Concert Reviews Archive

The lights are sparkling on the tree branches and the weather is getting oh so cold so that must mean its time for the annual Star 94 holiday concert extravaganza — Jingle Jam. For many years, Jingle Jam has gathered together some of pop’s hottest acts, as well as a few fresh faces, for a

Since his debut release, Trouble, in 2004, Ray Lamontagne has established himself as one of the brightest stars among the new wave of folk singer-songwriters. His lyrics have a probing depth, his voice, a raspy frailty, while wielding a stage persona of an introvert trapped in an extroverted world. He is a complex man and

It’s been a shade over three years since Regina Spektor was last in Atlanta promoting her album Far, and needless to say, her Atlanta fan base has been clamoring loudly for a sprinkle of that sonic goodness that only she can deliver. They turned out in force to see their favorite piano-flavored singer-songwriter, easily selling

It was a quiet Thursday night in downtown Athens, as the usual bustling bar scene was replaced by tranquil streets and relative calm. Last night marked the start of the Georgia/Florida football weekend and UGA’s coordinating fall break, and undoubtedly many students were en route to the Landing in Jacksonville for the World’s Largest Cocktail

Saturday night at Atlanta’s Counterpoint Festival, belonged to Sonny Moore, better known as the Grammy award-winning Skrillex. From the first beat, he completely owned the crowd, whipping everyone into frenzy with his well-known hybridization of scratches and screeches. Following Steve Angello of Swedish House Mafia (also a crowd-pleaser), Skrillex wasted no time getting down to

Atlanta welcomes electronica in a big way with the advent of the first annual CounterPoint Festival just south of the airport in Fairburn, Georgia. Literally tucked in the middle of nowhere, the festival takes root on an expansive farm that sits on the banks of the Chattahoochee River. Unlike last weekend’s Music Midtown, CounterPoint has

The 52,000 music fans who came out for the second day of Atlanta’s newly resurrected Music Midtown festival were treated many times over to the musical delights of 90s rockers Garbage, hometown rapper Ludacris, Adam Ant, and Neon Trees. As the sun began its decent, the Electric Ballroom Stage prepared for arguably England’s best offering