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Listen Up: Marissa Nadler, Where Have I Been All Your Life?
Two Saturday nights ago, the night before my birthday, I'd had two tacos and two margaritas and I was at The Earl in Atlanta with my boyfriend Joe when I decided that I was going to love Marissa Nadler forever... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesListen Up: After Far, Reconsidering Regina Spektor
I don't like Regina Spektor's new album, but maybe you already knew that... read more
Found in: Music, Features, Listen UpLive Review: Kid Sister @ Metro 11/26/08
On several occasions last Wednesday night, Kid Sister reminded the Metro crowd that she had worked there as a cocktail waitress two years ago. She was let go from the job, but she wasn't bitter at all. “It was a blessing in disguise,” she said. “So I want y'all to give it up for the nigga who fired me!”... read more
Found in: Local:ChicagoLive Review & Photos: Cameron McGill @ Beat Kitchen 11/21/08
Cameron McGill & What Army added a dash of alt-country color to the Beat Kitchen two Fridays ago, as McGill crooned his way through the set with a refreshing level of energy, given his quiet songwriting style. Though often compared to Ryan Adams, McGill lacks his desperation, feeling more spirited and less on-edge. The music was introspective and sentimental, but the mood remained light thanks to his lively performance.... read more
Found in: Local:ChicagoLive Photos & Review: Atlanta Mess-Around, Day 2 (Gentleman Jesse, NOBUNNY, Hex Dispensers and more) @ The Earl 11/15/08
[Above: NOBUNNY plays the second night of the Atlanta Mess-Around.] Like Day One of the Mess-Around, Day Two got off to an unusually early start for the Earl. But despite numerous warnings the previous evening that Saturday's festivities would get underway promptly at half past eight, the crowd was still unfortunately thin as Oxford, Mississippi's The Black and Whites kicked off the festival's second, poppier night.... read more
Found in: Local:AtlantaLive Photos & Review: Atlanta Mess-Around, Day 1 (Blade II, Carbonas, Baby Shakes and more) @ The Earl 11/14/08
[Above: Baby Shakes play the first night of the Atlanta Mess-Around.]Though the three Atlanta labels behind the two-day Atlanta Mess-Around have released a diverse array of music, their punk and power pop offerings have evolved into the unquestionable centerpieces of the scene, as evidenced by the Mess-Around's line-ups: The second night would boast a strong pop sensibility, but the first was almost all about punk rock. ... read more
Found in: Local:AtlantaLive Photos & Review: AIDS Wolf, Vera Fang, Thy Mighty Contract @ The Earl 11/6/08
[Above: AIDS Wolf's Chloe Lum]It would be easy to call last Wednesday at the Earl a theme night: All three bands were intentionally loud and messy, all three led by female singers (none of whom played an instrument, the star-shaped tambourine wielded by Vera Fang's Zopi Kristjanson) and all three women gripped the microphone alone and howled into the audience. But that's where the similarities stopped.... read more
Found in: Local:AtlantaLive 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
Found in: Local:AtlantaLive Review: The Renegades (Black Lips), The Stolen Minks, Goodnight Loving, Jack of Heart @ The Earl 10/16/08
“The last time we played these songs, I couldn’t grow facial hair,” bassist Jared Swilley joked as PBR cans flew over the heads of the packed house at the Earl, where he and his Black Lips bandmates reconvened as The Renegades for a somewhat-secret show last Thursday night.... read more
Found in: Local:AtlantaLive Review: Manchester Orchestra, Lowry @ Star Bar 10/16/08
[Above: Manchester Orchestra's Andy Hull]Onstage, Manchester Orchestra mixes the captivating vocals and compelling arrangements of its records with hardcore guitar and screaming, as lead singer Andy Hull abandons his sweet, high tenor for larynx-wrenching wails. I could listen to his on-record singing voice for hours and be happier for it, but last night all I could think was what a shame it was.... read more
Found in: Local:Atlanta
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