The musical landscape and blogger in-boxes are littered with singer-songwriters who like to strum their guitar and show you the heart on their sleeve. Some manage to step out of that mire and remind us why people think of Bob Dylan and Gram Parsons as legends. Kristian Matsson, who records and performs as [...]
We recently found Attention System's new record Wait for My Signal in our mailbox courtesy of Surrounded By Light Recordings. We dropped it into the CD deck and were delighted to be transported back in time for a look at the future. The 80s power pop sounds of Attention System evoke memories at the same the [...]
Saturday is Record Store Day. We've been saving our nickels for this weekend. We hope you have been too. The good folks at Criminal Records have put together quite a line-up of live performances with Janelle Monae, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Those Darlins and a special evening appearance by Rodriguez. Of course, they will [...]
We had the pleasure of meeting Susan Rebecca White shortly after we read (and reviewed) her well-received debut novel, Bound South, and later met up with her at Eddie's Attic for the Carrie Rodriquez show last spring, demonstrating (to us) that she is not only a fantastic storyteller but a discriminating music fan too. [...]
We caught Toro Y Moi recently at the Drunken Unicorn. Lucky for you he's coming back to town. A leader of the sound that has been dubbed chillwave, Toro Y Moi is Chaz Bundick. He performs by himself with a laptop, a keyboard, a guitar and a genuine enthusiasm that is infectious. It's [...]
Some bands can be hard to keep track of for a variety of reasons. Some bands get a big label push that unexpectedly disappears just as quickly as it appeared. Some bands are always on the road, proverbially homeless and playing any gig any where they can find the space. Some bands suffer [...]
Let's say it again. This is Titus Andronicus. They will be at the 529 on April 19. You will want to be there.
By Yankee Rose March flew by and here we are in April with ample reading before us! The A-List Literates will be reading The White Tiger, by Aravind Adiga, winner of the 2008 Man Booker Prize. Jef at Bound to Be Read in EAV introduced me to The White Tiger almost a year ago. [...]
April 1 - Trances Arc, The Falcon Lords - Vinyl April 1 - All Night Drug Prowling Wolves - Star Bar April 2 - Oryx and Crake, Night Driving in Small Towns - Highland Inn Ballroom April 2 - Judi Chicago (CD release) - Lenny's April 2 - Midlake, Tealights - Variety Playhouse April 2 - The Last Waltz Ensemble [...]
Aside from being talented and entertaining musicians, the fellas in Yacht Rock Revue are really nice guys. More than any other band in town, they seem to show up at one charity event after another. Tonight, they will headline the Pamoja Penda Music Festival at Park Tavern. The event proceeds will go [...]
With all necessary apologies to our Vice-President, it's not quite universal health care (and we didn't really even get that), but it is still pretty big. Neil Young will visit the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Saturday, May 29. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10:00. Listen: Neil Young Band - Cinnamon Girl [08-05-1982 Palo [...]
Here's the latest from Blitzen Trapper. It's called "Heaven and Earth" and it will be on their new full length, Destroyer of the Void which will be released on Sub-Pop Records one day before they visit the Variety Playhouse, which will be on June 9th. Listen: Blitzen Trapper - Heaven and Earth
It's a quickie ticket giveaway. Get two tickets to see The Soft Pack, Thursday night at the EARL. Just send us an email at atlalist (at) atlalist (dot) com. We'll randomly select the winner by some as yet undetermined method that may or may not involve domestic pets. Get us that [...]
Maybe you missed our January post suggesting that you get your tickets for the xx and jj early and you've been shut out. It's okay really. Wednesday night might turn out to be the best single night for live music in Atlanta in some time. Even with two popular venues (The Variety [...]
This is motley trio is Titus Andronicus. They will play the 529. It will sell out. You will want to be there. Advance tickets at Ticket Alternative.
With an MBA in one hand and an Emmy in the other, Joel H. Cohen is heading to Atlanta to entertain and inform the audience at SCAD-Atlanta on March 25. After some success in the business world, Cohen decided to try his hand at comedy and won that Emmy for his efforts on The [...]
Dark punks Alkaline Trio and Nebraskan post-punks Cursive will be at the Masquerade tonight. Look for our review of Alkaline Trio's latest on Epitaph Records, This Addiction, on Monday. In the meantime, check out this video for the single "From The Hips" from Cursive's 2009 release on Saddle Creek records, Mama, I'm Swollen.
Peter Hedges is the Academy Award-nominated author of the screenplays for What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, Pieces of April, Dan in Real Life, and About a Boy (which is based on a quite good book by Nick Hornby too). He has written his third novel, The Heights, which is the story of a Brooklyn Heights [...]
Kevin Young, is the Atticus Haygood Professor of English and Creative Writing and curator of the Raymond Danowski Poetry Library at Emory University and the author of numerous volumes of poetry. His poetry and essays have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, The Paris Review, The Kenyon Review, and [...]
Before they play the EARL Saturday night, you can catch Roman Candle for an early afternoon in-store performance at Decatur CD. They've earned high praise from sources as disparate as Pitchfork, USA Today, Paste, and No Depression. This is your chance to see them in a stripped-down and intimate setting before they take the full band [...]
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