Informer:Atlanta 12/9/08

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 12/9

Darker My Love, The Strange Boys, The Coathangers (L) @ The Earl -- 9 p.m., $8 adv./$10 door
Nine Inch Neils, Room to Groove @ Smith's Olde Bar -- 8 p.m., $5 + 2 canned goods
Ten Out of Ten Christmas Show: Matthew Perryman Jones, Griffin House, Butterfly Boucher, Katie Herzig, Tyler James, Jeremy LIster, Andy Davis, K.S. Rhoads, Trent Dabbs, Erin McCarley @ Eddie's Attic -- Early Show 7 p.m./Late Show 9:30 p.m., $15
Uncle Daddy and the Kissin Cousins, Faithless Town, Incendiaries, Hawkeye Pierce, DJ 557 @ Lenny's -- 9 p.m., $5

Wednesday 12/10

Chopper (L), City Of Ships, Gray Ghost @ Drunken Unicorn -- $6 (21 +)/$8 (18+)

Thursday 12/11

All Night Drug Prowling Wolves (L), Dexateens (L), Bathtub Gin, Your Uncle Bill Who Went Crazy @ Star Bar -- 9 p.m., FREE
Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs, The Meeks Family, Delaney Davidson @ The Earl -- 9 p.m., $10
Adam Klein, Don Chambers, Curley Maple @ Eddie's Attic -- 8 p.m., $12
Mary O Harrison, Dutch Angle, Sunday Drive Bye @ Drunken Unicorn -- $5 p.m.
Hope for Agoldensummer, Contra Verse @ WonderRoot -- 8 p.m.

Friday 12/12

WRASfest 2008: Growing, Lee Harvey Oswald, other Atlanta bands TBA @ Eyedrum -- 8 p.m. Album 88 (Georgia State Univeristy's 88.5 FM student-run station) throws their annual benefit concert, headlined by stellar Brooklyn act Growing. Visit Wras.org for more information.
The Features, Wax Fang (L), Twin Tigers (L) @ Star Bar -- 9 p.m., $10
Tiger! Tiger!, Wheels on Fire, D. Charles Speer @ The Earl -- 9:30 p.m., $7
Richie Havens, Walter Parks and Stephanie Winers of The Nudes @ Variety Playhouse -- 8 p.m., $30 adv./$32.50 door
Paleface, The Mad Tea Party @ Smith's Olde Bar -- 8 p.m., $8 adv. + 2 canned goods
Sonia Leigh (L), Levi Lowrey (L), Gill Landry, Nick Jaina @ Eddie's Attic -- 8 p.m., $10 adv./$13 door
Trophy Wives, Jesse Nobody, The Jovontaes, Bandolier @ Drunken Unicorn -- $6 (21+)/$8 (18+)
Playground Rivals, Dreaden, The Thirsties, Tx/Rx @ Vinyl -- 9 p.m., $8 adv./$10 door<br>

Saturday 12/13

The Happenstance: A Battle of Hastily Assembled Bans @ The Earl -- 9 p.m., $7. The 5th annual Hapenstance will take 30 musicians from Atlanta bands and assign them randomly into new bands. They'll have the day to write an original 20 minute set (including only one cover), and at 9 p.m., they'll play their new music for their eager audience. Proceeds go to the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Accepted food items that reduce door price are available at BadEarl.com.
Kingsized Holiday Jubilee featuring Kingsized Holiday Orchestra & Dames Aflame Burlesque @ Variety Playhouse -- 8:30 p.m., $22.50 adv./$25 door
City Skies Series @ Kavarna -- 8 p.m.
A Moonshine Christmas Party (Benefit Show and Art Auction): Nigredo, Mice in Cars, The Swear (L), Attention System, Damion Suomi, It's Elephant's (L) @ Lenny's -- 6 p.m., $3 with donation of two canned items
All The Saints (L), The NEC (L), The Balkans, Abby Go Go @ Drunken Unicorn -- $6 (21+)/$8 (18+)
Warren Steele, Spin the Fly, Royal Family, The Falcon Lords (L) @ WonderRoot -- 8 p.m.-11:30 p.m.

Sunday 12/14

2nd Annual Winter Soulstice (A Benefit for WonderRoot): Eddy Fontane, Josh Phillips Folk Festival, It's Elephant's, PictureMeFree, The Grain, The Brotherland @ Smith's Olde Bar -- 5 p.m., $10 adv. +2 canned goods. Live music and a silent art auction in the Atlanta Room.

Film:

Sunday 12/14

Stomp and Stammer Rock Movie Night: "There'll Always Be An England: Live From Brixton Academy" (New Sex Pistols DVD recorded last November) and "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains" (the 1981 classic) @ Five Spot -- FREE

Culture:

Wednesday 12/10

se7en Art Opening Reception @ Eyedrum -- 7:30 p.m. Other public viewing times available at Eyedrum.org.

Friday 12/12

The Visual Arts of Jeffrey Chambers @ Kavarna -- 8 p.m.

Saturday 12/13

"Strings": an evening of soulfelt, artistic expression involving dance, comedy, movement and celebration @ Eyedrum -- 8 p.m., $10/$7 with an instrument/$5 with a BIG instrument
3rd Annual Postcard Pinup Show @ MINT Gallery -- 7-11 p.m.