Hello and welcome to the latest
Atlanta Music Guide newsletter.It's Halloween already, and time for us to weigh in on this year's events.
Coming Up This Week
Thursday 10/30
Grammy Winning DJ Roger Sanchez makes
a very special appearance at the Crescent Room. Tickets are only $10 (in advance from www.ticketalternative.com.
Friday 10/31
The Halloween party
everyone is talking about with Tone Loc. The Park Tavern hosts the 2nd Annual Masque Party. A limited number
of specially priced tickets are available here
Saturday 11/1
Atlanta DJ Chris Coleman [DJsInbox/Expressed Soul - Fade Records]
makes another exclusive, rare appearance this time at the Crescent Room. Along with ex-Atlantan Dave Elliot [DJsInbox/Club
Ohm/Club 1201 - Portland] These guys are no newcomers to the scene....best known in Atlanta for their series of private 'invitation only'
underground parties under the Microclub name. FREE before 11pm. If you haven't caught this brilliant local DJ before, don't miss
your chance!
Latest News
There is some anticipation regarding Caroline
Herring and her upcoming appearance at Smith's Olde Bar on Tuesday,
November 4th in support of the Wellspring album. More info
at www.carolineherring.com.
Grammy nominee and neo-soul goddess
Meshell Ndegeocello is
hitting the road to drum up business for her new release
Comfort Woman
(Warner Bros). She is
co-headlining
with
Soulive. The
Atlanta date is Thursday, October 30th at Variety Playhouse.
Mason
Jennings will play at Smith's on Friday, November 14th. Last year he
released Century Spring on his own label Architect Records, and he
tours almost constantly. Worth checking out.
Excellent double bill coming up at the Echo Lounge on Tuesday, November
25th:
Damien Jurado and
Rosie
Thomas.The NME describes Jurado as "the
Raymond Carver of
U.S. singer-songwriters" and Thomas is simply amazing.
Howard Tate's record Rediscovered has been nominated
in 3 Grammy Categories. Rediscovered, was written and produced by the legendary talent and Atlanta resident Jerry
Ragovoy, and marks the comeback of Howard after a 30 year absence in the music business. Howard is managed by Atlanta
based Simon Horrocks, who's other artists include The Crazy Anglos and
Blue Epic.
