500 Decatur Beer Festival Tickets Available Thursday!

[Above: Austin and friends at the 2006 Decatur Beer Fest]

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UPDATE: If you're reading this, the tickets are already long gone. Hope you got one!

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The word's been slowly leaking out for a while, via Twitter and blogs, but it's official! As of tomorrow, Thursday, October 1st, there will be 500 additional tickets available for the Great Decatur Craft Beer Festival on October 17th. Stop by Decatur CD if you'd like to get some, but move fast; they absolutely will not last long.

Ticket Alternative's new and notable shows

Each week, our pal Leila at Ticket Alternative sends us an e-mail listing all the brand-new, freshly-announced, hot-off-the-presses Ticket Alternative shows. And each week we post this e-mail on the blog for y'all's information. Think of it as a sister post of sorts to our semi-regular monthly show calendar postings. Don't forget: You can buy tickets for any of these shows at good old Decatur CD. Enjoy:

Needtobreathe @ The Loft, October 1 - Just Announced

Shunda K of Yo! Majesty @ Drunken Unicorn, October 13

Jessie James @ The Loft, October 27 - Just Announced, tickets on sale tomorrow, Friday September 25 at noon

J. Tillman @ The EARL, November 21

The Dutchess and the Duke @ The EARL, December 16 - Just Announced

New. Release. Tuesday.

Phew. It's just one of those nights. Working on an e-mail, listening to The Nerves, getting customers what they need, ordering hot dogs. Phew. No time for chit chat. Have a look at all the goodies coming out this week:

The Avett Brothers
Drivin N Cryin
Elvis Costello (live)
Hope Sandoval
Seven Worlds Collide (ft. members of Wilco, Radiohead, KT Tunstall, Johnny Marr and more!)
Langhorne Slim
Ghostface Killah
Crooked Fingers
Metalocalypse
Kris Kristofferson
Sean Costello
Robert Earl Keen
Drummer (Black Keys side project)
Will Hoge
Zero 7
Dawes
Bob Schneider
Ramsey Lewis
Whip It (soundtrack)
Patty Loveless
Bebel Gilberto
Melvins
Breaking Benjamin
AFI
Paramore
...and more!

New. Release. Tuesday.

This week's batch of releases are led by one that came out Sunday (above) and one that comes out tomorrow (below). Oh, and a whole host of other interesting musics as well. Take a look at the list and do your best to stay dry out there, people:

Pearl Jam
Monsters of Folk (Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward and Mike Mogis)
Basement Jaxx
Los Angeles Nuggets (box set)
David Gray
Rain Machine (Kyp from TV on the Radio)
Islands
Jonathan Richman (best)
Nick Cave/Warren Ellis
Beastie Boys (Hello Nasty reissue)
Diana Krall
Sea Wolf
Amy Milan
Rufus Wainwright (live)
Times New Viking
Dan Fogelberg
Twilight Sad
Guy Clark
Richard Hawley
Mika
...and more!

New. Release. Tuesday.

Everyone recovered from the weekend? Not us. Mayhaps these new releases will help:

Big Star (box set)
Mark Knopfler
Sunny Day Real Estate (reissues)
Pete Yorn/Scarlett Johansson
The Dodos
Tom Russell (w/ Calexico)
Porcupine Tree
Gordon Gano (former leader of Violent Femmes)
Band of Heathens
Q-Tip
John Mayall
Living Colour
Ricky Skaggs
Works Progress Administration (ft. members of Toad the Wet Sprocket, Nickel Creek, more)
Claire Lynch
...and more!

Ticket Alternative's new and notable shows

Each week, our pal Leila at Ticket Alternative sends us an e-mail listing all the brand-new, freshly-announced, hot-off-the-presses Ticket Alternative shows. And each week we post this e-mail on the blog for y'all's information. Think of it as a sister post of sorts to our semi-regular monthly show calendar postings. Don't forget: You can buy tickets for any of these shows at good old Decatur CD. Enjoy:

Soulsavers @ The Loft, September 19 - CANCELED

Drivin n Cryin @ Smith's Olde Bar, September 29 - Just Announced

Julian & Stephen Marley @ The Loft, October 9 - Just Announced, on sale now

The Great Decatur Craft Beer Festival, October 17 - SOLD OUT

Coming soon:

The Howlies @ The EARL, TONIGHT

Living Colour @ The Loft, September 14

Sean Bones @ The Drunken Unicorn, September 18

The Big Rock Out @ Warehouse, September 19

Decatur CD's Upcoming Show Guide - September

Charlift is playing tonight. That's a picture of the gal from Chairlift above. We just sold a ticket to Chairlift before starting this blog post. Chairlift, Chairlift, Chairlift. Meanwhile, we also missed the first eight days of the month. But we've been busy! It's Beatlemania all over again, as you may know. Also, 9/9/09! Just kidding. We've already stated our feelings about that. What were we talking about again? Oh yes, September shows. There are some of those. Kind of a lot, actually. Check it out:

TONIGHT - Chairlift @ Drunken Unicorn (note the set time if you're going)
TONIGHT - Adron, Helado Negro @ 529
September 10 - Perez Hilton Presents... Ladyhawke, Ida Maria, more @ Variety Playhouse
September 10 - The K Holes, Baby Dinosaurs Vs. Extinction, Predator @ 529
September 10 - The Constellations @ The EARL
September 11 - The Effigies, Poison Arrows, The Customers @ The EARL
September 11 - Son Volt @ Variety Playhouse
September 12 - Mindy Smith @ Eddie's Attic (click here for ticket giveaway info)
September 12 - The Selmanaries, Balkans @ 529
September 12 - The Dynamites ft. Charles Walker @ The Masquerade
September 12 - Howlies @ The EARL
September 12 - Pet Shop Boys @ Chastain
September 13 - Gentleman Jesse, The Used Kids, Stolen Hearts @ Drunken Unicorn (starts at 8pm)
September 13 - David Grisman Quintet @ Variety Playhouse
September 14 - Living Colour @ The Loft
September 14 - ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, The Secret Machines @ The Masquerade
September 14 - Charlie Robison @ Smith's Olde Bar
September 16 - Fountains of Wayne (acoustic) @ Variety Playhouse
September 16 - Ex Humans, Barreracudas, Predator, Stolen Hearts @ 529
September 17 - David Mead @ Eddie's Attic
September 17 - Mike Gordon @ Variety Playhouse
September 17 - Bonaventure Quartert @ Highland Inn Ballroom
September 18 - Medeski, Martin & Wood @ Variety Playhouse
September 18 - She Wants Revenge @ The Masquerade
September 19 - Paul Burch @ Eddie's Attic
September 19 - Box Elders, Sonic Chicken 4 @ 529
September 19 - Goodie Mob @ The Masquerade
September 19 - The Other Sound Festival (ft. Judi Chicago, The Selmanaires, many more) @ Star Bar
September 19 - Yo La Tengo @ Variety Playhouse
September 19 - Gringo Star @ The EARL
September 20 - Works Progress Administration (ft. members of Nickel Creek, Toad the Wet Sprocket and more) - two shows - @ Eddie's Attic
September 20 - fun. @ Drunken Unicorn
September 21 - The Horrors @ The EARL
September 22 - The Books, Lotus Plaza @ Eyedrum
September 22 - The Intelligence @ The EARL
September 22 - Ingrid Michaelson @ The Loft
September 23 - Ten Out of Tenn (ft. Kyle Andrews, Sarah Siskind, Trent Dabbs, Madi Diaz and more) @ Eddie's Attic
September 23 - Shannon Wright @ The EARL
September 24 - Juliette Lewis (yes, that one) @ Drunken Unicorn
September 24 - Asobi Seksu @ The EARL
September 24 - Mono, Maserati @ The Masquerade
September 25 - Carrie Rodriguez @ Eddie's Attic
September 25 - The Coathangers, Predator, Customers @ 529
September 25 - The Walkmen @ Variety Playhouse
September 26 - Gaye Blades, Thomas Function, Yussuf Jerusalem @ 529
September 26 - Michelle Malone - two shows - @ Eddie's Attic
September 26 - Kid Congo, Subsonics, Derek Lyn Plastic @ Star Bar
September 26 - Butthole Surfers @ The Masquerade
September 27 - Sarah Bettens @ Eddie's Attic
September 27 - The Minus 5, The Baseball Project, Steve Wynn @ The EARL
September 27 - Frightened Rabbit, Twilight Sad, We Were Promised Jetpacks @ The Masquerade
September 28 - Katie Herzig, Sam & Ruby @ Eddie's Attic
Septembet 28 - Pains of Being Pure at Heart @ The EARL
September 29 - School of Seven Bells @ Drunken Unicorn
September 29 - Dr. Dog @ The Loft
September 29 - Cheap Time, GG King @ 529
September 29 - Ra Ra Riot @ The Masquerade
September 29 - Richard Buckner @ The EARL
September 29 - Drivin' N Cryin' @ Smith's Olde Bar
September 30 - Phoenix @ Variety Playhouse

Mindy Smith ticket giveaway

Move fast on these, folks. We've got two, count 'em, two, pairs of tickets to see Mindy Smith at her CD-release show at Eddie's Attic on Saturday (Sept. 12). Stop by the store and drop your first name/phone number into the giveaway box on the counter to enter. Her new album, Stupid Love, is out now, and available from your friends at Decatur CD.

New. Release. Tuesday.

It's kind of an awesome release day tomorrow and we're not just saying that. Seriously, have a look below. There's something for everybody! From arguably the biggest band of all time to arguably the biggest rapper in the game. From old indie-rock standbys to emerging indie-rock youngsters. Jazz reissues to Brit pop reissues. Quite a list. Peruse at your convenience and we'll see you soon:

Beatles (reissues)
Jay-Z
Sondre Lerche
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Phish
Raekwon
Yo La Tengo
Red Garland
The Stone Roses (reissues)
Vivian Girls
Howie Day
Thelonious Monk
Get Up Kids (reissue)
Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers
John Abercrombie
BLK JKS
The Clean
Feelies (reissues)
Jackie Deshannon
Health
Polvo (EP)
Wild Beasts
Frank Turner
Os Mutantes
...and more!