The 99X Mistle Toe Jam returns this year on Sunday, December 16 at The Arena @ Gwinnett Center! Tickets start at just $10. This years event features MODEST MOUSE, THE SHINS, SILVERCHAIR, & SILVERSUN PICKUPS. Tickets are onsale now.

Heathen Chemistry is back for New Year's Eve . We know you don't want to spend New Year's Eve with a bunch of mid-week drinkers or some 80's band, so we're bringing you Heathen Chemistry again! As usual only 400 tickets are available and they are on sale now! This year we're taking over both levels of No Mas Cantina! in Castleberry Hill. $80 tickets are all inclusive. There'll be DJ's, Tequila, a late-nite taco bar and loads of cool people. Tickets available from www.ticketalternative.com

The Hawthorne Heights concert scheduled for tonight- November 26- at the Coca-Cola Roxy has been cancelled due to guitarist Casey Calvert’s unexpected death. Refunds are available at the point of purchase. For more information about the band and how they are dealing with this terrible shock, please visit their website.

The Unusual Suspects will be performing at Vinyl on Saturday November 24 - get your tickets here. Check out their exclusive interview with the Atlanta Music Guide in our features section. Also visit The Unusual Suspects' MySpace page for a special offer to download their Christmas EP, Way Too Blue (For Christmas) for free!

Catch Brand New as they continue their 40 date national tour. Wednesday November 21 , they will be performing at the Tabernacle joined by Thrice and MewithoutYou . Also be sure to grab their current album- one of Billboard’s top picks- The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me.

Regina Spektor cancelled her November 15 show at the Tabernacle due to illness. However, it has been rescheduled for Wednesday December 5th at 8pm. For more information call the Tabernacle (404.659.9022) or visit reginaspektor.com.

'Tis the season! With Thanksgiving and Christmas just around the corner, it's the time of year to rock for a cause. The annual Plymouth ROCK Fest is certainly no exception. During this year's event at Vinyl and The Loft on Friday Nov. 23rd, they will be collecting new or used coats to be donated to the Samaritan Houseof Atlanta. A number of bands from across the Southeast with be performing including: Bishop Don , Novah , Peter Searcy and more! For the complete lineup and tickets go to www.ticketalternative.com

Angels & Airwaves will be touring in support of their new second album I-Empire. The band was created by former Blink-182 and Box Car Racer guitar/vocalist Tom De Longe. Their first album, We Don’t Need to Whisper , reached 4th on the Billboard 200 and went gold. Angels & Airwaves will be appearing at the Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre on Monday, December 3rd at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $26.50. All tickets are general admission and all ages are welcome. Tickets go on sale this Friday, November 9th at 10AM at LiveNation.com

The Smashing Pumpkins concert originally scheduled for October 30 and 31 has been re-scheduled for November 15 and 16 at the Fox Theatre. For more information, visit the Fox Theatre website.

Coy Bowles and The Fellowship will be performing their last show together at Northside Tavern on November 3 at 9pm. Come out and wish the guys well as they prepare to go their seperate ways. For more information visit their MySpace page.

Check out these great acts stopping by Atlanta in November.

11/2- Motion City Soundtrackat The Tabernacle
11/9- The Pipettes at Vinyl ...Click for tickets!
11/21- Brand New at The Tabernacle

The two Smashing Pumpkins show originally scheduled for October 30th and 31st at The Fox Theatre have both been postponed. New dates will be announced shortly and all tickets previously purchased will be honored. Refunds are available from point of purchase. More info www.rivalentertainment.com

Paste Magazine says, "name your price!" For the next two weeks Atlanta-based music rag Paste magazine is letting readers choose their price for a year subscription. Not a bad deal considering each issue comes with a free CD full of great tunes. Thanks for the inspiration, Radiohead! All the details can be found here.

Hard Rock Hotel Atlanta! Atlanta will get it's own Hard Rock Hotel in 2010. Luckie Street Hotel Partners has inked a management contract with Hard Rock International to develop a 270-room Hard Rock Hotel near the Georgia Aquarium. The hotel also will have 30 luxury residences and a flagship retail and entertainment destination. Hard Rock Hotel will feature it's usual rock star experience with first class hotel services, cuisine and nightlife with a distinctive rock vibe.

Food sampling extravaganza Taste of Atlanta is this weekend! With over 70 restaurants showcased, this event is sure to pack Atlantic Station. Don't waste precious eating time circling the parking decks! Just hop on MARTA and go to the Arts Center station where a free shuttle will take your right to the festival entrance. Find tickets

Have trouble getting all your "wolf" bands straight? Well, there is only one coming to Atlanta soon and that's Sea Wolf. TALive has a great interview with Alex Brown Church about being part of the "wolf pack" of bands. Sea Wolf plays The EARL on Oct. 28th. Buy tickets now!

Boys Like Girls will be performing at The Roxy Theatre October 11. Check out the review of their self titled album.

Bonde Do Role show cancelled . Citing exhaustion, Bonde Do Role have cancelled the last 10 dates of their tour including a stop at The EARL on October 12th. Refunds are available from point of purchase more info

Show cancelled! The Kaiser Chiefs have announced plans to cancel much of their upcoming U.S. tour, including the Atlanta show scheduled for September 22nd. Drummer Nick Hodgson explained via press release, "We’ve been extremely busy all year and had no time to focus on the future, we plan to have new material out as soon as possible and we’ve wanted to record all summer. This needs to happen before our European & UK shows at the end of the year so we can play a few of our new songs live..."

Mastadon singer and guitarist Brent Hinds is reportendly recovering from major head trauma in a Las Vegas hospital following the band's appearance on the MTV Video Music Awards. No offcial word yet on what caused the injury, but we are all hoping for a speedy recovery!

Dishwater Blonde: The powerhouse funk/ soul band Dishwater Blonde returns to Atlanta this Saturday, September 8th, to open for Entropy at The Loft. Check out an exclusive interview with the band here!

IAMX confirmed for Atlanta! Chris Corner, the mastermind behind Sneaker Pimps , has been performing as IAMX for nearly three years now, but hasn't made it down to Atlanta until now! If you haven't heard IAMX yet, check out this amazing behind the scenes video on Myspace (where IAMX is the featured UK artist this week). Think sexy lyrics, dark melodies, and glam theatrics. Corner is celebrated as a thrilling performer, so it will be a treat to have him in an intimate venue like Vinyl on November 10th! Tickets go on sale at noon Friday Sept. 7th at www.ticketalternative.com. There is even an Atlanta street teamif you want to help get the word out.