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If it’s one thing we’ve learned here in Atlanta, it’s that Adult Swim knows how to throw a party. That being said, it’s with particular delight that their newest bash is for metal heads.
“Adult Swim Presents: M r. Pickles Thrash-tacular Metal Tour” is heading our way. It features two of the best indie metal groups around, Exodus Attack and Municipal Waste.
Here are some of the deets, according to a Facebook post from Municipal Waste:
Adult Swim is moshing its way around the country with an immersive, fan-centric 13-city metal “thrash-tastic” tour featuring Exodus and Municipal Waste in support of the new season of its animated series Mr. Pickles. Along with enjoying face melting guitar riffs, fans attending the Thrash-tacular Metal Tour can take photos in the Mr. Pickles hellacious dog house, purchase exclusive Mr. Pickles merchandise and receive free Adult Swim swag. The new music tour continues Adult Swim’s commitment to bringing vibrant and impactful experiences directly to its fans. The onslaught of sound begins Thursday, February 22nd in Seattle, Washington.
Blabbermouth.net (Official) pre-sale tickets are now available for purchase from now until 10pm (local time) tonight, January 11th, using the code: Pickles666
General admission tickets will be available for purchase starting Friday, January 12th at 10am (local time). For more information on the tour, how to get tickets and schedule, please visit www.adultswimpresents.com.
Confirmed dates for Mr. Pickles Thrash-tacular featuring Exodus and Municipal Waste are:
2/22/2018 Neumos – Seattle, WA
Tickets: bit.ly/MrPicklesNeumos2/23/2018 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR
Tickets: bit.ly/MrPicklesHawthorne2/25/2018 The Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
Tickets: bit.ly/MrPicklesRegency2/26/2018 House of Blues Anaheim – Anaheim, CA
Tickets: bit.ly/MrPicklesHOBAnaheim2/27/2018 House of Blues San Diego – San Diego, CA
Tickets: bit.ly/MrPicklesHOBSanDiego3/01/2018 Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT
Tickets: bit.ly/MrPicklesMetroMH3/02/2018 The Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO
Tickets: bit.ly/MrPicklesSummitMH3/04/2018 Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL
Tickets: bit.ly/MrPicklesBottomLounge3/06/2018 Rock & Roll Hotel DC – Washington, D.C.
Tickets: bit.ly/MrPicklesRockandRollHotel3/07/2018 Irving Plaza – New York, NY
Tickets: bit.ly/MrPicklesIrvingPlaza3/08/2018 Theatre of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA
Tickets: bit.ly/MrPicklesTLA3/09/2018 The National – Richmond, VA
Tickets: bit.ly/MrPicklesTheNational3/10/2018 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
Tickets: bit.ly/MrPicklesMasqueradeExodus’ Gary Holt states, “Super excited to hit the road again with our good bros in Municipal Waste for the Adult Swim’s Mr. Pickles Thrash-tacular tour! This will be a thrash extravaganza at its finest!!!! Can’t wait!”
The original architects of the thrash metal scene, Exodus has battled every kind of adversity over the past 30 years and used it all as fuel to stoke their ever-raging fire. With “Blood In Blood Out”, Exodus’ tenth full-length studio album of new material prove they still have the fortitude, chops, and talent to deliver top-notch, ballad-free tunes that stand out without straying from the band’s core aesthetic. Watch the music video for “Blood In Blood Out” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c69S3pD8qI
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The future is bright for Janelle Monae, the Kansas City-born part cyborg, part human siren of a woman.
After three studio albums and a handful of EPs, some big screen praise and newfound Hollywood clout at her command, the 31-year-old is on the cusp of being a megastar. It comes just in time too. Monae’s new musical project, Dirty Computer. Is about to change the game.
The album’s first two singles, “Django Jane” and “Make Me Feel,” have fans in a frenzy for the full project, which is set to be released on April 27, 2018. For those of us who’ve been checking for Monae for minute, her first EP, “Metropolis: A Suite (The Chase),” showed that she has long been married to afrofuturism.
But the record-buying public, especially her audience, was not ready. Even with 2010’s “The ArchAndroid,” there was the sense that the imagination of music lovers hadn’t quite evolved for what Monae was doing.
But with “Electric Lady” in 2015, her vision — along with the audience’s resistance — began to meld. So here we are in 2018, about to enjoy some legendary joints.
She recently hosted a fierce power brunch for her grassroots organization Fem the Future, which featured a who’s who from the entertainment industry. Stars like “Black Panther’s” Danai Gurira and Tessa Thompson served looks and drank mimosas.
https://twitter.com/tessthompsonorg/status/969716507973488640
For those not invited to the VIP soiree, Monae streamed part of it on Instagram Live, giving her fans a dose of hopeful wokeness in these troubling times.
Monae’s unique brand of afrofuturism, R&B and pop interwoven with social commentary puts her on the vanguard not only in music, but in entertainment as a whole.
Afrofuturism has come a long way since being popularized by author Octavia E. Butler. widely regarded as the fairy godmother of sci-fi literature. But in music, acts like Sun Ra and George Clinton infused funk and Africa’s tribal beats to pop culture.
Still, none of them had the technology to see their visions come to fruition — but Monae is living it.
After starturns in Oscar-winning films like “Moonlight” and “Hidden Figures,” the sky seems like the limit for Monae. She is, by every definition, winning.
As for the music, Monae is now more confident in her sonic space than ever before, in large part to her fallen mentor, Prince.
“It’s difficult for me to even speak about this because Prince was helping me with the album, before he passed on to another frequency,” she told The Guardian in February.
She said that the Purple One helped her to shed any inhibitions that crimped her creativity — and for that, she is forever grateful. “I wouldn’t be as comfortable with who I am if it had not been for Prince. I mean, my label Wondaland would not exist without Paisley Park coming before us.”
The city of Atlanta figures prominently in Monae’s life, especially in developing her into the woman she is.
“Atlanta is home to me,” she told Atlanta Magazine last year. “I’m originally from Kansas, and I like to say that Kansas raised me but Atlanta turned me into a young woman. This is where I started my career. This is where my roots are as an artist.”
And this is also where her future — an afrofuture — is as well.
Listen to #DjangoJane & #MakeMeFeel on @applemusic! #WondalandRecordshttps://JanelleMonae.lnk.to/dirtycomputer/applemusic
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Target is one of the more accessible stores in Atlanta, with more than eight stores in city limits. That means that some decent savings are a short distance away when you find out what’s in store.
All of the metro Atlanta locations are running deals right now on such items as Oyster blenders, crock-pots and other cookware.
Target is the second-largest discount brick-and-mortar retailer in the country, right behind Walmart. The store that would later come to be known Target was first called Goodfellow Dry Goods in Minnesota.
Today the Target brand is readily accessible and recognizable because of its red buildings and imagery.
Here are some of the items that are on sale now as part of Target’s Weekly Ad.
And here is a list of Target stores in Atlanta.
Target: MidtownTarget: Edgewood Retail DistrictAddress: 1275 Caroline St NE, Atlanta, GA 30307Hours: Opens 8 AM ⋅ Closes 11 PMTarget: Perimeter PlaceAddress: 100 Perimeter Center Pl, Atlanta, GA 30346 -
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March 5, 2018
1 Min ReadRapper/actor/singer/producer Donald Glover announced Monday that his music alias Childish Gambino is going on tour nationally — and the first stop is Atlanta.
Pre-sale tickets went on sale Tuesday and the general sale begins Friday.
Glover, who was reared in nearby Stone Mountain, has been immersed in film and TV project the past two years, putting music on the back burner. But now it looks like music is coming back to the forefront.
Childish Gambino’s album “Awaken, My Love” exploded onto the scene in 2016 and snatched souls along the way. Hits such as “Redbone” and “Baby Boy” caught on in the national consciousness, especially when the former was featured prominently in Oscar-awarded “Get Out.”
Here is the list of cities for Childish Gambino’s 2018 North American tour, which will feature special guest Rae Sremmurd.
Sept. 6 — Atlanta
Sept 8 — Chicago
Sept. 10 — Toronto
Sept. 12 — Boston
Sept. 14 — New York
Sept. 18 — Philly
Sept. 19 — Washington, D.C.
Sept. 22 — Houston
Sept. 23 — Dallas
Sept. 26 — Los Angeles
Sept. 27 — Oakland
Sept. 29 — Seattle
Sept. 30 — Vancouver
Here’s how to get tickets.
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If you’re a kid at heart, you’ll surely like the new eatery that just opened recently at Krog Street Market. It’s called Recess and that’s the greatest name ever.
The food stand comes to us from the great mind of by Chef Victoria Shore and is part of a vast family of great restaurants from the The Castellucci Restaurant Group.
You’ve eaten at a Castellucci joint before (Bar Mercado, Iberian Pig, Cooks and Soldiers, Double Zero) and they’ve done it again with Recess.
The 15-seat food stall has been operating as a pop-up as of late, offering free treats and healthy dishes for patrons to try.
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On Saturday March 3, 218, Atlanta is invited to take part in the celebration of the return of Atlanta United, aka, The 5 Stripes, with the release of United in Red.
Like last year, the malt-forward American Red ale will no doubt be a fan favorite this season.
“We will be showing the game in the Tasting Room to show our support for the home team,” Arches said in a press release. “Sport your Atlanta United gear and your first beer is on us! The Bearded Chef will be on site serving BBQ – show up hungry and thirsty!”
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A new furniture store is opening in Atlanta. BoConcept is set to open its doors on March 28, 2018 on East Paces Ferry Road. The store is the brand name of Denmark’s biggest furniture chain.
Around the world, the store has wmore than 250 stores in 60 countries.
“We offer customized, coordinated and affordable design furniture and accessories. Customized because our products can be fitted to the needs and dreams of our customers,” the store says.
The new establishment joins several other recent grand openings in north Atlanta — and even more are on the way.
Tutti Express, which has a larger store across the street in Phipps Plaza, will open on the upper level of Lenox Square in a 2,181-square-foot space sometime in the spring.
“Atlantans are in for a treat with our exceptional list of shops and dining options opening soon at Lenox Square,” Carol Cox, area director of marketing and business development for Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza, said in a news release. “We strive to bring in brands that most satisfy our guests, and spring is the perfect time to indulge in delicious eats or a relaxing retreat at our center.”
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If you want some zen along with your black girl magic, Bazaar Noir is hosting a Melanated Chakras Yoga event on March 3, 2018.
Bazaar Noir is an indoor marketplace featuring some of ATL’s creators from adornments & vegan foods to organic bath/body delights.
The event will be held at 1444 on Lucille Avenue in downtown Atlanta.
Register for Melanated Chakras – 2nd Annual – Yoga Conference March 3, 2018 #MELANATEDCHAKRAS #chakras #yogachallenge #yoga #melaninpoppin #blackgirlsdoyoga #blackyogis #melanin #blackmendoyoga #blackgirlmajic #bazaarnoir #iloveyoga #yogapose #wakandahttps://t.co/7h2wen88b9 pic.twitter.com/0e29BPy0w9
— Bazaar Noir (@bazaarnoir) February 28, 2018
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Add another notch to SunTrust Park and its surrounding businesses as the place to be this year.
Punch Bowl Social, known as a forerunner in the “eatertainment” movement, announced recently that it will open a 27,000 square-foot “food and games” concept in The Battery Atlanta on March 24, 2018.
The eatery will feature made-from-scratch cuisine, craft beer and vintage video games, according to a 2017 press release.
A short walk to SunTrust Park, the Braves’ new stadium, The Battery is a mixed-use development featuring shopping, restaurants and townhomes. While the entire development won’t be ready for business by Opening Day, much of it will, city leaders have said.
Punch Bowl Social joins other venerable eateries around the new ballpark, such as Antico’s Pizza and “Mex-Tex” concept El Feliz. Celebrity chef Hugh Acheson joins the Punch Bowl project as “culinary advisor,” the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Punch Bowl Social founder and CEO Robert Thompson said that the city has been a prime market for a while now.“Atlanta has a unique mix of urban sophistication and southern charm,” he said, according to the AJC.
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Fashion maven Dysonna is coming to Atlanta with an art/fashion show themed “Setting The Tone.” The event follows a theme the brand launched earlier.
The shows are about highlighting what inspires a woman and highlighting the textures and colors of a woman’s life.The show features live artwork, dancers, singers, models and the newest up & coming fashions!
This year’s venue is the Trolley Barn, located on Edgewood Avenue on Atlanta’s east side. For more information, click here.
