Informer:Atlanta 11/11/08

Published at 12:00 PM on November 11, 2008

By Julia Reidy

Welcome to Informer:Atlanta! Each Tuesday, we bring you the very best in the coming week's music, film and culture events in and around Atlanta. Think we missed something? Wanna tip us off to something cool over the horizon? Let us know! All events are recommended, but italics indicate an editor's pick. (L) indicates local artists.

Music:

Tuesday 11/11

M83, School of Seven Bells @ The Earl -- 9 p.m., $15
An Evening with The Judies (L) @ Smith's Olde Bar -- 7 p.m., $5

Wednesday 11/12

Derek Lyn Plastic (L), The N.E.C. @ Star Bar -- 9 p.m., $3

Thursday 11/13

Young Antiques, The Liverhearts (L), Vito, Mack Messiah (L), What The? @ Star Bar -- 9 p.m., FREE
The Rescues, Kate York @ Eddie's Attic -- 8 p.m., $12 adv./$15 door
Bukkake Boys, American Cheeseburger, Logic Problem, Vincent Black Shadow @ Drunken Unicorn -- $6 (21+), $8 (under 21)
Right Away, Great Captain! CD release, All Get Out, The Record Kids, Damion Suomi, Oh Dorian @ Vinyl -- 8 p.m., $7 adv./$8 door

Friday 11/14

The Selmanaires (L), Parts & Labor, Tenth To The Moon (L) @ Star Bar -- 9 p.m., $8
The Atlanta Mess-Around: The Spits (L), The Carbonas (L), Baby Shakes (L), All Night Drug Prowling Wolves (L), The Wax Museums, Blade II @ The Earl -- 8 p.m., $12
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, The Felice Brothers, RIG 1 @ Variety Playhouse -- 8 p.m., $22.50 adv./$25 door

Saturday 11/15

Black Diamond Heavies, Dex Romweber Duo, Pearlene @ Star Bar -- 9 p.m., $8
The Atlanta Mess-Around: Gentleman Jesse & His Men (L), NOBUNNY, Hex Dispensers, Cheap Time, Lover!, The Black and Whites @ Bad Earl -- 8 p.m., $12
Yelawolf, Mach 5, Holly Weerd @ Smith's Olde Bar -- 8 p.m., $10
The Cheeksters, Allison Weiss @ Kavarna -- 9 p.m.
Nerd Parade, YOU Charles, Random Rabbit @ Five Spot -- 9 p.m., $8,
The Disregardables, Jesse Nobody, That Band with the Fat Kids, 50:50 Shot @ WonderRoot -- 8 p.m.-11:30 p.m.

Sunday 11/16

Amanda Palmer (of the Dresden Dolls), The Danger Ensemble, Vermillion Lies, The Builders and the Butchers @ Variety Playhouse -- 8 p.m., $20

Monday 11/17

Horse Feathers, Ben Trickey, Arizona @ The Earl -- 9 p.m., $8
Kids Like Us, The Mongoloids, Furious Styles, Years Spent Cold, Thick As Blood @ Drunken Unicorn -- $12

Film:

Friday 11/14

Film Love #63: Surrealist Science: The World of Jean Painlevé @ Eyedrum -- 8 p.m.

Saturday 11/15

Film Love #64: The Golden Age: The Films of Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí @ Eyedrum -- 8 p.m.

Culture:

Friday 11/14

The Visual Art of Meta Gary with music by Thieves and Cassavetes @ Kavarna -- 8 p.m.

Saturday 11/15

Small Gallery Opening: Neon Apocalypse @ Eyedrum -- 6 p.m.-8 p.m., FREE
Atlanta Downhill Challenge @ Starlight Six Drive-In -- 12 p.m.-6 p.m. Soap Box Derby + music from The Hollywood Kills, All Get Out, Ponderosa, Here Come The Mummies and Snowden = Awesome.

Sunday 11/16

Ni Hao, Atlanta!: opening of The First Emperor, China's Terracotta Army exhibit @ High Museum of Art -- 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., FREE with museum admission. Traditional Chinese dance, music and handcrafted terracotta warriors rings in the new exhibit at the High.