Blog: Atlanta's A-List

The End

Apr 2, 2:35pm Atlanta's A-List

This is it. The last post. Thank you to all of you who have supported this project. It has been an extraordinary experience. The book club will endure. Please expect to see that as the featured post each month.

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Record Review: Various Artists, Keep Off the Grass

Mar 31, 9:16am Atlanta's A-List

This double disc various artists collection from U.K. label, Fruits de Mer Records , is a marathon of classic psychedelic covers. The carefully crafted gatefold cover houses two discs of green colored vinyl (in two shades no less). The artwork throughout is intentionally tongue in cheek (in that special British way) and evocative of the 60s psychedelic style. But really this review is about the music and as mentioned above there is a lot of it here. First, let's explain what it is. though it is a record of covers, all of them have been specially selected [...]

• Seventh Ring of Saturn - 10,000 Words in a Cardboard Box

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Richard Parsons, May 9 at the Earl

Mar 28, 8:39am Atlanta's A-List

He may be alone on stage, he may be joined by a band. That question is still unanswered (because one quarter of his usual stage partners will be busy getting married). But in either event, May 9th will mark Richard's return to the stage at the EARL. He will share the bill with D.C.'s alt-folk answer, Vandaveer. Not to be missed.

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Tonight: Atlanta Music Roundtable Showcase at the EARL

Mar 27, 5:13pm Atlanta's A-List

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Record Review: The Menzingers – On The Impossible Past

Mar 23, 12:20pm Atlanta's A-List

By Alex Brenner How many punk bands can say they are from Scranton, PA? Two A-Listers here can tell you not many. Although this band has been around since 2006, I really only heard their name while checking last year's Gaslight Anthem album American Slang . Their last release 20102s Chamberlain Waits was really a great introduction to the Menzinger's strong songwriting and ferocious energy. That album has been on a constant rotation for the last six months. So what is it about this band that sets [...]

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Stay Tuned

Mar 23, 8:18am Atlanta's A-List

Shake up on the way...

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Interview with The Viking Progress

Mar 21, 9:00pm Atlanta's A-List

An Interview with The Viking Progress by Matt Jarrard It's no small wonder that a recent live review of The Viking Progress (moniker of Athens GA based Patrick Morales) described the performer as "channeling shades of Jeff Mangum…". The songs on Morales' first album "Whistling While the End is Near", like much of Mangum's work, are heavily thematic, and still deeply personal. The story behind the songs only scratches the surface of what is most engaging about The Viking Progress, because it's the music that draws you in. Orchestral, rootsy, indie, and infectiously melodic…the music is [...]

• The Viking Progress - Early Captain Record (boat demo)
• The Viking Progress - The Captain

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Title:	Early Captain Record (boat demo)
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Swing Set, March 21 at the EARL

Mar 19, 3:42pm Atlanta's A-List

If you dig the new generation of 90s indie rock revival acts like Surfer Blood and Yuck, then consider an evening with a trio that lived it the first time and are still doing it. Swing Set Wednesday night at the EARL. $7. Swing Set - Like Teeth

• Unknown - Track 02

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Record Review: Cute Boots – Born and Raised

Mar 7, 12:04pm Atlanta's A-List

By Alex Brenner Cute Boots - Born and Raised EP I'm probably a bit biased when it comes to this band; probably one of my favorite Atlanta bands out at the moment. I'm not sure if I was really drunk one night at 529 but I swore during sound check they did a pretty sweet version of Springsteen's "Darkness on the Edge of Town." On that alone I was pretty excited to get a hold of their new EP, [...]

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Gee-Free Cheeze: Loverboy – It's Over

Mar 3, 9:47am Atlanta's A-List

These guys are soo bad ass. I mean, sooo bad ass.

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Craig Finn, March 5 at the Earl

Mar 3, 8:30am Atlanta's A-List

Hold Steady front-man Craig Finn returns to Atlanta to showcase his first solo record which is a slight departure from his history with the Hold Steady and Lifter Puller, and in my view, his best work in a few years. $12.

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Nigredo, Lucy Dreams, The Electric Nature, March 27 at the EARL

Feb 29, 10:02am Atlanta's A-List

The Atlanta Music Roundtable is at it again. Always seeking to expose our fellow Atlantans to new exciting sounds cultivated and grown in the red clay of Northern Georgia, the Roundtable is hosting another showcase set of local artists at the EARL: Nigredo, Lucy Dreams and the Electric Nature. $5 in advance. Get your tickets here . Join us and enjoy.

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Ben Trickey, Blaine Rainey + more, Feb. 29 at Star Bar

Feb 27, 8:35am Atlanta's A-List

On Wednesday night the Little Five Points Star Community Bar will feature a line-up that you might hope to find at Eddie's Attic (though likely never would see there). Five emerging Atlanta songwriters will showcase their wares which range fairly straight forward folk rock to crunk to acoustic art rock. Note the intentional non-use of the "singer-songwriter" label. These gents may sing and write but they are no legion with the saccharin milquetoast sound that has become associated with that name. These five men have more in common with the long-ago songwriters who innovated modern [...]

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Sealions, February 25 at the EARL

Feb 22, 2:53pm Atlanta's A-List

It seems like the EARL is sold out from here to eternity (so to speak) but there is one opening in their current string of sold out shows and it comes up this Saturday. Get out to see Atlanta's own Sealions playing in the middle of this Saturday evening lineup. They will be joined by Cute Boots and Natalie Prass. $7

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Tonight: Cloud Nothings at the EARL

Feb 17, 6:44am Atlanta's A-List

Alex raved about the new record . See them tonight in East Atlanta's loudest lounge. $10 at the door.

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This Will Destroy You, Feb. 15 at the EARL

Feb 14, 10:18am Atlanta's A-List

Texas post-rock artisans bring their instrumental tour de force to East Atlanta before heading closer to home to play SXSW. $10 in advance. $12 at the door. This WIll Destroy You - Communal Blood

• This Will Destroy You - Communal Blood

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Gee-Free Cheeze: Styx – Mr. Roboto

Feb 9, 9:53am Atlanta's A-List

He's not a hero. He's not a savior. (Well, now we know.)

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In Case You Have Forgotten (Record Reviews)

Jan 31, 7:46pm Atlanta's A-List

By Alex Brenner Although I must say 2012 has been pretty good musically so far, I always find myself digging up some older records. When I say older I'm talking about late 902s and up, not the classics. Talking with fellow A-Lister Rube, the other night we did a little reminiscing and it got me thinking about some great records of the past. The ones where you say "Oh man, I have not heard that in forever!" I do listen to tons of new music too, however, these are some you may have forgotten about or [...]

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Record Review: Cloud Nothings – Attack on Memory

Jan 24, 7:20am Atlanta's A-List

[just as I was dozing off, Alex woke me up to bug me about this review he needed to write so here it is. back to sleep for me -Rube] By Alex Brenner I'm a big fan of bedroom bands. A year or so ago I started reading about this boy wonder, 18-year-old Dylan Baldi who had just released a collection of lo-fi pop that bloggers could not get enough of. As you know, I'm never buying into the big indie hype machine but I could [...]

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Taking a Nap

Jan 23, 10:37am Atlanta's A-List

We're taking a little time off kids. While we're away, please check out some of the great blogs that are part of the Atlanta Music Roundtable .

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