Red Light Cafe
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(404) 874-7828
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redlightcafe.com
The bohemian living room serves as the city's center of bluegrass and Americana. The venue hosts a variety of other musical performers as well, plus diverse events. Food and drink available.
Alchemical String Theory: Improvisational Avant-Garde String Artists
Sunday September 14, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $10 Adv - $15 Door
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AST (Alchemical String Theory) is a collective of avant-garde string artists from Atlanta’s Improvisational Underground. Featuring solo acts, ensembles, and guest string players, performances range from acoustic to electronic and incorporate loops, stomp boxes, reverbs, delays, drop pitches, and ...
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Monster Show For Monsters: A Variety Show
Monday September 15, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $15 Adv • $20 Doors • $30 VIP
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Monster Show For Monsters is an alternate reality variety show featuring music, comedy, burlesque, drag, storytelling, magic, and more, all performed by your favorite monsters.
The only show where audience, cast, and crew are all monsters. Prizes for costumes and opportunities for participation as...
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Storytelling Open Mic: THE ELEMENTS
Tuesday September 16, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: No Cover
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Do you remember? The (16th) night of September? Make tonight unforgettable by telling us your 5 to 7 minute story on the theme of THE ELEMENTS. Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Stories about braving the elements. Chemical reactions. When something was elementary, my dear Watson. If you want to share your st...
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Red Poet Society: A Monthly Poetry Slam!
Tuesday September 16, 2025 10:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $10 ($5 for Poets)
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Red Poet Society is a monthly poetry slam designed to bring artists and enthusiasts together in a spirit of healthy competition and community. The winner of the poetry slam — who makes it through 3 rounds of reciting or reading their own original and unaccompanied work — will be crowned the slam cha...
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Wednesday Jazz Jam w/ the Gordon Vernick Quartet
Wednesday September 17, 2025 09:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $10 Door ($5 for performers or students with ID)
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Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet perform a few numbers then invite other musicians and singers to join them on stage for a Jazz Jam Session. Whether you're a professional or amateur musician, you're welcome to sit in — everyone who wants to perform will be given a chance to play.
Livest...
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ELECTRO LOUNGE: A Kinky Glow Flow Burlesque Aerial Fire Go-Go Show!
Thursday September 18, 2025 09:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $15 ADV/$20 Door
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3rd Thursday EVERY Month, ELECTRO LOUNGE is the #Kinky #Glow + #Flow party you don't want to miss! This INTERACTIVE event features #Burlesque + #Aerial + #FireDancing + #GoGoDancing + MORE (#Shibari! #WaxPlay! Who knows?!).
Electro Lounge is a safe space to let your authentic self come out, or hid...
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Measure Island: Completely Improvised Musical Comedy!
Friday September 19, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $15 Adv – $20 Door
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Measure Island creates a fully improvised musical comedy inspired by YOUR suggestions! Our ensemble will make up scenes, characters, AND songs on the spot for you — completely unscripted, sometimes mind-blowing, and always hilarious.
You can catch Measure Island EVERY THIRD FRIDAY OF THE MONTH at ...
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Key Change Improv: Improvised music inspired by YOU!
Friday September 19, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $15 Adv –$20 Door
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Musical improvisors from all around Atlanta come together to bring you a magical night of improvised songs! Audience members will offer suggestions for each song, scene, or game. It's completely unscripted, sometimes mind-blowing, and always hilarious.$15 Adv – $20 DoorDoors @ 7:30 PM
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Red Light Running Society: Run or Walk (and more!) Every SATURDAY
Saturday September 20, 2025 09:00 AM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: Free
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Red Light Running Society (RLRS) aims to bring people together to build and maintain happy, healthy and active lives. ALL FITNESS LEVELS ARE WELCOME - walkers, joggers, runners, etc. Even if you're not able to participate, please join us for espresso (or stronger drinks), treats, music, and nerdy co...
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Sade Jam w/ the BadAsh Allstar Team
Saturday September 20, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $15 Adv – $20 Door
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Join us for a special pick by BadAsh Allstar Team's leader Adrian Ash - a whole night of Sade! Come celebrate his birthday and enjoy tunes by one of his favorite artists.
What are BAAT jams?**
The BadAsh Allstar Team is a collective of local musicians who host monthly tribute jams. These jams are... [click here for more]The Hounds of Love play Kate Bush w/ special guest Private Lives
Saturday September 13, 2025 09:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $15 Adv – $20 Doors
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On September 13th, the Red Light Café presents the Hounds of Love. Atlanta’s best (and only) Kate Bush tribute. The Hounds began when Audrey Gamez, their talented and evocative vocalist, reached out to no one in particular, asking “who is gonna write that Kate Bush musical and ask me to star in it?”...
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Red Light Running Society: Run or Walk (and more!) Every SATURDAY
Saturday September 13, 2025 09:00 AM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: Free
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change.
Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Red Light Running Society (RLRS) aims to bring people together to build and maintain happy, healthy and active lives. ALL FITNESS LEVELS ARE WELCOME - walkers, joggers, runners, etc. Even if you're not able to participate, please join us for espresso (or stronger drinks), treats, music, and nerdy co...
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Scotland's Tannahill Weavers
Friday September 12, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $25 Adv – $35 Door
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Traditional Celtic music at its best! The iconic Tannahill Weavers play fire-driven instrumentals and songs, and haunting ballads - all with a good dose of humour. Featuring Piper and Clan Commander Iain MacGillivray, who is Scotland’s youngest clan leader and has worked recently on such high profil...
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KARAOKE LOUNGE (No Cover!) — 2nd Thursday Every Month
Thursday September 11, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: No Cover
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Join us for Karaoke every 2nd Thursday every month! There's NO COVER, so come sing, socialize and be silly with your hosts DJ Conflux and Marco Sway!NO COVER8 PM – 11:30 PM
[click here for more]Wednesday Jazz Jam w/ the Gordon Vernick Quartet
Wednesday September 10, 2025 09:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $10 Door ($5 for performers or students with ID)
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change.
Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet perform a few numbers then invite other musicians and singers to join them on stage for a Jazz Jam Session. Whether you're a professional or amateur musician, you're welcome to sit in — everyone who wants to perform will be given a chance to play.
Livest...
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TEASE TUESDAY BURLESQUE
Tuesday September 9, 2025 09:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $20 Adv – $25 Doors • $35 VIP 1st Row • $30 VIP 2nd Row
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The second Tuesday of every month, Syrens of the South's Tease Tuesday Burlesque features TEN AMAZING ACTS with some of the best performers in Atlanta! Burlesque, Poetry, Aerial, Acrobatics, Juggling, Singing... you never know what's gonna pop up in these Tuesday night shows! And don't worry, we'll ...
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Atlanta Songwriters Club Meet Up
Monday September 8, 2025 07:30 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $5 Door
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Join us for the Atlanta Songwriters Club Meet Up at Red Light Café every second Monday of the month! $5 at the door, starts at 8pm, and you can sign up to play a song if you'd like when you get here.
The Atlanta Songwriters Club is a bit like an open mic with a few key differences. This group exis...
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I Love the '80s Dance Party w/ DJ Jaycee (1st Sunday Each Month)
Sunday September 7, 2025 07:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $5 Adv – $10 Door
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DJ Jaycee and special guests are playing your favorite '80s Hip Hop, R&B, Pop and Soul! From the hits to the underground sensations, from the 12” versions to the Eargasmic mash-ups, groove with us all night! Brought to you by The Wrecking Crew All-Stars.
Sep 7th Special Guest DJ: DJ C Styl...
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CONTROL • A Darkwave & Dark Synthpop Dance Night
Saturday September 6, 2025 09:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $10 Door (Ages 18+)
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DJ Twitch returns to the Red Light Cafe with a dark and decadent mix of dance music from the 80s to the present, joined by special guest DJ Eschar!
We will be celebrating VIRGO at this event. So if you are a Virgo, admission is FREE (with ID)!
See you on the dance floor!
$10 Door (Ages 18+)
[click here for more]Red Light Running Society: Run or Walk (and more!) Every SATURDAY
Saturday September 6, 2025 09:00 AM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: Free
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change.
Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Red Light Running Society (RLRS) aims to bring people together to build and maintain happy, healthy and active lives. ALL FITNESS LEVELS ARE WELCOME - walkers, joggers, runners, etc. Even if you're not able to participate, please join us for espresso (or stronger drinks), treats, music, and nerdy co...
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553-1 Amsterdam Ave. N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30306
(404) 874-7828
Atlanta, GA 30306
redlightcafe.com
Virginia-Highland
#virginiahighland
Night Club, Live Music Club
Jazz, Blues
Hours
Monday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Tuesday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Wednesday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Thursday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Friday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Saturday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Sunday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Red Light Cafe, Atlanta, 553-1 Amsterdam Ave. N.E.