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BUBBAPALOOZA 20 Schedule

Posted on: May 27th, 2011 By: Anya99

The Star Community Bar presents: BUBBAPALOOZA 20 “In memory of Gregory Dean Smalley” Read the full ATLRetro sneak preview from Bryan Malone and Ted Weldon here.

FRIDAY May 27, Doors 7pm/$8

Main Stage
8:00 PM The Wheelknockers
8:45 PM Rod Hamdallah
9:30 PM Bareknuckle Betties
10:15 PM The Blacktop Rockets
11:15 PM Anna Kramer & theLostCause
12:00 PM Ocha La Rocha

Little Vinyl Lounge Stage:
10:00 PM Midway Charmers
11:00 PM The Atomic Rockets

SATURDAY, Doors 3pm/$10

Main Stage
4:30 PM Chickens & Pigs
5:30 PM Senator Artie Mondello
6:25 PM Uncle Daddy & the Kissin Cousins
7:15 PM Sonoramic Commando
8:00 PM The Stumblers
8:45 PM AM Gold
9:30 PM Cigar Store Indians (Ben)
10:20 PM Ghost Riders Car Club
11:15 PM Caroline & the Ramblers
12:15 PM The Billygoats

Little Vinyl Lounge Stage:
6:00 PM Western Union Messenger
8:30 PM The Disasternaughts
ALSO: Garage 71 will be broadcasting live.

Parking lot beside Star Bar:
The Redneck Cruise-In Car Show! Hosted by Garage 71; pre-1970’s & earlier Hot Rods & Cycles; starts Saturday at 5pm.

BBQ provided by SLOPE’S BBQ

Raffles & Prizes including gift certificates to the best shops and stores in Little Five Points (to benefit the family of Gregory Dean Smalley)

Get your official BUBBAPALOOZA 20th Anniversary photo at the PBR Photo Booth.

Sponsored by: Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, Garage 71, Slopes BBQ, Starlight Six Drive-In, Plaza Theater, Memorial Tattoo, East Atlanta Tattoo, Criminal Records, Wax N’ Facts, El Myr, Junkman’s Daughter, Abbadabba’s, Euclid Avenue Yacht Club, Savage Pizza, Tin Roof Cantina & Star Community Bar

Category: Weekend Update | Tags: Abbadabba's, AM Gold, Anna Kramer & the Lost Cause, Atomic Rockets, Bareknuckle Betties, Billygoats, Blacktop Rockets, Bubbapalooza, Caroline & the Ramblers, Chickens and Pigs, Cigar Store Indians, Criminal Records, Disasternauts, East Atlanta Tattoo, El Myr, Euclid Avenue Yacht Club, Garage 71, Ghost Riders Car Club, Gregory Dean Smalley, hot rods, Junkman's Daughter, Little 5 Points, Memorial Tattoo, Midway Charmers, Ocha La Rocha, Pabst Blue Ribbon, PBR, Plaza Theatre, Redneck Cruise-In Car Show, Redneck Underground, Rod Hamdallah, Savage Pizza, Senator Artie Mondello, Slope's BBQ, Sonoramic Commando, Star Bar, Starlight Drive-In, Stumblers, Tin Roof Cantina, Uncle Daddy & the Kissin' Cousins, Wax n Facts, Western Union Messenger, Wheelknockers

This Week in Retro Atlanta, May 23-29, 2011

Posted on: May 23rd, 2011 By: Anya99

Monday May 23

Find out if Kingsized and Tongo Hiti lead singer Big Mike Geier will croon a tune or two for tips during his second week as Monday night’s celebrity bartender at newly opened Sister Louisa’s Church of the Living Room and Ping Pong Parlor. Northside Tavern hosts its weekly Blues Jam.

Tuesday May 24

Parrotheads, take note! Jimmy Buffet & the Coral Reefer band aren’t wasting away in Margaritaville but playing at Lakewood Amphitheatre tonight. The Earl throws its 5th Annual Bob Dylan Birthday Bash featuring at least 22 guest singers. The $7 cover benefits Ovarian Cycle, an Atlanta-based organization raising money for ovarian cancer research. Grab your horn and head to Twain’s in Decatur for a Joe Gransden jazz jam session starting at 9 PM. 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 May 25

Get ready to rumba, cha-cha and jitterbug at the weekly Swing Night at Graveyard Tavern. Frankie’s Blues Mission and Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck bring on the blues at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack and Northside Tavern respectively. Joe Gransden now plays every Wed. night 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.

Thursday May 26

I Want Whisky fuse bluegrass and punk rock at Twain’s. 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 Chickenshack bring on the blues respectively at Northside Tavern and Fat Matt’s Rib Shack.Bluegrass Thursday at Red Light Cafe features the Amanda Meredith Band.

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Category: This Week in ATLRetro | Tags: AM Gold, Amanda Meredith, Amy Pike, Anna Karmer & the Lost Cause, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atomic Rockets, Aurum Lounge, Bareknuckle Betties, Barrow Boys, Billygoats, Blacktop Rockets, bluegrass, Bonaventure Quartet, Breeze Kings, Bubbapalooza, burlesque, Caroline & the Ramblers, Chameleon Queen, Chickenshack, Clermont Lounge, Cowboy Envy, Danny Mudcat Dudeck, Davana Scott, Deadwood Saloon, Decatur Arts Festival, Delta Moon, Disasternauts, Doctor Who, Fatt Matt's Rib Shack, Fernbank, Frankie's Blues Mission, Garage 71, Ghost Riders Car Club, Graveyard Tavern, Henri Cartier-Bresson, High Museum of Art, I Want Whisky, Jerry Farber's Side Door, Jimmy Buffet, Joe Gransden, Jon Pine, Katarina Laveaux, Kingsized, Kittie Katrina, Lakewood Amphitheatre, Little Vinyl Lounge, Martinis & Imax, Masquerade, Michael Brown Quartet, Midway Charmers, Mike Geier, Miss Mason, Mon Cherie, Northside Tavern, Ocha La Rocha, Patti Lupone, Pub 71, Red Light Cafe, Redneck Cruise-In Car Show, Retro in the Metro, Rod Hamdallah, romeo cologne, Scarlett Page, Sister Louisa's Church of the Living Room, Slope's BBQ, Sophie Aldred, Star Bar, Stargate, stormy Knight, Stumblers, Sylvester McCoy, The Earl, TimeGate, Tongo Hiti, Trader Vic's, Tupelo Honey, Twain's, Uncle Daddy & the Kissin' Cousins, Va-Va-Voom Black Light Burlesque Show, Veterans Remembrance Day, Western Union Messenger, Wheel Knockers

Kool Kat of the Week: Shake, Rattle & Spring Roll – Spike Fullerton, Guitarist, Ghost Riders Car Club

Posted on: Feb 2nd, 2011 By: Anya99

Ghost Riders Car Club guitarist Spike Fullerton agrees that Pho Truc, a Vietnamese restaurant in Clarkston, may seem like an unlikely place to find live rockabilly and honkytonk, but don’t let appearance deceive you Thursday nights this month. With their characteristic sense of humor, the band, which features some of Atlanta’s top professional musicians, has dubbed these gigs “Tet 2011: A Guaranteed Nguyen,” a pun on the common Vietnamese surname which is pronounced “win.”

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Category: Kool Kat of the Week | Tags: 688, Bob Wills, Charlie Christian, Charlie Louvin, David Mann, Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, Ernie Dale, Frank Jimenez, Georgia Satellites, Ghost Riders Car Club, Grand Ole Opry, Hank Williams Sr., James St. James, Jason and the Scorchers, Kim Lenz, Kingsized, Louvin Brothers, Marvel Comics, Mighty Joe Hamm, Miss Margie & the Tall Boys, Ocha La Rocha, Page Waldrop, Pho Truc, Rick Price, Right as Rain, Roy Lanham, Southern Culture on the Skids, Spike Fullerton, Star Bar, Ted Weldon, The Byrds, The Glenwood, Truckadelic, Vidalia, Washington Squares, Zenith Nadir

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