WHO: David Byrne, Jack White, Greta Van Fleet, and more.

WHAT: A sea of concertgoers descended upon Central Park for the Shaky Knees Music Festival, taking in a weekend of live performances spread across the Peachtree, Piedmont, Ponce de Leon, and Criminal Records stages. CL's man in the photo pit was there, getting up front and personal with Queens of the Stone Age, David Byrne, the...

Sound guys are wack.

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OK, maybe not all sound guys are wack, but whoever worked the audio at EarthLink Live the night of Oct. 13 is, without a doubt, wick-wick wack.

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From malfunctioning microphones to loud, continuous waves of annoying feedback, the sound quality at the Eric Roberson and Algebra show was just shitty.

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Despite the numerous technical difficulties, the show went on, and...

Sat., Aug. 6, The Earl

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Plenty of bands take the stage late, but none do it with the same self-destructive condescension as Brian Jonestown Massacre. Scheduled to go on at midnight, the Jonestown members tinker with their guitars as undisputed lead man Anton Newcombe yells in their faces. "It'll be just one more second," Newcombe says into the mic. "We're deciding who to fire right now, but...

Sat., Aug. 13, Variety Playhouse

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Kingsized's yearly Elvis birthday and deathday shows have become an unflappable Atlanta tradition, originating at the Star Bar and now at the Variety Playhouse. What began as a celebratory lark now draws enough interest to almost fill the theater, relying on the suspicion that both the average and extraordinary still love them some Elvis.

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Elvis & the...

"Those shorts are too tight for hip-hop."

Entering "Tha Show II," May 30's lengthy hip-hop showcase/MC battle at the Masquerade, I felt my buttocks tighten as their cotton-twill comrade came under critique. I turned to locate my fashion reviewer — a baggy-shorted, sports-jerseyed chap hanging out on the North Avenue sidewalk. He held his screw-faced scowl for a beat before turning and...