CityGuide - 5 spots to ensure tinnitus is in your future
THESE GO TO 11
"THIS IS ON THEIR DEMO!" "WHAT? WHY WOULD WE GET A LIMO? I'M GOOD TO DRIVE!" "THEY DON'T SOUND LIKE LIVE!" "I'VE ONLY HAD TWO BEERS!" "HUH?!" "TWO! BEERS!" "YES! AND SHOTS!" "WHO? HER?!" "WHAT?"
ENJOY IT WHILE YOU CAN. THIS IS YOUR FUTURE.
The Basement
This (literally) underground club, located below the Graveyard Tavern in East Atlanta, hosts local and touring indie rock and hip-hop shows (T.I. and Iggy Azalea once shared the stage here). The aptly named space is also home to old-school dance parties.
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Drunken Unicorn
The literally underground club features plenty of figuratively underground punk, electro, and hip-hop acts. Although connected to MJQ Concourse, it has a separate entrance. Earplugs suggested.
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529 Bar
In the central East Atlanta spot formerly occupied by retro soul bar the Village, you'll find 529 — a tiny, smoky space that oozes cool. Despite being the size of a Manhattan apartment, there's a closed-circuit TV above the bar on which you can watch the band playing on the stage behind you. The fro...
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The Star Community Bar
The Star Bar, as it's known, hosts a regular lineup of rockabilly and hard-rockin' acts, as well as the city's best free stand-up on Mondays and, tucked away in an unassuming corner, a hidden shrine to the King of Kings, Elvis Presley, complete with an altar and throne. The Little Five Points instit...
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