Fri., Aug. 24
Lightning Bolt, El Fossil, God’s Balls. $12. 9 p.m. @ The Goat Farm (Goodson Yard)
Jason Lescalleet, Justin Waters, Kyle Sherill. $? 9 p.m. @ Beep Beep Gallery
Nophest continues with scores of bands scattered throughout East ATL. Your best bests for tonight are gonna be: Nigredo (11:30 p.m.) and From Exile (12:30 a.m.) @ the Earl, Cusses (12 a.m.) @ 529, and R_Garcia (1 a.m.) @ the Basement.
Not exactly a music show, but the Todd Barry, Neil Hamburger, and Brendon Walsh stand-up comedy show @ Plaza Theatre is gonna be a laugh riot.
Sat. Aug. 25
Fang Island, Adebisi Shank, Nebraska Jones. $10. 8 p.m. @ Masquerade
Damon Moon & The Whispering Drifters, Mercies, Vess, Under White Pines. $7. 9 p.m. @ the Drunken Unicorn
Nophest continues. Saturday's highlights include: Chickens and Pigs (2 p.m.) and Imagination Head (6 p.m.) @ Joe’s Coffee, Abby Go Go (12 a.m.) @ 529, Twin Trances, Advantage Lendl, and Order of the Owl (12 a.m.) @ the Basement, Jungol (12:30 a.m.) @ the Earl.
Sun., Aug. 26
Reigning Sound, Tiger! Tiger!, COPS. $10-$12. 8 p.m. @ the Earl
Nophest's Sunday highlights: the Serenaders (8 p.m.), Damon Moon and the Whispering Drifters (9 p.m.), Hello Ocho (10 p.m.) @ Joe’s Coffee.