ATLRetro

By Jordan Barbeau
Contributing Writer

Monday, November 28

Mark Sultan (aka BBQ), former frontman of ‘90s punk band The Spaceshits , performs at The Earl. From 3 PM on, savor tropical sounds and libations, as well as a Polynesian dinner during Mai Tai Monday at Smith’s Olde Bar. Northside Tavern hosts its weekly Blues Jam. To break up the Monday monotony, head over to Fat Matt’s Rib Shack for dinner and a show, as local blues/jazz band Dry White Toast performs at 8 PM.

Tuesday, November 29

A musical adaptation of the famous Dr. Seuss book and TV special, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, opens today at the Fox Theatre! Running through Dec. 4, the initially mean one and later heart-enhanced Grinch and all of the Whos have delighted all ages since 1957 (The TV special first aired in 1966). Grab your horn and head to Twain’s in Decatur for a Joe Gransden jazz jam session starting at 9 p.m. Crosstown All Stars play Fat Matt’s Rib Shack. Catch Tues. Retro in the Metro nights at Midtown’s Deadwood Saloon, featuring video mixes of ’80s, ’90s and 2Ks hits.

Wednesday, November 30

Dixie Pin Up is holding a Trunk Show tonight at the Warren City Club  in Virginia-Highland honor of their new line of Retro-themed accessories! Cocktails will be served, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Homes for our Troops charity. Whiskey Belt honky-tonks at The Earl. 529 tonight hosts local metal band The Husseins, along with performances by Last Year’s Men and Factory North. Get ready to rumba, cha-cha and jitterbug at the weekly Swing Night at Graveyard Tavern. The Hollidays make it a soulful night at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack. Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck blues it down at Northside Tavern. Dance to ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s hits during Retro in the Metro Wednesdays at Pub 71 in Brookhaven.

Thursday, Dec. 1

Decatur’s PushPush Theater is holding an Artist Market, showcasing the talents of many different artists. from 4-11 p.m. Entry fee is just $5 (which supports the theatre), and there will also live entertainment, beer, wine and bar specials. Another great reason to come out—ATLRetro has a booth and we’ll have a bunch of our cool new ATLRetro T-shirts with our rockin’ DerekArt logo, some rare vintage paperdolls and other vintage and vintage-inspired items. Help us support our costs to bring valuable vintage info to you and pay our writers and artists! Neo-glam band Jade Lemons & the Crimson Lust headlines a show at the Star Bar, which also features The Head, The Marques and Them Thangs. The 529 gets punk and garage rocked out with Antagonizers ATL, Hub City Stompers and The El Caminos. Relax with a tropical cocktail at vintage tiki bar Trader Vic’s where Tongo Hiti, featuring Big Mike Geier, play Retro-Polynesian luxurious live lounge sounds, as well as trippy takes on iconic pop songs, every Thursday night. The Breeze Kings andThe Chickenshack bring on the blues respectively at Northside Tavern and Fat Matt’s Rib Shack.

Friday, Dec. 2

Atlanta Lyric Theatre‘s production of one of the most famous musicals of all time, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, opens today at Marietta’s art-deco Earl Smith Strand Theatre! Running through Dec. 18, it aspires to become one of your favorite holiday activities (yeah, even more than warm apple strudel or schnitzel with noodles)! Grammy-winning Christian a cappella group Take 6 brings Christmas to the Ferst Center at Georgia Tech. Smith’s Olde Bar holds its yearly Elvis Show, an energetic, fun-filled event that has gotten bigger and better every year and shows no signs of slowing down! The 2011 Decatur Holiday Candelight Tour of Homes (Fri. Dec. 2 and Sat. Dec. 3) features seven homes in the historic neighborhoods of Glenwood Estates and Winnona Park, as well as two historic chapels and the Clairemont Holiday Marketplace.

Hark the Honkytonk Angels Sing as spirited-don’t call ’em country-sextet The Whiskey Gentry throws their 3rd annual Merry Y’All Tide Celebration at the Variety Playhouse. The annual holiday shindig also features The Packway Handle Band,  and My Three Keanes, and all proceeds benefit the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Read our exclusive preview interview with Lauren Staley and Jason Morrow of The Whiskey Gentry here. Southern Culture on the Skids takes over the Star Bar for a two-night show commemorating the re-release of their album ZOMBIFIED, with rockabilly faves Blacktop Rockets opening. Villain Family, who have been described as Edgar Allen Poe meets Hank Williams, headline a show at The Earl, along with the BareKnuckle Betties (for our Kool Kat interview with frontlady Julea Thomerson, click here) and Megan Jean and the KFB.

Mon Cherie’s Snow Queens of Burlesque dazzle in Santa Baby, a special wintry holiday edition of her Va-Va Voom series at The Shelter featuring special guest celebrity emcee Devin Liquor and performances by this week’s Kool Kat Fonda Lingue, Stormy Knight, Biloxi Brown, Katherine Lashe, Scarlet Page and more! For a tease at what’s planned, be sure and read our Kool Kat of the Week interview with Fonda here.

Fabrefaction Theatre Company gives Richard O’Brien‘s infamous ROCKY HORROR SHOW some seasonal shock treatment, resetting the Tony Award-nominated musical and inspiration for the cult classic movie, to the North Pole in a Christmas-themed run that opens today and  continues through Dec. 23. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra begins two nights of its popular annual ASO Gospel Christmas concert at Atlanta Symphony Hall, featuring the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Gospel Choir.

Saturday, December 3

Really Big Santa comes down the chimney of the Plaza Theatre, and he’s bringing with him a Christmas celebration even bigger than he is! This psychotronic party is perfect for kids and adults alike with Santa’s Super Saturday Show, kids matinee at 1 p.m. and grown-up evening show at 10 p.m. Show your kids what the holidays were like when you were a kid or relive the wonder of believing in Santa with vintage Christmas cartoons and shorts and a 35mm screening of cult classic SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS (1964), as well as live stage show by Santa and Blast Off Burlesque (no wonder that old elf is jolly), Christmas carol singalongs, goody bags, snacks, cider, and a chance to get a 5 x 7 photo of you and Santa. Kids matinee admission is $5 and 10 p.m. show is $10; get $2 off with each new, unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots. All proceeds benefit Toys for Tots and the nonprofit Plaza Theatre, Atlanta oldest continuously-running independent cinema.

Reservations are strongly recommended for the popular Holiday Cabaret Night at Feast restaurant in Decatur, featuring the powerful vocals of recent Kool Kat Kayla Taylor singing seasonal standards. Chef Sonya Jones, the author of SWEET AUBURN DESSERTS: ATLANTA’S LITTLE BAKERY THAT COULD and one of Ebony magazine’s top Black Pastry Chefs, today has a book signing from 1-4 p.m. at the High Museum of Art. Black Label Society, the rock band formed by Ozzy Osbourne’s former guitarist, Zakk Wylde, tonight performs at the Masquerade. The Center Stage Theatre honors The Allman Brothers  with REVIVAL, a show dedicated to bringing back their famous sound. On Sat. Dec. 3 and Sun. Dec. 4, peek begind the doors of some of Marietta’s historic homes decked out for the season during the Marietta Pilgrimage Tour organized by the Marietta Welcome Center & Visitors Bureau and Cobb Landmarks & Historical Society, now in its 25th year. And as usual, DJ Romeo Cologne transforms the sensationally seedy Clermont Lounge into a ’70s disco/funk inferno late into the wee hours.

Sunday, December 4

Western group Cowboy Envy plays Eddie’s Attic. At 5 p.m. at the Inman Park Methodist Church, Elvis & Jesus: A king meets The King, combines the music of the King of Rock and Roll with the story of the birth of the son of God, and features Elvis songs sung by Atlanta’s own king of swing, Big Mike Geier (of Kingsized fame), backed by the TCC (Taking Care of Christmas) Choir. The Callanwolde Fine Arts Center kicks off the holiday season with the Premiere Party of its Christmas at Callanwolde event. Come out and see the 1920 Gothic-Tudor mansion decked in holiday splendor, enjoy music by  jazz vocalist Marsha DuPree and the Ron Taylor Band and holiday shopping. Tickets are $75 and only available through advance reservation. Alick Gerard and the Dixie Limited serve up blues “dunch” between 1-4 PM at The Earl. Tony Bryant brings on the blues at Fat Matt’s, and Uncle Sugar blues it down at Northside Tavern.

The Misfits from Christmastown land on the Island of Misfit Toys. Photo credit: Clay Walker.

Ongoing

The Center for Puppetry Arts’ official stage adaptation of the Rankin-Bass misfit Christmas TV classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is back for a second year with Rudolph, Clarisse, Hermie. Yukon and all the beloved characters. Read our interview with adapter/director and Center Artistic Director Jon Ludwig here. Through Dec. 31.

Dad’s Garage offers a new take on the humbug Christmas classic with INVASION: CHRISTMAS CAROL, opening today and running through Dec. 23. This nutty interpretation of the Dickens’ favorite throws all the conventional aspects of the story out the window, replacing them with a delicious improv flavor as different spirits visit every evening, to the surprise of even the cast!

Explore one of America’s most iconic theaters in AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING: HOW THE APOLLO THEATER SHAPED AMERICAN ENTERTAINMENT, a special exhibition at the Atlanta History Center . Presented by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, in collaboration with the Apollo Theater Foundation, the display includes historic and contemporary costumes, playbills, music scores, graphic images and recorded music. Through March 4, 2012.

LIFE AND DEATH IN THE PYRAMID AGE: THE EMORY OLD KINGDOM MUMMY features the first public viewing in 50 years of the oldest Egyptian mummy in the Western Hemisphere, acquired from excavations at Abydos by Emory Theology Professor William A. Shelton in 1920. Watch for a Really Retro piece on this fascinating exhibit at Emory’s Michael C. Carlos Museum soon. Through Dec. 11, 2011.

PICASSO TO WARHOL, a special art exhibition at the High Museum of Art, features over 100 works of art from 14 of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Through Apr. 29, 2012.

If you know of a cool happening coming up soon, send suggestions to ATLRetro@gmail.com.

By Jordan Barbeau
Contributing Blogger

Monday, November 21

Joe Gransden and his 16 piece orchestra bring big band jazz back to Cafe 290, along with special guest, Nashville-based jazz vocal great Annie Sellick. From 3 PM on, savor tropical sounds and libations, as well as a Polynesian dinner during Mai Tai Monday at Smith’s Olde Bar. Northside Tavern hosts its weekly Blues Jam. To break up the Monday monotony, head over to Fat Matt’s Rib Shack for dinner and a show, as local blues/jazz band Dry White Toast performs at 8 PM.

Tuesday, November 22

Monstrous metal heavy hitters GWAR ravage Masquerade, along with Every Time I Die and Warbeast. Grab your horn and head to Twain’s in Decatur for a Joe Gransden jazz jam session starting at 9 p.m. Crosstown All Stars play Fat Matt’s Rib Shack. Catch Tues. Retro in the Metro nights at Midtown’s Deadwood Saloon, featuring video mixes of ’80s, ’90s and 2Ks hits.

Wednesday, November 23

Get ready to rumba, cha-cha and jitterbug at the weekly Swing Night at Graveyard Tavern. The Hollidays make it a soulful night at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack. Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck blues it down at Northside Tavern. Dance to ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s hits during Retro in the Metro Wednesdays presented by Godiva Vodka, at Pub 71 in Brookhaven.

Thursday, November 24

ATLRetro wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving! After stuffing yourself with turkey and Aunt Betty’s casserole, consider heading to Lenox Square for a longtime Atlanta tradition, the 64th Annual Lighting of the Macy’s Great Tree, officially welcoming the Christmas season. Originally placed on top of Rich’s department store in downtown Atlanta in 1948, after that store closed and Federated consolidated most of their holdings under the Macy’s brand name, it was renamed and moved to the top of the Macy’s at Lenox. Thousands of Atlantans still show up to watch it live with contemporary music performers such as Scotty McCreary, Mary Mary, and SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE winner Melanie Moore; a holiday gospel choir, Santa Claus and a spectacular fireworks display, Or stay home and watch from your couch on WSB-TV, Channel 2. Or relax after overeating with a tropical cocktail at vintage tiki bar Trader Vic’s where Tongo Hiti, featuring Big Mike Geier, play Retro-Polynesian luxurious live lounge sounds, as well as trippy takes on iconic pop songs, every Thursday night . The Breeze Kings and The Chickenshack bring on the blues respectively at Northside Tavern and Fat Matt’s Rib Shack.

Big Mike Geier. Photo courtesy of Kingsized Productions.

Friday, November 25

Swing-dance to Kingsized swings Fernbank Museum of Natural History’s Martinis and IMAX back to the big band era. While lounging around under the dinosaurs, check out the Winter Wonderland exhibition of evergreen trees decorated in holiday traditions of countries around the world. The Whigs Plymouth Rock Show comes to Variety Playhouse, headlined by The Whigs, an indie band that melds ’90s grunge, ’60s pop and southern rock with a distinct Cobain-Westerberg vein. Also performing are Ponderosa, who brings more southern rock into the mix, and Jonny Corndawg, a motorcycle-riding, school-dropout country singer whose sound reminds of obscure ’70s gay country.

Hot Rod Walt and the Psycho-Devilles. Photo courtesy of Hot Rod Walt.

Saturday, November 26

Dad’s Garage offers a new take on a Christmas classic with INVASION: CHRISTMAS CAROL, opening today and running through Dec. 23. This nutty interpretation of the Dickens’ favorite throws all the conventional aspects of the story out the window, replacing them with a delicious improv flavor as different spirits visit every evening, to the surprise of even the cast! Former Kool Kat (click here for the interview) Hot Rod Walt and the Psycho-Devilles and Whiskey Belt burn up the Dixie Tavern with their rockabilly honkytonk sounds. For those itching to get on Santa’s naughty list, head over to the Star Bar to kick off the Christmas season like a true metalhead with Death of Kings,
Lazer/Wulf, Sons of Tonatiuh and Iron Whip. And as usual, DJ Romeo Cologne transforms the sensationally seedy Clermont Lounge into a ’70s disco/funk inferno late into the wee hours.

Sunday, November 27

Spanky and the Love Handles serve up blues “dunch” between 1-4 PM at The Earl. Tony Bryant brings on the blues at Fat Matt’s. Even more blues come in the form of Uncle Sugar at Northside Tavern.

Bumble menaces Rudolph, Hermey and Yukon in The Center for Puppetry Arts' live production of RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER. Photo credit: Clay Walker.

Ongoing

The Center for Puppetry Arts’ official stage adaptation of the Rankin-Bass misfit Christmas TV classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is back for a second year with Rudolph, Clarisse, Hermie. Yukon and all the beloved characters. Read our interview with adapter/director and Center Artistic Director Jon Ludwig here. Through Dec. 31.

Explore one of America’s most iconic theaters in AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING: HOW THE APOLLO THEATER SHAPED AMERICAN ENTERTAINMENT, a special exhibition at the Atlanta History Center . Presented by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, in collaboration with the Apollo Theater Foundation, the display includes historic and contemporary costumes, playbills, music scores, graphic images and recorded music. Through March 4, 2012.

LIFE AND DEATH IN THE PYRAMID AGE: THE EMORY OLD KINGDOM MUMMY features the first public viewing in 50 years of the oldest Egyptian mummy in the Western Hemisphere, acquired from excavations at Abydos by Emory Theology Professor William A. Shelton in 1920. Watch for a Really Retro piece on this fascinating exhibit at Emory’s Michael C. Carlos Museum soon. Through Dec. 11, 2011.

PICASSO TO WARHOL, a special art exhibition at the High Museum of Art, features over 100 works of art from 14 of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Through Apr. 29, 2012.

If you know of a cool happening coming up soon, send suggestions to ATLRetro@gmail.com.

Monday Oct. 10

We’re usually skeptical of ’80s cover bands, but we’re mighty tempted to hear about the chance to enjoy a free 90-minute concert of favorite ’80s hits as Denim Arcade auditions at 37 Main in Buford at 9:20 p.m. To find out why, read our Kool Kat interview from last June 8 with lead singer Becky Cormier Finch (also of Three Quarter Ale) here. From 3 PM on, savor tropical sounds and libations, as well as a Polynesian dinner during Mai Tai Monday at Smith’s Olde Bar. Northside Tavern hosts its weekly Blues Jam.

Tuesday Oct. 11

Bruce Campbell battles demon hordes in cult classic EVIL DEAD 2 (1987), the best of Sam Raimi‘s EVIL DEAD series, in Splatter Cinema‘s Halloween-month offering at Plaza Theatre (Trailer here). Read our Retro Review by Philip Nutman here.  Grab your horn and head to Twain’s in Decatur for a Joe Gransden jazz jam session starting at 9 PM. JT Speed is at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack. Catch Tues. Retro in the Metro nights at Midtown’s Deadwood Saloon, featuring video mixes of ’80s, ’90s and 2Ks hits.

The Stumblers.

Wednesday Oct. 12

Cyndi Lauper and Dr. John take you back to the true colors of the ’80s at Cobb Energy Centre. It’s a honky tonk/rockabilly Wednesday at Star Bar with The Serenaders, The Stumblers and Mississippi’s Horse Opera. If you missed our Kool Kat feature on Keith Martin of The Stumblers, catch it here. Get ready to rumba, cha-cha and jitterbug at the weekly Swing Night at Graveyard Tavern. Frankie’s Blues Mission plays Fat Matt’s Rib Shack. Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck blues it down at Northside Tavern. Dance to ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s hits during Retro in the MetroWednesdays presented by Godiva Vodka, at Pub 71 in Brookhaven.

Thursday October 13

NATURE’S BELOVED SON: REDISCOVERING JOHN MUIR’S BOTANICAL LEGACY, a new exhibition at the Atlanta History Center, starts today and runs through Decd. 4. The display traces the life and accomplishments of America’s most famous and influential naturalist – the father of the National Park system and cofounder of the Sierra Club. The Breeze Kings and Frankie’s Blues Mission bring on the blues respectively at Northside Tavern and Fat Matt’s Rib Shack.Lauren St. James & the Dead Westerns play Bluegrass Thursday at Red Light Cafe.

Duran Duran from their debut LP.

Friday Oct. 14

We can’t tell you if ’80s synth-pop idols Duran Duran will leave you with “Careless Memories” at their concert tonight at Chastain Park Amphitheatre, but we can only hope Simon Le Bon and Co. will be go really retro and romance you with our favorite songs off their first album. Innovative post-punk musician Bob Mould (Husker Du, Sugar) never goes out of style. He plays an acoustic gig tonight at Eddie’s Attic in support of his new autobiography, SEE A LITTLE LIGHT: THE TRAIL OF RAGE AND MELODY  and his latest ANTI-Records release, LIFE AND TIMES. The Electromatics swing into Fernbank Museum of Natural History’s Martinis and IMAX. The Casanovas play Fat Matt’s, and Heather Luttrell brings her eclectic blues/Americana sound to Northside Tavern. Meanwhile CineProv! pokes fun at big-budget over-the-top BURLESQUE (2010) at Relapse Theatre. Yes, it’s retro if it’s about burlesque and stars Cher!

Or if you’re more in a shopping mood,  the Factory Frocks Vintage Clothing Show opens tonight from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and features vintage fall fashions for mena and women from the ’30s to the ’80s at the Antique Factory  vintage showroom in Chamblee. The show promises all sizes and prices, as well as accessories from jewelry to handbags, and continues Sat. 11-5 p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m.

Saturday Oct. 15

Magnapop, in their original line-up, is on the top of the marquee for tonight’s all-star fundraiser for to save Criminal Records. But ATLRetro is always excited when now Chicago-based Kelly Hogan, former lead singer of The Jody Grind and cocktail chanteuse extraordinaire, returns to her Atlanta roots. If she sings at least one duet with Big Mike Geier, we’ll frankly be in heaven. Patterson Hood of Drive-By Truckers also is slated to play with fellow DBT members Brad Morgan and Jay Gonzalez, and we hear there may be more additions.

The Silver Scream Spookshow‘s screening of a rare 35mm print of THE HAUNTED PALACE (1963), is an early Halloween treat today at The Plaza Theatre. A pinch of Poe, a lot of Lovecraft, and stir Vincent Price and Lon Chaney Jr. into the cauldron of this AIP cult classic, and you’ve got a witches brew sure to inspire Professor Morte and his ghoulie gang to new heights of horrific humor. If you’re not familiar with this fun and frightening flick,check out Philip Nutman’s Retro Review here. HAUNTED PALACE isn’t the only horror classic onscreen locally today. GSU’s Cinefest presents a rare 35mm print of Lucio Fulci‘s HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY(1981), about a deranged killer who lives in a basement and harvests body parts, at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Want a more serious dose of cinema? The High Museum of Art‘s “Modern Masters of Film: From Edison to Scorsese” series features 11 archival 35mm prints from the collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), New York, and launches today with THE STORY OF TEMPLE DRAKE (1933) at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Directed by Steven Roberts and based on William Faulkner‘s controversial 1931 novel about a society girl violated by a gangster, this risque Paramount Pictures adaptation triggered church boycotts and stricter enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code.

Mon Cherie Presents Cirque Debau’Cherie – The Sexiest Show on Earth at The Chamber at Masquerade – a revival of Atlanta’s most notorious ’90s nightclub. The exotic evening blends a traditional circus/carnie show with a fetish aesthetic, including drag skits, belly dancers (featuring Stormy Knight), trapeze artists, a tricycle clown piercing pull, a jugglin’ stilt walker, hula-hoop dance by HoopEssence, and the Wild Kitty Kats Show (Trainer none other than the Chameleon Queen). Tarot reading, a freak side show, big top raffle and much, much more hosted by the marvelous Miss Mason. Doors are at 9 p.m. but expect the thrills and titillation to last to the wee hours of the next morning.

EL DIA DE LOS PERROS takes Mexico’s DAY OF THE DEAD and gives it literally to the dogs to raise money for three dog rescue charities. Organized by Ink for Paws, a nonprofit group founded by Rockabilly Luau organizers Chris Mattox and Jessica Vega, the free public festival features Mexican-themed games, food, craft vendors, a costume contest (for both humans and dogs), kids craft and activity area, and a mariachi band from noon to 5 p.m. at 559 Flat Shoals Ave. (30316) in East Atlanta.

The 4th annual Jazzoo serves up cocktails and jazz at Zoo Atlanta, as well as a chance to sample 30 Atlanta restaurants and rock to ’70s/’80s cover band Yacht Rock. Apparently creative attire is encouraged for the $100 ticket event, but ATLRetro thinks Willie B would never have shown up in flip-flops. Now a zoot suit and spats or a vivacious vintage cocktail dress will make you really stand out in Atlanta. VIP tickets at $150 each also get you a chance to hear the Kayla Taylor Jazz Trio play a VIP pre-reception and enjoy a private VIP area with bar, cupcakes and complimentary massages. All proceeds benefit Zoo Atlanta.

Veteran blues man Ike Stubblefield tickles the ivories at Northside Tavern. And as usual, DJ Romeo Cologne transforms the sensationally seedy Clermont Lounge into a ’70s disco/funk inferno late into the wee hours.

Sunday Oct. 16

Something zombie this way comes, or rather it’s the official day for Zombie Walk Atlanta, commencing at WonderRoot at 3 p.m. and creeping along the usual route which includes Oakland Cemetery and then heads downtown. Zombies are encouraged to do their own make-up and costuming and to behave responsibly (no splattering of blood on the Victorian headstones please or munching on mundanes who don’t have a sense of humor). Get there at noon if you do want help with your make-up and be a cool ghoul and donate a little to support the cost of this event which organizer Gorehound Productions‘ Luke Godfrey (Splatter Cinema, Chambers of Horror) funds out of his own pockets, which ain’t deep. The walk usually takes about two hours and there’s an after-party at Diesel Filling Station to catch the first episode of the second season of THE WALKING DEAD.  Os Ossos serves up Brazilian jazz at blues “dunch” between 1-4 PM at The Earl. Fatback Deluxe brings on the blues at Fat Matt’s.

Ongoing

It’s the last week to see Dad’s Garage‘s  ZONKERS – An Eighties Tit Comedy.Yup the zany guys and gals at Dad’s celebrate a beautiful and largely forgotten movie genre – films about girls with big boobs that are out of the league of the nerdy boys that crave them. At a summer camp! Plus zero gravity scenes set in outer space and a Boob Bot. Through October 14 on the Main Stage.

The Supremes at the Apollo Theater. Photo courtesy of The Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. Photo by Kwame Brathwaite.

Explore one of America’s most iconic theaters in AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING: HOW THE APOLLO THEATER SHAPED AMERICAN ENTERTAINMENT, a new special exhibition opening today at the Atlanta History Center and running through March 4, 2012. Presented by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, in collaboration with the Apollo Theater Foundation, the display includes historic and contemporary costumes, playbills, music scores, graphic images and recorded music.

LIFE AND DEATH IN THE PYRAMID AGE: THE EMORY OLD KINGDOM MUMMY features the first public viewing in 50 years of the oldest Egyptian mummy in the Western Hemisphere, acquired from excavations at Abydos by Emory Theology Professor William A. Shelton in 1920. Watch for a Really Retro piece on this fascinating exhibit at Emory’s Michael C. Carlos Museum soon. Through Dec. 11, 2011.
If you know of a cool happening coming up soon, send suggestions to ATLRetro@gmail.com.

Monday Oct. 3

ATLRetro is heading to Netherworld tonight to see if we’ll be frightened by any classic monsters in Atlanta’s biggest, oldest haunted attraction, open every night in October and also Nov. 4 and 5. Watch for our phantasmagorical preview soon of it and all of Atlanta’s top Halloween haunts. If it’s too early in October for you to get into the spooky spirit, swing to bimonthly Big Band Night with Joe Gransden, special guest belle of the blues Francine Reed and a 16-piece orchestra at Cafe 290. From 3 PM on, savor tropical sounds and libations, as well as a Polynesian dinner during Mai Tai Monday at Smith’s Olde Bar. Northside Tavern hosts its weekly Blues Jam.

Tuesday Oct. 4

Art Opening & A Movie Presents NIGHT OF THE COMET (1984), sponsored by Atlanta Zombie Apocalypse at Plaza Theatre (Trailer here). What can be said about the greatest “California-Valley-Girls-With-Machineguns-Go-Shopping-After-The-END OF THE WORLD” movie of all time? Find out in our Retro Review by Philip Nutman here. New Orleans funk rock in a zoot suit band Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes plays with Delta Rae at Smith’s Olde Bar. Grab your horn and head to Twain’s in Decatur for a Joe Gransden jazz jam session starting at 9 PM. JT Speed is at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack. Notorious DJ Romeo Cologne spins ‘70s funk and disco at 10 High in Virginia-Highland. Catch Tues. Retro in the Metro nights at Midtown’s Deadwood Saloon, featuring video mixes of ’80s, ’90s and 2Ks hits.

Wednesday Oct. 5

The Atlanta Burlesque and Cabaret Club meets tonight a 8 p.m. at Manuel’s Tavern. Steampunk favorites Extraordinary Contraptions turn The Five Spot Really Retro. The Aquanauts surf on down to Smith’s Olde Bar, and El Fossil rides a wave to the Star Bar with Retro-inspired rock/country band Sodajerk and Walk From the Gallows. Get ready to rumba, cha-cha and jitterbug at the weekly Swing Night at Graveyard Tavern. Frankie’s Blues Mission plays Fat Matt’s Rib Shack. Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck blues it down at Northside Tavern. Dance to ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s hits during Retro in the Metro Wednesdays presented by Godiva Vodka, at Pub 71 in Brookhaven.

Mike Geier in Tongo Hiti mode with two members of The Dames Aflame "hula special teams" unit.Thursday Oct. 6

Thursday October 6

If you’ve been keeping up with this week’s Kool Kat, you already know that Plaza Manager/Chief Projectionist Ben Ruder is smuggling in some CONTRABAND CINEMA onto the big screen tonight at Atlanta’s longest-running indie art-deco theatre. The reel action officially starts at 8 p.m., but we hear there’ll be some fun surprises, including a bonus film at 7:45, for those who arrive early. Go Retro-Polynesian to Tongo Hiti’s luxurious live lounge sounds, as well as trippy takes on iconic pop songs, every Thurs. night at Trader Vic’s. Party ‘70s style with DJ Romeo Cologne at Aurum Lounge. Breeze Kings & Chickenshack bring on the blues respectively at Northside Tavern and Fat Matt’s Rib Shack.

Friday Oct. 7

In the blink of an eye or a twitch of the nose, Mon Cherie Presents: Va-Va Voom ~ The Boobie Tube Burlesque Show. Not your ordinary Bump & Grind, this time Atlanta’s grande dame of Retrotainment takes you back to the Golden Age of TVLand, provocatively posing the question: “Do you Dream Of Jeanie or are you Bewitched?” Doors open at 9 pm with 2 shows at 10:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. at The Shelter, and cover as usual is a bargain $5. Ponderosa, Ocha La Rocha, Anna Kramer and Damon Moon & the Whispering Drifters make for a rockin’ redneck/retrobilly night at Star Bar. The Accidents and The Bums rock it ’70s New York garage style at Rocket 88 in Decatur. The Breeze Kings bring the blues to Fernbank Museum of Natural History’s Martinis and IMAX. John Sosebee plays Fat Matt’s, and  The Martans, featuring legendary Atlanta pianist Matt Wauchope, stir up an awesome blend of New Orleans, Memphis funk and blues at Northside Tavern.

It’s another just another NIGHT OF THE COMET at Plaza Theatre (Trailer here) with an encore screening of the 1984 cult classic at 9:30 p.m. We can only say it again: What can be said about the greatest “California-Valley-Girls-With-Machineguns-Go-Shopping-After-The-END OF THE WORLD” movie of all time? And again direct you to the Retro Review by Philip Nutman here. Meanwhile CineProv! pokes fun at FOOTLOOSE and holds out for a hero at Relapse Theatre.

Saturday Oct. 8

The Sugar Dolls serve up their 2nd Annual Day of the Cupcake party, an entire day of scrumptious activities, starting from noon to 7 p.m. at Sacred Heart Tattoo in Little Five Points and then continuing late into the night at Java Lords ($5 cover; proceeds to Atlanta Bully Rescue). You’ll lick your lips for cupcake-inspired games, a Sugar Skull decorating room so you’ll be all set for the Day of the Dead, tasty tattoos, live bands (including Six Shot Revival, The Sneaky Hand and The Claymores), karaoke, burlesque, pin-up hair-styling with Cherry Dame, a pin-up contest and, of course, cupcakes! And don’t forget ATLRetro is proud to be a sponsor so stop by, say hi and support our humble efforts by buying one of our first batch of official ATLRetro T-shirts with our rockin’ new logo by Derek Art.

The Supremes at the Apollo Theater. Photo courtesy of The Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. Photo by Kwame Brathwaite.

Explore one of America’s most iconic theaters in AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING: HOW THE APOLLO THEATER SHAPED AMERICAN ENTERTAINMENT, a new special exhibition opening today at the Atlanta History Center and running through March 4, 2012. Presented by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, in collaboration with the Apollo Theater Foundation, the display includes historic and contemporary costumes, playbills, music scores, graphic images and recorded music.

GSU’s Cinefest presents a rare 35mm print of one of Dario Argento‘s best early forays into the dark side, DEEP RED at 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. The Plaza Theatre screens BEYOND THE MYTH (2011), the world premiere of a new documentary about pitbulls, at 7:30 p.m.

Lexington, Kentucky garage/cow punk band Nine Pound Hammer returns to Star Bar, with special guests Cat Jacket (featuring Leroy & Freebass from Syrup) and Pelvis Breastlies. Acclaimed Nashville bluegrass band The SteelDrivers play Eddie’s Attic. Col. Bruce Hampton & The Pharoh Gummit team up with Colorado folk Elephant Revival at Smith’s Olde Bar. And as usual, DJ Romeo Cologne transforms the sensationally seedy Clermont Lounge into a ’70s disco/funk inferno late into the wee hours.

Sunday Oct. 9

Al Shelton serves up the music at blues “dunch” between 1-4 PM at The Earl. Fat Back Deluxe brings on the blues at Fat Matt’s.

Ongoing

ALL BLUES, Robert Earl Price‘s compelling meditation on the moral complexities of journalist Ray Sprigle‘s 30 days impersonating a black man in the south in 1948, has its world premiere at 7 Stages. Through Oct. 9.

Feeling more cinematic?  Dad’s Garage serves up ZONKERS – An Eighties Tit Comedy.Yup the zany guys and gals at Dad’s celebrate a beautiful and largely forgotten movie genre – films about girls with big boobs that are out of the league of the nerdy boys that crave them. At a summer camp! Plus zero gravity scenes set in outer space and a Boob Bot. Through October 14 on the Main Stage.Ongoing

Mark Jacoby as the Wizard in WICKED. Photo © Joan Marcus.

Ding-Dong the Wicked Witch is the Hero?! That’s the premise of the Broadway hit musical WICKED, an upside-down retelling of the 1939 movie version of THE WIZARD OF OZ. And we can’t think of a more magical place for the Broadway Across Americatouring production to stage it than 1929 movie palace the Fabulous Fox Theatre. If you’re on a budget, come to the box office 2 1/2 hours before showtime and submit your name for daily drawings of limited last-minute $25 orchestra seat tickets. Read our exclusive interview with former Atlanta actor Mark Jacoby, who plays the Wizard, here.Tues.-Sun. performances run thru Oct. 9.

LIFE AND DEATH IN THE PYRAMID AGE: THE EMORY OLD KINGDOM MUMMY features the first public viewing in 50 years of the oldest Egyptian mummy in the Western Hemisphere, acquired from excavations at Abydos by Emory Theology Professor William A. Shelton in 1920. Watch for a Really Retro piece on this fascinating exhibit at Emory’s Michael C. Carlos Museum soon. Through Dec. 11, 2011.

If you know of a cool happening coming up soon, send suggestions to ATLRetro@gmail.com.

Friday, August 12

Hear some great garage rock and rockabilly, pose with a pin-up girl, see burlesque acts, win raffle prizes and support a great animal charity at Little Darling’s Pinups for Pitbulls Presents: Dog Days of Summer! starting at 8 p.m. at The Basement beneath Graveyard Tavern. Check out our first-ever Kool Kitten interview with April 2001 Pinups for Pitbulls Calendar model Brook Bolen here. Performers include ’60s girl group revivalists The F’n Heartbreaks (of which Brook is a bandmember) and The Hot Rod Walt Trio (read our Kool Kat interview with Hot Rod Walt here); local burlesque stars Talloolah Love, Barbalicious and Sadie Hawkins of Blast-Off Burlesque, and Pinups for Pitbulls charity-founder Little Darling herself!

It’s another honky tonk rockabilly Friday at Star Bar with Caroline & the Ramblers, Villain Family and The Serenaders. It’s also always good news to hear about a too-rare Subsonics show, so we’re happy to report Buffi Aguero & Co. will be garage-rockin’ it out at The Earl tonight with Carnivores and Howlies. Bela Fleck & the Flecktones and Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers are at Classic Chastain. Swing to jazz, earthy blues and a little rock n roll by vocalist Gwen Hughes and her band The Retro Jazz Kats at Callanwolde Jazz on the Lawn tonight. Catch an IMAX movie and dance to blues, jazz and a slight bit of funk courtesy of Derryl Rivers & the Flying Circus at Fernbank Museum of Natural History’s Martinis and IMAX.  Recent Kool Kat Julea Thomerson and the BareKnuckle Betties plays The Five Spot with Midnight Revival and Silent Coyote. And CineProv pokes good-natured fun at THE ROCKETEER at Relapse Theatre.

Saturday August 13

Yet another clone-worthy day and night in Retro Atlanta. It’s almost impossible to pick just one of the vintage wonderland of activities tonight. First, the good news is a couple of things are in the afternoon. Kids and their parents are in for tricks and treats as the Silver Scream Spookshow‘s Professor Morte teaches a Monster Make-Up Class at Main Street School of Art at 1 p.m. Learn how to turn your kid and you into a werewolf or zombie using classic monster movie make-up techniques from realistic bruises and oozing wounds to deathly ghoulish faces and how to apply latex and hair.

Meanwhile over at The Plaza Theatre, see Sergio Leone/Clint Eastwood classic Western THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. as it was meant to be seen in glorious widescreen 35 mm. The movie is the last and best part of Leone’s “Man With No Name” trilogy, which the Plaza has been screening throughout the summer. Hurray for AM1690 for sponsoring! Be sure to hang around, come early or just stop by The Plaza at 6:35 p.m., too, for COMING SOON TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU!, 35 min. of rare 35 mm trailers from Plaza Manager Ben Ruder‘s private collection. Admission for the latter is free, but donations to support the nonprofit theatre are encouraged.

The Derby Strikes Back as the Atlanta Rollergirls‘ four teams face-off in their annual play-offs. The Apocalypstix battle the Toxic Shocks at 5 p.m. while theDenim Demons get one more shot against the undefeated Sake Tukas at 7:30 p.m. Both bouts, as always, are at the Yaarab Shrine Center on Ponce, and advance tickets are recommended for these sure-to-sell-out matches. Arrive early to browse the cool vendors.

The King may have passed away from this earth on Aug. 16, 1977, but oh, does his spirit live on in ELVIS ROYALE, an annual Vegas-style multimedia extravaganza staged by KingSized and the Dames Aflame at Variety Playhouse. Hear the one-and-only Big Mike Geier sing songs from every point in Elvis’s career and experience the glittery Cavalcade of Elvis during the fabulous finale. Read our Kool Kat exclusive interview with Big Mike here.

BURLESQUE WITH A HITCH, the latest in Mon Cherie‘s Va-Va-Voom series at Masquerade, celebrates the genius of film director Alfred Hitchcock with each act based on a different film by the master. Alabaster JuJu stars, with master of suspense and mystery Miss Mason hosting, and the all-star line-up of performers includes Sadie Hawkins, Rebecca DeShon (Hoop Essence), Stormy Knight, Fonda Lingue, Evil Sarah, The Chameleon Queen, magician Chad Sanborn, Katarina Laveaux (Birmingham, AL), Nicolette Tesla (Charlotte, NC), and Peachz de Vine (Greensboro, NC). Before and after, DJ 313 spins alternative dance, Allison Kellar offers body-painting, and there’s also a RAWKIN’ RAFFLE with lots of vintage-inspired vendors donating prizes. Cover is a bargain 5 bucks, and doors open at 9 p.m. In suspense about what’s happening? Click here for a sneak preview of this Spellbound affair from Chad Sanborn.

It’s Man Day at Twain’s starting with first-come-first-serve manly tattoos at noon, but the main event gets rolling at 5 p.m. with a night of live music, manly competitions (examples include Handyman Challenge and Best Beer Gut), aerial dance performances by Blast-Off Burlesque‘s Sadie Hawkins, boob cupcakes by Sugar Dolls, the Wheel of Destiny and much more.

And that’s not to mention Big Bad Voodoo Daddy swinging with theAtlanta Symphony Orchestra at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. Psycho

DeVilles rockabilly it up at the world-famous Dixie Tavern in Marietta. Little Joey’s Big Band is at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack. Blues pianist extraordinaire Ike Stubblefield plays Northside Tavern. And of course, DJ Romeo Cologne transforms the sensationally seedy Clermont Lounge into a ’70s disco/funk inferno late into the wee hours.

Sunday August 14

Chickens and Pigs plays blues “dunch” between 1 and 4 PM at The Earl. The Whiskey Gentry bring their misfit country-to-punk twang to the Park Tavern Unplugged in the Park series at Piedmont Park. Tony Bryant reps four generations of Georgia blues at Fat Matt’s. And the Michael Hutchence-less INXS brings back the ’80s at Chastain Park Amphitheatre.

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Monday August 1

From 3 PM on, savor tropical sounds and libations, as well as a Polynesian dinner during Mai Tai Monday at Smith’s Olde Bar. Kingsized and Tongo Hiti lead singer Big Mike Geier is Monday night’s celebrity bartender at Sister Louisa’s Church of the Living Room and Ping Pong Parlor. Northside Tavern hosts its weekly Blues Jam.

Tuesday August 2

Grab your horn and head to Twain’s in Decatur for a Joe Gransden jazz jam session starting at 9 PM. Crosstown All Stars play Southern rock and blues at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack. Notorious DJ Romeo Cologne spins ‘70s funk and disco at 10 High in Virginia-Highland. Catch Tues. Retro in the Metro nights at Midtown’s Deadwood Saloon, featuring video mixes of ’80s, ’90s and 2Ks hits.

Wednesday  August 3

Tennessee Tease Burlesque Invades the Cult Movie! combines two great Retro traditions on one stage at The Shelter. Doors are at 9, show at 10, and tickets are $10 to see this sexy troupe from Memphis which features titillating dancers, vocalists, comedians and fire performers.

The Beach Boys‘ Brian Wilson sings solo at Classic Chastain tonight. Spend An Evening with Dolly Parton at Verizon Amphitheatre at Encore Park. MOTO, aka Masters of the Obvious, plays punk New Orleans style at Star Bar with Barreracudas and self-described “Cooter” rockers Tornado Town. It’s a soulful night when Ruby Velle Trio takes the stage at Eddie’s Attic. Get ready to rumba, cha-cha and jitterbug at the weekly Swing Night at Graveyard Tavern. Frankie’s Blues Mission bring the blues to Fat Matt’s Rib Shack and Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck blues it down at Northside Tavern respectively. Dance to ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s hits during Retro in the Metro Wednesdays presented by Godiva Vodka, at Pub 71 in Brookhaven. 

Thursday  August 4

Whiskey Belt.

It’s another honky tonk night at Star Bar with Whiskey Belt. Dirty Bourbon River Show fuses roots, blues, jazz, zydeco and more into something they call New Orleans gypsy folk circus rock at Twain’s. Frankie’s Blues Mission is at The Five Spot. Go Retro-Polynesian to Tongo Hiti’s luxurious live lounge sounds, as well as some trippy takes on iconic pop songs, just about every Thursday night at Trader Vic’s. Party ‘70s style with DJ Romeo Cologne at Aurum Lounge. Breeze Kings and Chickenshack bring on the blues respectively at Northside Tavern and Fat Matt’s Rib Shack.Bluegrass Thursday at Red Light Cafe features alt-bluegrass Judge Talford Band.

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Monday July 25

From 3 PM on, savor tropical sounds and libations, as well as a Polynesian dinner during Mai Tai Monday at Smith’s Olde Bar. Kingsized and Tongo Hiti lead singer Big Mike Geier is Monday night’s celebrity bartender at Sister Louisa’s Church of the Living Room and Ping Pong Parlor. Northside Tavern hosts its weekly Blues Jam.

Tuesday July 26

What’s in a name? Catchy coolness if you’re self-styled D.I.Y. rock ‘n’ roll band Swank Sinatra, playing tonight at Smith’s Olde Bar. Although their sound, fury and lyrics are inspired by Frank than “homeless people, pirates, ladies, shoes, ships, our hate of disco and breakfast.” Minor Stars and Kevin Dunbar Band open. Grab your horn and head to Twain’s in Decatur for a Joe Gransden jazz jam session starting at 9 PM. JT Speed plays the blues at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack. Notorious DJ Romeo Cologne spins the best ‘70s funk and disco at 10 High in Virginia-Highland. Catch Tues. Retro in the Metro nights at Midtown’s Deadwood Saloon, featuring video mixes of ’80s, ’90s, and 2Ks hits.

Wednesday  July 27

The Temptations and The Four Tops make it a mini-Motown reunion at Classic Chastain tonight. Get ready to rumba, cha-cha and jitterbug at the weekly Swing Night at Graveyard Tavern. Deacon Brandon Reeves bring the blues to Fat Matt’s Rib Shack and Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck blues it down at Northside Tavernrespectively. Dance to ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s hits during Retro in the Metro Wednesdayspresented by Godiva Vodka, at Pub 71 in Brookhaven.

Thursday  July 28

It’s a cinematic night of pure (& twisted) imagination for the whole family as The Atlanta Opera screens classic 1971 movie WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY starring Gene Wilder at The Atlanta Opera Center (1575 Northside Drive, NW, Bldg 300, Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30318). Attendees may win two (golden?) tickets to the company’s production of THE GOLDEN TICKET, also based on the Roald Dahl novel, in March, 2012.

Henry Porter, named after a legendary Dylan quote, bring their Western swing on DMT to Kathmandu Restaurant & Grill in Clarkston. Or is that post-rock mindset with 70’s AOR hooks? Or songs that Iggy Pop might could sing? Or the Eagles with credibility? Or CCR meets XTC? Heck if they even know for sure, but you can find out for free and eat some tasty Asian vittles at the same time.

Classic Tulsa Sound piano man Leon Russell opens for legendary folk rocker Bob Dylan at Chastain Park Amphitheatre. Go Retro-Polynesian to Tongo Hiti’s luxurious live lounge sounds, as well as some trippy takes on iconic pop songs, just about every Thursday night at Trader Vic’s. Party ‘70s style with DJ Romeo Cologne at Aurum Lounge. Breeze King and Chickenshack bring on the blues respectively at Northside Tavern and Fat Matt’s Rib Shack.Bluegrass Thursday at Red Light Cafe features The Burning Angels.

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Monday July 18

From 3 PM on, savor tropical sounds and libations, as well as a Polynesian dinner during Mai Tai Monday at Smith’s Olde Bar. Kingsized and Tongo Hiti lead singer Big Mike Geier is Monday night’s celebrity bartender at Sister Louisa’s Church of the Living Room and Ping Pong Parlor. Northside Tavern hosts its weekly Blues Jam.

Tuesday July 19

Paul Collins.

Power pop icon and cult favorite Paul Collins (The Nerve) plays The Earl with his follow-up and equally seminal band Paul Collins’ Beat, and New Orleans garage band King Louie’s Missing Monuments and The Barreracudas opening. Grab your horn and head to Twain’s in Decatur for a Joe Gransden jazz jam session starting at 9 PM. Johnny Roquemore and the Apostles of Bluegrass strum at Eddie’s Attic. JT Speed plays the blues at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack. Notorious DJ Romeo Cologne spins the best ‘70s funk and disco at 10 High in Virginia-Highland. Catch Tuesday Retro in the Metro nights at Midtown’s Deadwood Saloon, featuring live video mixes of ’80s, ’90s, and 2Ks hits.

Wednesday  July 20

Nat King Coal Miners bring their slightly more redneck version of the famous cocktail guitar/piano/bass trio to Blind Willie’s. If you missed ATLRetro’s recent interview with Spike Fullerton, give it a read here. Get ready to rumba, cha-cha and jitterbug at the weekly Swing Night at Graveyard Tavern. Deacon Brandon Reeves bring the blues to Fat Matt’s Rib Shack and Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck blues it down at Northside Tavern respectively. Dance to ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s hits during Retro in the Metro Wednesdays presented by Godiva Vodka, at Pub 71 in Brookhaven.

Thursday  July 21

Catch a rare chance to see a newly remastered 35 mm print of critically acclaimed 1975 movie SHAMPOO, directed by Hal Ashby and starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie and Lee Grant at Cinefest tonight at 7:30 p.m. Read Dean Treadway’s Retro review here.  Rod Hamdallah alas has had to cancel his show tonight, so there’ll be no live music this Thursday at Kathmandu Restaurant & Grill. Go Retro-Polynesian to Tongo Hiti’s luxurious live lounge sounds, as well as some trippy takes on iconic pop songs, just about every Thursday night at Trader Vic’s. Seventies disco rocker Peter Frampton celebrates the 35th anniversary of his FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE LP at Classic Chastain. Party ‘70s style with DJ Romeo Cologne at Aurum Lounge. Breeze Kings and Chickenshack bring on the blues respectively at Northside Tavern and Fat Matt’s Rib Shack.Bluegrass Thursday at Red Light Cafe features The Red Light All-Stars Band.

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