Anberlin is hitting The Masquerade on November 4th. The band just released their fifth studio album, Dark Is The Way. Light Is A Place. It is the followup to their hit, New Surrender, which was the Florida band’s second album to debut within the Top 20 of the Billboard 200. “Feel Good Drag,” New Surrender’s […]
“Backed by his rhythm section – ‘Z’ on bass and Eric Shackleford on drums – collectively known as The Hoodoo, guitar slinger Aaron Williams has soaked up the rhythmic groove and blistering leads of some of the best blues guitarists around. A listen to the band’s recent release It Ain’t Easy, reveals a tight trio […]
Rusted Root is coming to The Masquerade tomorrow, Tuesday November 2nd at 8:30 p.m. Making their way to Atlanta, Michael Glabicki called into The Backstage Beat and spoke with Ange Alex about the band, their start and his solo project in the works. Have a listen! The six-piece formed in Pittsburgh in 1990 with Michael […]
A friend told me of a band I had to go and see Friday night at The Masquerade. I hit my car and drive straight to the venue. Walking in I see several people around and feel the buzz of excitement coming from the crowd. I find a spot and wait for Mayer Hawthorne & […]
Bad Religion Culminate 30th Anniversary With 15th Studio Album & Fall US Tour Celebrating three decades of influential, thought provoking and groundbreaking punk rock, Bad Religion released their fifteenth studio album, The Dissent of Man, on September 28. The album’s first single “The Devil in Stitches” made its debut on the world famous KROQ 106.7 […]
Bullet for My Valentine are a Welsh heavy metal band from Bridgend, formed in 1998. The band is composed of Matt Tuck (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Michael Paget (lead guitar), Jason James (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Michael Thomas (drums). They were formed under the name Jeff Killed John and started their music career by […]
Taddy Porter is an American rock band formed in 2007 in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States. The band members are Andy Brewer (lead vocal/guitar), Joe Selby (lead guitar/backing vocals), Doug Jones (drums), and Kevin Jones (bass). The band describes their sound as a mix of classic rock and blues in a modern-rock setting. -Wikipedia [nggallery id=55] […]
Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 2001. Current members Brent Smith – lead vocals (2001-Present) Zach Myers – guitar, backing vocals (2005-present) Eric Bass – bass guitar, piano, backing vocals (2008-present) Barry Kerch – drums (2001-present) Shinedown brought some rock to Atlanta with the Project 96.1 Family Reunion at Verizon […]
Buckcherry is a hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1995. The band released two albums, Buckcherry (1999) and Time Bomb (2001), before dissolving in the summer of 2002. In 2005, lead vocalist Josh Todd and lead guitarist Keith Nelson reformed Buckcherry and released a new album on April 16, 2006, 15. It […]
Review and Pictures by our newest contributor and photographer : Leisa Foretich Leisa says “I am not a writer, I am a fan :) ” Joan Jett did not fail to please her fans last night at Chastain Amphitheater as the opening act for Billy Idol. I missed the first song setting up for camera […]
