ATLRetro

By Zohra Yaqub
Contributing Writer

Monday, Nov. 5

Legendary rock band, The Who, are performing their iconic 1973 album, QUADROPHENIA, at Gwinnett Arena. Tickets prices start at $59.50 and doors open at 6:30 p.m. Northside Tavern hosts its weekly Blues Jam featuring Lola Gulley. Head over to Fat Matt’s Rib Shack for a hearty serving of BBQ and Dry White Toast.

Tuesday, Nov. 6

Catch Retro cinema classic, SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) at Northlake Festival Movie Tavern. Directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. Recent Kool Kat Calu Cordeira mixes tiki libations at Mai Tai Tahitian Tuesday starting at 9 p.m. at the Dark Horse Tavern. Grab your horn and head over to Twain’s in Decatur for a Joe Gransden jazz jam session starting at 9 p.m. J.T. Speed rocks the blues at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack or you can blues it down with Nathan Nelson & Entertainment Crackers at Northside Tavern.

Wednesday, Nov. 7

Where’s your Heart? Go find it at the Fox Theater at 7:30 p.m. and rock out to these Barracudas of the ’80s. Watch DIARY OF A DECADE (2011) at the Plaza Theater to learn about the cultural legends and innovators of soul music through the 1980s through the early 2000s.  Featuring appearances by Cornel West, Cee Lo Green, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, George Clinton, Roy Ayers and many others, the film takes you on a journey through the Atlanta underground music scene. Film Love Presents: Empty Quarter and the 16mm Documentary Film, a film by Alain LeTourneau and Pam Minty, is at 489 Edgewood. This portrait of southeast Oregon is marked by a series of striking visual compositions contrasting the region’s natural spaces with the mammoth industries that continually threaten to overwhelm them. Check out the high energy jazz sounds of the Jacob Deaton Trio at Sweet Georgia’s Juke Joint at 6:30 p.m. Boogie down to Mary’s and enjoy a night of Disco in the Village. Get ready to rumba, cha-cha and jitterbug at the weekly Swing Night at Graveyard Tavern. Frankie’s Blues Mission are on a mission to bring blues, jazz, R&B and zydeco to Fat Matt’s Rib Shack and Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck blues it down at Northside Tavern.

Thursday, Nov. 8

Enjoy a night of retro rock ‘n’ roll with a twist of jump blues and classic R&B with JD McPherson at The Earl. Read Slim’s Retro Review of JD’s latest album here. Strip down Ponce and head over to Clermont Lounge to catch the rockabilly sounds of Kool Kats Ghost Riders Car Club perform at 9 p.m. Head over to the Strand Theater at 8 p.m. to watch 96 MINUTES (2011), directed by Aimee Lagos and filmed in Marietta, the film is inspired by the true story of four lives slammed together in one shocking moment. Catch another screening of this week’s retro cinema classic, SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959), at Northlake Festival Movie Tavern. It’s a dance-off! Come down to Hand in Hand for the famous Midnight 80s and 90s dance contest. Eat, drink and play a classic game with an adult spin every Thursday night as Mon Cherie presents Mad Lib-Ations, starting at 7 p.m. at the Corner Tavern in Little 5 Points. The fun-filled night includes games and prizes from some of the city’s most fun Retro retailers, Psychobilly Freakout and punk faves spun by The Right Reverend Andy and a raffle. Relax with a tropical cocktail at vintage tiki bar Trader Vic’s where Tongo Hiti plays Retro-Polynesian luxurious live lounge sounds, as well as trippy takes on iconic pop songs, every Thursday night. The Breeze Kings and Chickenshack bring on the blues respectively at Northside Tavern and Fat Matt’s Rib Shack. Plectophilia plays Bluegrass Thursday at Red Light Cafe starting at 9 p.m., but come early and bring your own instruments for a locals jam at 7 p.m. Mike Z Trio honkytonks it up at Big Tex, and Bob Page plays the blues at The Family Dog.

Friday, Nov. 9

Suffering from Halloween withdrawl? Drag yourself over to the Plaza Theater this weekend to watch the Buried Alive Film Festival.  From the twisted minds that brought you Splatter Cinema and the Atlanta Zombie Walk, the Buried Alive Film Fest is striving to promote underground filmmaking in the Southeast and beyond while providing Atlanta with the best indie horror has to offer. Read our exclusive preview soon. Artifice Club maestro and Really Retro DJ Doctor Q presents Fascination at XS Ultra Lounge.  Three rooms of music, dancing and fun bring the new Electro Swing trend to Atlanta, it will be a blend of old and new with a degree of sex appeal and style like nothing else. Folk rock band, Lindsay Rakers Band, is having a party at Star Bar at 9 p.m. for their Heartless Woman CD release. Also playing will be the boot-stomping Kool Kat Julea (Thomerson) and her Dear Johns and the soulful grooves of Saint Francis. Head over to Big Tex Cantina to check out Patience Grasshopper or head over to Northside Tavern if you are looking for a night of blues with Johnny McGowan & Grinder Nova. Kool Kat Kayla Taylor will be performing a soulful mix of jazz standards under the dinosaurs at Fernbank Museum of Natural History Martinis & IMAX.

Saturday, Nov. 10

Support a good cause at A Tribute to Ray Price featuring Kool Kat Caroline & The Ramblers, The Blacktop Rockets, AM Gold (featuring Kool Kat Joel Burkhart), Slim Chance & The Convicts and Buck O-Five at Star Bar in Little 5 Points. All proceeds benefit the Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta, and there will be a raffle for gift certificates to some of Atlanta’s favorite local restaurants. Watch local shorts, more features and Dario Argento’s horror classic SUSPIRIA presented by Splatter Cinema as part of the Buried Alive Film Festival at the Plaza Theater. Read our Retro Review soon. Alliance Française d’Atlanta presents: Georges Méliès Film Concert at the High Museum of Art at 7 p.m. Méliès, whose life story was depicted in Martin Scorsese’s academy award winning film, HUGO, is celebrated as one of the founders of filmmaking and special effects. Couldn’t attend the Country Music Awards last week? Head over to 120 Tavern & Music Hall for the Georgia Country Awards at 6:30 p.m. Winners perform live! Catch a rare screening of TEN MINUTES TO LIVE (1932) directed by Oscar Micheaux and starring Lawrence Chenault, A. B. DeComathiere and Laura Bowman, as part of the ongoing Saturday MOMA AMERICAN INDIES series at the High Museum of Art. Southern rock band, Slim Chickens, play The Music Room at 9:30 p.m. Grab a slice of pie at Shorty’s Pizza in Tucker and sit back and enjoy the old school sounds of the Wayback Band. Scat on down to Big Tex Cantina in downtown Decatur at 7 p.m. to check out the Tommy Dean Trio as they play favorites from The Rat Pack, classic soul, and great American songbook standards. And as usual, DJ Romeo Cologne transforms the sensationally seedy Clermont Lounge into a ’70s disco/funk inferno late into the wee hours of the night.

Social Distortion

Sunday, Nov. 11

Don’t miss the unique and time-tested brand of punk of Social Distortion at The Tabernacle! Promoting their latest album, HARD TIMES AND NURSERY RHYMES, the show starts at 9 p.m. and tickets are $30. Enjoy a bluegrass brunch at Big Tex Cantina with City Hotel. Tony Bryant rocks the blues at Fat Matt’s, and Uncle Sugar blues it down at Northside Tavern. Enjoy some hangover-friendly live music with Virginia Plane playing dunch at 1 p.m. at The Earl.

Ongoing

The Plaza Theater presents Hitchcock Month! Classic Hitchcock movies are remastered in high definition. Movies play every weekend in November thru December 2.

Every Tuesday and Thursday night is Retro Cinema at Movie Tavern. Check out these classics on the big screen weekly at 7:30 p.m.

Visit the High Museum of Art to see the Fast Forward: Modern Moments exhibit featuring artistic development from the past 100 years, 1913-2013. Artists include Henri Matisse, Salvador Dalí, Georgia O’Keeffe and Jeff Koons. Closes January 10, 2013

Take retro to another level at the Genghis Khan special exhibition at Fernbank Museum of National History.  Closes January 21, 2013.