15 Questions With Elijah Jones from The Constellations; Playing Smith’s Olde Bar, June 2

15 Questions With Elijah Jones from The Constellations; Playing Smith’s Olde Bar, June 2

The self-described King of the Atlanta Underground, Elijah Jones is the Big Dipper in his band, The Constellations. Since signing with Virgin Records in 2009, Atlanta’s favorite bad boys (and girl!) have touring across the country and the U.K., introducing the rest of the world to the best part about being from Atlanta. We sat […]

Bits and Bobs: Ludacris, Jenny & Johnny, The Drums, Cee Lo

Bits and Bobs: Ludacris, Jenny & Johnny, The Drums, Cee Lo

– Ludacris will be helping Tower Beer, Wine & Spirits reopen its Doraville location on Saturday, and in return the liquor store is giving Luda a $10,000 donation for his Ludacris Foundation, which supports Atlanta youth and the community. We love it when everybody wins. – Jenny Lewis and her beau Johnathan Rice just dropped […]

Bits and Bobs: Dead Confederate, Cee-Lo, Klever, Jason Isbell and More

Bits and Bobs: Dead Confederate, Cee-Lo, Klever, Jason Isbell and More

– Dead Confederate are streaming their new album, Sugar, here right now. Check it out and then go see them play their in-store at Criminal Records on Sunday, where you can get the CD and get it signed. – In other awesome Georgia people news, Cee-Lo just released a video for his new song, “F*ck […]

Bits & Bobs: Cee-Lo Green, Steel Train, Elijah Wood, Spiderman and More!

Bits & Bobs: Cee-Lo Green, Steel Train, Elijah Wood, Spiderman and More!

– Ohmpark has treated us all to a lovely summer mixtape, with some Here We Go Magic, Of Montreal, Beach House and more. – We’ve been hearing a lot about the Cee-Lo Green cover of Band of Horses‘ “No One’s Gonna Love You,” but seeing as the video is supposedly very NSFW (nudity!), we’ve been […]

CD Review: The Constellations — Southern Gothic; Playing The EARL, October 2

The Constellations Southern Gothic Virgin Records By Sam Parvin These guys held out on releasing this album for a while, and boy I’m sure glad they did!  After their celebratory show at The EARL with Soulphonics and Ruby Velle just hours after inking their autographs on a contract with Virgin Records, the crowd knew the […]

500 Songs For Kids at Smith’s Olde Bar, April 29 – May 8

500 Songs For Kids at Smith’s Olde Bar, April 29 – May 8

500 Songs For Kids (songsforkidsfoundation.org) has become more than just an annual event; it’s officially an Atlanta institution. The 10-night fundraiser brings together an enormous music community to raise funds for various children’s hospitals, treatment centers, special needs camps and all places where kids are in need. Hundreds of local, regional and national touring musicians […]