Buckhead Music Project Tonight @ Hard Rock Cafe’s Velvet Underground

Buckhead Music Project Tonight @ Hard Rock Cafe’s Velvet Underground

Soul and Jazz Sounds will be eminating from Hard Rock Cafe’s Velvet Underground tonight (Thursday) as JAMM Featuring Jamie & Joni Portee and special guest Chantae Cann entertain. All the artists on the bill are accomplished songwriters and instrumental musicians as well as singers.  This show truly represents some of the finest that Atlanta soul […]

Listen to the new Snow Patrol CD: A Hundred Million Suns

Listen to the new Snow Patrol CD: A Hundred Million Suns

SNOW PATROL will release A Hundred Million Suns (Polydor/Fiction/Geffen Records) on October 28th 2008 The Grammy-nominated band’s fifth studio album was recorded throughout the Summer of 2008 in Hansa Studios in Berlin (where Bowie recorded “Low,” “Heroes” and “Lodger”) and at Grouse Lodge deep in the Irish countryside. Written by Snow Patrol, the album was […]

New Shows Just Added That You Should Keep an Eye On!

New Shows Just Added That You Should Keep an Eye On!

Check out Ticket Alternative for more information! Wed Nov 19 – Matt Davis’ Sinners’ Ball – @The EarlFri Nov 28 – Jucifer w/ It’s Elephants – @ The Drunken Unicorn Long Live the King – Jucifer Fri Dec 26 – The S.O.B. Allstars – @ Smith’s Olde Bar

Cage The Elephant

Cage The Elephant

Cage The Elephant are from Bolling Green, KY. So what? Well, for a start, their single "In One Ear" in a certifiable indie smash hit. They remind me of The Hiss before they got caught up in the record business and thought they were the shit. The lyrics are great and "In One Ear" is […]

Hottest Band In The World? – Tokio Hotel Playing Tabernacle

Hottest Band In The World? – Tokio Hotel Playing Tabernacle

They just picked up MTV’s VMA for Best New Artist. Their Debut Album Scream has allready produced four #1 singles, two #1 albums, and achieved 10x platinum status. They are the biggest act to come out of Germany in 20 years…… They are Tokio Hotel, and they will play Atlanta’s Tabernacle on Sunday October 26.  […]

Tickets on Sale for 2 Big ATL Shows

Tickets on Sale for 2 Big ATL Shows

3 Doors Down – presented by Wrigley’s Extra Fruit Sensation – will be appearing at The Arena At Gwinnett Center on Saturday, December 20th. Showtime is 7:30PM. Special guests joining 3 Doors Down will be Switchfoot and American Bang. The Universal Republic rockers are playing a series of shows this winter to make up for […]

Vance Gilbert — Up on Rockfield

Vance Gilbert — Up on Rockfield

Vance GilbertUp on RockfieldDisismye Music by Al Kaufman Many an artist, Chris Robinson of Black Crowes and Lenny Kravitz come immediately to mind, have made a living out of imitating their idols. But possibly none have done so as deliberately as Vance Gilbert has done on his latest CD, Up on Rockfield. For each song, […]

Lots Of New Shows On-Sale To Get You Through The Holiday Season

Lots Of New Shows On-Sale To Get You Through The Holiday Season

Lots of exciting new shows to announce.  To purcase tickets for any of these events, visit Ticket Alternative. Wed Oct 22 – Imperative Reaction w/ (:SITD:) – Andrew’s UpstairsFri Oct 24 – Mixology feat. DJ Spinna – Sugar HillSat Oct 25 – Kameron Corvet w/ Avery Sunshine – Sugar HillThu Oct 30 – Jaspects – […]

Choreographer’s Showcase brings popular T.V. Dancing to Life!

Choreographer’s Showcase brings popular T.V. Dancing to Life!

  Are you a fan of the popular television dance shows So You Think You Can Dance, or  America’s Best Dance Crew?  Many of the same Hip-Hop, street, and break dancing styles that are featured on those television programs will be on display live at The Atlanta Civic Center on October 26th as Culture Shock […]

Lucinda Williams — Little Honey

Lucinda Williams — Little Honey

Lucinda WilliamsLittle HoneyLost Highway by Al Kaufman Lucinda Williams, so wonderful when she sings of her pain and despair, is even better when she sings of her joy. The recently engaged Williams opens her new disc with the blistering "Real Love." It has all the fire and passion of some of her greatest kiss-off tunes, […]

Ryan Adams walks off stage in Atlanta

Ryan Adams walks off stage in Atlanta

The Cardinals gig featuring Ryan Adams didn’t last quite as long as most people would have expected on Friday night! The band were playing at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Duluth. The band took the stage around 8:45pm, but left less than an hour later after Adams lost his voice. It had apparently been getting steadily […]

Dear, Oh Dear

Dear, Oh Dear

The DearsMissilesDangerbird Records by Kevin C. Madigan It’s gratifying to see a new Dears release, considering the band’s recent implosion, shedding members left and right and now consisting of just head Dear Murray Lightburn and his wife Natalia Yanchak. Lightburn told Toronto’s The Globe and Mail last week, “personally, I’ve had a really tough year […]

Concert Review: Nikka Costa @ The Loft – 10/17/08

Concert Review: Nikka Costa @ The Loft – 10/17/08

Ridiculous to the sublime – that’s a phrase that comes to mind when reviewing my thoughts about this particular Friday night at The Loft.  O.k., maybe ridiculous is too strong of a statement, but sublime certainly isn’t. Full disclosure, I’m a lover of the funk, so Nikka Costa is a favorite of mine.  I haven’t […]

Much Ado about Hip-Hop: BET Award show this weekend.

Much Ado about Hip-Hop: BET Award show this weekend.

It’s that time of year……  No, not colorful leaves, football, or costumes – HIP HOP!  This is when Atlanta goes from being a major player in the everyday business that is mainstream hip-hop – to being the center of the hip-hop universe; the 2008 BET Hip-Hop Awards Show is in town.  Allthough the actual show […]

Special Album Reissue keeps Goldfrapp’s Busy Year Rolling

Special Album Reissue keeps Goldfrapp’s Busy Year Rolling

It’s been quite a year for Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory!  The duo will be releasing a special edition of their acclaimed album Seventh Tree on November 25.  This special edition features DVD footage, new artwork and additional photos along with videos for Happiness, A&E and Caravan Girl.  Also included is a signifigant amout of […]