Venkman's | 740 Ralph McGill Blvd.

ATLANTA VICE'S RETRO PARTY
2022-09-10 20:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
8:30pm Doors / 9pm Show | 21+
Limited reserved seating available. Ask us about reserving the Stay-Puft Party Room for your group of 10-20 at music@venkmans.com
Atlanta Vice’s Retro Party
We’re bringing a party everywhere we play, and the soundtrack is everything we love about “retro:” Brat Pack movies, 80s TV, Saturday morning cartoons, sugary cereal commercials, Trapper Keepers…the list goes on, the party is here. New Wave, Post-Punk, Pop Rock – from The Fixx to The Cars, you’ll hear it with Atlanta Vice.

PHISHDICKS - Due to circumstances beyond our control this event has been cancelled.
2022-09-03 20:00 - 23:30
Hey Phish Phans – due to circumstances beyond our control we unfortunately have to cancel our live screening. Stay safe and party smart over the weekend, and we’ll see you all soon!

Ansley Stewart Presents CD Pre-Release Partaay & 90's Anthems
2022-09-02 20:30 - 23:30
8:30pm Doors / 9pm Show | 21+
Ask us about reserving the Stay-Puft Party Room for groups of 10-20 ~ music@venkmans.com
“Ansley Stewart is one of those effortless singers who, when you see her, makes your brain sing “‘ Shiny Happy People “, one of those folks who just feels like sunshine! She brings her own original Soul Americana tunes embracing her southern roots via heartfelt & nostalgic stories you can really relate to and for 7 years has wowed Atlanta crowds culminating in her 2nd full album she’s sharing with YOU tonight !, before its Autumn release.
Her band is an equally treasured, handpicked group that mesh their talents perfectly alongside her with intoxicating ease to deliver a class of synchronized musicianship that’s so hard to find and why they are each in great demand with other acts when available:
Nick Johnson – guitar, smiles, tees. Darren Stanley – drums, extra cowbell, hair. Adam Perry – bass, moog, hipster
(Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes, Oteil Burbridge of the Allmans, Col Bruce, Widespread Panic, Bonnie Raitt, Perpetual Groove)
Aside from Ansley’s solo career she is in huge demand as a session vocalist, having opened for soul queens Gladys Knight and Mavis Staples.
You will see her in a WABE TV special in August but seeing here LIVE in 3D you then witness the goofy-funny, captivating songstress at her best. SHE IS THE REAL DEAL “

Melvin M. Miller presents "The M3 Lounge”
2022-08-27 20:00 - 23:30
8pm Doors / 8:30pm Show | 21+ –

MELVIN M. MILLER – “The Man With the Horn”

With an All-Star Band featuring Justice Michael, Sam Sims, Sterling Holomon, John Jackson & More!

Recording Artist | Radio Personality | Composer | Educator | Recording Academy member\n
Melvin M. Miller’s M3 brand has grown to now include Radio Personality! Melvin has his own radio show on WJZA Smooth Jazz 101.1 fm Smooth 100 based in Atlanta but heard around the world. His New release “GOTTA GET UP” is available on iTunes and all streaming platforms. The last M3 release “I Hope You Dance” is available on iTunes. The first single “I Hope You Dance” reached #12 on the smooth jazz charts.

Melvin’s music mixes the perfect blend of funky pop influenced grooves, soulful melodies and traditional jazz artistry. His style gives you a taste of the sound and phrasing of Miles Davis mixed with a dynamic stage presence.

Just as music has no boundaries, Melvin’s talent has made him a world-renowned musician and musical director. From classical to pop and jazz the music has no limits. Melvin was the musical director for international recording artist Gloria Gaynor and has also been the musical director for The Original “Dream Girl” Jennifer Holliday.

Full bio can be found at :
https://melvinmiller.live

SAVED BY THE BAND Performs Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill In Its Entirety Followed By A Full Set Of 90's "Lady Jams!"
2022-08-26 20:30 - 23:30
8:30pm Doors / 9pm Show |
21+ to drink with Valid ID |
Limited reserved party table seats available – act now and reserve your seats!
NOTE: The Stay-Puft Party Room may be available to reserve for parties of 10-20 guests – up to 10 fully seated, or up to 20 cocktail style! Email us at music@venkmans.com to secure your reservation.
Saved by the Band RETURNS – for a blast of righteous ‘90s angst. They will of course be playing every song from Alanis’ epic masterwork. PLUS they’ll be unleashing a 2nd set of LADY JAMS – all female-fronted hits. It’s been 3 LONG YEARS since they tackled Mount Alanis, so book a sitter and get your tickets NOW.

YACHT ROCK SCHOONER PRESENTS AN EVENING OF STEELY DAN!
2022-08-19 20:30
8:30pm Doors / 9pm Show
Limited number of reserved seating options available – act fast!
Yacht Rock Schooner presents an evening of Steely Dan. If you’re into seeing some ace musicians faithfully and lovingly reproduce Steely Dan’s amazing songs, then come enjoy a set of your favorite Dan hits including Decade of Dan, and their landmark album Aja! Don’t miss it!

SKYBALLS - Atlanta's #1 Tribute To Phish + Parker Sith & The Bandwidth
2022-08-12 20:00
8pm Doors / 9pm Show | 21+ w/Valid ID ~
STEP INTO THE FREEZER and celebrate the music of Phish with SKYBALLS – Atlanta’s #1 Phish Tribute. Joined by special guests Parker Smith & The Bandwidth!

I Set My Friends On Fire + These Hearts, Sink In, Across The White Water Tower
2022-08-09 19:00
7pm Doors / 7:30pm Show – All tix GA
18+ w/Valid ID | $17 Adv / $20 Day Of
I Set My Friends On Fire, These Hearts, Sink In, Across The White Water Tower

I Set My Friends on Fire (often abbreviated as ISMFOF) is an experimental rock band from Miami, Florida. The band was formed in 2007 by Matt Mehana and former member Nabil Moo. The group signed with Epitaph Records before releasing their debut album, You Can’t Spell Slaughter Without Laughter, in 2008. Their second album, Astral Rejection, was originally supposed to be released on June 22, 2010, but the original recording was shelved by Epitaph, and later released on June 21, 2011.

I Set My Friends on Fire is recognized for their experimental musical style. The group blends elements from a variety of genres including electronica, crunkcore, post-hardcore, metalcore, electronicore, alternative metal, screamo, dance-pop, mathcore, and glitch. AllMusic describes the group’s style as “a tornado of musical influences and genres”.

Hotter Than July - Live Afrobeat African Dance After-Party With Mausiki Scales & The Common Ground Collective and featuring Tambra Omiyale of Giwayen Mata!
2022-07-30 20:30 - 23:30
8:30pm Doors / 9pm Show | All Ages, 21+ to drink.
JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF LIVE AFROBEAT & AFRICAN DANCE with Mausiki Scales & The Common Ground Collective and featuring Tambra Omiyale of Giwayen Mata! This is the official Atlanta African Dance & Drum Festival afterparty.

REINA DEL CID
2022-07-23 20:30 - 23:30
Doors: 8:30pm | Show: 9:00pm
Reina del Cid is a singer songwriter and leader of the eponymous folk rock band based in Los Angeles. Her song-a-week video series, which she began in 2017, has amassed over 95 million views on YouTube and collected a diverse following made up of everyone from jamheads to college students to white-haired intelligentsia. Candy Apple Red (April 2022) is the band’s fifth studio album and has deep midwestern roots, sourcing talent and production from the Minneapolis music scene. Lead guitarist Toni Lindgren, Del Cid’s not-so-secret weapon, features prominently on the new album, as a regular contributor to the video series, and a musical force on the stage.

Links:
Website: http://reinadelcid.com
YouTube: http://youtube.com/reinadelcid
Facebook: http://facebook.com/reinadelcid
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1yJfLNqiKRBSdaQZco6EDR
Instagram: http://instagram.com/reinadelcid

SHINYRIBS
2022-07-21 20:00
Shinyribs LIVE from Venkman’s
Doors: 8:00pm | Show: 9:00pm

Shinyribs defies genres asa sonic melting pot of Texas blues, New Orleans R&B funk, horn-driven Memphis soul, country twang, border music, big band swing,and roots-rock. The Austin-based nine-piece supergroup is led byKevin Russell, the charismatic frontman with colorful suits and extravagant shoes who continuously swaps out an electricguitar for a ukulele and never falls short of creating a cinematic experience with on-stage antics that often include him donninga light-up cloak or leading a conga line through the crowd.TheSwampadelic R&B nine-piece outfit was named Best Austin Band at the Austin Chronicle’s Austin Music Awards (2017,2018) and awardedAlbum of the Year for “I Got Your Medicine” (2017). Russell’sShinyribshave recordedsevenalbums: 2010’s“Well After Awhile;” “Gulf Coast Museum” (2013); “Okra Candy” (2015); 2017’s award-winning “I Got Your Medicine;” acompilation of holiday standardsand new compositions “The Kringle Tingle” (2018); the soulful “Fog & Bling”(2019); and themost recent project, “Late Night TV Gold” released in August 2021.

The Neon Queen: ABBAsolutely Fabulous Show
2022-07-16 20:30 - 23:30
8:30 pm Doors
Atlanta’s #1 ABBA CELEBRATION returns to Venkman’s!
Attention ABBAholics: looking for your “Dancing Queen” fix? One more shot of “Mamma Mia”? The Neon Queen is here to help. Join us for a night of soaring three-part harmonies, 80s-style synth pop beats, crazy mash-ups, and an incredible light show all inspired by the greatest pop act of all time.
Pure 100% ABBAtainment. Please dance responsibly!

Runaway Gin - A Tribute To Phish
2022-07-08 20:30
8:30pm Doors
With over 400 shows performed since its inception in 2014, Runaway Gin is the World’s Most Active Phish Tribute Project. They have also been voted the Best Phish Tribute in the World two years in a row. On July 4th, 2015, after the second show of the Grateful Dead GD50 run, Runaway Gin sold out the Hard Rock Cafe in Chicago and catapulting them from a Southeastern regional act onto the National scene. The members of Runaway Gin have united with the goal of creating musical moments inspired by Phish. The band’s song list is constantly growing and their improvisational and communication skills are constantly developing independently and together. Like Phish, Runaway Gin will never play the same show or jam the same way twice making every show a unique experience and every moment pure artistic creation.

Bottomless Mimosa Brunch w/ Trio Deluxe
2017-12-10 12:30 - 15:30, 2017-11-26 13:00 - 15:30, 2017-10-29 13:00 - 15:30
TRIO DELUXE – smoky American Songbook standards and hot virtuosity from some of the best Athens/Atlanta musicians around: Andrea DeMarcus (Cicada Rhythm), Dan Coy (Bonaventure Quartet), and John Norris (lots of Athens bands).
TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO:
Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.

Bottomless Mimosa Brunch w/ Hot Club of Atlanta
2017-12-03 12:30 - 15:30
Swing! The Hot Club of Atlanta Trio plays prohibition era speakeasy hot jazz & vintage American popular music from the time when Armstrong, Bechet, Benny, Basie, and Lunceford ruled the airwaves, and Peggy Lee, June Christy, and Anita O’Day captured hearts without autotune or twerking. On this night at Venkman’s, The HCA3 will feature drummer and bandleader Dana Fitzsimons, clarinetist Eric Fontaine, and pianist Bill Graham.
TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO:
Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.

Chicken Pickin' Brunch with Sans Abri
2017-12-02 13:00 - 15:00, 2017-10-14 13:00 - 15:00
The literal translation of “Sans Abri” is “without shelter.” The French use it as a term for “homeless”. In late 2011, Josh Erwin and Michael Paynter found themselves with a handful of new songs that didn’t have a home in The Packway Handle Band, the acclaimed bluegrass-based group from Athens, GA, that they co-founded. Using a cajon to loop live drum beats and alternately adding acoustic and electric guitar and mandolin, the band creates a sound that steps away from their bluegrass roots and finds itself wading firmly into Americana waters. With only Erwin and Paynter at the helm, the songs possess a sophisticated character with wide and transcendent appeal. The songs on the duo’s first release, Shelter (December 2013, through Twin Cousins Records) often tackle the inevitable predicaments inherent in modern life. The songs range from dark to playful, entailing both sad and funny themes, and are performed with a professional and skilled musical sensibility that only comes with the years that Erwin and Paynter have spent playing music together. Erwin’s “The Scientist” asks the difficult question, “Are we someone’s experiment?” It combines satire with genuine curiosity that has puzzled mankind for millennia. In “One Pill A Day,” a Paynter composition that progresses around a clutching mandolin riff that is doubled by the guitar, one is led to believe that perseverance lies in the form of the pharmaceutical-induced peace of mind of a haunted person that can’t ever reach homeostasis without crashing back to the ground. Paynter’s “Winds Me Up,” the more somber number that closes out the duo’s debut release, showcases Erwin’s deftness on electric guitar and the duo’s tight-knit vocal harmonies. Those who give Shelter a listen will surely be pleased that these songs have found a home and a fruitful place to grow and evolve.
RESERVATION INFO:
THIS IS A FREE EVENT. Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.

Chicken Pickin' Brunch w/ Pioneer Chicken Stand
2017-11-25 13:00 - 15:00
Formed in 2010, Pioneer Chicken Stand knows how to get people dancing. Frontmen Matty Croxton and Craig McGriff, both Alabama boys, wanted to get back to their roots and merge their talents into a high-energy, harmony-driven, folk-rock sound. When drummer Derek Day joined not long after, the band transitioned into an even more energetic collaboration. With influences like The Band, Merle Haggard, Gram Parsons, The Rolling Stones, Hank Williams, and The Avett Brothers, the songs of Pioneer Chicken Stand pay homage to a simple life in the rural South, just maybe with a lot more whiskey. Though they regularly play a select group of clubs in the metro Atlanta and Birmingham areas, they’re also available for weddings, private, and corporate events, and have traveled to locations like Mobile, AL, Asheville, NC, and Charleston, SC to perform. Their original EP, Gintown, is available for purchase online. Find them on Facebook and Reverbnation.
RESERVATION INFO:
THIS IS A FREE EVENT. Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.

Bottomless Mimosa Brunch w/ Shakta Jazz Trio featuring Chapman and Watters
2017-11-19 12:30 - 15:30, 2017-10-22 12:30 - 15:30
TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO:
Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.

Chicken Pickin' Brunch with Sailing to Denver
2017-11-18 13:00 - 15:00, 2017-10-21 13:00 - 15:00
SAILING TO DENVER, AN ATLANTA BASED BAND IN THEIR SIXTH YEAR TOGETHER, IS SET TO RELEASE THEIR THIRD RECORD TITLED “WRITING ON THE WALL” EARLY 2017. THIS UNIQUE AMERICANA/ROOTS-ROCKACT HAS SPENT THE LAST FEW YEARS DEVELOPING AN ORIGINAL SOUND AND LIVE SHOW CULTIVATED AT LOCAL FESTIVALS INCLUDING THE SWEETWATER 420 FESTIVAL. THEY CAN REGULARLY BE SEEN AROUND TOWN AT MANY DIFFERENT VENUES, WEDDINGS, AND CORPORATE EVENTS AND HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO FEATURE AMAZING SPECIAL GUEST MUSICIANS FROM ALL OVER THE SOUTHEAST.
RESERVATION INFO:
Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.

Bottomless Mimosa Brunch w/ Django Earnhardt
2017-11-12 12:30 - 15:30, 2017-10-15 12:30 - 15:30
Gypsy and Western Swingin’.
TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO:
Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.

Chicken Pickin' Brunch w/ The Carmonas
2017-11-11 13:00 - 15:00
The Carmonas take their roots-bound sound to fresh melodic and lyrical regions with cut-above song crafting, strong vocal choruses and ear-grabbing harmonies. The natural blend of the voices of primary members and siblings Chad, Alison, and Aaron Carmona is what really draws attention to the talent apparent in this Americana group. The band blends a wide range of musical styles into a cohesive, original sound. With fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, and upright bass, one would expect a traditional bluegrass sound, but what you hear is something much more complex.
As an up and coming band The Carmonas have had the chance to perform at a wide variety of venues across the country from New York to Nashville and California to the Dakotas. In addition to stateside touring they have had the chance to tour Europe, South and Central America, and the Middle East. They are currently promoting their recently released first full length studio album “The Carmonas”, the follow-up to their debut EP, “Oh, Alice”. They have been given the opportunity to share the stage with Emmy Lou Harris, Marty Stuart, Dale Ann Bradley, Band of Heathens, and the Blind Boys of Alabama among others.
TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO:
Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.

Bottomless Mimosa Brunch w/ Nico Lembo Trio
2017-11-05 12:30 - 15:30, 2017-10-08 12:30 - 15:30
Nico Lembo was born and raised in Clearwater, Florida and began playing drums at age 11 at the insistence of his father. He attended college at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville in 2006, where he received instruction from world-renowned drummer Danny Gottlieb. Under Danny’s tutelage, Nico developed a refined sense of groove, musicianship, and technique. In 2008, Nico had the great honor of performing at Carnegie Hall in New York City with the UNF Wind Ensemble, and upon graduating in 2010, lent his talents to many Jacksonville area bands performing live shows and recordings. He has recorded with Jacksonville artists Saltwater Grass, Toots Lorraine and the Traffic, and Brady Clampitt, along with the UNF Jazz Ensemble 2 and UNF combo 1. As a member of Saltwater Grass, he played across the southeast, including multiple festivals at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida. 2013 brought a location change to Atlanta, Georgia where he immediately began working with members of Grammy award winning band Arrested Development, and with the award winning corporate band the Emerald Empire Band. He currently lives and works in the Atlanta area.
TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO:
Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.

Chicken Pickin' Brunch with Coyote Anyway
2017-10-28 13:00 - 15:00
A Coyote chorus howls against a fading summer swelter. The mellow jangle of rusty strings picked with a fierce intuition, refreshing like a crisp cold brew on a hot day. Coyote Anyway makes music like that. Both fresh and familiar. With a tip of the hat to a hundred years of American music, their sound is informed by classic wax from both sides of the tracks. A lazy country shuffle, a touch Bo Diddley flavored mambo, a few barnburner blues romps. Maybe when the lights go lower and the bar is filling, they turn up a bit and this potent blend sounds a bit like Rock & Roll, the way your grandpappy thought of it.
The story of Coyote Anyway is a long road with many forks. Comprised of Dave Kirslis , Matt Garrison, Zeke Sayer and Matthew Pendrick, the group has roots that run deep. All born and raised in Georgia, the members of this coyote collective have steeped in the rich music culture of the south, and digested its potent tonic to heart. It’s the sound of old friends coming together to play what comes naturally and what feels good. Over the years they have shared a thousand stages with some of the best around. “A real appreciation for tradition doesn’t mean you must be tied to the past…really it’s freeing. To use those sounds and ideas as spring board to our own twist on it, not unlike the way any one of our heroes did in their day.”
“Every member of this group is doing really great things on their own and with other projects and such,” says Pendrick. “I think that’s part of what makes it so fun. There’s a lot of mutual respect for each other as players and writers, so when we have a chance to get together, there’s a genuine excitement that comes from being in such good company.” Audiences around the South who have been privy to the band’s live set have said much the same. Toes get to tappin. Hearts get to bumping. Everybody have a real good time.
TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO:
Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.
