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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 3rd, 2011 By:
Anya99
Apologies that Wednesday Happy Hour and Supper Club has not posted yet. As I mentioned, last week Dante Stephenson, owner of Dante’s Down the Hatch, gave me a tour of some of this favorite artifacts which decorate the one-of-a-kind interior of his classic Atlanta restaurant. To be honest, there’s so much great material and photos that I just want to get it right, so bear with me. The piece may post this week or I may hold it until next Wednesday. In the meantime, without further ado, here are some ATLRetro picks for this weekend.
Thursday Feb. 3
OK, 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 20th century romantic view of Paris and still inspire today’s burlesque performers. Look for an ATLRetro review/preview soon of the High Museum of Art’s dynamic new exhibition, TOULOUSE-LAUTREC AND FRIENDS: THE IRENE AND HOWARD STEIN COLLECTION, which opened last Saturday and runs through May 1. After night falls, catch Ghost Riders Car Club at Pho Truc in Clarkston celebrating Vietnamese New Year every Thursday in February with classic ’50s honkytonk and rockabilly. Don’t miss this week’s KOOL KAT OF THE WEEK with guitarist Spike Fullerton. Also, the Breeze Kings bring the blues to Northside Tavern. 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, as well as some trippy takes on iconic pop songs.
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Category: Weekend Update | Tags: ATLRetro, Breeze Kings, Cinetrope, Col Bruce Hampton, Dante Stephensen, Dante's Down the Hatch, Dark Star Orchestra, Eddie's Attic, Fernbank, Ghost Riders Car Club, Grateful Dead, High Museum of Art, Highland Inn, John Wayne, Kayla Taylor, Kevn Kinney, Marshall Chapman, Martinis & Imax, Northside Tavern, Nuclear Cowboyz, Philips Arena, Pho Truc, Posey and the Party Pirates, Robert Plant, Smith's Olde Bar, Star Bar, The Apers, The Queers, Tongo Hiti, Toulouse-Lautrec, Trader Vic's, Uncle Sugar, Variety Playhouse
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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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Jan 31st, 2011 By:
Anya99
OK, get ready, get set for the second week of ATLRetro’s top picks of things to do this week. In some ways, it’s a pretty quiet one, especially for anyone looking to swing back to the ‘50s, or all the kool kats could just be lying low before a big Valentine week next week. But remember we’re just getting started, so if you know of a cool happening we’ve missed, send suggestions to ATLRetro@gmail.com.
Monday Jan. 31
On a budget? Catch a free performance by Austin rocker extraordinaire Alejandro Escovedo at Decatur CD. And what’s more retro than a beer named Vinyl? The micro-brew by Magic Hat Brewing Co. is on tap, and according to them, it’s “a scrumptious spring lager that sails in on her shining wings as the spinning sun returns.” To say that spring is here two days before Groundhog Day may sound a tad optimistic despite the wonderful weekend weather, but ATLRetro thinks it sure sounds worth sipping. If the free show makes you want more, Escovedo plays the second of two nights of all ages gigs at Eddie’s Attic just a few blocks away tonight.
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Category: This Week in ATLRetro | Tags: ATLRetro, Bill Murray, Dante Stephensen, Dark Star Orchestra, Decatur CD, Eddie's Attic, Escovedo, Fernbank, Fox Theatre, General Beau Lee, Ghost Riders Car Club, High Museum of Art, J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, Kayla Taylor, Kevn Kinney, Magic Hat, Nuclear Cowboyz, Pemberton Place, Peter Pan, Philips Arena, Robert Plant, Smith's Olde Bar, Star Bar, threesixty theatre, Ticketmaster, Tongo Hiti, Toulouse-Lautrec, Trader Vic's, Variety Playhouse, World of Coca-Cola, Yellow River Game Ranch