Red Light Café, Atlanta, GA
Red Light Café is Atlanta's premiere listening room for Americana, Bluegrass, Country & Western, Folk, Blues, Jazz, Roots Rock, and everything in between — as well as host to some of the best Burlesque in the Southeast! Located between Midtown and Virginia Highlands in Atlanta, GA, Red Light Café is a casual, comfortable, smoking-free environment to enjoy live music & entertainment featuring a full bar (with a massive craft beer selection) and an ever-evolving menu of appetizers, entrées, soups, salads, desserts and more.
Red Light Café is Atlanta's premiere listening room for Americana, Bluegrass, Country & Western, Folk, Blues, Jazz, Roots Rock, and everything in between — including some of the best Burlesque in the Southeast! Located on the east side of Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta's Amsterdam Walk, Red Light Café is a cozy space with tables and seating for over 100 folks to enjoy an intimate show with a full bar and kitchen for drinks, appetizers and entrées.
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Upcoming Live Music, Concerts & Shows
An Evening with Farewell Angelina
SUN • AUG 20 • 8 PM
$9 Adv – $12 Door
Doors @ 7 PM
Farewell Angelina is an all-female country band featuring four powerhouse vocalists, dynamic songwriters and superb multi-instrumentalists. Together their magic blend of two blazing violins and guitars, and unique harmonies have taken Nashville by storm, and that enthusiasm is now spreading via word-of-mouth, social media, and live shows that bring down the house.
Jerry Farber, Mark Johnson and Joe M. Turner present
Atlanta Magic Night! feat. Jerry Farber + Joe M. Turner + Mark Johnson
TUE • AUG 22 • 8 PM
$15 Adv – $20 Door
Doors @ 7 PM
Jerry Farber, Mark Johnson and Joe M. Turner present Metro-Atlanta's favorite evening of comedy and magic — Atlanta Magic Night! — with opener Jerry Farber and featuring Joe M. Turner with headliner Mark Johnson.
Jazz Jam w/ the Gordon Vernick Quartet
WED • AUG 23 • 9 PM
NO COVER
Doors @ 8 PM
Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet perform a few numbers then invite other musicians and singers to join them on stage for a Jazz Jam Session. There's no cover charge and plenty of free, secure parking. Whether you're a professional or amateur musician, you're welcome to sit in — everyone who wants to perform will be given a chance to play.
Jerry Farber presents The Presmanes Brothers — a fun evening of contemporary arrangements of timeless hits from the great American songbook, classic rock, and a taste of a few original songs.
Dwan Bosman w/ special guest Morgan Bosman
SAT • AUG 26 • 8 PM
$20 Adv – $25 Door – $30 VIP
Doors @ 7 PM
Prepare to have your musical listening gauge elevated defying everything you know about the lucid sound of the saxophone. Saxophonist Dwan Bosman with his tremendously seasoned ensemble including Louis Heriveaux on Keys, Ramon Pooser on Up Right Bass and Emrah Kotan on Drums will unleash a euphonic and powerful performance of Jazz tunes from the 40’s to present time, along with original music from his album Sax Attack (released in 2013). Soul-drenched songstress Morgan Bosman opens the show at 8pm.
VIP tickets include CD & Special, Preferred Seating.
Jackie Venson Returns to Atlanta!
SUN • AUG 27 • 6:30 PM + 8:30 PM
6:30 Show: $10 Adv – $13 Door
8:30 Show: $10 Adv – $13 Door
Both Shows: $15 Adv – $18 Door
Doors @ 6 PM (first show) + 8 PM (second show)
Jackie Venson, as seen recently at Tabernacle with Gary Clark Jr., returns to Atlanta on Sunday, August 27th for one night, two shows at Red Light Café.
Atlanta Songwriters Club Meet Up
MON • AUG 28 • 8 PM
$5 Door
Doors @ 7 PM
Join us for the Atlanta Songwriters Club Meet Up at Red Light Café, every second and fourth Mondays of the month! $5 at the door, starts at 8PM, and you can sign up to play a song if you'd like when you get here.
Jazz Jam w/ the Gordon Vernick Quartet
WED • AUG 30 • 9 PM
NO COVER
Doors @ 8 PM
Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet perform a few numbers then invite other musicians and singers to join them on stage for a Jazz Jam Session. There's no cover charge and plenty of free, secure parking. Whether you're a professional or amateur musician, you're welcome to sit in — everyone who wants to perform will be given a chance to play.
NuEnsemble Trio
THU • AUG 31 • 8 PM
$20 Adv – $25 Door
Doors @ 7 PM
The NuEnsemble Trio is an extraordinary music project from vocalist Cleveland Jones, Cellist Okorie Johnson, and guitarist John Huston. Not defined by genre, not bound by expectation, not restricted by any classification: NuEnsmble curates music to explore the human experience. Story-telling and testifying through music with a total commitment to our audience. Originals and covers, new interpretations of the classics. Soul, Jazz, Blues, R&B, Rock, Pop, Folk, new arrangements, new voices, new perspectives, NuEnsemble.
The trio will be performing two sets, and with the second they'll be joined by Charles LaMont (Drums), Julius Speed (Keys), and Aaron Trubic (Bass).
Jerry Farber presents
The Piano Bar No. 2: An Evening of Music & Comedy
FRI • SEP 1 • 8:30 PM
$12 Adv – $15 Door
Doors @ 7:30 PM
Jerry Farber presents the second installment of The Piano Bar: a Way-Off-Broadway evening of music and comedy featuring Tia Rix, Nina Carl, Beth Stork, and Pam Weeks with music by Scott Ulmer and the warm-blooded humor of Jerry Farber.
Chuck Mosley (Faith No More, Bad Brains) w/ Suspended Animation + Alex & Todd
SAT • SEP 2 • 8 PM
$12 Adv – $15 Door
Doors @ 7 PM
Chuck Mosley will perform distorted acoustic versions of songs from his back catalog (Faith No More, Bad Brains, Cement) along with a few covers and new material from his upcoming solo album. Special guests for the evening are Atlanta's Suspended Animation and Alex & Todd.
Art Amok Slam!
TUE • SEP 5 • 8:30 PM
$5 Door
Doors @ 8 PM
Art Amok Slam is back once again at Red Light Café!! Come out and share your words, songs, limericks, haiku, knock-knock jokes or interpretive dance. Whatever you bring we want to hear it and see you! (As long as it's not homophobic, racist, sexist, misogynistic crap. Nobody wants to hear that.)
If you don't want to share then come and judge us as we will be slammin'!!!
Jazz Jam w/ the Gordon Vernick Quartet
WED • SEP 6 • 9 PM
NO COVER
Doors @ 8 PM
Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet perform a few numbers then invite other musicians and singers to join them on stage for a Jazz Jam Session. There's no cover charge and plenty of free, secure parking. Whether you're a professional or amateur musician, you're welcome to sit in — everyone who wants to perform will be given a chance to play.
Fundraiser for Katherine Lashe
FRI • SEP 8 • 9 PM
$20 Suggested Donation
Doors @ 8 PM
Syrens of the South producer, Katherine "Lashe" Neslund, is trying to finish paying off the debts from her grandparents' estate and Red Light Cafe has offered to have a fundraiser to help her out. After almost $45,000 in debt they left behind she has paid off most of it over the past 6 years and has negotiated down the last little bit to $4,300. Less than 10% of the original debt remains. Let's help her out, shall we?
It will be a $20 suggested donation at the door. You can also purchase items from her rummage sale that will be at the event. She'll have gently used costumes and other items for purchase! If you can't make it but still want to help, please see below!
Ways to help:
- You can donate a performance for the show!
- There will be a rummage/yard sale at the show to help raise money, you can donate items.
- You can donate items for the raffles
- You can share her GoFundMe
- You can donate directly to her GoFundMe
Atlanta Songwriters Club Meet Up
MON • SEP 11 • 8 PM
$5 Door
Doors @ 7 PM
Join us for the Atlanta Songwriters Club Meet Up at Red Light Café, every second and fourth Mondays of the month! $5 at the door, starts at 8PM, and you can sign up to play a song if you'd like when you get here.
Tease Tuesday Burlesque: Nerdtastic!
TUE • SEP 12 • 9 PM
$10 Adv – $15 Door – $20 VIP
Doors @ 8 PM (ages 18+)
Spice up your night the second Tuesday of each month with 10 amazing acts for only $10 at Tease Tuesday Burlesque! See some of the best performers in Atlanta and some amazing new up and coming acts as well! Burlesque, Singers, Acrobats, Jugglers, Aerialists... you never know what's gonna pop up in these Tuesday night shows! And don't worry, we'll be done before midnight since it's a school night!
VIP tickets are limited and include front row seats and gifts.
Jazz Jam w/ the Gordon Vernick Quartet
WED • SEP 13 • 9 PM
NO COVER
Doors @ 8 PM
Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet perform a few numbers then invite other musicians and singers to join them on stage for a Jazz Jam Session. There's no cover charge and plenty of free, secure parking. Whether you're a professional or amateur musician, you're welcome to sit in — everyone who wants to perform will be given a chance to play.
Windstorm Productions presents
Africa Unplugged! Trio Da Kali w/ special guests Derek Grippers African Strings Project
WED • SEP 27 • 8 PM
$20 Adv – $25 Door
Doors @ 7 PM
Windstorm Productions presents Africa Unplugged! featuring Trio Da Kali with special guests Derek Grippers African Strings Project.
We're delighted to announce Trio Da Kali will release a new recorded collaboration with Kronos Quartet in September, on the most successful world music label in the known universe: World Circuit Records, the home of Ali Farka Toure, Buena Vista Social Club, Toumani Diabate etc.
Derek Gripper has produced some of Africa’s most extraordinary musical works. His music draws on European traditions, Gismontiand other avant-garde Brazilian works, the Malian kora repertoire, Cape Town’s folk musics, and even Indian classical music - but produces an artistic expression uniquely his own.