Picture Book: Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, September 9 – Drive-By Truckers and Guided By Voices
By Hillery Terenzi Full gallery of Drive-By Truckers and Guided By Voices after the jump.
Picture Book: Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, September 9 – Club Shows
By Hillery Terenzi Full gallery after the jump.
B.o.B Premieres Trailer For New Single “Strange Clouds” Ft. Lil Wayne!
Check out the trailer to B.o.B’s new single “Strange Clouds” ft. Lil Wayne! Single premieres October 3rd!
Live Review: The Ladies of Hopscotch
By Kim Ware; photo by Hillery Terenzi My introduction to Heather McIntire’s music came courtesy of a Battle of the Bands contest in Wilmington, N.C., nearly 10 years ago. On a big stage, the small-framed guitarist with a huge voice belted out angular, jarring indierock tunes with only a drummer accompanying her. What Heather may […]
Live Review: Hopscotch 2011 — Raleigh Steps Out of the Shadow
By Kim Ware; photo by Hillery Terenzi. Musically, I was raised in the ’90s. Being from North Carolina, I followed the Chapel Hill music scene closely while in college a few hours away in Wilmington. To my knowledge, even though the Triangle area was clearly a hub for great, new, independent music, the area didn’t […]
Congrats To The Best Of Atlanta 2011!
By Eileen Tilson As is tradition, Creative Loafing threw one hell of a party last night celebrating the winners of its annual “Best of Atlanta” awards. Food and drink a flowing, the party was full of Atlanta’s finest. Cheers to the winners of the Music Related awards! Check them out, do you agree? CL’s Picks Local […]
AMG Weekend Picks: Secret Chiefs 3, Blondie, Music Midtown and More!
What a weekend! There’s celebrations of the city’s best, new wave heroes, and a few extra-special festivals too. And with the unbearable heat long gone (knock on wood), we can run around the city all day and all night and not worry about melting into the pavement. So go forth and rock out!
5GB w/ The Joy Formidable; Playing Music Midtown, 9/24
By Eileen Tilson One of the most buzzed about bands at Music Midtown this year, The Joy Formidable was conceived by music-obsessed friends Ritzy Bryan and Rhyddian Dafydd when they were both students in Wales. With rampant success in the U.K., the band came into the U.S. with a bang, playing sold out shows in […]
What’s Up Thursday?
Let the countdown officially begin! It is less than a couple of days away, and everyone at AMG is getting pretty stoked about Music Midtown! Later today look for our 5GB interview with The Joy Formidable! Here are a few things to get your weekend starting out right. –The Masquerade has been on fire lately […]
5GB w/ The Postelles; Playing Music Midtown, 9/24
By Eileen Tilson The Postelles are proud to be from New York; and where most bands shun the Manhattan village, opting more for the indie chic, Brooklyn, these boys proudly declare their love of hometown, NYC. The British music press heralded them as a fresh new sound coming out of New York City and influential […]
CD Review: We Are Augustines — Rise Ye Sunken Ships
We Are Augustines Rise Ye Sunken Ships Backbeat/Turnout By Al Kaufman Too many people think that if they have had a hard life, all they need to do is write about it and people will think they are geniuses. Sure, the melody may never get going, the lyrics may be a bit clunky, “But it’s […]
What’s Up Wednesday?
Happy Hump Day! There is not enough time to recover from last night’s events before turning around and doing it all over again! There is plenty to do in the city tonight, so hope to see you at one of these! -They are the most buzzed about band of the summer, and tonight it is […]
CD Review: Primus — Green Naugahyde
Primus Green Naugahyde ATO Records/Prawn Song By Ellen Eldridge Those who aren’t yet familiar with Primus have a ton of catching up to do, but should instantly recognize the band as the creators of the “South Park Theme.” The drawn-out success of Frizzle Fry (1990) carried the band through its lesser albums in the ‘90s, […]
Picture Book: Neon Indian at Masquerade, September 19
By Matthew Smith (www.shadowboxerphoto.com) Full gallery after the jump.
Picture Book: Superchunk at The Buckhead Theatre, September 8
By Michael Koenig (http://vacantmoon.viewbook.com/) Full gallery after the jump.
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