Friday May 23rd
Khleo Thomas @ Vinyl
This event has been cancelled. Refunds are available from point of purchase. If you have any questions about this cancellation please contact customer service at 877-725-8849.
The Cumberland Collective @ Eddie’s Attic
The Cumberland Collective is a community of independent singer/songwriters and musicians from across the U.S.
Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Table seats are $12.50 and must be purchased in multiples of 4. Doors open at 6pm. Online and phone sales close at 5pm.
Birds of Chicago w/ Mitch Haney @ Smith’s Olde Bar
Birds of Chicago is a collective built around JT Nero ( of JT and The Clouds, Chicago, USA) and Allison Russell ( of Po’Girl, Montreal, Canada) — they are constant vagabonds touring almost 11 months last year in support of their debut, self-titled album. Their brand of rock and roll poetry can be a little hard to categorize, for people that insist on categorizing… their voices are undoubtedly the centerpiece, while the band pressure cooks country, soul, blues in a way that forces some people to reach for extra hyphens in their description… they used to use the phrase “rock n roll” to describe this American mash up — Birds of Chicago still do.
Ticket are $10 in advance, $12 on the day of the show. Doors open at 7pm. Online and phone sales close at 2pm.
Pillage & Plunder w/ Slowriter @ The EARL
Following the release of their first EP, “Look Inside For the Prize”, Pillage & Plunder began to perform more extensively around the States, with appearances in Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, and South Carolina raising the band’s profile in the Southeast. 2012 also marked the band’s debut performance at the acclaimed SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas. Currently, the band is finishing up work on their first full-length album to be released summer of 2014.
Tickets are $7. Doors open at 9pm. Online and phone sales close at 6pm.
An Evening with: AG, Garrison Starr & Maia Sharp @ Eddie’s Attic
Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door. Table seats are $18.75 and must be purchased in multiples of 4. Doors open at 8:30pm. Online, phone and outlet sales end at 5pm.
Saturday May 24th
Rome River Jam 2014 @ Coosa Valley Fairgrounds
Rome River Jam is going down, y’all! Tailgating will start at 10am. The event will see performances from Five40, Babes Bayou Band, Old Dominion, Adam Sanders, Joe Pardi, and Cole Swindell. We expect it to be a grand ole time, as it is every year!
Tickets are $20 in advance, $30 at the door. Doors open at 2pm. Online and phone sales close at noon day of show.
Anthony Hamilton Live! @ Higher Living Christian Church
In honor of Pastor Andre Landers’ 50th birthday, the church will hold a celebratory event featuring R&B sensation Anthony Hamilton and saxophonist Antoine Knight.
Tickets are $75. Doors open at 5:30pm. Online, phone, and outlet sales close at 4pm on the day of the show.
Roxie Watson @ Eddie’s Attic
Roxie Watson is a five-piece string band from Atlanta that blends gorgeous vocal harmonies and stellar songs into live performances that will just as soon make you laugh as shed a tear. Their music combines elements of old country, rock-a-billy, bluegrass, gospel, and even a little touch of classic rock ‘n roll.
Tickets are $15 in advance, $19 at the door. Table seats are $18.75 and must be purchased in multiples of 4. Doors open at 6pm. Online and phone sales close at 5pm day of show.
CBDB / The Kinky Aphrodisiacs @ Smith’s Olde Bar
CBDB. An Alabama band. Purveyors of Joyfunk: A blend of progressive rock, funk, folk, and jam fusion, resulting in an original and unavoidably danceable sound. Combining heavy improvisation with detailed composition, CBDB’s live performances garner high praise from audiophiles and casual observers alike.
Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 day of show. Doors open at 7pm. Online and phone sales close at 2pm day of show.
Ces Cru w/ Info Gates and Kidd Swift @ The Drunken Unicorn
There were times when more hip-hop albums sounded like this, like Ces Cru’s Constant Energy Struggles, the Kansas City duo’s debut full-length album on Strange Records. There were times when albums were formulated around concepts big and small, dedicated to pushing envelopes, sharing pin-pointed messages and built around lyrical conceits that required intense listening, confident rhyme flows that created new patterns, music that thumped and bumped and pounded and grooved.
Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Doors open at 9pm. Online, phone, and outlet sales close at 4pm on the day of the show.
Old School Saturday (OSS) @ The Sheraton Atlanta Hotel
Old School Saturday is back! ALL Old School Music, ALL Night, ALL That!” If you’re in the mood to throwback this weekend, then check out OSS this Saturday. No music made past 1999 guaranteed! The party changes location each month and has been bringing the best event to enjoy 80s and 90s music to the Atlanta area since 2003.
Tickets are $20. There will be no walk-up ticket sales, so get yours while you still can! Doors open at 9pm. Online and phone sales close at 3pm day of event. Whole Foods and other outlet store sales close at 8pm day of event.
Young Widows w/ Helms Alee @ The EARL
Young Widows’ bruising 2006 debut, Settle Down City, introduced the Louisville, KY trio as an ugly force to be reckoned with. Two years later they dropped Old Wounds, their sophomore stomp that inspired at least a dozen imitators of varying degrees of success. From there the band traded some of their trademark fury for the bleak, widescreen atmospheres of In and Out of Youth and LIghtness. Now, three years later, Young Widows meld the strengths of their past and their tenacity for the future to forge an album perfectly befitting their merciless moniker.
Tickets are $10. Doors open at 9pm. Online and phone sales end at 6pm on the day of the show.
Patrick Davis @ Eddie’s Attic
2013 found Patrick Davis in the midst of diligently writing, recording & producing music for both himself and others. Davis’ near constant writing, playing & recording schedule has garnered hit songs, ever growing crowds & musical collaborations with industry heavyweights.
Tickets are $17 in advance, $22 at the door. Table seats are $21.25 and must be purchased in multiples of 4. Online and phone sales close at 5pm day of show.
Late Night Love Riot with Jon Batiste & Stay Human @ W Atlanta-Midtown Hotel Ballrooms
Jon Batiste is a musician who transcends any genre with his modern take on American music. Batiste has collaborated with musicians from across the spectrum – Prince, Lenny Kravitz, and Wynton Marsalis among them. Also known for his acting and composing, Jon has been featured on the HBO series “Treme” and in Spike Lee’s “Red Hook Summer,” for which he co-wrote the score with Bruce Hornsby. Batiste and his Stay Human Band just released their debut album, Social Music, and are currently on tour playing festivals this summer.
Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door. Doors open at 10pm.
Sunday May 25th
Underhill Rose @ Eddie’s Attic
Harmonies. Soul-touching lyrics. Eye-catching stage presence. Underhill Rose has put its talents to work to become synonymous with beautiful music, charming personalities and, recently, increased momentum. With Eleanor playing her distinctive claw-hammer style on a Deering banjo along with harmonica, Molly Rose on guitar and Salley plucking the upright bass, the trio has carved out a place in the Americana scene with songs that run the gamut from heart wrenching to sassy and playful to thought-provoking.
Tickets are $10 in advance, $14 at the door. Table seats are $12.50 and must be purchased in multiples of 4. Doors open at 6pm. Online, phone and outlet sales end at 5pm day of show.
Judith Owen w/ Lee Sklar @ Smith’s Olde Bar
That Judith Owen’s new album Ebb and Flow evokes the spirit of the halcyon days of the great 1970s troubadours is not accidental. In a set of potent songs about love and loss, pain and joy, dreams and despair, the Welsh singer-songwriter fearlessly explores the duality of the human condition – and to do justice to the songs she turned to the legendary musicians who created the seventies troubadour sound.
This show is free! Doors open at 6pm.
Fu Manchu w/ Electric Citizen @ The EARL
Originally formed in 1985 as a Black Flag-influenced hardcore punk band called Virulence, FU MANCHU has since become one of hard rock’s most celebrated names. The band released its first single “Kept Between Trees” in 1990 and in the years following, helped give rise to a celebrated style of heavy music tagged “stoner rock” alongside peers such as Kyuss, Monster Magnet and Sleep.
Tickets are $12 in advance, $14 day of show. Doors open at 8pm. Online and phone sales close at 6pm day of show.
Mike Farris @ Eddie’s Attic
In music there are those special artists that seem to transcend genre and defy categorization. From time to time one hears a voice that can stop you dead in your tracks and shake your very foundation to the core. Mike Farris is that artist and he has that voice. His latest album, which was funded completely on Kickstarter, is expected for release later this year.
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Table seats are $18.75 and must be purchased in multiples of 4. Doors open at 8:30pm. Online and phone sales close at 5pm day of show.
Monday May 26th
Songwriter’s Open Mic @ Eddie’s Attic
For over 19 years, Eddie’s Attic has hosted Atlanta’s premiere Songwriter’s Open Mic for the performing songwriter. National and local acts perform 2 songs each, with 3 finalists returning for a third song at the end of the evening for a chance to win a cash prize and a spot in the bi-annual, nationally acclaimed Open Mic Shootout. This is a great opportunity for up and coming talent to hone their skills and for listeners to see and meet tomorrow’s stars.
Doors open at 7pm. Tickets are $5 in advance,$6 at the door. Tables with 4 reserved seats are $25. Online and phone sales end at 5pm.
Anti-Nowhere League @ The Loft
The Anti Nowhere League set out on the road in 1980 to prove they could be the worst band on Gods earth loud, violent, obnoxious yobbos with one mission; to get banned from every TV show, radio station and newspapers as possible just for a laugh. They were hated by the general public as well as ‘real’ musicians who thought they were a disgrace to the music business(and of course the fact they were pulling more people in their live shows than they were). With numerous encounters with the authorities they have continued to play and release new material away from the public eye….In this day and age it does not seem quite as big a deal as it was back then when they stood alone now a few of the ‘real’ bands have taken up the ‘flag’ to be original with attitude. Long may independent bands continue keeping the music live and real. Long live the League!
Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 day of show. Doors open at 7:30pm. Online and phone sales close at 6pm day of show.
Surfer Blood w/ special guests @ The EARL
It is rare to come across an album as personal, dynamic, and intriguing as Pythons—but then again, rarely do bands these days have a story similar to the rise of Surfer Blood. Originally a dorm-room project, Surfer Blood quietly released their debut album “Astro Coast” in 2010 on indie label Kanine Records. It ended up garnering acclaim from nearly every vital music site and put them on the same stage as bands like the Pixies. Now, three years later, they’re ready to show how much they’ve grown, both as musicians and people, during their remarkably organic road to international acclaim.
Tickets are $10 in advance, $13 day of show. Doors open at 8:30pm. Online and phone sales close at 6pm day of show.