Here We Go Magic Pigeons Secretly Canadian By David Courtright I saw Here We Go Magic at The EARL around this time last year. I had listened to a few of their songs on MySpace, and though none of them hooked me into a mad dash for the box office, it was good – it […]
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By Scott Roberts The release of a new CD is always reason to celebrate, but for Atlanta veteran rockers Magnapop, this Friday’s show at The EARL in honor of Chase Park, the band’s fifth album since their 1992 debut, it seems a bit beyond just a celebration. After several delays, including at least one official […]
Thursday, June 10 – Creative Loafing Relaunch Party at The Sound Table If you haven’t already RSVP’d at clatlanta.com/relaunch you might have to get creative about how get in (see what we did there?). Creative Loafing has a new look and wants everyone to see it! What better way to show off the new duds then to throw […]
By David Courtright Plants and Animals showed a great deal of promise with their 2008 album, Parc Avenue. Montreal has no shortage of innovative and successful music acts, and many of those influences and collaborations shine through in the versatility of that album. It weaves through power chord rock, nimble folk interludes, country rhythms, and […]
Sleepy Sun Fever ATP Recordings By Eileen Tilson Rumor has it that if you walk into certain bars in Amsterdam, you can walk up to the bartender who will then promptly ask you how you would like to “feel,” which you can then order from a long list of drugs to give you your desired […]
True indie music legend Dean Wareham fronted one of the most influential underground/independent bands of the late ’80s, Galaxie 500. The three-piece, featuring Wareham, Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang, began playing together while attending Harvard University. Although only a band for a relatively short time, and with only three studio records released, the music of Galaxie 500 continues […]
English musician Jamie Lidell recently announced a slew of North American tour dates (hooray!) including Atlanta – at the EARL – on Wednesday, September 22 (hip-hip-hooray!) Supporting his most recent LP Compass, Lidell has also released a new music video for the very soulful and very funky “I Wanna Be Your Telephone.” Jamie Lidell Wednesday, September […]
Sleepy Sun – Open Eyes from ATP Recordings on Vimeo. Walking into a Sleppy Sun show will make you feel like you’ve walked back in time when raw rock ‘n’ roll was raw because it was new and the word “vintage” wasn’t thrown around to make your thrift store pants look cool. The haziness is authentic […]
The Swell Season – Low Rising from estampie on Vimeo. Friday, May 28 – The Swell Season, Justin Townes Earle at Atlanta Symphony Hall Even if you don’t think you know The Swell Season, chances are you probably do. Irish musician Glen Hansard and Czech singer/pianist Markéta Irglová starred in the 2007 hit indie film […]
Tom Cheshire (All Night Drug Prowling Wolves, West End Motel) and Jeffrey Bützer (Jeffrey Bützer and the Bicycle Eaters, Midwives) present Innocent When You Dream: The Music Of Tom Waits Saturday, May 29 at the EARL. Accompanied by an eclectic cast of Atlanta musicians, Bützer and Cheshire will perform Tom Waits classics such as “Hoist That Rag” […]
North Carolina Americana/Roots band Truth & Salvage Co. who recently wrapped up a tour with the Avett Bros, are preparing for the release of their debut album Welcome to LA out May 25, and go back on tour – with a stop at the EARL on Thursday, May 27. Signed to Chris Robinson’s (The Black Crowes) […]
Oh weekend, sweet weekend – we meet again. Tons of great shows this weekend, let us know what you think and where you’ll be! Thursday, May 13 OK GO @ The Loft – GET TICKETS HERE OK GO afterparty with Tim Nordwind of OK GO DJ SET @ Star Bar – FREE! Caribou, Toro y […]
Athens indie-pop princes Modern Skirts and Nashville psych-pop madmen The Features are joining forces at the EARL on Saturday, June 19 for a full night of pure unadulterated pop music. Both bands are hugely popular in Atlanta, and because of that we suspect this show will sell out. Get your tickets today, thank us June 19. Modern […]
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