This week’s new music releases:
- Against Me! — White Crosses
- Christina Aquilera — Bionic
- Deer Tick — The Dirt Sessions
- Delta Spirit — History From Below
- Hot Hot Heat — Future Beeds
- Iggy Pop — California Hitchhike (Live)
- Jewel —Sweet and Wild
- L’il Jon — Crunk Rock
- Nada Surf — If I Had A Hi-Fi
- Pain of Salvation — Road Salt One
- The Roots — How I Got Over
- Sia — We Are Born
- Teenage Fanclub — Shadows
- Gary Wright — Connected
This week in live music:
- Tues 6.08 — Jukebox The Ghost / Free Energy / Drink up Buttercup @ Bottletree
- Wed 6.09 — Pains of Being Pure at Heart/Surfer Blood/Hooray For Earth @ Bottletree
- Wed 6.09 — Amy Cook @ Workplay
- Thurs 6.10 — The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker @ Alys Stephens Center Plaza
- Thurs 6.10 — The Melvins/Totimoshi @ Bottletree
- Fri 6.11 — Zac Brown Band @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
- Fri 6.11 — Josh Ritter/The Mynabirds @ Workplay
- Sat 6.12 — Charlie Daniels Band @ Alabama Adventure
- Sat 6.12 — Carrie Underwood/Craig Morgan @ BJCC Arena
And if you’re willing to make a short drive…
- Mon 6.7 — Darius Rucker & Friends @ The Wild Horse Saloon (Nashville , TN)
- Wed 6.9 — 2010 CMT Country Music Awards @Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN)
- Wed 6.9 — The Passion Pit @ The Tabernacle (Atlanta, GA)
- Wed 6.9 — Blitzen Trapper @ The Variety Playhouse (Atlanta, GA)
- Thurs 6.10 — Broken Bells @ Center Stage Theater (Atlanta, GA)
- Thurs 6.10 – Mon 6.14 — Dave Matthews Band • Kings of Leon • Stevie Wonder • Jay-Z • Conan O’Brien • Tenacious D • Weezer • The Flaming Lips performing Dark Side of the Moon featuring Stardeath and White Dwarfs • The Dead Weather • Damian Marley & Nas • Phoenix • Norah Jones • Michael Franti & Spearhead • John Fogerty • Regina Spektor • Jimmy Cliff • LCD Soundsystem • The Avett Brothers • Thievery Corporation • Rise Against • Tori Amos • The National • Zac Brown Band • Les Claypool • John Prine • The Black Keys • Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers • Jeff Beck @ Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival (Manchester, TN)
- Thurs 6.10 — Shawn Colvin @ Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art (Nashville, TN)
- Fri 6.11 — Jeff Beck @ Chastain Park Amphitheater (Atlanta, GA)
- Fri 6.11 — Jewel @ Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center (Atlanta, GA)
- Fri 6.11 — Tracy Lawrence @ Mable House Barnes Amphitheater (Mableton, GA)
- Fri 6.11 — Skid Row @ Wild Bills (Duluth, GA)
- Sat 6.12 — Nas and Damian Marley “Jr.gong” Marley with Nneka @ The Tabernacle (Atlanta, GA)
- Sat 6.12 — Nitty Gritty Dirt Band @ Wild Bills (Duluth, GA)
- Sun 6.13 — Jewel @ Von Braun Civic Center (Huntsville, AL)
- Sun 6.13 — KC & the Sunshine Band @ Chastain Park Amphitheater (Atlanta, GA)
If you have CD releases or upcoming live shows that you’d like to recommend or plug, let me know, and I’ll do my best to fit them in. Every Monday, I’ll try to let you know what’s fun and interesting for the upcoming week — any help you want to provide is welcome!
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