Atlanta Music Guide

Win Tickets to See Cold Cave @ 529, February 11

Dark, synth-driven electro-rockers Cold Cave are coming to Atlanta for a show at 529 on February 11. And we've got a couple of tickets to give away to one lucky winner. Check out their incredibly cool video for "Life Magazine," above and then email us at win@ticketalternative.com with "ColdCave" in the subject for your chance to win, or you can buy the tickets at Ticket Alternative.

Win Tickets for Nouvelle Vague, The English Beat and More from The Loft

We've got some great shows coming up at The Loft - and you've got the chance to win some tickets for them! Or you can buy tickets at Ticket Alternative.

French bossa nova stars Nouvelle Vague will be covering their usual new wave hits on February 18. Email us at win@ticketalternative.com for your chance to win tickets or buy them at Ticket Alternative.

Ska legends The English Beat come to Atlanta with Fishbone on February 19 (check out the super-cool, super-'80s video for "Save It For Later," above). Email win@ticketalternative.com to win or buy tickets at Ticket Alternative.

Bowling For Soup play on February 25. Email win@ticketalternative.com to win tickets or buy them at Ticket Alternative.

And last but not least, Rogue Wave play on March 8. Email us at win@ticketalternative.com to win tickets or buy them at Ticket Alternative.

Leila's Three Picks of the Week - Little Tybee, Soundtrack of Our Lives, Bobby Birdman

All the way from our sister blog TA Live, it's Leila's Three Picks of the Week!

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Little Tybee recently played one of our monthly showcases, which we hosted with our sister site Atlanta Music Guide, called DRINKSHOP Live at the W Atlanta Downtown hotel. I'd hate to classify them as just indie folk, because they bring so much more to their music creating delightful vignettes that are just waiting to be eaten up by the masses of hipsters and middle school kids alike. Think of a mellow Dave Matthews Band being led by Badly Drawn Boy. Beautiful stuff. They're playing at The EARL January 14 with Adron, and tickets are available at Ticket Alternative.

Sweden's Soundtrack of Our Lives have always thrilled me both live and on disc with their somehow modern take on pure '60s sweet psychedelic garage rock. Hugely excited that they're coming back stateside, but massively disappointed that they're not playing my hometown of Atlanta. Still, they will be playing the Black Cat in Washington, D.C. on February 18 with Nico Vega. Tickets are on sale at Ticket Alternative.

Bobby Birdman fits wonderfully in that quirky world of keyboard and blips looped together by a smooth voice and adorable melodies. More mellow than Hot Chip and MGMT but just as charming, he's one of my favorite new finds.

Atlanta's Peach Drop Brings Prince's Favorite Band, Morris Day and the Time, and More to Atlanta for New Year's Eve!

We're very excited to announced the details for this year's Peach Drop in Underground Atlanta. "The Largest New Year's Eve Celebration in the Southeast" is bringing a fantastic lineup of music, with Stellate, Ben Deignan, The WannaBeatles and Morris Day and the Time on the main stage. And on the Kenny's Alley stage, there will be performances from Marshall Ruffin, The 54, The Souphonics & Ruby Velle and more. It's a free event, so get there nice and early for maximum fun and a great spot! We'll leave you with a great video of Morris Day and the Time from the movie Purple Rain.

The Time - Jungle Love (morris Day)
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Video of the Day: The Dead Trees -- Loretta; Playing The EARL with The Cribs and Adam Green, January 20

Could definitely also be titled, "Green Screens Are Fun!" On "Loretta," The Dead Trees play a fun 'n' fuzzy rendition of garage rock, the likes of which echo much of the dirtier sounds on The Beatles' White Album, with the thrashing repetition of the last chords carrying on rock 'n' roll where "Helter Skelter" left off. But, alas, with no "I've got blisters on my fingers!" scream.

The band plays with The Cribs and Adam Green at The EARL on January 20. Tickets are on sale at Ticket Alternative now.

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Leila's Three Picks of the Week - The Slackers, Nouvelle Vague, The Cribs

The weekly column from our sister site, TA Live!

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Another fabulous trio of videos, freshly picked by yours truly!

The Slackers lovely soulful and sweet version of ska keep the genre hip 'n' cool. And they're off on tour again, stopping at the Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington, D.C. on January 28. Get your tickets now at Ticket Alternative.

Sometimes your punk and new wave classics need a shot of smooth French bossa nova. That's where Nouvelle Vague come in. And lucky for you they're about to tour. They're planning a tour right now so watch this space for tickets!

ça plane pour moi, performed by Jenia Lubitch

Nouvelle Vague | MySpace Music Videos

The Cribs maybe be one of the coolest band in Yorkshire right now (Wakefield to be exact). We obviously like them (check out the review of their latest record, Ignore the Ignorant, over on Atlanta Music Guide), and are pretty happy that they're going to be playing Atlanta's EARL on January 20, with their latest member, a little-known chap called Johnny Marr. Tickets are on sale now at Ticket Alternative.

Since they don't seem to like people imbedding videos from the new record, here's an oldie but a goodie from the band's 2005 record, The New Fellas.

The EARL Announces Dead Confederate, The Constellations and Movits Shows for January

Believe it or not, but the new year is fast approaching, and The EARL already has some stellar stuff lined up for January. They just announced three more great shows too.

Georgia's Dead Confederate will be making a stop on January 8. Tickets are on sale at Ticket Alternative.

The Constellations play a hometown gig on January 9. Get your tickets now at Ticket Alternative.

And lastly, Swedish hip-hop/50's swing group Movits perform on January 17. Check out the video above and then buy your tickets at Ticket Alternative.

Leila's Three Picks of the Week

From our sister site TA Live - and sorry for the Groove Armada repetition!

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In video form again!

Bowerbirds - North Carolina's Bowerbirds may seem like pretty sleepy music but they put on a stellar show. They're coming to Washington D.C.'s Rock and Roll Hotel on December 2 and Atlanta's EARL allll the way into next year on February 12. Tickets are available at Ticket Alternative.

Bowerbirds - New Music - More Music Videos

Groove Armada - They're back with an incredible video "I Won't Kneel," with the stunning voice of Saint Savour. We can't wait for the new record to drop in February.

Robbie Williams - We're pretty Brit-centric around here, and are pretty excited to see that Robbie is finally making that big comeback, at least over in the UK. Let's see if we can make a bit of a wave for him over here too... 

Video of the Day: Groove Armada - I Won't Kneel

Incredible Queen-borrowed drums, the stunningly electric voice of Saint Saviour, wicked lighting effects - we love this video! Can't wait for Groove Armada's new record (which this is from) to drop in February.

The Black Lips to Play The EARL's New Year's Eve Show

The EARL has announced it's sure-to-be-crazy New Year's Eve show, and it's with none other that Atlanta's primary rapscallions The Black Lips. They'll be playing the gig with soon-to-be-announced guests - watch this space! The show is sure to sell out so buy your tickets now at Ticket Alternative.