Hollow Stars are performing here at The Drunken Unicorn on Wednesday, August 14th, 2013.
What began 4 years ago as a side project of sorts for former Deerhunter guitarist Colin Mee has mutated into a far-reaching collaboration between 4 old high school chums.
Black Sheep Ensemble here at The Drunken Unicorn on Saturday, August 10th, 2013.
The Black Sheep Ensemble is a collection of street musicians and performance artists. Together, we create a high energy, roving party. Our goal is to create situations that breed excitement, allow people to be spontaneous, to become part of the show. The music is brass and percussion based, with an emphasis on the low end. Our songs are mostly originals or unique arrangements influenced by Balkan, Bollywood, Romani, Latin, Ska, and Hip Hop rhythms. You can dance to it.
The Octopus Project here at The Drunken Unicorn on Friday, August 9th, 2013.
The Octopus Project has been releasing joyous party music since 2002, all the while touring the world both on their own and as handpicked support for artists as diverse as Aesop Rock, DEVO, and Explosions in the Sky. They've earned a reputation as a band that creates exceptional experiences through elaborate multimedia experiments, lavish album packaging, and the intensity of their extremely fun, extremely loud live shows.
The Purkinje Shift are performing before The Octopus Project.
The Purkinje Shift was active from 1996-2000. During that time Scott Robbins played drums. We have now reformed with Lee Corum on drums. It will be a big, mathy party.
Jeffrey Bützer & The Bicycle Eaters will be starting the show.
Old televisions screening work from auteurs, dangling scissors, and an otherwise intricate set make up Jeffrey Bützer’s stage. Without even hearing his music, it becomes obvious that the musician is indebted to the cinema.
Cicada Rhythm will be the third performer of the evening.
Born and raised in Georgia, this talented pair imitates and modernizes folk music to a rejuvenating degree. Their sound exhibits skilled and articulate guitar picking honed in the dive bars of Atlanta over rolling Julliard-trained bass lines. Expect chilling harmonies, unbridled enthusiasm, some wholesome tunes and a sincere performance.
Highschool Sweetheart here at The Drunken Unicorn on Saturday, August 3rd, 2013.
Highschool Sweetheart is the brain-child of Atlanta-based musician Trevor Dowdy. A multi-instrumentalist, Trevor is a veteran of the Atlanta indie music scene, having played in band after band (Manchester Orchestra, Two Week Notice, Parkside View) from the time he was only 15 years old. He added to his musical arsenal by working as a producer/songwriter/programmer along-side Jeremiah Edmond of Vintage Song Studios.
Est 2009. Starboarders hope the music makes life better. Even if just for a moment. Without anyone listening, this is all kind of pointless. So, welcome to our story. Matt will be performing a special solo set.
Quirky, eclectic Karina Mia takes the stage with catchy tunes and whimsical wordplay that is all at once creative, honest and raw. The singer-songwriter's soulful voice follows in the footsteps of neo-retroists Adele and Amy Winehouse, while maintaining an Ingrid Michaelson-esque sound all of her own.
The Swear is an Atlanta-based rock band led by award-winning songwriter Elizabeth Elkins. Driven by a punk work ethic, the band has played hundreds of shows across the United States since its beginnings in 2005, and has released two records.
Having cut their teeth on numerous projects throughout high school and college, Atlanta natives Jason Travis and Joey Patino formed Sealions in an effort to reach through the apathetic din of modern guitar rock and grasp something inventive and invasive.
Hello! We are The Palace Wolves from Atlanta, GA. Ryan Pace (Keyboards,Vocals, Guitars) and Shannon Small (Guitars, Vocals), formed The Palace Wolves in the winter of 2011. In the spring of 2012 Mat Katis (Programming, Keyboards) joined the group.
Blueprint & Illogic "THE BEND BUT DON'T BREAK" tour here at the Drunken Unicorn on Wednesday, July 24th, 2013.
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BLUEPRINT
Blueprint (aka Printmatic), is an emcee and producer from the city of Columbus, OH who began his career with the release of a couple unassuming cassette tapes in 1999. Although his initial buzz came from his work as a producer, the formation of Soul Position with instrumentalist RJD2 pushed Blueprint into the spotlight as an emcee. The duo signed to independent powerhouse label Rhymesayers Entertainment, and released three critically acclaimed projects (Unlimited, 8-Million Stories, and Things Go Better with RJ & Al), that were featured in outlets like Spin, URB, XLR8R, and Hiphopsite.com among others. In 2005, Blueprint released his debut solo release 1988, touring the United States and Canada extensively, and over the course of the next four years proved to be one of the most prolific artists around by releasing two solo EP’s (Blueprint Who & Blueprint vs Funkadelic), two instrumental albums (Sign Language & Chamber Music), two Greenhouse EPs (Electric Purgatory Part One & Two), and his his genre-defying sophomore album Adventures in Counter-Culture and latest effort, Deleted Scenes, are available now on Rhymersayers / Weightless Recordings.
ILLOGIC
Illogic erupted into the Columbus hip hop scene when at the young age of 16 he claimed the 1996 Columbus Hip Hop Expo MC battle, surrounded by what would come to be the core of the emerging 'Bustown sound. He dropped his debut in 1998 on weightless recordings, “Unforeseen shadows”. The release was a landmark show featuring Can Ox, Aesop Rock, RJD2, Blueprint, Mhz (Camu & Copywrite), Atoms Fam…..the movement had started.. Ten years later Illogic has shared the stage with Rakim, Casual, Psalm One, Atmosphere, Eyedea, Brother Ali, The Roots, Common, One Be lo, Modill, Royce Da 59, and many other nationally recognized acts. His diligence in the studio is nearly unmatched, unleashing 6 studio albums in 7 years. His latest record, Capture The Sun - with producer Blockhead - is out now on Mad Bites Dog Records.
Atlanta-based, central Massachusetts bred emcee Arablak is prepping to take his place atop the list of artists to look out for. A student of Hip Hop culture, Arablak stands out not only for his impressive music, but the way it takes listeners back to a time when music was a simple feel-good experience, no gimmicks required.
"The group mixes members of Ralph and Manic with singer Michael "Ruby" Rubenstein and guitarist Jesse Lipper from the now defunct Bukkake Boys. Their six song demo cassette is packed with the lightning fast blasts of hardcore you'd expect from all of those groups." Bobby Moore / Creative Loafing
