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August 20, 2004
Hey ${token1},
Welcome to the latest
Atlanta Music Guide newsletter.
One of the Atlanta Music
Guide's own, Iain, will be DJ-ing Monday night (August 23rd) at Formosa
on Trinity Avenue from 9pm-3am. He'll be spinning local music,
indie, and brit pop until the wee hours of the morning. There's no
cover, so come down and check it out!
COMING
THIS OCTOBER! - The Atlanta Music
Guide Music Awards
Atlanta music supporters - these are your awards, and we want your
input!! Fill out our official ballot online to vote in categories
ranging from Most Buzzworthy Up and Coming Band/Artist to Worst
Promo Photo, Best Rivalry, Best Bartender/Door Guy,
and more! Entries must be received by September 30, 2004. Duplicate
ballots sent from the same email address will be disregarded. Click
here to vote in the Atlanta Music Guide Music Awards! The awards
will take place Saturday October 16th at the Hard Rock
Cafe'/ Velvet Underground, with a VIP pre-party and then an after
party of epic proportions for all attendees. Tickets are already on
sale through Ticket
Alternative. Mark your calendars, make sure to vote, get your
tickets, and prepare for an incredible time!
New Interview -
We had a chat with Atlanta's biggest
music fan: the infamous Kenny Crucial. You've seen him at
almost every show in Atlanta - now you can hear his story. Check out the
Crucial Interview.
Open Mic Madness is almost over! After watching over 120 acts,
our brains are a bit fried..However, here are some of our favorites so
far: Christian Tobin, Susmita De, United,
Avenge Vegas, Ryan McDougall, Michael Levine, Brilliant
Inventions, and Nerdkween. Come on out to Smith's Olde
Bar this week to show some support for the local music scene, swap
shows with other bands, and to hear some incredible music! www.openmicmadness.com
 Time
is running out to enter your song in The Rock Boat Washed Ashore
Concert Cruise 2004 Song Contest. Sponsored by BMI , the
contest winner will win cabin accommodations and airfare for two to
Miami, Florida (departure city), as well as an opening acoustic spot
on the bill aboard The Rock Boat. BMI is looking for great Rock, Pop
and Americana songs from BMI-affiliated songwriters who are serious,
unsigned performers. Log on to http://bmi.com/showcases/200407/rock_boat.asp
for further details and to download the contest application. Hurry!
All applications must be postmarked no later than August 23, 2004.
www.bmi.com
Don't just sit there... The
Atlanta Music Guide is looking for a new intern - if you or someone
you know is interested in the Atlanta music scene, like going to
concerts, enjoy writing, love promoting, and have some html and
graphic design experience - send
us your info!
Congrats to our Rubyhorse
contest winners - Carrie Chiarizio, Mikki Dixon, and Keith LaSalle
all know that George Harrison was the famous Beatle who played on one
of the band's releases. And for being smart, they all get copies of
the band's Brash Music release, "Goodbye To All
That."
99X Upstart Fest 2 lineup featuring Franz Ferdinand, The
Killers, Scissor Sisters, My South Rocks at Turner Field continues, and more...
click
here for more
news!
Featured Shows
Saturday
August 21 - Party With A Purpose - Coca Cola Roxy
Come support a great cause
Saturday night as the Atlanta chapter of the American Cancer Society
throws its 19th annual 'Party With A Purpose.' The
concert/silent auction/dinner is a benefit featuring Ed Roland of Collective
Soul, Emerson Hart of Tonic, Stacy Jones of American Hi-Fi,
and Butch Walker, playing together on one stage. Local acts Serene
and Screen Door are set to play as well. Tickets are available
in advance through Ticket
Alternative. For more information, visit. www.partywithapurpose.com
Thursday August 26 -
The Raveonettes - eleven50
The
2004 Your Password is the Key Tour features Danish duo The
Raveonettes,
whose album Chain Gang of Love put them on the indie music map and
scored the band an opening slot for The Strokes on their Spring tour.
British DJ Rennie Pilgrem will be spinning his "dance
floor-friendly funk-infused breaks sets," and local Atlantans Red
Letter Agent will also perform. Purchase your tickets today
through www.ticketalternative.com.
Upcoming Shows
| More Dates
| August (highlighted shows we recommend!) |
| Date |
Who |
Where
|
When
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08/20/04
|
The Features, Second Shift, The Specs
|
The EARL
|
9pm
|
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08/20/04
|
Lights Out, The Swear, Pacifico
|
Velvet Underground
|
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08/20/04
|
Aquafina On The Bricks w/ Blondie, The Psychedelic Furs, Derby,
Honestly
|
Centennial Olympic Park
|
6pm
|
|
08/20/04
|
BB King, Dr. John, Shemekia Copeland
|
Chastain Park Amp.
|
|
|
08/20/04
|
Entertainme.nt, Girls on Film
|
Echo Lounge
|
9pm
|
|
08/20/04
|
Harding Place Band
|
Andrews Upstairs
|
|
|
08/20/04
|
The Lloyd Dobbler Effect, Liquid Jungle, Crashing at Dawn
|
Vinyl
|
|
|
08/20/04
|
Peter Searcy, The Phamily, De Novo Dahl
|
10 High
|
|
|
08/20/04
|
Injected, Dropsonic, Trances Arc
|
Cotton
Club
|
7pm
|
|
08/21/04
|
Open Mic Madness Finals w/ Y-O-U, The Whigs
|
Smiths Olde Bar
|
7pm
|
|
08/21/04
|
Ming & FS with MC Napoleon Solo, DJ Swivel, Shaarab
|
Echo Lounge
|
9pm
|
|
08/21/04
|
Dove, Withered, Light Pupil Dilate, Escape Grace
|
MJQ Drunken Unicorn
|
9pm
|
|
08/21/04
|
'Party
With a Purpose'
feat. Ed Roland, Emerson Hart, Stacy Jones, Butch Walker, Serene, Screen Door
|
Coca
Cola Roxy |
|
|
08/21/04
|
Sonic Youth, Magik Markers
|
Earthlink Live
|
|
|
08/21/04
|
Brass Knuckle Surfer, Echoplex, Linger
|
Vinyl
|
|
|
08/21/04
|
Boken Sky, Steadlur, Quarterfly
|
10 High
|
|
|
08/21/04
|
Harmony In Life
|
Velvet Underground
|
|
|
08/21/04
|
Shawn Mullins
|
Variety Playhouse
|
8pm
|
|
08/21/04
|
Unzipt
|
Andrews Upstairs
|
|
|
08/21/04
|
The Yum Yum Tree, Myssouri, Graham Smith, Day Mars Ray
|
The EARL
|
9pm
|
|
08/22/04
|
Heart, Lennon
|
Chastain Park Amp.
|
|
|
08/22/04
|
Paul Melancon, The Drexlers
|
Park Tavern
|
7pm
|
|
08/22/04
|
Gomez
|
Coca Cola Roxy
|
8pm
|
|
08/23/04
|
Metal-some Monday Karaoke
|
10
High
|
|
|
08/23/04
|
Boston
|
Chastain Park Amp.
|
|
|
08/23/04
|
Blame Game, Pterodactyl, Motherf*cking Tourettes
|
MJQ Drunken Unicorn
|
9pm
|
|
08/24/04
|
Butch Walker (CD Release Performance)
|
Tower Records
|
7pm
|
|
08/24/04
|
Finch, Recover, Counterfeit
|
Cotton
Club
|
8pm
|
|
08/24/04
|
Crosby, Stills, & Nash
|
Chastain Park Amp.
|
|
|
08/24/04
|
The Gourds, David Childers
|
Smiths Olde Bar
|
9pm
|
|
08/24/04
|
Kara-okee-dokee
|
10
High
|
|
|
08/24/04
|
Garage Band Tuesdays
|
Vinyl
|
8pm
|
|
08/25/04
|
The Blue Hour, Crime & Judy, Parade
|
The EARL
|
9pm
|
|
08/25/04
|
Bruce Hornsby
|
Chastain Park Amp.
|
|
|
08/25/04
|
Parklife, The Loft, Adam Hood
|
10
High
|
|
|
08/25/04
|
Blindside, Me Without You, The Kick
|
Cotton
Club
|
8pm
|
|
08/25/04
|
Brandon Kelly
|
Smiths Olde Bar
|
9pm
|
|
08/26/04
|
Camel Speakeasy 2004 Tour w/ The Raveonettes, Red Letter Agent, DJ
Rennie Pilgrem
|
Eleven50
|
|
|
08/26/04
|
Good Friday Experiment, Pantolones, Vastopol
|
Echo Lounge
|
9pm
|
|
08/26/04
|
Obsession Day, Aireline
|
Andrews Upstairs
|
|
|
08/26/04
|
Hope For A Golden Summer, Charles Bissell, Pyramid
|
The EARL
|
9pm
|
|
08/26/04
|
Outformation, Reverend Jeff Moiser
|
Vinyl
|
|
|
08/26/04
|
Brazil, Engine Down
|
MJQ Drunken Unicorn
|
9pm
|
|
08/26/04
|
Love Buzzards, Groupie, Ligion
|
10
High
|
|
|
08/27/04
|
Butch Walker vs. American Hi-Fi, Val Emmich, Red Letter Agent
|
Variety
Playhouse
|
8pm
|
|
08/27/04
|
'My South Rocks' feat. Y-O-U
|
Turner Field
|
6pm
|
|
08/27/04
|
Blackberry Smoke, The Hellhounds, Pink Steel
|
The EARL
|
9pm
|
|
08/27/04
|
Monsters of Mock feat. Motley Crue, Metallica, & Led Zeppelin
tribute bands
|
Earthlink
Live |
8pm |
|
08/27/04
|
Anthony David (CD Release)
|
Vinyl
|
|
|
08/27/04
|
Al Jarreau
|
Chastain Park Amp.
|
|
|
08/27/04
|
Untied States, Brass Knuckle Surfer, People Who Know People
|
Echo Lounge
|
9pm
|
|
08/27/04
|
Dubconscious
|
Smiths Olde Bar
|
9pm
|
|
08/27/04
|
Memory Dean, Jackson Sneed
|
Andrews Upstairs
|
|
|
08/27/04
|
John Hiatt, Peter Searcy
|
Coca Cola Roxy
|
8pm
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