Welcome to the weekend ATL! Get pumped as we look forward to these great shows going on all over town this weekend!
Friday, December 19
The Whigs @ Terminal West
Athens band The Whigs are on tour following the release of their 5th album earlier this year, Modern Creation, which was recorded in just two weeks. With support from Atlanta band Gringo Star along with promising newcomer Tedo Stone.
Tickets are $13 in advance, $15 at the door. Doors open at 8pm.
Rising Appalachia @ Egyptian Ballroom (at The Fox Theatre)
Sisters Leah and Chloe grew up in Little 5 Points, right here in Atlanta, GA. They are currently based between Southern Appalachia and New Orleans, but have traveled the world over. All of this diversity is very apparent in the music they create – a mix of world, folk, soul, hip-hop, and some other things we can’t even define. Their unique and beautiful sound is illuminated through poetic and soulful vocals, spoken word, and eclectic array of instrumentation including banjos, fiddles, various drums, kalimbas and beatboxing.
Tickets are $22 in advance, $25 at the door. Doors open at 8pm.
The Left Field Experiment: DJ Nobody w/ 10th Letter & Cosmoore @ 529
Nobody (Elvin Estela), has been a fixture in the Los Angeles music scene since the early 1990s. His productions effortlessly flow from the hip-hop themes of his early career to the psychedelia and rock motifs of his most recent work, and his vast musical vocabulary allows him to deliver with each and every mix.
Tickets are $10. Doors open at 9pm.
Abbey Road LIVE! 45th Anniversary of Abbey Road @ Variety Playhouse
45 years ago, just as the summer of 1969 was coming to a close, the Beatles released their monumental final recording: ABBEY ROAD. Come celebrate this special anniversary as tribute band Abbey Road LIVE! delivers its signature performance: the entire Abbey Road album, start-to-finish. And that’s just a start to the evening: fans will be treated to a second set of Beatles tunes spanning the band’s 8-year, 200 song career.
Tickets are $17 in advance, $20 day of show. Doors open at 7pm.
Saturday, December 20
Jeffrey Butzer & T.T. Mahony Perform Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas @ The EARL
It becomes obvious that the musician is indebted to the cinema after listening to only a few minutes of his music. For Bützer, the films he has in mind are set in the same locales as his music: French-inspired Eastern Europe. Get in the holiday spirit as he performs Vince Guaraldi’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”
Tickets $12. Doors open at 9pm.
ATL Collective presents James Brown Funky Christmas @ Terminal West
A funky tribute to James Brown’s Funky Christmas album performed by Charles Walker, Bernard Purdie, Grant Green Jr., Ruby Velle, Nigel Hall, Rob Lane, Billy Grant, Marshall Ruffin and Abby Wren. Funky Christmas (1995) is a compilation of the best tracks of Brown’s three Christmas albums originally recorded between 1966 and 1970 – arguably his most creative peak.
Tickets are $18 in advance, $22 at the door. Doors open at 8pm.
Flosstradamus @ The Tabernacle
Curt Cameruci (aka Autobot) and Josh Young (aka J2K) began the Flosstradamus project as a series of DJ parties in their hometown of Chicago. They have since become world-renown DJ’s that have played in numerous festivals such as Ultra Musci Festival, Coachella, Pitchfork and more.
Tickets are $25. Doors open at 7pm.
Sunday, December 21
Chicken & Pigs 9th Annual Keith Richard’s Birthday Bash @ The EARL
Chickens and Pigs are proud to bring their 9th annual Keith Richards Birthday Bash back to the Earl in East Atlanta, Sunday December 21st at 7pm, honoring the great riffer on the occasion of his 71st birthday. The band will front 22 singers on a selection of Stones classics and deep cuts.
Tickets are $7 in advance, $10 at the door. Doors open at 7pm.
