Relive the 90’s at the Midsummer Music Festival presented by 790 The Zone

Relive the 90’s at the Midsummer Music Festival presented by 790 The Zone

Sports Radio 790 The Zone and Smirnoff Ice Light present The MidSummer Music Fest. Come out to Candler Park on June 21st for a day filled with great music, cold beverages, and good times. Doors open at 2PM featuring Blues Traveler and special guests, Drivin N Cryin. For more information, visit 790 THE ZONE. Buy […]

Atlanta is about to get AS NASTY AS WE WANNA BE!

Atlanta is about to get AS NASTY AS WE WANNA BE!

In last couple years with the huge hype on Spank Rock, Amanda Blank, Santogold, and many others there has been a new found love for the ones that started it all 2 LIVE CREWThese rap headline-makers from Miami, Florida (via California) became unlikely figures in a media censorship debate when, in June 1990, As Nasty […]

The Cure to Release A New Single Every Month

The Cure to Release A New Single Every Month

THE CURE TO RELEASE NEW SINGLES THE 13TH OF EACH MONTH LEADING UP TO THE RELEASE OF THEIR 13TH STUDIO ALBUM BAND GEARS UP FOR US TOUR KICKING OFF MAY 9TH The Cure, one of the most revered British bands of the past quarter-century, have unveiled their plans to release four A & B side […]

New CD Releases May 27, 2008

New CD Releases May 27, 2008

Welcome back from the holiday weekend! Hope you all didn’t get too burnt on your weekend trips (I know I did). Lots of new CD’s coming out today- make sure to hit up your local music store and get some new grooves to help you make it through your week! Usher (or URRRsher as he […]

Brandi Shearer — Close to Dark

Brandi Shearer — Close to Dark

Brandi ShearerClose to DarkAmoeba Records by Al Kaufman      Brandi Shearer has a voice you like. It has the soulful sweetness of a Norah Jones, with the smoldering sexuality and seductive darkness of Cowboy Junkies’ Margo Timmins, only with a little less darkness (hence the title?). It is a voice with which you’ll want […]

Bell X1 and Rantings of Eva come to The Loft tomorrow!

Bell X1 and Rantings of Eva come to The Loft tomorrow!

Bell X1 is an Irish rock band that has released three critically-acclaimed albums in Ireland and are rapidly gaining succcess in the United States. They have been featured on popular TV shows such as The O.C. and Grey’s Anatomy and their album recently released in the US in February 2008. BellX1 plays tomorrow at The […]

Butch Walker Pre-Sale Today at 3pm

Butch Walker Pre-Sale Today at 3pm

Butch Walker has announced a tour coming up with 2 stops in Atlanta. Tickets for the tour will be available pre-sale starting today at 3:00 pm. Tickets are available here: Butch Walker Ticketing SiteUsername: ButchPassword: Walker Announced Tour DatesSunday 7/6/2008 Richards on RichardsVancouver, BC Monday 7/7/2008  NeumosSeattle, WA    Tuesday 7/8/2008 Hawthorne TheatrePortland, OR  Thursday […]

Have you ever seen a 7 year old play Pink Floyd?

Have you ever seen a 7 year old play Pink Floyd?

Last Friday, the School of Rock kids took the stage at Vinyl around 7pm. All the parents were anxious as their children graced the stage for the first time. For the hour and a half that followed, the kids performed the iconic Pink Floyd album, The Wall. Check out the videos below or the pictures […]

Hot-Chip announces a fall tour with a stop in Atlanta

Hot-Chip announces a fall tour with a stop in Atlanta

After a hugely successful sold out US tour- including a second triumphant performance at Coachella this April, Hot Chip announce dates for another tour this Fall. This is the second tour this year in support of their new album Made In The Dark. Made In The Dark was informed by two years of touring, so […]

500 Songs for Kids- #50-1 Update- FINAL NIGHT!

500 Songs for Kids- #50-1 Update- FINAL NIGHT!

500 Songs For Kids Update from Night #10 Songs #50-1 on the Countdown of the 500 GREATEST SING-ALONG SONGS OF ALL TIME! One might be the loneliest number, but when the countdown finally reached “Hey Jude,” the number one sing-along song, there was no such thing as lonely at Smith’s Olde Bar. The packed venue […]

If You Haven’t Seen Sun Domingo’s Drumming Skills Live- You Are Missing Out!

If You Haven’t Seen Sun Domingo’s Drumming Skills Live- You Are Missing Out!

Weighing in at a combined total of 505lbs. and hailing from Atlanta, GA, Sun Domingo is one of the Southeast’s most visible touring bands, playing over 200 shows a year throughout the eastern United States and beyond. Known for their melodic guitar arrangements, introspective lyrics, harmonies and driving bass. The band met in Athens, GA […]

Jimmie’s Chicken Shack –Fail on Cue

Jimmie’s Chicken Shack –Fail on Cue

Jimmie’s Chicken ShackFail on CueFowl records by Al Kaufman Behind Matt Jones’ churning guitar, Jimi Haha begins his midle-age crisis on "17," the opening track of Fail on Cue. "The earth keeps spinning, but we’re not moving," he sings, as he moves on to talk about driving around and making out like he did when […]

Videos and Pictures from the FINAL 2 nights of 500 Songs For Kids are up!

Videos and Pictures from the FINAL 2 nights of 500 Songs For Kids are up!

There are WAY too many videos to post them all here, but here are AMG’s two favorites from the final night! You can view the rest of our videos from 500 Songs For Kids on Atlanta Music Guide’s YouTube Page. We have also posted pictures that you can cehck out with these links- 500 Songs […]

A “Once” In A Lifetime Concert Experience

A “Once” In A Lifetime Concert Experience

Steven Spielberg once told USA Today,  "A little movie called Once gave me enough inspiration to last the rest of the year". That’s how I felt about the concert last night showcasing the talent of the movie’s stars, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova (a.k.a. The Swell Season), at the Cobb Energy Center here in Atlanta. […]