ATLRetro

By Arla Lehtinen
Contributing Writer

Monday, August 12

Jazz it up with Bumpin the Mango at Café 290 every second and fourth Monday of the month. Northside Tavern hosts its weekly Blues Jam featuring blues and southern soul singer Lola Gulley. Enjoy your BBQ with a side of Dry White Toast at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack.

Tuesday, August 13

Come to The Plaza Theatre for an unforgettable night of horror and comedy with Tim Burton’s modern classic BEETLEJUICE (1988), presented by Splatter Cinema. The film starts on the big screen at 9:30 p.m., but come early to have your photo taken in a scene from the film, recreated in incredibly realistic fashion.  Read our Retro Review here.  Seventies pop rocker Peter Frampton and blues legend B.B. King take to the stage among others as Frampton’s Guitar Circus arrives to the Verizon Wireless Amhitheatre  in Alpharetta. Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton take over the office in 9 TO 5 (1980) at Northlake Festival Movie Tavern, as they continue their August retro cinema classic series of Classic Comedies! Kool Kat Calu Cordeira mixes tiki libations during 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. Blues it down with Nathan Nelson & Entertainment Crackers at Northside Tavern. Crosstown Allstars brings the blues to Fat Matt’s Rib Shack, and Danny ‘Mudcat’ Dudeck fires up the blues at Blind Willie’s. Steve’s Live Music in Sandy Springs hosts a weekly Bluegrass & Hootenanny Jam led by Jason Koornick & Hank Weisman.

Wednesday, August 14

Kim Lenz & The Jaguars are just about to release their new albun FOLLOW ME and arrive to Smith’s Olde Bar to perform a gig and the title song from the new album. Kim Lenz is this week’s Kool Kat, so make sure to read our interview with her here. Before Kim and her band take the stage, hometown honkytonkers Chicken & Pigs open up the show at 8 p.m. Toto has endured changing trends and gone through decades of success since the ’70s. Now they arrive to The Chastain Park Amphitheatre to fill the darkening evening with familiar songs as they play a show with Kansas, who are celebrating their 40th year in rock. Old enough to feel Retro? It’s Ladies Night at Johnny’s Hideaway which plays hits from Sinatra to Madonna for a generally mature crowd. Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck brings the Piedmont blues to Northside Tavern, and Frankie’s Blues Mission deliver some soul to Fat Matt’s Rib Shack. Greet the day with an 11:30 a.m. matinee of 9 TO 5 (1980) at Northlake Festival Movie Tavern’s Retro Cinema series this week!

Tongo Hiti.

Thursday, August 15

Get your boogie on at Mary’s, as the East Atlanta venue gets funky with their weekly Disco in the Village. DJ Osmose presents an all vinyl selection of vintage records and modern edits from around the world. Relax with a cocktail while listening to the groovy sounds of Tongo Hiti, featuring Kool Kat Big Mike Geier, at vintage tiki bar, Trader Vic’s. Tommy Brown joins The Shadows as they fill the night with blues at Blind Willie’s. Go to Northside Tavern to hear the classic 50s Chicago-style blues of The Breeze Kings. Get on over to Fat Matt’s Rib Shack to hear the honkytonkin’ blues of Chickenshack. It’s 80s/90s Retro Video Night with free drinks ’til 10 at The Shelter. Yankee Dixiestrum on down to Red Light Cafe for a Bluegrass Thursday with Holly Renee Allen. And it’s your last chance to see Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton in 9 TO 5  (1980) at Northlake Festival Movie Tavern!

Friday, August 16

Get your fix of the Queen of Pop at Mary’s, as the East Atlanta venue play Madonna’s best songs to celebrate her birthday in their annual Madonna-rama. Put on your favourite Madonna outfit for a chance to win prizes and drink tokens. ATLRetro friend Senator Artie Mondello comes to visit The Drunken Unicorn with Hunx & His Punx and Hunters. Wham Bam! Bowie Band! and Atlanta’s own Nirvana tribute band Nameless Nameless join forces to give you a fully loaded tribute night at 529 Bar. Salsa Dance Night featuring Salsambo Dance Studio brings Latin rhythms to spice the evening up under the dinosaurs at Fernbank Museum of Natural History’s Martinis and IMAX. Stoney Brooks delivers the blues to Northside Tavern, and Luther “Houserocker” Johnson & The Shadows serve up the blues at Blind Willie‘s. Rough Draft bring their mixed sounds of R&B and jazz to Fat Matt’s Rib Shack. For a midnight movie delight, go to the Landmark Midtown Art Cinema to see PINK FLOYD: THE WALL (1982). Do the Time Warp again at THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW with full costumed floor show by Lips Down on Dixie every Friday at midnight at The Plaza Theatre.

Saturday, August 17

Come join Kool Kat Rebecca DeShon of HoopEssence in a Hula Hoop World Record Attempt at Piedmont Park. Personal hula hoop skills are not required, so don’t be afraid to come and cheer for Rebecca! Head out to Yaarab Shrine Center to support your chosen team as Atlanta Rollergirls reach the Home Team Playoffs. Denim Demons clash with Apocalypstix, and Toxic Shocks battle Sake Tuyas to determine who gets to continue on to fight for the League Championship in September. First bout starts at 5 p.m. Kool Kat Caroline Hull Engel and friends take to the stage when Alanna Royale and Caroline and the Ramblers team up to play an early show at Eddie’s Attic. Kool Kat Jeffrey Bützer brings a bit of intown Bohemia OTP to Roswell for a gig at the Swallow at the Hollow. Back in Atlanta, The Whiskey Gentry, featuring Kool Kat Lauren Staley Morrow, take over Center Stage with American Aquarium and

Caroline Hull Engel of Caroline & the Ramblers

Radiolucent. The show starts at 8 p.m. An hour later, Star Bar is filled with their own set of bands to give you a nice selection to choose from. Athens’ The District Attorneys, featuring Kool Kat Drew Beskin, rock out with Great Peacock and Blue Blood. One of America’s most successful and long lived bands comes South when Chicago bring their hit rock n’ roll ballads to the Verizon Wireless Amhitheatre. The Breeze Kings bring the blues to Northside Tavern, and Sanda Hall joins The Shadows to fire up the blues at Blind Willie’s. Willy Jackson takes the stage at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack. 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. If you missed it on Friday, there’s a second chance to skip an education with PINK FLOYD: THE WALL (1982), playing at midnight at the Landmark Midtown Art Cinema.

Kitty Love.

Sunday, August 18

Join Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard as they search for love in the big city in Blake Edwards’ beloved BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (1961), playing at 4 p.m. on the biggest screen in Atlanta at the Fox Theatre. Head to Red Light Cafe for a Disney themed burlesque evening. Kool Kat Kitty Love once again hosts her Sultry Sunday, this time featuring burlesque tribtutes to your favourite Disney princesses. Have a bluegrass brunch at Big Tex starting at noon. Tony Bryant Blues Band bring on the blues style at Fatt Matt’s Rib Shack. Sample a spoonful of blues courtesy of Uncle Sugar at Northside Tavern.

Ongoing

Johannes Vermeer’s GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRINGvisits The High Museum of Art, along with other Dutch masterpieces, through Sept. 29.

EXTREME MAMMALS from sabertooth tiger skulls and wooly mammoth fur to contemporary creatures such as the duck-billed platypus invade Fernbank Museum of Natural History through August 18.

Every Tuesday night, Wednesday morning and Thursday night is Retro Cinema at Movie Tavern.

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.