By Alec Wooden On the surface, Los Angeles-based rock band Rooney has had it rough over the last 12 months. They’ve lost a label (Geffen) and a bass player (Matt Winter), all the while cutting a new record for the first time without benefits of mountains of label aid, engineers and producers. It takes little [...]
The Young Veins Take a Vacation! One Haven By Alexandra Edwards Plenty of musicians begin their careers making music in the indie world and later move on to major label deals and MTV exposure. But is it possible to follow that path in reverse? That’s what Los Angeles band The Young Veins are trying to [...]
The duo of Reflection Eternal sure put out some great vibes. Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek have teamed together again and they’ve brought in sassy British soulstress Estelle to lend some smooth vocals to their track “Midnight Hour.” And we love the result. It’s got that old school feel that the likes of Amy Winehouse have [...]
San Diego based ambient-music project The Album Leaf is scheduled to perform alongside folk-rock artist Sea Wolf at the Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, May 4 and at the Loft in Atlanta, GA on Thursday, May 6. Celebrating 10 years of releasing music as The Album Leaf, Jimmy LaValle, the mastermind behind [...]
We have a saucy rapper, lovely indie rock band and a disco legend to serve up for you on this Friday!
It’s official: pop rock quartet Honor Society are the new band making the girls go ba-na-na-s. Signed to Jonas Records (yes, the Jonas Bros have their own record label) Honor Society’s 2009 Fashionably Late debuted at No. 18 on the Billboard 200. They’re not just another boy band though; in May of 2009 RollingStone.com named Honor Society one of six [...]
Ticket Alternative will waive all convenience fees on tickets purchased for any event at any Ticket Alternative outlet on Saturday, April 17, in honor of Record Store Day – a celebration for the culture that surrounds hundreds of unique record stores around the world. Customers simply need to purchase tickets in person at one of [...]
Sage Francis brings his brand of indie hip-hop to the Loft in Atlanta, GA and the Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington, D.C. this summer. On the road with a new record, full backing band and a big bag of freshness, Sage Francis is sure to pack out every venue on tour with head nodding beat loving fans. Owner [...]
The Temper Trap Conditions By Eileen Tilson Apparently there is more to Australia than Vegemite and AC/DC. Out of Melbourne comes The Temper Trap sailing high above the kangaroos and kuala bears, setting their sites on the U2-like dreams of grandeur. With their debut album, Conditions, music producer Jeff Abbiss, (Artic Monkeys’, Editors, Kasabian) cleverly [...]
Tomorrow night’s show with Wiz Khalifa at The Loft in Atlanta, Ga. is sold out! We hope you got your tickets to the hip-hop event early in advance!
OK Go – WTF? from OK Go on Vimeo. OK Go certainly know how to work that video camera. And they sure know how to get their fans’ attention. They launched a video remix project at the beginning of the year for their single “WTF,” which you may have started to hear on the ads [...]
The Kool Keith show at The Loft on March 18 (tomorrow) has been canceled. No plans right now to reschedule. Refunds are being made.
Gossip have canceled their Atlanta show at The Loft on April 26. They are hopefully going to reschedule for late summer, so stay tuned for more info. Those who have already bought their tickets, those are currently being refunded.
Atmospheric post-punk group The Temper Trap are coming from their home of Australia to finally tour the U.S. They play The Loft on April 9. Buy Tickets
Weekend Picks: Adidas Grand Prix, Old School Saturday + MORE!
By: Shelby Lum Looking to kick back and relax? Save that for another weekend because TALive has WAY too many events for anyone to sit inside for their two days (hopefully three for Memorial Day) off of work. From musical greatness to track events that will blow any sports fanatics mind, Ticket Alternative events are [...]
Interview: UV Race; Playing with Total Control @ Black Cat 5/25
By Ellen Eldridge The Aussie genius avant-tards UV Race, a band that drags melodious pop songs through a glam-punk aesthetic similar to bands like Ty Segall and Eddie Current Suppression Ring, released its third LP last year on In The Red Records alongside the band’s first feature-length film. Drummer DX answered some questions for our [...]
Ridgefest: Featuring Ted Nugent @ Freedom Park, Chicago July 27
The Motor City Madman, aka “Terrible” Ted Nugent will be rocking the stage like nobody else. If you’ve seen him before, we know you’ll be back for more. If you’ve missed him in the past, you will not want to miss him at Freedom Park on the last Saturday in July. Direct from the State [...]
Interview: Blank Realm; Playing @ Black Cat 5/27
Part of Australia’s burgeoning underground rock scene in the 2000s and 2010s, Brisbane’s Blank Realm feature siblings Daniel, Luke, and Sarah Spencer, as well as their “spiritual brother” Luke Walsh. Inspired by the usual indie rock touchstones like Sonic Youth, Blank Realm also incorporated Can and Amon Düül’s hypnotic repetition into their expansive, flowing songs. [...]
Interview: Coliseum; Playing @ Black Cat 5/23
Celebrating their 10th year as one of independent music’s most substantive bands, Louisville’s Coliseum return with their fourth full-length, the stunning Sister Faith, released on April 30, 2013. Expanding on the anthemic direction the trio veered toward on 2010′s highly acclaimed House With a Curse, Sister Faith’s 13 songs are the most dynamic and immediately [...]
CD Review: Radiation City- Animals in the Median; Playing Black Cat 6/10
Radiation City Animals in the Median Tender Loving Empire By Al Kaufman On their sophomore record, Animals in the Median, Radiation City has done the near impossible. They have made electronic music sound warm and soulful. The five-piece (three boys, two girls) indie band out of Portland, Oregon has created an album full of rhythmic [...]
Interview: UV Race; Playing with Total Control @ Black Cat 5/25
By Ellen Eldridge The Aussie genius avant-tards UV Race, a band that drags melodious pop songs through a glam-punk aesthetic similar to bands like Ty Segall and Eddie Current Suppression Ring, released its third LP last year on In The Red Records alongside the band’s first feature-length film. Drummer DX answered some questions for our [...]
Interview: Blank Realm; Playing @ Black Cat 5/27
Part of Australia’s burgeoning underground rock scene in the 2000s and 2010s, Brisbane’s Blank Realm feature siblings Daniel, Luke, and Sarah Spencer, as well as their “spiritual brother” Luke Walsh. Inspired by the usual indie rock touchstones like Sonic Youth, Blank Realm also incorporated Can and Amon Düül’s hypnotic repetition into their expansive, flowing songs. [...]
Interview: Coliseum; Playing @ Black Cat 5/23
Celebrating their 10th year as one of independent music’s most substantive bands, Louisville’s Coliseum return with their fourth full-length, the stunning Sister Faith, released on April 30, 2013. Expanding on the anthemic direction the trio veered toward on 2010′s highly acclaimed House With a Curse, Sister Faith’s 13 songs are the most dynamic and immediately [...]
5GB Interview: Total Control; Playing @ The Black Cat 5/25
By Ellen Eldridge Australian punk band Total Control is cruising through the United States this summer, playing post-punk jams from their split with Thee Oh Sees, Henge Beat (2011), and new songs from their forthcoming LP. Total Control features Mikey Young (Eddy Current Suppression Ring) and Daniel Stewart (Straightjacket Nation / UV Race.) The band [...]
Interview: Hardy Morris Of Dead Confederate; Playing The Black Cat 5/17
For the uninitiated, Dead Confederate is a five-piece rock band from Athens, GA whose music runs the gamut of infectious psychedelia to a uniquely southern and ferocious dirge. Although, placing labels on a band like this is rather pointless as their sound seems a constant and fluid evolution; they never seem content with abiding by [...]
Q & A w/ The Legwarmers! Bringing the ’80s Back to the State Theatre!
Remember the Eighties? Sure, we all do…but the Legwarmers don’t just remember the Eighties – they relive them. With more moves than a Rubik’s Cube, the Legwarmers take the stage like it’s prom night in a John Hughes movie, a very special episode of “Square Pegs” and the Monsters of Rock Tour – all at [...]
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