Thursday May 6th: Bill Sheffield and Friends, 8:30PM, FREE
Everything about Bill Sheffield is authentic. It’s there in the intense, transcendent way he finger picks his guitar with hints of John Hurt and Blind Blake flashing through. It’s there in his songs that wrestle with earthly pleasure and the need for redemption. And it most definitely is there in Got A Gig, Gotta Go, his 9th studio recording on American Roots Records. Journal On A Shelf, Sheffield’s release and the new Got A Gig, Gotta Go distill a lifetime pursuit of authentic American roots music that announce the arrival of one of the most significant roots musicians to emerge in the past decade. www.billsheffield.com
Saturday May 15th: Spring Fest at Twain’s Billiards and Tap in Decatur to benefit the Atlanta Community Food Bank, 1pm-midnight, $10
As a response to the increased needs in our community, Twain’s will once again host and produce SPRING FEST, a benefit for the Atlanta Community Food Bank, on Saturday May 15th 2010.
“Being in the service industry, feeding the residents and visitors to our community, we sometimes can take the availability of food for granted. We wanted to use our talents to make a difference for those who are challenged to feed themselves and their loved ones,” says Ethan Wurtzel, owner of Twain’s Billiards and Tap.
Uri Wurtzel echoes the sentiment of his brother by saying, “Homemade beer and music go so well together, and we wanted to put together a day that featured local bands for a springtime celebration. We also were looking at new ways to contribute to people in the community in need, and the Atlanta Community Food Bank’s mission made a lot of sense to us. We’re glad to be teaming up again with them for the second go-around!”
This year’s line-up consists of: UNCLE DADDY AND THE KISSIN COUSINS, TELEGRAM, THE MUSTARD GREENS, TAG TEAM, BALLOONAUT, SHATHOUSE RATS, BANJOLICIOUS, THE BARROW BOYS, NASVILLIAN FAMILY BAND, ROLLING NOWHERE, THE COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER ENSEMBLES as well as DJ RAFIKI. All the musicians slated for the day are donating their time and talents to help raise these funds.
Tickets are $10.00 and available for purchase the day of the event at the door. All proceeds will go to support the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Doors open at 12:45 pm with the first band beginning promptly at 1:00 pm. Music will last until 12 midnight.
