Local Features
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The Long Road to The Garden / The Grave: Inside Psychic Death’s World of Death Wave
Atlanta’s Psychic Death has spent years building toward The Garden / The Grave, a debut full-length forged on the road and shaped by the tension between darkwave, post-punk, and punk aggression. In this Frequency ATL Local Feature, the band talks death wave, the realities of DIY touring, and the strange business of being human —…
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Starved of Light : Exotic Breeds of Failure
Born from decades of shared history across Atlanta’s metal scene, Starved of Light is not just a new band but a point of convergence where old projects, longtime friendships, melodic death metal, fantasy, failure, and community collide. Ahead of their new release, Exotic Breeds of Failure, Frequency ATL talks with the band about where they…
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JANIE DANGER AND THE END OF THE WORLD
Ahead of her new album Crisis Acting, out September 11, Janie Danger spoke with Frequency ATL about band identity, genre philosophy, and turning collective anxiety into a full record.
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WIDOW 100’S : RITUAL, FIRE, AND THE LONG WAY BACK
Atlanta’s Widow 100’s turn a decade into Ritual Fire & Prayer, a tape-soaked new record built on secondhand amplifiers, borrowed studio tricks, and a songwriting process shaped by sobriety. Ahead of their record release show at The Earl, the band walks through their winding origin story, their increasingly analog recording process, and what it means…
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Parellel Play and The Ever Evolving Sound of Wieuca
Athens’s Wieuca talk sample-based songwriting, their roots between Athens and Atlanta, and the new album they’re building, following a chainsaw-fueled set at The Drunken Unicorn.
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Welcome to K3YP4RTY : Bringing kink, camp, and horror out of the dungeon and into Atlanta’s live music scene.
Ahead of the release of their new “Mantra” video and the start of the Latexxx Tour, Atlanta’s K3YP4RTY spoke with Frequency ATL about turning their experiences in fetish culture into music, the intersection of camp and horror, sex-work visibility, and building a project that was never intended to be for everyone.
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Finding Comfort in Chaos : Inside the world of Squeamish
Before taking the stage at a packed DIY show inside Pizza Verdura Sincera, Atlanta’s Squeamish sat down with Frequency ATL to discuss collaborative songwriting, Atlanta’s interconnected music community, and the contradictions that continue shaping both their music and the city itself. The conversation explores the ideas behind Atlanta Is Babylon, the collapse of genre boundaries,…
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Sister Sleep : Atlanta’s emo-core sextet is building style and community through catharsis and connection
Before a stormy hometown show at Smith’s Olde Bar, Atlanta’s Sister Sleep spoke with Frequency ATL about collaborative songwriting, queer visibility, Atlanta’s DIY scene, and emo’s resurgence — and what it means to carry those influences forward without becoming trapped by nostalgia.
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THE BACKLINE : ASHTHRONE BOOKING
Ashthrone Booking founder Ana Wagner talks the realities of booking local shows, supporting touring bands, and navigating Atlanta’s ever-changing music scene.
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Intension: The Grief Catalyst and the Sound of Connection
Itension’s music lives at the intersection of grief, community, and emotional release. In this feature, the Atlanta-area band discusses the loss that shaped their songwriting, the DIY ethos behind CRC Fest, and how their blend of grunge, shoegaze, metal, and alternative rock has become a vehicle for connection both on and off the stage.
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THE BACKLINE : ASHTHRONE BOOKING
Ashthrone Booking founder Ana Wagner talks the realities of booking local shows, supporting touring bands, and navigating Atlanta’s ever-changing music scene.