Don’t be fooled by the name- Roxie Watson is more than a woman- in fact, it’s actually 5 women who make up this mandolin-picking, guitar-strumming, harmonious quintet. The bluegrass group is made up of longtime friends- Beth Wheeler (mandolin), Lenny Lasater (bass), Linda Bolley (acoustic & electric guitar), Sonia Tetlow (banjo) and Becky Shaw (lap […]
The Bitteroots, a local Atlanta band that has shared the stage with a who’s who list of legendary musicians, are celebrating 6 years of awesome music this Saturday at Eddie’s Attic. Atlanta Music Guide sat down with Bill Taylor,one of the founding members, and chatted about the band’s musical influences, Atlanta’s awesome music scene and […]
Go Down Moses first met each other at college in Nashville, TN back in 2010. Since then, they’ve been writing, recording, and touring the southeast, opening for acts such as Love & Theft and Mac McAnally, among others. Following a sold out show at The High Watt in Nashville in January of 2014, they signed […]
Photos by Sarah Murphy
Christina Perri at Buckhead Theatre In 2010, Perri exploded onto the music scene when she was asked to perform her defiant break-up anthem “Jar of Hearts” on tv competition show “So You Think You Can Dance.” Perri’s second single “Arms” was featured in the motion picture soundtrack for “Safe Haven.” Her most recent album “Head or […]
Joshua James with Special Guest Matthew Perryman Jones at Eddie’s Attic Raised in hard-bitten Nebraska, Joshua James’ work reflects a distinctly American ache, a yearning for a big sky and an open road. Strangely familiar, yet refreshingly innovative, James’ songs are devastating in their honesty, working with themes that are intermittently elating, melancholic, and transcendent. He […]
Photos by Matthew Smith
Who’s got time for “summertime sadness” when you’ve got a full season of amazing concerts to attend to? Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood has already kicked off their year with Lady Antebellum, Kip Moore, and Kacey Musgraves last weekend, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band this weekend, and Arcade Fire to welcome in May. Check […]
Dan Deacon at The Drunken Unicorn Self proclaimed “a growing, a great gathering of moss”, Dan Deacon is an electronic musician best know for his killer live performances. When we say killer live performance, we mean it. Deacon once got a crowd of 10,000 people to get into a crazy dance competition at an Occupy […]
By Al Kaufman Back in 1989, when country music stars were pseudo-cowboys wearing oversized hats, a band formed in Miami, fronted by a Cuban-American who sounded like Roy Orbison’s long lost kid brother. They called themselves The Mavericks, but nobody knew what to call their music. They were country, but because they infused their music […]
Seth Glier first found his passion for singing and songwriting amidst the chaos of the September 11th tragedies back in 2001. “The events of that day we’re running around in my head and I didn’t have an outlet. I didn’t know how to process so I starting writing my thoughts down which ultimately became songs.” […]
Friday, April 18th Sweetwater 420 Fest: Galactic, Conspirator, Steel Pulse in Centennial Park This weekend Centennial Park will belong to the hippies! Sweetwater 420 Fest 2014 will be hosting a killer lineup of jam, reggae, and jamtronica acts all weekend. Friday’s acts will include Galactic and Steel Pulse and the main Sweetwater Stage, Honey Island […]
EMA is the solo performing pseudonym of Erika M. Anderson, who shaped her experimental voice and guitar techniques in the underground garage band scene before beginning her solo career. Erika first played with Amps for Christ, then formed the band Gowns in 2004, before splitting three albums later to focus on her solo career. Her […]
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