By Noel Wurst As someone who doesn’t know every Mastodon song by heart, there came a time at their show in Atlanta on Friday night when I had to stop trying to make out any of the words – whether from the band themselves, or the maniacal fans around me – and just sit back […]
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has written a lovely piece about Ticket Alternative, with an interview with our company's two founders, Jamie Dwyer and Iain Bluett. Here's a snippet: Jamie Dwyer and Iain Bluett were just a couple of indie music fans five years ago when they had a brainstorm that became a business. “We were constantly […]
New York Dolls ‘Cause I Sez So Atco By Noel Wurst It’s strange to compare the New York Dolls latest album, ‘Cause I Sez So, to the music of Randy Newman, but it’s pretty easy to do so. Both acts have been around a gazillion years, both have had really great songs, and they’ve both […]
About a year ago, local music fans in Atlanta were a-buzz with word about this new band, Missy Gossip and the Secret Keepers. Their mix of down-home country style mixed with the hipness of indie rock made them a huge draw for gigs at The EARL and Star Bar. But all has been quiet with […]
A quick bit of disclosure regarding my (Leila, editor of Atlanta Music Guide) connection with Paste – I was an intern and writer there and am now married to Tim, the president of the company. So obviously this cause is going to be super-close to me. But even if it wasn't, in my humble opinion, […]
By Ben Grad Seeing your favorite singer/songwriter play in person is always disappointing. With a rock band, you expect the muddier live sound – that in-your-face, energetic dissonance is part of what defines “rock.” But singer/songwriters (even ones who play with three-piece backup bands, like Kevin Devine) are defined by the clarity of their sound […]
Ida MariaFortress 'Round My HeartMercury Records By Alexandra Edwards What is the fortress around Ida Maria's heart? Perhaps it's the frantically fun beat, the enjoyment of the night of with no thought of the morning after. The songs are stories of bars and boys, but with little sense of lament. Even on "Queen of the […]
We recently received this email from our local NARAS chapter and thought it would be worth sharing with all our musician and fans of musician friends out there: From the President/CEO of the Recording Academy. In February, I told our worldwide GRAMMY telecast audience about our quest for a performance right for artists on AM/FM […]
The last night of 500 Songs for Kids is going to be incredible. Goes without saying. We have a pretty big list of most of the artists who will be playing, and if it doesn't give you chills of anticipation then you have a heart of stone! Adam McKnight & Charles Bullock, Arrested Development, Arum […]
By Stephanie Roman Either Jarvis Cocker has reached the seventh level of enlightened musical nirvana, or he's gone completely off his rocker. Pulp's ex-frontman is recently divorced and has a new album, Further Complications, due out May 19. Check out today's letter to Jarv's fans from the man himself. He's just announced either a well-timed publicity stunt or a genuine breakdown. Imagine Jarvis leading an […]
We have the full list for the artists performing at tonight's 500 Songs for Kids at Smith's Olde Bar: Shawn Mullins, Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra, Telegram, Tim Brantley, Vanessa Olivarez, Justin Kerenyi, Amy Lashley, Bambara, Beastliest Boyz, Big Mike Geier And Tongo Hiti, Blues Cat, Brad Cox, Charlene, Cinetrope, County Line Strangers (Formerly Unusual Suspects), […]
May's Big Trouble In Little Five Points has just been announced! Set for May 21, at The Star Bar as always, and free as always, the show will feature the coolest indie rock family act The Bridges, Beantown rockers All These Kings, and Young Orchids, Atlantan Kyle Gordon's latest project. The latter of which will […]
By Julia Reidy Three white animatronic cats perched atop a speaker preceded the five men of Man Man onto the Variety Playhouse stage after they finished their plain-clothes sound check and ventured off to get into costume. The cats would stay still barely long enough so that you’d think they were lifeless, then move just […]
We have a full list of artists that will be performing tonight at 500 Songs for Kids at Smith's Olde Bar: Bain Mattox, Poseidon Featuring Abyss, Heather Luttrell, Andrew's Polyphonic Social, Attention System, Brandon Perry, Chinua Hawk, Chris Gray Band, Cindi Hall, Dong Man, Finding Tabs, Futureshock, Gareth Asher, Hightide Blues, Idiot Slowdown, It's Elephant's, […]
Miniature TigersTell It to the VolcanoEpic By Alexandra Edwards In recent years, a particular subgenre of indie cinema has developed: cute and quirky films centered around offbeat, slightly strange boys who defy all previous tenants of masculinity. Think Zach Braff's character in Garden State, pretty much any role Michael Cera has ever played on the […]
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