To bite a line from Atlanta’s very own Mayor of Ponce (who bit it from David Lee Roth), "If it sounds good it is good"…we’re talking of course about music, and the various genres and sub-genres that have come into being over the past century. In doing what I do, I spend a lot of […]
Kevin Devine is pop tunesmith in the realm of Michael Penn and Pete Yorn. His melodies are warm and infectious. His songs are clever, yet without an ounce of pretension. It is this fact that distinguishes him from the likes of Conor Oberst. Lately, he’s taken on a more political tone, releasing the 7" "Another […]
Beginning tomorrow night Atlanta’s own Clay Cook will embark on a three week tour around town in promotion of his new album, The Year I Grew Up. Every Tuesday night, Cook will perform at some of Atlanta’s most unique and best local music venues. Cook will also be joined by some of the city’s greatest […]
American Idol’s Blake Lewis will perform at Vinyl on Monday October 20th (tickets) – Blake released his first CD, post-Idol entitled Audio Day Dream. If you want to hear what it sounds like visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Y1L0ogUJs Tickets are only $10.00 in advance. Support comes from LA-based Carlotta
Bill MorriseyCome RunningTurn and Spin by Al Kaufman Bil Morrissey is a storyteller. His songs can be seen as well as heard. He sings of small people in small towns doing or thinking small things. The net result is also something small; in the same way that a polished diamond is also small. Morrisey’s songs […]
Clay CookThe Year I Grew Up by Al Kaufman If you know Georgia music you’ve heard Clay Cook. You may not have heard of him, but you’ve heard him. The multi-instrumentalist plays flute, saxophone,keyboards and guitar with the Southern rock Marshall Tucker Band. He was the original bass player for the country upstarts Sugarland. Before […]
This is a true story. I spent the week in LA with an artist from Florida that I recently signed. On Tuesday night we were driving back to our hotel in West Hollywood after a very interesting, and entertaining meeting in Santa Monica with the chairman of my company. As we were getting close to […]
The EARL in East Atlanta has just posted it’s latest line-up. There are a couple of interesting events this weekend. On Saturday, Fringe Factory and Movie Lounge present: "Cult Candy:" a night of cult cinema, cocktails, lounge, and visuals. The Fringe Factory ladies will be screening "Riot on the Sunset Strip" and the Spencer Garn […]
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Come to Star Bar tonight and join the fun for Pop Death Squad’s Big Trouble in Little 5. It’s going to be a great show featuring some of Atlanta’s hottest acts: Modern Skirts, Y-O-U & The Please Rock Revue, and Trae Vedder from Death on Two Wheels. Doors open at 9pm and the show is […]
Tuesday night Nelly entertained a packed house for the second annual Samsung AT&T Summer Krush concert series. Although the Grammy Award winner didn’t take the stage until over 40 minutes after his scheduled time, Nelly did not disappoint. The show started with a bang- literally- as an all female drumline decked in Nelly’s own Apple […]
4th Annual Beer & Whiskey Fest Sunday, August 31 (2PM – 11PM)Park Tavern – 500 10th St NE – Atlanta, GA 30309 * Charity event for PAWS Atlanta’s Oldest & Largest No-Kill Animal Shelter. * 4 Tribute Bands: Van Heineken (Van Halen), M.E.R.M.E.R (R.E.M.), Desire (U2) & Talk Journey To Me (Poison & Journey) * […]
The East Atlanta Icehouse, occupying the former Echolounge location opened last night. In the 1920’s the venue was an ice storage house. With 12 inch thick brick walls, the Icehouse is the perfect spot for a live venue. A new, state-of-the-art sound system has been installed along with a new lighting system and hardwood floors. […]
Drive By Truckers and The Hold Steady will be appearing for one night only at The Tabernacle on Saturday, November 1. All seats are general admission at $30 per ticket. Tickets go on sale this Friday, August 22 at 10am. Find Tickets!
Nate Ruess, former lead singer and songwriter for The Format, has joined forces with Andrew Dost, formerly with Anathallo, and Steel Train’s Jack Antonoff to form a new band- Fun. Although Ruess has quietly been working on Fun material for sometime, the trio will officially enter the studio in early September to start work on […]
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