ATLRetro

by Melanie Crew
Contributing Writer/Managing Editor

Hey all you Kool Kats and Kittens! Come see what’s on the Retro menu this week! It’s a smorgasbord of cool, with music festivals filled to the brim with vintage tunes, films that’ll leave you breathless and all the rockin’ blues, jazz and rockabilly your wicked little hearts could ever desire! So, rock on out in Retro Atlanta this week!

Monday, June 9

Rev on down to Camelis Gourmet Pizza Joint for a night with Kool Kat Rev. Andy, broadcasting a spitfire night of rockin’ rockabilly and psychobilly live on Garage71 Internet Radio! All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, so, don’t be a bore and come on out to The Plaza Theater for their screening of Stanley Kubrick’s classic tale of evil that invades the Overlook Hotel, THE SHINING (1980), running through June 12!  Due to unforeseen events last week, today begins Pallookaville’s retro cinema extravaganza with The Polka Dotted Elephant Summer Cinema Club at 10 am, with their screenings of a DOGVILLE SHORT episode (1930), LANCELOT LINK episode (1970) and featuring Mel Stuart’s WILLYWONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971)! Bill Sheffield gets the blues, acoustic-style at Blind Willie’s! Get funky and groove on down to Café 290 every second and fourth Monday of the month for a taste of Bumpin the Mango, ‘The groove that makes you want to move!’ Boogie on down to the Northside Tavern and spend an evening with Lola at her famous Monday Night Northside Jam!  And blues on down to Fat Matt’s Rib Shack for a side of Dry White Toast and some finger lickin’ BBQ! 

Tuesday, June 10

Pack up your tents for a little murder and mayhem at The Plaza Theater for Splatter Cinema’s screening of Robert Hiltzik’s horror classic SLEEPAWAY CAMP (1983), at 9:30! And don’t forget to come early for some horrorific lobby shenanigans and classic horror trailers!  Or let Kool Kat Katherine Lashe and Syrens of the South seduce their way into your naughty little hearts at the Red Light Café at their Tease Tuesday: June is Jumpin’ Edition, with special guest Franki Markstone and performances by Tippy Tapage, Nikki Nuke’m, Ada Manzhart, Scarlett DeWolf, Candi LeCoeur and so much more! And get a little strange, Seuss-style, at the Center for Puppetry Arts as they present Dr. Seuss’ ‘The Cat in the Hat’, running through July 20!

Rock on down to 529 for a raucous good time with Kool Kats: The Joy Kills, The Everymen, The Hermits of Suburbia and Amateur Night at ClubStupid! For a night of old-time folk, stomp on over to Eddie’s Attic for Seryn! The Silver Palms deliver their Rolling Stones and Doors-inspired tunes at the Masquerade! Stomp on down to Big Tex for a night with Moira Nelligan & The Dixie Jigs and their old-fashioned Americana! The Boohoo Ramblers deliver a night of boot stompin’ Americana at Blind Willie’s! The Breeze Kings get the Delta blues at Sweet Georgia’s Juke Joint! Boogie on down to The Star Bar and get groovy at The Funk Godfather, DJ Romeo Cologne’s Funk Royale featuring DJ Quasi Mandisco every Tuesday! Jam it up with Joe Gransden and his jazz jam session at Twain’s in Decatur every Tuesday at 9 pm! Or boogie on down to Darwin’s Burgers & Blues in Marietta for a taste of Bill Sheffield’s acoustic roots and blues! The Entertainment Crackers get bluesy with their folksy Americana at the Northside Tavern.  And let Indiana Jones sweep you away at the Northlake Festival Movie Tavern during their screening of Steven Spielberg’s INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989), during their Summer of Adventure series at 7:30 pm!

Wednesday, June 11

Tonight begins the 2014 IMR Indie Music Fest, taking place at venues throughout the city, so rock on down to TheMusic Room to catch some vintage ‘70s rock n roll with The Johnny Rebs, a little garage punk with Hot Wives and so much more! Get jazzy at Steve’s Live Music in Sandy Springs with Carsie Blanton! Or blues on down to Blind Willie’s for a night of hill country blues and old juke joint jazz with JohnSosebee! For a taste of a little folk and alt rock, make your way to The Earl for Matrimony and Faye Webster! Stomp on down to Eddie’s Attic for Red June’s CD Release Show and a night of original Appalachian Americana with special guest, Hank Barbee! Escape Vehicle gets to stompin’ as they deliver their bluegrass, reggae and blues tunes at Big Tex! Ursula 1000 delivers a night of retro-inspired spy groove and Latin funk with a tinge of post punk and sleazy glam rock at The Drunken Unicorn along with Brian Parris! Stomp on down to Vinyl for a night of rowdy folk punk with Skinny Lister, Onward,etc., and Killing Kuddles! Lola gets down and dirty at Sweet Georgia’s Juke Joint! Honkytonk on down to The Star Bar for Slim Chicken’s Honky-tonk Extravaganza and live band Classic Country Karaoke!  Or have a rockin’ rendezvous at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack for a night of blues and funk with The Georgia Flood and some finger lickin’ BBQ! Or make your way to the Northside Tavern as Danny ‘Mudcat’ Dudeck fires it up with his rockin’ blues! It’s Ladies Night at Johnny’s Hideaway which plays hits from Sinatra to Madonna for a generally mature crowd.  And quest on with Indiana at the Northlake Festival Movie Tavern during their screening of Steven Spielberg’s INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989), during their Summer of Adventure series’ matinee screening at 11:30 am!

Thursday, June 12

Rock on down to Smith’s Olde Bar for night 2 of the 2014 IMR Indie Music Fest, featuring a little folk with Blue Bear, some soulful grooves with GalynneGoodwill, a little alt rock with MIRA and a whole lot more! It’s a night of Americana, gloom pop and psychedelic post punk at The Star Bar with CuteBoots, RRest, New Animal and Hip to Death! The circus is coming to town, so come on out for the ballyhoo that is the Imperial OPA Circus featuring aerialists, fire artists and more at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens’ ‘FictitiousCircus Wedding’ event! Rock on down to Vinyl for a night with Rich Robinson (The Black Crowes)! Get swampadelic at Eddie’s Attic with Larkin Poe with special guest Alex Gordon Hi-Fi! Kool Kat Spike Fullerton with the Ghost Riders Car Club rock out at the Clermont Lounge!  Rock on down to The Earl for a night with Jeff the Brotherhood, Turf War and Small Reactions! Stagger on over to Noni’s Bar & Deli for their Bitter Heroes event featuring DJ Brian Parris as he gets charmingly morose with a little New-Wave, The Smiths and The Cure! Make your way to the Crimson Moon Café for The Tom & Julie Show featuring tributes to tunes from the 60s to the 90s every Thursday! The Northside Tavern gets rockin’ with a little Chicago/Delta blues of The Breeze Kings! Get your boogie on at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack, as Chickenshack featuring Eddie Tigner, delivers some honky-tonk blues! Darwin’s Burgers & Blues gets down and dirty at their Blues Jam hosted by The Cazanovas! Blues on down to Blind Willie’s for a night with Sweet Betty & the Shadows! Hula on down to Trader Vic’s for a couple Mai Tais and some cool island tunes! Get your boogie on at Mary’s, as the East Atlanta venue gets funky with their weekly Disco in the Village. Make your way for an evening of Flannery O’Connor and the Southern Gothic as the MINT Gallery hosts the ‘Flannery O’Connor Portrait Zine ReleaseParty’, including readings and artwork at 7:30! And it’s your last chance to spend the evening with a couple of smooth talkin’ explorers at the Northlake Festival Movie Tavern during their screening of Steven Spielberg’s INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989), during their Summer of Adventure series at 7:30 pm!

Friday, June 13

Surf on down to The Star Bar for a rockin’ beach party with Kool Kat Joshua Longino with Andrew & the Disapyramids along with special guests Momcat! Get dolled up in your best hockey mask and Jason Vorhees get-ups and slash your way to the Diesel Filling Station for their ‘Friday the 13^thPub Crawl’! Get indie retro-style with night 3 of the 2014 IMR Indie Music Fest at The Basement featuring the Radio Birds, CuteBoots, Absence of Ocean and Kool Kats Pillage & Plunder! The Big Easy takes over The Variety Playhouse  as Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett (both of Little Feat) perform their greatest blues, jazz and Cajun funk hits along with special guests The New Orleans Suspects! Get funky at the Elliott Street Pub with the Wasted Potential Brass Band! Rock on down to the Red Light Café for a night with Sacred City, The Ways and Means and Jesse Nighswonger! The Rainmen deliver a night of ‘60s and ‘70s rock n roll at Steve’s Live Music in Sandy Springs! Blues it up at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack with the TimoArthur Trio! House Rocker Johnson & the Shadows get down and dirty at Blind Willie’s! It’s an ‘80s dance party at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History’s Martinis and IMAX event, so boogie on down with Lethal Rhythms under the dinosaurs while sipping a few cocktails! Cool John Ferguson delivers a night of rockin’ blues and jazz at the Northside Tavern while Dry White Toast gets bluesy at Darwin’s Burgers & Blues! It’s a cornucopia of vintage tunes at The Earl with Adron, Cicada Rhythm and The Shadowboxers! Love Canon delivers a foot stompin’ twist on ‘80s music with their rowdy bluegrassery at Eddie’s Attic! For a night of blues, soul and southern funk punk, rock on down to Smith’s Olde Bar for Rumblefish, Second Wives and Rented Mules! Swing on down to the bayou with ZydecoYa Ya at Big Tex! Get in the ring at Kavarna for a song writer’s circle with Kool Kat Julea Thomerson, Slim Chance, Jon Byrd and Joel Burkhart! It’s a Jukebox Giants song and dance musical revue at The Strand Theater, featuring pop music through the ages, ‘50s to ‘80s! Get spammy at the AtlantaLyric Theatre as they present Monty Python’s ‘Spamalot’ with music and lyrics by Eric Idle and John Du Prez, running through June 29! Get jazzy at the Callenwalde during their ‘Jazz on the Lawn’ series featuring ‘An evening with Duke Ellington’ with Ted Lowe! Get your fill of your favorite MTV videos with Kool Kat VJ Anthony at his ICON 80s: Music Video Dance Night invading Famous Pub every Friday night at 10 pm! Make your way to 529 for their free ‘Movies Your Parents Like’ series, including free hotdogs, kicking it off with John Frankenheimer’s PROPHESY (1979) at 3:30 pm! And stick around for Kool Kat Jeffrey Butzer & the Bicycle Eaters with Moonbase, Bruce Joyner & Atomic Clock and Book of Colors! And as always, Time-Warp it up and get naughty with some uber musically-inclined transsexual aliens at The Plaza Theater as they continue their tradition of screening THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975) every Friday night, featuring the live cast of Lips Down on Dixie at midnight!

Saturday, June 14

Rock out with the spirits at the Historic Oakland Cemetery as they host their 2014 Tunes from the Tombs music fest rockin’ and rollin’ in the grave, from 1 pm to 8 pm! Get your fill of retro tunes, fortunetelling, mini tours and delicious festival food from local food trucks, including our pals at Pallookaville! The rockin’ musical lineup on the MailChimp Stage in Lion Square includes folk rock singer, Shawn Mullins; Danny ‘Mudcat’ Dudeck slingin’ some blues; Tribute, an homage to the Allman Brothers; Secondhand Swagger and their southern fried soul; SG4 and the funky jazz of Myles Brown!  The Creative Loafing North Public Ground Stage will feature the bluesy Derik Hultquist; Kool Kat Spike Fullerton with the Ghost Riders Car Club; revved up rockabilly with The Blacktop Rockets, a raucous clash of backwoods folk and blues with Smooth Hound Smith; garage country with the Villain Family; boot stompin’ old-time country with Kool Kat Julea & Her Dear Johns and a little eclectic folk with Danny Brewer (Besides Daniel)!  And you won’t want to miss special performances by the Wasted Potential Brass Band, the SweetAuburn String Band and a little jugband old-time with Uncle Daddy & theKissin’ Cousins!  So, come on down and get ghoulishly retro while rockin’ out tomb-side! All proceeds go to support the Historic Oakland Foundation.

Rock down to The Star Bar for a night of retro rock with Ledfoot Messiah and Halls of Jupiter! Or shimmy on down to the Red Light Café for a night of  traditional Egyptian, Turkish and Lebanese dance during their ‘A Night with Atlanta Belly Dance’ event, featuring over 40 dancers! It’s a night of retro pop at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center with Frankie Valli & theFour Seasons! Carlo Aonzo delivers a night of European mandolin tunes at Steve’s Live Music in Sandy Springs! Let Dr. Dixon cure what ails you at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack! Sandra Hall & the Shadows get down and dirty at Blind Willie’s! Get saved at Darwin’s Burgers & Blues with Sal’s Soulful Sinners! Ike Stubblefield gets bluesy at the Northside Tavern! The 2014 IMR Indie Music Fest takes over The Basement with Waking the Bates, Cusses, Quiet Company and more! Stomp on down to Smith’s Olde Bar for the Jon Harris Band, Buck O Five and Dave Franklin & Nelson Nolen! It’s a night of horror punk and psychobilly at The Highlander with Crypt 24, Air Wolves and Hip toDeath! Kool Kat Hot Rod Walt and the Psycho-DeVilles get revved at the Dixie Tavern in Marietta! From glam rock to a hillbilly jamboree, Terminal West rocks out with Foxy Shazam and Larry & His Flask! Stomp on down to The Family Dog for Pioneer Chicken Stand! Men of Motown boogie down during their song and dance revival at The Strand Theater! Get ‘70s and ‘80s retro at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre with arena rockers, Boston! And as always, DJ Romeo Cologne transforms the sensationally seedy Clermont Lounge into a ’70s disco/funk inferno late into the wee hours of the night.

Sunday, June 15

Steve’s Live Music in Sandy Springs delivers some jazzy classics, swing and funk with Big Band Atlanta during their Jazz Brunch! And it’s your last chance to catch the 2014 IMR Indie Music Fest at WonderRoot, featuring Doesin, Cinema Novo, Bear Girl and Detroit Mutant Radio! Get jazzy at Villa Christina as they kick off their 11th Summer Jazz Series featuring Joey Sommerville from 5:30 to 8pm! Rock steady on down to Smith’s Olde Bar for their Summer Splash Tour featuring roots reggae with Treehouse!, Sun Dried Vibes, Mario Diaz & the SteadyVibes, Beauregard & His Downright and I.R.E! Stomp on down to Big Tex for their Bluegrass Brunch with the Porch Bottom Boys! Rick Harris delivers his ‘Jazz it up Jam’ at the Crimson Moon Café! Rock out with Daryl Hall & John Oates at the Chastain Amphitheatre! Spend an evening with the greatest women in music at The Strand Theater during their song and dance revue, Diva! And get bluesy with Snake Legs at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack!

Ongoing

The Atlanta Lyric Theatre spams it up during their presentation of Monty Python’s ‘Spamalot’ with music and lyrics by Eric Idle and John Du Prez, running through June 29!

The Center for Puppetry Arts presents Dr. Seuss’ ‘The Cat in the Hat’, running through July 20!

The High Museum gets revved during their ‘Dream Cars; Innovative Design, Visionary Dreams’ exhibit, featuring forward-thinking auto designs from 1932 to the present, running through September 7!

Nerd Film Mafia screenings at the Diesel Fueling Station following NerdCore Trivia, every last Tuesday of the month!

ICON 80s: Music Video Dance Night rocks out at the Famous Pub every Friday night with a different 80’s theme!

The Star Bar gets groovy with The Funk Godfather, DJ Romeo Cologne and DJ QuasiMandisco every Tuesday!

Steve’s Live Music’s Gypsy Jazz Brunch offers up a plate of Hot Club jamming and Parisian Swing with Kool Kool Kat Amy Pike and the Bonaventure Quartet from 12:30 to 3:30 pm every 2^nd & 4^th Sunday!

Boogie on down into Disco Hell at The Family Dog as DJ Quasi Mandisco delivers a night of classic funk, soul and disco the last Friday of every month

The Plaza Theater Time-Warps it up as they screen, THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975) every Friday night, featuring the live cast of Lips Down on Dixie at midnight!

Every first and third Mondays are Big Band Nights at Café 290, featuring Joe Gransden and his amazing 16-piece orchestra playing jazz and swing standards in the tradition of The Glen Miller Orchestra and other legendary groups.  Second and fourth Mondays are Bumpin the Mango, ‘The groove that makes you want to move!’

Every first Wednesday is the Graveyard Tavern’s Graveyard Swing Night, featuring the swingin’ jazz and boogie-woogie sounds of the Savoy Kings!

If you have a suggestion for a future event that should be included in This Week in Retro Atlanta or see something we missed, please email us at atlretro@gmail.com.