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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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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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Category: This Week in ATLRetro | Tags: 10 High, 80s Band of Destiny, Amy Pike, Atlanta churches, Atlanta History Center, atlanta preservation center, Aurum Lounge, Baseball Project, blues, Bonaventure Quartet, Breeze Kings, burlesque, Burns Club, Cafe 290, cafe circa, Callanwolde, Castleberry Hill, CC Booker III, Center for Puppetry Arts, Chickens and Pigs, City Hall, Clermont Lounge, Col Bruce Hampton, Colin Hay, Dames Aflame, David Spencer, dirty martini, Dream Syndicate, Drivin' n Cryin', Druid Hills, Eddie's Attic, Fatt Matt's Rib Shack, Fernbank, Five Spot, Fox Theatre, Francine Reed, Gary Beeber, Georgia Capitol, Georgia Tech, Grant Park, Gyna Rose Jewwl, Harmony Grove Cemetery, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Herndon Home, High Museum of Art, Hinman Home, Historic Downtown, Historic Midtown, Holiday Inn Decatur, Inman Park, J.T. Speed, jazz, Jerry Farber's Side Door, Jo Boobs, Joe Gransden, Johnny Porkpie, Katherine Lashe, Kathryn Bigelow, Kevn Kinney, Kingsized, L.P. Grant Mansion, lance Henriksen, Martinis & Imax, Meehan's, Men at Work, Mike Geier, Near Dark, Northside Tavern, Oglethorpe, Peachtree Christian Church, Pemberton Place, Pete Buck, Peter Pan, Philip Trammel Shutze, Pho Truc, phoenix flies, Piedmont Park, Plaza Theatre, Pub 71, REM, Retro in the Metro, Rick Springfield, romeo cologne, Rosie Palms, Smith's Olde Bar, southern fried burlesque fest, Splatter Cinema, Star Bar, Steve Wynn, Stonehenge Mansion, Stonehurst Park, Swan House, swing dancing, Swing Night, Sylvester Cemetery, Syrens of the South, Temple, The Glenwood, tiffany carter, Tongo Hiti, torchy taboo, Toulouse-Lautrec, tours, Trader Vic's, Tupelo Honey, Twain's, U2, Underground Atlanta, Uno Dos Tres Catorce, ursula undress, Variety Playhouse, Wild Bill's, Will Scruggs, Wimbish House, Wren's Nest
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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 10th, 2011 By:
Anya99
Vampires, Vietnamese food & rockabilly, va-va-voom and vintage soul at the Star Bar, Valentine’s weekend promises plenty to do for lovers and anti-lovers…
Thursday Feb. 10
The Atlanta Ballet put the vampire into Valentine’s a few years ago with its seductive performance of DRACULA. Now it’s the Little 5 Points Rockstar Orchestra’s turn to go blood red with HAUS VON DRACUL, PART 1, an original rock opera by veterans of Atlanta’s underground music scene, opening tonight at 7 Stages Theatre in Little 5 Points and playing through Sun. Feb. 13. If you haven’t already, be sure to check out ATLRetro’s preview with Chris Love, aka Jonathan Harker here.
Also, Ghost Riders Car Club celebrates Vietnamese New Year with classic ’50s honkytonk and rockabilly every Thursday in February at Pho Truc in Clarkston. For a taste, see last week’s KOOL KAT OF THE WEEK with guitarist Spike Fullerton. Or 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.
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Category: Weekend Update | Tags: 7 Stages, Abbey Road, Apollo Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Baroness VonSchmalhausen, Beatlemania, Beatles, Block Party, Callanwolde, Charles Walker, Dames Aflame, Dracula, Druid Hills, Dynamites, Fernbank, Friends on Ponce, Ghost Riders Car Club, Haus Von Dracul, James Brown, Kodac Harrison, Le Fais do-do, Little 5 Points Rockstar Orchestra, Little Tree Art Studios, Martinis & Imax, Michael Brown Quartet, Minette Magnifique, Noot d'Noot, Oysterfest, Paris on Ponce, Park Tavern, Paul McCartney, Pho Truc, Piedmont Park, Rail Arts District, Shellie Schmals, Speakeasy Sunday, Spike Fullerton, Star Bar, Talloolah Love, tango, The Buggs, Tongo Hiti, Trader Vic's, Wilson Pickett
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Feb 7th, 2011 By:
Anya99
From vintage Valentines to roses and chocolate, many of the romantic traditions that we take for granted now go right back to the early 20th century. And then there’s always the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in 1929. With both in mind, this week is dedicated to lovers, but there’s also plenty to do if you’re drinking alone or prefer machine gun etiquette.
Monday Feb. 7
Tonight is Big Band Night with trumpeter/vocalist Joe Gransden and a smokin’ 16-piece big band playing jazz originals and favorites from Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Count Basie, Ray Charles and more at Café 290. Cover is just $10 and Joe’s special guest tonight is the Lovett-Ellington Jazz Ensemble.
Tuesday Feb. 8
It’s too very different nights at the movies at the Fox and the Plaza. First at the Fox, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival opens with JEWS AND BASEBALL: AN AMERICAN LOVE STORY, a rousing homage to the national pastime which charts the historic and cultural contributions of great Jewish major leaguers such as Sandy Koufax, Hank Greenberg and Yogi Berra. Showtime is 7:30 PM, with a swanky preshow reception for Red Carpet VIP ticket buyers at 5:30. General admission tickets are $10, but kids 18 or under wearing a baseball cap or baseball or softball uniform. Or kids battle nasty, pint-sized demons from a hole in a suburban backyard when Splatter Cinema goes back to the ‘80s with THE GATE (1987) at the Plaza. The fun starts at 9 with a chance to get your free photo taken in a realistic recreation of a scene from the movie and to check out the merchandise table. On the musical front, grab your horn and join Joe Gransden again in a jazz jam session starting at 9 PM at Twain’s in Decatur.
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Category: This Week in ATLRetro | Tags: 7 Stages, Abbey Road, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Baroness VonSchmalhausen, Baseball, Beatlemania, Beatles, Big Band, Block Party, Cafe 290, Callanwolde, Colonel Roosevelt, Dames Aflame, Edmund Morris, Fernbank, Fox Theatre, Friends on Ponce, Ghost Riders Car Club, Haus Von Dracul, Jerry Farber's Side Door, Jews and Baseball, Joe Gransden, Kodac Harrison, Landmark Diner, Le Fais do-do, Little 5 Points Rockstar Orchestra, Little Tree Art Studios, Lovett-Ellington, Margaret Mitchell House, Martinis & Imax, Michael Brown Quartet, Minette Magnifique, Oysterfest, Paris on Ponce, Park Tavern, Paul McCartney, Pho Truc, Piedmont Park, Plaza Theatre, Rail Arts District, Shellie Schmals, Speakeasy Sunday, Splatter Cinema, swing dancing, Swing Night, Talloolah Love, tango, The Buggs, The Gate, The Glenwood, Theodore Roosevelt, Tongo Hiti, Tony Kishman, Trader Vic's
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.
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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