Day two of Counter.Point started a bit rough. With the weather being somewhat hurricane-esq, a few sets were cancelled due to the entire festival needing to be evacuated. Regardless of the chaotic clouds that were looming over the farm grounds, the amazingly fresh new festival began again around 4:30 with a super fun set […]
Up until the release of “Merriweather Post Pavilion,” Animal Collective would seriously weird me out. Because of their insanely popular “My Girls,” I decided to give them another chance. Suddenly everything changed, maybe I became a little bit more open to their insanely experimental and psychedelic sound, or something else I can’t quite explain, but […]
Photos and review by Jenna Hughes The second annual Little Five Festival kicked off on September 29th, showcasing over 40 local acts in 9 different venues in Atlanta’s Little Five Points. The Star Bar seemed to be the heart of the festival, with stages upstairs, downstairs and an outside stage that was surrounded by the […]
Photos & Review By Taylor Wallace: With this being the first annual CounterPoint Festival nobody knew exactly what to expect but immediately upon entrance to the festival grounds attendees knew that this was going to be a completely unique experience. The grounds entailed 2 enormous tent stages, the “Beat Tent” and the “Back Beat […]
On the streets on Nashville, PUJOL has a reputation for being a little quirky. Though he landed himself on the cover of one of Nashville’s magazine’s so it is obvious that his fans are eating up his unique ways. Releasing a plethora of singles and cassettes over the past two years on Jack White’s Third Man […]
Good First of October Atlanta! This is my FAVORITE month, and I cannot wait for all the goodies that come along this month! To start your month off right, why don’t you start with one of these awesome shows! -Canadian indie rock favorites, Metric, are rocking out their new music at the Tabernacle tonight. -Blue […]
Fort worth based, Green River Ordinance have created quite a story for themselves. In 2009, Out of our Hands, the band’s debut album shot to NO. 10 on Billboard’s Heatseakers chart and catapulted two singles “Come On” AND “On Your Own,” into the Top 40. GRO shared stages with Bon Jovi, Train, Counting Crows, Gavin […]
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There are obviously SO many reasons to be excited about the CounterPoint Music Festival, but how about the obvious, THAT IT IS IN OUR HOMETOWN OF ATLANTA! Seriously, how lucky is Atlanta to have all this great talent right in our backyard? As the cure for the common festival, CounterPoint will be filled with two […]
Talk about tried and true: Atlanta’s Subsonics have been on the garage-punk grind since the early ‘90s. There have been some quiet years, sure, but they seem to have bumped the pace up to a trot since playing the Mess-Around last year, playing several shows after, including the Drive Invasion earlier this month. They’ve got […]
The weekend is almost here and we’re happily immersed in Fall Festival Season! From the Urban Hoedown, to CounterPoint, and Little Five Fest, we are beyond excited to check out all of the awesome bands and genres this weekend! The venues are also packed with great artists too, so no excuses! Get out and enjoy […]
OOOH, Did you see Honey Boo Boo last night? Of course you didn’t because you are much cooler than I ever will be! Hope you are counting down the minutes till the weekend like I am! Here are your fun little happenings for this evening! -Atlanta garage-rockers, Subsonics are back rocking their hometown tonight at […]
The awesome Little 5 Fest Lineup is listed in this image or be sure to visit littlefivefestatlanta.com for the schedule and venues. If you purchase(d) advance tickets you can pick up your festival wristband starting at 12PM this Saturday, September 29th, at Criminal Records. The first 250 people at Criminal Records on Saturday can grab […]
Alright, so it ANYONE else out there as excited about the “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” Season Finale as I am? I can’t help it! I know it is a train wreck, but they are from Georgia, so I have to support, right? Ok, so while I am at home being lame, here are some […]
Three-piece indie folk rockers, The Spring Standards don’t apoogize for being a Brooklyn-sounding band, they embrace it. They released their first EP ‘No One Will Know’ in July 2008 which was co-produced by Rhett Miller of Old 97s and engineered by Kieran Kelly of The Buddy Project. They recently released their latest album back in […]
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