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FOTOBOM: SPIRITUALIZED @ ROYALE
Jason Pierce has seen some shit, man. Infamously known for Spaceman 3’s motto of taking drugs to make music to take drugs ...
FOTOBOM: GUIDED BY VOICES @ THE ROYALE
FOTOBOM: NEKO CASE, MARGARET GLASPY @ ROYALE
It took a little while, but Neko Case finally landed in town for a headlining slot instead of as support for someone else’s tour. She’s still in the promotion cycle for last year’s excellent Hell-On, and if you’re a fan of that record you got a heaping handful ...
DIG THIS: NEKO CASE, STEVE GUNN, JON SPENCER
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Neko Case @ Royale
Neko last hit town for two shows in early summer as support for Ray LaMontagne, but now the New England-transplant has scheduled her own proper headlining tour, and will get a bit more room ...
FOTOBOM: KHRUANGBIN @ ROYALE
Some bands have a pretty distinct aesthetic when it comes to their music, how it sounds and how it’s presented. Khruangbin have taken that vision and run with it, all the way to the tailor and back. Laying down the most laid-back grooves one can think of, they coolly play a brand of music ...
FOTOBOM: KAMASI WASHINGTON @ ROYALE
Pundits and talking heads say that traditional band-based rock music is dead, and if we’re gonna look back at the fossil record, then jazz has been calcified for a couple of decades. But, like most things, the ‘experts’ have painted the wrong picture. Still, I wouldn’t ...
WHEEL OF TUNES: THE JESUS LIZARD

The noise rock icons talk battle scars, Craigslist scams, and their favorite old-timey Southern phrases
FOTOBOM: CALEB SCOFIELD BENEFIT SHOW (CAVE IN, CONVERGE, OLD MAN GLOOM) @ ROYALE
Metal, especially the hard, aggressive sort that never surfaces to mainstream attention, forms the sort of strong bonds that other music communities can’t match. Don’t let the mass of tattoos, tangled beards, faded battle vests and the like fool you – behind that collective ...
WHEEL OF TUNES: THE COATHANGERS

In our recurring interview series, Atlanta's garage punk rebels talk jumpscares, arthritis, and why you should pee when you want to pee.