Calling David Ford an edgy emotional singer-songwriter is far too generic of a description. His sophomore album, Songs For the Road is a beautifully crafted piece that explores personal demons and relationships gone bad, and beautiful guitar and piano lines do permeate, but Ford is so much more than the stereotype. Seeing him live makes […]
Norman, OK’s Evangelicals play The Drunken Unicorn on Wednesday October 9th – tickets are $8.00 in advance. Also appearing: Parenthetical Girls, Chainestereo & Tealights
Australian band Pendulum play The Loft on October 22nd – this should be an amazing show. Just check out footage of the band from their Reading Festival appearance this year. (below) Here’s a free MP3 mini-mix that you should download! Download pendulum_minimix.mp3
The Little Ones Morning TideChop Shop Records By Kevin C. Madigan The Little Ones, charming popsters from Los Angeles, seem to hit all the right notes with their jaunty ditties and sunny lyrics. During the recording of this album, the band, according to their official website, adopted a rule to ensure the survival of their […]
Click on the flyer below for the line-up for the 688/Metroplex Reunion taking place this Saturday Oct 4th at Masquerade. Tickets available from Ticket Alternative. (Click to enlarge)
by Al Kaufman In the late 1980s, Atlanta and Athens were what Seattle was to become in the ’90s. Flip from one station to the next and you’d hear the Indigo Girls, the Black Crowes, the B-52’s, or the band that started it all, REM. If you had a band and you lived in Athens […]
A couple of years ago we made a list of all the Atlanta bands on Myspace – now we’re doing it again.. this time with Twitter. If your band is on Twitter, just email us the link and we’ll add you to the list. You can read AMG on Twitter here: www.twitter.com/atlantamusic You can see […]
Here’s a list of all the Atlanta bands and venues we found on Twitter (so far) It wasn’t too long ago we did this when Myspace was blowing up! To get your band added just email us with your Twitter address Atlanta Bands and venues On Twitter99x – www.twitter.com/99x Abby Go Go – www.twitter.com/abbygogorocksAdam Bruneau […]
This city never ceases to amaze me. When it comes to music, Atlanta seems to turn out more good music lately, then any other city. Just when I think the well is dry, someone pops their creative head above the sand and screams "listen to me, I’m good", and lately they’ve been right. I already […]
Lukas LigetiAfrikan MachineryTzadik by Al Kaufman When you have been commissioned to compose for the Kronos Quartet, and have drummed for experimental demigod John Zorn, you are not a typical musician. Lukas Ligeti is not a typical musician.On his second solo album, Afrikan Machinery, composer/percussionist Ligeti plays mostly the marimba lumina, an electric marimba designed […]
Ticket Alternative has opened it’s 5th ticket outlet at CD Warehouse in Roswell. The service charge is only $1.50 per ticket, which in most cases is cheaper than ordering online. While you’re there pick up a cd or dvd!! In most cases, advance sales end 4pm day of show. For a full list of outlets […]
Creative Loafing’s annual Best Of issue is out are there are some interesting winners. Alex Weiss of OK Productions won Best Local Promoter, Janelle Monae won Best Overall Music Act, Variety Playhouse won Best Concert Venue, and Noot D’ Noot won Best Local Rock Act. Click on the link below for the full list of […]
Another Atlantis Music Conference has come and gone. Hard to believe its been 11 years since the first one. Say what you will about it, but I have fun every year. Doing what I do for a living, I’m out at the venues a lot throughout the year, but it’s nice having a 3 day/night […]
The BittersweetsGoodnight, San FranciscoCompass Records by Al Kaufman Hannah Prater’s voice evokes emotions that most people never even knew existed before they heard her. Just imagine the results if Lucinda Williams’, Jenny Lewis’ and Joni Mitchell’s DNA were all mixed up in a petri dish. She has raw emotion, grit, and vocal clarity. Her voice […]
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