Gettin’ down in A-town… that’s what’s up
I’ll get to last week’s playlist in a bit, but if you need it just look to the Twitter feed, or go to the Mothership and click on the stream. That said, here’s What’s Up with What’s Going Down:
- Brownout, Cherry Royale – The Five Spot – Sat. 10/22/11
- A Night In Treme (feat. Soul Rebels Brass Band, Kermit Ruffins & Glen David Andrews) – Rialto Center – Sat. 10/22/11
- CC Booker III – The Family Dog – Thu. 10/27/11
- Soulphonics & Ruby Velle – The Star Bar – Sat. 10/29/11
- Georgia Soul Council – The Five Spot – Mon. 10/31/11
- Sol Driven Train, Atlanta Funk Society – Smith’s Olde Bar – Wed. 11/2/11
- Bear Creek Music Festival – Live Oak, FL – Wed. 11/10/11 thru Sun. 11/13/11
- Medeski, Martin, & Wood – Variety Playhouse – Thur. 11/10/11
- Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Orgone, Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band – Masquerade – Thur. 11/10/11
- The Chronicle, Snarky Puppy – 595 North – Thu. 11/10/11
- New Mastersounds – Masquerade – Fri. 11/11/11
- Breakestra, Noot d’ Noot – The Basement – Sat. 11/12/11
- Numero Group Invades Atlanta – 529 – Wed. 11/16/11
- Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band – The Five Spot – Fri. 12/9/11
- Roy Ayers – Center Stage – Thu. 12/15/11
A whole slew of shows of note coming in in the fair city of Atlanta. I’ve got the Bear Creek Fest list here as well, even though it’s in Florida, its a nice little weekend fest. And don’t forget about the Atlanta History Center‘s exhibit celebrating the Apollo Theater’s contribution to the American Arts. It goes into March of next year.
Also new to the list is the Numero Group Invades Atlanta at 529 on November 16th. Numero is an archival label out of Chicago, specializing in releasing some of the nastiest funk which has hardly seen the light of day. They’ll have a pop-up record store then enlighten the crowd spinning 45’s back to back with Atlanta’s own Brian Poust. Check the video below for a sampling of some Numero Group genius.
That’s it. Hopefully that’ll give you something to do between now and the end of the year. Check back for frequent re-posts and updates.