Bits and Bobs: The Felice Brothers, The Love Language, The Drums, Downtown Restaurant Week

Bits and Bobs: The Felice Brothers, The Love Language, The Drums, Downtown Restaurant Week

– After the departure and consequential heart surgery of drummer/singer Simone Felice, The Felice Brothers are back and are off on tour. They’ll be coming to Atlanta for a show at The EARL on November 6. – In other coming-to-The-EARL news, the lovely Love Language are coming on September 3! – Perfect summer (evidenced in […]

Bits and Bobs: HOToberFest, Tendaberry, The Charlatans U.K., Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and More!

Bits and Bobs: HOToberFest, Tendaberry, The Charlatans U.K., Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and More!

– Yesterday HOToberFest released a limited number of discount tickets for the October 2 event at Glenwood Park Neighborhood. There will be 170 craft beers, live music, artist market, food vendors, kid’s area and more. The $20 tickets will be going for $10 – but there’s not that many to get yours now! UPDATE: The […]

Q&A with Rooney: Playing The Loft, July 10

Q&A with Rooney: Playing The Loft, July 10

By Alec Wooden On the surface, Los Angeles-based rock band Rooney has had it rough over the last 12 months. They’ve lost a label (Geffen) and a bass player (Matt Winter), all the while cutting a new record for the first time without benefits of mountains of label aid, engineers and producers. It takes little […]

CD Review: The Young Veins — Take a Vacation! Playing The Loft with Rooney on July 10

The Young Veins Take a Vacation! One Haven By Alexandra Edwards Plenty of musicians begin their careers making music in the indie world and later move on to major label deals and MTV exposure.  But is it possible to follow that path in reverse? That’s what Los Angeles band The Young Veins are trying to […]

Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek (re)Join Forces for Reflection Eternal at the Loft – June 14

Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek (re)Join Forces for Reflection Eternal at the Loft – June 14

Reflection Eternal, the indie hip-hop duo formed by Brooklyn rapper Talib Kweli and Cincinnati producer Hi-Tek, have re-grouped after 10 years since their highly acclaimed debut Train of Thought, with a much anticipated second record Revolutions Per Minute, out May 18. Revolutions Per Minute will feature collaborations with Estelle, Bun B, Mos Def, Jay Electronica, and […]

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 […]

The Album Leaf and Sea Wolf Coming to The Loft, May 6

The Album Leaf and Sea Wolf Coming to The Loft, May 6

San Diego based ambient-music project The Album Leaf is scheduled to perform at the Loft alongside folk-rock artist Sea Wolf on Thursday, May 6. Celebrating 10 years of releasing music as The Album Leaf, Jimmy LaValle, mastermind behind the project, has gone from initial improvised home recordings to having released five complete studio albums, while […]

CD Review: The Temper Trap — Conditions; Playing The Loft, April 9

CD Review: The Temper Trap — Conditions; Playing The Loft, April 9

The Temper Trap Conditions By Eileen Tilson Apparently there is more to Australia than Vegemite and AC/DC. Out of Melbourne comes The Temper Trap sailing high above the kangaroos and kuala bears, setting their sites on the U2-like dreams of grandeur. With their debut album, Conditions, music producer Jeff Abbiss, (Artic Monkeys’, Editors, Kasabian) cleverly […]

Check Out: Civil Twilight Performing “Letters From the Sky” on Live X; Playing The Loft

Check Out: Civil Twilight Performing “Letters From the Sky” on Live X; Playing The Loft

South African alternative rockers Civil Twilight will be playing a free gig at The Loft with The Airborne Toxic Event and Trances Arc on April 10. But there’s a catch – you have to win the tickets! Here’s how you can do that: (1) Every day, 5 “Attendees” of this Facebook Event will be selected […]

Q&A with Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg of Avi Buffalo; Playing with Rogue Wave at The Loft, March 8

By Jhoni Jackson Avi Buffalo’s bright, melodic indie-pop is making huge waves that rival those of their native Long Beach, and even their musical peers – most of whom are well beyond Avi Buffalo’s age. Though youth may limit their experience, you’d never know listening to their pre-album teasers. “What’s in It For?” boasts a […]