Creative Loafing Atlanta names Houston In The Blind “Best Local New Music Act” in its’ annual Best of Atlanta issue. READ HERE…
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Creative Loafing praises The Head’s performance in Georgia Shakespeare’s production of Tony Award-winning British satire, “One Man, Two Guvnors.”
Guvnors‘ most valuable players may be the Atlanta rock trio The Head, who perform a lively mini-concert before the opening curtain, playing short songs during the scene changes. All in their early 20s, the Head clearly specialize in songs of the era, including hits by the Who and the Beatles, and have the youth, costuming, and rockstar moves of the British invasion down pat.
The Head confidently play like a real band of the early 1960s, not a stage musical approximation, but their presence requires a trade-off. The transitional songs, however bright and peppy, can impede the story’s momentum in what’s not a short show to begin with. Should a silly farce really be almost as long as King Lear? Nevertheless, the Head contributes to a final number that brings a real sense of culmination and rock ‘n’ roll release to the show. The three band members, teamed with Muñoz, prove to be a real Fab Four. READ MORE…
Lily and the Tigers anchor this year’s Creative Loafing Music Issue
Casey Hood recalls with remarkable clarity the moment she was struck with the words and melodies for the song “The Hand You Deal Yourself,” the title track from Lily and the Tigers’ third and most recent album. As the singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter behind the group’s haunting soul-folk numbers, Hood is one of those rare musicians blessed with the gift of spontaneous music. Songs come to her as though they are being handed down from a higher power. It usually happens while she’s in motion, and it happens without warning. READ HERE…
Get the lowdown on how Baby Robot Media hometown favorites The Head, ZONERS, Pillage & Plunder and Gringo Star will be spending their summers in this week’s Creative Loafing Atlanta…
Summer is here, which means it’s time to kick out the jams and beat the heat with some local music. This week, eight Atlanta rockers weigh-in with what they’ve got going on this summer.
The Head has been hard at work on two new singles for this summer. Mitch Easter (R.E.M., Pavement) is producing one, titled “It Ain’t Easy,” and Big Star drummer Jody Stephens is producing the other, titled “I’m Lost.” The group is also playing as the house band in the Georgia Shakespeare’s production of One Man, Two Guvnors throughout the month of July.
Zoners‘ song “Take It Back” was recently added to rotation at Sirius XMU. This summer the group, which includes bassist and CL Art Director Wes Duvall, will be recording, touring, and shooting a video directed by former CL music intern Kelly Stroup. In September, the group is heading to LaFayette, Ga., to play Andy Ani Male Meltasia Music Festival (Sept. 5-7) alongside Black Lips, Curtis Harding, and many more. Party in the woods!
Pillage & Plunder recently premiered a new track on Absolute Punk, titled “Keep Dreaming (It’s Not Gonna to Happen),” from its forthcoming LP, The Show Must Go Wrong. Since then the P&P crew has been working to finish up its first music video from the new album and preparing for a pre-album release regional tour in June. An extensive late-summer tour will coincide with the album’s release.
Gringo Star has signed a deal with Waxploitation Records (Gnarls Barkley, Danger Mouse, Broken Bells) to rep the group’s entire catalog. To celebrate, the Gringos are hitting the road for a 15-date summer tour around Brooklyn’s Northside Festival on June 14. The group also recently received the masters for a new 7-inch due out later in the fall and is finishing up the remaining songs for the band’s fourth album.
Creative Loafing previews Lily and the Tigers’ album release party & features album finisher “Last Mosquito”
Lily and the Tigers have a new album out: The Hand You Deal Yourself was officially released yesterday. The Atlanta folk trio recorded the 30-minute album in the Vermont woods, and the band funded its release through a Kickstarter.
The band plays a free album release show at Octopus Bar on Thurs., March 13. Before performing inside, the trio will play an intimate set around a bonfire behind the bar.
Here’s “Last Mosquito,” the final song off The Hand You Deal Yourself that features gentle guitar accompaniment alongside singer Casey Hood’s soothing voice. LISTEN HERE…
Creative Loafing Atlanta ranks Rrest’s self-titled debut among Top 21 Albums of 2013
Congratulations to Baby Robot Media artists RRest, whose self-titled debut was ranked #15 on Creative Loafing Atlanta‘s Top 21 Albums of 2013 list alongside Deerhunter, Washed Out, Goodie Mob, Carnivores, The N.E.C., Mood Rings, Noot d’ noot, The Difference Machine, Run the Jewels, Little Tybee and Janelle Monáe. READ MORE