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Mogwai Redefine Loud in Atlanta

Mogwai at Center Stage in Atlanta, May 20, 2011   This five-piece band from Glasgow, Scotland must be huge fans of Spinal Tap because they had it turned up to 11 all night. Mogwai is known for the quiet-loud-quiet pattern in many of their songs. But for Atlanta fans, […]

Oryx & Crake Have Arrived

Live Review: Oryx & Crake at The EARL in Atlanta, 4/11/11 Local and regional bands have been doing CD release shows since the beginning of time (or at least since the advent of CDs). It’s a rare occasion when people actually stand up and pay attention to them. […]

Dum Dum Girls take Atlanta

Live review: Dum Dum Girls, Reading Rainbow, Dirty Beaches at the EARL in Atlanta, 3/10/11 Influences on the musical tastes of Dum Dum Girls come from a long list of artists. Dropped names have included The Ramones, Patti Smith, and Iggy Pop. For the new EP, He Gets […]

Jonathan Richman’s Still Got It

Live Review: Jonathan Richman at The Highland Inn Ballroom in Atlanta, 2/18/11 At 59, Jonathan Richman can still bring the youthful exuberance to every performance. In his first night of a two-night stand at Atlanta’s Highland Inn Ballroom, fans stood in awe of Richman’s songwriting genius and lightning […]