By Julia Reidy After two-piece Guidance Counselor, who shared drummer Keil Corcoran with the headliners, played to a moderate Saturday night crowd, the aforementioned headliners took the stage without all the attention-grubbing, social climbing behavior their band’s name might suggest. Leaving affectation at the door, Portland quartet Starfucker humbly launched into a mixture of tracks […]
Just Announced! Ticket Alternative will be selling a few more tickets for Drake's currently-sold-out show at The Loft on May 2. Tickets will go on sale at noon today for $45 a pop, so be online here to grab them because they'll go quickly!
By Scott Roberts; photo by Sue Volkert An especially sparse (even for a Monday night) crowd at The EARL did not deter hometown darlings Magnapop or veteran headliner Tommy Keene from delivering entertaining sets of energetic, rock-tinged pop. The humble, yet appreciative, crowd was first treated to a loosely confident performance by Magnapop, who opened […]
By Stephanie Roman Saturday night at Lenny's closed out three nights of fantastic local performances. On tap this evening were locals Can Can, along with Living Things from St. Louis (pictured above and below), and international gay bar champions, Electric Six. I was secretly thanking Lenny's for enforcing a "no-smoking indoors" policy tonight since I had a sore […]
Josh Rifkind is a busy man. And during the weeks following up to 500 Songs for Kids, as well as the intense 10 nights of the event itself, it can be a mix of heaven and hell. "Honestly, it's so many bands and so many musicians that pretty much it's an incredibly enjoyable nightmare every […]
Great Northern Remind Me Where The Light IsEenie Meenie Records After Trading Twilight for Daylight in ‘07 and hitting the road with everyone from Cold War Kids and Spoon to Ladytron and Silversun Pickups in ‘08, the indie rockers better known as Great Northern have returned as a duo and are using the New Year […]
Manchester OrchestraMean Everything to NothingFavorite Gentlemen BREAKING NEWS: Atlanta is no longer the Home of Hip-Hop. Manchester Orchestra (Andy Hull on vocals, guitar, Jonathan Corley on bass, Jeremiah Edmond on drums, Chris Freeman on keyboard, Robert McDowell on guitar) has put Atlanta’s indie-rock scene on the map as a force to be reckoned with. The […]
We just got word that the May 29 Evergrey show at The Masquerade has been canceled. Tickets bought online or over the phone have already been refunded, and those who bought their tickets at an outlet can get refunds at point of purchase.
Live Nation has just (as in a few minutes ago at 5 p.m.) release a limited number of great production seats for Bruce Springsteen's April 26 (this Sunday) show. The proceeds for the $20 seats will go to benefit the Atlanta Community Food Band. Visit Live Nation to buy tickets.
Telepathe Dance Mother Iamsound Records By Stephanie Roman Dance Mother is the debut full-length CD from Brooklyn-based electronic duo Telepathe. The first track, "So Fine," is driving piece of electro pop that cleverly draws the listener in with gorgeous tone and a perfect mix. Put this in your ear next time you're gliding through France on the Eurostar for […]
Having moved back to its original home at Grant Park, the 32nd Atlanta Jazz Festival is set to take place on Memorial weekend, May 23-24, with the 31 Days of Jazz taking place throughout the whole month of May. The festival weekend itself promises to be a smash, with music from Rialto All Starts, Russell […]
We've got an exciting gig to announce! Handsome Furs will be coming to The EARL on July 14. The über-cool husband/wife duo from Montreal is made up of duo Dan Boeckner, from Wolf Parade and Atlas Strategic, and Alexei Perry, just in case you didn't know, and their sound is a gritty electro indie rock […]
The slightly quirky, but always rocking, Portugal. The Man will be bringing their eclectic swagger to The EARL on June 13 before jetting off to Europe to play a slew of festivals. Check out the video for "Lay Me Back Down" above and then buy your tickets here.
By Stephanie Roman A late-night audience from the Criminal Records' in-store performances this evening spilled out into the streets of Little Five Points to enjoy the cool air and investigate The Faint and Ladytron show. A substantial crowd had gathered outside Variety Playhouse by the time we reached the door. Small groups of fans murmured their frustration as the words "sold out" filtered down […]
Jill SobuleCalifornia YearsPinko Records By Al Kaufman You know Jill Sobule. You know her as the woman who sang the 1995 hit, "I Kissed a Girl," which included a video starring Fabio. Her name popped up again lately when Katy Perry recorded a completely different, and ultimately inferior, song with the same title. Sobule has […]
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