Pears live up to the hype

New Orleans four-piece Pears' deft blend of classic hardcore and melodic punk makes the group a crown jewel of the current Fat Wreck Cords roster. Not too shabby for a band that formed less than two years ago.

With September's "Letters to Memaw" 7-inch still finding its way to punks of all ages' turntables, and talks of a second album hitting shelves sometime next year, don't expect this group's snowballing momentum to hit a skid anytime soon.…

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Sturgill Simpson atones for sick days with two-night stand

A friendly reminder to country music fans: Sturgill Simpson is back at the Tabernacle tonight and tomorrow (Dec. 7-8) as a rain check for a pair of October cancellations. Voice issues for Simpson turned a potentially disastrous Fri, Oct. 23 set into the ultimate live karaoke experience.…

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Car Seat Headrest: 'Teens Of Style'

While Teens Of Style marks Car Seat Headrest's Matador Records debut, the band is hardly a new outfit. Featuring front man Will Toledo and a rotating cast of players, Car Seat Headrest has been making and recording lo-fi garage nuggets for the past five years.…

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Tracklist: Bradford retracts

>> Last Night on Late Night: Sting and Mylene Farmer did "Stolen Car" on Fallon, Atoms For Peace did "Atoms For Peace" on Le Grand Journal, Craig Finn and Esme Patterson did "Just Like Christmas" (Low cover) on Holiday Undercover, Miley Cyrus did "Silent Night" on Netflix's A Very Murray Christmas, Cyndi Lauper and Kurt Vile did "Money Changes Everything > As Tears Go By" at the Beacon Theatre, and Leon Bridges did "Smooth Sailin'" and "River" on SNL.

>> "I was tacky and I retract my statements."…

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Ohmpark Fest lineup revealed

Ohmpark Fest, the Atlanta music blowout curated by Deer Bear Wolf mastermind Davy Minor, returns for its fourth year on January 9. The festival takes its name from Minor's now-defunct music blog, but keeps the spirit going with a diverse mix of artists.

Left-field hip-hop mainstays the Difference Machine top the bill along with psych-rockers Hello Ocho, dance-pop outfit Dot.s, hazy pop quartet Del Venicci, and a host of other acts. Percussionist John Gregg of Faun and a Pan Flute and Hello Ocho will perform a solo set, along with Clinton Callahan of Small Reactions and Hello Ocho who performs under the name Palm Lines.

Ohmpark Fest takes over 529 and the Earl for a night of local music revelry. 

$10.…

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Tracklist: Scott Weiland dead

>> Last Night on Late Night: One Direction talked hiatus, impressions, regrets, played tattoo roulette and did "History" on Corden, Fountain of Youth & Beauty, INC. majority shareholder Gwen Stefani did the second most annoying song in her otherwise great catalog, "I Used To Love You" on Fallon, Weezer did "Thank God For Girls" on Coco, and earlier in the day, Coldplay talked happiness and did "Adventure of a Lifetime" and "Everglow" on Ellen. Hey speaking of Coldplay, Coldplay is going to play all your favorite songs about Gwyneth Paltrow at this year's Superbowl halftime show.…

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Pop Weirdos live up to their name with 'Mid Life' and 'Alcudia'

Pop Weirdos occupy an underserved niche in Atlanta's music scene. Like their name implies, the singer-songwriter duo of Bennett Kane and Jamison Murphy craft off-kilter pop music with unabashed joy, reveling in catchy melodies without obscuring them in lo-fi production or sheets of reverb. 

The duo's latest tracks, "Alcudia" and "Mid Life," were recorded by Kane at the Tone Loft, and show promise for the recently-formed group. 

"Alcudia" floats on a bossa-style pulse guided by Murphy's Bobby Darin-like crooning, evoking the best of starry-eyed cocktail ballads complete with lavish string arrangements.…

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