Win tickets to see Of Montreal at the Tabernacle this Saturday!
The females, he-males and she-males of Paste's November cover subjects Of Montreal will bring their weird and wonderful live show to Atlanta's Tabernacle tomorrow night, Saturday, Nov. 8th. And we've got two pairs of free tickets to give away!... read more
Cabbagetown Chomp and Stomp Chili Cook-Off and Bluegrass Festival gets tasty tomorrow
[Above: Festival-goers and vendors at 2007's Chomp and Stomp.] Every year, two things that seem naturally predestined to live side-by-side join forces in Cabbagetown: Large vats of chili and healthy helpings of bluegrass music. From 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 festival-goers can relish the perfect pairing at the Cabbagetown Chomp and Stomp, which meshes a competitive chili cook-off with live bluegrass music for the sixth year running. In order to better understand this fortuitous mashup of culinary and aural euphoria (not to mention a morning 5k run), Paste got some more details from John Dirga, music coordinator... read more
Live Review: Deerhunter, Pylon, Jay Reatard and Times New Viking @ Variety Playhouse; The Spooks, Cola Freaks and Mourdella @ Star Bar, 10/31/08
[Above: Jared Swilley of the Black Lips plays in Halloween-appropriate band The Spooks.]More good bands than Bonnaroo. The release of a long-awaited record. A 3-D extravaganza. A horde of crazed Danes. A theremin. A cassette so limited it doesn’t really exist. The Black Lips wearing bed sheets. And Jay Reatard playing (gasp) an acoustic guitar. It’s just another Halloween in Atlanta, as Deerhunter headed a line-up of hipster-approved indie rockers at the Variety Playhouse, while Black Lips side-project The Spooks descended upon the after-party at Star Bar, supported by a cadre of local bands and the aforementioned Danes.... read more
Win free tickets to the Right Away, Great Captain! CD release Nov. 13
Right Away, Great Captain!, the solo project of Manchester Orchestra frontman and Favorite Gentlemen Recordings co-owner Andy Hull, will celebrate the release of its second LP, entitled The Eventually Home, Thursday, Nov. 13 at Vinyl. Paste:Local has two free pairs of tickets to give away for the event, which will also feature Charleston, S.C.'s All Get Out (also signed to Favorite Gentlemen), the Record Kid and Damion Suomi (who is signed to Atlanta label P is for Panda).Be one of the first two people to email atlanta@pastemagazine.com and win!... read more
Informer:Atlanta 11/4/08: Election Day Edition
Welcome to Informer:Atlanta! Each Tuesday, we bring you the very best in the coming week's music, film and culture events in and around Atlanta. Think we missed something? Wanna tip us off to something cool over the horizon? Let us know! All events are recommended, but italics indicate an editor's pick. (L) indicates local artists.... read more
ATL students rap like T.I.: "You can vote however you like"
Hip-hop and presidential politics: two great tastes that taste great together. Sure, we already know that most rappers are firmly in the tank for Obama, but in the weird pop-cultural bouillon that has been the election season it was only a matter of time before they flipped the keys, as the canny Nasir Jones put it. The students of Atlanta's Ron Clark Academy have done just that with a little song-and-dance number about the 2008 election that's already spreading like wildfire across the grassy plains of the interwebs.... read more
Shakir Stewart: 1974-2008
Shakir Stewart, the head of hip-hop label Def Jam, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound last Saturday. He was 34 years old.... read more
Mastodon reveals 2009 album details
Atlanta-based metal quartet Mastodon has revealed that the title of its anticipated fourth album will be Crack the Skye. Reprise will release the seven-track, 50-minute record in early 2009. The song sequence is built around a four-movement centerpiece, entitled "The Czar," which delves into the album's overall theme of Czarist Russia.... read more
Win tickets to see The Everybodyfields at Vinyl this Friday
Paste:Local Atlanta has two pairs of free tickets to give away for The Everybodyfields show this Friday, Nov. 7 at Vinyl. It's a show not to miss: The former Paste Band of the Week is some of the Best of What's Next along with opener Katie Herzig, who will be joined by Atlanta/New Orleans/New York songstress Lindsay Rae Spurlock for the all-ages event. Be one of the the first two people to email atlanta@pastemagazine.com and win!... read more
Catching Up With... It's Elephant's
It's been a big year for It's Elephant's. The band released its first full-length, Little Trouble In Chinatown, in April (for free) and recording has already commenced on a follow-up. Somehow, between various local shows-- including performances at Atlantis, Corndogorama, Grant Park Summer Shade Festival and a session with HaveYouHeard.net-- the band had time to create a very special Halloween gift for their fans, which involved a trip to a Civil War cemetary that's reportedly oozing with paranormal activity. Paste recently talked with the band-- vocalist Brent Jay, vocalist/percussionist Garrett Range, vocalist/keyboardist Matt Compton and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist David Fountain-- about touring,... read more
All the Saints: Fire On Corridor X
Noise rules on local-via-Alabama band's debutThis Ben H. Allen-produced debut hits upon a few rock touchstones du jour: squall, feedback, sharp edges so muddled by sonic ballast they blur, warp and peel like paint succumbing to humidity. But unlike many of their contemporaries, All the Saints' use of noise is more an exception than the rule. Only the album's brief, velvet-clad intro piece, “Shadow, Shadow,” suggests the band is no more than the latest act to re-discover My Bloody Valentine's Loveless. But bleeding into the swirling, psychedelic stomp-and-howl of “Sheffield,” the opening minute of peace and haze is nullified entirely. ... read more
Top 5 best things about Halloween in Atlanta
[Above: Jay Reatard, shown here on the cover of his record Blood Visions, plays this Friday night at the Variety Playhouse.] As an Atlanta native, I've celebrated a lot of Oct. 31sts here. Accordingly, I find that there are certain things I look forward to every year that say as much about the city as they do the holiday itself. Here, in order, are the top five reasons I can't wait for Halloween to hit Atlanta this year. What are yours?... read more
Deerhunter: Microcastle
As global warming threatens the chilly habitats of the family... read more
Informer:Atlanta 10/28/08
Welcome to Informer:Atlanta! Each Tuesday, we bring you the very best in the coming week's music, film and culture events in and around Atlanta. Think we missed something? Wanna tip us off to something cool over the horizon? Let us know! All events are recommended, but italics indicate an editor's pick. (L) indicates local artists.... read more
Win tickets to see the Drive-By Truckers and The Hold Steady at the Tabernacle this Saturday
[Edit: Congratulations to our winner! Stay tuned to Paste:Local for more great ticket giveaways!]Atlanta is in for an explosive collision of rock 'n roll worlds when former Paste cover gentlemen The Hold Steady join forces with Athens, Ga.'s Drive-By Truckers to play at our own Tabernacle this Saturday, Nov. 1, as part of their Rock and Roll Means Well tour. Your friends at Paste:Local Atlanta don't want you to miss out on the action, so we're giving away a pair of tickets to the show. Be the first to email atlanta@pastemagazine.com and it's yours!... read more
T.I. starring in gun-violence documentary
"I had straps in my ride / gotta go to prison / you waitin' on me to die you gonna be waitin' for a minute." T.I. - "Ready for Whatever"It's no great secret that T.I.'s recent escapades have left him staring down a year in prison (let it be a cautionary tale for any of you out there planning to buy silenced submachine guns from undercover police officers in a Walgreens parking lot).... read more
Gnarls Barkley to release Who's Gonna Save My Soul EP
Gnarls Barkley will release the Who's Gonna Save My Soul EP on Nov. 11, with four different versions of the celebrated song, originally off the duo's most-recent album, The Odd Couple. ... read more
Atlanta Mess-Around festival to celebrate DIY, rock 'n roll
Oh, Atlanta. Here, any reason serves as an excuse to throw a music festival, and any two-day event can be called a festival. In this proud tradition, The Earl will host the Atlanta Mess-Around Nov. 14 and 15. Presented by Triple D's, Rob's House Records, Douchemaster Records and Die Slaughterhaus Records, it'll showcase the best in ATL DIY, featuring performances by The Spits, Carbonas, All Night Drug Prowling Wolves, Cheap Time, Wax Museums and Gaye Blades the first night, and Gentleman Jesse & His Men, Nobunny, Hex Dispensers, Baby Shakes, Black & Whites and Lover! the second night. Whew!... read more
Deerhunter kick off tour, Microcastle gets physical
After its accidental leak and legal iTunes debut in August, Deerhunter's Microcastle, perhaps the most anticipated album by an Atlanta artist this year, finally hit stores in physical form on Tuesday (Oct. 28) via Kranky stateside and 4AD overseas. To appropriately celebrate this momentous occasion, Bradford Cox and company will embark up on a national tour, kicking it off on Halloween at their hometown's own Variety Playhouse, where they'll be joined by Jay Reatard, Times New Viking and Pylon. ... read more
Howlies play CMJ, tour, plan Jan. 2009 debut LP
Following the August release of their successful Sea Level EP, Atlanta garage rockers Howlies are set to drop their full-length debut, Trippin' with Howlies, in Jan. 2009. The album apparently took only three days to record and is being teased with a free song giveaway: download "Chimera" here.... read more
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