Fado Announces Week-Long Celebrations with Giant St. Patrick’s Day Party!

We’re excited to announce the details for Fado Irish Pub and Restaurant fantastic annual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, back for another year at the Buckhead pub. The good folks at Fado will actually have a whole week of celebrations, culminating in one giant party on Wednesday March 17.

This year Fado will have beer tents galore, doling out the Guinness, Harp, Smithwicks and Kilkenny (as well as Irish coffees, Baileys and a great selection of Irish whiskeys), the usual array of solid Irish food, and entertainment from bagpipers, Astral Freaks (Van Morrison cover band) and Desire (U2 cover band). There will also be sports as well as Irish dancers throughout the day, and DJs mixing things up late into the night

Last year was a huge success, so make sure you get your tickets (on sale now at Ticket Alternative) early to join the fun.

Athens’ Perpetual Groove Produces Festival Amberland 8 in Lafayette, Ga. May 28-30

Jam band Perpetual Groove is back for another Amberland 8, a three-day music and arts festival that celebrates all things P-Groove. The band will be forming their whole self-titled debut on one of the nights, and there will also be performances by side project Lazy B & the Recliners and a solo set from Brock Butler. Tickets are available at the band’s website www.pgroove.com now.

Get Ready for The Atlanta Mess-Around @ The EARL and 529, April 23-24, with Gentleman Jesse, Carnivores and More!

Douchmaster, Rob’s House and Triple D’s are bringing back The Atlanta Mess-Around to East Atlanta for an incredible lineup of local artists and beyond. There are a few two-day passes available, which include both EARL shows and a Saturday matinee at 529.

Here’s the crazy-cool lineup:
Here’s the crazy-cool lineup:

Urinals
Reigning Sound
Davila 666
Gentleman Jesse & His Men
Ty Segall (solo set)
King Louie’s Missing Monuments
CoCoComa
Wizzard Sleeve
GG King
Predator
Woven Bones
Barreracudas
Bad Sports
The White Wires
Carnivores
Customers
Georgiana Starlington
Games
Bukkake Boys
Ralph

Buy your tickets now at Ticket Alternative.

500 Songs for Kids Return with Greatest Era-Defining Songs of All Time; Looking for Bands to Perform

There isn’t a better event in Atlanta to enjoy some unique performances of favorite songs by exciting local artists to raise money for an incredible cause than 500 Songs for Kids. The event is coming back to Smith’s Olde Bar on April 29 for a fantastic week of bands and singers performing … The 500 Greatest Era-Defining Songs of All Time. And they’re already looking for bands to perform – so all you musicians, click here to sign up. We can’t wait!

New Beer Festival Coming to Atlanta on February 27!

Atlanta loves beer. So it goes without saying that we would be very happy with a beer festival, especially in the quiet, desolate month of February (not to mention the fact that the Decatur Beer Festival is all the way in October). Which makes this news of a new beer festival, the Winter Beer Carnival on February 27 at 3 p.m., all the more wonderful.

The festival will take place at The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center in the uber-cool Westside Arts District, and will feature more that 60 beers for sampling, carnival games, food, DJs and other entertainment to keep you occupied while you taste away. Normal tickets get you unlimited sampling and five carnival tickets, while VIP tickets get you into the event an hour early to sample a premium selection of top, rare beers, plus 10 carnival tickets.

Tickets will go on sale next Friday, January 22 at Ticket Alternative.

Atlanta’s Peach Drop Brings Prince’s Favorite Band, Morris Day and the Time, and More to Atlanta for New Year’s Eve!

We're very excited to announced the details for this year's Peach Drop in Underground Atlanta. "The Largest New Year's Eve Celebration in the Southeast" is bringing a fantastic lineup of music, with Stellate, Ben Deignan, The WannaBeatles and Morris Day and the Time on the main stage. And on the Kenny's Alley stage, there will be performances from Marshall Ruffin, The 54, The Souphonics & Ruby Velle and more. It's a free event, so get there nice and early for maximum fun and a great spot! We'll leave you with a great video of Morris Day and the Time from the movie Purple Rain.

The Big Rock Out to Pay Tribute to Slain Olympic Boxer Vernon Forrest

The Big Rock Out, for those who don’t know, is a Vegas-style night of pure entertainment coming to Atlanta on September 19. There will be music from awesome rockers Cowboy Mouth as well as local lads Holdcell, and boxing matches between “Pretty Boy” Michael Jean Louis and Anthony “Ice” Greenridge. Sounds pretty exciting – and yet there’s even more to the event.

A portion of the proceeds are going towards the Vernon Forrest family and charity as well as the charity Destiny’s Child. Many have already heard about Vernon Forrest, the world champion boxer who was killed in a failed robbery attempt not too long ago. There will also be a tribute and a silent auction featuring a painting of Forrest by local artist Steve Penley. Destiny’s Child is a charity that provides services and trains people with developmental, emotional, psychological
disabilities and needs, so that they may live as independently as possible in
the least restrictive environment to meet their needs.

Get your tickets now at Ticket Alternative!

HOToberFest Has Great Music, Better Beer

By Al Kaufman

Beer and rock and roll is as American a combination as baseball and hot dogs. One just isn't as good without the other. The creators of HOToberFest understand this, and have brought a great music line-up to this year's beer festival. 

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Drive Invasion Coming Up This Weekend! Tickets On Sale Now!

Is it that time again already? For most of us, Labor Day came around pretty damn fast this year, despite it being a bit later than usual (September 7). And to celebrate, the Starlight Six Drive-In is holding its annual Drive Invasion the Sunday (September 6) leading up to the lovely Monday holiday.

With music from typical rock 'n' roller bands like The Woggles, Los Straitjackets, Detroit Cobras, and classic drive-in movies like The Blues Brothers, this year's Drive Invasion is sure to please. Tickets are already available at Ticket Alternative, so buy now and have a rockin' good weekend.

Tickets for Taste of Atlanta Go On Sale Monday, August 17

Get those forks ready! Taste of Atlanta tickets are going on sale this Monday, August 17, and this year is already gearing up to be the biggest yet. The festival is breaking its record of restaurants taking part, with this year's number of participating eateries topping off at a mammoth 80.

As would probably be predicted by any Atlanta foodie, local sustainable food will be a big focus of the festival this year, with a whole Farm-To-Festival Village showcasing restaurants like Holeman & Finch Public House, 5 Seasons Brewing, Parish and more. There will also be cooking demonstrations and a farmers market.

If you buy your tickets between August 17 and September 7 you'll get general admission with 15 taste coupons for only $20, a discounted rate. After that, they'll be $25 until October 9, and then $30 at the gate. And if you're looking to get spiffy, get a VIP ticket for $65, which will get you 20 taste coupons as well as access to the Wine, Beer & Cocktail Experience, and, if you're one of the first 500 ticket holders to get to the festival each day, you get a goodie bag.

So tune in to Ticket Alternative on Monday to get your tickets bright and early.