Picture Book & Live Review: Last Summer on Earth Tour @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, July 26th

Photos by Ken Lackner & Review by Ryan Swerdlin Every once in a while it is healthy to take a step back and remember where you came from. This was the case for the attendees at Verizon Wireless Encore Park Friday night July 26th when “The Last Summer on Earth” tour passed through town on […]

Picture Book and Review: Ben Folds Five @ the Tabernacle Sept. 18th, 2012

Review and Photos by Codi Glancy It’s been 13 years since the last Ben Folds Five album and 12 since they last toured. Last night was the band’s first time back in Atlanta since 1998. Based on the packed Tabernacle crowd’s excitement, it’s been long over due. Opening act, Kate Miller-Heidke took the stage around […]

Ben Folds Five Release New Music Video!

Ben Folds Five Release New Music Video!

I’ve been a long time fan of Ben Folds. I was excited when I heard about a new Ben Folds Five album, especially since it’s been 13 years since the last one and I was 11. With the new album coming out today, the video for the album’s  single, “Do it Anyway,” was released yesterday. […]

CD Review: Ben Folds Five — The Sound of the Life of the Mind

Ben Folds Five The Sound of the Life of the Mind Legacy By Al Kaufman It’s been 13 years since the last Ben Folds Five album, The rather lackluster The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner. In the intervening years, Folds has cobbled together a rather successful solo career, including the brilliant Lonely Avenue, a collaboration […]

New Shows Announced! Slash, Ben Folds Five, and Miranda Lambert!

-Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators will be appearing at the Tabernacle on Wednesday, September 12th at 8:00pm. Special guest is Foxy Shazam.  Tickets are on sale this Friday, July 13th at 10AM. -This fall, original members of Ben Folds Five (Ben Folds, Darren Jessee, Robert Sledge) will embark on worldwide dates for the […]

5GB With Jay Clifford (Jump Little Children); Playing Smith’s Olde Bar, Sept. 17

By Eileen Tilson Growing up in the height of 99X, pretty much everyone I knew was a fan of Jump Little Children. Some of my fondest memories involve being at Big Day Out, watching JLC jam out with Ben Folds Five. Jay Clifford, the man with the golden voice, is back from his hiatus, with […]

AMG Weekend Picks: The Beach Boys, Travis Tritt, The Black Lips & More!

It’s football time again! Besides the sea of Red & Black that will now be flooding our city, it is the Falcons kick off game! Fortunately for us Atlantans who can’t fly to watch the Dirty Birds, there are a ton of cool music events happening this weekend, and with this cooler weather happening, there […]