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Positive Legacy Joins Holiday Hootenanny 14 Team + New Show Announced!

20 Nov

Date: 12/21/25

Where: Variety Playhouse

Tickets: $30 GA ADV/$40 RES ADV CLICK HERE // To avoid large fees, you can purchase at the Variety Playhouse box office M-F 2-6 PM or during shows. Also, you can go to other Zero Mile venue box offices including Terminal West, The Eastern and The Georgia Theatre.

TDawg Presents is excited to announce a partnership with the wonderful non-profit organization Positive Legacy to bring back the silent auction for the Holiday Hootenanny! A staple of the show for many years, it will be nice to have the silent auction back in the mix, as there were always some great items!

Positive Legacy integrates music and service to benefit people and the planet. They provide grants for environmental and humanitarian service projects fueled by the power of music, and they transcend cultural boundaries by attending to the needs and aspirations of the communities where music happens. They create sustainable support through action from musicians and fans. They have worked directly with Cloud 9 on events such as Jam Cruise, String & Sol & Panic En La Playa as well as the kind folks from Mempho, among many other events. We are extremely honored to have them on board with the Holiday Hootenanny!

In addition to Positive Legacy, we welcome back the talents of Seth Weiner, better known these days as “Your Rocktioneer“, calling the live auction for an autographed guitar, signed by everyone participating in Holiday Hootenanny 14!

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TDawg Presents is extremely excited to present its first show of the year on January 10 at the Red Light Cafe! Featuring up and coming band The Wilder Flower, which is fronted by recent Davidson College graduate and fiddlin’ Rhodes Scholar Madeline Dierauf and banjoist Molly Johnson, the night kicks off with a set of music by well-seasoned ATL bluegrass musicians Leah Calvert on fiddle, Michael Smith on mandolin, and Ian Newberry on guitar. Fireworks are going to happen by the end of the night! We hope that you can make it out for this incredible evening and the first TDawg Presents show of 2026!

Tickets: $20 ADV // CLICK HERE

Enjoy this video of The Wilder Flower performing their song “Grandpa’s Coat” This is going to be a great night!

Holiday Hootenanny 14 Lineup Update! Bronwyn Keith-Hynes joins the Hootenanny Family!

15 Oct

Where: Variety Playhouse

Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025

Time: Doors 6 PM / Showtime 7 PM

Tickets CLICK HERE ~ ADV: $30 Gen Adm – $40 Res // Day of Show: $45 Gen Adm – $55 Res

We are thrilled to announce that Bronwyn Keith-Hynes is joining the Holiday Hootenanny lineup! Sparks

are sure to fly in the musical vortex that is the Holiday Hootenanny, as Bronwyn teams up with her husband, fiddler Jason Carter throughout the evening! The complete lineup is below:

Oliver Wood (Wood Brothers, King Johnson)

Jim Lauderdale 

Steve Poltz 

Yes Ma’am Family Band feat. Caroline AikenDiane DurrettDonna Hopkins & Liz Melendez 

Rev. Jeff Mosier (Blueground Undergrass, Col Bruce & ARU, Jeff Mosier Ensemble) 

Jason Carter (formerly Del McCoury Band, The Traveling McCourys)

Bronwyn Keith-Hynes (Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway)

Tyler “Falcon” Greenwell (Tedeschi Trucks Band, Col Bruce & The Codetalkers) 

Ted Pecchio (Col Bruce & The Codetalkers) 

Gaurav Malhotra (Jeff Mosier Ensemble)

Johnny Mosier (Blueground Undergrass, Jeff Mosier Ensemble)

Richie Jones (The Ain’t Sisters)

Kathie Holmes (Blue Velvet, Jeff Mosier Ensemble) 

Jared Womack (Grass is DeadSmokey’s Farmland Band)

Zambi Horns feat. Danny Wytanis (Ghost-noteKem), Paul Garrett & Noah Sills 

Bobby Miller (Virginia Dare Devils)

Matt Williams (Pickled Holler, Jeff Mosier Ensemble)

Bill Fleming 

Emcee Wildman Steve

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Tickets CLICK HERE

Here’s a fun clip from 2018 featuring an on-fire Orange Blossom Special featuring Larry Keel, Jason Carter, Lyndsay Pruett, John Mailander & Jeff Mosier!

Celebrate Jerry Garcia at Jerry Day ATL

23 Jul

Tickets: Click Here! (You can purchase tix at Zero Mile venues including The Variety Playhouse, Terminal West and The Eastern with no service fee added!)

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Celebrating the life and music of Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead – “the music NEVER stops” with 9 bands performing on 2 indoor stages, with some of Georgia’s finest bands and players. No songs are repeated throughout this event, so you will most likely get to hear all of your favorites!

Tickets are now on sale for just $45 – must be a flashback!

Featuring: Frankly Scarlet • Lefty Williams • String ‘n Bones • GR8FLDUDE’s Token Rhyme • Old Matt Donald’s Band • The Amazing Mongooses • Jon Harris Band (JHB does JGB) • Dark Star Bros • Stranger Company

It’s a buck dancer’s choice for food at 2022 Jerry Day ATL – there will be meals, snacks, soft drinks and adult beverages served at Stationside and we expect some food truck vendors may be Truckin’ into the parking lot.

3:00 PM – Old Matt Donald’s Farm
4:00 PM – The Amazing Mongooses
5:00 PM – GR8FLDUDE’s Token Rhyme
6:00 PM – Jon Harris Band plays JGB
7:00 PM – Lefty Williams Band
8:00 PM – String ‘n Bones
9:00 PM – Frankly Scarlet
10:00 PM – Stranger Company
11:00 PM – Dark Star Brothers

A portion of proceeds will benefit Grace Note Foundation For Music Education, an all volunteer not-for-profit organization funded through partnerships with the music industry, community organizations, and private donations.

Produced by GR8FLDUDE and T-Dawg Presents. Poster art by Andy Estes.

TDawg Presents Happenings!

7 May

Saturday May 10: Donna the Buffalo w/ special guest Tire Fire Acoustic Trio @ Music On Main Street, Lilburn

Tickets: $35 Click Here to purchase!

Time: Doors 6PM, Showtime 7PM

TDawg Presents, Music On Main Street & Grace Note Foundation are excited to announce the return of Donna the Buffalo to the outdoor stage! Two years ago, they took the stage and wow was it a night to remember. DtB brings blends of roots, folk-rock, reggae, rock, Cajun, zydeco, and folk for a show that is as much a party as it is a concert. History runs deep with TDawg Presents, dating all the way back to Oct 10, 1998 and the 1st Annual Harvest Fest in Fairburn, GA. It’s great to have them back in a wonderful outdoor setting.

Tire Fire Trio brings Appalachian Tire Burning Bluegrass Fusion from the South-East and is a perfect compliment to the rockin’ roots music of DtB!

Proceeds to benefit the Grace Note Foundation, which provides scholarships for band camp and music lessons at MOMS as well as financial aid to musicians in need, primarily for medical purposes.

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Weekend Wind Down Concert Series, City of Avondale Estates Town Green

Sunday, May 18 ~ Tire Fire, 6-8 PM, FREE

An electric Thunderclap of burning bluegrass sound, witnessing a Tire Fire performance is like grabbing onto a live wire of musical energy. Featuring fast paced, psychedelic use of acoustic instrumentation alongside Americana and Newgrass songwriting, Tire Fire will take you on a journey from the foothills of the Appalachian’s to the heights of your imagination.
When describing Tire Fire, Fans liken the sound to:
Billy Strings, Bella Fleck and the Flecktones, Medeski Martin and Wood, String Cheese Incident, Infamous Stringdusters.

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Blanket Concert Series, Smyrna

Saturday, May 31 ~ Yes Ma’am Family Band, 6:30-8:30 PM @ The Reed House (3080 Atlanta Rd SE), FREE!

An epic Georgia music collaboration featuring Diane Durrett, Caroline Aiken, Liz Melendez & Donna Hopkins – connections that span some of the most prolific years in Georgia music history, these veterans of the Peach State music world have shared stages as well as long-time friendships, respect, and mutual admiration. 

​Now, they are bringing this music family vibe to the Yes, MA’AM Family Band. With harmonies to live for; guitar mastery that runs the full gamut of aching subtlety, acoustic intensity, and soulful electricity; and commanding piano that passionately rouses the senses, YMFB is truly a musical group like no other.

Holiday Hootenanny 13 is just 9 days away!

13 Dec

We’re just 9 days out from what promises to be an absolutely smokin’ Holiday Hootenanny 13 raising funds and awareness for Atlanta Habitat for Humanity! I’ve spent the week putting the show together, and let’s just say we’re gonna be very JAM HAPPY! 👽🎶  The musicians are pumped, and there promise to be quite a few collaborations you might not see again. Below are ticket ino and the schedule, expect Brandon “Taz” Niederauer to be all over the map. Please continue to spread the word, please feel free to share this note or the attached poster.

Tickets: GA $35 ADV/$50 Door ~ RES $45 ADV/$60 Door. Variety Playhouse box office open M-F 2-6 PM and on show nights if you want to avoid the fee. 

Online purchase: Holiday Hootenanny 13 tickets in Atlanta at Variety Playhouse on Sun, Dec 22, 2024 – 7:00PM

Schedule:

Doors: 6PM

Set 1: 7-8 PM ~ Jeff Sipe Trio w/ special guests

Set 2: 8:20-9:35 PM ~ Jim Lauderdale (Bluegrass & Electric) w/ special guests

**9:55-10:05 PM** ~ The Count/Rico Drums Tribute

Set 3: 10:10-11:40 PM ~ Grant Green Jr., Jess Goggans, Rev. Jeff Mosier, ZAMBI!

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I know I’ve posted this video before, but it sure was a special set by Col. Bruce Hampton, and also his final full set at the Holiday Hootenanny. From the 5th Annual Holiday Hootenanny at Terminal West. Enjoy!

Holiday Hootenanny 13 @ Variety Playhouse, Sunday December 22!

13 Nov

Tickets: General Admission ~ $35 ADV/$50 Door, Reserved $45 ADV/$60 Door Click Here! Tickets can be purchased either online or in person at the Variety Playhouse box office (M-F 2-6 PM, during all show hours)

Doors @ 6 PM/Showtime 7 PM

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Lineup:

Brandon “Taz” Niederauer

Jim Lauderdale

Jeff Sipe Trio

Rev. Jeff Mosier

Jess Goggans

Grant Green Jr.

Joe Craven

Rita Graham

Zebulon Bowles

Gaurav Malhotra

Richie Jones

Kathie Holmes

Bryan Lopes

Daniel Wytanis

Paul Garrett

Matt Williams

Jared Womac,

Spencer Pope

Bill Fleming

Holiday Hootenanny 12 on Dec 17: Lots of talent on that stage!

11 Dec

Where: Variety Playhouse

Tickets: GA $35 ADV/$50 Door, RES $45 ADV/$60 Door CLICK HERE to purchase or to avoid a fee visit the box office 2-6 PM M-F and during performances! **NOTE** You can also purchase tix for the show at any of the other Zero Mile/AEG venue box offices including The EasternTerminal West and Georgia Theatre.

Showtime: 6PM Doors/7PM Start

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Here’s a fairly complete list of the musicians. We are so blessed to have such professionals come together for a celebratory night of music that also raises money for Atlanta Habitat for Humanity!

Lineup:

Peter Stroud is Sheryl Crow’s music director and has been a part of her band for the most part of 25 years. He has also toured and/or recorded with Stevie Nix, Don Henley, Sarah McLachlan, Shawn Mullins, 10,000 Maniacs, and many others. In fact, if you watched the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony recently, you would’ve seen Peter on the stage jamming with Peter Frampton during Sheryl Crow’s segment! It’s pretty darn exciting to be bringing this local music icon to the Holiday Hootenanny stage for the first time! Below is a video performing “Everyday Is A Winding Road” with Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nix & Peter Frampton just last month at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction!

Two-time Grammy winner Jim Lauderdale is an American music treasure. Joining us for the 8th consecutive year, his sets are always a crowd favorite, in part because he releases at least one album a year! He cohosts the weekly Buddy & Jim Radio Show on SiriusXM with the incomparable Buddy Miller, and his songs have been covered by the likes of George Strait, Patty Loveless, Elvis Costello, The Dixie Chicks, Gary Allen, Blake Shelton, and more! He has also collaborated with many of those artists as well as the legendary Robert Hunter, Ralph Stanley. Here’s what a few folks have to say about him!

“Jim Lauderdale is a consummate entertainer, a sharp dressed man as well, a terrific songwriter and a great singer.”– George Strait

“He’s my favorite part of Americana music” – Ketch Secor, Old Crow Medicine Show

“He’s a man of great style, an exceptional songwriter and tremendous singer” – Elvis Costello

“Jim Lauderdale could easily be called a renaissance man. He’s a great singer, great guitar player and there’s no way you could miss his work as a songwriter.” – Ricky Skaggs

Here is a video of his performance from 2021 with the once-a-year band the Atlanta All-Stars.

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I also want to extend a big THANK YOU to our sponsors Springer Mountain Farms Chicken & Tito’s Handmade Vodka for their support year after year! It truly makes a difference!

Holiday Hootenanny (12/17 @ Variety Playhouse) Update: Benji Shanks, Johnny Mosier, Mark Raudabaugh Added to Lineup

6 Dec

Where: Variety Playhouse

Tickets: GA $35 ADV/$50 Door, RES $45 ADV/$60 Door CLICK HERE to purchase or to avoid a fee visit the box office 2-6 PM M-F and during performances! **NOTE** You can also purchase tix for the show at any of the other Zero Mile/AEG venue box offices including The EasternTerminal West and Georgia Theatre.

Showtime: 6PM Doors/7PM Start

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Happy Holidaze! Things are heating up for this year’s Holiday Hootenanny! Needless to say, we’re packing A LOT into 4 hrs 45 min. Y’all this is truly a one-of-a-kind show featuring a chunk of ATL’s finest musicianship and then some! It’s our own holiday party, with all the right people there. Come and be a part! Below is an update regarding the show.

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I’m excited to announce that guitarist Benji Shanks (Blackberry SmokeKristian Bush) is joining the tribute to the late Dustin Scott Warren at Holiday Hootenanny 12! Along with Benji, Gaurav Malhotra, and Matt Williams, those four stellar musicians were part of the core of the incredible group of the 2000’s Captain Soularcat. Also joining in this special mini set are three keyboardists, Spencer Pope, Ryan Murphy (performed with the band at a couple of TDawg’s Back Porch Hootenannies), & Jamie Kudiats (Brandyhouse days, recorded on first album). This is truly going to be an amazing, emotional musical homage to a wonderful human being.

We will also be featuring a double drum kit/percussion arrangement featuring Darren Stanley, Richie Jones, Mark Raudabaugh, Gaurav Malhotra & Joe Craven throughout the evening, and especially during the tribute to Count M’Butu and Yonrico Scott!

Schedule

7 – 8 PM: The Ain’t Sisters

8:20 – 9:40 PM: Jim Lauderdale (Bluegrass/Electric) > Count M’Butu-Yonrico Scott Drums/Percussion

10:05 – 11:40 PM: Scott Warren Tribute > Rev. Jeff Mosier & Friends

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Enjoy this jam from 2012 that starts out with Count M’Butu (joined by Eric Gant) singing Willie Nelson’s classic “You Are Always On My Mind” into the Mosier Bros performing “Black-headed Woman”, joined by Yonrico Scott, Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Sipe, Jimmy Hall, Mark Van Allen, Rurik Nunan, Jeff Mosier, Johnny Mosier, Larry Keel. Wow! You will enjoy this sort of magic on December 17!

A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!

Holiday Hootenanny Updates! Special Mini Sets, New Sponsor!

1 Dec

Where: Variety Playhouse

Tickets: GA $35 ADV/$50 Door, RES $45 ADV/$60 Door CLICK HERE to purchase or to avoid a fee visit the box office 2-6 PM M-F and during performances! **NOTE** You can also purchase tix for the show at any of the other Zero Mile/AEG venue box offices including The EasternTerminal West and Georgia Theatre.

Showtime: 6PM Doors/7PM Start

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We are excited to announce Springer Mountain Farms as a sponsor this year! Their support over the years has really been a huge boost to the event, and we are forever grateful for their continued involvement. They are not only ambassadors of the music but also providers of some of the best chicken on the planet! Owner and founder Gus Arrandale is truly one with the music, supporting songwriters, poets, and are currently in their sixth season supporting Nashville’s The Daily & Vincent Show on RFD-TV.

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TDawg Presents is honored to be able to bring the high level of talent to you that IS the Holiday Hootenanny year after year. Beginning with the first edition in 2011, the show embodied the musical energy of a living Col. Bruce Hampton and since 2017 the spirit of Col. Bruce. As the years have passed (and also prior to Bruce’s untimely departure), quite a few musicians – including drummer Yonrico Scott, jazz pianist Johnny Knapp, Hammond B-3 maestro Ike Stubblefield, wizard of percussion Count M’Butu, Gregg Allman, and the legendary Vassar Clements – have passed along to the great jam in the sky. The Holiday Hootenanny has proven to be an ideal outlet to celebrate these musical giants, and their energy weaves in and out of each show creating a concert you will never see again.

This year is no different as we have two very special mini-sets. The first is a drum/percussion jam honoring Count & Yonrico that will follow Jim Lauderdale’s set, which is now a permanent addition to the evening. The second is a tribute to our late friend and brilliant songwriter/musician Scott Warren, founding member of the band Captain Soularcat, a band that also included Holiday Hootenanny house musicians, percussionist Gaurav Malhotra and guitarist Matt Williams, as well as highly acclaimed Blackberry Smoke/Christian Bush guitarist, Benji Shanks. Gaurav & Matt will lead a three-song set that will segue way into the final set led by Rev. Jeff Mosier featuring a plethora of musicians! Expect some surprise guests to participate not only in these two unique sets but also quite a few sit-ins throughout the show. Please scroll to the bottom of this update to see a video of Captain Soularcat performing their song, Higher Mounds.

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Below is the schedule for Holiday Hootenanny 12. **Please note that the schedule is subject to change**

7 – 8 PM: The Ain’t Sisters

8:20 – 9:40 PM: Jim Lauderdale (Bluegrass/Electric) > Count M’Butu-Yonrico Scott Drums/Percussion Jam

10:05 – 11:35 PM: Scott Warren Tribute > Rev. Jeff Mosier & Friends 

Tickets

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Holiday Hootenanny 12 Schedule Announced for 12/17 show at Variety Playhouse

20 Nov

Where: Variety Playhouse

Tickets: GA $35 ADV/$50 Door, RES $45 ADV/$60 Door CLICK HERE to purchase or to avoid a fee visit the box office 2-6 PM M-F and during performances! **NOTE** You can also purchase tix for the show at any of the other Zero Mile/AEG venue box offices including The EasternTerminal West and Georgia Theatre.

Showtime: 6PM Doors/7PM Start

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Below is the schedule for Holiday Hootenanny 12. **Please note that the schedule is subject to change**

7 – 8 PM: The Ain’t Sisters

8:20 – 9:25 PM: Jim Lauderdale (Bluegrass/Electric)

9:40 – 11:30 PM: Count M’Butu-Yonrico Scott Drums/Percussion Jam > Scott Warren Tribute > Rev. Jeff Mosier & Friends