ATL Concert Roundup — December 13-19

THIS WEEK’S BEST BET:

Wu-Tang Clan with DJ Kash
Tuesday, December 14
Center Stage – 1374 West Peachtree Street NW in Atlanta 30309
Admission is $41.50 / Purchase Tickets

Atlanta, get ready to throw your Ws up y’all, the Wu is coming to town! Almost 20 years in the game and, still, for my money, nobody does it better. Individually, they’ve enjoyed an incredible amount of success with classic solo joints dropped from the likes of Raekwon, Ghostface and Meth. But it’s as a collective unit that they’re at their most lethal, able to tap into an unparalled arsenal of lyrical styles and sharp flows. Witnessing just one master MC at work is impressive enough, having as many as eight or nine appear on a single stage is a spectacle that you just shouldn’t pass up. Unfortunately, the Wu will be without the services of head Clansman, RZA, who is in China directing a movie. In his place, DJ Kash will step up to the turntables, providing the backdrops and beats for the Killer Beez to get their swarm on. Definitely the illest time you’ll have this holiday season.

THE BEST OF THE REST:

Sorry No Ferrari
w/ This Piano Plays Itself, From Exile
Monday, December 13
529 – 529 Flat Shoals Avenue in Atlanta 30316
Admission is FREE

Nigredo
w/ My Empty Phantom, The Acorns
Wednesday, December 15
Thr Drunken Unicorn – 736 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE in Atlanta 30306
Admission is $5

Tyler Ramsey (Band of Horses)
w/ Patrick McKinney (Iron & Wine)
Wednesday, December 15
Eddie’s Attic – 515 N. McDonough Street in Atlanta 30030
Admission is $15 / Purchase Tickets

Ominous Castle
w/ Roman Photos, DJ’s Chris Daresta and Dan Wakefield
Thursday, December 16
529 – 529 Flat Shoals Avenue in Atlanta 30316
Admission is $5

The Back Pockets
w/ Qurious
Thursday, December 16
The Music Room – 327 Edgewood Avenue in Atlanta 30312
Admission is $TBA

Dropsonic
w/ Biters, Transvestite
Thursday, December 16
Star Bar – 437 Moreland Avenue in Atlanta 30307
Admission is FREE

The Gay Blades
w/ Baby Baby, Evan Andree, Lazer Attack
Thursday, December 16
The Drunken Unicorn – 736 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE in Atlanta 30306
Admission is $8 ADV / $10 DOS / Purchase Tickets

5th Annual Keith Richards’ Birthday Bash
w/ Chicken and Pigs
Thursday, December 16
The Earl – 488 Flat Shoals Avenue in Atlanta 30316
Admission is $7 / Purchase Tickets

Of the Vine (CD Release Show)
w/ Lille, Tundra Lights
Friday, December 17
The Drunken Unicorn – 736 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE in Atlanta 30306
Admission is $5 21+ / $7 for under 21 / All Ages

Jungol
w/ Jack of Hearts, A: the Color, DJ Tricil
Friday, December 17
529 – 529 Flat Shoals Avenue in Atlanta 30316
Admission is $5

Vince Guaraldi’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas”
w/ T.T. Mahony- Jeffrey Bützer, Sorry No Ferrari (performing The Ventures Christmas album), Jeffrey Bützer & the Bicycle Eaters
Friday, December 17
The Earl – 488 Flat Shoals Avenue in Atlanta 30316
Admission is $10 / Purchase Tickets

Vince Guaraldi’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas”
w/ T.T. Mahony- Jeffrey Bützer, Sorry No Ferrari (performing The Ventures Christmas album), Jeffrey Bützer & the Bicycle Eaters
Saturday, December 18
The Earl – 488 Flat Shoals Avenue in Atlanta 30316
Admission is $10 / Purchase Tickets

The Rent Boys
w/ Fiend Without a Face, West End Motel, Wizard Pals, more…
Saturday, December 18
The Earl – 488 Flat Shoals Avenue in Atlanta 30316
Admission is $10 / Purchase Tickets

Mixtape Atlanta’s X-Mix Vacation
w/ Trances Arc, The Futura Bold, Young Orchids, Yacht Rock Revue, more…
Saturday, December 18
Star Bar – 437 Moreland Avenue in Atlanta 30307
Admission is $10 or $5 w/ unwrapped Christmas toy in association with USMC

Respite From the Cold III
w/ Tree Creature, Magicicada, Matt Cherry (Maserati), more…
Saturday, December 18
Eyedrum – 290 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE in Atlanta 30312
Admission is FREE

Book Club
w/ New Terminus, Sweet Skulls
Saturday, December 18
Kavarna – 707 East Lake Drive in Atlanta 30030
Admission is FREE

A Fight to the Death
w/ Blair Crimmins & the Hookers, Mutt
Saturday, December 18
The Highland Inn Ballroom – 644 N. Highland Avenue NE in Atlanta 30306
Admission is $5