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 […]
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 […]
Live review: Wolf Parade with OYA at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, 11/12/10The Montreal band Wolf Parade has announced an indefinite hiatus just days after ending their tour promoting the new release Expo 86 (Sub Pop). The reason for this is somewhat mysterious, as this show was a […]
Live review: Pretty Lights at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, 10/29/10 Pretty Lights is far from a household name in America. Even less known is Derek Vincent Smith, the one-man rave machine known as Pretty Lights. Hailing from Colorado, Smith has been doing his thing since 2006, when he […]
Live Review: LCD Soundsystem at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, 10/4/10 James Murphy has hinted that this will be the last album and tour for LCD Soundsystem. DFA Records, the company which he cofounded and runs, has been consuming much of his time lately. After signing such up-and-coming artists […]
Malkmus and founding member Scott Kannberg finally made it to Atlanta’s Tabernacle for a sold-out show to a building full of Pavement fanatics. While “fanatics” may be a strong word, imagine nearly every person singing along with most every song. You get the picture.
Live Review: James with Ed Harcourt at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, 9/22/10 For a band to remain relevant is a challenge these days. For the seven-piece Manchester band James, this seems to be a walk in the park. Granted, they have some of the most dedicated fans […]
Live Review: Crowded House at The House of Blues in Chicago, 9/5/10 Neil Finn has been one of the planet’s most talented singer-songwriters since 1980, when he brought his brother Tim’s band, Split Enz, into the mainstream with fine songs such as “I Got You,” and “One Step […]
Live show review: Arcade Fire and Spoon at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Alpharetta, GA, 8/11/10 Arcade Fire have been approaching BBITW status ever since their second album, Neon Bible, was released in 2007 (BBITW = Biggest Band In The World). When their new offering, The Suburbs, debuted at […]
Live Show Review: Crowded House at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, 8/1/10 Like the Phoenix that rose from the ashes, Crowded House has apparently returned for good. Their 2007 comeback (after a 14-year absence), Time on Earth, proved to be a more mature and deliberate accomplishment than Crowdies had […]
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