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, […]

Show Preview: The Grifters @ The EARL 2/20

Look out Atlanta…Grifters are on the comeback! Almost deliberately noisy, sloppy, and out-of-tune, the band hides their melodies under a heavy static fuzz of distortion. The Memphis, TN band (David Shouse, Scott Taylor, Tripp Lamkins and Stan Gallimore) have their roots a few decades back, with the original name of “A Band Called Bud” in the […]

Starbenders

Win Tickets to Starbenders & Chevy Galore @ The EARL 2/19!

Chevy Galore (Moanin Malone and Linda Bolley) and Starbenders join forces this Thursday for a smoke-free night of strong women and rock! Part of the proceeds from this show will go to the awesome Girls Rock Camp right here in Atlanta! Enter to win a pair of tickets by filling out the form below. We’ll […]

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 […]

Phox

What’s Up This Week 2/9-2/12

Monday, February 9 Songwriter’s Open Mic Night @ 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! Tuesday, February 10 Explorers Club w/ Jay Gonzalez (of Drive By Truckers) @ […]

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: Birds of a Feather Rock Together

It’s been a little over a year since AMG’s Lindsey Borders caught up with Radio Birds lead singer and guitarist, Justin Keller. Now, a couple of days after the release of their newest album, Contemporary American Slang, we look back on why we fell in love with Radio Birds. This interview was originally published on October […]

Show Review: Parquet Courts @ The EARL 1/29

It’s one of the first temperate evenings to settle into Atlanta since winter came along and forced us out of our tank tops and into our coats and hats. There were probably several parks where new couples strolled together, still able to genuinely relish holding hands. Restaurant patios were probably less barren and lonesome looking […]

White Arrows

What’s Up This Week 2/2-2/5

Monday, Feb. 2 Pharmakon w/ Cult Of Youth & Hive Mind @ The EARL Genre: Noise, Death Industrial, Power Electronics Sounds like: Prurient, Alberich, Grumbling Fur Tickets are $10. Doors open at 9pm. Find Tickets Here! The Detour: Snarky Puppy Side Projects x 3 @ Terminal West Genre: Funk, Jazz, Instrumental Sounds like: Snarky Puppy, John Scofield, […]

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 1/30-2/1

  Kris Allen @ Mill Town Music Hall Fri. Jan. 30 Genre: Pop-rock Sounds like: David Cook, Allison Iraheta, Lee DeWyze, Matt Giraud Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Door open @8 p.m. Find tickets here! The Levee/Young Edison w/ Capital Arms @Vinyl Fri. Jan. 30 Genre: Led Zeppelin tribute Sounds like: […]

Vacationer

What’s Up This Week 1/26-1/29

While you’re recovering from the weekend check out the great shows lined up for this coming week! Monday, Jan. 26                             Vacationer @ Vinyl Genre: Indie, Electronic, Alternative Sounds like: Reptar, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., St. Lucia Tickets are $13 in advance, […]

AMG Weekend Picks 1/23-1/25

Friday Jan. 23 That 1 Guy @ Vinyl Genre: Varied, Classical, Electronica Sounds Like: Les Claypool, Sausage, Primus Tickets are $15. Doors open at 7:30 pm. Find Tickets Here! The Liverhearts w/ Motherfucker and Vincas@ The Earl Genre: Varied, Rock Sounds Like: The Sunglasses, OVERWHELMED, Failures of Modern Science Tickets are $7. Doors open at 9 […]

Of Montreal

What’s Up This Week 1/19-1/22

Monday, Jan. 19 Songwriter’s Open Mic Night @ Eddie’s Attic Genre: Varied, Acoustic Sounds like:  An open mic night of artists you would pay good money to see. Tickets are $5 in advance, $6 at the door. Doors open at 7pm. Find Tickets Lionheart, Drowning @ The Masquerade (Purgatory) Genre: Hardcore/Metal Sounds like: Terror, Thick As Blood, Death […]