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Best Shows In Atlanta June 29 - July 5:
Tuesday:
Evangelicals, This Piano Plays Itself, Sound On Film @ Drunken Unicorn
Wednesday:
Tiny Vipers, Balmorhea, Ben Trickey @ 529
The Renegades (Cole, Joe and Ian of Black Lips), Baby Dinosaur Vs. Extinction, Pizza Party, Trip Hop Cowboy (Bobby Ubangi Benefit) @ Drunken Unicorn
Thursday:
The Black Lips, Dan Sartain, Carnivores @ The Earl (SOLD OUT)
Jeffrey Butzer, Tous Les Jours, The Sick Figures, Grand Prize Winners, Surfer Blood @ Star Bar
Friday:
Snowden, Sealions, Abby Go Go @ The Earl
Zoroaster, Spooks, Thy Mighty Contract, Dancer Woman (WRASFest) @ Eyedrum
Judi Chicago, Noot d’ Noot @ Smith’s
Our Brother The Native, Religious Girls, Facehugger @ Drunken Unicorn
Hollyweerd, Social Studies @ Star Bar
MSTRKRFT, A-Track, Matt & Kim @ Opera
Saturday:
The Selmanaires, Rizzudo, The Orphins, Young Antiques, Anna Kramer & the Lost Cause, Pardner, The Meeks Family, Hollow Stars, Lonesome, The Long Shadows @ The Earl
James Hall, The Constellations, Death on Two Wheels, The Whiskey Gentry, Batata Doce, Brain Box, The Weeks, Strangers Family Band, F’ing Heartbreaks, El Cobra Negro @ Star Bar
Noot d’ Noot, Judi Chicago @ Smith’s
Carbonas, Predator, Customers, Barreracudas @ 529
Japandroids, Guyliner @ Drunken Unicorn
- Posted by Davy Minor on June 29, 2009 at 9:03 am
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What Up In The ATL?
This coming Saturday and Sunday, Atlanta’s Corndogorama Music Festival returns to the East Atlanta Village showcasing the best local warriors of the scene. Here is the schedule:
Saturday 6/27:
12:00 Graboids
12:25 Sickfigures
12:45 Attractive Eighties Women
1:05 Hip To Death
1:30 Can Can
2:00 The Goldest
2:25 Sonen
3:00 Nomen Novum
3:25 Electric Cyles
3:45 Ocha La Rocha
4:10 Club Awesome
4:35 Thy Mighty Contract
5:00 Sealions
5:20 Wizard Smoke (members of Maserati)
6:00 Corndog Eating Contest
6:20 Hawks
6:45 Whores
7:15 Dropsonic
7:45 The Empties
8:10 Noot d’ Noot
8:45 The Judies
9:30 Howlies
10:00 Modern Skirts
Sunday 6/28:
1:00 The Grenadines
1:25 Bouldercrest Singing Group
1:50 The Slackey Family
2:15 This Piano Plays Itself
2:35 Get Small
3:00 Niagra Mowawk
3:25 Today The Moon, Tomorrow The Sun
3:45 UKU
4:15 Grinder Nova
4:40 Jeffrey Butzer & the Midwives
5:05 A Fight To The Death
5:30 Soulphonics & Ruby Velle
5:50 Batata Doce
6:10 Cordero
6:35 Cadillac Jones
7:00 Twin Tigers
7:20 Young Antiques
7:40 Mini Destroy
8:00 Judi Chicago
8:35 Abby Go Go
9:15 Western Civ
10:00 Dead Confederate
You can find more info at the Corndogorama website.
Best shows in Atlanta June 22 - 28 that don’t involve corndogs:
Monday:
Math the Band, Die Benny, the Emotron, Tasty Beverage @ WonderRoot
Tuesday:
Telepathe, Lemonade, Living Rooms @ 529
Wednesday:
Eddie Vedder, Liam Finn @ Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Ben Lee, The Preakness @ The Earl
Thursday:
Adron, A Fight to the Death, Lyndsey Appel, Royal Bangs @ Star Bar
Friday:
All the Saints, Hollow Stars, Balkans @ Star Bar
It’s Elephant’s (Record Release), Whores, The Long Shadows @ The Earl
Ear Pwr, Adventure, Nomen Novum, Minidestroy, Rob Wonder @ 529
Saturday:
Patrick Wolf, Jaguar Love, Living Things, Plasticines @ The Loft At Center Stage
Sleep Creeps, Social Studies @ Highland Inn Lounge
Sunday:
Blastoids, Living Rooms, Siddhartha @ I Can Fly House 2
Mice in Cars, Royal Thunder, The Falcon Lords @ The Earl
- Posted by Davy Minor on June 21, 2009 at 7:11 pm
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Best shows in Atlanta June 15 - 21:
Monday:
Holy Fuck, Crocodiles @ Drunken Unicorn
Russian Circles, Coliseum, Hawks @ The Earl
Andrew Bird, Calexico @ Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Glen Iris @ 529
Tuesday:
Sunset Rubdown, Witchies, Elfin Saddle @ Drunken Unicorn
The Meat Puppets, Retribution Gospel Choir @ The Earl
Wednesday:
Mack Messiah, Baby Dino’s, Jeffrey Butzer, Rabbit (Kenny Crucial B-Day Bash) @ Star Bar
Thursday:
The NEC, Soft Opening, Abby Go Go @ 529
John Vanderslice, The Tallest Man on Earth @ The Earl
Friday:
Camera Obscura, Anni Rossi @ Variety Playhouse CANCELED
Camera Obscura @ Criminal Records CANCELED
Little Tybee, Free Ticket, Sonen, Untied States @ Fishmarket
An Horse, Telekinesis, Today the Moon, Tomorrow The Sun @ The Earl
Saturday:
The Paperchase, Attention System, This Piano Plays Itself @ Drunken Unicorn
Pastel Punk, Book of Colors, The Wild, Adron, The Backpockets @ Fishmarket
Noot D’ Noot (Record Release), Ile’ Tambor, and DJs @ The Earl
Double Dagger, The Liverhearts @ 529
- Posted by Davy Minor on June 15, 2009 at 5:49 pm
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Best shows in Atlanta June 8 - 14:
Tuesday:
Me Without You, The Dear Hunter @ The Masquerade
Wednesday:
ill, Deaf Judges, Mighty Erfling, Pegasuses XL @ Drunken Unicorn
Thomas Helton & Killick (solos & duo) @ Eyedrum
Thursday:
Black Dice, Awesome Color, Facehugger @ The Earl
Friday:
Here We Go Magic, The Selmanaires, Carnivores @ The Earl
Clues, Damion Suomi, Richard Parsons @ Drunken Unicorn
Vera Fang (final show), Sleep Creeps, Great Circle, Knife & the 4th Ward Daggers @ 529
Saturday:
TV On The Radio, Grizzly Bear @ The Tabernacle
Portugal. The Man, Batata Doce, Noel Stephen @ The Earl
Pontiak @ Criminal Records
Sunday:
St. Vincent, Pattern is Movement @ The Earl
Cotton Jones, Pete Silberman (of The Antlers), Trappers Cabin @ Drunken Unicorn
- Posted by Davy Minor on June 7, 2009 at 5:23 pm
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Best shows in Atlanta June 1 - 7:
Monday:
Mouth Of The Architect, Nigredo, Sons Of Tonatiuh @ Drunken Unicorn
So So Death, Twin Thunder @ 529
Black Tusk, Music Hate You, Noble Rust, Death of Kings @ Lenny’s
The U.S. Air Guitar Championships- Atlanta Regional @ The Earl
Tuesday:
PJ Harvey & John Parish @ Center Stage
Wolves in the Throne Room, A Storm of Light, Krallice @ The Earl
Les Claypool, Matisyahu @ The Tabernacle
Wednesday:
The Decemberists @ The Tabernacle
I Was a King, A Fight to the Death, Travel by Train @ The Earl
Thursday:
Hope For Agoldensummer, Tealights, Nerdkween (early show) @ Woodruff Arts Center
The Wild, Deleted Scenes, Abby Go Go, Tres Bien, Book of Colors @ Star Bar
Le Castle Vania, Treasure Fingers, RRRump @ Drunken Unicorn
Friday:
Prussia, The Piano Plays Itself, The Back Pockets, Dewar Brothers @ WonderRoot
Hollow Stars, Brainworlds, Lyonnais @ 529
Saturday:
Passion Pit, Harlem Shakes, Cale Parks @ Drunken Unicorn (SOLD OUT, limited tickets at door)
Small Reactions, Hannah Barbarian, Billions and Billions, Wooden Toothe @ WonderRoot
Sunday:
Bon Iver @ Variety Playhouse (SOLD OUT)
- Posted by Davy Minor on May 31, 2009 at 9:32 pm
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Best shows in Atlanta May 25 - 31:
Monday:
The Juan Maclean, The Field, Smiles @ The Earl
Tuesday:
Man Plus Building, The Orphins, Apathy Like You Mean It, Big and Tall @ WonderRoot
Stanton Moore Trio (of Galactic) @ The Masquerade
Tendaberry (CD Release),The Doppel Gang, Small Eyez & L-Marr, Night Nurses @ Lenny’s
Wednesday:
Dead Confederate, Abby Go Go @ The Earl
The National @ The Tabernacle
Facehugger @ 529
Thursday:
Isis, Pelican, Tombs @ The Earl
The Black Diamond Heavies, Kinjac, Ocha La Rocha, Attractive 80’s Women @ Star Bar
Last, Sound & Shape, Sorry No Ferrari @ Drunken Unicorn
Lords, Hawks, Benard @ 529
Friday:
Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun, Sealions, The Worsties, Taxicab Riders @ Star Bar
Bonnie Prince Billy @ Variety Playhouse
Bassnectar, The Gift of Gab (of Blackalicious), Big Gigantic @ The Masquerade
The Constellations, The Judies @ 529
Saturday:
Brook Pridemore, Indyana Jonz, Book of Colors WonderRoot One Year Anniversary @ WonderRoot
The Selmanaires, The Coathangers @ 529
Young Antiques, The Goldest, Stovall @ The Earl
Sunday:
The Helio Sequence, Liz Durrett, Venice is Sinking @ The Earl
- Posted by Davy Minor on May 24, 2009 at 10:14 pm
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Best shows in Atlanta May 18 - 24:
Wednesday:
The Explorer’s Club, The Holland Dutch, The Skylarks @ The Earl
Tuple Bassoon Duo, Hidden Noise Ensemble @ Eyedrum
Thursday:
Glen Iris, Centipede Eest @ Lenny’s
Thomas Function, Carnivores, Paper Knives @ 529
Little Tybee, Sound on Film, The Killer & the Martyr @ The Earl
Friday:
Hollyweerd, Yelawolf, Tony Towerz, Ro Jay, The Constellations, more @ Lenny’s
Abby GoGo, Derek Lyn Plastic, Louder Than Dreams DJ set @ 529
Saturday:
Ponytail, Judi Chicago, Nomen Novum @ 529
Royal Thunder, Noble Rust, Black Skies, The Witches Tit, Pride Parade @ Lenny’s
Mr. Lif (w/DJ Statik), Grieves, Willie Evans Jr., Lee Harvey Oswald, Social Studies @ The Earl
Sunday:
Warm in the Wake, American Aquarium, Blair Crimmins and the Hookers @ The Earl
- Posted by Davy Minor on May 17, 2009 at 11:04 pm
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Indie rock legend Calvin Johnson is in town Monday.
Best shows in Atlanta May 11 - 17:
Monday:
Calvin Johnson @ Vacation
Chain & The Gang (featuring Ian Svenonius), The Hive Dwellers (featuring Calvin Johnson), Pine Hill Haints, The Coathangers @ Drunken Unicorn
Tuesday:
Bomb the Music Industry, 40 Hells, Fox Trotsky, The Wild @ WonderRoot
Psyopus, Rose Funeral, Woe of Tyrants, Moltov Solution, Project Mayhem @ The Masquerade
Wednesday:
MC Chris, Whole Wheat Bread @ Drunken Unicorn
Thursday:
Lions and Scissors, Lake Inferior, Lesbian Afternoon @ Drunken Unicorn
Friday:
Mastodon, Intronaut, Kylesa @ Center Stage
Pistolero, Damon Moon and the Whispering Drifters, Joshua Fletcher & The Six Shot Romance @ Drunken Unicorn
Big Boi, DJ Clark Kent, Young MC, Greg Street @ The Tabernacle
Saturday:
All the Saints, Poison Arrows @ 529
The Crystal Method, Benny Benassi @ The Tabernacle
The Constellations, How I Became the Bomb, Coral Castle @ Star Bar
Horse Feathers, Joe Pug, Nerdkween @ Drunken Unicorn
- Posted by Davy Minor on May 10, 2009 at 5:21 pm
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