Catch These 10 Local ATL Artists Opening for Your Favorite Shows Next Month

1. Coletta opening for Strawberry Girls – 3/31 in Purgatory

• Psychedelic pop fused with alternative rock 
• Dynamic ghostly melodies contrasting with harsh screams of angst
• Great for experimental music lovers who love a surreal experience 
• Watch their live set at Smith’s Olde Bar in Midtown, Atlanta on 8/20/21 here

2. Stay Here opening for Downhaul – 4/6 in Purgatory

• Pop-punk influences with emotion-packed instrumentals and lyrics
• Hits you in your feels. Post-breakup blues? Or just angsty blues in general? Same.
• Listen to their latest release “Crash Landing” and feel it out

3. Cool Cool Cool opening for Downhaul – 4/6 in Purgatory

• That feel-good indie sound you can’t escape
• Great for listening to on a long drive home or alone drinking wine in your bedroom
• Learn all the lyrics to their latest single “How Does That Sound?” before the show!

4. Mercury opening for MIKE – 4/8 in Hell

• Alternative rap over experimental hip-hop beats to listen to when you’re chilling alone or making art
• If you like Yung Lean, Hook, or CLIP then you need to listen to Mercury
• Her song “PANKO” features Ethereal, another great Atlanta rapper and producer
• Must-see performance for underground rap lovers. Be there early and listen to her latest EP fear mercury in preparation for the show

5. Popstar Benny opening for MIKE – 4/8 in Hell

• Platinum pop music producer carving a new sound wave for Atlanta hip-hop and pop beats coming from the underground music scenes in the city
• Part of Popstar FM independent record label and art company
• Listen to his latest album University! featuring more contemporary Atlanta artists you may recognize like Bear1Boss and Tony Shhnow

6. Bad Guru opening for Icon for Hire – 4/14 in Hell

• Home-grown alternative rock band influenced by Buddhist culture and spirituality 
• Self-described “bad gurus” for putting their own spin on the philosophy of indulging in authenticity and universal love
• Impressive eclectic vocals layered on easy alt-rock for our quirky alt-rockers
• Watch their live performance here at The Masquerade in 2021 to see what you’re in for!

7. Well Kept opening for Okey Dokey – 4/14 in Purgatory

• Emo-adjacent sounds hailing from Athens, GA
• Dark blues fused with indie pop-punk to create that midwestern emo vibe
• Listen to their latest album, The Inquirer, released through We Bought A Zoo Records

8. Wiley from Atlanta opening for Ruby Waters – 4/16 in Purgatory

• Singer/rapper from East Atlanta
• Inspired by soul singers for his vocals over slow, chill hip-hop beats fused with some indie pop elements
• Watch his latest music video for “Fear & Loathing”

9. Corduroy Beach opening for Archer Oh – 4/19 in Purgatory

• 5-piece psychedelia grunge gaze band making their mark on the ATL lo-fi scene
• The lightheaded fuzzy vocals on grungy instrumentals is reminiscent of baking in the sun for hours in a haze
• If you like the noise Dinosaur Jr. makes, you’ll be into this hidden gem
• Listen to their latest single “You” before the show

10. hey, nothing opening for Michigander – 4/28 in Purgatory

• 2-member band playing heavy acoustic indie pop music with folk elements
• If you like Michael Cera Palin or Modern Baseball, then you’ll enjoy hey, nothing as folk pop alternative
• Listen to their latest song, “Like A Brother” on Spotify

Written by Ciara Ford