Live review: Wilco with Nick Lowe at the Cobb Energy Centre in Atlanta, 9/29/11 After initially being pegged as a “country rock” band, Wilco has shed that skin over the past few years. Critics hail the band as “The American Radiohead.” With the release of The Whole Love […]
Along with Harry, guitarist Chris Stein and drumming wonder Clem Burke remain from the original line up. Burke, who is clearly a Keith Moon devotee, tore through those drums like he was 20 again, CBGB shirt and all.
Live Review: Chromeo with Mayer Hawthorne and The County at the Masquerade in Atlanta, 9/22/11 Please don’t tell Dave-1 or P-Thugg that disco is dead. And if it was, Montreal’s Chromeo have revived it bigger than the Frankenstein monster. The electro-funk duo got together in 2004 and has […]
New Release:Waiting for the Robot by The Handcuffs (OOFL Records) Sep. 6, 2011 “Testing, testing / May I have your attention / We are The Handcuffs / This is a test” Chloe Orwell sings through her bullhorn on “This Is A Test.” The good news is: they passed the […]
Live review: Dntel, The One AM Radio, Geotic at the EARL in Atlanta, 8/21/11 Jimmy Tamborello is the one-man-band known as Dntel, now touring in support of his recent EPs, After Parties I & II (Sub Pop). Tamborello is not new to the indie electronic music scene. Maybe […]
Live review: Death Cab for Cutie with Frightened Rabbit at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Alpharetta, GA 8/11/11 Ben Gibbard played like a man possessed Thursday night for Atlanta fans. Maybe that’s why Death Cab for Cutie began the show with the eight-minute, stalker-inpsired “I Will Possess Your […]
Live review: The Wooden Birds with Takenobu and Lily and the Tigers at the EARL in Atlanta, 7/17/11 Andrew Kenny and his Wooden Birds just wrapped their tour promoting the new release Two Matchsticks (Barsuk Records), a well-received and wonderful record. Upon their arrival in Atlanta, Kenny gushed […]
Live review: The Rosebuds and Other Lives at The EARL in Atlanta, June 16, 2011 Imagine working with your spouse 24/7/365. Never a break. But the product you make is in demand and made of high quality materials. This has been the situation for the Rosebuds’ Kelly Crisp […]
Live review: Company of Thieves / Ben Deignan / Sleeper Agent at Smith’s Olde Bar in Atlanta, June 18, 2011 Chicago’s Company of Thieves know how to entertain. On the road with their sophomore release Running from a Gamble, this outfit also knows how to rock. Leader […]
Album Review Hospital Ships: Lonely Twin (Graveface) May 22, 2011 Lawrence, Kansas-based Hospital Ships have set sail with a stellar new album. The band’s second release, Lonely Twin (Graveface), finds Jordan Geiger exploring places he may never have been (and never thought he’d go). With this meloncholy and […]