Atlanta’s Americana & Folk Music Scene

Events

Thursday March 28, 2024 08:00 PM EDT
Tabernacle Cost: $68.50-266+
Music, Music::Soundboard Digital
CRITIC’S PICK: Another year, another multiple-night stand at the venue Isbell has been calling... [click here for more]
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Friday March 29, 2024 08:00 PM EDT
Tabernacle Cost: $113-$399+
Music, Music::Soundboard Digital
CRITIC’S PICK: Another year, another multiple-night stand at the venue Isbell has been calling... [click here for more]
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Friday March 29, 2024 08:30 PM EDT
The Earl Cost: $15
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CRITIC’S PICK: This show for Matthew Pendrick’s Americana alter-ego Slow Parade celebrates the... [click here for more]
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Saturday March 30, 2024 08:00 PM EDT
Tabernacle Cost: $107-$425+
Music, Music::Soundboard Digital
CRITIC’S PICK: Another year, another multiple-night stand at the venue Isbell has been calling... [click here for more]
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Sunday March 31, 2024 08:00 PM EDT
Eddie’s Attic Cost: $26.70+
Food and Drink, Music, Music::Soundboard Digital
Jerry Joseph is a musician who lives in Portland Oregon, but he’s often gone. He’s been inducted int...
$26.70+ [click here for more]

Thursday April 4, 2024 08:00 PM EDT
Music, Music::Soundboard Digital
Tony will be honoring the music of Earl Scruggs, pioneer of the three-finger banjo style and one of ...
$35 [click here for more]

Thursday April 18, 2024 08:00 PM EDT
Center Stage Theater Cost: $30-$37
Music, Music::Soundboard Digital
One of the most compelling new voices in the roots music world, Molly Tuttle is a virtuoso multi-ins...
$30-$37 [click here for more]

Friday April 19, 2024 07:30 PM EDT
Music, Music::Soundboard Digital
Russell Cook & the Sweet Teeth fuse electrified Americana with incisive songwriting, transitioning f...
$30-$480 [click here for more]

Saturday April 20, 2024 09:30 AM EDT
Dahlonega Cost: Free+
Arts Agenda::Visual Arts, Food and Drink, Free Events, Music, Music::Soundboard Digital
Bear on the Square, an authentic Appalachian Heritage Festival featuring bluegrass and old-time musi...
Free+ [click here for more]

Content

HIGH FREQUENCIES: The Great Southeast Music Hall Reunion

08/03/2019 7:36 PM
Getting the gang back together one last time

FIRST PERSON WITH KODAC HARRISON: ‘THE LUCKY ONE’

04/17/2019 2:50 PM
The singer, songwriter, and poet turns 70

Dust-to-Digital: The Art of documentation

02/18/2019 11:23 PM
‘Voices of Mississippi’ and ‘Listen All Around’ illustrate similarities between the Deep South of the ’60s and East/Central Africa of the ’50s

Mississippi Records casts new light on American music

01/17/2019 10:39 AM
Portland-based reissue label’s co-founder Eric Isaacson showcases a secret history of musical cycles

Atlanta’s best albums of 2018

12/30/2018 6:07 PM
From Migos to Misanthropic Aggression, 40 of the city’s most essential listens of the past year

The little old brick building on Nassau Street

12/28/2018 1:04 PM
Proposed Margaritaville construction could erase music history

Lonnie Holley and Mary Lattimore play the Bakery

12/16/2018 1:32 PM
Two outlier artists explore the far reaches of ghostly music Dec. 17

RECORD REVIEW: Papa Jack Couch

12/06/2018 10:32 AM
‘Meriwether’ ruminates on life with endearing Southern wisdom

HIGH FREQUENCIES: Abe Partridge — Dreams or prayers?

11/20/2018 6:47 PM
Abe Partridge is a Rain Dog, too

Jim Lauderdale plays Eddie’s Attic Oct. 27

10/25/2018 2:06 PM
The Grammy-winning Americana, bluegrass, and country artist settles for a career-spanning evening of songs

Venues

Atlanta’s first urban winery, City Winery has an intimate music venue able to seat 300 people, a restaurant, bar, an outdoor patio, and a private event space. | more...

This 260-seat theater hosts a variety of musical acts. Acoustic music and singer/songwriter material is the venue’s forte, but the format is open, and the emphasis is always on hosting an immersive, real-world musical experience. | more...

Located across from Decatur Square, Eddie’s hosts aspiring and accomplished singer-songwriters for live shows almost nightly and is famous for its biannual Open Mic Shootout. The venue features an intimate listening room, a covered patio, a varied menu, and a full bar. | more...