Atlanta 2017 Fall Concert Guide

23 Indie Bands Playing In Atlanta You Need To See Fall is one of the busiest times in the touring music business. There are thousands of artists & bands playing in Atlanta each month in support of their latest release. With so many artists in town it leaves some room to overlook some really amazing shows from bands you may have never heard of. So we decided to take some time and assemble a list of 23 bands/artists that you must check out. If you like what you hear they will all be playing in your neighborhood this fall. Click on the image above the bands description to hear a song from that band.

Arcade Fire - Creature Comfort

Arcade Fire - September 21 - Infinite Energy Arena  A combination of anthemic indie rock, musical theatre & unapologetic bombast have made AF indie rock royalty and earned them a Grammy for album of the year. View Tickets

Touche Amore - Benediction

Touché Amoré - 9/25 - The Masquerade  Touche Amore is an 5 piece band from Los Angeles, California that combine jangly post-hardcore with raw screamed vocals. Their shows are one of the most intense experiences you'll ever have. View Tickets

The War On Drugs - Pain

The War on Drugs - 9/26 - Tabernacle Mixing the grand-scale guitar attack of Sonic Youth & My Bloody Valentine with a lyrical perspective that are reminiscent of Bob Dylan's trip down Highway 61, Philly's The War On Drugs are a must see for those looking for a night of stony chill vibes. View Tickets

Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings

Father John Misty - 9/27 - The Tabernacle  Singer songwriter J. Tillman's music paints a languid, sadly beautiful portraits of life & love on the margin's with the moody depth of Nick Drake & the alt-country textures of Ryan Adams. Also his on stage dancing is amazing. View Tickets

Wye Oak - Civilian

Wye Oak - 9/29 - City Winery Wye Oak is an American indie rock duo from Baltimore, Maryland, United States, composed of Andy Stack(drums, keyboards, backup vocals) and Jenn Wasner (vocals, guitars and bass). Their sound has been described as "earnest folk-influenced indie rock with touches of noise and dream pop" as well as indie folk. View Tickets

Mastodon - Show Yourself

Mastodon - 10/6 - The Fox Theatre  Mastodon is a hometown heavy metal band. Their mixture of heavy metal, grindcore and harcodre has positioned them as one of the most iconic acts in heavy metal. This show also one of the best lineups in history including support from Russian Circles & Eagles of Death Metal. View Tickets

Manchester Orchestra - Shake It Out

Manchester Orchestra - 10/7 - The Tabernacle  Manchester Orchestra is another local success story. Founded by Andy Hull in 2007 the band has grown into world known indie rock icons on the backs of hit singles like "Shake It Out" & "I Can Feel A Hot One." View Tickets

Wilco - Tiny Desk Concert (NPR)

Wilco - 10/8 - The Fox Theatre  Wilco leapt from the grave of Uncle Tupelo, the Illinois roots outfit that almost single-handedly wrote the New Testament of alt-country. Like his former Uncle Tupelo partner Jay Farrar, Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy was smitten with Gram Parsons, Doug Sahm, Roger McGuinn, and other icons of hippie twang. But unlike Farrar, Tweedy had a yen to broaden his music's stylistic reach, and with Wilco, he's incorporated everything from Beach Boys harmonies to kraut rock rhythms to postpunk distortion flares. The band has now asserted themselves as one of Alternative/Indie's most important bands. View Tickets

Alvvays - In Undertow

Alvvays - 10/11 - Terminal West Alvvays combines fuzzy, jangly indie pop with sugar laced melodies to present one of the catchiest indie acts around. View Tickets

The Growlers - When You Were Made

The Growlers - 10/13 - Variety Playhouse Self-described "Beach Goth" The Growlers specialize in surfy, California indie rock. View Tickets

Craig Finn & The Uptown Controllers - Live on KEXP

Craig Finn and The Uptown Controllers - 10/14 - City Winery Craig Finn is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the frontman of the American indie rock band The Hold Steady. Described by Pitchfork as "a born storyteller who's chosen rock as his medium," he is currently out with The Uptown Controllers supporting his brand new album.   View Tickets

The xx - On Hold

The xx - 10/17 - The Roxy Theatre  Atmospheric English indie pop group the xx formed in London around the talents of Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim, Baria Qureshi, and Jamie Smith, when the bandmembers were still in high school. Captivating and cool, the group cites influences that run the gamut from R&B (Aaliyah and Rihanna) to classic alternative rock (the Cure and the Pixies). Built around the duel vocals of Croft and Sim, the group's signature brand of moody, soulful indie rock will stop your world. View Tickets

Nick Offerman "Jesus Take The Wheel" from Netflix special

Nick Offerman - 10/19 - Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center Ok so this isn't music, but Nick Offerman (better known as Ron Swanson on NBC's Parks & Rec) is one of the funniest stand-up comedians in the world, although he doesn't get the acclaim like his peers Chris Rock or Jerry Seinfeld, he is a must see if you can get out. View Tickets

Old Crow Medicine Show - Wagon Wheel

Old Crow Medicine Show - 10/20 - Atlanta Symphony Hall Mountain music revivalists Old Crow Medicine Show spin traditional folk and bluegrass yarns with a rock & roll attitude. Famous for their song Wagon Wheel  the 5 piece band from Tennessee  puts on shows so good that they are already members of the Grand Ol Oprey & have taken home a grammy. View Tickets

Descendents - "I'm the One"

The Descendents - 10/21 - Masquerade  Fueled by "rejection, food, coffee, girls, fishing and food," the Descendents sprang up during the halcyon days of the Los Angeles punk scene; fusing the blind rage of hardcore with an unexpectedly wry, self-deprecating wit and a strong melodic sensibility that set them distinctly apart from their West Coast brethren, they gradually emerged as one of the most enduring and adored bands of their time. View Tickets

LCD Soundsystem - tonite

LCD Soundsystem - 10/22 - The Roxy Theatre   LCD Soundsystem debuted with "Losing My Edge," a single that became one of the most talked-about indie releases of 2002. A self-effacing spoof of the outrageous pissing contests that often occur whenever music geeks cross paths laid over a puttering electronic beat with the occasional bursts of discoid clatter, the track was also one of the first released on the DFA label. Several magazines and newspapers would eventually declare James Murphy, the man behind both LCD Soundsystem and DFA, to be one of the coolest people on the planet. Don't miss these shows, they are bound to be the most fun you have ever had at a show. View Tickets

Beach Slang - Bad Art & Weirdo Ideas

Beach Slang - 10/24 - Masquerade  Philadelphia's Beach Slang deliver punky indie rock heavily influenced by the songcraft of The Replacements. View Tickets

Benjamin Booker - Witness

Benjamin Booker - 10/25 - The Loft Part of a new breed of bluesmen, New Orleans-based guitarist Benjamin Booker draws equally from post war electric blues and trashy garage punk. This much was evident from his eponymous debut, released on ATO Records in August of 2014. He recorded the effort with producer Andrija Tokic, who helmed the debut by kindred spirits and labelmates Alabama Shakes. He followed its release with touring in 2014, which included a Lead Belly jam session with Jack White that seemed a bit like a passing of the torch. View Tickets

Brand New - Sic Transit

Brand New - 10/26 - The Roxy Theatre  Alt/Indie/Emo icons Brand New occasionally emerge from hiding to release an unannounced album and play a few shows. When they do it usually lasts for about 2 months and then they are gone for years on end. Moral of the story is if you like this band make sure you see them now or miss out for a long time. View Tickets

HUM – You'd Prefer An Astronaut

Hum - 10/27 - Masquerade Endless feedback, a heavenly drone, and an obsession with science and outer space: these three elements perhaps most define the beautiful style that has become the trademark of the unmatchable Hum. Despite a career marked with slight commercial successes, most obviously their 1996 radio hit "Stars," Hum have never quite been given the full attention and emphasis that they deserve. The band is currently out on a very short reunion tour, Atlanta is the only stop. View Tickets

Death From Above 1979 - Holy Books

Death From Above 1979 - 10/30 - Masquerade  DFA are known for their severely overdriven rush of punk, hard rock, and dance music influences held together with high volume. So loud in fact that they caught the ears of bands like Nine Inch Nails and Queens of the Stone Age who took the bands out in their early career and helped their effort to make their brand of sweaty, shirtless noise reach as many people as possible. View Tickets

Bon Iver - Skinny Love

Bon Iver - 11/9 - The Fox Theatre  The man has the actual voice of an angel and a skill for songwriting that is as legendary as Springsteen, Dylan, Lennon and all the other greats. This will be a special night. View Tickets

Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks

Grizzly Bear - 11/14 - Tabernacle  Growing from humble roots as a tape recorded project into one of the most acclaimed indie rock acts of the 2000s and 2010s, this band is something everyone should take in at least once. View Tickets