Whats Up This Week 3/16-3/19

Monday March 16 Will Butler @ The Earl Genre: Indie Rock Sounds Like: Courtney Barnett, Mini Mansions, Vundabar Tickets are $13 in advance, $15 at the door. Doors open at 8:30 p.m, show starts at 9 p.m. Find Tickets Here! Delicate Steve @ 529 Genre: Progressive Rock Sounds Like: Yellow Ostrich, Suckers, Here We Go […]

Show Preview: PHUTUR3 ft. Mike Dearborn @ The Music Room

Phutur3 is a concept developed by Acid House/House legend DJ Pierre. It’s an international event with the purpose of creating a platform for legendary artists, current artists and the unknown future stars to show themselves. One of these artists is Mike Dearborn, a Chicago legend who will be appearing in Atlanta for the first time at The […]

Throwback Thursday: Roxie Watson

Talk about girl power…female quintet string band Roxie Watson from Decatur, GA has certainly created a name for themselves. Word of mouth and perseverance has gained them attention the surely deserve. James Kelly from Creative Loafing claims, “these musicians have jelled into a nifty little bluegrass band… nice blended vocals and easy-going picking give the […]

AMG Weekend Picks 2/27-3/1

Friday Feb. 27 Rocco Deluca @ The Earl Genre: Indie Rock Sounds Like: honeyhoney, Charlie Mars, Ponderosa Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 the day of. Doors open at 9 pm, show starts at 10 pm. Find Tickets Here! Jason Boland & The Stragglers @ King Plow at Terminal West Genre: American Red Dirt Country […]

AMG Weekend Picks 2/20 – 2/22

Friday February 20 Jim Lauderdale @ Eddie’s Attic Genre: Americana, Rock, Bluegrass Sounds Like: Darrell Scott, Buddy Miller, Del McCoury GA tickets are $20 in advance, $26 at the door. Doors open at 6 pm, show starts at 7 pm. Find Tickets Here! Excision & Protohype @ The Tabernacle Genre: Dubstep, Electronic Sounds Like: Datsik, […]

Starbenders

What’s Up This Week 2/16-2/19

Monday, February 16 Songwriters Open Mic @ Eddie’s Attic Genre: Varied, Acoustic Sounds like: An open mic of artists you would pay good money to see. Tickets are $5 advance, $6 at the door. Doors open at 7pm. Find Tickets Here! Harry Connick Jr. @ Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Genre: Jazz, Swing, Big Band […]

AMG Weekend Picks 2/6-2/8

Friday Feb. 6 Kina Grannis w/Imaginary Future @ Vinyl Genre: Acoustic/Folk/Pop Sounds Like: Ingrid Michaelson, A Fine Frenzy, Priscilla Ahn Tickets are $19, Doors open at 7:30 pm.     Jim White vs Packway Handle Band @ Eddie’s Attic  Genre: Bluegrass Sounds Like: Town Mountain, Runaway Planet, Three Tall Pines Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 […]

Throwback Thursday: The Rocketboys

“We want to play music because we want to. We’re not seeking any ridiculous fame and fortune or anything like that. We just want our music to be heard and for people to like it. We’re trying to do something legitimate and artistic.” -The Rocketboys (Billboard Music Interview) Young, old, male, female; this band has that special […]

AMG Weekend Picks 1/16-1/18

Get your id’s out and your beer glasses raised Atlanta…this weekend is going to be a good one. Friday Jan. 15 Passafire @ The Masquerade With Passafire, you get the best of both worlds. They love to bring a harder rock edge, while maintaining a progressive reggae base. The group began in 2003 when students […]

What’s Up Thursday

It’s almost Friday everyone! Here are the music happenings in the Atlanta area for Jan. 15 Carousel Kings and Tantric (Hell Stage) @ The Masquerade The pop/punk quintet Carousel Kings will hit the stage at The Masquerade tonight in their 2015 kickoff tour “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” In addition, the rock band Tantric will be […]

What’s Up Tuesday

Here is the scope on Atlanta’s music scene for Tuesday, January 13. Nick and the Grooves (Atlanta Jewish Preview Party) @ Aisle 5 In leadup to the Atlanta Jewish Music Festival, this Atlanta based septet has entertained music lovers all over the southeast with their seamless blend of Jazz-Funk and Blues-Rock. Nick and the Grooves […]

Elisa Ambrogio

What’s Up Monday 1/12

Elisa Ambrogio (of Magik Markers) @ 529 Limbo as the space between heaven and hell where unblessed babies float, sighing; limbo as the supple-spined Calypsonian dance craze: here exists The Immoralist. Elisa Ambrogio, Magik Markers power front, lyric intelligence, guitar g’rilla, and awkward weirdo, is back (and forth, too) to deposit her first full length […]

Fred Eaglesmith

What’s Up Thursday 1/8

Fred Eaglesmith @ Eddie’s Attic Acclaimed singer, songwriter and bandleader Fred Eaglesmith is a genuine iconoclast and true original. It’s the natural result of following the cue of his musical career and now 19 albums with the January 2012 release of 6 Volts. The result is one of the most fascinating and musically rewarding careers […]

Ex Hex

What’s Up Monday 1/5

What’s Up in Atlanta this Monday! Ex Hex w/ Birds of Avalon @ Drunken Unicorn Ex Hex is an all female D.C. based indie rock trio that formed in 2013. The band, consisting of Mary Timony (formerly of Autoclave and then Helium), Betsy Wright, and Laura Harris, released their debut album Rips in October of 2014. Rips is […]