Red Light Café, Atlanta, GA
Red Light Café News
Welcome to Red Light Café – Atlanta's Living Room! Our latest news, menu updates, upcoming events and such are below, but you can also subscribe to our newsletter to receive the most recent updates once a week.
Additions to our massive craft beer selection:
- Blue Point Summer Ale
- 21st Amendment Brew Free or Die
- Heavy Seas Loose Cannon
New appetizers, soups, salads and entrées:
- Baked Pimento Cheese Baguette Rounds
- Vegetarian Black Bean Soup
- Cucumber, Tomato & Feta Salad
- Tomato-Feta Open-Faced Sandwich
- Curried Chicken Salad Sandwich

Caroline Aiken w/ Gibson Wilbanks
SAT • May 25 • 8pm – $12 Adv • $15 Door
Caroline Aiken returns to RLC this Memorial Day weekend.
Michael Chapdelaine & Trevor Gordon Hall
SUN • May 26 • 8pm – $12 Adv • $15 Door
An intimate evening of acoustic guitar with Guitar Champion Michael Chapdelaine and acoustic instrumentalist Trevor Gordon Hall!
Anthony Aparo w/ Futo, and Anne Bonny
TUE • May 28 • 8pm – $7 Door
Folk singer / songwriter Anthony Aparo performs with Futo and Anne Bonny.
Open Mic Wednesday
WED • May 29 • 7pm – $3 Door
Sign up sheet goes out at 7pm, performances start at 8pm, and all live performers are welcome (no tracks!).
Sweetwater Creek Bluegrass Band @ Atlanta's Best Acoustic Bluegrass Jam
THU • May 30 • 6pm – $5 Door
The pickin' starts at 6pm, and Sweetwater Creek Bluegrass Band take the stage at 8pm!
Green Sunshine w/ The Stone Shakers, Lauren Jones & The Current, Aviva and Her Flying Penguins
FRI • May 31 • 8pm – $7 Adv • $10 Door
Green Sunshine brings the funk to Red Light Café! Now pass me some of those peas...
June 2013
Homemade Jam
SAT • Jun 1 • 8pm – $5 Door
Homemade Jam return to the Red Light Café for the second time in as many months! Give or take a few days!
City Mouse and Friends
SUN • Jun 2 • 8pm – $5 Adv • $7 Door
City Mouse headlines a night of Americana (and much, much more) with Kate & Corey, Jason Childs, Zac Martin, Chelsea Shag, Destitute Way, and Jeremy Dean.
Open Mic Wednesday
WED • Jun 5 • 7pm – $3 Door
Sign up sheet goes out at 7pm, performances start at 8pm, and all live performers are welcome (no tracks!).
Rebecca Frazier and Hit & Run Bluegrass Band @ Atlanta's Best Acoustic Bluegrass Jam
THU • Jun 6 • 6pm – $8 Adv • $8 Door
Join us for a special Bluegrass Jam at Red Light Café with Rebecca Frazier and Hit & Run Bluegrass Band as they celebrate the release of Rebecca's new album When We Fall.
Angie Aparo w/ special guests Trillion Midnights, The Threadbare Skivvies
FRI • Jun 7 • 8pm – $12 Adv • $15 Door
EMI recording artist and songwriter Angie Aparo performs at Red Light Café.
The VaudeVillains CD Release Party
SAT • Jun 8 • 8pm – $5 Adv • $7 Door
Celebrate the release of the first album by The VaudeVillains at Red Light Café!
Hempsee Jamsee: A Hemp History Week Family Event
SUN • Jun 9 • 2pm – $10 Adv / Door
Hempsee Jamsee is a family event to help raise awareness about the economical, environmental and health benefits of hemp farming and products.
TDawg Presents: An Evening with Caroline Pond & Friends
WED • Jun 12 • 8pm – $10 Adv • $12 Door
Caroline Pond – front woman for Snake Oil Medicine Show – plays Red Light Café with special guests!
Coon Doggin Outlaws w/ Atomic Boogie, and The SideBurners
SUN • Jun 16 • 8pm – $6 Adv • $8 Door
Join us for a night of rockin', swingin' 'billy with Coon Doggin Outlaws, Atomic Boogie, and The SideBurners!
M.R.Smith w/ Candasse, Ukulele Menace, and Jesse & the Great Perhaps
TUE • Jun 18 • 8pm – $7 Door
M.R.Smith headlines a night of indie-folk grunge, with a full-blown ukulele assault from Candasse, Ukulele Menace, and Jesse & the Great Perhaps.
Open Mic Wednesday
WED • Jun 19 • 7pm – $3 Door
Sign up sheet goes out at 7pm, performances start at 8pm, and all live performers are welcome (no tracks!).
The Cosmic West w/ The Van Lears, and The Serenaders
FRI • Jun 21 • 8pm – $6 Adv • $8 Door
The Cosmic West headline a night of harmony-drenched Americana, Country and Western with The Van Lears and The Serenaders.
Melissa Brethauer & Hannah Thomas w/ Rebekah Todd
SAT • Jun 22 • 8pm – $7 Adv • $10 Door
Singer / songwriters Melissa Brethauer & Hannah Thomas grace the stage at Red Light Café, with Rebekah Todd kicking off the evening of music at 8pm.
Kitty Love's Sultry Sunday: Summer Lovin'
SUN • Jun 23 • 8pm – $10 Adv • $15 Door
Kitty Love's Sultry Sunday returns to Red Light Café – once again featuring Cheeky Belles Burlesque – and it's time for some Summer Lovin'!!!
The Acorns and Oh, Jeremiah
TUE • Jun 25 • 8pm – $5 Adv • Door
It's a night of Folk Rock / Americana with The Acorns and Oh, Jeremiah.
Open Mic Wednesday
WED • Jun 26 • 7pm – $3 Door
Sign up sheet goes out at 7pm, performances start at 8pm, and all live performers are welcome (no tracks!).
The Bitteroots w/ Kristen Englenz, and The Dammages
SAT • Jun 29 • 7pm – $7
The Bitteroots return to Red Light Café with an All Star Decatur, GA lineup!