “Only One,” which is exclusively available for purchase on iTunes. You can preview the track on Kanye’s website now! Buy in iTunes […]

Surfer Blood

AMG Weekend Picks 1/2-1/4

It’s the first official weekend of 2015 and what better way to celebrate than with some great live music! Check out one of these awesome shows going on in the ATL this weekend and enjoy! Friday, Jan. 2 Surfer Blood @ The EARL Surfer Blood have recently performed at Coachella Festival, released a new video […]

Umphrey's McGee

What’s Up Thursday 1/1

Happy New Year Atlanta! Start 2015 off the right way by checking out a show tonight! Umphrey’s McGee @ The Tabernacle After 16 years of performing over 100 concerts annually, releasing seven studio albums and selling more than 3.3 million tracks online, Umphrey’s McGee might be forgiven if they chose to rest on their laurels […]

What’s Up Wednesday 12/31

Happy New Year’s Eve Atlanta! If you’re still looking for last minute NYE plans, there are some great shows going on in the A tonight! New Year’s with The Biters @ The EARL Hailing from Atlanta, GA The Biters will rock your face off at The EARL for their “Spew Year’s Eve” show with guests Dinos […]

Extended interview with Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde; Playing Eddie’s January 11th

By Al Kaufman Concrete Blonde’s “Joey” is the type of song that, when it comes on the radio, people stop what they are doing and listen. If there is a group of people, and they happen to have a few beers in them, they try to hit all the high notes. Johnette Napolitano, lead singer […]

Umphrey's McGee

What’s Up Tuesday 12/30

Misery Loves Chachi @ 529 Misery Loves Chachi is an indie, dream-pop band from Atlanta, Georgia. Consisting of Chris Blais, Keith Hicks, Pete Lim, Nathan Sadler and Kara Straus, Misery Loves Chachi combines Chill-Wave, Motown and African rhythms with post-modern classical chord changes and jazz vocal harmonies comparable to Steely Dan. With vocal styles reminiscent […]

What’s Up Monday 12/29

It’s the last Monday of the year! Spend it the right way by checking out a live show in Atlanta tonight. Charlie Garrett, Hunter Morris, RRest @ 529 Get a free dose of indie, psychedelic rock at 529 in East Atlanta Village tonight! Donations accepted.   Railroad Earth @ Variety Playhouse Railroad Earth is a roots […]

AMG Weekend Picks 12/26-12/28

Happy post-holiday weekend Atlanta! Even though it’s a holiday weekend, there is no shortage of amazing shows to check out over the next few days! From rock and roll to funk and soul, there’s a little something for everyone this weekend. Check out our roundup and let us know what you’re looking forward to seeing! […]

Throwback Thursday: 5GB With Kelly McFarling

This interview was originally published on April 11, 2012. See Kelly McFarling at Eddie’s Attic on December 28, 2014.  Homegrown and haunting,Kelly McFarling‘s voice spirals powerfully, and progressively over a bed of oldtimey instrumentation. She is from Atlanta, GA, where she learned to sing in church choirs and baseball stadiums, and learned to write through the stories […]

Big Jesus

What’s Up Thursday 12/25

Merry Christmas Atlanta! Once you’re done opening presents and stuffing your face with delicious food, why not treat yourself with the gift of live music tonight? EARL XMAS w/ Big Jesus @ The EARL Below each trudging riff and well beyond the dense ashes of the low-end, a grinding melody appears – the core essence of Big […]

Moontower

What’s Up Tuesday 12/23

The countdown to holiday vacation is on! Celebrate the eve of Christmas Eve with a show! Eve of the Eve with Moontower and special guests, The Amazing Mongooses @ Eddie’s Attic Based out of Atlanta, Moontower was developed by the simple fact of good friends getting together to do what they love – play music! […]

Skymatic

What’s Up Monday 12/22

We know it’s the holidays but that doesn’t mean you can’t check out a Monday show! Today’s roundup features a few shows that are perfect for those of us that are balling on a budget due to all this gift shopping – ranging from FREE to $6 – you can enjoy a night out for […]

Kendrick Lamar

Gotta Get Down On Friday: Best New Releases of the Week

Get down this Friday with the best new releases we collected for you from this past week! Modest Mouse – “Lampshades On Fire” Being that the last new Modest Mouse album was released in 2007, the release of the first single off their new LP (Strangers To Ourselves) dropping 8 years later is quite an exciting […]

Rising Appalachia

AMG Weekend Picks 12/19-12/21

Welcome to the weekend ATL! Get pumped as we look forward to these great shows going on all over town this weekend! Friday, December 19 The Whigs @ Terminal West Athens band The Whigs are on tour following the release of their 5th album earlier this year, Modern Creation, which was recorded in just two weeks. […]