Special Deal on OneRepublic Tickets, This Weekend Only!

Special Deal on OneRepublic Tickets, This Weekend Only!

This weekend only you can purchase tickets to see OneRepublic, Augustana, The Spill Canvas, & The Hush Sound at the Tabernacle on Saturday, November 22! From 10am on Sautrday, November 15th until Sunday, November 16th at 8:00 p.m. visit the Tabernacle's ticket sales page or charge by phone at (404) 249-6400 to get your discounted tickets! […]

New ATL events added going into the New Year!

New ATL events added going into the New Year!

Be sure to visit the Ticket Alternative website to order your tickets today! Thu Dec 4 – Michael Tolcher w/ Graham Colton, & Tim Brantley – VinylThu Dec 11 – Darren Michaels w/ The Power Triplets, Myron Bennel, & Fuzzy Logik – East ATL IcehouseTue Dec 16 – Antic Clay w/ Larkin Grimm – EarlFri […]

CD Review: Whitley–The Submarine

CD Review: Whitley–The Submarine

WhitleyThe SubmarineDew Process by Al Kaufman This sound is going to need its own label soon: electro-folk, folktronica, or techno-Americana. Whatever the case, 23-year-old Aussie Lawrence Greenwood, aka "Whitley," used to be in hardcore bands. Then he saw alt-country singers Kieran Kane and Kevin Welch and his new sound was born. The Submarine was released […]

CD Review: Catie Curtis — Sweet Life

CD Review: Catie Curtis — Sweet Life

Catie CurtisSweet LifeCompass Records by Al Kaufman Ask any great songwriter and they will tell you the hardest song to write is a happy song. Using that criteria, Catie Curtis is one of the greatest songwriters of all time. With a mature but sweet voice, Curtis opens her CD with the title cut, in which […]

CD Review: The Rescues — Crazy Ever After

CD Review: The Rescues — Crazy Ever After

The RescuesCrazy Ever AfterRed Wind by Al Kaufman Music is necessary. We need it to help express emotion and beauty. We need it because it improves our quality of life. Music reaches our soul and makes us feel like more than just a clump of genes. Books have been written about what it feels like […]

CD Review:  Brendan James – The Day Is Brave

CD Review: Brendan James – The Day Is Brave

Brendan James The Day is Brave Decca Records     by Noel Wurst        Brendan James doesn’t really care about gaining your daughter’s attention, but he certainly wants yours.  While certainly appearing/sounding young, the melancholy nature of nearly all of his songs is going to fly over the heads (and cares) of all the […]

Video: Wanna Be in LA – Eagles of Death Metal

Video: Wanna Be in LA – Eagles of Death Metal

Eagles of Death Metal are coming to ATL to play Center Stage on November 21st, and even if you HAVEN'T heard their single "Wanna Be In LA" (which you probably have) you should definately recognize one of the band's members.  The man who leads the Eagles of Death Metal Charge is is the same man who handles […]

CD Review: Paula Nelson Band — Lucky 13

CD Review: Paula Nelson Band — Lucky 13

Paula Nelson BandLucky 13Justice Records by Al Kaufman It must be a blessing and a curse to be the daughter of outlaw country legend Willie Nelson. Paula Nelson grew up around some of the greatest musicians ever, Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge, Waylon Jennings, and, of course, Johnny Cash. If just a quarter of all that […]

Great triple bill – Kings of Leon, We Are Scientists, & The Whigs – at Tabernacle

Great triple bill – Kings of Leon, We Are Scientists, & The Whigs – at Tabernacle

One of the better triple bill concerts you'll find this Fall is coming up next week.  Kings of Leon, We Are Scientists, and The Whigs will all play at The Tabernacle on Tuesday, November 18! Dubbed one of the driving forces behind the so-called "new rock revolution" by the European Press, Kings of Leon have seen […]

Meet Johnny Flynn, Renaissance Man

Meet Johnny Flynn, Renaissance Man

Johnny FlynnA LarumLost Highway Records By Kevin C. Madigan He may be only in his mid-twenties, but Johnny Flynn is an old soul, an anomaly. The voice doesn't match the face. The voice is rough, lived-in, of a different time, but his face is young, hopeful, a bit too handsome. You take one look at […]

Can you sing the Barrack Obama song?

Can you sing the Barrack Obama song?

Here are the lyrics to help. It's waaaaaay easier with the lyrics in front of you… Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Obama Ba- Rack Obama Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack….

New Shows to keep an eye out for in Atlanta

New Shows to keep an eye out for in Atlanta

Tickets for any of these events can be purchased by visiting ticketalternative.com. Sat Nov 22 – Anthony David – Sugar HillSat Nov 29 – White Leppard Crue – Andrews Upstairs Thu Dec 04 – The Long Shadows w/ Lonesome – The EarlSat Dec 06 – Unzipt (80's & 90's Alternative Cover Band) - Andrew's UpstairsFri Dec […]

CD Review: Lowry — Love Is Dead

CD Review: Lowry — Love Is Dead

LowryLove Is DeadEngine Room Recordings by Al Kaufman Lowry is one of those bands that is a music critic's worst nightmare, and I mean that in the best way. Lowry has an unclassifiable sound that leads the listener reaching for comparisons that fade away a minute later. Yet, taken as a whole, Love Is Dead […]

3 brilliant DJs coming to Atlanta

3 brilliant DJs coming to Atlanta

November will be a month to remember at Opera thanks to Liquified! First up is David Guetta on November 13th. You'll know him from the infectious anthem"Love Is Gone" (video below). Deadmau5, a show we reviewed a couple of months ago after his last appearance in Atlanta at Swerve, plays Opera on November 20th. Finally, […]

Struggling 99x.com could go by year end.

Struggling 99x.com could go by year end.

According to a local source, troubled 99X.com may be gone by the end of the year. A decline in the number of subscribers to the online-only radio station and a lack of advertisers could lead to the stations demise. Stay tuned. We'll report further on this as we learn more.