Hey everyone,
The Drunken Unicorn is now a
so many performances of artists here will be available to be viewed live as well as after their performance.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The Drunken Unicorn is now a Livestream Venue
Hey everyone,
The Drunken Unicorn is now a
so many performances of artists here will be available to be viewed live as well as after their performance.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Baby Baby are celebrating the release of "MONEY" on Saturday, May 21st
Performer Magazine and The Gospel Of Rhythm Recordings presents:
Baby Baby 's "MONEY" release show on Saturday, May 21st, 2011
"At their live shows, Baby Baby said, they “get the crowd to enjoy us by any means necessary. And somewhere during the set, everyone gets pretty naked.”
Whenever I see a band perform live, usually about one of three things happen. I either leave feeling exactly the same as when I came in, a little bit more excited than when I came in or absolutely ecstatic about the band I went to see and generally pretty hopeful about all music. The latter only happens about 5 percent of the time — and local band Baby Baby falls into that slim category.
Self-described as a "fun-rock" band, Baby Baby is a group of Carrollton, Ga., natives: guitarist Fontez Brooks, drummer Grant Wallace, bassist Kyle Dobbs and newly added percussionist Colin Boddyv. Their style is a distinct and disorienting blend that sounds like someone took Prince, forced him into Sum 41 and made the pop-punk band's guitar parts way better. Oh, and there's the occasional rapping as well.
Only a little more than a year and a half after forming, Baby Baby has gained a cult following, been featured in Performer magazine, toured extensively throughout the southeast and was listed among Paste's top 100 bands at this year's SXSW.
Why all the buzz? Baby Baby's live show possesses the unique ability to turn a complacent crowd into a rowdy family, all united under the simple feeling of loving music. I recently spoke with Baby Baby about failed dates, having fun and their upcoming CD Money.
Why did you guys pick a band name that's so difficult to find on Google?
Fontez Brooks: I know, right? Funny thing is, the band name Baby Baby, the words are very popular, it's so hard to pick out. But I'm gonna answer your question with a question. How does it feel when it rolls off your tongue? That's why we picked the band name.
What are some of your influences?
Brooks: Michael Jackson is a big influence. He stood up in the face of adversity; he made the kind of music he wanted to make. We all came from that whole scene with Taking Back Sunday. But when we get to what the music we make sounds like. You know, you see a pretty girl walking down the street, you want to give her a call but she won't call you back. That's the influence right there. You're at a really cool bar downtown, little Cabbagetown bar or something. You buy this girl a drink, you think, ‘Oh man I'm gonna take her home and her friend,' but she ends up going home with a different friend. Those are our influences.
How do you guys approach your live show?
Grant Wallace: First things first: drink. We don't prefer beer, it makes you really groggy, and you gotta be able to move around and jump up and down and kick the air. And then we do a band hug, and then we have a lot of fun, and get the crowd to enjoy us by any means necessary. And somewhere during the set, everyone gets pretty naked. That's the sort of general direction we take.
How would you describe your live show to someone who's never heard you guys before?
Wallace: It's dancey, mixed with in your face rock ‘n' roll, swooning, a comedy skit, a burlesque show and a good old-fashioned hoedown.
What should fans expect from your upcoming album in May?
Wallace: They should expect something new. We got songs about girls, we got songs about boys, we got songs about a bank robbery, we got sandwiches — and kids, lots of kid metaphors. Not like little kids, but us being kids that have grown up because we like to think we're young.
How do you think Georgia works in terms of its music scene?
Wallace: To be brutally honest. Atlanta's cool, there's not really a scene in Carrollton but that's okay. Athens is very, very hippie, the only reason I say that is they don't pay musicians twice, and if they do, you got like a few dollars. Macon's pretty cool, Columbus has its ups and downs, mostly ups. As far as bands helping out other bands, I feel like we do a pretty good job there. I don't feel like we come in contact with stuffy sort of bands, there's not a lot snobby bands we've met. But I will say there are some bands that should call it a day only because it doesn't look like they're having fun. And if it doesn't look like you're having fun, then get off the stage." - Paul Demerritt / GSU Signal
Baby Baby on Facebook
Parachute Musical are performing second.
Parachute Musical isn't what it used to be. Since it's conception in 2003, the Nashville-based, piano-fronted indie rock quartet is building a better city with perfect song-craft, highly energetic performances, and a hearty work ethic. Since the sold-out show for their sophomore release, Everything is Working Out Fine in Some Town (2008), these charmingly handsome brunettes have been touring the U.S. coast to coast for two years now and have built up quite a loyal following in the process. It's the good looks really, though.
D.C. natives Josh Foster (vocals/piano), Tom Gilbert (guitar/vocals), and Ben Jacoby (drums) deposited themselves into Nashville just a year before releasing Everything is Working Out, and work out it did. The guys settled in place after discovering Tennessee music man Andrew Samples (bass/vocals). Foster's soaring voice and detailed compositions are the perfect home for Gilbert's unique, artistic style on guitar, and Samples' driving bass sparks a fire under Jacoby, setting ablaze a well-matched rhythm section.
New songs are now pouring out of them! Their latest single, No Comfort, was released in January 2010, kicking off another whole year of touring. The single features two new songs recorded with Nashville producer Derek Garten, whom the band worked with on the previous record.
The new sound is a step ahead in the right direction. Foster's lyrics remain heartfelt while the music becomes stronger. It is original and well-rehearsed; they're so tight you'd swear they were all wearing girdles. These guys are having fun, no doubt about it, and there isn't another band in Nashville more ready to be taken seriously.
Parachute Musical on Facebook
Machines Are People Too are the opener.
Electro-Dance band Machines Are People Too formed in Chattanooga, TN in the sweaty summer months of '09. After dancing to JJ's music at a number of house parties, Brian finally got the opportunity to put clean vocals over JJ's well-produced beats. The two began writing together and performing as Machines Are People Too at monthly dance parties with two keyboards, a laptop, and a microphone. Their self-released DIY EP consisted of 4 songs released only on cassette. Each hand-stamped tape included custom labels and provided you with a tangible alternative to free downloads. After a year of dancing and playing with DJs, the duo was ready to expand their band and overall sound. Longtime friend, Cain Lassiter, was asked to blow his saxophone on a few tracks and proceeded to bring his other talents to the band. Now playing keys and bass, Cain continues to add innovation to MRP2. Keeping the beat better than any beat machine and filling the gaps with style, Ivan became the perfect addition to Machines. The band's eclectic sound and progressive music creates a live show that leaves no toes untapped and will leave you with no other choice but to let go and dance.
Machines Are People Too on Facebook
$8, 18+
Doors @ 9 pm
PAID ADMISSION INCLUDES A FREE COPY OF THE CD!
Our Concert Calendar
Baby Baby on Livestream
Parachute Musical on Livestream
Machines Are People Too on Livestream
"At their live shows, Baby Baby said, they “get the crowd to enjoy us by any means necessary. And somewhere during the set, everyone gets pretty naked.”
Whenever I see a band perform live, usually about one of three things happen. I either leave feeling exactly the same as when I came in, a little bit more excited than when I came in or absolutely ecstatic about the band I went to see and generally pretty hopeful about all music. The latter only happens about 5 percent of the time — and local band Baby Baby falls into that slim category.
Self-described as a "fun-rock" band, Baby Baby is a group of Carrollton, Ga., natives: guitarist Fontez Brooks, drummer Grant Wallace, bassist Kyle Dobbs and newly added percussionist Colin Boddyv. Their style is a distinct and disorienting blend that sounds like someone took Prince, forced him into Sum 41 and made the pop-punk band's guitar parts way better. Oh, and there's the occasional rapping as well.
Only a little more than a year and a half after forming, Baby Baby has gained a cult following, been featured in Performer magazine, toured extensively throughout the southeast and was listed among Paste's top 100 bands at this year's SXSW.
Why all the buzz? Baby Baby's live show possesses the unique ability to turn a complacent crowd into a rowdy family, all united under the simple feeling of loving music. I recently spoke with Baby Baby about failed dates, having fun and their upcoming CD Money.
Why did you guys pick a band name that's so difficult to find on Google?
Fontez Brooks: I know, right? Funny thing is, the band name Baby Baby, the words are very popular, it's so hard to pick out. But I'm gonna answer your question with a question. How does it feel when it rolls off your tongue? That's why we picked the band name.
What are some of your influences?
Brooks: Michael Jackson is a big influence. He stood up in the face of adversity; he made the kind of music he wanted to make. We all came from that whole scene with Taking Back Sunday. But when we get to what the music we make sounds like. You know, you see a pretty girl walking down the street, you want to give her a call but she won't call you back. That's the influence right there. You're at a really cool bar downtown, little Cabbagetown bar or something. You buy this girl a drink, you think, ‘Oh man I'm gonna take her home and her friend,' but she ends up going home with a different friend. Those are our influences.
How do you guys approach your live show?
Grant Wallace: First things first: drink. We don't prefer beer, it makes you really groggy, and you gotta be able to move around and jump up and down and kick the air. And then we do a band hug, and then we have a lot of fun, and get the crowd to enjoy us by any means necessary. And somewhere during the set, everyone gets pretty naked. That's the sort of general direction we take.
How would you describe your live show to someone who's never heard you guys before?
Wallace: It's dancey, mixed with in your face rock ‘n' roll, swooning, a comedy skit, a burlesque show and a good old-fashioned hoedown.
What should fans expect from your upcoming album in May?
Wallace: They should expect something new. We got songs about girls, we got songs about boys, we got songs about a bank robbery, we got sandwiches — and kids, lots of kid metaphors. Not like little kids, but us being kids that have grown up because we like to think we're young.
How do you think Georgia works in terms of its music scene?
Wallace: To be brutally honest. Atlanta's cool, there's not really a scene in Carrollton but that's okay. Athens is very, very hippie, the only reason I say that is they don't pay musicians twice, and if they do, you got like a few dollars. Macon's pretty cool, Columbus has its ups and downs, mostly ups. As far as bands helping out other bands, I feel like we do a pretty good job there. I don't feel like we come in contact with stuffy sort of bands, there's not a lot snobby bands we've met. But I will say there are some bands that should call it a day only because it doesn't look like they're having fun. And if it doesn't look like you're having fun, then get off the stage." - Paul Demerritt / GSU Signal
Baby Baby on Facebook
Parachute Musical isn't what it used to be. Since it's conception in 2003, the Nashville-based, piano-fronted indie rock quartet is building a better city with perfect song-craft, highly energetic performances, and a hearty work ethic. Since the sold-out show for their sophomore release, Everything is Working Out Fine in Some Town (2008), these charmingly handsome brunettes have been touring the U.S. coast to coast for two years now and have built up quite a loyal following in the process. It's the good looks really, though.
D.C. natives Josh Foster (vocals/piano), Tom Gilbert (guitar/vocals), and Ben Jacoby (drums) deposited themselves into Nashville just a year before releasing Everything is Working Out, and work out it did. The guys settled in place after discovering Tennessee music man Andrew Samples (bass/vocals). Foster's soaring voice and detailed compositions are the perfect home for Gilbert's unique, artistic style on guitar, and Samples' driving bass sparks a fire under Jacoby, setting ablaze a well-matched rhythm section.
New songs are now pouring out of them! Their latest single, No Comfort, was released in January 2010, kicking off another whole year of touring. The single features two new songs recorded with Nashville producer Derek Garten, whom the band worked with on the previous record.
The new sound is a step ahead in the right direction. Foster's lyrics remain heartfelt while the music becomes stronger. It is original and well-rehearsed; they're so tight you'd swear they were all wearing girdles. These guys are having fun, no doubt about it, and there isn't another band in Nashville more ready to be taken seriously.
Parachute Musical on Facebook
Electro-Dance band Machines Are People Too formed in Chattanooga, TN in the sweaty summer months of '09. After dancing to JJ's music at a number of house parties, Brian finally got the opportunity to put clean vocals over JJ's well-produced beats. The two began writing together and performing as Machines Are People Too at monthly dance parties with two keyboards, a laptop, and a microphone. Their self-released DIY EP consisted of 4 songs released only on cassette. Each hand-stamped tape included custom labels and provided you with a tangible alternative to free downloads. After a year of dancing and playing with DJs, the duo was ready to expand their band and overall sound. Longtime friend, Cain Lassiter, was asked to blow his saxophone on a few tracks and proceeded to bring his other talents to the band. Now playing keys and bass, Cain continues to add innovation to MRP2. Keeping the beat better than any beat machine and filling the gaps with style, Ivan became the perfect addition to Machines. The band's eclectic sound and progressive music creates a live show that leaves no toes untapped and will leave you with no other choice but to let go and dance.
Machines Are People Too on Facebook
$8, 18+
Doors @ 9 pm
PAID ADMISSION INCLUDES A FREE COPY OF THE CD!
Our Concert Calendar
Watch live streaming video from drunkenunicorn at livestream.com
Watch live streaming video from drunkenunicorn at livestream.com
Watch live streaming video from drunkenunicorn at livestream.com
Friday, May 6, 2011
Attention System are headlining on Friday, May 20th
"Creating pulsing, danceable rock that remains smart and sharply aggressive is no easy task. It takes only a slight nudge to teeter over into self-indulgent parody or to cover any sense of substantive heft in a sheen of overly-stylized plasticity (see The Killers). Fortunately, Atlanta’s Attention System keep one foot firmly in their punk and rock roots, adding generous slabs of dissonance and distortion to their kinetic darkwave and synth pop." - Latest Disgrace
Attention System on Facebook
We use echoing, delays, buzz-saw guitars, Groovy bass lines, analogue synth-lines and dance rhythms to create sonic pictures that we hope can have a positive influence in your life.
Satellite District on Facebook
One of Atlanta’s most talked-about bands, The Sexual Side Effects are an eclectic and electric alternative rock group drawing from the influences of post-punk and 70′s glam rock. Their songs resonate with rich chords, hypnotic vocal melodies, catchy hooks, and ethereal guitars. The group has played throughout the southeast and has developed a loyal and viral fan base who attend their shows in throngs.
Fronting the band is accomplished multi-instrumentalist Amber Taylor, who shot to regional fame headlining Atlanta’s infamous glam/punk rock Glitterdome and the band Cobweb Strange. “Spikey” Mike Sidner (former bassist, Liquid Image) complements this highly charged, heart- and pulse-throbbing band. Clay McClure (drummer, Flat Cat) completes the act on battery.
SSE are currently working with producer John Briglevich (Drivin’ N Cryin’, Edwin McCain, Red Letter Agent) of Sonica Recording on their debut EP, and will soon be finalizing dates for an upcoming tour.
The Sexual Side Effects on Facebook
$7, 21+
Doors @ 9 pm
Our Concert Calendar
Thursday, May 5, 2011
The Dirty Boy Social Club presents: DIRTY HOLLYWOOD on Thursday, May 19th
The Dirty Boy Social Club presents:
DIRTY HOLLYWOOD on Thursday, May 19th, 2011 at the Drunken Unicorn
with performances by
Ohh!!! She!!
Ohh!!! She!! website
Sky Hy is the second performer of the evening.
INDIETRONICA AND DREAM POP
Sky Hy on Facebook
Sidestreet Ked is the opener.
SideStreet KED Pop Music's future icon. With the Dungeon Family, he honed in on his craft and developed his highly energetic stage show. SideStreet KED is known for his eccentric personality and his music that fuses rap with heavy metal, rock, punk rock, funk and soul music. SideStreet is known for filling the voids of this industry, his notable underground musical show case series “Thi!nK N3w...” has given Atlanta exactly what its was missing...Something NEW!
Sidestreet Ked on Facebook
also featuring DJ Mafioso and Skooter in the Cafe
Dames are FREE, dudes pay the fee of $5, 21+
Doors @ 10 pm
Our Concert Calendar
Sky Hy on Livestream
with performances by
The DBSC presents: Dirty Hollywood w/OHH!! SHE!!! from The Dirty Boy Social Club on Vimeo.
Ohh!!! She!! website
INDIETRONICA AND DREAM POP
Sky Hy on Facebook
SideStreet KED Pop Music's future icon. With the Dungeon Family, he honed in on his craft and developed his highly energetic stage show. SideStreet KED is known for his eccentric personality and his music that fuses rap with heavy metal, rock, punk rock, funk and soul music. SideStreet is known for filling the voids of this industry, his notable underground musical show case series “Thi!nK N3w...” has given Atlanta exactly what its was missing...Something NEW!
Sidestreet Ked on Facebook
also featuring DJ Mafioso and Skooter in the Cafe
Dames are FREE, dudes pay the fee of $5, 21+
Doors @ 10 pm
Our Concert Calendar
drunkenunicorn on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Apocalyptic Visions headline the Drunken Unicorn on Wednesday, May 18th
Apocalyptic Visions is a Black/Death metal band from Atlanta, Georgia.The band’s lyrical themes center around the apocalypse, hatred, and the destruction of mankind.
Apocalyptic Visions on Myspace
In 2007, Chris Rushing and Gaël Pirlot began a project with the intention of juxtaposing challenging compositions with melodic ideas; the result became The Universe Divide. The project became dormant as the two exhausted their hopes of finding a percussionist and began focusing on other musical endeavors (Canvas Solaris, The Burden of Existence). However, in 2009, a chance encounter with drummer Jason Parker revived the project and the quest for intergalactic entropy. 2010 has brought the trio out of rehearsal and onto multiple stages across Atlanta. The new 5 song E.P. produced by Jamie King at The Basement Recording is set to be released in the Summer of 2011.
The Universe Divide on Facebook
PALACES create an eclectic helping of creative chaos. A couple gamblers who never learned when to fold em'.
Palaces on Facebook
$5, 21+
Doors @ 9 pm
Our Concert Calendar
drunkenunicorn on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free
Watch live streaming video from drunkenunicorn at livestream.com
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