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Bonnaroo 2013 in Pictures

James Camp — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:08:00 -0400

With nearly 200 artists and more than 80,000 attendees, Bonnaroo is one of the largest four-day festivals in the country. This twelfth annual party on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, blends genres of people and music for four days of camping and good times.…

'CL' Music Issue Throwdown comes to Terminal West on Thursday

Chad Radford — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:54:00 -0400

Don't forget, on Thursday night (June 20) CL celebrates the release of its 2013 Music Issue with the second annual Throwdown at Terminal West. Distal, Speakerfoxxx, Divine Interface, and the Difference Machine are all on deck.…

Tracklist: Kanye is a God

Spencer Sloan — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:31:39 -0400

>> Disregard all previous reporting, it's more or less officially official, now: Yeezus is a classic album. Nice going, God.…

Music Midtown 2013 lineup announced

Chad Radford — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:42:00 -0400

Over the last several days, Music Midtown has curiously rolled out the lineup for this year's two-day fest (Sept. 20-21) in Piedmont Park via a series of album covers, altered to feature a cartoon owl that they've decided to brand, via Facebook Twitter, etc. The full lineup has been announced, and a third stage has been added to Oak Hill facing 10th Street.

The lineup is as follows:

Friday, September 20
Journey
Jane's Addiction
2 Chainz
Phoenix
Cake
North Mississippi Allstars
The Mowgli's
Drivin N Cryin

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Midsummer Music Festival

Dustin Chambers — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:11:00 -0400

June 14-15, 2013 - Last weekend, Atlantans enjoyed the annual Midsummer Music and Food Festival, a free event in Candler Park. Friday evening brought a nice, mellow warm-up to Saturday's maximum-capacity crowd.…

Baths brings glitchy synth-pop to the Masquerade

Bobby Power — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:29:00 -0400

As Baths, Will Wiesenfeld produces an artier, more experimental take on the laptop electronica-postrock hybrid of the early-2000s. The solo electronic pop project revives and invigorates a style shaped by the Postal Service, the Notwist, and Berlin's Morr Music label, while playing up the driving, emotive force presented in those decade-old sounds.…

Tracklist: Jay-Z has the Holy Grail

Spencer Sloan — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:29:40 -0400

>> Jay-Z has announced that the title of his new album will be called Magna Carta Holy Grail Hope Diamond Ark of The Covenant Fountain Of Youth Declaration of Independence Bill Of Rights. LOL.…

J. Cole's secret A Dollar and a Dream concert

Alyssa Pointer — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:23:00 -0400

Around 11 a.m. on June 12, rapper J. Cole tweeted the venue where he would be performing later that night. But even before this tweet, fans lined up in front of Center Stage on West Peachtree Street as early as 3 a.m. the previous day.…

Tracklist: Jack Johnson headed to Bonnaroo

Spencer Sloan — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:46:00 -0400

>> According to Vulture's new pop scribe Jody Rosen, Thom Yorke's lyrics might just be a "goulash of words and phrases, from which no coherent meaning can be extracted - some nouns and verbs, some clichés, the odd "poetic" ejaculation." Huh!

>> Barefooted human Corona "Find Your Beach" commercial Jack Johnson will fill in for ailing Mumford and Sons as Saturday night's big headliner at Bonnaroo.…

Washed Out shares new track, 'It All Feels Right'

Bobby Power — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:25:00 -0400

It's hard to believe it's already been two full years since Washed Out (Ernest Greene) issued his first proper LP, Within and Without for Sub Pop. While that album satisfied Ernest Greene-fans' hunger for a set of ethereal chillwave that lasted longer than two to four songs, the project has toured quite a bit without much activity as far as any new tunes.…

Black Keys' Patrick Carney to produce Black Lips forthcoming album

Harmeet Kaur — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:40:00 -0400

For their upcoming album, Atlanta garage punks the Black Lips will collaborate with blues-rock duo, the Black Keys. Well, a Black Key.…

Anticipation's desolate disco debut

Bobby Power — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:21:00 -0400

Anticipation by Anticipation

Chris Daresta has been a key aspect of Atlanta's experimental, noise and goth scene for quite some time now as a member of noise-veering, rhythm-oriented projects Roman Photos, Suitcases, and Gold Painted Nails (Daresta's previous solo project), all defunct acts that served as cornerstones for niche sounds in the city. Anticipation, Daresta's current solo project, builds on sonic traits embedded in those dormant projects while regressing into stripped down, bleak dance music.…

Zero Boys return

Bobby Moore — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:55:00 -0400

Though the Zero Boys began in 1979, have reformed several times since their original seven-year run, and continue to leave an indelible mark on Atlanta's punk scene, local admirers seemingly, or, in the case of younger fans, literally, waited a lifetime to see them play here last April. A second chance to see the Midwestern punk legends will not require quite the wait, as the band headlines the Earl on Sat., June 15.…

Screaming Females slay, bring openers a new audience

Bobby Moore — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:42:21 -0400

Some nights, Screaming Females play big venues, opening for the likes of Against Me! and Garbage, and in the process get exposed to those bands' fans. On other nights, the group still performs at tiny punk clubs, like 529, where they appeared on June 5.…

Tracklist: Mike D has great house, no idea how the Internet works

Spencer Sloan — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:05:01 -0400

>> Oh my gosh, Portlandia theme-songers and local bro(s) made good Washed Out are back (they're back!) with a beautiful, bouncing, and Beatles-ish new tune called "It All Feels Right," (Yes, it does!)…

Goodie Mob Against the Machine

Rodney Carmichael — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

The legendary group's first album in 14 years will definitely shock fans. But will it awe them as well? by Rodney Carmichael Three years ago this month, I got a phone call from CeeLo. I remember the date because he'd just released a new mixtape (Cee-Lo & Greg Street Present Stray Bullets) of mostly solo material as a precursor to his next major-label LP, The Lady Killer.…

Shook Foil signs to Boom Done! Records, prepares debut LP

Bobby Power — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:54:00 -0400

Boom Done! Records, the upstart indie label founded by members of Wowser Bowser, just added Shook Foil to its humble yet quickly growing roster, and announced the release of The Tethered Life, the band's debut full-length.…

Photos: Billy Idol at the Tabernacle

Perry Julien — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:34:00 -0400

Billy Idol, former member of Generation X, played to a sold-out crowd at the Tabernacle on Tuesday night. Idol belted out his greatest hits, including "Dancing With Myself," "Eyes Without a Face," "Rebel Yell," and "White Wedding."

More photos from the Billy Idol show

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The FunkJazz Kafe strikes back

Carlton Hargro — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:11:00 -0400

Now here's some news that's sure to make local soul music heads happy: The FunkJazz Kafé is making a comeback.

Surely you remember the FunkJazz Kafé. The multimedia arts and music festival was founded in 1994 by Atlanta-based promoter Jason Orr, and, over the years, achieved a legendary reputation as one the nation's premier shindigs for indie soul sounds.…

Tracklist: The infinitely quotable Kanye

Spencer Sloan — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:09:24 -0400

>> "If you don't make Christmas presents, meaning making something that's so emotionally connected to people, don't talk to me." ~ YEEZUS!!! In other YEEZUS news, look who showed up to the listening party.…

Swimming Pool Q's 'A&M Years' revisited

Bobby Moore — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Atlanta new wavers resurrect major label beginnings by Bobby Moore One of the first and most underrated bands to emerge from Atlanta's nascent new wave scene of the early '80s has a lot to celebrate this month. Not only has it been 35 years since the Swimming Pool Q's debuted, its first two major label albums, 1984's eponymous A&M Records release and Blue Tomorrow (1986) are being released on CD for the first time in the U.S. Although both albums were critically acclaimed upon arrival, commercial success has remained elusive for the Swimming Pool Q's.…

Boris Records showcase comes to 529 this Saturday

Chad Radford — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:32:00 -0400

This week, Boris Records unveiled the lineup for Saturday night's full-on metal assault at 529. Be prepared for a night of blackened thrash and punkish metal from what's shaping up to be the city's most vital underground rock scene of the year.…

Tracklist: Erykah Badu explains all

Spencer Sloan — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:05:38 -0400

>> Gawker talks to the Badoula Oblongata herself Erykah Badu about her new show at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, being accessible, The Flintstones, twitter, and that Patti LaBelle wig. Chock full of great stuff.…

Photos: Tallest Man On Earth at Variety Playhouse

Jon Whittaker — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:57:00 -0400

June 9, 2013 - Swedish, modern twang troubadour The Tallest Man On Earth (Kristian Matsson) made a stop at Variety Playhouse Sunday night. A sold-out crowd was charmed by Matsson who's currently out on a short tour supporting his latest release There's No Leaving Now.…

Free Fer Y'all returns to the Star Bar this Thursday

Chad Radford — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:03:00 -0400

Newmerica may be semiretired from the music video business, as they've focused their collective attention on the pilot episode of "Big Trouble In Little 5 Points."

In the meantime, their monthly Free Fer Y'all parties are still raging on at the Star Bar. Jbros, StoneRider, Eel Pie, and Ghost Bikini are all lined up for this month's throwdown on Thursday, June 13.…