alt-J // Live @ The Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre // 11.8.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Andres Alvarado - November 10, 2017November 11, 2017 Article and Photos by: Andrés Alvarado Atlanta, GA -- It’s rather mind-blowing how three unassuming fellows from Leeds can create a magical atmosphere the way the alt-J trio did at the Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre. For two consecutive sold-out nights these British masters of oddball indie-rock took their dirty south faithful on
Album Review: Sleigh Bells – Kid Kruschev ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Andres Alvarado - November 9, 2017November 10, 2017 Article by Andrés Alvarado Under their own record label, Torn Clean, Sleigh Bells has released Kid Kruschev; a seven-track mini-LP packing quite the punch. With their last effort, 2016’s Jessica Rabbit, Alexis Krauss and Derek E. Miller took full reins of their creative ways by adding a tad more synths and
Motionless in White // Live @ Center Stage // 10.29.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Andres Alvarado - November 7, 2017November 7, 2017 Article and Photos by Andrés Alvarado Atlanta, GA - Thanksgiving month is here, and Halloween came and went. But before we waved farewell to October’s fright antics, Motionless in White handed Atlantans a spooky music extravaganza it won’t soon forget. The Scranton, Pennsylvania gang touched down at Center Stage in
The Growlers // Live @ The Variety Playhouse // 10.13.17 CONCERT REVIEWS MUSIC by Andres Alvarado - October 26, 2017October 26, 2017 Article and Photos by: Andrés Alvarado Atlanta, GA - Surfs up! California beach-goth sweethearts The Growlers ruled the night in East Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse. Having visited Hotlanta back in October of 2016 on their City Club Tour, the Brooks Nielsen-quarterbacked bunch took this go-round to deliver a more encompassing show that
Album Review: Twain – Rare Feeling ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Andres Alvarado - October 19, 2017 Article by Andrés Alvarado One of the sincerest albums of the year, Twain’s Rare Feeling, has fortunately made its way to us. Released via Keeled Scales, Rare Feeling is a lovely 9-track serenade to the very core of the human soul. Singer Mt Davidson, long admired by his peers within the
In This Moment // Live @ The Tabernacle // 10.12.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Andres Alvarado - October 19, 2017 Photos by Andrés Alvarado Atlanta, GA - With Halloween right around the corner, what better way to celebrate the month of fear than catching a spectacle from the masters of goth-metal: In This Moment. Seizing the night in Atlanta's Tabernacle venue, the Maria Brink-led quintet slayed with their visually grandiose rock
AVATAR // Live @ The Tabernacle // 10.12.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Andres Alvarado - October 19, 2017 Article and Photos by Andrés Alvarado Atlanta, GA - Swedish shock-metal quintet Avatar is must see live music. I could attempt to paint a picture through narration but, truth is, my words cannot do justice to the performance this ensemble of mighty musicians delivered in Atlanta’s legendary Tabernacle venue. Lead by
J. Balvin // Live @ The Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre // 10.10.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Andres Alvarado - October 16, 2017 Article and Photos by Andrés Alvarado Atlanta, GA - From Medellin with love! Reggaeton mega-star J. Balvin lit-up The Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre for roughly 3000 Atlantans from his faithful fan-base. Known to be one of the most vibrant and flashiest performances on the live circuit, Balvin held nothing back on this
Album Review: Acid Tongue – Babies ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Andres Alvarado - October 13, 2017October 14, 2017 Article by Andrés Alvarado World, meet Acid Tongue! The duo of Guy Keltner and Ian Cunningham have previously released alluring EPs; however, Babies is their ticket to the big game. Distributed under the pair’s own Freakout Records, Babies is a 10-track journey of hallucinogenic surfs-up rock knitted to a suave baritone
The Head and The Heart // Live @ The Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre // 10.5.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Andres Alvarado - October 12, 2017 Article and Photos by: Andrés Alvarado Atlanta, GA - Stopping by The Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre, The Head and The Heart – sans Josiah Johnson – gave Atlantans a second dose of their Signs of Light Tour. Having visited back in March, the Jonathan Russell-led sextet brought their indie-folk genus to a