Live Review: Future Islands with Lonnie Walker and Ed Schrader’s Music Beat at the EARL in Atlanta, 11/26/11 To call Baltimore’s Future Islands “interesting” would be a gross understatement. Lead singer/growler Samuel T. Herring takes the listener on a journey on par with the most disturbing David Lynch […]
Live Review: Holy Ghost! on the Masquerade Hell Stage, 11/21/11 Brooklyn’s Holy Ghost! have been on a steady incline this past year, getting a thrust from their Static on the Wire EP release last year and especially their self-titled release this past spring. The New York duo of […]
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 […]
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 with Ben Deignan and 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 and […]
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