Atlanta Pre-Show Press

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http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=151958

MY MORNING JACKET, WAX FANG If Wilco is the king of adult-contemporary-Americana, then My Morning Jacket is the aching, pained soul of Americana, a sound echoing as far as Jim James' voice will carry. The band doesn't sound as desperate as At Dawn, and its 2005 album Z is a little too quirky for my tastes. But if its new live album, Okonokos, is any indication, the group's reputation as a live act par excellence is well deserved. Fellow Louisville, Kentuckians Wax Fang open, then head backstage to take notes. $25. 8 p.m. The Tabernacle. 404-249-6400. -- MR