ABC @ ATL

What's Happening Down 316?

originally published February 8, 2006

Wednesday, February 8

GIL MANTERA’S PARTY DREAM (Drunken Unicorn)

Aimee Mann

HAYSEED DIXIE (Smith’s Olde Bar)

ROLLING STONES (Philips Arena)

SOULIVE (Philips Arena)

Thursday, February 9

DAVID BERKELEY (Eddie’s Attic)

BRASS CASTLE (EARL)

FORT MINOR (Roxy)

THE GIRAFFES (EARL)

GOODBYE BLUE MONDAY (Drunken Unicorn)

GURU (Apache)

ILYA (Drunken Unicorn)

LOSER (Tabernacle)

TRISTAN PRETTYMAN (Smith’s Olde Bar)

RIZZUDO (Drunken Unicorn)

SKELETON KEY (EARL)

STAIND (Tabernacle)

BEN TAYLOR (Smith’s Olde Bar)

THEORY OF A DEADMAN (Tabernacle)

TRAPPER’S CABIN (Eddie’s Attic)

Friday, February 10

THE BLUE DOGS (Smith’s Olde Bar)

BON VIVANTS (EARL)

Tristan Prettyman

CADILLAC JONES (The Loft)

DIVINE MAGGEES (Eddie’s Attic)

DON CHAMBERS + GOAT (Variety Playhouse)

GIRLS ON FILM (Lenny’s)

HERMATOVORE (Drunken Unicorn)

KING CONGREGATION (EARL)

ANNA KRAMER (EARL)

NILE (Masquerade)

COSY SHERIDAN (Eddie’s Attic)

SOULIVE (The Loft)

MARTY STUART (Variety Playhouse)

TORA! TORA! TORA! (Lenny’s)

ZOROASTER (Drunken Unicorn)

Saturday, February 11

“ATLANTA BLUES FESTIVAL” (Atlanta Civic Center)

ANDREW BIRD (Eyedrum)

BROTHERS PAST (Smith’s Olde Bar)

THE CLOSE (Drunken Unicorn)

RICK EMMETT (Vinyl)

FROM JUNE FORWARD (EARL)

KASKADE (Eleven 50)

LEAGUE OF EVIL (EARL)

LURA (Apache)

NADA SURF (The Loft)

OF MONTREAL (Variety Playhouse)

STELLA PARTON (Eddie’s Attic)

ROGUE WAVE (The Loft)

TEXTBOOK (EARL)

YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND (Tabernacle)

Sunday, February 12

RICKY MARTIN (Tabernacle)

FRANCINE REED (Eddie’s Attic)

JESSE WINCHESTER (Red Light Café)

Monday, February 13

INCOGNITO (Roxy)

Tuesday, February 14

FIVE MEN ON A STOOL (Earthlink Live)

Gil Mantera's Party Dream

JOSH KELLEY (Vinyl)

DANIEL LANOIS (EARL)

AIMEE MANN (Variety Playhouse)

MUDBOY (Eyedrum)

CHUCK PROPHET (Variety Playhouse)

REALICIDE (Eyedrum)

SPOONFED TRIBE (Smith’s Olde Bar)

KEITH SWEAT (Atlanta Civic Center)

TELEGRAM (EARL)

U-MELT (Smith’s Olde Bar)

Wednesday, February 15

ATTACK FORMATION (EARL)

BON JOVI (Gwinnett Arena)

B YOUNG (Vinyl)

JENNIFER DANIELS (Eddie’s Attic)

THE REDNECK MANIFESTO (EARL)

LAY DOWN MAINS (EARL)

ORTHRELM (Drunken Unicorn)

SAM THACKER (Smith’s Olde Bar)

Upcoming:

THE EAMES ERA / THE CALIFORNIAS / MURDER BEACH (EARL) 2/16

MATISYAHU / SO CALLED (Tabernacle) 2/16

PANIC! AT THE DISCO / ACCEPTANCE / HELLOGOODBYE / THE ACADEMY IS… (Masquerade) 2/16

SUPERGRASS / PILOTDRIFT (The Loft) 2/16

THE EL CAMINOS / THE INFERNALS / THE UNSATISFIED (EARL) 2/17

SLUSHCO (Drunken Unicorn) 2/17

VENUS 7 (Eyedrum) 2/17

DARK STAR ORCHESTRA (Variety Playhouse) 2/17–2/18

BLOODSIMPLE / DISTURBED (Tabernacle) 2/18

THE FRAY / CARY BROTHERS / MATT KEARNEY (The Loft) 2/18

HEM (Vinyl) 2/18

ARLO GUTHRIE (Ferst Center, Georgia Tech) 2/18

CAROLINE HERRING (Red Light Café) 2/18

WILL HOGE / SOUTHERN BITCH (Roxy) 2/18

I AM THE WORLD TRADE CENTER / BOULEVARD / SHOCK CINEMA (EARL) 2/18

BOB SCHNEIDER (Smith’s Olde Bar) 2/18

SONATA ARTICA (Masquerade) 2/18

ASYLUM STREET SPANKERS (Smith’s Olde Bar) 2/19

TEMPLE OF BON MATIN (Eyedrum) 2/19

COMMON (Tabernacle) 2/21

ELECTRIC SIX / SHE WANTS REVENGE / ROCK KILLS KID (EARL) 2/21

MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT (Masquerade) 2/21

THE FIERY FURNACES (Smith’s Olde Bar) 2/22

INXS / MARTY CASEY & THE LOVEHAMMERS (Atlanta Civic Center) 2/22

SLEEPY HORSES / BEN TRICKEY (EARL) 2/22

NATIONAL GRAIN / THE SUNDOGS / LITTLE COUNTRY GIANTS (EARL) 2/23

WILLIE NELSON (Tabernacle) 2/23–2/24

BR5-49 / AVETT BROS. (Variety Playhouse) 2/24

CHICK COREA & TOUCHSTONE (Ferst Center, Georgia Tech) 2/24

LUIGI / UNTIED STATES / MORESIGHT (EARL) 2/24

NOFX (Masquerade) 2/24

SCOTT STAPP (Roxy) 2/24

GEORGE STRAIT (Gwinnett Arena) 2/24

BOBBY BARE JR. / EDITH FROST / THE ZINCS (EARL) 2/25

ROBERT FRIPP (Variety Playhouse) 2/25

GATES OF BERLIN (Vinyl) 2/25

IN FLAMES (Roxy) 2/25

KID ROCK (Gwinnett Arena) 2/25

LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO (Rialto) 2/25

NASHVILLE PUSSY (Masquerade) 2/25

ROBINELLA (Red Light Café) 2/25

STEEL PULSE (Variety Playhouse) 2/26

BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB / ELEFANT (Roxy) 2/27

ESTER DRANG / MANTISSA / SLUSHCO (EARL) 2/28

THE SMOKING POPES (Masquerade) 2/28

THE SUBWAYS / GUNSHYS (The Loft) 3/1

THE UNDERTOW ORCHESTRA (Variety Playhouse) 3/1

COPELAND / GATSBY’S AMERICAN DREAM / CARTEL (Masquerade) 3/2

JILL SCOTT (Fox) 3/2

SLEEP THERAPY / VEDERA (EARL) 3/2

BLACKBERRY SMOKE (Vinyl) 3/3

SHINEDOWN (Roxy) 3/3

THE WEDDING PRESENT / SALLY CREWE & THE SUDDEN MOVES (EARL) 3/3

MOE. (Fox) 3/3–3/4

CREVE COEUR (Vinyl) 3/4

THE DROPKICK MUPRHYS (Masquerade) 3/4

THE SISTERS OF MERCY (Roxy) 3/4

QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS (Gwinnett Arena) 3/7

THE STROKES / EAGLES OF DEATH METAL (Tabernacle) 3/8

SHERYL CROW (Fox) 3/9

THE REWINDS / NATIONAL EYE (EARL) 3/9

CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH (Variety Playhouse) 3/10

GOGOGO AIRHEART / THE JAI-ALAI SAVANT / SUBTITLE (EARL) 3/10

THE ROCKET SUMMER (Masquerade) 3/10

BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS (Fox Theatre) 3/11

KT TUNSTALL (The Loft) 3/11

SILVER JEWS (EARL) 3/11

CASSAVETES / GROUP SOUNDS / VARIAC (EARL) 3/12

BETH ORTON (Variety Playhouse) 3/13

THE ROGERS SISTERS / CELEBRATION (EARL) 3/13

GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS / CROSS CANADIAN RAGWEED (Roxy) 3/14

AUGUSTANA / THE DAMNWELLS (EARL) 3/15

THE FORMAT / THE MATCHES / MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN (Masquerade) 3/15

MÖTLEY CRÜE (Philips Arena) 3/15

BUCKETHEAD (Variety Playhouse) 3/16

DQE / TIGER! TIGER! / THE RATTLER (EARL) 3/16

MATT POND PA / YOUTH GROUP (The Loft) 3/16

ARTIMUS PYLEDRIVER / GONZALES / THE LOVE DRUNKS (EARL) 3/17

NICKELBACK (Gwinnett Arena) 3/17

PERU NEGRO (Rialto) 3/18

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE (Variety Playhouse) 3/19

JAMIE CULLUM (Tabernacle) 3/19

DILATED PEOPLES / DEFARI (Roxy) 3/21

THE SELMANAIRES / THE JOGGERS (EARL) 3/21

ROB ZOMBIE (Tabernacle) 3/22

EISLEY (Vinyl) 3/23

SAVES THE DAY (Roxy) 3/24

CENTRO-MATIC / THE GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS / GOODNIGHT INSOMNIACS (EARL) 3/29

STEVE MACKAY & THE RADON COLLECTIVE / TENTH TO THE MOON (EARL) 3/30

THE BOOKS (EARL) 3/31

I LOVE YOU BUT I’VE CHOSEN DARKNESS (EARL) 4/3

CORDERO (EARL) 4/5

HIGH ON FIRE / GOATWHORE / WATCH THEM DIE (EARL) 4/14

COWBOY MOUTH (Roxy) 4/15

TWO GALLANTS (EARL) 4/15

MARTINA MCBRIDE (Gwinnett Arena) 4/22

ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE / THE ANTARCTICANS (EARL) 4/24

GREAT BIG SEA (Variety Playhouse) 4/24

FALL OUT BOY / ALL AMERICAN REJECTS (Gwinnett Arena) 4/30

MATES OF STATE / MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. / MARIA TAYLOR (Variety Playhouse) 4/31

LILA DOWNS (Rialto) 5/6

ELVIS COSTELLO (Fox Theatre) 5/13

PRETTY GIRLS MAKE GRAVES / GIANT DRAG (EARL) 5/18

SARA EVANS (HiFi Buys Amphitheatre) 5/20

MINISTRY / REVOLTING COCKS (Masquerade) 7/7