Biting Elbows ‘Bad Motherfucker’ video

In just over a month, this Tarantino-esque video by the Russian band, Biting Elbows, has amassed over 12 million views on Youtube. What do you think of it? More on the band here: www.bitingelbows.com 

Interview w/ Like a Locomotive; Playing @ The Buckhead Crawfish Fest!

Like A Locomotive pulled out of the station and starting thundering down the tracks in 2010 as a collaboration of accomplished musicians who hail from Athens and Atlanta, Georgia. Although the members had experienced success in other projects (including some nationally known touring acts), magic occurred the first time the group played together as Like […]

Weekend Picks: ATL Mess-Around, Heritage Sandy Springs Beer Fest & V-103 Gospelfest!

Do we have a weekend PACKED full of concerts, festivals and events or WHAT?! Some of our picks include the Atlanta Mess-Around Festival taking place at The Earl and 529, the Heritage Sandy Springs Beer Festival, the V-103 Gospelfest, the Buckhead Crawfish Fest and the David D’Or concert! These may be some of the weekend […]

5th Annual Springfest @ Twain’s Billiards and Tap; Sat, May 18th

Ethan and Uri Wurtzel, owners of Twain’s Billiards and Tap in Decatur, make a point to find ways to support their community and in 2009 with the help of Bang! Arts Management and Promotions they created SpringFest, a music festival/event fundraiser to help give back to those in need. On Saturday, May 18th Twain’s will […]

Picture Book & Live Review: Sevendust @ The Tabernacle 4/24

Review and photos by Ellen Eldridge Stolen Babies and Lacuna Coil opened for Coal Chamber and Sevendust at one of the most aesthetically pleasing shows to grace Tabernacle Atlanta. The guttural growls and high-pitched squeals reached by cabaret metal singer Dominique Lenore Persi got the early crowd’s blood pumping. Persi commanded attention as soon as […]

What’s Up Thursday? April 25th

Boy, oh, BOY! Tonight’s lineup is out of control! We have all types of bands and artists playing throughout Atlanta! It seems like everyone from country starlets to rap artists and pop stars to alternative rockers are playing in the city this evening! Take a look at the lineup! The English Beat @ The Loft […]

5GB Interview: Kelly McFarling Playing @ Eddie’s Attic 4/27!

Atlanta, GA raised Kelly McFarling and gave her space to find her powerful voice in its church choirs and baseball stadiums, but it was San Francisco that gave her the encouragement and community to solidify her original sound. She has spent the past three years selling out shows in both her hometown and her adopted […]

Interview w/ Cigar Store Indians; Rocking Out @ Smith’s Olde Bar 4/27!

Cigar Store Indians is an American Rockabilly/Roots-rock band that plays all original, dirt under the finger nails, dance-all-night honky-tonk music. The guys will be playing a hometown show this Saturday, April 27 at Smith’s Olde Bar! We asked singer-songwriter of the band, Ben Friedman, questions about the band’s history, their killer name and their plans […]

Interview w/ Wax Idols & TV Ghost; Playing the Mess-Around April 26!

By Jhoni Jackson There’s a little bit of L-U-V hidden in the lineup of this year’s Mess-Around. Two of the annual weekend throwdown’s most theatrical performers, Hether Fortune of Oakland’s Wax Idols and Tim Gick of Lafayette, Indiana’s TV Ghost, married in February. Their Friday-night sets at the EARL are part of a joint tour […]

What’s Up Wednesday? April 24th

Happy Hump Day Atlanta! Is everyone enjoying this fabulous weather or WHAT?! Tonight is going to be the perfect night to go out with some friends and catch some live music! We have a killer lineup tonight, so you definitely won’t have a difficult time finding a show to go to! Now, it may be […]

Interview with Dave from The English Beat playing The Loft 4/25

By: Shelby Lum The Beat. Here in the states known as The English Beat. The band has been wandering the planet for over three decades, in front of crowds ranging from huge festivals to intimate bars. Thirty years is nearly unheard of in the music industry  and with that time change, came changes in the bands […]

Interview with Bobby Yang; Playing @ Eddie’s Attic 4/26

Melding his classical training with years of Colorado mountain woodshedding, Bobby Yang is reinventing the sound of the acoustic violin. His inimitable sound combines the passion of a violin with the dirt of a bluegrass fiddle and the rawness of a guitar. He has surrounded himself with musicians who share his madness, his Unrivaled Players, […]

Yeasayer & The Electric Sons Added to the Party in the Park Lineup, Centennial Olympic Park 5/18

I was about to head to the coffee shop for a little afternoon pick me up, but then I received this announcement and it definitely perked me up! Party in the Park just added Yeasayer and The Electric Sons to its lineup! That’s right, now you’ll get to pack in Passion Pit, Ellie Goulding, GROUPLOVE, […]