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Wednesday December 7th, 2005

Welcome to the latest Atlanta Music Guide newsletter.

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* NEW * What we're listening to:
The Modern Society
Friends and Enemies
myspace.com/themodernsociety
The Futurists
Axis and Allies EP
www.thefuturists.net
The Selmanaires
Here Come
myspace.com/theselmanaires
Supergrass
Road to Rouen
www.supergrass.com

Saves The Day / Xbox 360 ContestGIVEAWAY - Saves The Day are coming to Earthlink Live this Monday December 12th with Senses Fail, The Early November, and Emanuel. Rival Entertainment and Xbox have given us 20 pairs of tickets to the show and access to the exclusive Xbox 360 "Perfect Dark Zero" After Party at Vinyl, featuring complimentary food + drinks, along with the hottest gaming system on the market! If you want to score a pair of these tickets, shoot us an email with your name, daytime phone number, and your favorite Xbox 360 video game, and we'll notify the winners on Saturday! For more information about the show, visit www.earthlinklive.com.

Usedfilm.com has launched their annual Music Photo of the Year Contest. Shots include local staples in the music scene, Jack White, and even Big Boi of Outkast at the dentist. Head over to www.usedfilm.com to check out music photographer Zack Arias' top 100 photos this year, and enter the contest to be eligible for over $5,000 in prizes for bands and fans!

We've finally gotten off of our lazy asses and have a featured band for December - The Futurists. Read up on them in our Features section, check out their songs at myspace.com/thefuturists, and then come join us this Friday at Vinyl to catch the up and coming band's set as they open up for Avenge Vegas' final show.

99Xmas 4 SoundtrackThe 99Xmas Soundtrack 4 CD will be available for free at Cingular Wireless stores starting December 13th. This year, the CD kicks off with Sir Elton John's reading of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas and features local bands Family Force 5, Second Shift, Heavy Mojo, Sovus Radio , Red Letter Agent, Rantings of Eva, The Gates of Berlin, Y-O-U, Jet By Day with I Am The World Trade Center, Clay Cook, Rantings of Eva, and Rump Posse covering holiday classics. For the track listing and a list of locations to pick the disc up, visit http://99x.com/music/XmasCD05/.

It's the season for giving, and Woods Entertainment & Atlanta Music Unites present the Holiday Rockfest '05 on December 17th at the Masquerade. 96 Rock's English Nick will host the event, which kicks off at 1pm and takes place on all 3 stages. Procceds from the event will go to the Atlanta division of Toys for Tots and the American Red Cross. To see the full lineup of 40 local bands playing, visit www.masq.com.

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Featured Events
Boulevard, Creve Coeur, SPY - December 9th, 2005 - Drunken Unicorn - All Ages 
After tantalizing audiences at the James Hall show at Smith's Olde Bar and sparkling at�the M.A.C. Makeup�World AIDS Day Benefit�up in�Athens, one of Georgia's glammiest bands are back to celebrate the release of their new CD, Vice & Daring. Early reviews of the EP have drawn comparisons to Bowie, Suede and Roxy Music.��Join Boulevard alongside�Creve Coeur and SPY for a night of glitz and swagger. www.boulevardrock.com 

Heathen Chemistry - New Year's Eve 2006 - Vinyl - Ages 21 & Over
Heathen Chemistry NYE 2006Heathen Chemistry is back again! Sorted Entertainment and Vintage Volume present New Year's Eve '06 at Vinyl. Tickets are all inclusive, meaning you can drink till you drop. Indie rock and roll, a late night breakfast, and all your friends..Doves, Hot Hot Heat, Duran Duran, Oasis, Blur, BRMC, Charlatans, Redwalls, Arctic Monkeys, The Cure, Beastie Boys, Aqualung, The Music, The Bravery, Coldplay, Chemical Brothers, David Bowie, Deerhunter, Dirty Vegas, Elvis Presley and more music spinning. DJs to be announced soon...A limited number of tickets are now available at ticketalternative.com. For photos from last year's party, check out www.heathenchemistry.net.
   

Upcoming Shows

More Dates |December (highlighted shows we recommend!)
Date Who

Where

When

12/08/05 The Lizardmen, Stovall, DJ Brian Poust

The EARL

tickets

12/08/05 Yossi Piamenta's Heavenly Jam Band

Jake's Toadhouse

tickets

12/08/05 Star 94 Jingle Jam w/ Jason Mraz, Gavin Degraw, Switchfoot, Howie Day, James Blunt

Arena at Gwinnett Center

6pm

12/08/05 Myspace.com Nightlife Tour w/ Family Force 5, One Way Letter, The Gates of Berlin, Showbread, Last November

Variety Playhouse

7pm

12/08/05 Luna Halo, Pasadena

Vinyl

tickets

12/08/05 Xiu Xiu, Dead Science, The Blue Hour

Drunken Unicorn

9pm

12/08/05 Jump, Little Children

Eddie's Attic

6pm

12/08/05 Suntoucher, Misfilter, Bruce Leroy

10 High

tickets
12/09/05 Boulevard (CD Release), Creve Coeur, SPY

Drunken Unicorn

9pm

12/09/05 Second Shift, The Rewinds, Morning State

The EARL

tickets

12/09/05 Red Wanting Blue, Waving at Strangers, Eden, Closer to Carter

Jake's Toadhouse

tickets

12/09/05 Last November, Last Winter, The Trust, Parmalee

Velvet Underground

tickets

12/09/05 Avenge Vegas, Forget Cassettes, The Futurists

Vinyl

tickets

12/09/05 Princess, Wonderfall, Unusual Suspects

10 High

tickets

12/09/05 Variac, Kill Gordon, The Modern Society

Lenny's

9pm

12/10/05 Clay Cook & The Torches (CD Release), Y-O-U, Georgia

Smith's Olde Bar

8pm

12/10/05 Ray LaMontagne, Brandi Carlile

Tabernacle

8pm

12/10/05 Living Colour, Danielia Cotton, Heavy Mojo

Masquerade

8pm

12/10/05 Stomp & Stammer 9th Birthday Bash w/ Ronnie Spector, The Rosebuds

The EARL

tickets

12/10/05 The Highland Hop, Live DJ Spinning Hip-hop and dance music

10 High

tickets

12/10/05 The Skeeters

Vinyl

tickets

12/11/05 Bonnie Raitt, Marc Broussard

Tabernacle

8pm

12/11/05 Anathallo, Javelin, Colour Revolt, Manchester Orchestra

Drunken Unicorn

tickets

12/12/05 Senses Fail, Saves The Day, The Early November, Emanuel

Earthlink Live

7pm

12/12/05 Modey Lemon, The Apes, Deerhunter

The EARL

tickets

12/12/05 Metalsome Monday

10 High

tickets

12/13/05 Tuna Mint, Crumsy Pirates, Jermaine Rand

10 High

tickets

12/13/05 Mudvayne, 10 Years, Bloodsimple, Bobaflex

Earthlink Live

6pm

12/14/05 HR (of Bad Brains), Carry-Ons, Beat Beat Beat

Drunken Unicorn

8pm

12/15/05 Andrew Nelson, Sons of William, Rex Moroux

10 High

tickets

12/15/05 Story of the Year, Stretch Arm Strong

Coca Cola Roxy

8pm

12/15/05 The Hiss, The Genders, The Cogburns

The EARL

9pm

12/15/05 Billy Idol Tribute Show w/ The Swear, Cracker Animals, The Unusual Suspects, Baby Norman

Vinyl

tickets

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