John Forbes and his Tijuana Hercules cohorts rolled through town like a drunken twister Saturday night (May 20), unleashing a glorious mess of a show at the Star Bar. For those who are unfamiliar, Forbes is the former singer and guitarist for Dirt, the... »
Last week, W.I.C. released it's first post-album track of the year, called "Follow Me." Now they're back with yet another new song, called “We The Kings,” and this one features the golden voice of Atlanta rapper Ben Hameen (Collective Efforts, LOA). Th... »
If you can’t figure it out from the title, Lebowski Fest is a celebration of all things The Big Lebowski, and it’s coming to Atlanta this Friday and Saturday (April 27-28). The film’s devotees, or “achievers,” as they like to call themselves, come dres... »
Disappears played a show at the Earl last night (April 24), headlining a bill with local acts Mirror Mode and Lotus Plaza — running through about an hour-long set that was heavy on material from their latest album, Pre Language (Kranky). Not since June... »
April 23, 2012 - Berlin Germany's Rammstein brought their industrial metal rock and their over the top stage show to Philips Arena on Monday night. Rammstein has sold over 15 million albums and have maintained their original lineup since their formatio... »
During a press conference held at the Greystone building in Piedmont Park tonight (April 24), Live Nation Atlanta President and Music Midtown co-founder Peter Conlon announced that Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters will headline Music Midtown this year, which... »
"Atlanta popular culture is getting presented as Atlanta culture." — Killer Mike Since we're on this whole Atlanta nostalgia kick — ruminating over gentrification, transplants, pre-Olympics and whatnot — you've got to watch this video that writer and o... »
Amid the clamor of the SweetWater 420 Fest in Candler Park, Record Store Day in Little 5 Points, and the Mess-Around in East Atlanta, the weekend was pretty action-packed in the music department. While navigating the long lines at Criminal Records and ... »
"Atlanta went from a town to a city." — Rico Wade Evolution is a motherfucker. Atlanta has risen to become so many things in the past 20 years.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] »
If you didn’t already know that Jarren Benton went crazy a long time ago, "Losin' It," the first single form producer/co-conspirator Kato’s forthcoming album, A Kato Production, spells it all out for you. For more on this see “Skitzo.”Edgewood Bank Rob... »
NPR is streaming Lower Dens' Nootropics. Stream cream dream Jack White's big solo LP Blunderbuss right now at Spinner. Best Coast is coming to Atlanta this July.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] »
It's Saturday, April 21 — Record Store Day, and of course Criminal Records in L5P has been ground zero, at least here in Atlanta, since the whole thing got started five years ago. For this year's festivities Patterson Hood, along with a a handfull of h... »
Iconic rockers Van Halen played the Phillips Arena, April 19, 2012, with Kool and the Gang opening the show. After all these years, David Lee Roth still does those superhuman high kicks at will, and with Diamond Dave back in place, the group is back to... »
Salah Ananse has been one busy dude lately. This month alone, the Atlanta producer/DJ/singer released a new full-length CD (Afrique Electrique Vol.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] »
There’s been a lot of good-ass music going down at the Southwest Arts Performance Theatre lately. And that's due, in part, to the hard work and vision of longtime hometown soul scenester Kemi Bennings and her event Soul Poetic.… [ Read more ] [ Subscri... »
