Two Caroline Herring Release Shows at Eddie's Attic

Perhaps you've heard of Kickstarter, the self-proclaimed "largest funding platform in the world." It's a website that's helped myriad artistic projects around Georgia, from Chunklet's Indie Cred Test book to Kevn Kinney's upcoming album. It's a great site, where worthy artists can raise money for myriad endeavors, and those that contribute are treated to excellent rewards.

One of the latest Kickstarter success stories is Decatur's own Caroline Herring. We've been big supporters of her for a while, so seeing that her forthcoming album was more than doubly funded by friends and fans was an excellent thing indeed. It's a children's album called The Little House Songs, and we'll let Caroline's blurb from her Kickstarter page describe it:

"Last fall I decided to write an album of songs based on my children's favorite books. After sitting down with a big stack of them, I realized I simply couldn't get past the book on the top of the stack, The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton. “Once upon a time there was a little house, way out in the country…” The small and sturdy pink house wonders about those city lights far in the distance, and Burton describes and illustrates in great and wondrous detail how the city comes to surround her. Is there a way out for a dilapidated little house that longs to see the stars again? Described as one of the most beloved children’s books of the 20th century, The Little House inspired me as a child. Both of my children, Carrie and Sam, love the book as much as I did."

To celebrate, Caroline is playing two shows at Eddie's Attic next weekend. Here's the low down, via her website: "Come to Caroline's huge CD release party for her new children's album, The Little House Songs, based on the book The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton. There will be two shows on Saturday, April 16th at Eddie's Attic. Children of all ages are welcome! Caroline and her quartet will also have a show on Friday night, April 15th for those who like her music for adults..."

Sounds like fun to us! See you there, folks.

Alejandro Escovedo at Eddie's Attic on Jan. 31

We have a little joke around the store that goes a little something like this: What Would Alejandro Do? You see, Warren is a huge fan of Alejandro Escovedo, dating back to his punk-rock days with The Nuns, and all the way up to last year's Street Songs of Love. And with good reason! After all, the guy's a musical treasure who's transcended genres repeatedly over the past 35+ years and will no doubt continue well into his sixties and beyond. Also, he is imminently quotable. Witness: "You can't be parochial about music," he says. "I learned that if you immerse yourself in something, listening to records over and over, so it becomes a language, you could learn to speak it. When I began to come of age, and was able to play the music, it became like a religion to me. We were fortunate that radio at that time had no boundaries. It was all brand new. No one knew you couldn't play Marvin Gaye, and then Captain Beefheart, and then Sun Ra. It was all great, and to me, it all made sense."

It is with no small responsibility, then, that we suggest—nay, demand!—that you attend Alejandro's upcoming show at Eddie's Attic on Jan. 31. He's a one of a kind and you'll be kicking yourself for weeks as we rub it in your face how great it was if you miss out. Know that he's also playing Eddie's on Jan. 30, but that one already sold out. So go on, get a ticket, and we'll see you there, all right? All right.

Free Tickets to Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs at Eddie's Attic on Friday

As many of you are no doubt aware, Matthew Sweet (he of Matthew Sweet fame) and Susanna Hoffs (she of The Bangles fame) have collaborated on a couple of charming covers albums in recent years, albums that have garnered positive reviews and positive sales (at least around these parts). Well, Sweet & Hoffs (or Sid & Susie, as they're calling themselves) are bringing their show to Eddie's Attic this very Friday night. There are a pair of shows (7pm and 9:30pm) and we've got two pairs of guest list spots that can be applied to either. How do you win? Stop by or call or e-mail or tweet at us. First come, first serve. Good luck!

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.

Alejandro Escovedo and JD Souther tickets

If you're subscribed to our newsletter (And if you're not, what's your excuse?!? Get at it on the right side of of this page!), you already know this. But in the interest of thorough blogeration, here's the short of it: JD Souther is playing Eddie's Attic on Feb. 15. We've got tickets and an autographed LP to give away for the show. Alejandro Escovedo is playing Eddie's Attic on April 14 and 15, and we've got tickets to sell. Read the long of it, straight from the newsletter, below.

And yes, that's Jimmy Carter above, kicking it with Alejandro at the Democratic National Convention.

Autographed LP/ticket giveaway:
JD Souther, who, according to his bio, "decided not to be a member of The Eagles, but wrote several of their biggest hits" (as well as Brian Wilson, Brooks & Dunn, Jimmy Buffett, Bonnie Raitt, the Dixies Chicks and many others) will play Eddie's Attic on Feb. 15 with April Smith. Tickets are $25 a piece, but we have some to giveaway. Stop by the store and drop your name and phone number off for a chance to win the grand prize, which includes a pair of tickets to the show and an autographed, vinyl copy of his new album, If the World was You. Runner-up winners will receive one of five additional tickets we're giving away to the show. Don't delay, though. That show, again, is this Sunday, Feb. 15.

Alejandro Escovedo at Eddie's Attic - April 14 & 15:
Speaking of Eddie's, Decatur CD hero Alejandro Escovedo will play a two-night stand there right as all the slackers are furiously shoving their tax returns into the already too-full post office. We have five pairs of tickets to sell for both nights, and they're $22.50 a pop. If you know Alejandro, you know these tickets will NOT last long. Warren attended his last performance at Eddie's (which also sold out in no time) and he describes it as "massively good." Get these tickets while you can, folks.

REMINDER: We have Alejandro tickets!

This went out in ye olde Decatur CD Newsletter as well, but we thought it important to remind y'all that we're selling tickets for Alejandro Escovedo's early show (6:30pm) on Jan. 10th at Eddie's Attic. However, we only have 10 tickets left, so if you want 'em, come get 'em. This is a show not to be missed.

Have a happy Saturday, everyone...

Kodac Harrison/Kristin Markiton in-store on Friday

This Friday, Sept. 7th at 7pm, we're honored to have a pair of local legends performing for FREE at Decatur CD. Kodac Harrison started out at Trackside Tavern back in the day, moved his act to Eddie's Attic once the celebrated venue opened, performed many successful European tours and has hosted the insanely popular Java Monkey Speaks poetry night for over six years.

Creative Loafing Savannah has called Harrison a "Southern Tom Waits" and a "rural Leonard Cohen," further gushing that he's "one of the southeast's musical treasures." He's fronted several bands and released 13 recordings for three different labels. Needless to say, his legend is intense and we're looking forward to his performance.

Joining him will be Kristin Markiton, a former member of Delta Moon and current solo recording artist. In addition to the acclaim she's earned with her old band and current solo album, Wandering Moon, she also appears on Kodac's new album.

Speaking of which, that new record is called Dreams and Nightmares, and you can pre-order it from us on Friday. His CD release party is a week after the in-store, on September 17th at 7pm at Eddie's Attic.

This is going to be a very special evening for local music, so don't miss out, folks.

Peter Case in-store performance

While you're enjoying the Decatur Book Festival next weekend, be sure to keep Decatur CD in mind. See, we'll be right down the street, doing the same thing we always do. Namely, providing awesome CDs and vinyl to all the good people of the Atlanta metro area (and some choice visitors from out of town). But something particularly exciting to remember is that we'll have the one and only Peter Case performing on Sunday, Sept. 2. Yep, the former member of The Plimsouls and current solo artist/author will play at Decatur CD at 5:30pm. The show is all ages and free, of course, and we'll be providing delicious high-gravity beer as per usual for the 21+ crowd. Mr. Case will be playing a special covers set for us, and it's not to be missed. Later in the evening, he'll play with another past DCD in-store artist, Tommy Womack, at Eddie's Attic. Fun day, right?

Tommy Womack in-store performance TOMORROW

We had such a great time last night when Blake Guthrie played here (photos coming, by the way) that we're going to have another in-store tomorrow. At 2pm on Saturday, Tommy Womack will be here, and we're quite excited. Tommy just put out a new album, There, I Said It!, and we've been playing it a lot here in the store because it's filled with the passionate, sometimes-hilarious, rambling singer/songwriter fare the likes of which Todd Snider and Will Kimbrough would be proud of. Fitting, since both of those guys are friends of Tommy's, and they've all played in each other band's on each other's records for some time. Check out Tommy's MySpace page (linked above) for some songs if you haven't heard his stuff, then read this cover story in the Nashville Scene to learn the story behind his latest release.

Tommy will be playing Eddie's Attic later in the evening with local faves of ours, Rising Appalachia. We'll be selling tickets for $8 (they're $15 at the door), so be sure to get one from us if you're planning on attending the show.