Martin Atkins

Southwest Louisiana slide guitar hero Sonny Landreth — the only Lafayette-based guitarist to appear on the cover of Guitar Player magazine — kicks off a two-night stand at Rock 'n' Bowl. Read More

This battle cry from Tour:Smart's website should be motivation enough -- "You should fail because your band is shit or because you don't have the balls. You shouldn't fail because of a lack of some basic advice and a bit of planning. Tour:Smart will help you avoid the wrecks of ambition as you head towards the constantly moving 'X' on the tissue paper treasure map. We will help you know when a random collision of events is creating an opportunity or danger, whether to go for it or blow your nose on it, crash on the rocks or grind them up and snort them." Read More

Martin Atkins, legendary drummer and session musician, will be giving a series of guest lectures at Madison Media Institute. Read More

If any Birmingham band is planning to head off to China soon, Martin Atkins has some valuable tips. Read More

Bands of all varieties will want to attend Rock and Roll After School's "Tour:Smart" Seminar on Oct. 13 at their Franklin Commons location. Read More

TOM SHAPER at Barking Spider; ELIZABETH & THE CATAPULT at Beachland Ballroom; BLUE LUNCH at Fat Fish Blue; PUNCH BROTHERS at Finney Chapel at Oberlin College; CAPTAIN KNEAL & THE NOISEMAKERS RECORD RELEASE at the Grog Shop; B.B. KING at House of Blues; JER COONS at Kent Stage; HELEN WELCH at Nighttown; GARMONBOZIA at Peabody's; TIME WARP at Savannah Bar & Grille; MOS SOCIOUS at Wilberts; BILL BURKE at the Winchester. Read More

The 10TH ANNUAL ROOTS OF AMERICAN MUSIC (ROAM) BENEFIT with MICHAEL STANLEY and ALEX BEVAN at 6 p.m. tomorrow at Beachland Ballroom. Read More

MADISON, WI -- (Marketwire) -- 09/15/09 -- Madison Media Institute will be hosting their summer graduation ceremony in the Grand Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Friday, September 18, 2009. Read More