Watch 'Hello, It's Dux' video premiere

"Hello, It's Dux" is a fitting title for the first substantial look at the music that Chelsea Dunn and Casey Battaglino create together as Dux. It's a chilling affair, too. Dunn's lacerating cello and Battaglino subtle electronic touches accentuate Mission Trips label owner Christopher White's filmmaking style here.…

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The A List: 11 shows to hit up this weekend

Friday, February 26
— Pallbearer, Bell Witch, Wrekmeister Harmonies @ the EARL. 8 p.m. $12-14. For the slow-and-heavy fanboy that I am, this show is an absolute treat, with the beautiful, expressive "funeral doom" of Bell Witch, the avant-garde metal of Wrekmeister Harmonies, and the absolutely gorgeous eulogies from Pallbearer.…

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The A List: New music from Death Stuff, Not Having Fun, and more music news

Arbor Labor Union (fka Pinecones) are streaming a new song, "Radiant Mountain Road," from their upcoming Sub Pop debut, I Hear You (out 5/13).

Not Having Fun (mem. of Man Up, Yancey) just dropped a new EP titled The Athens EP.…

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Listen to Carey's 'Parallel Music' Movement 1

Today, Carey unveils "Parallel Music" Movement 1, a 13-minute opus from the mind of Faun and A Pan Flute bass player Danny Bailey. The song is still a work progress, although this is the final structure.…

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Danny Bailey offers a first look at 'Parallel Music'

Faun and A Pan Flute bass player Danny Bailey, today, offers a first look at a new piece of music he’s composing to release under the guise of his solo moniker, Carey. The video, courtesy of Mission Trips, is just a glimpse into a munch longer, 13-minute piece, titled “Parallel Music,” and it’s the first installment of a three part movement.…

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T.I.’s Tidal performance at Greenbriar Mall was a trap music odyssey

Click here to see a gallery of photos from the show.

T.I. has made pop songs with Rihanna and Justin Timberlake. He has starred in Hollywood blockbuster films, has become the most beloved TV dad since Bill Cosby, and saved suicidal people from jumping off buildings.…

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Orange you glad there's Fantasy Guys?

Childhood dreams checklist: Drink a ton of orange juice. All the time.…

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Fusilier's soulful, dance party about self-actualization

Blake Fusilier, Atlanta native, ditched his first name to make funky guitar-driven pop music in Brooklyn as simply Fusilier. As he preps for the release of his debut EP as a new signee to Brassland Records, the lyric video for single "The Moment" trots along just in time for a CL premier.…

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Regina Belle gets back to R&B on ‘The Day Life Began’

While most artists are lucky to find success in one musical lane, New Jersey-born, Atlanta-based singer Regina Belle has been scoring hits in multiple genres since making her debut in 1987. Just scan some of the big tunes she’s dropped over the course of her career — “Baby Come to Me” (soul), the Grammy-winning “A Whole New World” (pop) “If I Ruled the World” (jazz), and “Love Forever Shines” (gospel) — and it’s easy to see the breadth of her diverse catalog.…

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The A List: Ember City in the works + new music from the Coathangers, Sea Ghost, and more ATL music news

This week, "Down Down" from the Coathangers' forthcoming album, Nosebleed Weekend (out April 15 via Suicide Squeeze), premiered on NPR's All Songs Considered. The Coathangers play an album release party at the Star Bar on Fri., April 15, with Paint Fumes, Bad Spell, Paralyzer.

The big news of the week: Mastodon has announced the opening of a new studio, which they're calling Ember City.…

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Being Rome Fortune

After establishing a following on the mixtape and festival circuit, Rome Fortune offers all sides of himself as a man and artist with 'Jerome Raheem Fortune.' It's a strange time in life for Jerome Raheem Fortune. On the eve of releasing his self-titled debut album, the Atlanta-based rapper has found a comfortable middle ground between self-actualized artist, devoted father of two, and hungover rock star-in-the-making.…

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Josh Ritter’s ‘Sermon’ burns bright

Josh Ritter talks 'Sermon on the Rocks' and how performing is a lesson in something greater. Josh Ritter's favorite part of every show he plays is when new songs start feeling like old ones. Not in a monotonous kind of way, but in the sense that they share a common spark with his older numbers.…

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For KING, patience is a virtue

Five years after releasing a beloved EP, soul trio KING is back with its highly anticipated album 'We Are KING' In the world of modern music, patience is a lost art. Fickle fans, buzz-hungry media, and a profit-starved industry put pressure on artists to write more, record hastily, and release music at a much faster pace.…

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Local bands team with 99x, Smith's to benefit Big Jesus

Smith’s Olde Bar and 99x are backing the local music community's efforts to help friends in need this Thurs., Feb. 25. The benefit is for Big Jesus, a local band recovering from the Feb. 11 theft in Grant Park of its van, trailer, and equipment. The van was later recovered in Candler Park, in need of repairs.…

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Sea Ghost captures youthful wonder with 'Dog 69'

Sea Ghost’s post-iLoveMakonnen collaboration phase finds the youngsters embracing a slick, professional approach to indie rock. This is evident on both last October’s SG album and the recently unveiled video for standout track “Dog 69.” Though there’s probably other meanings buried within, the video seems to tell the story of an apprehensive child freeing himself of inhibitions and discovering the true beauty of rock ‘n’ roll.

Sea Ghost plays the Mammal Gallery on Fri., March 11, with Zuli, Sons of an Illustrious Father, and GAHM.…

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Harsh Riddims returns with another maxed-out mixtape

Late October 2013, Ryan Parks (Fit of Body) launched Harsh Riddims, a modest but promising imprint that highlighted a tight-knit group of locals and spiritually linked artists from beyond Atlanta's borders. As Parks explained, "Harsh Riddims is ... my chance to say thank you to my friends."

Luckily, that sentiment has blossomed over time, issuing intoxicating sounds by Fit of Body, 10th Letter, Bluntfang, and many more.…

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Magma is coming to Aisle 5

The headline says it all. Parisian prog.…

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Wreckless Eric, Greg Cartwright added to Atlanta Mess-Around

This year’s Atlanta Mess-Around (April 29- May 1 at the Earl and 529) has upped the living legend quotient by adding Stiff Records original Wreckless Eric to the lineup. As if the Real Kids and the Gizmos weren't already enough.…

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Mastodon begins work on new rehearsal facility, Ember City

On Saturday morning, February 20, Mastodon revealed via Facebook, that the group has purchased a building that will soon be used to house rehearsal and practice spaces for local artists and musicians. The post, which has since been taken down, stated:

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Bauhaus, Bowie, and the troubadour tradition: An interview with David J

David J Haskins, the writer, artist, and bass player best known as a founding member of seminal British post-punk and alternative rock bands Bauhaus and Love and Rockets comes to Atlanta for a two-day stand. On Tues., Feb. 23, Haskins is reading from and signing copies of his memoir, Who Killed Mister Moonlight?: Bauhaus Black Magick and Benediction ($19.95, Jawbone Press) at A Cappella Books.…

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The A List: 10 shows to hit up this weekend

Friday, February 19
— Salsa Chest, White Lion, Shimshung and the Lightning Orchestra, the Hecks, Vision, Tankorean @ Mammal Gallery. 8:30 p.m. $5.
— Chris Hunt, Palm Lines, Deku @ 529.…

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The A List: New music from Bodyfather, MammaBear, Nomen Novum, and more music news

The new Bodyfather EP, Heavy Rest, is out!! It's their first new material since their split with MTN ISL back in the summer of 2014.…

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The B-52s' Cindy Wilson teases a solo album

What's this, you ask? On Feb. 17, Cindy Wilson from the B-52s rolled out a trailer for that solo album she's been teasing us all with for years.…

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Takénobu's Iron Will

Takénobu’s Nick Ogawa has spent a lifetime mastering one of classical music’s most revered instruments, while looking beyond the confines of modern music. Nick Ogawa blows steam from a cup of hot tea while leading the way to the laundry room of his East Atlanta home. With its white, mostly bare walls and backyard view, the room seems an unlikely incubator for the music Ogawa creates.…

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Takénobu's 5 albums at a glance

'Introduction' and beyond: A quick look at the singer, cellist, and composer’s musical odyssey Introduction (2007) Takénobu's debut album is the first in a five-record series based on the traditional structure of a tragic play.…

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