THIS WEEK AT SMITH’S OLDE BAR
Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 9/19/22
Week of 12/9-12/15
Calendar view: https://www.freshtix.com/organizations/smiths-olde-bar
Weekly Events: https://www.sobatl.com/weekly-events
Monday, December 9 – Atlanta Room – SOBATL Presents Dog (In Human Costume) / Elefant / Oxystar
Genre: Alternative-Rock / Shoegaze
Join local Atlanta alternative rock groups Dog (In Human Costume), Elefant, and Oxystar for an exciting night of loud music at Smith’s Olde Bar.
Dog (In Human Costume) is an Atlanta band formed in early August of 2023. They primarily focused on the indie/alternative rock genre, playing original compositions and covers. Their band is formed on the formation of musical and emotional expression, the strength of individualism. Dog (In Human Costume) serves as a metaphor for feeling free.
OXYSTAR– Atlanta alternative and stoner metal mixed with shoegaze and space rock.
Doors: 7pm / $15 day of show
Tuesday, December 10 – Atlanta Room – THREEPARAONE with support from Café Bleu and Tommy Freeman
Genre: Alternative-Rock / Indie
3PARA1 started making music in Garageband on his phone in 2017. What started off as grungy electropop quickly evolved into an eclectic, alternative rock sound with electronic influences similar to that of The 1975 and Linkin Park. 3PARA1 has a great stage presence that captivates audiences and music that seems to scratch that itch in your head, leaving you chanting for an encore.
Atlanta based band, Café Bleu, is a group of young musicians showing homage to the styles of jangle pop jazz groups in the European post punk era. Drawing inspiration from bands such as Aztec Camera, Prefab Sprout, Andy Pawlak, The Sundays and many more; they’re filling a much needed market in the Atlanta DIY underground scene, their sound reaches from the likes of Georgia, USA all the way to Glasgow, Scotland. Torching a vintage sound in the modern time , they maintain global appeal even with only one official release.
Tommy Freeman is an indie pop artist blending acoustic warmth with modern synths, creating music that feels both personal and relatable. Inspired by artists like Lauv, Jeremy Zucker, and Nightly, Tommy writes songs with smooth melodies and heartfelt lyrics that connect with listeners on a real level.
Doors: 7pm / $12 adv / $15 day of show
Wednesday, December 11 – Atlanta Room – Lost Hearts with Estimated Principles and Electric Gemini
Genre: Alternative-Rock
Lost Hearts is a Rock/Alternative band from Nashville, TN. The band formed when four lead guitar players got together to write songs that would lighten up their rock and roll roots. They flipped a coin to see who would sing, play drums, and bass. Lost Hearts’ songs have been described as a Punk Rock attitude mixed with a Pop Rock chorus. Lost Hearts strives to be one of the next biggest forces in Rock.
ESTIMATED PRINCIPLES is an alternative rock group hailing from Augusta, GA. Delivering walls of distortion cut by catchy piano lines and haunting melodic hooks, they’ll leave you wanting more every time. Committed to providing an experience you’ll never forget, and a community built to last.
Doors: 7pm / $12 adv / $15 day of show
Wednesday, December 11 – Music Room – SOBATL presents David Ryan Harris (Solo) with support from Jess Nolan
Genre: Singer-Songwriter
SEATED SHOW – LIMITED CAPACITY
Over the last several decades, David Ryan Harris has established himself as an in-demand singer, songwriter, producer and musician who always brings a sense of passion and versatility to his collaborations and solo work. Harris first rose to fame as front man for the seminal Atlanta rock band Follow For Now in the late 1980s; after the band’s dissolution in 1994, Harris struck out on his own as a solo artist while also working with singer and former Arrested Development member Dionne Farris. He’s released five solo albums and an EP under his own name, as well as one album as a member of the rock trio Brand New Immortals, and he’s written and produced for a wide range of artists including Zayn, Wanda Jackson, India.Arie, and Hootie & the Blowfish. With further in-studio and onstage collaborations with artists like Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Santana, and more, Harris is constantly collaborating with music’s brightest lights to add his own special touch to their work.
Doors: 7pm / $25 adv / $30 day of show
Thursday, December 12 – Atlanta Room – A Night with Brand X with special guests Wonder From Da 7 & Mily Mischief
Genre: Rap / Pop / Anime
Brand X, aka BX, is a rapper, producer, songwriter, dancer, and visual artist from Stone Mountain, GA. Starting to make music back in 2015 during high school, he set out to make music that could convey his messages and emotions while providing a quality sound. With that goal in mind, he first produced SketchBook, a 2017 Soundcloud mixtape that encompassed Brand X’s true first experiments with putting words on the track. Throughout the next year, Brand X began working on what would be his first concept album. The idea was to create a space that one would be able to travel to and get lost in within the music. The result of his efforts produced Art Gallery in 2018. Featuring songs like ‘Gameboy’, ‘Prophet’, and ‘Fresh’, Brand X’s second mixtape served to further his artistry and showcase the state of his mind at the time. After taking a hiatus to focus on family, Brand X returned to the music landscape in 2023 with his single, ‘The Realest’. Since then, he has released the hypnotic track ‘Purple Sativa’, and currently teases many new tracks that could be lining his next concept album.
Wonder is a Nigerian-American music artist/producer inspired by Stevie wonder and Michael Jackson, fusing Motown arrangements and modern hip-hop drums to create a whole new sound.
Doors: 7pm / $12 adv / $15 day of show
Thursday, December 12 – Music Room – SOBATL presents David Ryan Harris (Full Band) with support from Aimeé
Genre: Singer-Songwriter
TICKETS MOVING FAST
Over the last several decades, David Ryan Harris has established himself as an in-demand singer, songwriter, producer and musician who always brings a sense of passion and versatility to his collaborations and solo work. Harris first rose to fame as front man for the seminal Atlanta rock band Follow For Now in the late 1980s; after the band’s dissolution in 1994, Harris struck out on his own as a solo artist while also working with singer and former Arrested Development member Dionne Farris. He’s released five solo albums and an EP under his own name, as well as one album as a member of the rock trio Brand New Immortals, and he’s written and produced for a wide range of artists including Zayn, Wanda Jackson, India.Arie, and Hootie & the Blowfish. With further in-studio and onstage collaborations with artists like Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Santana, and more, Harris is constantly collaborating with music’s brightest lights to add his own special touch to their work.
Doors: 7pm / $20 adv / $25 day of show
Friday, December 13 – Music Room – SOBATL and Tank Touring presents Penelope Road with Basement Recess / Five Door Sedan / Perfect Animal
Genre: Alternative-Rock
SOLD OUT
Penelope Road is the college band you want to grow old with. The five-piece from Atlanta solidified in late 2022, the members diverse musical influences combine soulful blues, punk ferocity and jazzy pop to create an eclectic sound with inventive arrangements that put the band in a league of their own. Whether it’s playing for a lively crowd in a packed bar or for friends on the living room couch, Penelope Road delivers an ascending experience with its wandering melodies, groovy baselines and dreamy harmonies.
Formed in Midtown Atlanta, Basement Recess is a five-piece indie rock band. Citing inspiration from many areas of indie and classic rock, the five were brought together through time at Georgia Tech as college students. Beginning as casual jams turned to a passionate pursuit, the blended musical influences create a sound that is familiar yet refreshingly new. Basement Recess thrives delivering high-energy covers and original tracks.
Five Door Sedan is a progressive indie rock group from Charleston, SC. Their sound blends the improvisation and raw emotion of psychedelic rock with a modern feel of carefully orchestrated, catchy pop music. Tight rhythms, deep lyrics, and passionate playing make this band a powerhouse of musicality. The band is releasing their first album later this year and has garnered several thousand monthly listeners with their first few single releases on Spotify.
Perfect Animals is an all-original Atlanta indie rock band. If you like Kurt Vile, Snail Mail, The War on Drugs, and Soccer Mommy.
Doors: 7pm
Friday, December 13 – Music Room – Late Night DJ Set
Genre: EDM / House
Doors: 11:30pm / Tickets $10 / Ages 21 and up
Saturday, December 14 – Atlanta Room – SOBATL Presents The Sin Hounds Reunion Show with special guests The Haraway Brothers
Genre: Rock /Blues / Americana
The Sin Hounds featuring Jon Harris!
Jon Harris is a gifted singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Atlanta, Georgia. His sound is a unique balance of rich storytelling with a soulful musical approach, blending Rock, Blues, and Americana. Jon has two releases as a solo artist, Last Days of Chattanooga and Scorpio. Songs from both have been featured on such hit TV shows as The Originals and Heels. As a member of Atlanta’s The Sundogs, his songs can also be heard on their albums Embroidered Rose and Cut and Run. November of 2022 will see his third release The Devil Would Know, adding to his extensive catalogue of original music. Jon was showcased at both the 2020 and 2022 30A Songwriters Festival in Florida. There he performed as both a solo artist and with The Sundogs, sharing the stage with notable artists such as The War and Treaty, Chris Stills, Randall Bramblett, and Michael McDermott. Whether playing solo, or with his band, Jon’s performances are always electrifying, captivating, and honest.
The Haraway Brothers, formed The Sundogs in the 2000s after growing up on the music of Tom Petty. They harmonized on Full Moon Fever in Lee’s bedroom after lights out, with Lee rocking the chords on an electric blue Memphis guitar that he got for his Confirmation. After launching The Sundogs in Atlanta they found allies in lead guitarist, third singer and songwriter Jon Harris and keyboard wizard Kevin Thomas to build a big anthemic sound that always afforded putting a Tom Petty cover into nearly every set.
Doors: 7pm / $20 adv / $25 day of show
Saturday, December 14 – Music Room – Frankly Scarlet’s Holiday Ball
Genre: Grateful Dead Tribute
TICKETS MOVING FAST
Frankly Scarlet is BACK!!! Celebrating the Holiday Season with a full night of Grateful Dead music and dancing. There is truly something magical about the Frankly Scarlet Smith’s Olde Bar Shows.
Doors: 7pm / $25 general admission
Saturday, December 14 – Music Room – Late Night DJ Set
Genre: EDM / House
Doors: 11:30pm / Tickets $10 / Ages 21 and up
Sunday, December 15 – Atlanta Room – SOBATL presents The Steepwater Band with support from The Ides of June
Genre: Rock
You should already know these songs. If the old saying about talent equaling success were true, then The Steepwater Band would already be a household name, rubbing shoulders with Aerosmith, Bad Company and other like-minded travelers in our collective Rock ‘n Roll Fantasy. But that’s not how things always work, and this band knows it and still leans into it, smiling, with everything in them, not for brass rings and marquees, but because they must! For them, the music life is a calling and not some stupid costume one puts on to shake loose gold, fame, and groupies. In a land of caricatures, it’s striking to come face-to-face with the real thing. Something primal lurks in their music, but always wrestling with emotions and stories that are everyday-ready ~ music at once strut-inducing sexy and brass knuckles honest, a sound evolved smartly & patiently through countless gigs, running the bulls whenever and wherever they’ve been welcomed since 1998. AC/DC once said, “If you got the dollar, we got the song / Just wanna boogie woogie all night long,” and The Steepwater Band surely embodies this lip-smacking urge to get some in this mean old world, befitting the group’s Chicago roots and their earthy understanding of crackling city blues.
Based out of Atlanta, GA, The Ides of June brings a refreshing new approach to the Southern Rock genre. Pulling influences from The Allman Brothers Band to The Black Keys, their sound is created by a diverse background of influences. Their latest album, Rising Tide, showcases the band’s diversity in sound and compositional eclecticism. Ranging from slide blues to heavier rock and even dipping their toes into the country realm, Rising Tide represents a journey through tough times and triumphs and is sure to engage the listener from beginning to end.
Doors: 7pm / $12 adv / $15 day of show
Sunday, December 15 – Music Room – SOBATL presents Salvo FKA Pain with support from Bad Liars
Genre: Rock
Before Salvo, there was a band called Pain, who released four albums and toured the U.S.A. heavily in the ’90’s. They produced a couple of videos, recorded a catchy tune for Cartoon Network, and had their songs included in the soundtracks of television shows. Then, they took a gigantic break. Now, Pain frontman Dan Lord and guitarist Adam Guthrie, have assembled veteran band mates and brilliant new talent to create Salvo, and their new music is sure to please. Salvo’s music has the kind of melodic style, catchy beats, dynamic instrumentation, and evocative lyrics that Pain always delivered, but with a new maturity and mastery that will leave listeners delighted.
Bad Liars is an Atlanta rock band founded in 2019 when Mike Nizinski (vocals, guitar) quit his job. In the fallout, he reconnected with a former coworker who encouraged him to connect with her husband, Jordi Castells (vocals, guitar). Despite having little musical overlap, the two bonded over their nearly identical late-’90s cherry burst Epiphone Les Pauls. Bad Liars’ music explores loss, addiction, conflict, long, and the ever-present tension of the times, delivered with loud guitars, driving rhythms, and a healthy dose of humor.
Doors: 7pm / $15 adv / $20 day of show
Just Announced:
December 21 – SOBATL presents Reilly & Friends
January 3 – Brooke Livingston with Hannah Haddad and Taylor Wilson
January 12 – SOBATL presents Zachary Ross of Man Overboard with support from doan and roach
January 18 – SOBATL presents Hotel Burgundy with The Driptones
January 19 – SOBATL presents Seven Teller / Hum Ripple / Free Hat
January 24 – SOBATL presents Brad Tursi – Parallel Love Tour
February 14 – SOBATL presents Virginia Man – Murder Folk Tour
February 14 – SOBATL presents Yacht Rock Schooner – Silly Love Songs
February 20 – SOBATL presents Too Hot For Leather / Vices of Vanity / The Relics / Last Chance Riders
March 5 – SOBATL presents The Hackensaw Boys 20th Anniversary Tour
March 7 – Duke Concept presents CalledOut Music
March 20 – SOBATL presents Bird and Byron with support from Kenny Sharp
