Dean Wareham plays Galaxie 500 at The EARL – September 17

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 […]

Jamie Lidell Fills the EARL with Soul on September 22

Jamie Lidell Fills the EARL with Soul on September 22

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 […]

AMG Weekend Picks: The Swell Season, Innocent When You Dream, Blues Brews & BBQ!

AMG Weekend Picks: The Swell Season, Innocent When You Dream, Blues Brews & BBQ!

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 & Jeffrey Bützer Present: Innocent When You Dream – The Music of Tom Waits – May 29 at the EARL

Tom Cheshire & Jeffrey Bützer Present: Innocent When You Dream – The Music of Tom Waits – May 29 at the EARL

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” […]

AMG’s Weekend Picks: OK Go, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Batata Doce, A Fight to the Death CD Release and So Much More!

AMG’s Weekend Picks: OK Go, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Batata Doce, A Fight to the Death CD Release and So Much More!

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 […]

Modern Skirts and The Features Get Poppy at The EARL on June 19

Modern Skirts and The Features Get Poppy at The EARL on June 19

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 […]

Luis’ Three Picks For the Weekend

Luis’ Three Picks For the Weekend

Hello weekend, I missed you. It’s Friday morning and I’m already looking at the clock wondering why nobody has invented a time machine yet. I promise I wouldn’t use it for evil – well, maybe I’d have a Bill & Ted style adventure, but mostly just to skip the weekdays. Friday, May 7 – Soulphonics […]

Picture Book & Live Review: Beach House, Washed Out @ The EARL, April 29

Review by Jhoni Jackson; photos by Matt Smith (www.shadowboxerphoto.com) It wasn’t just the rarity of a smoke-free show that displaced Thursday night at the EARL from regularity. Two of indie’s most hyped acts – Washed Out and Beach House – caused a dreamy transformation. Pom-poms were strung in abundant rows along the ceiling and exaggerated […]

Neon Indian, Live at The EARL – June 9

Neon Indian, Live at The EARL – June 9

We’re no meteorologists here at AMG, but we do know that something happened to the easy-to-handle Spring weather last weekend. Not exactly saying apocalypse (yet), but we are afraid ATL’s summer may be unpleasantly muggy this year. Of course that negative attitude goes out the window once we start browsing through the calendar of summer concerts. We […]

Luis’ Three Picks: A Weekend of Shows in Atlanta – Alex Chilton Tribute, Megafaun, 500 Songs for Kids

Luis’ Three Picks: A Weekend of Shows in Atlanta – Alex Chilton Tribute, Megafaun, 500 Songs for Kids

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 books this weekend? Alex Chilton Tribute – Friday, April 30 – Star Community Bar Sort […]