Atlanta Concerts, Photography & News Since 2002
Atlanta Concerts, Photography & News Since 2002
Smith’s Olde Bar is a live music and dining, with two performance rooms on Piedmont Avenue.
Atlanta’s WRFG 89.3 FM hosts the Yonrico Scott Band, fronted by one of the most sought-after drummers in the jazz/R&B/funk and jam worlds today. For the past 25 years Yonrico Scott has had the honor of playing drums for Stevie…
Smith’s Olde Bar will be welcoming Jeff Daniels (as in Purple Rose of Cairo, Dumb and Dumber) to their stage for a show on October 30. Daniels has been writing songs for much of his life, with two records to…
Yelawolf combines his dirty south roots with an obvious appreciation for 90’s West Coast rap, and churns out tunes to get down and bop your head to all night long. Growing up all over the southern U.S., Yelawolf started out as a…
As a 9 to 5’er, every weekend is like a mini-Christmas. After five days of early mornings and painful traffic jams, I get two days to sleep in, stay out late, and drink ungodly amounts of cheap beer while watching bands! So what’s on the…
Cinetrope Once I Ruled the World Zombino By Al Kaufman Cinetrope think big. The Atlanta band, whose name means “film music,” have created a concept album about a man-made plague that ends the world (turning people into zombies, of course),…
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…
Photos and live review of Janelle Monáe and The 54 at Smith’s Olde Bar in Atlanta on April 6, 2010. Browse more Smith’s Olde Bar coverage from the Atlanta Music Guide archive. Review & photos by Micah McLain Janelle Monáe…
We finally have the video for Janelle Monae‘s first single of her debut album. “Tightrope” is just giddily exciting, with smooth rapping from Big Boi and dizzyingly marvelous singing from Monae. It’s enough to make you wanna start shuffling those…
It’s that time again! April 1 brings the Spring Edition of the ASCAP showcase at Smith’s Olde Bar. This time we’ll be hearing the fantastic sounds of The Judies, How I Became The Bomb and Crowfield. We reviewed The Judies’…
Star 94 St. Patrick’s Day Party Saturday, March 13th at Andrew’s Upstairs 56 E Andrews Drive NW Atlanta, GA Get Tix Here Is your boss making you come to work on St. Patrick’s Day? Worried about getting your fill of…
Everyone is getting ready for the Green Week that surrounds Saint Patrick’s Day. Leslie Fram will be hosting a Pre Patty Rock Party on Saturday, March 13 at Smith’s Olde Bar with Plain Jane Automobile, A Million Years and The…
By Eileen Tilson Blake Thomas is no stranger to country music. Flatlands (2008), his third studio release, has been dubbed “a must for country and folk fans.” Thomas, born in Minnesota, literally worked his way up from the bottom when,…
Josh Harty A Long List of Lies By Eileen Tilson After one listen to North Dakota’s Josh Harty’s A Long List of Lies, it would not be a huge shocker if you confused it with a Sun Records production. Harty’s…
The stunning genre-hopping protege of Big Boi and P Diddy is getting ready to release new music and tour the country. She’ll be playing two shows at Smith’s Olde Bar in Atlanta on April 5 and 6. Have a listen…
Taylor Moore Band Taylor Moore & The Bordeaux Brothers EP By Sam Parvin Taylor Moore is good at fooling people. While his sounds are obviously blues-influenced, do not expect the usual three-chord B-Side Blues here. His guitar skills are reminiscent…
