Interview w/ Tyler Bryant; Playing w/ The Shakedown @ Smith’s Olde Bar 4/26!

Tyler Bryant was born to play music. The 21-year-old guitar prodigy has been playing since he was six and was bred on the roughneck blues of Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Bryant’s impressive resume reads as if he’s been in the business for decades. Tyler was awarded the Robert Johnson Foundation’s New […]

What’s Up Tuesday? April 23rd

HELLO ATLANTA MUSIC LOVERS! It’s a lovely Tuesday morning and we are SO excited about the lineup tonight! We have some amazing shows going on at some AWESOME venues! Check it out! Snarky Puppy @ The Earl Snarky Puppy delivers raw funk and sensitive dynamics, relentless pocket and lyrical melodicism, lush harmony and soulful simplicity, […]

Shaky Knees Festival schedule and line up

Shaky Knees Festival is May 4th and 5th

Tickets are still available for the Shaky Knees Festival taking place in Atlanta on May 4th and 5th – The line up includes The Lumineers and Band of Horses as well as Jim James, Drive By Truckers, Gary Clark Jr., Lucero, Dr. Dog, Delta Spirit, The Antlers, Kurt Vile & The Violators, The Black Angels, […]

Interview with Mitch from Born Ruffians playing The EARL 4/24

By: Shelby Lum Driving on long tours can be difficult, but maybe a little easier for Mitch of Born Ruffians considering he doesn’t have a drivers license. “I don’t drive, so I am the dork on tour that doesn’t ever drive,” Mitch said in an interview with Atlanta Music Guide. So the one thing he doesn’t […]

Just Announced: 2013 Unplugged in the Park Lineup, Park Tavern

Unplugged in the Park is back and celebrating its 11th year of completely FREE music at Park Tavern! Every Sunday starting April 28th through September 15th, Park Tavern will host a great headliner along with top Atlanta bands and musicians. This year’s lineup includes scheduled performances by Ed Roland & Sweet Tea Project, GRAMMY nominee […]

5GB Interview: Gretchen Peters Playing @ Eddie’s Attic 4/25!

The title of Gretchen Peters’ new Hello Cruel World is a pun on the famed exit line – a joke that, like the lovely melodies and deliciously textured arrangements framing these 11 songs – sweetens this captivating music spun from a year of turmoil. The Grammy nominated singer-songwriter from Nashville calls Hello Cruel World her […]

5GB Interview: Stolen Babies, Playing @ The Tabernacle 4/24!

By Ellen Eldridge Although they might be a square peg in a round hole, Stolen Babies may just fit somewhere within this heavily hyphenated description: Quirky-Prog Pop-Art Rock-Avant Garde-Cabaret Metal-Horror Punk-tinged with Industrial, Goth and Dark Wave. The band’s mythology began back in 1997 when Dominique Lenore Persi, the Sharones and keyboardist Ben Rico were […]

Picture Book & Review: Magnetic Music Festival- 4/20

Review by Ashley Steeley; Picture Book by Ellen Eldridge Electronic dance music (EDM) fans decked in neon and glowsticks traveled from all over the southeast to experience Liquified and Disco Donnie’s Magnetic Music Festival at Fifth-Third Bank Stadium at Kennesaw State University. The weather was perfect as three state-of-the-art visual and audio stages hosted over […]

Just Announced: Tunes from the Tombs, Saturday 6/8, Oakland Cemetery

A warm summer day, a dozen great local bands, and the Historic Oakland Cemetery are all coming together on Saturday, June 8th for one of our favorite events: Tunes from the Tombs! This fundraising event features musicians performing in and among Oakland’s extraordinary monuments, mausoleums and renowned gardens. All genres of music will be represented: […]

Picture Book & Review: The Atlanta Dogwood Festival @ Piedmont Park!

Photos & Review by Deidra Pinion Perfect spring weather, kites flying in the air, a nice game of Frisbee between friends, and the sound of kids laughing and playing…the Atlanta Dogwood Festival had arrived at Piedmont Park. Tents lined the sidewalk, with artwork, jewelry, photography, and crafts for sale. A lot of amazing rides filled […]

Interview w/ Gun Outfit’s Carrie Keith; Playing @ 529 on 4/23!

By Ellen Eldridge Gun Outfit plays at 529 in Atlanta on Tuesday, April 23, to support the April 2 release Hard Coming Down. Fans of any SST band, Sonic Youth, Wipers or Pavement will love the album as well as the live show. Vocalist and guitarist Caroline (Carrie) Keith answered our interview questions: What is […]

What’s Up Monday? April 22nd

Happy Monday y’all! Spring has sprung and man, is it beautiful outside or what?! Tonight is going to be awesome because we have a great variety of shows going on! From smaller bars like The Basement, 529 and The Earl, to big arenas like Philips, we have a venue and a show that you’ll enjoy! […]

Interview with Kate Earl playing The Loft Sunday April, 21st

By: Shelby Lum Many musicians break into a record deal through networking, knowing the right people, or knocking on a lot of doors. Kate Earl found it by nearly getting hit by a car–which she luckily dodged. “I almost got hit by a car,” Kate said. “The driver of that car was my neighbor.” So […]

Interview with FUNTCASE! Spinning TOMORROW @ Magnetic Music Festival!

James Hazell, better known by his stage name FuntCase, is an English Dubstep and drum and bass producer and DJ, from Bournemouth, England. Hazell first released drum and bass, under the moniker DJ Dose in 2007, and in 2009 released his first single under the name FuntCase. In 2010 he was signed to Flux Pavilion […]