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Strange Daze Arts & Music Festival, August 14-15 at the Masquerade

By Matt Jarrard Next weekend the Strange Daze Festival will take over The Masquerade. Variety seems to be the theme for this festival with bands appealing to about any pallete preforming…genres range from prog, to surf, to electronic, to folky/country. … Continue reading

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Tonight: Alkaline Trio and Cursive at Masquerade

Dark punks Alkaline Trio and Nebraskan post-punks Cursive will be at the Masquerade tonight. Look for our review of Alkaline Trio’s latest on Epitaph Records, This Addiction, on Monday. In the meantime, check out this video for the single “From … Continue reading

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We Were Promised Jetpacks, Feb. 18 at Masquerade

One of our favorites of 2009, We Were Promised Jetpacks, will return to town this Thursday at the Maquerade. We reviewed their 2009 debut LP, These Four Walls here. $10. This track, “Roll Up Your Sleeves,” came off of the … Continue reading

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Yeasayer, April 6 at the Masquerade

Brooklyn based Yeasayer’s latest Odd Blood will be in record stores like Decatur CD and Criminal Records tomorrow. For the digitally oriented, the download is available tonight via Amazon pretty cheap. They play the Masquerade on Tuesday, April 6. Tickets … Continue reading

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Gaslight Anthem/Dirty Projectors, Heaven/Hell this Saturday Night at the Masquerade

Two very different bands, two rather different rooms, one night, one venue. Two of our favorites are in town on Saturday night to play the Masquerade. We’ve written about both of them before, so follow the links for more details, … Continue reading

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Off the Shelf, Record Review: The Gaslight Anthem – The ’59 Sound

By Alex Brenner While many spent 2008 believing the Fleet Foxes hype, I was actually listening to my pick for record of that year – The ’59 Sound by The Gaslight Anthem.  My girlfriend and I spent all summer rocking … Continue reading

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Abbreviated Attention (Span): Under the Pile, Record Reviews

Okay we’re going to throw two concepts at you at the same time here.  We know you can handle it.  The first is Rube Ambler’s answer to Mr. Brenner’s short review column, Short & Skinny.  What follows is the first edition … Continue reading

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Nebula, Tonight at the Masquerade

Nebula is unabashedly old school.  They happily skipped two decades of musical progress and will drop you right back into the 1970s with their psych rock.  If you listen to Atlanta’s A-List on blip.fm, then you know that our little … Continue reading

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De La Soul, August 7 at the Masquerade

Hip Hop is not our first inclination here at Atlanta’s A-List, but we do have an appreciation for the classics. De La Soul is playing together again and will be at the Masquerade on Friday, August 7. We love the … Continue reading

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