Variety Playhouse
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Variety Playhouse is the winner of numerous Best Of awards over the years.
This Little Five landmark bills itself as a combination theater and nightclub, and its mixture of tables and theater-style seating bears out that description. The atmosphere is looser than at theaters like the Fox, to boot. Variety largely hosts national acts that appeal to those over 30 — alt-country singer-songwriters, prog-rock reunions, '80s alt-rock pioneers and the like.
Robert Earl Keen's Countdown to Christmas
Wednesday December 11, 2019 08:00 pm EST
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Robert Earl Keen is launching a new holiday show experience – Countdown to Christmas: Lunar Tunes & Looney Times. Keen and his band will pay homage to the space race and all things celestial in an out-of-this-world evening of family hol...
Cost: $37-$58
A John Waters Christmas- Filthier & Merrier
Thursday December 12, 2019 08:00 pm EST
Like a damaged St. Nick for the Christmas corrupted, John Waters – legendary filmmaker (“Female Trouble”, “Hairspray”, “Serial Mom”), raconteur and author of bestselling books, Carsick, Role Models and Make Trouble – hitchhikes into town with a bag full of sticks and stones for the devoted and the d...
Cost: $35-$125
Twin Peaks, Lala Lala, Ohmme
Friday December 13, 2019 08:30 pm EST
Twin Peaks is an American indie-rock band from Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 2010 and consists of Cadien Lake James, Clay Frankel, Jack Dolan, Colin Croom, and Connor Brodner.
Cost: $20
Dave Barnes
Saturday December 14, 2019 08:00 pm EST
When Dave Barnes first showed up on the music scene 12 years ago, he was the guy hitting the college circuit with limitless energy and an equally unrestrained expectation for the future. There were songs to be penned, tours to be booked and a whole world of experiences to be seized.
Since then, th...
Cost: $27-$48
Cat Power, W8ing4UFOs, FLAP
Monday December 16, 2019 08:00 pm EST
Join us at the Variety Playhouse on Monday, December 16 at 8 p.m. as we mark our 30th year with a special night of music featuring Cat Power singer-songwriter, Chan Marshall.
Atlanta's own W8ing4UFOs and FLAP will kick off the evening's festivities.
Cost: $29-$44
9th Annual Holiday Hootenanny w/ Jeff Sipe, Ike Stubblefield, Jason Carter, Jared Womack, more
Wednesday December 18, 2019 07:00 pm EST
Drew Emmitt & Vince Herman (Leftover Salmon), Larry Keel, Jeff Mosier, Jeff Sipe, A Tribute to Johnny Knapp, More TBA!!!
The 9th Annual Holiday Hootenanny is going to be an amazing musical journey! Broken down into four unique sets - you'll most likely see this lineup as is only once! We will be d...
Cost: $35-$45
Reverend Horton Heat, Voodoo Glow Skulls, The 5.6.7.8's
Thursday December 19, 2019 08:00 pm EST
The Reverend Horton Heat is the name of a Dallas, Texas-based psychobilly band. The group is led by James C. Heath, AKA Reverend Horton Heat (2). Heath is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. The group originally formed in 1985, playing its first gigs in Dallas's Deep Ellum neighborhood. Its current ...
Cost: $15-$30
Christmas Xtravaganza
Friday December 20, 2019 08:30 pm EST
"Ten years ago, a handful of songwriters came together to play Christmas songs at a local folk club. As the years went on and the night evolved, little did Ryan Horne, Nathan Angelo, Micah Dalton & Jonathan Rich know that they would begin selling out four nights at the legendary Eddie's Attic every ...
Cost: $25-$30
Wynonna And The Big Noise, Walker County
Saturday December 21, 2019 08:30 pm EST
Respected by the millions of fans who are drawn to her music and her undeniable talent, Wynonna’s rich and commanding voice has sold over 30 million albums worldwide spanning a remarkable 35-year career. Charting countless singles, including 20 #1 hits and over 60 industry awards, the iconic perform...
Cost: $35-$65
Drivin N' Cryin
Friday December 27, 2019 08:30 pm EST
Drivin' N' Cryin' at the Variety Playhouse on December 27, 2019
Cost: $22-$35
Dopapod, Ghost-Note
Saturday December 28, 2019 08:00 pm EST
Dopapod appearing at Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, GA.
Cost: $19
Railroad Earth
Monday December 30, 2019 08:00 pm EST
There’s a great scene in The Last Waltz – the documentary about The Band’s final concert – where director Martin Scorsese is discussing music with drummer/singer/mandolin player Levon Helm. Helm says, “If it mixes with rhythm, and if it dances, then you’ve got a great combination of all those differ...
Cost: $30-$57
Railroad Earth
Tuesday December 31, 2019 10:00 pm EST
There’s a great scene in The Last Waltz – the documentary about The Band’s final concert – where director Martin Scorsese is discussing music with drummer/singer/mandolin player Levon Helm. Helm says, “If it mixes with rhythm, and if it dances, then you’ve got a great combination of all those differ...
Cost: $45-$79
ZOSO
Friday January 10, 2020 08:00 pm EST
ZOSO appearing at Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, GA.
Cost: $20
Too Many Zooz
Thursday January 16, 2020 08:30 pm EST
The curious thing about being a fan of brasshouse? You're pretty much talking about being into one solitary but extremely unforgettable band: the amusingly monikered Too Many Zooz.The musical style was "branded" by drummer King of Sludge, who recognized that there was no worthy existing classificati...
Cost: $20-$22
Steep Canyon Rangers
Friday January 17, 2020 08:00 pm EST
With OUT IN THE OPEN, Steep Canyon Rangers affirm their place as one of the most versatile bands in contemporary American music. The GRAMMY® Award-winning sextet has spent nearly two decades bending and shaping the bluegrass aesthetic, wedding it to elements of pop, country, and folk rock to create ...
Cost: $19-$24
The Grapes
Saturday January 18, 2020 08:30 pm EST
The Grapes were an American rock band from Atlanta, who performed from 1986-1997. They have been classified as both a jam band and a southern rock band
Contents 1980s
The band was formed by bassist/vocalist Charlie Lonsdorf along with drummer Preston Holcomb . Early guitarists included Danny Sim...
Cost: $20-$25
Matoma & Two Friends
Friday January 24, 2020 08:00 pm EST
Matoma & Two Friends- Camp Superdope! Variety Playhouse 1 dollar of every ticket sold on this tour will be donated to F Cancer.
Cost: $27-$30
Ripe, The New Respects
Saturday January 25, 2020 09:00 pm EST
A head-nod, a foot-tap, or a handclap certainly shows appreciation, but dancing seals the eternal bond between audience and musician. Siphoning the spirits of rock, funk, R&B, jazz, and pop through a kaleidoscope of unpredictable and virtuosic improvisation, Boston-based seven-piece Ripe con...
Cost: $19-$21
The Devil Makes Three
Thursday January 30, 2020 08:00 pm EST
The power of words isn’t lost on longstanding Americana triumvirate The Devil Makes Three— Pete Bernhard, Lucia Turino, and Cooper McBean. For as much as they remain rooted in troubadour traditions of wandering folk, Delta blues, whiskey-soaked ragtime, and reckless rock ‘n’ roll, the band nods to t...
Cost: $24-$29
Spafford, Cbdb
Friday January 31, 2020 09:00 pm EST
On New Year’s Eve in 2009, guitarist Brian Moss and bassist Jordan Fairless joined up to play a show in their home state of Arizona and ring in a new decade. Moss and Fairless had been playing the same open mic nights and after their first successful joint effort decided to team up and officially fo...
Cost: $28-$79
Spafford, Cbdb
Saturday February 1, 2020 09:00 pm EST
On New Year’s Eve in 2009, guitarist Brian Moss and bassist Jordan Fairless joined up to play a show in their home state of Arizona and ring in a new decade. Moss and Fairless had been playing the same open mic nights and after their first successful joint effort decided to team up and officially fo...
Cost: $28-$79
Space Jesus, Tsuruda, tiedye ky, Onhell
Thursday February 6, 2020 08:00 pm EST
Space Jesus is the feeling you get when you travel through a wormhole in a fresh pair of Jordans. Currently residing in Boulder, CO, Jasha Tull was born in New Jersey and raised on hip hop. With his alarm set to NYC’s Hot 97 throughout elementary school, Jasha started making beats at a young age, an...
Cost: $28-$32
Yacht Rock Schooner & Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus
Friday February 14, 2020 08:00 pm EST
PleaseRock presents The Best Damn Queen show ever! with Yacht Rock Schooner & The Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus - Variety Playhouse
Cost: $22-$27
50th Anniversary Atlanta International Pop Festival ft. Hues of Miriam, Charlie Starr (Blackberry Smoke), Denny Wally (Frank Zappa), Cicada Rhythm, Jeff Mosier, more
Friday December 6, 2019 08:00 pm EST
We have a stellar group of artists gathering to celebrate the first rock music festival in Georgia by performing the music of the original festival artists, including, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Allman Brothers Band, Joe Cocker, Booker T and the M.G.’s, Al Kooper, Credence Clearwater ...
Cost: $30-$100
Jelly Roll
Thursday December 5, 2019 08:30 pm EST
Jason DeFord, known professionally as Jelly Roll, is an American rapper known for his collaborations with Tech N9ne, Lil Wyte, Haystak and Struggle Jennings.
Cost: $20-$35
Shawn Mullins
Saturday November 30, 2019 08:00 pm EST
After a series of indie record releases, Shawn Mullins’ critical breakthrough came when 1998 Soul’s Core album shot him to fame on the strength of its Grammy-nominated No. 1 hit, “Lullaby” followed by AAA/Americana No. 1 “Beautiful Wreck” from 2006’s 9th Ward Pickin Parlor. His song, “Shimmer” was u...
Cost: $25-$47
Futurebirds, Leon III
Friday November 29, 2019 08:00 pm EST
The music is a patchwork amalgam of influences, including: twangy Southern rock (they've opened for the Drive-By Truckers), reverb-soaked psychedelia reminiscent of early My Morning Jacket or fellow Athens residents Phosphorescent, soaring guitar solos à la Neil Young and Crazy Horse, rhythmic jangl...
Cost: $22-$25
Coy Bowles Friendsgiving w/ Clay Cook, Charlie Starr, Peter Stroud, and more
Wednesday November 27, 2019 07:00 pm EST
American guitarist and keyboardist, born 20 February 1979.
Cost: $24-$44
Perpetual Groove
Saturday November 23, 2019 07:00 pm EST
Based in Athens, GA, Perpetual Groove is a long time well established touring act with an enthusiastic fan base and international critical acclaim. PGroove's music has been described by their fans as anthemic arena rock. Their large catalog of original music offers something for everyone. The additi...
Cost: $18-$20
CAAMP, Parker Louis
Friday November 22, 2019 09:00 pm EST
Columbus, Ohio trio Caamp formed when Taylor Meier and Evan Westfall met and bonded over a shared love of music and a shared love of home, specifically the inspiration they culled from the Midwest lives they grew up in. The two began writing and performing and quickly grew a rabid fan base. A self-t...
Cost: $59
Jimmy Herring and The 5 of 7
Wednesday November 20, 2019 08:00 pm EST
Guitarist Jimmy Herring is no stranger to adventurous new environs: The North Carolina native has fearlessly honed his now-formidable technique via stints with some of the giants of improvised music — from his earliest days in the van with Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit to high prof...
Cost: $22-$47
The Pineapple Thief
Tuesday November 19, 2019 08:00 pm EST
The Pineapple Thief will be heading out on an eagerly anticipated tour of North America in November 2019.
The band, now complete with full-time drummer Gavin Harrison (King Crimson, Porcupine Tree) will be heading to the USA, Mexico and Canada for the first time ever. Frontman Bruce Soord says: “P...
Cost: $25-$49
Rob Bell
Monday November 18, 2019 08:30 pm EST
This is a general admission seated show. Presale tickets are only available online.
6:00pm Pre-show Q&A doors
6:15pm Pre-show Q&A
7:30pm Doors
8:00pm Rob Bell
Cost: $30-$60
William Elliott Whitmore
Sunday November 17, 2019 08:00 pm EST
William Elliott Whitmore is a singer-songwriter/banjoist/guitarist/drum-stompin’ solo act from Lee County, Iowa. He has released six full-length albums that seamlessly meld country, blues, folk, and punk styles - spanning from 2003’s Hymns for the Hopeless (Southern Records) to 2015’s Radium Death (...
Cost: $15-$20
Matt and Kim
Saturday November 16, 2019 08:00 pm EST
For many bands, making music is all about the routine of recording an annual album, or being able to tour in progressively bigger venues. Not Matt and Kim. "Our goal is to make music we want to hear," says Matt Johnson, who co-founded the band with Kim Schifino. "When it comes time to make a new alb...
Cost: $30-$34
Anderson .Paak
Friday November 15, 2019 08:00 pm EST
The Modelo Fighting Chance Project exists to give a Fighting Chance to those with the Fighting Spirit. This year, with the help of Anderson .Paak, Modelo is giving that Fighting Chance to refugees, immigrants and Americans in need, through the Modelo Fighting Chance Concert Series. Join us as we spr...
Cost: $49
Sister Hazel, Carly Burruss
Thursday November 14, 2019 08:00 pm EST
Originating from Gainesville, FL, Sister Hazel is comprised of five gifted, seasoned musicians whose well-spring of natural talent has been called "one of the Top 100 Most Influential Independent Performers of the last 15 years" by Performing Songwriter Magazine. Song "All for You" topped the adult ...
Cost: $27
Dinosaur Jr., Easy Action
Wednesday November 13, 2019 08:00 pm EST
DINOSAUR JR. is widely recognized as one of the most significant American rock bands of all time. Preceding Nirvana by several years, Dinosaur Jr. was instrumental in bringing the crashing sounds of lead guitar back to indie rock. It wasn't just the band’s signature metallic haze that made an impres...
Cost: $30-$46
Peter Hook & The Light
Tuesday November 12, 2019 08:00 pm EST
Peter Hook & The Light will be performing New Order's 'Technique' and 'Republic' Live, plus an opening set of Joy Division material.
Cost: $25
Ari Lennox
Monday November 11, 2019 08:00 pm EST
Ari Lennox is a “vulnerable but soulful” singer who draws influence from greats like Minnie Ripperton and Whitney Houston, Erykah Badu, Aaliyah and more. Though she finds inspiration in the music of Motown, her style is all her own. At once reverent of the music of the past, while she paves the way ...
Cost: SOLD OUT
Rising Appalachia, Raye Zaragoza
Saturday November 9, 2019 08:00 pm EST
As world travelers for nearly two decades, Rising Appalachia have merged multiple global music influences with their own southern roots to create the inviting new folk album, Leylines. Remarkably the band has built its legion of listeners independently — a self-made success story that has led to maj...
Cost: $25-$70
Wild Nothing, Kate Bollinger
Friday November 8, 2019 10:00 pm EST
“Our technology, our machines, is part of our humanity. We created them to extend ourselves, and that is what is unique about human beings.” – Ray Kurzweil
Although civilization’s transition into a cyborg world seems inevitable, there are still those who recognize the beauty and power of a human t...
Cost: $20
Judge John Hodgman
Friday November 8, 2019 07:00 pm EST
JUDGE JOHN HODGMAN is a weekly podcast in which I, John Hodgman, listen to real life disputes on issues such as: is chili a soup or a stew? is this room in my house called an “office” or a “den” or “a room full of junk.” when is it may someone else’s Chinese food be legally considered abandoned prop...
Cost: $30-$34
Big Thief, Palehound
Thursday November 7, 2019 08:00 pm EST
BioCan we welcome an unknown that stretches, terrified, into every direction? Is it safe to grab the shrivelled, mysterious hand that reaches out to us from darkness? A trembling voice speaks the answer clearly. The Celestial Twin. U.F.O.F.
Cost: $21-$39
Leo Kottke
Wednesday November 6, 2019 07:00 pm EST
Acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke was born in Athens, Georgia, but left town after a year and a half. Raised in 12 different states, he absorbed a variety of musical influences as a child, flirting with both violin and trombone, before abandoning Stravinsky for the guitar at age 11. After adding a love ...
Cost: $24-$44
Frank Turner, Kayleigh Goldsworthy
Tuesday November 5, 2019 06:00 pm EST
No Man’s Land, Frank Turner’s most original project to date.
Cost: $29-$53
Angel Olsen, Vagabon
Monday November 4, 2019 07:00 pm EST
American folk and indie rock singer and guitarist raised in St. Louis, Missouri
Cost: $30-$43
The Budos Band, Paul & The Tall Trees
Saturday November 2, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
Brooklyn-based Daptone Records has done an incredible job at revitalizing ’70s-era New York soul jazz, offering up highly-regarded releases from Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley, Menahan Street Band, and many others. Perhaps most indicative of the Daptone sound, though, is The Budos Band, with their bl...
Cost: $20-$24
Maitre Gims
Friday November 1, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
In January 2013, Maître Gims announces the release of his solo album, “Subliminal”, for May 20th 2013. The first single, “J’me tire”, will remain ranked number 1 on the French charts for four consecutive weeks. The album will be a huge success in France, with more than a million copies sold. In Augu...
Cost: $65-$150
Clairo, beabadoobee, Hello Yello
Thursday October 31, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
Halloween Night
Cost: $26-$100
Tegan and Sara
Wednesday October 30, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
This fall Tegan and Sara are releasing HEY, I’M JUST LIKE YOU, their ninth studio album, along with their first memoir, HIGH SCHOOL. HIGH SCHOOL chronicles Tegan and Sara Quin’s teenage years during the height of grunge and rave culture in the 1990s in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Before they were cele...
Cost: Sold Out
Melvin Seals and JGB ft. John Kadlecik, Jennifer Hartswick
Sunday October 27, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
Melvin Seals has been a powerful presence in the music industry for over 30 years with a long-established reputation as a performer, recording artist and producer. Melvin is most revered for his powerful, high-spirited, Hammond B-3 organ, and keyboards in the Jerry Garcia Band. Melvin spun his B-3 m...
Cost: $25-$47
ATL Collective Relives Earth, Wind and Fire's That's the Way of the World
Saturday October 26, 2019 08:00 pm EDT
On SAT 10/26, ATL Collective is busting out Earth, Wind & Fire's chart-topping 1975 release, That's the Way of the World. They will also sprinkle in some other EWF favorites to sweeten the already soulfully sweet pot. Thrilled to have Khari Cabral Simmons curating this one with very special musical ...
Cost: $25-$30
Matt Maeson
Friday October 25, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
rowing up in Virginia, Matt Maeson got his start performing for inmates at maximum-security prisons across America at age 17. “I’d get up and do these acoustic songs on my guitar, and they’re still the best shows I’ve ever done,” says the Austin-based singer/songwriter. “You’re playing for all these...
Cost: Sold Out
The Cadillac Three
Thursday October 24, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
Bold and electric, THE CADILLAC THREE has proven to be a force with high-energy shows and gritty sonic instincts. Musical co-conspirators Jaren Johnston (Guitar & Lead Vocals), Kelby Ray (Bass Steel Guitar, Dobro, Acoustic & Vocals) and Neil Mason (Drums, Percussion & Vocals) have a sound all of the...
Cost: $20-$25
Mt. Joy, Susto
Wednesday October 23, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
These dreams are more than paper things," sings Matt Quinn on Mt. Joy's infectious folk-rocker "Astrovan," a warm, yearning bit of road-trip philosophy that posits the existence of a Deadhead Jesus cruising the dusty highways of the countryside, nursing a roach on his way to only He knows where. It'...
Cost: $24-$74
Oliver Tree, Tommy Cash, NVDES
Saturday October 19, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
Genre-defying singer-songwriter-producer-professional scooter rider Oliver Tree has been making waves with his unique high-energy sound and eccentric persona. Tree’s latest hit single, “Hurt,” is slated to be his biggest yet, currently reaching the Top 10 at Alternative radio while simultaneously as...
Cost: $24-$27
Foy Vance, Ryan McMullan
Friday October 18, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
Foy Vance is a singer and songwriter hailing from the land of Bangor, Northern Ireland. Deeply rooted in the rich musical history and aesthetic of the Southern United States, Foy independently released his debut album Hope in 2007, quickly garnering acclaim from fans and fellow musicians alike. Foy ...
Cost: $25-$37
The Band Camino, Valley
Thursday October 17, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
Nashville-based band, The Band CAMINO, write lovelorn songs about perseverance and personal growth. Comprised of members Jeffery Jordan, Graham Rowell, Spencer Stewart, and Garrison Burgess, The Band CAMINO have released two EP’s (2017’s Heaven and 2016’s My Thoughts On You), and an array of anthemi...
Cost: Sold Out
Interstellar Echoes
Saturday October 12, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
The southeast's premier Pink Floyd Tribute, Interstellar Echoes, pride themselves on accurately reproducing the legendary catalogue of Pink Floyd. Obsessed with the sounds, sights, and lore of this global music icon; Interstellar Echoes go to great lengths to provide a meticulously researched, fully...
Cost: $17
Jason Nash
Saturday October 12, 2019 01:00 pm EDT
Jason Nash is a comedian and internet personality with over 2 million subscribers on YouTube. He’s written and directed two feature films (“FML” and “Jason Nash is Married”), was a semi-finalist on “Last Comic Standing,” and most recently starred in his own Comedy Central series “Second Chances."
Cost: $35-$95
Mo'Nique and Friends
Wednesday October 9, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
Hosted by Mo’Nique, this fabulous night of standup comedy features Correy B, Prince T-Dub, Just Nesh, Tone-X and Donnell Rawlings!
Cost: $20
Justin Townes Earle, The Wandering Hearts
Tuesday October 8, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
Americana Folk / Country
Cost: $21-$44
Penny & Sparrow, Caroline Spence
Saturday October 5, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
“Almost everything changed for us in these last two years,” says Andy Baxter, one half of the acclaimed duo Penny & Sparrow. “It was a painful experience in a lot of ways, but it was also a joyful one.” Joy and pain walk hand in hand on ‘Finch,’ Penny & Sparrow’s magnificent sixth album. Written dur...
Cost: $22-$77
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, Birdtalker
Friday October 4, 2019 07:30 pm EDT
Drew Holcomb’s songs have always charged his listeners’ hearts and minds while inspiring them to think, feel, dance, and love. But with his new album, Dragons, his subject material finds the singer using a finer brush and mixing more of the joys, struggles,and specific moments of his own life than e...
Cost: $25-$50
Mason Ramsey, Ernest, Jenna Paulette
Thursday October 3, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
Mason Ramsey is a 12 year old country artist signed to Big Loud and Atlantic Records. He was discovered in April of 2018 when a video of him singing Hank William’s “Love Sick Blues” went viral. Raised by his Grandparents, Mason is from Golconda, IL, which is a small town with a population of 700 peo...
Cost: $18-$27
Sebastian Bach, Kobra and The Lotus
Tuesday October 1, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
Born: April 3, 1968, Freeport, Bahamas Former vocalist for Skid Row.
Cost: $25-$48
RIDE, Spirit of the Beehive
Sunday September 29, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
Andy Bell, Mark Gardener, Loz Colbert and Steve Queralt formed Ride in Oxford in 1988. A defining act of the shoegaze scene and signed to Creation Records in 1989, they went on to release four albums: 'Nowhere', 'Going Blank Again', 'Carnival of Light' and 'Tarantula'. After a lengthy hiatus, Ride r...
Cost: $24-$42
Noah Kahan, JP Saxe
Friday September 27, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
No matter how far you go, you bring home along too. Within two short years, music quite literally carried 22-year-old singer, songwriter, and artist Noah Kahan around the world—a long way from his native Strafford, VT (pop. 1,045) and the 133-acre tree farm where he resides. On the trip, the alterna...
Cost: $20-$89
Kishi Bashi
Thursday September 26, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
"Sonderlust” is an album forged through heartbreak. After his two previous studio albums (“151a” & “Lighght”), Kishi Bashi was at a musical impasse. “As I sat down to write songs last summer, I went to all my usual conduits of creation: violin loops, guitar, piano, and I came up with the musical equ...
Cost: $20-$24
Stereolab, Bitchin Bajas
Monday September 23, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
Masters of 'space-age bachelor pad music', Stereolab formed in London in 1990 by record collector Tim Gane and the French chanteuse Laetitia Sadier. The group produces electronica imbued by melody, vintage analogue sounds, political lyrics, and sixties wistfulness. Via their label, Duophonic, they e...
Cost: $28.50-$48
PUP, Illuminati Hotties, Potty Mouth
Saturday September 21, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
We're called PUP. We're from Toronto. We play loud music. Listen and love it / hate it / whatever
Cost: $22-$25
Whitney, Hand Habits
Friday September 20, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
Whitney puts a soulful and delicate spin on indie rock. The Chicago-based act, co-led by Julien Ehrlich and Max Kakacek, has carved a niche for themselves, highlighting Kakecek’s gently winding guitar riffs and Ehrlich’s ability to play drums while singing near falsetto lead vocals. Whitney is curre...
Cost: $28-$30
Tinariwen, Lonnie Holley
Monday September 16, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
The new album by Tinariwen could well have been called Exile on Main Street. But other people have already thought of that. It also could have been called A la recherché du pays perdu (‘Remembrance of a lost country’). Except that would have been a tad Proustian for musicians who grew up pretty much...
Cost: $29-$59
Steel Pulse, Neal Francis
Saturday September 14, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
Bearing witness to the accelerating negativity of global affairs, Steel Pulse emerges with musical vengeance to halt the disarray of humanity. The bands twelfth studio production, titled Mass Manipulation, reflects four decades committed to bettering mankind through music. Steel Pulse continues to b...
Cost: $27-$47
Flying Lotus, Brandon Coleman Spacetalker, Salami Rose Joe Louis
Wednesday September 11, 2019 06:00 pm EDT
Steven Ellison aka Flying Lotus returns supporting his latest album Flamagra, a David Lynch-inspired concept album that’s all about fire. Ellison is the grand nephew of Alice and John Coltrane. As such, leading cerebral excursions into the outer limits of elements of avant-garde jazz, hip-hop, and d...
Cost: $35
DEL & DAWG
Saturday September 7, 2019 07:30 pm EDT
Del McCoury met David Grisman met at the first show Del ever played (on banjo) with Bill Monroe in the spring of 1963 at New York University in Greenwich Village. Three years later, Del & Dawg played their first gig together in Troy, NY at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. They both celebrated t...
Cost: $38
Funk You, Voodoo Visionary, Hedonistas
Friday September 6, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
Funk You is a funk band out of Augusta, GA formed in early 2011. Funk You delivers an eclectic blend of funk, reggae, jazz, and hip hop focusing on a high energy progressive funk sound that will keep you moving all night long!
Cost: $14-$17
Deerhunter, Dirty Projectors
Thursday September 5, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
For the past decade, Deerhunter have been evading nostalgia and looking to the future, one album at a time. Led by the inimitable Bradford Cox, the Atlanta-based group garnered a cult like following with 2010’s Halcyon Digest, an ethereal, otherworldly endeavor that stretched the confines of rock mu...
Cost: $30
The Dirty Guv'nahs
Saturday August 24, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
THE GUVS ARE BACK. After two and half long years of hibernation, we've decided to bring rock and roll back to the people. Facts are facts. We miss being with our fans, and we miss the brotherhood we had when we were playing shows. What better time than now? 2 shows only. Spring 2018. Knoxville, TN a...
Cost: $35
The Dirty Guv'nahs
Friday August 23, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
THE GUVS ARE BACK. After two and half long years of hibernation, we've decided to bring rock and roll back to the people. Facts are facts. We miss being with our fans, and we miss the brotherhood we had when we were playing shows. What better time than now? 2 shows only. Spring 2018. Knoxville, TN a...
Cost: $35
Pedro the Lion, mewithoutYou
Thursday August 22, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
Capping off a fruitful 12-year long solo career, David Bazan resurrects both the moniker and mindset of his profoundly influential indie rock outfit, Pedro The Lion. The band’s new album and Polyvinyl debut, Phoenix, marks a return to form as the follow up to their 2004 opus, Achilles Heel. Phoenix ...
Cost: $25
Grace Vanderwaal
Wednesday August 14, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
7:00PM doors / 8:00PM show
All Ages
Cost: $28
Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Manas
Saturday August 10, 2019 07:30 pm EDT
7:30PM doors / 8:30PM show
All Ages
Cost: $29
The Claypool Lennon Delirium
Friday August 9, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
7:00PM doors / 8:00PM show
All Ages
Cost: $34
The Growlers, Ceramic Playhouse
Saturday August 3, 2019 07:30 pm EDT
From their first LP Are You In or Out?(2009) to their latest LP, Casual Acquaintances(2018), The Growlers have forged their own twisted path on the global music scene.
Lead singer Brooks Nielsen draws a particular devotion among Growlers fans, as does chief cohort Matt Taylor, The Growlers’ music...
Cost: $32.50
The Connells at Variety Playhouse
Saturday July 13, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
The Raleigh, North Carolina-based jangle-pop outfit the Connells formed in the spring of 1984. In late 1984 the quartet recorded a four-song demo. With the help of the band's friend Ed Morgan, the resulting demo made its way to the offices of the British label Demon, which agreed to fund the recordi...
Cost: $24
Mr Eazi
Friday July 5, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
Come see the pioneer of Banku music, a fusion of Ghanian highlife and Nigerian chord progressions and patterns, at the Variety Playhouse! This Coachella performer is here and ready to take on Atlanta.
Cost: $27-$77
The Liturgists
Saturday June 29, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
The Liturgists are a global community working to subvert the barriers our society builds around religion, race, gender, ability, and sexuality. Their work is centered around compelling discussion, non-judgmental community, and thoughtful, evocative art. Currently, that work is expressed through a po...
Cost: $40
Tribute: A Celebration of the Allman Brothers Band
Saturday June 22, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
Cost: $14-$19
K.Flay, Shaed
Sunday June 16, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
Kristine Meredith Flaherty, better known as K.Flay, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and musician. Her debut album Life as a Dog was released in 2014, peaking on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart at number two and Billboard's Rap Albums chart at number 14.
Cost: $24-$44
Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Emily Edrosa
Friday June 14, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
The threads of our past never unravel, they hover like invisible webs, occasionally glistening due to a sly angle of the sun. On Multi-Love, Unknown Mortal Orchestra frontman and multi-instrumentalist Ruban Nielson reflects on relationships: airy, humid longing, loss, the geometry of desire that occ...
Cost: $23-$25
The Possum Show Presents: Summer Camp
Saturday June 8, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
The Possum Show presents: Summer Camp featuring Head Counselors - The Possums and Edie Cheezburger. This immersive theme party will take you on a journey to summer camp and all things campy!! Come dressed in your favorite summer camp theme outfit and be prepared to participate in all camp activities...
Cost: $25
Rumours, Runnin' Down a Dream
Saturday May 25, 2019 07:30 pm EDT
A Fleetwood Mac and Tom Petty tribute show
Cost: $20
Art Alexakis (Everclear)
Tuesday May 21, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
Art Alexakis, the charismatic frontman of the multi-platinum rock band Everclear, has announced an intimate, collaborative acoustic tour for May-June 2019. Art has invited three of his friends to join him on stage each night - fellow platinum artists Chris Collingwood (Fountains of Wayne), Max Colli...
Cost: $34
Chromatics, Desire, In Mirrors
Wednesday May 15, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
Chromatics is an electronic band from Portland, Oregon that formed in 2001. The band consists of Ruth Radelet, Adam Miller, Nat Walker, and Johnny Jewel. Chromatics' early recordings were considered lo-fi, but their 2006 "In The City" EP introduced a more electronic sound, and 2007's Night Drive and...
Cost: $29
Railroad Earth
Thursday May 9, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
There’s a great scene in The Last Waltz – the documentary about The Band’s final concert – where director Martin Scorsese is discussing music with drummer/singer/mandolin player Levon Helm. Helm says, “If it mixes with rhythm, and if it dances, then you’ve got a great combination of all those differ...
Cost: $28
Indigo Girls, Matt Nathanson, Chastity Brown
Tuesday April 30, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
Benefit concert for El Refugio
Cost: $40
Jenny Lewis- On The Line Tour 2019 at Variety Playhouse
Friday April 12, 2019 09:00 pm EDT
Jenny Lewis lives on my hypothetical inspo pedestal. You may remember her from early 2000s band, Rilo Kiley or Postal Service. Her latest solo album, On the Line, was recorded with support from some of the world’s best musicians like Beck, Benmont Tench, Don Was, Jim Keltner and Ringo Starr.
She d...
Cost: $34-$52
