Monday, January 23, 2012
Concert Picks Chad Rad's concert picks (Jan. 23 - 29)
Posted by Chad Radford @ChadRad on Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 8:44 AM
Monday, January 23
Slow Southern Steel film screeing + Hail!Hornet, Zoroaster. $10. 7:30 p.m. (Slow Southern Steel is the first documentary film to explore the true underbelly of heavy metal music in the American South. Director CT of Arkansas sludge rockers Rwake delves into a day in the lives of such Georgia-based acts as Zoroaster, Torche, and Kylesa, to the more exotic locale’s that sprouted Dark Castle, Eyehategod, Weedeater, and several more. Through interviews and live footage, the film captures a different side of the Dirty South, one that’s steeped in doom, angst, ear-splitting feedback, and distortion. The film starts at 8 p.m. Hail!Hornet and Zoroaster start at 10 p.m.) @ The Earl
HUNGER 2 w/ Featureless Ghost, Pressed And, Divine Interface, C Powers, Fit of Body. Free (donations accepted). 9 p.m. @ 529
The Boxcar Grocery grand opening feat. BOSCO, DJ 4th Wurld. Free. 7 p.m. @ The Boxcar Grocer
Tues., Jan. 24
Waka Flocka. $12 (adv.). 8 p.m. @ Masquerade
The second annual Winter Hoedown feat. Nashville Pussy, the Forty-Fives, Six Shot Revival. $10. 9 p.m. @ Star Bar
Wed., Jan. 25
Twin Sister, Ava Luna, Kid Pyramid. $10. 8:30 p.m. @ The Earl
The Left Field Experiment feat. heRobust, Ethereal, Yamin Semali, the Kill Fist, Burnt Bridges, Ty-Vishnu, Dr. Conspiracy, Creashun, JDKNS, and DJ Grizzly. Hosted by DT. Free (donations). 9 p.m. @ 529
Memes (MP3s on Pink House tapes release party), the Clap, the Gazelles. $6. 9 p.m. @ The Drunken Unicorn
Little Horn, Meeks Family, Paper Dress. $7. 9 p.m. @ Star Bar
Thurs., Jan. 26
The Back Pockets, Ghost Bikini, Lily and the Tigers. $5. 8:30 p.m. @ The Earl
Sha Stimuli, Gotta Be Karim, Illastrate, Boog Brown, Ekundayo, Tef Poe, DJ Trackstar. $5. 9 p.m. @ 529
Fri., Jan. 27
Kid Stuff (reunion), Tasty Beverage (final show), Colossal Head, This House. $7. 9 p.m. @ 529
Chris McFarland w/ special guests. $?. 9 p.m. @ The Basement
Order of the Owl, Mind Powers, And That Is Why. $5. 8 p.m. @ the Cottage.
Sat., Jan. 28
"The Love that Won't Shut Up" Benjamin/Deacon Lunchbox memorial show / Benjamin Smoke screening. $10. 9 p.m. @ the Plaza Theatre
The Ruination, Nigredo, Samadha, Dark Room, Gnosis (DJ set). $5 before the bands start. $7 after. 9 p.m. @ 529
The Mountain Goats, Nurses. $20. SOLD OUT. 9 p.m. @ The Earl
Wowser Bowser CD release show, Qurious, Madeline. $8 (includes a copy of the CD) 9 p.m.
SMKA four year anniversary party w/ Jarren Benton, Planet VI, Rittz, Spodee, Tuki, Jus Nice, Young Lyxx, Stanza, Frankenstein Rajeev, Judicial, DJ Genesis. $5 ('til 11 p.m.) $10 (after). 8 p.m. @ Star Bar
Blackberry Smoke, Brian Collins, Thomas Wynn & the Believers, KnecKDown. $16-$21. 7 p.m. (doors). @ The Buckhead Theatre
Sun., Jan. 29
Demonaut, Hollow Leg, HAWKS. $5. 8 p.m. @ 529
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Tuesday Night.
Cross Black Oak Arkansas with The Plasmatics and shoot 'em up with all the cocaine in the world and you get...
Nashville Pussy. You'll know you've been to a show.
The Deacon Lunchbox/Benjamin memorial is worth your time, too.
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