Thursday September 16th is the Reset!

The Reset is on Thursday, September 16th in the Drunken Unicorn cafe.

DJ Fudge is one of the hosts of the party.



DJ Fudge Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh)

For the most part, DJs all get their starts the same way typically working in someones basement, spreading around to the house parties and weddings, and eventually, with intense work, becoming the hometown favorite. Though DJ Fudge is no exception to that rule of thumb, he is far from the typical DJ and is exceptionally talented. He has the honors and medals to prove it.

Having memberships to such affiliations as: Smokin Needles Records (headed by DJ Rasta Root and Phife formerly of Tribe Called Quest; Second Sight Productions a working group of DJs, MCs, label heads, and producers; the TasteMakerDJs record pool and crew; and the 5 Star Generals crew there isnt much of the Atlanta club or radio scene that Fudge hasnt touched. You may have heard his grooves on 88.5 WRAS award winning show The Bomb or the instrumental hip-hop show Hush Hush. Being a General, he also lays claim to holding down the waves at 91.1 WREK on The WREKroom Renaissance and other stations on various nights as well.

When not floating the airwaves, he is a regular DJ for 3 Dot Productions, where he performs at the promotion companys large-scale events such as the nationally popular Breaklanta, extravaganzas. Being so well rounded, he has no problems moving the thespian world by performing in art galleries around the city such as the Atlanta College of Art, Trinity Gallery, and the High Museum of Art.

Still with a wealth of talent to show, Fudge can rock with live musicians such as Slick and Rose and Womack. He has had the opportunity to work and open for artists such as Slum Village, Joi, Fertile Ground, Psyche Origami, J-Zone, and Phife Dawg. If that still isnt enough, Fudge has also had the pleasure of moving the crowds overseas including a stint with 5 Star Generals for the DefKut Records Fonky tour in Europe.

DJ Fudge is now the newest member of the hip hop group MSEIZE! So you can now catch them on stage bringing that real hip hop to the masses. Fudge has also just released his lastest mixtape called "All You Can Drink". So be sure to check for that and many other projects from him and MSEIZE.

It is not often a DJ with this much versatility and style comes along. Liken him to that of a comet: It breezes by, the wonder of it grabs you, and everyone talks about the experience for days!

DJ Fudge on Myspace

Dug Boogie will be spinning as well.



Imagine finding yourself amidst the ambiance of musical sorts by whom you ask??? none other than the sounds of DJ Dug Boogie. Loyal to his true love for music boogie spins old skool R & B, Hip Hop, Jazz, Neo Soul, Funk, Afro Cuban, Salsa vast underground flavors and more. Born in Florida, raised in Maryland Boogie at the age of 12 picked up the sounds of east coast hip hop and D.C. go-go he then met a DJ from New York fascinated with the essence of DJing he’s been on ever since. He relocated to Atlanta, GA where over 20 years of spinning he has blessed MJQ, Harlem Bar, The Mark, Sugar Hill, D’jango, Frequency and Apache Café with his hip hop sounds and was even in a group called “The Hemisphere"

Dug Boogie on Myspace

DJ Deliver will be the third host.



I love to play music and thats as simple as it gets. Any genre.. As long as it has a good groove I will give it some rub.

DJ Deliver on Myspace

$5, 21+
Doors @ 11 pm

DO NOT FORGET YOUR DANCING SHOES!

Vegan Coke will be headlining on Wednesday, September 15th

Vegan Coke are playing at the Drunken Unicorn on Wednesday, September 15th.



Vegan Coke are influenced by: volcano vaporizers, trains, tunnels, el myr, steam pipes, ODB, turritopsis nutricula, trailer park boys, tmnt, funnel cakes, dumpsters, ice cream, vegan cokeheads, robocop, jump rope for heart, candy, eggs, santa....

Vegan Coke website

Sinister Moustache are performing second.



A swathe of black, wrapped in shadow. Can it be? The hair of the left hand itself, borne on the lips and skewed minds of four individuals singular in purpose. Behold! The Sinister Moustache.

"Never boring or predictable is what makes Sinister Moustache so much fun to listen to. Hypnotic with out of this world melodic thought passages make Songs From The Super-Sargasso Sea just an amazing record. Peculiar? Absolutely. These guys are down right brilliant." -SEAOFTRANQUILTY.COM

"Their style of confrontational, technical, mostly instrumental art-metal is just about the opposite of commercial." -Connect Magazine

"Each song is like a piece of avant-garde classical music they've translated into their own language...there is rarely repetition, rarely a time signature or a tempo that doesn't get flipped at some point, and rarely does Sinister Moustache give their listeners longer than a moment to relax into it. " -Murmur Magazine

Sinister Moustache website

The Humboldt Trio are the openers.



The Humboldt 3The Humboldt Trio has been a band since early 2008 with two founding members, jerad and clayton. After a few lineup changes with the bass, they found Michael towards the end of that year. The band has a free demo and are working on a full length to be independently released some time in 2010. Jerad and clayton have been in bands together for a few years now. Shoot the messenger, moving to canada, and panda attack are some of the bands they've been involved in. these projects were mostly grind and hardcore. these projects have played with unpersons, the blame game, big penguin, a gun called life, anne august, me and him call it us......etc; and played along side with fellow members such as ryan sims, josh swafford, josh hill, jeremy hill, adam halmark, and others equally as gifted and musical.

The Humboldt Trio on Myspace

$5, 21+
Doors @ 9 pm

Tight Bros Presents Fucked Up on 9/11 2010

Tight Bros presents Fucked Up on Saturday, September 11th, 2010



ucked Up is an experimental Hardcore group from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The band formed and played their first shows in early 2001. The initial practicing lineup consisted of 10,000 Marbles (Guitar), Concentration Camp (Vocals), Mustard Gas (Bass Guitar) and Chris Colohan (of Left For Dead/The Swarm fame, and was lead vocalist for now-defunct Cursed). Just prior to recording their demo tape, Concentration Camp moved to guitar and vocal duties were taken over by Pink Eyes (also known as Mr. Damian). Drums are played by Mr. Jo (also credited as G. Beat or J. Falco).

Following the release of the demo, the band embarked on a long series of 7" records. The band released the "No Pasaran" 7" in May 2002. The Police 7" was released on March 2003, quickly followed the Baiting the Public 7" in May 2003. Two more 7"'s followed in 2004, the Dance of Death single, and the Litany 4-song ep. The vinyl releases to this point were collected on 2004s Epics in Minutes CD. The band was the subject of a two-minute 16 mm film showing its links to the Toronto hardcore scene, a local infoshop and punk radio show.

The band's use of imagery and symbolism (notable the use of Sigils) took a decided turn after the release of Epics in Minutes, as it was followed by two limited 12"s, the Looking for Gold 12", and the live Let Likes be Cured by Likes 12". The Looking for Gold 12" contained no liner notes or credits, no song titles, and a hidden track. It was self-released by the band in 2004 in two limited runs of 300 & 400 copies. The title track was 16 minutes long, used 18 guitar tracks, had a three minute drum solo and contained 5 minutes of whistling.
Following an interview in Maximum Rock and Roll, that discussed some of the bands politics and identity, including mind control and allusions to fascism and nazi mysticism. The release of a split 7" in 2004 with the band Haymaker contained a picture of Hitler addressing a Hitler Youth Rally in 1938.

In the summer of 2004 the band released the Generation 7" and 12" eps. After touring for most of 2005 the band took on David Eliade as a quasi-full time manager/promoter. In early 2006 Eliade began shopping demos of songs from the planned Hidden World album to labels, ending with the band signing to Jade Tree Records for an early fall 2006 release of the album. Jade Tree is distributed by Touch & Go which in turn has a distribution agreement with ADA (Warner Music Group). Jade Tree licensed the vinyl version to Deranged Records, which released it as a double album in November 2006.

Several other records, such as Year of the Dog 12" were released, before the band went on the European tour, visiting England, Germany and Spain, among other places. January 16, 2007 marked the band's live television debut on MTV Live, where they were introduced as "Effed Up".[3] During their performance of their song "Baiting The Public", the majority of the audience were moshing and causing damage to the set (also visible was a cut from lead singer Damien's forehead), resulting in a sum of $2000 in damages. This performance sparked controversy and resulted in MTV Canada banning moshing from future MTV Live performances.[4]

On October 9, 2008 the band returned to MTV Live, this time performing in the men's washroom. Once again, the band (and their fans) caused a large amount of damage, destroying the ceiling, spray painting walls and knocking over amps and a motorcycle which was brought into the washroom as a prop. Fans, who were told beforehand to stay out of the washroom and to watch from outside the door, rushed the doors and joined in the destruction the band had already started. The band was supposed to play three songs, but were stopped after the first song as MTV was not aware of the destruction the band had planned and were concerned about the safety of the band, audience and crew. On October 10 Abraham blogged about the performance on the MTV Live website[5], saying the bathroom performance was fucking out of control terrifying.

In November 2007, the band played a show in New York that was filmed for the movie Burn, directed by Richard Roepnack. The performance was reviewed in the New York Times, although the name of the band was unprintable under the newspaper's editorial standards.[6]

The band signed to Matador Records in Spring of 2008. That summer, Matador reissued the "Year Of The Pig" 12" single. This time it came out with additional formats including a series of three 7"es, for the US, UK and Japan respectively, each with a different edit of the A-side and a new B-side. A CDEP compiled all the versions from the various vinyl versions. The band toured extensively in the UK behind this release, following it with a trip up the West Coast.

On October 7, 2008, Matador released Fucked Up's second album, "The Chemistry Of Common Life." It has received near-universal critical acclaim from publications such as the NME, The New York Times, Blender, Pitchfork, Alternative Press, Q Magazine and many more. [7] The band toured the Eastern US in October, including a much-covered 12-hour long show on the Bowery in New York on October 14. They were joined by musical guests including Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend, Moby, John Joseph of the Cro-Mags, members of Endless Boogie, Les Savy Fav, Dinosaur Jr., and others.
In 2009, Damian Abraham was invited to become a regular guest (appearing one to three times a month) on the Fox News show Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld, which he had previously appeared on twice.[8]

In 2009 Fucked Up took part in an interactive documentary series called City Sonic. The series, which featured 20 Toronto artists, had lead singer Damian Abraham inside Rotate This talking about his love of vinyl and punk music.[9]
Fucked Up are confirmed to play the ATP New York 2010 music festival in Monticello, New York in September 2010.

Fucked Up website

The Coathangers are performing second.



It all began in that dimly lit back alley in the summer of 2006. It was there that four ladies of leisure, bound by circumstance, joined forces to disorganize rock and/or roll. Forged from the blood of aborted fetuses and risen from the ashes of blunt roaches... Coathangers will devour your immortal soul. Who's in? You?? If you said no, fuck your dad... your mom's alright.

The Coathangers website

Neon Blud are opening.



Black Florida asphalt conspires to melt the brain of my father’s top man as he pilfers away his life drinking Coca-Cola and eating french fries. Cheers to a man who can keep his life together, free of the pigeonhole that plagues so many. Smoke the fire or quit.

Neon Blud on Last.fm

$12, ALL AGES
Doors @ 8 pm
This show WILL be over by 12 AM.

Advance tickets available @ Ticket Alternative, Criminal Records,
Decatur CD, Fantasyland Records and the following CD Warehouse locations: Buford, Duluth, Kennesaw, Lawrenceville and Roswell.

Best Coast headline a SOLD OUT show on Friday, September 10th

Tight Bros returns to the Drunken Unicorn with Best Coast who will be headlining the Drunken Unicorn on Friday, September 10th and this show is SOLD OUT.



Beach blanket lo-fi pop from Bethany Cosentino, (ex-Pocahaunted.) Inspired by Bethany’s longing for Los Angeles while spending her days in NY attending Eugene Lang College, Best Coast sprung forth during her first days back in California. She says we can expect “songs about summer and the sun and the ocean and being a lazy creep,” with “drums, beach boys bass lines, and other amazing things” added by her friend Bobb Bruno.

Best Coast website

Cults are the second band.



"There's more information on the wrapper of a candy bar than there is on the Internet about Cults. The band's got an un-Googleable name and no MySpace page in sight. They do, however, have a sparse Bandcamp page, where their first 7" is listed for release on December 23, 2012. We have discovered that they are a boy/girl duo, that they live in New York, and that they are both film students. And we know that they have a killer song on that 7" called "Go Outside".

The song's opening suggests that Cults have a slightly sinister sense of humor. Where the title suggests fresh air and a proactive trip into the sunshine, we first hear a quote from the ultimate cult leader, Jonestown figurehead Jim Jones: "To me, death is not a fearful thing. It's living that's treacherous." What follows, though, is pure butter: "Go Outside" has the innocent and balmy feel that brings to mind Swedish indie pop, with a tinkling glockenspiel cutting through humidity, an appealingly lazy bassline, and joyous sing-along vocals. But for all its simplicity, there's some deep feeling coarsing through "Go Outside", and Cults transcend the song's Free Design-inspired 1960s pop origins. "You really want to hole up/ You really want to stay inside and sleep the light away," the song chides, surrounding the voices in enveloping reverb, before following with, "I know what's good/ Exactly 'cause I have been there before." And then it takes you there." - Larry Fitzmaurice

Cults website

Carnivores are the openers.



"The Carnivores' keyboardist, Caitlin Lang, is classically trained in piano, but on "If I'm Ancient" (Double Phantom), the group's appealingly messy second album, she sounds equally trained in punk barking. On the breatless "Parent's Attic," she's petulant, and on the riveting garage-rock number "Summer Shades," she's sweetly shrieking. Ms. Lang shares vocal duties with the guitarist Nathaniel Higgins, who sings drily, and the bassist Philip Frobos, whose bright tone anchors the band's songs, which have become more digressive and dirtier since it released it's first album, "All Night Dead U.S.A." (The band also includes the drummer Ross Politi.) That album had a tropical undercurrent in the mode of early Vampire Weekend or Abe Vigoda. It's here, too, on songs like "Cause She Never Stops," which could be the soundtrack for a chase scene on surfboards. "Georgia Power Company" has it, too, but also shows the band's development, drowning it beneath a woozy psychedelic haze." - The New York Times

Carnivores on Myspace

SOLD OUT!

El Ten Eleven will be at the Drunken Unicorn on Thursday, September 9th, 2010

El Ten Eleven headline the Drunken Unicorn on Thursday, September 9th, 2010



“Their third record, These Promises Are Being Videotaped, is packed full of danceable melodies that put Ratatat to shame.” Spin.com

“The double-neck guitar is the ultimate signifier of musical masturbation and phallocentric crotch rocking. That is, unless you’re El Ten Eleven, the post-rock duo from Los Angeles, who lay down simple rhythms, then wield the finished product as mechanized dance jams.” Flaunt

“Once the record stops, you want more, and more, and more.” Filter

“DFA 1979 and Ratatat are obvious antecedents, but these guys place a great emphasis on layering and manipulating loops on top of a consistently bodyrocking beat.” RCRDLBL.com

“Kraftwerk in the Sky.” The Onion

El Ten Eleven website

Baths is the second act.

Lovely Bloodflow from BATHS on Vimeo.

Baths on Myspace

Nigredo are opening the show.



"Nigredo is an Atlanta band that I have wanted to catch live for a very long time, but for some reason my schedule has never allowed it to happen. But I just noticed they posted up an early version of a song called “Monument”, so I decided it was time to get acquainted with this act and listened to the three tracks they have up on their myspace. They do really cool instrumental jams, and I’m eager to hear more." - Ohmpark

Nigredo on Myspace

$10 in adv, $12 DOS, 18+
Doors @ 9 pm

Advance tickets available @ Ticket Alternative, Criminal Records,
Decatur CD, Fantasyland Records and the following CD Warehouse locations: Buford, Duluth, Kennesaw, Lawrenceville and Roswell.

Dave Daniels & The PTA perform on Wednesday, September 8th

Dave Daniels & The PTA will be headlining on Wednesday, September 8th, 2010



"One thought to keep in mind about Dave Daniels as you listen to "Just Like Ghosts" is that he's a writer just as much as he is a songwriter, singer or guitar player. He's always editing, always paying close attention to detail and always leaves room for his audience (reader, listener) to interpret. But he's also-- on some songs, certainly-- achingly personal and confessional. And the audience can't help but pay attention and feel what he's saying... but in their own way. In short, he does what an artist is supposed to do.

But Dave Daniels isn't the kind of person who wants congratulations on something he's supposed to do. He's too focused.

"This is all I've been doing for two or three years is working on this giant thing," he says, with a heaving sigh. "I mean, besides a 100 page collection of fiction and poetry."

In his sigh lies the sound of relief of having so much work behind him, but the realization of all that's in front of him, too.

At 25 years of age, Dave is still new to the music world.

"Every young artist is essentially an imitator in the beginning," he says, making no egotistical exception for himself, though Daniels insists he's coming into his own. “But I’ve been doing this for almost ten years, nonstop since high school. Finally, I feel like music is something I can do pretty naturally. I like this record.”

"I feel like I can kind of make my own song now," he says, even as he sticks with the folk tradition of covering music from old standards to songs from his contemporaries, a style that's very much a part of him. He openly acknowledges the influence of those he's tried to shake yet keeps coming back to, the kind of rock stars that only need one or two words to evoke their place in rock cannon: Lennon (his childhood hero), Dave Matthews (“he is the one that made me go out and get a guitar and learn how to write my own songs), and of course, Bob Dylan. “I don’t even want to talk about how much his music, his life, means to me.” He says and looks away as he blows a puff of smoke out of his mouth before his CD Release show at the EARL in Atlanta, GA.

He was inspired by another one-name phenom, given Daniels's and his music's newfound maturity.

"I was so inspired to get up to the Obama inaguration," he says, visiting the nation's capital in the middle of the long recording-and-writing process of "Just Like Ghost”.
The historic inauguration was not only a huge boon of inspiration for his music, but a bookend for his young-adult life.

"My first month in college, 9/11 happened ... I was on Capitol Hill protesting in 2003," he says. "So many of us have felt like we've been trapped in this world of darkness, holding our breath, waiting for this person to leave office. And there's a black president now? And there's social change? The country is happy about it? I mean, it’s like the smoke has finally cleared on the bitterness that has been choking us for so almost ten years. I mean, there are problems now, worse than ever, I guess, but at least some of now can be hopeful. It’s a nice feeling, even if it’s only that…a feeling."

His voice spans from a tone of darkness to one of encouraged, cautious optimism in a matter of moments. It's a sign of nuance; a sign of maturation and evolution. One that gives Daniels a broader vision, making him quick to back off being too political in his music. It's poignant, then, that he describes Natalie Merchant's "Motherland" (a cover song on "Just Like Ghosts") in a bigger context.

"That song and ‘Lose Your Wings’ are really the songs I like the most because they aren’t just about feelings and rock and roll. Those songs are like prayers for me. I don’t know…it’s nice to be able to lose yourself in a song and be able to convey something that is bigger than your own life. I like all the songs on the record, but those two songs are really important to me." he says. “I feel a bit more at ease talking about those kinds of topics now than I would have a few years back. All I was doing was venting feelings, whether good or bad. Now, I feel like I can write songs that might mean something to someone else other than myself. Who knows? That part isn’t up to me.”" - Paul De Revere

Dave Daniels website

Lauris Vidal will be performing second.



"Opening was folk troubadour Lauris Vidal. One of the most active and credible ambassadors of the DeLand scene, he’s a champion of the new old-timey, digging through the dusty trunk of folk music like an impassioned archivist and breathing life – even youth – into it. Though he was without his band, he was a one-man force who delivered a finale that had the entire crowd clapping along to his stomping." -BAO LE HUU- Orlando Weekly

Lauris Vidal on Myspace

Andy Shauf is the opener.



“Andy Shauf’s Darker Days really seems like a prelude to something special.” PinPointMusic, May 13/09

“Andy Shauf is aching in all the places your Elliott Smith CDs used to occupy.” Magnet Magazine, May 19/09

“Alt-country-tinged banjo-folk that keeps its volume low and its lyrics heartfelt.” Alternative Press, May 12/09

Andy Shauf website

$5 in adv, $8 DOS, 21+
Doors @ 9 pm

Advance tickets available @ Ticket Alternative, Criminal Records,
Decatur CD, Fantasyland Records and the following CD Warehouse locations: Buford, Duluth, Kennesaw, Lawrenceville and Roswell.

The Body had to cancel their show on Saturday, September 4th

Due to a family emergencyThe Body had to cancel their show @ the Drunken Unicorn on Saturday, September 4th. The whole show has been cancelled as well.



The Body are drummer Lee Buford and guitarist Chip King, two robust, bearded Arkansas boys living in Providence, R.I. In press photos, they brandish automatic weapons, some of which are triumphantly splayed on the table that stretches across the gatefold package of their second album, All the Waters of the Earth Turn to Blood. Buford and King cite Jim Jones, Shoko Asahara, and Charles Manson as influences, and, in 2005, they turned Body Count's "Copkiller" and M.D.C.'s "Dead Cops" into sludgy voids on a 7" single. They've appeared on stage wearing potato sacks and nooses, and the cover of All the Waters showcases the pair dressed like ancient hooded Chinese soldiers.

This is probably where you roll your eyes and check out, figuring that these would-be metal/ hardcore/ noise/ whatever tough guys will never sound as bothered on tape as they might appear on paper. Well, you're wrong: Like the best of Eyehategod or Bastard Noise, All the Waters is the rare album that feels truly dangerous. As it crushes and collides doom metal, harsh noise, industrial rock, and gospel singing into one mean mess, it seems to obey no rules but its own. The result is a singular, explosive masterpiece and one of the year's essential heavy exploits-- even if, at turns, it sends you cowering.

All the Waters is an album of detours and surprises. You'll see the Body mostly referred to as a doom metal duo, but don't hang too many notions on that reductive nail. Rather, All the Waters is played by 32 people, including the 13-member Assembly of Light Choir and a score of folks who earn credit not only for keyboards, drums, and viola for but also for noise, sousaphone, and drum programming. Two of these seven tracks begin with slow, controlled, Earth-like riffs-- that is, quintessential, doom metal. Both evolve quickly. "Even Saints Knew Their Hour of Failure and Loss" corrodes its repetitive riff with a piercing din; the choir's gorgeous chant tugs upward against the low-hanging load. Everything disappears except for Buford's drums, a circle of snares and cymbals wrapping the distant chime of a church bell. King's lacerating squeal cuts in, quoting Yeats: "And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, slouches toward Bethlehem, waiting to be born?" It's music that has more to do with Current 93 than Earth, more with provocation than perfection.

Indeed, after a few dozen listens, the Body's risks and adventures still shock me. Almost uniformly, they deliver songs into chaos. The album begins, after all, with four minutes of beautiful choral singing. The Assembly of Light Choir offers a wordless hymn, harmonies rising and falling, melodies wrapping around one another like the cotton strands of some imagined heaven. Eventually, a voice slips from the flock, her line dropping into a mournful gospel quaver. The rest of the choir follows, their voices dragging and slinking, as if covered with the shadow of an unnamed malice on the horizon. When that beast arrives-- noise swells, shattering drums, monolithic slabs of guitar-- it's the sound of something beautiful being obliterated. Similarly, "A Curse" starts as a ruptured dance number that, a few minutes later, is an arrhythmic, atonal wasteland. "Empty Hearth" begins with a sample of a church group (taken from the strange Sounds of American Doomsday Cults album) offering a prayer; by track's end, their recitation has been chopped and screwed until it sounds like strangles and gasps.

On paper, All the Waters is a grim record, as lyrics outline the failure of science, nature, man, gods, and prophets in pithy bursts. But unless you're reading along, you'll never know any of this. King's strained, unintelligible voice seems constantly at the brink of being swallowed by the sounds around him. Those sounds are troubling enough, recorded and mixed so that the guitars and drums always feel like they're too loud for the equipment and room meant to contain them. The record itself is a smartly designed simulacrum for the lyrics, recreating the sense of impending darkness by creating a sound that swallows itself. The young indie rock bands now using cheap microphones and analog hiss to shape their songs are often criticized for obscuring shabby songs with shabby sounds. The best of those bands, however, use production to reinforce their ideas and give them an extra bit of depth. The Body does just that here, letting rough-and-tumble production add even more anxiety and trouble to seven songs that were bothered as is. Smart choice: All the Waters of the Earth Turn to Blood is the seldom collapse-of-the-world record that's actually as disturbing as it wants to be. — Grayson Currin, August 10, 2010

The Body on Myspace

Phalanx are performing second.



We formed about a year and a half ago, wanting to play thrash metal with a harcore/swedish death metal edge to it, with a lot of other things mixed in. we've had several bass players try out and one who was able to play with us for a while, but for about 6 months we haven't had one. We're about ready to record our first EP, as well as putting out some of our first merch. If you see us on a flyer, come check us out if you're interested in either trying out or if you just love good metal!

Phalanx on Myspace

Dead In The Dirt are opening the show.



Grindcore will never die!

Dead In The Dirt on Myspace

The whole show has been cancelled as a result. Hopefully the Body will be rescheduling soon.

Le Sexoflex will be performing on Friday, September 3rd

Le Sexoflex will be headling the Drunken Unicorn on Friday, September 3rd

Le Sexoflex - Poop On Face from Le Sexoflex on Vimeo.

Le Sexoflex website

Athens Boys Choir is performing second.



Ok, so the name Athens Boys Choir can be a bit deceiving but you can't blame a Transsexual man living in the Deep South for having a sense of humor about the whole ordeal. So Katz, the Choir's now solo member, travels the country speaking "the good word" throwing down hard hitting spoken-word that deals with issues of Gender, Politics, Love, Sex, and everything in-between.

Katz's spoken-word is raw, unapologetic, witty, and soulful. As Out Magazine wrote in 2006, "Katz avoids falling into the common spoken-word trap... and instead uses engaging wordplay, razor-sharp wit, and hip-hop rhythms." He has had the honor of sharing the stage with such artists as Ani Difranco, Indigo Girls, Bitch, The Butchies, Danielle Howle, and Michelle Malone. He has also opened for poets of HBO's Def Poetry Jam on more than one occasion.

Being a out Transsexual, Katz's spoken-word often becomes a platform for education and activism, but all work and no play makes for one intense performance so he lets loose with sarcasm, pop culture references, and video's featuring Barbara Streisand as Yentl and sassy footwork by the stars of the 1979 hit "Roller Boogie."

Athens Boys Choir has been touring nationally since 2003, performing for audiences that are becoming more diverse everyday. You don't have to be a spoken-word enthusiast to enjoy the lyrical stylings of the Athens Boys Choir. Katz has the unusual skill of opening even the most skeptical minds to the world of performance poetry. With three CD's already out and a fourth due for release on March 27, 2007, Katz/The Athens Boys Choir has established himself as a force in the spoken-word/queer/pop culture/homo-hop movement; you choose how it moves you.

Athens Boys Choir website

Indigovox is the opener.



Originally from Miami, Florida... Raquel Beatrice Pupo AKA Indigovox... is a self-produced solo female electronic music composer and performer. She now resides in Atlanta, GA and is a part of the live electronic music movement.

Indigovox's appeal resides primarily in her very danceable, catchy melodic synthpop songs, which stay stuck in the listener's head. Her influences range from: Berlin, Erasure, Freezepop, Madonna, Blondie, Depeche Mode, Giorgio Moroder, New Order, and The Pet Shop Boys.

Indigovox on Myspace

$5, 21+
Doors @ 9 pm

Le Castle Vania starts September 2010 with Fuck Yesss! on Thursday, September 2nd

Le Castle Vania brings FUCK YESSS! to the Drunken Unicorn for September 2010 on September 2nd.



So what better time to introduce you to the man behind Le Castle Vania, Atlanta-based DJ Dylan Eiland.

The 26 year-old Eiland, who has been DJ’ing for 10 years, has seen his Le Castle Vania project – along with Lies In Disguise, a side project with Blake Miller of Los Angeles-based Moving Units – gain a significant increase in profile and exposure this year.

Eiland, who started as DJ’ing in Atlanta’s burgeoning music scene earlier this decade, became a regular at some of the city’s best underground night-spots performing as DJ DJ Dylan. During the same time, Le Castle Vania, a moniker born from his remixes, became the name he uses for all his commercial projects.

Eiland toured extensively in 2009 – including performances in Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americans. Among the acts he’s performed with: Justice, MSTRKRFT, Simian Mobile Disco, The Presets, Steve Aoki and Crystal Castles.

He will be touring throughout 2010, but will end 2009 with a New Year’s Eve show in San Diego. For tour dates and more information on Le Castle Vania, visit his Web site: lecastlevania.com. You can follow him on Twitter: @LeCastleVania or become a fan on Facebook: www.facebook.com/LeCastleVania.

And here’s a tip, if you want to make fast friends with Eiland, bring him a box of Little Debbie Zebra Cakes – they are his favorite (snack) food.

DeadJournalist.com brings you this exclusive interview with Dylan Eiland AKA Le Castle Vania.

When did you first start DJ’ing? What first got you interested in the craft?

DE: About 10 years ago when I was 16. I just thought the underground dance scene – especially at that time – had such a cool, fresh, mysterious and exciting vibe to it. I wanted to be a part of that.

When did you start doing remixes and putting together your own beats?

DE: The first remix I ever did was a remix for Nine Inch Nails. This was back before I had the name Le Castle Vania. It was for a remix contest and was somewhat crude but I came in eigth place out of hundreds of remixes so it was pretty encouraging.

The first work i ever did under the name Le Castle Vania was the remix i did for Snowden which was of course a huge break for me. That song was pretty well supported by the music blog scene and really gave me a nice starting place for this project .

It’s been a fast rise to prominence as an internationally touring DJ. What was the turning point that launched you from working on project and events in Atlanta to the international stage?

DE: I think the main thing that has set me out against the ever growing crowd of DJ’s is my work mentality and my willingness to ignore trends and just make music that is original and that I truly believe in. I try to keep up a steady and consistent stream of music and output of other media with out sacrificing quality.

I also strive to just do me and create music that I really enjoy and think is unique and has “My Sound”. I think that the music scene – especially the genre I am considered a part of – can be really cliquey and a lot of the artist tend to just follow trends and do stuff to try and make them self fit in and seem “cool” to the other artist in our genre … but I honestly don’t give a fuck about that shit.

I think its really cheesy and very transparent when artist take that route and it also waters down both their brand and the entire genre of music, in my opinion.

As Le Castle Vania, you’ve hit has a high as #3 on the Hype Machine with “Nobody Gets Out Alive!”. What was your reaction to the success of the track?

DE: Yeah, that was really exciting a reassuring for me for a number of reasons but mainly because it showed that I do have a really rad and supportive fan base.

It was an all original track rather than a remix or a sample based song that could kind of feed off of another artist’s popularity. It was just all me and my musical ideas so it feels great to know that people enjoy what I am doing and want to support it!

It was also exciting because I feel like like that song is really my own sound and doesn’t follow any of the current “electro” trends to heavily so again it’s awesome to see people supporting that as well!

Given the growing success of your work as Le Castle Vania, what does the future hold for you, and for Le Castle Vania?

DE: In the future I see myself expanding the Le Castle Vania project by continuing to produce my solo stuff. But I am also currently working on a few projects to expand my profile as a producer.

I really like working with other musicians and I see myself doing that a lot more in the future. I would really like to see myself become sort of like a Danger Mouse or Dan the Automator in the sense that I would like to produce a lot of cool side projects or groups that I put together sort of like Gorillaz or Gnarls Barkley. I don’t mean writing music that has that sound I just mean putting together groups like that with other artists that I like.

I have already done this once with my project Lies In Disguise with Blake Miller the singer Moving Units. And I have another new project that I am producing at the moment as well – although I am holding off on announcing that project for the time being.

The cool thing about these projects is that I don’t see them as separate projects from Le Castle Vania but rather they are more like extensions of Le Castle Vania or projects produced and co-written by Le Castle Vania.

Having been all over the world this year; what were some of the cities that were your favorites this year?

DE: My favorite cities in no particular order: Sydney and Melbourne Australia, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Mexico City, Paris, and of course my home town Atlanta will always ALWAYS be one of my favorite places to be!

What is the most bizarre thing to happen to you while on tour this year?

DE: Getting stranded in countries where I don’t speak the language. This has happen more than once.

I’m not going to get to deep into the stories but I had to pay a Mexican taxi driver a pretty hefty fair to drive me to the US/Mexicali border and then another two hours to the San Diego airport.

Another time I was on the way to Amsterdam from Paris by way of train when there was a train accident on the tracks ahead of us so I just had to get of the train and make my way to Amsterdam on my own. Not being bilingual in those sort of situations can be real night mare especially since both my phone and laptop were dead!

What are the most enjoyable aspects of being on the road? Likewise, what are the biggest challenges?

DE: The raddest part is getting to see so much of the world and being able to share something that you created with the world and being able to join in celebration with so many different people around the world.

All of those things are true blessing that I feel so lucky to have experienced.

The biggest challenge is staying sane. I don’t [think] people really realize what a double edge sword this life style really is. On one hand you get to run around and do all this fun exciting stuff and meet a lot of cool people but on the other hand it can be very lonely and there is a lot of down time spent alone flying or traveling by yourself or chilling in some empty hotel by yourself.

Also being away from home so much can take a very large tole on your personal life and relationships it’s very hard to stay close and maintain personal relationships when you are gone so much.

Which do you love more: Your Le Sabre or Zebra Cakes?

DE: My 1965 Le Sabre – that’s is my baby for sure!

What were you listening to in 1999?

DE: Mostly drum ‘n bass … and Def Tones

Which do you prefer: MP3, CD, Tape or Vinyl?

DE: As far sound quality from the choices you listed I would go with CD’s. Coolies, purist and elitist will always say Vinyl but the truth is while vinyl does have that rad warmth and analog sound you can’t as in it technically impossible to get huge huge wide sounding stereo feel out of Vinyl.

A lot of people are going to hate on me for saying this – and trust me I know where they are coming from as I used to be a vinyl elitist too – but as I have become more and more technical in my production I have been studying the use of phasing tricks to make tunes sound super wide with has the effect of making your tracks sound super huge on a proper club sound system. For an example, listen to any of Soulwax’s recent remixes on a CD or high quality digital format on proper system. That sort of sound just simply CAN NOT be reproduced on vinyl due to the fact that super stereo phase tricks cause problems in the cut of the vinyl that will cause the needle to skip or make the record unplayable.

That said, I will always love vinyl and will always collect vinyl because it’s just cool and fun to have as a collector item.

What Web site (s) do you visit regularly?

DE: I have a lot of fun on last.fm looking at what my friends listen to and seeing what other music people who listen to me listen to. I’m also pretty pumped on the new www.lecastlevania.com as it is very interactive with my fans. It allows them to post comments on almost anything that I post so I enjoy checking in over there a good bit.

One Drink; One Movie; One Album:

DE: Bombay Sapphire and orange juice (Gin and juice – but it’s the baller version of a hood drink because its a top quality gin!). “True Romance”. You should already know I could never chose one album! - Chuck Norton / http://www.deadjournalist.com/DJdc/2009/12/30/exclusive-interview-le-castle-vania/

Le Castle Vania website

RRRump will be performing as well.



RRRump on Myspace

$5 for 21+, $7 for < 21, 18+
Doors @ 11 pm

A Shay Buckley Benefit show is Happening @ the Drunken Unicorn on Sunday, August 29th

A Benefit show for Shay Buckley is happening at the Drunken Unicorn on Sunday, August 29th

The headlining performer will be The N.E.C.



Atlanta psych. rock outfit the Natural Extension Concept (N.E.C.) has never crafted music that conforms to the standards of punk, prog. or the avant-garde. Rather, under the direction of vocalist/guitarist and founding member Cyrus Shahmir, the group’s musical explorations flourish in the hidden dimensions of sound that exist in the undefined spaces that separate all three. Shahmir created the N.E.C. in 2000 as a means of pure musical expression by way of expanding consciousness. Over the course of a handful of CDs, cassette tapes, singles, EPs and their most recent album, simply titled Is, the N.E.C. has further honed its free-associations and sonic palette with each successive release. With an ever-shifting lineup that currently includes bassist James Oh and drummer Justin Newton improvisation plays a strong role in filling the gaps between skeletal song structures, masses of rhythm and perfectly crafted tones, secret harmonies and distortions that shimmer with glacial majesty. Chemistry is the key to unlocking the fluid nature of the music. The group’s deep cuts bare the mark of automatic writing that stems from the subconscious mind intruding on reflexive, musical communication. Each of the group’s songs unfolds like inward journeys where there’s never a wasted note, nuance or noise hindering the flow. Something truly telepathic happens among all members of the group as each song pushes to the max, creating new sonic textures that bare just as much weight as the working, mechanical parts of the songs. The method is the message as the N.E.C. uncovers new depths of the human mind while pushing minimalist power into maximum overdrive.

The N.E.C. website

Abby Go Go are the third act that will be performing.



album review- It's not quite appropriate to pigeonhole Abby Go Go as a shoegazer band, and the garage rock shoe doesn't fit, either. Rather, twin brothers Bon and Jon Allinson and company traverse an expansive middle ground where '60s pop sensibilities are tempered by elusive feelings of melancholy and elation. The grinding intonations of every guitar tone and distant voice are captured with clarity, illustrating jagged sonic textures that serve the long bouts of repetition in "Louder Than Dreams" and "Come On," rather than dirtying them up. Each song streamlines the group's sound without compromising how much a crest of feedback and distortion can underscore the strung-out sense of beauty evoked. "Glass" is an instant heartbreaker, with layers of slurred melody and ill-defined nostalgia that defies the murky nature of such influences as Jesus and Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine. There's good variety as well, which is hard to pull off when you're lost in the grooves of such deep cuts. (4 out of 5 stars) -Chad Radford (Creative Loafing Atlanta)

Abby Go Go on Myspace

Untied States are the second act.



From MonsterFresh:

"During one listen, I got the impression that, if they were “trying” to do anything at all it was to make a pop album, but that the result of those efforts was that they had failed miserably and came up with something a hell of a lot more interesting. As if they didn’t know any better and were doomed to inevitably create something more amazing by default. At their best, Untied States sound like a group of special ed students are peaking on LSD, while they’re driving around in suped-up Power Wheels, and smashing shit up in a factory warehouse with cricket bats." -Christopher Ryan

Untied States website

Ocha La Rocha are opening the show.



Ocha la Rocha began in 2004 as Johnny la Rocha’s studio recording project, and evolved into a live act that debuted in 2005 to ply the music scenes of Atlanta and Los Angeles. Initially OLR paid tribute to the classic southern rock of la Rocha’s Georgia hometown, but soon absorbed the burgeoning psychedelic-country sounds of the West Coast. Ocha Lives is the culmination of 3 years work, and includes the contributions of accomplished supporting musicians including William Brandon (The Rock*a*Teens), Jason Anchondo (The Warlocks), Marcos Diableros (Spindrift), pedal steel master Page Waldrop, and Milton Chapman (The Hiss). Johnny la Rocha’s grainy vocals and irreverent lyrics evoke a juke joint bluesman, a libidinous southern rocker, and a tender-hearted, crooning cowboy. This unlikely mix of styles is accomplished in the skillful juxtaposition of stripped down rock songs paired with lavish, quasi-psychedelic arrangements, next to wailing country folk. The result is a debut of both lush complexity and spare vintage rock. Ocha la Rocha will eat your homework, drink your beer, smoke your weed, shag your sister, tune your guitar, fix your tube amp, deep fry your turkey and impress your parents at Sunday dinner.

Ocha La Rocha on Facebook

$10, 21+
Doors @ 8 pm
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO SHAY

Savannah, Georgia's SUNGLASSES perform on Saturday, August 28th

Sunglasses, from Savannah, GA are performing at the Drunken Unicorn on Saturday, August 28th



8000 bam bam (Samuel Cooper) & Baby Seal (Brady Keehn) first started working together at Savannah College of Art and Design during the post production stage of Samuel's senior thesis film, MILES. Their relationship was strictly dealing with dialogue and the mixing of original songs for the short film, in which Brady was the Post Sound Supervisor. Eventually having completed MILES, the two had worked so well together on the last project that starting a new one only made sense. Thus SUNGLASSES was born.

Sunglasses on Myspace

Wowser Bowser are the second act.



"Then Wowser Bowser stepped onstage and stole the show. Seriously, they STOLE it! Even nearly a week later, I want to dance all over the place just thinking about them. In a whirl of paper confetti, they showered us with purely awesome tunes that were full of heavy drums and indescribable fun. You know when you hear something that just feels right? Wowser Bowser was one of those bands. Oh yeah! And I definitely wasn't the only one feeling it. Near the end of their set, the crowd flowed onstage to surround the band in what proved to be an epic display of fan love. Ah, I'm still basking in the moment!" - Echoreyn Of Athens

Wowser Bowser on Myspace

House Cat are opening.



My name is Steven and I am the House Cat!

House Cat on Myspace

$5 in adv, $7 DOS, 18+
Doors @ 9 pm

Advance tickets available @ Ticket Alternative, Criminal Records,
Decatur CD, Fantasyland Records and the following CD Warehouse locations: Buford, Duluth, Kennesaw, Lawrenceville and Roswell.

Friday, August 27th, Gobble Gobble will be performing @ the Drunken Unicorn

Gobble Gobble will be performing at the Drunken Unicorn on Friday, August 27th



I'VE SEEN MY PALE LIMBS MUMMIFIED IN INFERNAL FRIDGES
WAX PAPER, FOIL AND PLASTIC WRAP HOLD FAST THEIR HINGES
I'VE SEEN MY FACE IN SHADOWED LINES
IN A SIX-FOOT POOL OF ASHES
I'VE SEEN MY KIDNEYS
HUDDLED NEXT TO THE SPLEEN OF A SIXTY YEAR OLD PRIEST

I'VE SEEN MY VEINS STRAIN TO BE SEEN IN PLASTINATE NOBLESSE
DAS KAPITAL CONTINUES ON WELL AFTER CELL DEATH
I'VE SEEN MY HAIR COILED IN THE GRASS
OF A DITCH IN STRATHCONA COUNTY
I'VE SEEN THE OILY UNDERPASS
WHERE THE THIRD SEARCH PARTY FOUND ME

SO COME BACK DOWN...

WE HAVE GRAVES
IN THE DIRT

SO COME BACK DOWN

SO, NO?

Gobble Gobble website

Nomen Novum is the second act.



Hailing from sunny Atlanta, GA, Nomen Novum have already amassed a rabid following among the city’s twenty-five most discerning clubgoers. Not quite “fun” in the Atlantan sense of the word, but decidedly not NOT fun, NoNo will graciously accept a PBR, but after pounding it, pose the question “what now?”

Nomen Novum website

Dog Bite will be opening the show.



Dog Bite is a new up and coming act within the Atlanta music scene.

Dog Bite on Myspace

$5 in adv, $8 DOS, 18+
Doors @ 9 pm

Advance tickets available @ Ticket Alternative, Criminal Records,
Decatur CD, Fantasyland Records and the following CD Warehouse locations: Buford, Duluth, Kennesaw, Lawrenceville and Roswell.

On Thursday, August 26th Six Gallery will be performing

Six Gallery will be performing at the Drunken Unicorn on Thursday, August 26th, 2010



“The musical machine gun of Will Vokac and Ben Schreiber's finger-tapped guitars is still there, but the addition of Daniel Francis' fervent vocals has pushed the group into uncharted territory. One could go on and on about the ways in which Francis bounces from expression to expression, often ripping into a soulful cry before sinking into a whisper (give the standout “Built to Last” a try). His rambling lyrics drop facts, allusions, secrets, and tall-tales with equal earnestness and we're not sure whether to believe all of it or none of it. The sheer excitement his stories offer sprints arm-in-arm with the sparkling guitars with an incredibly balanced, energetic effect.” - Absolutepunk

SIX GALLERY formed in the summer of 2005 as a four-piece instrumental act in the small university town of Athens, Ohio. In just two short years they released two EPs, graduated from college, relocated to Columbus, Ohio, replaced a drummer and played around 100 shows throughout the Midwest and Northeast. In November 2008, SIX GALLERY changed the direction of their instrumental progressive post rock sound with the addition of vocalist Daniel Francis. With a full line-up for the first time they began the writing and rehearsal process for their debut LP, “Breakthroughs in Modern Art”.

Originally released in June of 2009 the album displays an artistic vigour and explosive power that engages listeners. With the release of their debut-album they have attracted the attention of prominent independent labels, radio promoters, and booking agents alike. As a consequence SIX GALLERY has shared the stage with national acts like Maps and Atlases, The Heartland, La Dispute, The Ataris, Andrew WK, Kevin Devine, The New Amsterdams and Mouth of the Architect further expressing their abilities as a cross genre act. In December 2009, SIX GALLERY signed a worldwide deal with Superball Music.

Often compared to contemporaries such as Minus The Bear, Maps and Atlases, and Aereogramme, SIX GALLERY will be re-releasing their debut album, "Breakthroughs In Modern Art", on March 22nd in Europe and on March 23rd in North America. The album will be relaunched with a brand-new artwork by the esteemed artist Clinton Reno: “Clinton is a real legend in Columbus. He has always been someone we wanted to work with as a band. He's worked with lots of artists we really admire and we couldn't be more thrilled with what he's done for this record." (Ben Schreiber, guitar)

Six Gallery website

Red Lion will be performing second.



"In the diverse musical landscape, Red Lion forges a rift in Atlanta's rock scene. They’re creating a fresh, energizing sound that combines toothsome rhythms and provocative lyrics with influences ranging from roots music to electric blues. Grinding out sharp and skillful hooks, Red Lion harpoons it's melodies then shows them to you alive and wiggling. Their dynamic live performances lure in audiences with duality: part sight, part sound... part good, part evil, but all feeling… and it feels good."

Red Lion on Reverbnation

Evan Andree will be opening the show.



Formerly of Banvard, Evan has decided to pursue a solo career.

Evan Andree on Myspace

$5 in adv, $7 DOS, 18+
Doors @ 9 pm

Advance tickets available @ Ticket Alternative, Criminal Records,
Decatur CD, Fantasyland Records and the following CD Warehouse locations: Buford, Duluth, Kennesaw, Lawrenceville and Roswell.

Psychedubasaurus REX lands @ the Drunken Unicorn on Wednesday, August 25th

Pyschedubasaurus REX is headlining the Drunken Unicorn on Wednesday, August 25th



Psychedubasaurus REX is a new Atlanta SUPER group composed of Hijacking Music musicians.

Matta Gawa are performing second.



MATTA GAWA is an improvising drums+guitar duo hailing from Washington DC. Building with time and texture, their music is deeply connected to the methods and spirit of jazz, while retaining the electric backbone of creative rock music. Loosely translated, MATTA GAWA means river of moments- an apt description for their spontaneously composed flow of singing guitars, free-form drumming, howling feedback, sub-blasting bass, stagger-stepped odd-time signatures, polyrhythmic beatrock + guitar solos.

Both founder members of DC’s New Atlantis Collective of musicians, drummer Sam Lohman has also worked with early NYHC legends Sheer Terror, the Radon Collective, Steve Mackay of the Stooges, and the Acid Mothers Temple. Guitarist Ed Ricart works with Marshall Allen of the Sun Ra Arkestra, Peter Brotzmann, Herb Robertson, Jason Ajemian, G. Calvin Weston, and members of avant rock legends Fugazi, Bardo Pond, Pinback, Stinking Lizaveta, and the Swirlies.

Upcoming releases include ‘BA’ on Engine Studios (distributed internationally though ESP-DiSK) and an LP/CDR release on Thor’s Rubber Hammer. A second CD is set for a Spring 2011 release on New Atlantis Records (curated by Ed Ricart, and home to recordings by Peter Brotzmann, Han Bennink, and many more)-

Matta Gawa on Myspace

Kuan are the opener.



"…over the past year or so, the instrumental quartet Kuan has emerged as one of the most engaging live acts currently working in Dayton. With a relentless drive and a keen mastery of dynamic shifts, mood, and texture, Kuan bridges the chasms between jazz, post-rock, and math-rock and the results are breathtaking. Kuan oozes copious riffage, shape-shifting rhythms, and a fearless command of spaces both delicate and bombastic. Their live show is an experience not to be missed." -The Buddha Den

Kuan on Facebook

$5, 21+
Doors @ 9 pm

On Saturday August 21st, Attention System will be performing

Attention System will be performing at the Drunken Unicorn on Saturday, August 21st.



ATTENTION SYSTEM have managed to fuse electronics, post-punk and '80s synth pop creating a sound that is fluid and marketable, familiar yet different, sinister yet playful. They've been compared to The Faint, The Presets and Does It Offend You, Yeah? – and while the band certainly counts these among their influences, their music is infused with a brightness that stands out among its darker subtext. Their live shows have generated citywide buzz, landing them opening slots for national acts and the Readers Choice Award for Best New Music Act in The Creative Loafing’s Best Of Atlanta 2009 edition. Local and regional radio airplay from their "//demos" EP, plus a nationally televised commercial, speaks to a promising future.

ATTENTION SYSTEM has recently completed their first full-length album, "Wait for My Signal" and the band is gearing up for an explosive 2010 with the highly anticipated release of their CD, new High-definition videos and extensive bookings throughout the US.

Attention System website

Hip To Death will be performing second.

HIP TO DEATH "Teenage Death" from John on Vimeo.

Hip To Death on Myspace

Entertainment are the openers.



"Listening to "Gender" is like going to a black-tie event with your beautiful actress-model girlfriend, being told by some friends and your manager that this band you absolutely have to hear if you haven't already is playing, having your coat taken for you before you remember to move your wallet from the front pocket where there's always the chance it might fall out like it does sometimes in cabs, especially since it doesn't even take much jostling to make anything fall out of that pocket, especially your wallet, but you can't do anything but worry about it now because your agent drags you thru room after room thru throngs of people, some of whom recognize you and try to get your attention but it's too late because now you're in the ballroom and here they are on this bandstand surrounded by really-well dressed people who you now notice are all wearing costumes even though no one told you this was a costume party and when you ask your manager about it you can't hear his answer, can't hear why he forgot to mention the costume thing or why for example it wasn't mentioned on the invitation about costumes, and your actress-model girlfriend is posing in a party mask for an impromptu picture taken by an inscrutable figure wearing what appears to be very expensive tatters whose sweat has mingled with make-up and the hor dourves you never saw being served and you immediately regret your decision to pull her mask when everyone near you reaches for your face and you're sure they know it's your face and try to focus on this great band whose drums sound like cannons and whose guitar sounds like desperate attempts to both heal multiple lacerations and to inflict deep cuts upon one's self and yet you nod and nod and nod and agree that yes this must be true, this is how that one tune goes, yes but now you're dizzy because it's too hot in the ballroom and you are not surrounded by anyone you know anymore, maybe they were taken off, maybe they were kidnapped, who knows, and the vocals you try to wrap your head around only remind you that you're on your own and that before you even got dressed for this shindig they were playing, that before you even woke up this morning, they were playing, that before you were born mon ami they were playing this most beautiful discord, this patient better noise. And you say to yourself, Christ this shit is good even though it may have been engineered to destroy you. "The work that was left behind all those parties ago came back with a vengeance in Entertainment" you'd write if you ever survived this thing, "they brought it back to relevance" you'd say, but your actress-model girlfriend whispers in your ear to just shut the fuck up and listen. So you do. And it's amazing." -Jacob Kline

Entertainment website

$7, 21+
Doors @ 9 pm

We Are Country Mice are playing on Friday, August 20th

We Are Country Mice are headlining the Drunken Unicorn on Friday, August 20th.



These four boys from Kansas, Wisconsin and Minnesota met in a Brooklyn warehouse in early 2009 to form We Are Country Mice. Since, they have released a couple of top-selling 7”s and caught some attention from the blogosphere with their 2009 CMJ performances. “In Wilco terms, We Are Country Mice make music that sounds like Being There mashed up with a little Yankee Hotel Foxtrot” - Pitchfork. RIYL - Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Wilco, Sonic Youth, Modest Mouse.

We Are Country Mice is comprised of Jason Rueger (vocals, guitar), Ben Bullington (vocals, guitar), Kurt Kuehn (drums) and Josh Kothe-Levie (bass).

We Are Contry Mice are about to release a third 7” on Mexican Summer and are currently recording a full-length album to be released in 2010.

We Are Country Mice on Myspace

Southeast Forge & Foundry are performing second.

Come out to see Atlanta's Southeast Forge & Foundry entertain you with their fun country / indie tunes.

Mice In Cars are opening.



Taking cues from the loudest and quietest records in our collections, Mice in Cars creates a pummeling sonic attack of brute force, melody and humor both joyous and sinister.

Through many bloody, ear-ringing tribulations have we whittled ourselves down to the trio we are now. Two years worth of playing seedy dives has proven Mice in Cars to be a gleefully rambunctious live act who pine for the days when neither band nor audience ever stood still.

Mice In Cars on Myspace

$7, 21+
Doors @ 9 pm

Fader Vixen are playing here on Wednesday, August 18th

Fader Vixen are performing at the Drunken Unicorn on Wednesday, August 18th.



Fader Vixen, based in Atlanta, GA, is an electronic music duo featuring Jeremy Frank, a member of The Fabric, and Toniet Gallego, a prominent dancer and multifaceted artist.

In summer 2009, they began creating their unique style of electronic music.

Fader Vixen website

ArnHao is the second act.

ArnHao - Oh?! (Intangible Fantasy) from Colby Ramsay | A Racy Symbol on Vimeo.

ArnHao on Myspace

FYN are the first act.



FYN are as their myspace states: "2 white guys 3 black dudes"

FYN on Myspace

$5, 21+
Doors @ 9 pm

Monday, August 16th Dragonette is performing @ the Drunken Unicorn

Ok Productions presents the Superfraiche Pop Night with Dragonette



Canadian new wave revivalists Dragonette are a bouncy electro-pop act with a glammy, polymorphic persona rather like that of the Scissor Sisters, with whom they share management, and a sound often akin to Hot Hot Heat, the first album by the Killers, and other successful revivers of the sound of MTV's first half-decade. Prior to the formation of Dragonette, singer and lyricist Martina Sorbara (the daughter of a member of Ontario's provincial government, Finance Minister Greg Sorbara) had maintained a moderately successful solo career as an adult album alternative solo artist in the style of Sarah McLachlan or other delicate neo-folkies; Sorbara's debut solo album, The Cure for Bad Deeds, was released in 2002. She has since disparaged her former Lilith Fair-style musical efforts with the pungent phrase "tampon music"; just as notoriously, her father dismissed Dragonette in a quote to the Scottish newspaper The Daily Record as a "market-driven" phase that was "part of the raciness of current popular culture."

Sorbara formed Dragonette in 2005 with her husband, bassist Dan Kurtz (formerly of the jazz and electronica-influenced Toronto-based jam band the New Deal), guitarist Simon Craig, and drummer Joel Stouffer. A self-released and self-titled demo that year attracted the attention of the U.K. office of Mercury Records, which offered the group a recording contract the following year. Moving their base of operations from Toronto to London (and losing Craig in the process, replaced by British guitarist Will Stapleton), Dragonette released their first single, "I Get Around," in April 2007. Three more singles followed, "Take It Like a Man," "Competition," and a gender-reversal cover of Calvin Harris' hit "The Girls" called "The Boys." Dragonette's debut album, Galore, was released in late summer 2007. The same year, Martina Sorbara sang the lead vocals on the hit Basement Jaxx single "Take Me Back to Your House." Galore was released in the U.S. in 2008 via I Surrender Records.

Dragonette website

Shy Child are the second performer.



Pete Cafarella (keyboard, vocals) and Nate Smith (drums), both former members of El Guapo, formed Shy Child just after the two moved to New York City. Cafarella had also previously worked with composer Anthony Braxton, while Smith had played drums with Touchdown (Troubleman Records). The duo's first record, Please Consider Our Time, was given proper release by Montreal's Grenadine Records in 2002, with the Humanity EP following in late 2003. After a brief tour of Japan in early 2004, Shy Child recorded One With the Sun with producer Chris Zane (Les Savy Fav, Calla), which was released on Say Hey Records in October 2004.

Shy Child on website

Barry Brandon is the opener.



Barry Brandon is currently involved in a few different project: "In My Own Words" is the one-man show that is currently touring the country. The show contains original music as well as pop and musical theatre covers.

Scar 2 Star is the debut ElectroGlamPop EP that is available on all major digital distribution companies. iTunes/BarryBrandon.

Please read below for information regarding on the different shows and performances.

IN MY OWN WORDS "In My Own Words" is a melting pot of incredible talent, humor, and emotion. Barry Brandon's unique perspective on his life so far is both refreshing and empowering.

Barry Brandon will flawlessly take you on a journey through poignant song and spoken word. You will laugh, you will cry and you will leave better than you came. Barry Brandon had been singing, dancing and making people laugh for longer than he can remember. Victorious through eight open-heart surgeries and countless experimental invasive procedures, he is now blasting his way into the music scene.

With an EP of original material, Scar 2 Star, written by his best friend Jose Luis Rodriguez and himself, a documentary "The Tin Man Project" based on last year's 8th open-heart, and a National Tour of his one-man show "In My Own Words", things are looking well.

SCAR 2 STAR

ElectroGlamPop has never had this much heart. Haute sick beats, a killer groove, and an 80's vibe explode from this powerful talent. It's hard to believe that only 2 years ago, he was told that every heart beat could be his last. Now, better than ever, Barry Brandon has kicked heart failure and will blow your mind with his debut EP, "Scar 2 Star"

For years, Barry Brandon has been collaborating with talented songwriter Jose Luis Rodriguez. Together, they have created the ultimate electro-pop sensation. "Scar to Star" is one hit after another. Opening with the lead single, 80's inspired "ElectroGlamourous" and continuing on with underground club hit "Break Me Down". Next, exploding with the sure to be worldwide smash anthem "I.D.N.U." and ending with the heartfelt ballad "Back Where We Began".

Barry Brandon on Myspace

$10, 18+
Doors @ 9 pm

Advance tickets available @ Ticket Alternative, Criminal Records,
Decatur CD, Fantasyland Records and the following CD Warehouse locations: Buford, Duluth, Kennesaw, Lawrenceville and Roswell.