TDawg Presents is excited to bring you the Weekend Wind Down Concert Series on behalf of the City of Avondale Estates at their Town Green Amphitheater (64 N. Avondale Rd., Avondale Estates, GA)! Mark your calendars for the following 2026 dates: April 12, May 17, June 7, September 13, October 11 & November 8! Admission is FREE, BYOB/chair/blanket, starting times vary so please see below. There will be food and beverages available for sale as well.
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Sunday, April 12 ~ Trina Meade & Co., 6-8 PM
Today Trina Meade is one of Atlanta’s own live musical performers. Her passion for music began early watching her father sing on the living room floor and from the pulpit of their church!
Once Trina moved to Atlanta, she joined one of most prominent bands on the local R&B circuit, later moving into the alternative rock music scene with her band Stereo Popsicle which morphed into Three5Human. Trina has toured and recorded with artist such as TLC, Indigo Girls, Michael Franti, OutKast, Stevie Wonder, Fishbone, Michelle Malone, and Blind Boys of Alabama through Kevn Kenny to name a few and is currently writing her first solo album entitled “Ashes”, set to release in the second quarter of 2026!
“I’m crazy excited and can’t wait to offer what I have to give to the world!”
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Sunday, May 17 ~ Run Katie Run, 6-8 PM
Run Katie Run is an Atlanta-based Americana/roots-rock band known for its high-energy live shows, rich harmonies, and heartfelt storytelling. Formed in 2019, the band blends elements of folk, rock, and pop with classic Americana textures, creating songs that feel both familiar and fresh.
Fronted by Katie Coleman, Run Katie Run builds its sound around catchy melodies, driving rhythms, and emotionally honest lyrics that explore love, loss, resilience, and everyday moments. The band’s arrangements weave together electric and acoustic guitars, banjo, keys, and tight vocal harmonies, resulting in music that’s as engaging on record as it is on stage.
The lineup features Katie Coleman (lead vocals, guitars), Adam Pendlington (banjo, guitars, vocals), Ian Pendlington (drums, percussion, keys, vocals), and Stephen Quinn (bass, vocals). Longtime friends and collaborators, the members connected through Atlanta’s open-mic and local music scene, bringing years of shared musical chemistry to the project.
Run Katie Run released their debut EP, Running on Love, in 2021, introducing their roots-rock sound and strong songwriting. Their full-length album, Cowboy Boots with Fishnet Tights, followed in 2023, featuring 13 tracks that showcase the band’s dynamic range, lyrical depth, and unmistakable personality.
A favorite on the Southeast live-music circuit, Run Katie Run has built a reputation for energetic, crowd-connecting performances at venues, festivals, and special events, pairing their original music with a sense of joy and authenticity that keeps audiences coming back.
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Sunday, June 7 ~ Blue Talk, 7-9 PM
Formed on the campus of Mississippi State University in 2016 by Garrett Caver and Ronnie Bullock, Blue Talk originally went by the now retired name Hood Baby and the Barnacles (a name created on a whim by a random band name generator). Over the course of their college careers the pair would eventually add guitarist Wes Toner in 2017, and drummer Vaughan Brenner the following year.
While based in Mississippi the group found moderate success around the state playing at music festivals like MSU’s Bulldog Bash and the 2018 Missihippi Music and Arts Festival. They also played many of the states more notable venues, taking the stage at Jackson’s Duling Hall and Oxford’s The Lyric. Frequently hitting Oxford, Starkville, and Jackson MS, the band rapidly built a solid following around the Magnolia State playing an original brand of Funk and Neo-soul inspired by the greats of the 1970s.
While gearing up for the release of a debut album and a summer full of music, the COVID-19 pandemic stopped Blue Talk, along with the rest of the world, dead in its tracks. The band had to re-evaluate their priorities and life choices, and after over a year of relative inactivity, the band decided to uproot and move to Atlanta, Georgia in the summer of 2021.
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September 13 ~ The COT Band, 6-8 PM, celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month!
The C.O.T. Band is a latin band based in the Atlanta area. We play a mix of salsa, merengue, funk, bachata, caribbean rhythms, jazz, rumba, trova cubana and brazilian beats with our own twist.
In 2010 Willie Ziavino formed the C.O.T. Band along with Juan Bonini (Panamá) resulting in the fusion of trova, jazz, caribbean / brazilian rhythms and musical influences from each band member. This world music style blends perfectly with the melting pot that is Atlanta.
The band quickly became very well known in Atlanta’s latin music scenary performing weekly for the last 14 years in the best latin venues in the city.
The C.O.T. Band was invited in 2014 to the Atlanta Dogwood Festival, Atlanta Jazz Festival and Chattanooga Riverbend Festival.
They have also performed for Coca Cola, High Museum of Art, Georgia State, National Society of Hispanic MBAs, Hispanic National Bar Association among others. C.O.T. Band has also been invited to several Southeast music festivals.
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October 11 ~ Buddy Red, 6-8 PM
Buddy Red is a genre-bending artist with the creative mind of a time traveler, and the effortless twinkle of a star. As a guitarist, songwriter, and an eye catching personality, he delivers raw, cinematic performances that channel the pain, joy, and power of ‘self realization’. Based in Atlanta, Buddy draws from a wide range of influences, inspired by the psychedelic grandeur of Pink Floyd, the relentless ‘all or nothing’ energy of James Brown, the spiritual freedom of Hendrix, and the soul of traditional Delta blues. Buddy’s take on these historical aspects of ‘Rock n Roll’ create an experience that is both deeply rooted and radically current.
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Sunday, November 8 ~ Andrew Holley Band, 5-7 PM
Atlanta’s own Andrew Holley is a Georgia-grown guitarist and songwriter whose music lives at the corner of those southern genres that hit you in the soul and compel your head to bob up and down. As music scene veterans quip, “sometimes it takes decades to be an up-and-coming artist.” In this case, it took Andrew stepping back from songwriting, raising a family, and making 2 decades worth of great and terrible decisions to be able to pick a guitar back up and have something to say.
After walking away from his solo music career in 2005, Andrew recorded his first studio record, Nothing Lasts Forever, in November 2024. The debut EP quickly garnered attention and was signed to Louisville-based label SonaBLAST! Records in early 2025.
Featuring songs about love, survival, hope, and more love, Andrew’s new slate of music blurs genre lines and invites listeners in to smile, dance, cry, and believe in romance all over again.
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