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Apr 22nd, 2011 By:
Anya99
Friday, April 22
American icon and lounge legend Tony Bennett plays the Fox Theatre. Charleston to the ragtime sound of Blair Crimmins & the Hookers at the Dancing in the Street Party outside Elliot Street Deli & Pub, 10 PM in Castleberry Hill. Also on the bill are hotdogs, icy delights from the King of Pops and music by the Artifice Club‘s DJ Doctor Q. Grammy Award-winning saxophonist/composer Joe Lovano joins the Georgia State University Jazz Band for an evening of music at vintage-movie-theater-turned-arts venue Rialto Center. Learn the Argentine tango with Tango Rio at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center. Saxophonist Traci Wynn delivers the jazz at Fernbank Museum of Natural History’s Martinis and IMAX. Joe Gransden Trio jazzes up Haven Restaurant in Brookhaven. Frankie’s Blues Mission is at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack, and Mudcat plays the blues at Northside Tavern.
Saturday April 23
Treasure hunt for vintage and contemporary clothes, housewares and other fun stuff from retailers and artists such as recent Kool Kat Chris Hamer at Funky Flea ATL from 1 to 6 PM at Ambient Plus Studio.
At night, Antsy McClain & the Trailer Park Troubadours serenade the “good life” on the road again of Airstream trailer living via a sound that’s a marvelous mix of rockabilly, country, swing and R&B at Red Light Cafe. For a casual chat with Antsy, who is this week’s Kool Kat, click here. Lil Ed & the Blues Imperials play Blind Willie’s,and Mudcat plays a second night in a row at Northside Tavern. Better Than The Beatles pays tribute to the Fab Four at Jerry Farber’s Side Door. DJ Romeo Cologne transforms the sensationally seedy Clermont Lounge into a ’70s disco/funk inferno.
Sunday April 24
Jazz up your family Easter brunch with saxophonist Traci Wynn at Copeland’s in Buckhead from 11 AM to 3 PM. The Barrow Boys serve up a side of country during blues “dunch” between 1 and 4 PM at The Earl.
Ongoing
Leave it to the mad geniuses at Dad’s Garage to transform a beloved children’s classic into a bloody puppet musical. SCARLETT’S WEB features all your favorite characters from Wilbur the pig to Templeton the rat but adds some splattery special effects. Never mind, it’s all in fun though, they say, and definitely recommended only for anyone old enough to appreciate adult humor. Thurs., Fri. and Sat. nights at 8 p.m. through May 7.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec died in 1901, but it’s not a stretch to say that his vibrant posters and prints of showgirls, nightclub stars and the café culture influenced the 20thcentury romantic view of Paris and still inspire today’s burlesque performers. The High Museum of Art’s dynamic new special exhibition, TOULOUSE-LAUTREC AND FRIENDS: THE IRENE AND HOWARD STEIN COLLECTION, runs through May 1. Also at the High through May 29 is the MOMA-organized HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON: THE MODERN CENTURY, another blockbuster exhibit showcasing a photographer and photojournalist who captured on film many of the seminal moments of the 20th century from World War II to the assassination of Ghandi, China’s cultural revolution to civil rights and consumer culture in America.
Be sure to tune back in on Monday for This Week in Retro Atlanta. If you know of a cool happening we’ve missed, send suggestions to ATLRetro@gmail.com.
Category: Weekend Update | Tags: ambient plus studio, Antsy McClain, Artifice Club, Barrow Boys, Blair Crimmins, Blind Willie's, Callanwolde, Chris Hamer, Clermont Lounge, Copelands, Dad's Garage, DJ Doctor Q, Elliot Street Pub, Fat Matt's Rib Shack, Fernbank, Fox Theatre, Frankie's Blues Mission, funky flea atl, Georgia State University Jazz Band, Haven, Henri Cartier-Bresson, High Museum of Art, Jerry Farber's Side Door, Joe Gransden, Joe Lovano, King of Pops, Lil Ed & the Blues Imperials, Martinis & Imax, Mudcat, Northside Tavern, Red Light Cafe, Rialto, romeo cologne, Scarlett's Web, tango, Tango Rio, The Earl, Tony Bennett, Toulouse-Lautrec, Traci Wynn, Troubadours
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Apr 20th, 2011 By:
Anya99
Monday April 18
Swing to Joe Gransden, trumpet player extraordinaire, and his 16-piece orchestra and celebrate the release of his newest recording this week during Big Band Night at Cafe 290 on the first and third Monday of every month. Northside Tavern hosts its weekly Blues Jam.
Tuesday April 19
Head back to the ’70s and ’80s with Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band at Philips Arena. Grab your horn and head to Twain’s in Decatur for a Joe Gransden jazz jam session starting at 9 PM. The Emory Jazz Ensemble is also playing tonight at the Schwartz Center. J.T. 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 April 20
Get ready to rumba, cha-cha and jitterbug at the weekly Swing Night at Graveyard Tavern. Deacon Brandon Reeves and Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck bring on the blues at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack and 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, starting at 8 PM.
Thursday April 21
Not sure either of these bands is exactly Retro, but they certainly are wacky, making this perhaps the quirkiest night of the year in Atlanta concerts. At The Earl, forget Rock ’em Sock ’em Robots, Atlanta’s own crimefightin’ Falcon Lords face off in a no-holds-barred rock challenge against Captured by Robots promises Sci-fi fun with lead singer JBOT and the rest of his band robots built by him because he couldn’t get along with people. However, the crafty cyborgs have enslaved him by sticking a chip in his head, so they’re all robots now. Retro question, do they obey Asimov’s laws of robotics or are they more the Cyberdine kind? Nearby at the Masquerade, Japan’s Peelander-Z are well-known to Anime Weekend Atlanta attendees for their anime-inspired brightly-colored superhero suits, silly hats and their crazy antics which involve some serious audience interaction! Oh, and some dude named Charlie Sheen (I think he was pretty good in that movie PLATOON back in the ’80s but now he’s gone a little wild) is at the Fox Theatre tonight, too.
Cadillac Jones serves up some serious jazz funk at Atlanta’s tastiest new concert venue, Kathmandu Kitchen and Grill, formerly Pho Truc, in Clarkston from 8-10 PM. Listen 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. Wayne K. Li, Oliver Professor of Practice in Design and Engineering at Georgia Tech, delivers a gallery talk on “Experience in Motor Design” and get a chance to catch the special exhibit PASSIONE ITALIANA: DESIGN OF THE ITALIAN MOTORCYCLE during MODA‘s Thursday night Drink in Design from 6-8 PM. Read ATLRetro’s Kool Kat piece on curator Joe Remling here. 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.Johnny Roquemore & the Apostles of Bluegrass are on the bill for Bluegrass Thursday at Red Light Cafe.
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Category: This Week in ATLRetro | Tags: 10 High, ambient plus studio, Anime Weekend Atlanta, Antsy McClain, Apostles of Bluegrass, Barrow Boys, Blair Crimmins, Bob Seger, Breeze Kings, Cadillac Jones, Cafe 290, Callanwolde, Captured by Robots, Castleberry Hill, Charlie Sheen, Chickenshack, Chris Hamer, Clermont Lounge, Copelands, Dad's Garage, Deacon Brandon Reeves, Deadwood Saloon, DJ Doctor Q, Drink in Design, dunch, Elliot Street Pub, Emory Jazz Ensemble, Falcon Lords, Fat Matt's Rib Shack, Fernbank, Fox Theatre, Frankie's Blues Mission, funky flea atl, Georgia State University Jazz Band, Graveyard Tavern, Haven, Henri Cartier-Bresson, High Museum of Art, italian motorcycles, J.T. Speed, Jerry Farber's Side Door, Joe Gransden, Joe Lovano, joe remling, Johnny Roquemore, Kathmandu Kitchen and Grill, King of Pops, Martinis & Imax, Masquerade, moda, Mudcat, Northside Tavern, passione italiana, Peelander-Z, Philips Arena, Pho Truc, Pub 71, Red Light Cafe, Retro in the Metro, Rialto, romeo cologne, Scarlett's Web, Schwartz Center, swing dancing, tango, Tango Rio, The Earl, Tongo Hiti, Tony Bennett, Toulouse-Lautrec, Traci Wynn, Trader Vic's, trailer park troubadours, Troubadours, Twain's
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Apr 12th, 2011 By:
Anya99
Last week was fairly quiet when it came to Retro-inspired activities in Atlanta, So ATLRetro took a bit of a rest. This week starts slowly, too, but once Saturday hits, even I’m not sure what to do. Let’s just say EVERYTHING happens all at once and ATLRetro revs back up, too, with a bunch of special features including a bedazzling look back at last month’s Southern Fried Burlesque courtesy of the tantalizing Talloolah Love, an exclusive preview of Saturday night’s The Chamber Reunion courtesy of Kool Kat of the Week Mon Cherie, the Dogwood Festival celebrates its 75th anniversary with two vintage amusement rides, and more.
Monday April 11
An acclaimed musician whom B.B. King says has “soul,” D.B. Rielly takes rock and country back to its roots at Smith’s Olde Bar, with back-to-the-basics, ’70s-rock-inspired Saturn 5 and alt-folk Little Brave also on the bill. Northside Tavern hosts its weekly Blues Jam.
Tuesday April 12
Splatter Cinema travels back to 1985 with A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2: FREDDY’S REVENGE at 9:30 PM at the Plaza Theatre. While ATLRetro reviewer Mark Arson admits the first sequel may not be the most creative of the Krueger movies, it still features a lot of fun scares, and you know the Splatter gang will dream up a photo op that will haunt your sleep.
Grab your horn and head to Twain’s in Decatur for a Joe Gransden jazz jam session starting at 9 PM. J.T. 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. Or go really retro with the Atlanta Opera‘s COSI FAN TUTTE at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. In Mozart’s comedic masterpiece, two Italian officers boast of their fiancees’ faithfulness, only to have a clever friend put it to the test.
Wednesday April 13
Get ready to rumba, cha-cha and jitterbug at the weekly Swing Night at Graveyard Tavern. Deacon Brandon Reeves and Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck bring on the blues at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack and 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, starting at 8 PM.
Thursday April 14
ATHENS BURNING, a documentary about the history of the historic Georgia Theatre, a key venue in the college town’s famous music scene, screens at The Plaza Theatre at 7:30 PM. Cowboy Envy strums up some mighty fine traditional and original Western tunes at Atlanta’s tastiest new concert venue, Kathmandu Kitchen and Grill, formerly Pho Truc, in Clarkston from 8-10 PM. Listen 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. Watch the classic Gregory Peck–Audrey Hepburn romance-on-a-motorscooter movie ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953), drink some wine, hear Free Poems on Demand, and check out PASSIONE ITALIANA: DESIGN OF THE ITALIAN MOTORCYCLE during MODA‘s Thursday night Drink in Design from 6-8 PM. 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.
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Category: This Week in ATLRetro | Tags: Artifice Club, Athens Burning, Athens scene, Atlanta Opera, Atlanta Rollergirls, Aurum Lounge, Blair Crimmins, Breeze Kings, Brian Hogans, Chickenshack, Clermont Lounge, Clockwork Carnival, Cobb Energy Centre, Cosi fan tutte, Cowboy Envy, d.b. rielly, Danny Mudcat Dudeck, Davenport Sisters, Deacon Brandon Reeves, Deadwood Saloon, Denim Demons, Dirty South Derby Girls, Dixie Tavern, DJ Doctor Q, Dogwood Festival, Fat Matt's Rib Shack, Fernbank, Freddy Krueger, Gentleman Jesse, Goat Farm, Graveyard Tavern, Henri Cartier-Bresson, High Museum of Art, Hollidays, Hot Toddies Flaming Cabaret, Imperial Opa, J.T. Speed, Jackson County Line, Joe Gransden, Kathmandu Kitchen and Grill, Kenny Banks, Lefty Williams, little brave, Mansion on Peachtree, mark arson, Martinis & Imax, Masquerade, moda, Mon Cherie, motorcycles, Mozart, Nightmare on Elm Street, Northside Tavern, passione italiana, Pho Truc, Piedmont Park, Plaza Theatre, Psycho Devilles, Pub 71, pyro salto, Raveonettes, Reagan Rock prom, Retro in the Metro, roller derby, Roman Holiday, romeo cologne, Sadie Hawkins, salsambo, saturn 5, Seattle Wheel, Sidelines, Smith's Olde Bar, Splatter Cinema, Star Bar, steampunk, Swamp Funk Quartet, swing dancing, Taj Mahal, Talloolah Love, Tampa Tantrums, The Basement, The Chamber, The Earl, The Loft, thimblerig circus, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Tongo Hiti, Toxic Shocks, Trader Vic's, Twain's, Variety Playhouse, Wanda Jackson, Yaarab Shrine Center
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Apr 6th, 2011 By:
Anya99
Here’s your weekly guide to where and why to get out…
Monday April 4
It’s somehow comforting to see The Residents still together making not-for-everyone but truly alternative music at Variety Playhouse. Whether it’s a “New Moon on Monday,” or not, ’80s synth pop idols Duran Duran play to a sell-out crowd at Center Stage. Swing to Joe Gransden, trumpet player extraordinaire, and his 16-piece orchestra during Big Band Night at Cafe 290 on the first and third Monday of every month. Northside Tavern hosts its weekly Blues Jam.
Tuesday April 5
Grab your horn and head to Twain’s in Decatur for a Joe Gransden jazz jam session starting at 9 PM. J.T. Speed plays 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 April 6
Get ready to rumba, cha-cha and jitterbug at the weekly Swing Night at Graveyard Tavern. Catch Joe Gransden every Wednesday night at 8:30 PM at Jerry Farber’s Side Door. Deacon Brandon Reeves and Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck bring on the blues at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack and 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, starting at 8 PM.
Thursday April 7
Sub Pop legend and former Dinosaur Jr. frontman, J Mascis, rocks The Earl. Drink some wine, dance, see live performances and check out PASSIONE ITALIANA: DESIGN OF THE ITALIAN MOTORCYCLE during MODA‘s second Thursday night Drink in Design from 6-8 PM. What the…? is what we’re asking as to who’s playing under the disco ball at Atlanta’s funnest new concert venue, Kathmandu Kitchen and Grill, formerly Pho Truc, in Clarkston from 8-10 PM. Listen 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. Joe Gransden jazzes up Tantra now on Thursdays. 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.
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Category: This Week in ATLRetro | Tags: 10 High, Alex Lattimore, Andy Ditzler, Aurum Lounge, Beatles, blues dunch, Bottoms, Breeze Kings, Cafe 290, center stage, Clermont Lounge, Cuba, Danny Mudcat Dudeck, Deacon Brandon Reeves, Deadwood Saloon, Dinosaur Jr, Drink in Design, duran duran, Emily Yetter, Emory University, Fernbank, Film Love, Graveyard Tavern, Henri Cartier-Bresson, High Museum of Art, italian motorcycles, J. Mascis, J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, J.T. Speed, Jerry Farber's Side Door, Joe Gransden, John Lennon, Kathmandu Kitchen and Grill, Kenny Banks, Kentucky Thunder, Kingsized, Los Munequitos de Matanzas, Martinis & Imax, moda, Northside Tavern, Pho Truc, Pub 71, residents, Retro in the Metro, Rialto, Ricky Skaggs, romeo cologne, Rumba, Savage Republic, Star Bar, Tom Gentry, Tongo Hiti, Trader Vic's, Twain's, Variety Playhouse, Yoko Ono
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Mar 29th, 2011 By:
Anya99
Here’s your weekly guide to where and why to get out…
Monday March 28
Francine Reed belts out some beautiful blues every other Monday at Cafe Circa. Northside Tavern hosts its weekly Blues Jam.
Tuesday March 29
Cathy Whitlock, author of DESIGNS ON FILM: A CENTURY OF HOLLYWOOD ART DIRECTION, provides a behind-the-scenes look at the masterful set design of GONE WITH THE WIND at the Margaret Mitchell House at 7 PM as part of the GONE WITH THE WIND 75th Anniversary Celebration. Grab your horn and head to Twain’s in Decatur for a Joe Gransden jazz jam session starting at 9 PM. Fedora Blues plays Fatt Matt’s Rib Shack. Notorious DJ Romeo Cologne spins the best ‘70s funk and disco at 10 High in Virginia-Highland. Catch the official grand opening of Tuesday Retro in the Metro nights at Midtown’s Deadwood Saloon, featuring live video mixes of ’80s, ’90s, and 2Ks hits.
Wednesday March 30
It’s TNT, Tommy Lee and Tammy Renee in a knockdown funky drag-out “Keytar Loser Leave Grudge Match” vs. Lust at Star Bar. TNT perform hits from the ’70s to today but are especially known for their fun takes on ’70s and ’80s funkilicious, R&B and disco favorites like Stevie Wonder‘s “Superstition.” Cabaret theatrics meet post-punk adult-themed rawk in Lust, featuring another pair of powerhouse vocalists Susanne Gibboney and Blast-Off Burlesque‘s “Barbilicious” Hays.
At The Earl, New Zealand’s Surf City takes inspiration from surf music, Jesus and Mary Chain (originally “Kill Surf City” after that band’s song) and Velvet Underground. Get ready to rumba, cha-cha and jitterbug at the weekly Swing Night at Graveyard Tavern. Catch Joe Gransden every Wednesday night at 8:30 PM at Jerry Farber’s Side Door. The Hollidays and Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck bring on the blues at Fatt Matt’s Rib Shack and 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, starting at 8 PM. Cover band ’80s Band of Destiny is in the Atlanta Room at Smith’s Olde Bar.
Thursday March 31
'64 MV Agusta 500cc is one of 11 vintage and contemporary Italian motorcycles on display at MoDA. Photo courtesy of Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
Drink some wine and enjoy a gallery tour of PASSIONE ITALIANA: DESIGN OF THE ITALIAN MOTORCYCLE by previous Kool Kat curator Joe Remling during MODA‘s first Thursday night Drink in Design from 6-8 PM. Murphreesboro, Tenn. alt-country band The Only Sons plays Kathmandu Kitchen and Grill, formerly Pho Truc in Clarkston from 8-10 PM. Listen 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. Joe Gransden jazzes up Tantra now on Thursdays. Party ‘70s style with DJ Romeo Cologne at Aurum Lounge. Breeze Kings and Chicken Shack bring on the blues respectively at Northside Tavern and Fat Matt’s Rib Shack.
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Category: This Week in ATLRetro | Tags: 10 High, 80s Band of Destiny, Andy Ditzler, Aurum Lounge, Barb Hays, Bart Webb Studios, Beatles, better than the beatles, Big in Japan, Blast-Off Burlesque, Breeze Kings, caboose days, cafe circa, Cathy Whitlock, chicken and pigs, Chris Hamer, Clermont Lounge, Deadwood Saloon, Designs on Film, Doctor Q, dunch, Eddie's Attic, Fedora Blues, Fernbank, Film Love, Francine Reed, Gone with the Wind, Henri Cartier-Bresson, High Museum of Art, Hollidays, italian motorcycles, J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, Jerry Farber's Side Door, Joe Gransden, joe remling, John Lennon, Kathmandu Kitchen and Grill, Last Rock n Roll Documentary, Lust, Margaret Mitchell House, Martinis & Imax, moda, Mudcat, Northside Tavern, Octane Coffee Bar, passione italiana, Pho Truc, Plaza Theatre, Please Pleaserock me, Pub 71, Retro in the Metro, romeo cologne, Ruby Velle, Smith's Olde Bar, Soulphonics, Southeastern Railway Museum, southern fried burlesque fest, Star Bar, Stevie Wonder, Surf City, Susanne Gibboney, swing dancing, Talloolah Love, Tantra, The Earl, The Glenwood, TNT, Tom Waits, Tongo Hiti, Toulouse-Lautrec, Trader Vic's, Urbnpop, Viva Las Vegas, Yoko Ono
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Mar 22nd, 2011 By:
Anya99
Here’s your weekly guide to where and why to get out…
Monday March 21
After dark, Joe Gransden & his smokin’ 16-piece orchestra present another Big Band Night of jazz at Café 290, featuring Sinatra, Bennett, Basie and Joe’s originals. Northside Tavern hosts a Blues Jam.
Tuesday March 22
Grab your horn and head to Twain’s in Decatur for a Joe Gransden jazz jam session starting at 9 PM. Fedora Blues plays Fatt Matt’s Rib Shack. Atlanta’s notorious DJ Romeo Cologne spins the best ‘70s funk and disco at 10 High in Virginia-Highland. Get a sneak preview of new Tuesday Retro in the Metro nights at Midtown’s Deadwood Saloon, featuring live video mixes of ’80s, ’90s, and 2Ks hits; official grand opening is next Tues. March 29.
Wednesday March 23
Not quite as cool as taking a TARDIS back to 688, but coming mighty close, ATLRetro’s top pick of the night is ’70s/’80s garage band extraordinaire The Fleshtones at Star Bar, with The Forty-Fives and Ghost Bikini opening. The Emory University Tango Ensemble and Tango Orchestra Club Atlanta present an evening of traditional and new Argentinian tango dancing and music at Emory’s Schwartz Center. Lots of weekly events, too. Get ready to rumba, cha-cha and jitterbug at the weekly Swing Night at The Glenwood. Catch Joe Gransden every Wednesday night at 8:30 PM at Jerry Farber’s Side Door. The Hollidays and Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck bring on the blues at Fatt Matt’s Rib Shack and 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, starting at 8 PM. Cover band ’80s Band of Destiny is in the Atlanta Room at Smith’s Olde Bar.
Thursday March 24
The Found Footage Festival brings outtakes and oddities found at garage sales, flea markets, dumpsters and other strange places to the Plaza Theatre, including a rare screening of cult classic HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT. It’s a bonafide ’70s night at Philips Arena as (ATLRetro) Rod Stewart thrusts whatever he has left and Stevie Nicks wails out “Rhiannon” one more time. Listen 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. Joe Gransden jazzes up Tantra now on Thursdays. Party ‘70s style with DJ Romeo Cologne at Aurum Lounge. Breeze Kings and Chicken Shack bring on the blues respectively at Northside Tavern and Fat Matt’s Rib Shack.
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Category: This Week in ATLRetro | Tags: 80s Band of Destiny, Alice in Wonderland, Alien, Andy Ditzler, Beatles, Blair Crimmins, Breeze Kings, burlesque, Cafe 290, Chameleon Queen, Dans le Moment, Deadwood Saloon, Derryl Rivers, Doo Gallery, Eddie's Attic, Emily Yetter, Fatt Matt's Rib Shack, Fedora Blues, Fernbank, Film Love, Fleshtones, Flying Circus, Found Footage Festival, heavy metal, Heavy Metal Parking Lot, Henri Cartier-Bresson, High Museum of Art, Hollidays, J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, Jerry Farber's Side Door, Joan Rivers, Joe Gransden, John Lennon, Katherine Lashe, Martinis & Imax, Mon Cherie, Mudcat, Northside Tavern, Only Sons, Pemberton Place, Philips Arena, Plaza Theatre, Retro in the Metro, Rod Stewart, romeo cologne, Rue de Paradis, Sana Blues, Schwartz Center, Shriek Movie Night, Smith's Olde Bar, Spanky & the Love Handles, Star Bar, Stevie Nicks, Susi French Connection, Syrens of the South, T. Grease Johnson, Talloolah Love, tango, The Earl, The Glenwood, Tongo Hiti, torchy taboo, Trader Vic's, Twain's, Viva Las Vegas, Yoko Ono
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Mar 7th, 2011 By:
Anya99
Wow, there’s a lot flying and frying this week Retro-wise in Atlanta from Phoenix Flies to Southern Fried Burlesque Fest to a host of pop and rock performers who got their start in the ’80s. Here’s your weekly guide to where and why to get out…
Monday March 7
Atlanta Preservation Center continues its annual The Phoenix Flies: A Celebration of Living Landmarks, so-named after the iconic symbol of Atlanta—the mythical bird that burns and is reborn similar to the city post-Civil War. The event which runs through March 20 offers a chance to take its neighborhood historical walking tours for free, as well as experience additional behind-the-scenes peeks inside Atlanta’s most famous buildings of eras gone by. Today’s tours include The Temple synagogue (1930), designed by legendary Atlanta architect Philip Trammel Shutze at 10:30 AM; the Gothic revival Peachtree Christian Church (1925) at noon; and Grant Park at 5 PM. Reservations are recommended. After dark, Joe Gransden & his smokin’ 16-piece orchestra present another Big Band Night of jazz at Café 290, featuring Sinatra, Bennett, Basie and Joe’s originals. Blues chanteuse Francine Reed is back at Cafe Circa. Northside Tavern hosts a Blues Jam.
Tuesday March 8
Phoenix Flies features the Swan House at the Atlanta History Center (AHC), site of lavish parties in the 1920s and ’30s; other AHC facilities such as the 1840 Tullie Smith Farm and Cherokee Garden Library and Kenan Research Center, which both house rare photos and documents of Atlanta history; neoclassic First Church of Christ, Scientist (cornerstone laid 1903); Hinman Home (1896), now Stonehurst Place Bed & Breakfast; Midtown’s The Castle; a general Historic Midtown tour; and Wimbish House (1906), one of the last remaining homes on Peachtree Street’s once posh Mansion Row now the headquarters of Atlanta Women’s Club.
Splatter Cinema presents 1980s vampire classic NEAR DARK at 9:30 PM. Read Mark Arson’s Retro Revue to see why you shouldn’t miss this hard-edged horror Western directed by Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow and starring Lance Henriksen and Bill Paxton. Grab your horn and head to Twain’s in Decatur for a Joe Gransden jazz jam session starting at 9 PM. Fedora Blues plays Fatt Matt’s Rib Shack. Atlanta’s notorious DJ Romeo Cologne spins the best ‘70s funk and disco at 10 High in Virginia-Highland.
Wednesday March 9
Phoenix Flies tours the Fabulous Fox Theatre and offers a rare peek inside The Herndon Home, a beautiful 1910 mansion built by Atlanta’s first African-American millionaire Alonzo Herndon which has many eclectic aspects thanks also to his drama teacher wife Adrienne who would put on theater productions occasionally on the roof.
Get ready to rumba, cha-cha and jitterbug at the weekly Swing Night at The Glenwood. Catch Joe Gransden every Wednesday night at 8:30 PM at Jerry Farber’s Side Door. The Hollidays bring on the blues at Fatt Matt’s Rib Shack. Dance to ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s hits during Retro in the Metro Wednesdays presented by Godiva Vodka, at Pub 71 in Brookhaven, starting at 8 PM. Cover band ’80s Band of Destiny is in the Atlanta Room at Smith’s Olde Bar.
Thursday March 10
Stonehenge Mansion, one of today's Phoenix Flies tours.
Another busy day for Phoenix Flies including tours of Fox Theatre; early Edgewood-Candler Park; Unseen Underground exploring parts of the old railway lines and viaduct system not usually open to public view; Burns Club (1910), a replica of Scottish poet Robert Burns’ birth home with Burns poetry reading; City Hall; Stonehenge Mansion & Sanctuary, a Gothic mansion in Druid Hills built as a residence but now houses St. John’s Lutheran Church; and the Georgia Capitol.
The first annual Southern Fried Burlesque Fest kicks off with the Atlanta premiere of award-winning documentary DIRTY MARTINI & THE NEW BURLESQUE, with a Q&A afterwards with director Gary Beeber and Neo-Burlesque Revival superstar Dirty Martini, at the Holiday Inn & Conference Center in Decatur. Be sure to read our fest preview here. Chickens and Pigs play Pho Truc in Clarkston from 8-10 PM. Listen 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 Chicken Shack bring on the blues respectively at Northside Tavern and Fat Matt’s Rib Shack.
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Mar 4th, 2011 By:
Anya99
Decided it might make more sense to run Weekend Update on Friday mornings than on Thursdays. You can still find out about Thursday activities, of course, in This Week in Retro Atlanta on Mondays. And of course, you can plan ahead for the whole weekend.
Friday March 4
Blair Crimmins.
Legendary pianist George Winston tickles the ivories at Variety Playhouse. Blair Crimmins and the Hookers provide a 1920s Vaudeville atmosphere during amagical Fernbank Museum of Natural History’s Martinis and IMAX themed“Night of the Kraken” tying in with its current MYTHIC CREATURES: DRAGONS, UNICORNS AND MERMAIDS special exhibition which will be open for viewing that night. Also, hear they’ll be serving up special mythic-themed cocktails, 
including a Krakentini, featuring Kraken rum, Silver Scream Spookshow‘s Professor Morte will be a special guest, and there’s a costume contest planned, too, so don your most mythical duds. Just about to post a last-minute interview with Blair about the fanciful festivities, so be sure to check that out.
Celebrate Mardi Gras early and decadently, or rather BART-I GRAS, with the insane crew of Avondale Estates’ Bart Webb Studios and the sexy and sassy Syrens of the South, Big Easy cuisine provided by Zatarain’s, beads, masks, and the first Bart-i Bra contest where the best decorated bra will be judged to crown the first Queen or King of Bart-i Gras.
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Category: Weekend Update | Tags: Ansley Park, ART Station, atlanta preservation center, Bart Webb Studios, Bart-I Gras, Blair Crimmins, Breeze Kings, Burns Club, Charles Fellingham, Clermont Lounge, Dixie Tavern, Dog Sees God, Druid Hills, Emily Yetter, Fabrefaction Theatre, Fernbank, Fox Theatre, George Winston, Grant Park, Henri Cartier-Bresson, High Museum of Art, Historic Downtown, Hot Rod Walt, Jerry Farber's Side Door, Kraken, Mardi Gras, Martinis & Imax, Mythic Creatures, Northside Tavern, Oakland Cemetery, Park Tavern, Peanuts, Pemberton Place, Peter Pan, phoenix flies, Piedmont Park, Ponce de Leon, Professor Morte, Psycho Devilles, Rhodes hall, romeo cologne, rum, Shamrock Fest, Silver Scream Spookshow, Sinatra, St. Patrick's Day, Syrens of the South, Toulouse-Lautrec, trolley, U2, Uno Dos Tres Catorce, Variety Playhouse, Yacht Rock Revue
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Feb 28th, 2011 By:
Anya99
The Retro action in Atlanta isn’t quite as sizzling as last week, making it a great time to check out some of the ongoing great weekly events that pay tribute to vintage jazz, blues, funk and country. Or catch up on your city history with The Phoenix Flies: A Celebration of Living Landmarks, starting Saturday.
Monday Feb. 28
It’s definitely worth braving the showers to hear the vivacious voice of blues chanteuse Francine Reed at Cafe Circa in the Old Fourth Ward. And there’s a Blues Jam at Northside Tavern.
Tuesday March 1
Atlanta’s notorious DJ Romeo Cologne spins the best ‘70s funk and disco at 10 High in Virginia-Highland.
Wednesday March 2
Every Wednesday in March, The Hollidays bring their modern take on classic ‘60s soul, garage, rock ‘n’ roll and obscure blues to Fat Matt’s Rib Shack. Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck plays the blues at Northside Tavern. Get ready to rumba, cha-cha and jitterbug at the weekly Swing Night at The Glenwood. Joe Gransden is off but jazz is still on the menu with Scott Glazer and the Real All-Stars at Jerry Farber’s Side Door. Dance to ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s hits during Retro in the Metro Wednesdays presented by Godiva Vodka, at Pub 71 in Brookhaven, starting at 8 PM. The Atlanta Burlesque and Cabaret Club meets at a new venue, Melton’s App & Tap, in Decatur, at 8 PM. Topic is how to do (and not do) a photoshoot with opportunity to speak to professional photographers and pin-up professionals.
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Category: This Week in ATLRetro | Tags: 10 High, Ansley Park, ART Station, Atlanta Burlesque and Cabaret Club, atlanta preservation center, Aurum Lounge, Bart Webb Studios, Bart-I Gras, Battle of Atlanta, blues jam, Breeze Kings, Burns Club, cafe circa, Charles Fellingham, Clermont Lounge, Danny Mudcat Dudeck, disco, Dixie Tavern, Druid Hills, Emily Yetter, Fatt Matt's Rib Shack, Fernbank, Fox Theatre, Francine Reed, funk, George Winston, Grant Park, High Museum of Art, Historic Downtown, Hollidays, Hot Rod Walt, Inman Park, J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, Jerry Farber's Side Door, Kraken, Mardi Gras, Martinis & Imax, Melton's App & Tap, Mythic Creatures, Northside Tavern, Oakland Cemetery, Park Tavern, Pemberton Place, Peter Pan, Pho Truc, phoenix flies, Ponce de Leon, Psycho Devilles, Pub 71, Retro in the Metro, Rhodes hall, romeo cologne, Scott Glazer, Shamrock Fest, Sinatra, Slim Chance and the Convicts, swing dancing, Syrens of the South, The Glenwood, Tongo Hiti, Trader Vic's, trolley, U2, Uno Dos Tres Catorce, Variety Playhouse, Yacht Rock Revue
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Feb 24th, 2011 By:
Anya99
As I said at the start of the week, there are some tough choices this weekend, and a few additions not included in This Week to make it even harder. Whatever you choose, hope you have a ravishingly Retro good time!
Thursday Feb. 24
The Atlanta Opera presents the opening night of George Gershwin’s PORGY & BESS, a American folk opera about two lovers struggling to find happiness in Charleston’s Catfish Row. Find out more about the production at the Cobb Energy Centre which runs through March 6, in KOOL KAT OF THE WEEK spotlighting Costume Coordinator Joanna Schmink.
Good grief, CB’s an adolescent now, his little sister’s a goth, his ex-girlfriend’s in a mental hospital for setting too many fires, his friends are all drunk, and when his dog dies from rabies after killing a “little yellow bird,” he starts to question the existence of an afterlife.That’s the wacked-out premise of DOG SEES GOD: CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BLOCKHEAD, a black comedy inspired by the popular PEANUTS comic strip and performed by the new Fabrefaction Theatre Company, which premieres today and runs through March 13.
ATLRetro will finally be joining the Last Of The Red Hot Truc-ers as Ghost Riders Car Club celebrates Vietnamese New Year with classic ’50s honkytonk and rockabilly for the last of their February Thursday night free gigs at Pho Truc in Clarkston. For a sneak peek, read Feb. 1 ’s KOOL KAT OF THE WEEK with guitarist Spike Fullerton. Listen 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. And Breeze Kings bring on the blues at Northside Tavern.
Friday Feb. 25
Get back to rock’s rockabilly, country and Western swing roots with Big Sandy & His Flyrite Boys, with special guests Caroline & the Ramblers and The Stumblers, at Star Bar. It’s a soulful night at Highland Inn Ballroom with The Soulphonics & Ruby Velle and George Hughley with Johnny & the Lakewood 5. The Nick Longo Band jazzes up Fernbank Museum of Natural History’s Martinis & IMAX. And go really retro with a futuristic twist at AnachroCon, a three-day steampunk convention, which kicks off today in grande style with The Gaslamp Gala, a concert extravaganza organized and presented by The Artifice Club‘s Dr. Q, at 7 PM. Performers include The Ghosts Project with Nathaniel Johnstone (Abney Park) and Play it with Moxie, a ballroom jazz band. Admission is included in your AnachroCon membership, with VIP seating available for $5. All festivities are at the Holiday Inn Select Perimeter, 4386 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road.
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Category: Weekend Update | Tags: 7 Stages, Abney Park, AnachroCon, Artifice Club, Atlanta Opera, Atlanta Radio Theatre Company, Atlanta Rollergirls, Atomic Rockets, Becky Cormier Finch, Big Sandy & His Flyrite Boys, Breeze Kings, burlesque, Caroline & the Ramblers, Cemetery Surfers, Cobb Energy Centre, Dead Elvis, Denim Arcade, Denim Demons, Derek Yaniger, Dirty South Derby Girls, Dog Sees God, Dr. Q, El Caminos, Emily Yetter, Extraordinary Contraptions, Fabrefaction Theatre, Fernbank, Flathead Mike, Fox Theatre, French film, frenchy and the punk, Gaslamp Gala, George Hughley, Georgia Satellites, Ghost Riders Car Club, Ghosts Project, Giant Gila Monster, Gypsy Nomads, Henri Cartier-Bresson, High Museum of Art, Highland Inn Ballroom, horror movies, J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, Jean Renoir, Joanna Schmink, John Mellencamp, Johnny & the Lakewood 5, Martinis & Imax, Masquerade, Memphis Hustlin' Rollers, Mon Cherie's Rockabilly Lounge, Nathaniel Johnstone, Nick Longo, Northside Tavern, Oysterfest, Peanuts, Pemberton Place, Peter Pan, Pho Truc, Play it with Moxie, Plaza Theatre, Porgy and Bess, Red Balloon, Rev. Andy, Rialto, rockabilly, roy haynes, Ruby Velle, Rules of the Game, Sake Tuyas, Shane Morton, Sid Vicious Experience, Silver Scream Spookshow, Soulphonics, Spike Fullerton, Star Bar, steamhouse lounge, Talloolah Love, The Stumblers, Theatre du Reve, Tongo Hiti, Toulouse-Lautrec, Trader Vic's, vintage hairstyles
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