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I would try to explain what this concert will be like tonight but I think triumph explains it better.

Social Distortion frontman, Mike Ness, is bringing his Southern California infused, country style to Atlanta at the Variety Playhouse on May 9th. Not all fans might dig Mike Ness’s departure from his punk rock sound of Social Distortion but you must remember that Ness was turning out country records before the slew of punk rock veteran’s followed suit. Mike Ness is a legend, a bad ass and will put on a great show for you guaranteed.

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Some of this years Cinco de Mayo parties had to be rescheduled to Tres de Mayo because the calender unfortunately didn’t cooperate with our favorite drinking days. One party here in Atlanta, Spiral Entertainment’s Tres de Mayo Party, also decided that not only did the date needed to be changed, but also the tradition of celebrating at a Mexican restaurant.  So this years Tres de Mayo by Spiral Entertainment will be located…(drumroll please)….wait for it……a creole themed restuarant! Ahh snap! Take that Mexico.  Thanks to Spiral Entertainment, we can now not only celebrate Mexican independence on a Saturday but I can also pad my boozed filled stomach with gumbo at the same time.  Now that is what I call a happy Tres de Mayo! They will have tequila shots though.

Tres de Mayo Party

Langhorne Slim brings his bluesy, bluegrass, folky rock and roll to Atlanta on April 29th at the Earl. This tour is supporting his new album, which is self titled, and was released today on V2 records. You can check out some of the songs off his new album here on his MySpace page. This show is only $8. So for only a few bucks and a ten spot for some high lifes, you will get a good show to see on a Tuesday night. Check out the album and if you like it then come on down and join us at the show.

People twitter from everywhere, their bathroom, their jobs and even their car. Even though probably not very safe at times, they are sending it via sms, some of their posts are pretty entertaining.  Here is a little run down of what some people are saying in 140 characters or less while they are sitting in Atlanta traffic. (if you don’t know what Twitter is, go here…)

BlaveFlopata: Stuck in Atlanta traffic. The sign for Freedom Parkway seems particularly ironic today.
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:07

murphyssaloon: @mufan96 - I’d rather have a root canal drilled than drive in Atlanta traffic ever again …
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:57

jcstarr: OMG I HATE Atlanta traffic.
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:35

stshores24: Hoo boy. Stick a fork in it; Atlanta traffic is done. Ah well.
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:46

JoeJoyce: Great. Rain and Atlanta traffic. Everbody stop!
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:59

Architek1: stuck in Atlanta traffic, 5 lanes are now two… well what can I do. I guess a tweet will do
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:05

chriskurtz: Fucking atlanta traffic…miss u wifey and son
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:14

The second verse gives an emo tip of the hat to Atlanta.

500 songs for Kids is an annual ten day, five hundred band, five hundred song extravaganza at Smiths Olde Bar. In its second year, 500 songs for Kids knocked off the top five hundred songs of all time at last years event and this year will be performing the top 500 sing alongs of all time. The event is amazing to watch as bands pound through 5o songs a night with some that are memorable and some that are absolutely terrible. While performers are not released before each night, last year performers included Pete Yorn, Butch Walker, the Whigs and 497 more. Advance tickets don’t appear to be on sale but remember you can always buy tickets at the downstairs bar of Smith’s on the day of the show. I highlighly recommend checking this event out some time during its ten day run and warm up those vocal chords because you might get the urge to sing along.

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