WEGL's Weekly Picks March 22-29
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deathcrash - Less - March 17, 2023
Gideon has had an interesting career as a band since their formation in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in 2008. Even though the band has grown to the international level, they have always had an abundant amount of love for their home state. The fans of Alabama love them back as Gideon returned to Zydeco to play the release show for their sixth full length album, "MORE POWER. MORE PAIN."
Godcaster - Godcaster - Mar 10, 2023
Rising indie star Samia lands in Atlanta for what might just be one of the best shows of the year.
Looking Out Foundation announced today their Love Rising benefit concert aimed at supporting Tennessee's LGBTQIA+ population. The benefit will be donating all proceeds to the Tennessee Equality Project, inclusion tennessee, OUTMemphis, and The Tennessee Pride Chapter. The show will take place later this month in the Bridgestone Arena.
WEGL sat down with Mobile, Alabama's The Red Clay Strays after their show in Atlanta. The band is currently on the road with Elle King as she dots the country on her "A-Freakin-Men Tour".
August Burns Red rolls into a sold-out room at The Masquerade with their “20 Year Anniversary Tour” to celebrate two decades of music.
Miss Grit - Follow the Cyborg - Feb 24, 2023
Colony House unleash widespread joy and a true rock'n'roll concert on The Eastern.
Big Thief return to Atlanta with an emotional and raw performance for a sold-out Eastern.
From the soul to the PA system: mehro gives out an organic and simple, yet passionate performance at The Loft, Atlanta.
Silversun Pickups kick off their 2023 with some fire on the first stop of their "Physical Thrills" tour in Birmingham.
Elle King shows she still has a lot of fight in her on her "A-Freakin-Men Tour".
Tennis - Pollen - Feb 10, 2023
Fitz and The Tantrums bring their "Let Yourself Free" tour to Atlanta's Buckhead Theatre for a night of alternative pop meets neo-soul perfection.
This upcoming June will be the sixth anniversary of what I personally think is one of the funniest moments in all of hip hop. In 2017, Lil Yachty had to get on Instagram and publicly apologize for how utterly terrible his debut album was. With unbearable and low effort projects like Teenage Emotions and Michigan Boat Boy, it seemed like Lil Yachty’s career was slowly and steadily tanking, especially when you consider that it began around the peak of the SoundCloud era. Given that most budding artists from this time have careers which slowly devolved into hollow shells of their past iconography, it seemed as if Yachty was doomed to stray down this path. Now take in every bit of information I just said. Consider that we’re talking about a man who has hit rock bottom multiple times as a musician, to the point where a good chunk of people recognize him for his internet personality rather than his actual music. Would you believe me if I told you he created one of the best rock albums of the 2020’s? If you don’t, you should go ahead and listen to his newest album because Let’s Start Here is showing us a side of Yachty that we’ve never seen executed before in music. His die hard fans already knew that he took a liking to artists such as Tame Impala and Pink Floyd, yet his pop rap dominated discography showed no sign of his artistic direction progressing into psychedelic rock. However, Let’s Start Here has been out for about two weeks and it’s already unanimously agreed that this is his best piece of work. Based on first impressions of the album you might think that it would tend to drag due to its nearly hour long runtime, but the impeccable sequencing of Let’s Start Here will keep you engaged for the entire fifty seven minutes. The ratio of chiller songs to more energetic ones is balanced beautifully throughout the track list, and the sheer quality in the production from track to track takes the listener on a roller coaster of emotions. It begins with the "BLACK seminole.," a seven minute long track with enchanting vocals and mesmerizing chords. After this grandiose intro, the listener is met with the "ride-" and "running out of time," two stellar songs that calm down the overall energy of the album to a more relaxed sound. These first few songs pretty much demonstrate how the album is structured entirely. Now I will admit that not every song on Let’s Start Here is a masterpiece as there are a couple of bland moments sprinkled throughout the track list, however the climaxes of this project completely nullify them.
The WAEVE – The WAEVE – February 3, 2022
Indie rock does not rule out theatrics: Rubblebucket delivers a dramatic, playbill-worthy performance at Terminal West, Atlanta.
Vermont takes over Alabama as Noah Kahan tackles a sold out Iron City in quick fashion.