The Fox Theatre Joins Ticket Alternative

Local ticketing heroes (and our parent company, so excuse us while we toot our own horn) has signed the beautiful, legendary Fox Theatre.

Here’s what the Ticket Alternative blog had to say:

Things just got a lot more Fabulous here at Ticket Alternative. We are so excited to announce that Atlanta’s legendary Fox Theatre has signed on with Ticket Alternative.

With Ticket Alternative an Atlanta company, the Fox Theatre holds a very special place in our hearts. We have all seen countless shows there, gazed up at the starry ceiling, listened to the famous Mighty Mo organ before film screenings, and even attended events like weddings and proms in its beautiful halls. And we can’t wait to serve the theater and its staff to the very best of our abilities.

We are truly thrilled to get the opportunity to have a venue like the Fox among our clients. Stay tuned for more information about on sales and ticket information!

Ticket Alternative + AMG Awesome Raffle at the L5P Halloween Festival and Parade

The 11th Annual Little Five Points Halloween Festival and Parade is taking place on Saturday, October 22nd and Ticket Alternative  and Atlanta Music Guide is going to be there with lots of awesome treats.

TA and AMG will be doing a raffle for a huge prize pack that includes: $100 gift card from Criminal Records, Wrecking Bar gift certificate, Paste Magazine subscription, Wild Heaven Beer goodies, Team Clermont swag (CDs, t-shirts from their bands), Kingsized prize pack (including tickets and CDs), Alon’s gift certificate, Abbadabba’s gift certificate, Zombie ATL prize, four passes to Netherworld AND Ticket Alternative awesomeness. Raffle tickets are $1 each. $1!

Throughout the day TA and AMG will be giving away other cool swag to people with the coolest costumes.

So, this Saturday get an awesome costume together and come on down to the L5P Halloween Festival and Parade. It’s going to be loads of fun!

For more information about the L5P Halloween Festival and Parade, please visit http://www.l5phalloween.com

Get Ready for August’s Street Food Happy Hour with Cassandras!

Happy August everyone! We’re so excited to see the weather cool down just a tad, and for us to start wrapping up the summer with another awesome Street Food Happy Hour. We’re been listening to everyone’s feedback, and have decided to move the event to a slightly earlier time, 6 p.m., wrapping up at 8 p.m., so it’s your perfect stop on the way home from work.

This month’s Street Food Happy Hour will have the brilliant indie rock sounds of Cassandras as the soundtrack to your yummy experience, with Tamale Queen, King of Pops and more coming back to feed you. Hope to see you there!

Don’t forget to RSVP to the event on Facebook.

What’s Up Wednesday?

If you live in the City of Atlanta and love music, you have absolutely NO reason not to be at one of the amazing shows going on tonight!

-It will be a night of whiskey-fueled debauchery at Aaron’s Lakewood Amphitheater tonight, as the Kings of Leon rock it out with the Band of Horses. And seeing as how they just finished touring together, I wouldn’t be surprised to see a couple of members of the Zac Brown Band there as well… hell, I’d be willing to bet they jump on stage!

-There is a huge neo-retro music scene happening, but head over to Chastain Ampitheater for the originals. The Temptations and The Four Tops will be doo-whopping it into the early morn.

-Smith’s Olde Bar is going to set the stage for the start of the tour for new jam-band super-group, Trigger Hippy, which includes heavy hitters, Joan Osborne and Steve Gorman (Black Crowes). Make sure and check out the interview we did a couple of days ago, where Steve talks of seeing Prince in robe, at 5 a.m.

-Always ones for  putting on great shows, The Masquerade has a multitude of entertainment tonight from progressive metal band Animals as Leaders, to Kings of Leon Jr.-esque The Weeks.

-Atlanta band Turf War will be filling the air in East Atlanta at The EARL, with their southern Springsteen-influenced punk. Their debut album is expected to drop this fall on Old Flame Records.

-And last but not least! If you are just feeling like doing something a little more mellow, join the Ticket Alternative crew for our Street Food Happy Hour, in the TA parking lot. There will be food and beer (provided by Wild Heaven), and there will be music from Dave Daniels and the PTA. Check out the Facebook Invite for more info.

True Colors Theatre Company Needs Your Help!

Atlanta’s own famous True Colors Theatre company, led by Tony-nominated director Kenny Leon, needs some assistance. Here’s a message the theater company is sending out:

True Colors has 9 days left!

If we can raise $50,000 from our patrons by June 30th, our board has committed to raise $100,000 to end our season DEBT FREE!

Please consider making a donation today if you have enjoyed our exceptional theatre in the past, so that True Colors can continue to bring Kenny Leon’s vision to Atlanta.

No amount is too small (or too big).

To make your donation, please contact True Colors at 404.588.0308 or Online HERE.

So far, the non-profit company has raised about $15,000, leaving about $35,000 to go. Our parent company, Ticket Alternative, who sells tickets for the theater’s plays, is waiving all fees that True Colors usually accrues, in order for every penny to help.

True Colors is a great local theater company that consistently puts out amazing plays with world-class talent. We hope you’ll help them out and aid in continuing a great Atlanta institution.

Atlanta Foursquare Day Returns on April 16 – with a Fancy Party at W Atlanta Downtown

Last year Atlanta was treated to their first Foursquare Day, with lots of great deals and fun times galore. Now it’s back for a second year on Saturday, April 16, with deals from the likes of Rita’s (free Italian ice), Dancing Goats Coffee Bar (BOGO on all coffee/espresso drinks) and more (check out the full list and details HERE).

There will also be a sweet party going on at W Atlanta Downtown, at their very swanky rooftop bar. All you have to do to get in is check-in at the “2011 Atlanta Foursquare Day Party” venue when you get to the hotel, and you’ll be greeted with a special “Foursquare Cocktail.” And if you’re one of the first 100 in you get a fancy free T-shirt – and all party-goers get free Foursquare buttons, coozies and stickers.The W will  be bringing in the yummy bites, and there’s a cash bar with some great drink deals.

The event is also in aid of some wonderful local charities: Atlanta Community Food Bank and Atlanta Humane Society. So don’t forget to bring some non-perishable food items for the ACFB. And for the Atlanta Humane Society, when you check in you can make a pledge, which will be multiplied by the number of check-ins (capped at 250), giving you your final pledge amount. So, for example, if you make a pledge of 10 cents and the number of check-ins is 250, then you will pledge $25. Nice right? Get the full details on the party, as well as the after-party deals offered by the W, HERE.

There are some great sponsors of this event, including Sweetwater and Fifth Group, and our parent company Ticket Alternative is proud to be amongst them.

Download The EARL’s Venue App, Get a Free PBR!

We like the sound of this deal. And if you’re a fan of The EARL, local and/or good music and beer, then you will be excited too.

You might have heard by now that our parent company Ticket Alternative has launched their first iPhone app, a venue app for our beloved EARL. It’s a free app that lets you view and share events, buy tickets for shows and get info about the gigs and the venue. To make sure the rock ‘n’ rollers of Atlanta know about this fancy new tech marvel, The EARL and Ticket Alternative have teamed up with beloved boozers Pabst Blue Ribbon for a special promotions throughout the month of April. Each night, starting April 1, the first 12 customers who show The EARL app on their iPhone to the bartender at the back room of The EARL get’s a free 12 oz PBR. So that’s a free app, for a free beer. What could be better?

Check out what The EARL has coming up HERE and download the app HERE.

Fantasyland Records Moves to Pharr Road!

Local crate-diggers will be happy to hear that Fantasyland Records has found a new home! The used (and now new as well) record store has moved from its old address of 2839 Peachtree Road to their new spot 360 Pharr Road NE (Suite B). Fantasyland has recently got in some goodies from the likes of Dead Weather, Black Keys, and of course vintage gems that any collector would be happy to drool over.

And don’t forget – the store is also an outlet for Ticket Alternative! So go by and see the new location, buy a couple of records and a few tickets too!

Criminal Records Once Again A Ticket Alternative Outlet

Buying music from your locally-owned independent record store is awesome. So why not buy your concert tickets from them too? Little Five Points’ Criminal Records has rejoined the prestigious clan that includes Decatur CD, Fantasyland Records and lots of CD Warehouses, selling tickets for Ticket Alternative. There’s a $2 convenience fee at all outlets, and you can pick up some ace music while you’re at it.

No Convenience Charges for Ticket Alternative Outlets and Ticket Giveaways on Record Store Day

In honor of Record Store Day, taking place on Saturday, April 17 around the world, Ticket Alternative is doing their part and has announced that all tickets bought at its outlets (Decatur CD, Fantasyland Records, CD Warehouse) that day will not have any convenience fees added on. They will also be adding to the giveaway bounty with ticket giveaways from The EARL, 529, Star Bar, The Loft and more.

Record Store Day is an ace way to show your appreciation for your local record store, and in case you haven’t heard, practically all our local stores will be giving away goodies, handing out free beer, staging free shows, selling incredible limited-quantity RSD-only releases and basically having a great hullabaloo. Get yourself down to your local record store and show some love this Saturday!

OK Go’s “WTF” Video Remix Project Well Underway; Playing The Loft, May 13

OK Go – WTF? from OK Go on Vimeo.

OK Go certainly know how to work that video camera. And they sure know how to get their fans’ attention. They launched a video remix project at the beginning of the year for their single “WTF,” which you may have started to hear on the ads for “Bones” and “Fringe.” It’s a lovely way to waste a couple of minutes at work – just watching the original trippy video or the rest of the crazy remixes – or indeed a lot longer if you’re willing to submit you’re own masterpiece. Be warned – there is (naturally) a couple of bad words at the beginning!

OK Go play The Loft May 13. Tickets are on sale now!

CANCELED: Kool Keith @ The Loft, March 18

The Kool Keith show at The Loft on March 18 (tomorrow) has been canceled. No plans right now to reschedule.

AMG SXSW ’10 Q & A with Favorite Gentlemen’s Jeremiah Edmond

Ticket Alternative is partnering with indie record label Favorite Gentlemen for a SXSW showcase at the Belmont in Austin, TX on Thursday, March 18. AMG sent Favorite Gentlemen president Jeremiah Edmond the SXSW ’10 Q & A. This is what he said.

You’re soon to be on the road to SXSW! According to Google maps, the trip from ATL to Austin = approx. 16 hours driving. What are your three essential road trip albums?

This year is different in that this is the first year I am attending only from the label side of things (Favorite Gentlemen) and not as an artist. That means I am not making my way out to Austin while already on tour OR making the long drive straight there and back.  That changes the choice of travel music for sure.

• Kings of Leon – Aha Shake Heartbreak
• Jay-Z – Black Album
• My Morning Jacket – Z

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Sneak Peak of The White Stripes Doc Under “Great White Northern Lights” Tonight at The Plaza Theatre

Atlanta’s White Stripes fans get a chance to view a sneak peak of the band’s new documentary Great White Northern Lights, which follows the band on their 2007 Canadian tour. View the trailer and a clip of the rockfest above, and then buy your tickets for the March 11 screening at the Plaza Theatre at Ticket Alternative.

Win Tickets to Cheap Girls and More at Drunken Unicorn

We have a ton of great tickets to give away for shows at The Drunken Unicorn. As always, shoot us an email at win@ticketalternative.com with the band name in the subject for your chance to win the tickets, or buy them at Ticket Alternative.

Cheap Girls play on March 15.
Email win@ticketalternative.com for your chance to win or buy tickets at Ticket Alternative.

Tombs come to town with Graves of Valor on March 19.
Email win@ticketalternative.com to win tickets or buy them at Ticket Alternative.

Harper Blynn and The Mad Flight play on March 23.
Email us at win@ticketalternative.com for your chance to win or buy ticket at Ticket Alterntaive.

Hawks play with Chinese Stars on March 25.
Email win@ticketalternative.com for your chance to win tickets or buy them at Ticket Alternative.

And finally, the lovely Venice Is Sinking (pictured above) plays April 3.
Email win@ticketalternative.com for your chance to win tickets or buy them at Ticket Alternative.